Christmas Specials Trans Mongolian Express

Accommodation

• Hand-picked centrally located hotels of selected category (3* or 4* hotel of your choice)
• 1 night Beijing // 1 night Ulaanbaatar // 1 night Irkutsk // 2 nights Listvyanka // 2 nights Yekaterinburg // 2 nights Kazan // 3 nights Moscow
• 1 night at Terelj National Park in ger camp (yurt)
• 4 nights on board

Meals

• Full breakfast at the hotels (except Day 1) // Full board in Mongolia
• 4 lunches: Buryat lunch at Lake Baikal // Russian lunch in Taltsy with tea and honey degustation // Christmas lunch // Tatar cooking master-class with lunch in Kazan
• Vodka tasting at the Taltsy museum (Lake Baikal)
• Group tour: Chinese tea ceremony as welcome dinner
• Group tour: New Year Gala Dinner

Transportation

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

• from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National Park by train fare first class

• from Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National Park to Lake Baikal/Irkutsk by train fare first class

• from Lake Baikal/Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg by train fare first class

• from Yekaterinburg 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 Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National Park by train fare economy

• from Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National Park to Lake Baikal/Irkutsk by train fare economy

• from Lake Baikal/Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg by train fare economy

• from Yekaterinburg to Kazan by train fare economy

• from Kazan to Moscow by train fare economy

• Superior trains on the route with a/c, heaters and dining carriage for your comfort. 1st class: one place in 2-seats compartment. 2nd class: one place in 4-seats compartment. If you'd like more privacy, we can buy out an entire compartment for you.
• Meet & greet at the airports/train stations
• Private return airport/train station transfers
• Private transportation on tours as per program in a comfortable a/c car/minivan/bus (except on walking tours)
• Metro pass in Moscow

Sightseeing

• Terelj National Park tour: Turtle Rock visiting, Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex visiting
• Ulaanbaatar half-day (4 hours) guided tour: Gandan Monastery, National History Museum, Sukhebaatar Square
• Tour to Taltsy Open-Air Siberian Museum
• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of Listvyanka (Lake Baikal): Highlights include Baikal Museum of Limnology, Shaman Rock, Chersky Stone observation point & cable car, local souvenir market, dog sledding
• Irkutsk half-day (4 hours) guided tour: St. Epiphany Cathedral, Kirov Square, the icebreaker “Angara” museum
• Yekaterinburg full day (8 hours) guided tour: Church of All Saints, Ganina Yama, Europe-Asia Border, Ural village tour
• Kazan full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque, Syumbike tower, Chak-chak museum, Old Tatar village
• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of Moscow: Highlights include the Moscow Kremlin, the Kremlin Armory, the Red Square, Saint Basil's Cathedral (outside), GUM, the Bolshoi Theatre (outside), Novodevichy Convent (outside), Sparrow hills, Christmas markets
• Second full-day (8 hours) guided tour of Moscow: Highlights include Tretyakov State Art Gallery, Kolomenskoye Estate & Wooden Palace, Metro tour, VDNKh

Entrance tickets & visas

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

We value your comfort

• 24/7 support before and during your trip with us
• Best places to stay, to eat, to go out and have fun - safe and secure with the tour operator that specializes in Russia. Tips already included
• Group tours are fully escorted by a bilingual tour director
• Group size 22 people maximum. All our group departures are guaranteed.