Grand Trans Mongolian Explorer and Naadam Eastound

Accommodation

• 3-, 4- or 5-star hotel of your choice, hand-picked by our staff for their excellent amenities and central location
• 4 nights St. Petersburg // 2 nights Moscow // 1 night Kazan // 1 night Yekaterinburg // 1 night Krasnoyarsk // 2 nights Listvyanka village at Lake Baikal shores // 1 night Irkutsk // 3 nights Ulaanbaatar // 1 night Beijing
• 2 nights in Ger Camp (Mongolia National Parks)
• 6 nights on board

Meals

• Full breakfast at the hotels (except Day 1) // Full board in Mongolia
• 4 lunches: Siberian lunch at Lake Baikal // Buryat lunch at Ust-Orda // Russian lunch in Taltsy with tea and honey degustation // Tatar cooking master-class with lunch in Kazan
• Group tour: Farewell dinner
• Vodka tasting in Krasnoyarsk (or Lake Baikal area)

Transportation

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

• from St. Petersburg to Moscow

• from Moscow to Kazan by train fare first class

• from Kazan to Yekaterinburg by train fare first class

• from Yekaterinburg to Krasnoyarsk by train fare first class

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

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

• Train 2nd class train compartment as per itinerary

• from St. Petersburg to Moscow

• from Moscow to Kazan by train fare economy

• from Kazan to Yekaterinburg by train fare economy

• from Yekaterinburg to Krasnoyarsk by train fare economy

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

• from Irkutsk/Lake Baikal to Ulaanbaatar - Terelj National Park - Ulaanbaatar 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.
• High-speed train St. Petersburg to Moscow, standard class, 4 hours ride. Please inquire about business/1st class upgrade or flight options
• 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 for Moscow & St. Petersburg

Sightseeing

• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of St. Petersburg; Highlights include the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, St. Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of St. Petersburg; Highlights include the Royal Palace of Peterhof, the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral, boat cruise
• Pushkin/Tsarskoe Selo day (6 hours) guided tour: Catherine’s palace & Amber room
• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of Moscow; Highlights include Moscow Kremlin (visiting the Cathedrals and the Armory), the Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral (outside), Lenin’s Mausoleum (outside), GUM, the Bolshoi Theatre (outside), metro tour
• Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Novodevichy Convent with the guided tour inside, Sparrow Hills, Stalin's skyscrapers tour
• Kazan full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Kul Sharif Mosque, the Kazan Kremlin, National museum, Tatar Sloboda
• Yekaterinburg full day (8 hours) day guided tour: Ganina Yama Monastery, Church of All Saints, Europe-Asia Border, the UMMC military equipment museum, GULAG tour
• Krasnoyarsk full day (7 hours) guided tour: Yenisei river boat cruise towars Stolby National Reserve, Krasnoyarsk hydropower station // Krasnoyarsk half day (4 hours) city tour
• Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Shaman rock, Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point (Cable car), local souvenir market, boat cruise
• Irkutsk half-day (4 hours) guided tour: St. Epiphany Cathedral, Kirov Square, Taltsy Museum guided tour with national folk performance
• Mongolia tour: Hugnu Khan Mt. National park // Elsen tasarkhai sand dunes // Karakorum // Ugii Lake // Hustai National Park
• Two days of Naadam festival

Entrance tickets & visas

• Naadam Festival premium seats
• 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

• Dedicated local English-speaking guide in all places as per program
• 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
• Maximum group size 16 people