Accommodation

• Centrally located hand-picked hotels
• 1 night Beijing, 1 night Ulaanbaatar, 1 night Listvyanka (Lake Baikal), 1 night Kazan, 1 night Moscow
• 1 night at Terelj National Park in ger camp (yurt)
• 6 nights on board

Meals

• Full breakfast in the hotels (except Day 1)
• Full board in Mongolia
• 3 lunches: Buryat lunch in Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) // Russian lunch in Taltsy with tea and honey degustation // Tatar cooking master-class with lunch in Kazan
• Group tour: Welcome dinner & Farewell dinner

Transportation

• Train 1st class compartment (2-berth) as per itinerary

• from Beijing to Mongolia by train fare first class

• from Mongolia to Lake Baikal by train fare first class

• from Lake Baikal to Kazan by train fare first class

• from Kazan to Moscow by train fare first class

• Train 2nd class train compartment as per itinerary

• from Beijing to Mongolia by train fare economy

• from Mongolia to Lake Baikal by train fare economy

• from Lake Baikal to Kazan by train fare economy

• from Kazan to Moscow by train fare economy

• Meet & greet at the airports/train stations
• Return airport/train station transfers
• Transportation on tours as per program in a comfortable a/c car/minivan/bus
• Full metro/public transport pass in Moscow
• Superior trains on the route, 1 place in 1st or 2nd class compartment

Sightseeing

• Terelj National Park full day (8 hours) guided tour: Praying Lama Rock, Temple of Aryavalokiteshvara, Aryabal Monastery, Turtle Rock, Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex and Bronze age/13th Century Museum
• Ulaanbaatar half day (4 hours) guided tour: Zaisan Memorial, Buddha Garden, Tumen Ekh-traditional folklore concert
• Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Shaman rock, Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point, local souvenir market
• Taltsy Open Air Siberian Museum guided tour with Matryoshka painting master class and interactive program
• Kazan full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque, Syumbike tower, Chak-chak museum, Old Tatar village
• Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Moscow Kremlin (including the Cathedrals and the Armory), the Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral (outside), Lenin’s Mausoleum (outside), GUM, the Bolshoi Theatre, KGB Headquarters, Moscow metro tour

Entrance tickets & visas

• Entrance tickets to all listed attractions (except optional)
• Chinese, Mongolian and Russian visa letters of invitation (required by the Embassies to grant you the visa) are provided free of charge

Your comfort counts

• Dedicated local English-speaking guide in all places as per program
• Russian local sim card with data
• Discovery Russia 24/7 English-speaking support line
• Best places to stay, to eat, to go out and have fun - safe and secure with the Australian tour operator
• The group tour is fully escorted by a bilingual tour director
• Group size 20 people maximum. All our group departures are guaranteed.