Trans-Mongolian Express

Duration (in days): 21

From: Beijing, China

To: Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

From£2,799

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Unavailable	17/09/2017	07/10/2017	£2929.00
4	01/10/2017	21/10/2017	£2799.00
6	15/10/2017	04/11/2017	£2799.00
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10	17/04/2018	05/05/2018	£2799.00
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14	15/05/2018	02/06/2018	£2799.00
Unavailable	27/05/2018	14/06/2018	£2799.00
16	29/05/2018	16/06/2018	£2799.00
Unavailable	10/06/2018	28/06/2018	£2939.00
12	12/06/2018	30/06/2018	£2939.00
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13	26/06/2018	14/07/2018	£2939.00
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12	17/07/2018	04/08/2018	£2939.00
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10	04/09/2018	22/09/2018	£2939.00
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12	18/09/2018	06/10/2018	£2939.00
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13	02/10/2018	20/10/2018	£2799.00
Unavailable	14/10/2018	01/11/2018	£2799.00
16	16/10/2018	03/11/2018	£2799.00
Unavailable	14/04/2019	02/05/2019	£2799.00
16	16/04/2019	04/05/2019	£2799.00
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16	23/04/2019	11/05/2019	£2799.00
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14	30/04/2019	18/05/2019	£2799.00
Unavailable	12/05/2019	30/05/2019	£2799.00
16	14/05/2019	01/06/2019	£2799.00
Unavailable	26/05/2019	13/06/2019	£2799.00
16	28/05/2019	15/06/2019	£2799.00
Unavailable	09/06/2019	27/06/2019	£2939.00
16	11/06/2019	29/06/2019	£2939.00
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Unavailable	28/07/2019	15/08/2019	£2939.00
16	30/07/2019	17/08/2019	£2939.00
Unavailable	11/08/2019	29/08/2019	£2939.00
16	13/08/2019	31/08/2019	£2939.00
Unavailable	25/08/2019	12/09/2019	£2939.00
16	27/08/2019	14/09/2019	£2939.00
Unavailable	01/09/2019	19/09/2019	£2939.00
16	03/09/2019	21/09/2019	£2939.00
Unavailable	15/09/2019	03/10/2019	£2939.00
16	17/09/2019	05/10/2019	£2939.00
Unavailable	29/09/2019	17/10/2019	£2939.00
16	01/10/2019	19/10/2019	£2799.00
Unavailable	13/10/2019	31/10/2019	£2799.00
16	15/10/2019	02/11/2019	£2799.00

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Overview

From the Great Wall of China to the Hermitage in St Petersburg, travel halfway around the world in three incredible weeks. Board one of the world’s great trains and ride the rails on this once-in-a-lifetime trip across the grassy steppes of Mongolia and through the taiga forests of Siberia. Share train carriages with locals, overnight in a Mongolian ger and in a cozy Russian guesthouse. Not only does this trip provide the perfect blend of comfortable accommodations and plenty of activities, but also free time to explore this fascinating region at your own pace.

Itinerary

Day 1 Beijing

Arrive at any time.
Day 2 Beijing

Visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu and soak in the history and scenery.
Day 3 Beijing

Enjoy a guided tour of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Opt to see an acrobatics or kung fu show, visit the Temple of Heaven or Lama Temple, or enjoy a bicycle tour around the city.
Day 4 Beijing/Ulaanbaatar

Ride the rails through China and into Mongolia. Watch as the landscape changes and make friends with neighbours.
Day 5 Beijing/Ulaanbaatar

Arrive to Ulaanbaatar and start exploring. Choose to take in a local cultural show or enjoy real Mongolian barbecue.
Day 6 Ulaanbaatar/Gorkhi Terelj National Park (1D)

Enjoy an included city tour with a local guide to learn more about the rich history and culture of Mongolia. Later, leave the metropolis and travel into Mongolia's Terelj National Park. Enjoy a night in a traditional ger camp.
Day 7 Gorkhi Terelj National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)

Spend the night in a ger camp learning about traditional life.
Day 8 Gorkhi Terelj National Park/Irkutsk (1B)

Head back to Ulaanbaatar for a few hours before boarding the train to Siberia.
Day 9 Ulaanbaatar/Irkutsk

Spend a full day on the train heading deeper into Russia and watching the landscape change.
Day 10 Irkutsk/Listvyanka (1D)

Travel to Listvyanka on the shores of Lake Baikal. Opt to visit Baikal Limnological Museum, enjoy a 'banya' (Russian sauna) or take a boat ride on the lake.
Day 11 Listvyanka/Irkutsk (1B)

Head back to Irkutsk for an included city tour of one of the most beautiful cities in Siberia. Take some time to shop like the locals at the Central Market to stay well-fed on the voyage.
Day 12 Irkutsk/Yekaterinburg

Continue on from Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg. Drink with locals in the dining car, buy homemade food on the platform from "babushkas" (Russian grandmothers), read, relax, play cards, meet your fellow passengers, watch the taiga forests go by — this is what the experience is all about!
Day 13 Irkutsk/Yekaterinburg

Continue on and arrive to the soviet-style city in the Ural Mountain region.
Day 14 Yekaterinburg (1B)

Enjoy a guided tour of Yekaterinburg, including the Church of All Saints on Spilled Blood and the Black Tulip monument.
Day 15 Yekaterinburg/Moscow (1B)

Cross from Asia to Europe on this 24hr train from Yekaterinburg to Moscow.
Day 16 Yekaterinburg/Moscow

Arrive to Moscow and start exploring. Take an orientation walk of the metro then opt for a Moskva River boat trip or a visit to Lenin's Mausoleum, the Tretiakov Gallery or St Basil's Cathedral.
Day 17 Moscow

Enjoy a guided Kremlin and Armoury tour before free time to explore.
Day 18 Moscow/Saint-Petersburg

Spend another day in Moscow before an overnight train to St Petersburg.
Day 19 Saint-Petersburg

Arrive in the morning and enjoy a walking tour of the back streets and hidden alleys of St Petersburg.
Day 20 Saint-Petersburg (1B)

Visit the Hermitage Museum with free time to continue exploring the "Venice of Russia."
Day 21 Saint-Petersburg (1B)

Depart at any time.

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Service Level

Standard
Travel Style

Rail
Physical Grading

2 - Light
Trip Type

Small Group

Accommodation

Accommodation

Hotels/guesthouses (11 nts), sleeper trains (7 nts), Mongolian ger (2 nts).

Trans-Mongolian Express

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Day 1 Beijing

Day 2 Beijing

Day 3 Beijing

Day 4 Beijing/Ulaanbaatar

Day 5 Beijing/Ulaanbaatar

Day 6 Ulaanbaatar/Gorkhi Terelj National Park (1D)

Day 7 Gorkhi Terelj National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)

Day 8 Gorkhi Terelj National Park/Irkutsk (1B)

Day 9 Ulaanbaatar/Irkutsk

Day 10 Irkutsk/Listvyanka (1D)

Day 11 Listvyanka/Irkutsk (1B)

Day 12 Irkutsk/Yekaterinburg

Day 13 Irkutsk/Yekaterinburg

Day 14 Yekaterinburg (1B)

Day 15 Yekaterinburg/Moscow (1B)

Day 16 Yekaterinburg/Moscow

Day 17 Moscow

Day 18 Moscow/Saint-Petersburg

Day 19 Saint-Petersburg

Day 20 Saint-Petersburg (1B)

Day 21 Saint-Petersburg (1B)

International Flights

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Travel Style

Physical Grading

Trip Type

Accommodation

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