Accommodation

• Hand-picked centrally located hotels of selected category (3*, 4* or 5* hotel of your choice)
• 3 nights Moscow // 1 night in Kazan with early check-in // 1 night Ekaterinburg // 2 nights Lake Baikal // 1 night Vladivostok with early check-in
• 8 nights on board

Meals

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

Transportation

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

• from Moscow to Kazan by train fare first class

• from Kazan to Yekaterinburg by train fare first class

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

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

• Train 2nd class train compartment as per itinerary

• from Moscow to Kazan by train fare economy

• from Kazan to Yekaterinburg by train fare economy

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

• from Irkutsk / Lake Baikal to Vladivostok 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
• 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)
• Full metro/public transport pass in Moscow

Sightseeing

• Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Moscow Kremlin (with Armory), Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral, Novodevichy Convent, GUM department store, KGB headquarter, Bolshoi theatre, Arbat, Christmas markets
• Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: Tretyakov State Art Gallery, Kolomenskoye Estate & Wooden Palace, Metro tour, VDNKh & skating experience
• Kazan full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque, Syumbike tower, Old Tatar village
• Yekaterinburg full day (8 hours) guided tour: Ganina Yama Monastery, Museum of Minerals, Church of All Saints, Europe-Asia Border
• Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point, local souvenir market, dog sledding
• Vladivostok full day (8 hours) guided tour: harbour, Submarine S-56, Golden Bridge, viewpoint Eagle’s Nest, Vokzalnaya Square, the monument of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Vladivostok fortress museum

Entrance tickets & visas

• Entrance tickets to all listed attractions (except optional)
• Russian visa supporting documents (official visa invitation letter and detailed manuals on how to apply for the visa in your country of residence)

Your comfort counts

• 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 tour operator that specializes in Russia
• Group tours are fully escorted by a bilingual tour director
• Group size 20 people maximum. All our group departures are guaranteed.