THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY

19 days from GBP2,929 to GBP3,079 including flights

Tripcode: ARS

Head east on the world's greatest railway journey, with stops in Moscow, Siberia, Mongolia and Beijing

This epic journey takes us from the walls of the Kremlin through the unforgiving forests of Siberia and across the wild steppeland of Mongolia to the gates of Beijing's Forbidden City. En route we visit the world's largest freshwater lake, experience life in a traditional nomadic camp and walk through Siberian taiga (forest). In between, life on the train is a mixture of eating, reading, sleeping, meeting people, enjoying the odd vodka and watching the world go by on one of the world's truly great journeys.

Itinerary

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Day 1	Fly to Moscow.
Day 2	Explore Moscow by metro including Red Square, St Basil's and the Kremlin (including entry to the Armoury); boat cruise on the Moskva River.
Day 3	Visit Lenin's Mausoleum and Tretyakov Art Gallery; free afternoon; board evening train to Irkutsk.
Day 4 - 6	On board train.
Day 7	Arrive Irkutsk in Siberia, once known as the 'Paris of the East'; to homestay near the shores of magnificent Lake Baikal.
Day 8	Boat transfer along the coast; walk through Siberian taiga and along the shore; afternoon free, overnight in traditional Siberian accommodation.
Day 9	Boat trip with picnic; option of a Russian banya (sauna) in the evening.
Day 10	Return to Irkutsk; city tour; board train for Mongolia.
Day 11	All day and night on train.
Day 12	Arrive Ulaan Baatar; transfer to Ger Camp; overnight in traditional nomad dwelling.
Day 13	Day free for walking, swimming or visiting nomads (all optional).
Day 14	Return to Ulaan Baatar; city tour; afternoon free, optional evening throat-singing concert.
Day 15	Board train to Beijing.
Day 16	Arrive Beijing.
Day 17 - 18	Two full days of sightseeing in and around China's capital, including the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall.
Day 19	Fly to London.

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St Basils church in the Kremlin, Moscow.

Wooden church at Listvayanka, near Irkutsk, Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal, Siberia

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