The Ultimate Trans-Siberian: St Petersburg to Vladivostok

Accommodation

• Hand-picked centrally located hotels of the selected category (3*, 4* or 5* hotel of your choice)
• 4 nights St. Petersburg // 3 nights Moscow // 1 night Kazan with early check in // 2 nights Ekaterinburg // 2 nights Lake Baikal/Listvyanka // 1 night Vladivostok with early check-in
• 6 nights on board
• For departure starting on the 31st of May, *4* and 5* packages include 3* accommodation in St Petersburg.

Meals

• Full breakfast in the hotels (except Day 1)
• Group tour: Welcome dinner & Farewell dinner
• 3 lunches: Buryat lunch at Lake Baikal // Siberian lunch at the Taltsy Museum // Tatar cooking master-class with lunch in Kazan

Transportation

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

• from St Petersburg to Moscow by bullet train, standard class, 4 hours ride. Please inquire about business or 1st class upgrade and flight options

• 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 St Petersburg to Moscow by train fare economy

• 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
• Metro pass in Moscow & St. Petersburg
• Private transportation on tours as per program in a comfortable a/c car/minivan/bus (except on walking tours)

Sightseeing

• St. Petersburg full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
• St Petersburg full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Royal Palace of Peterhof, the Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral, boat cruise
• Pushkin/Tsarskoe Selo day (6 hours) guided tour: Catherine’s palace & Amber room
• 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 (outside), KGB Headquarters, Moscow metro tour
• Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Novodevichy Convent with the guided tour inside, Sparrow Hills, the VDNKh and the guided tour to the Museum of Cosmonautics, Stalin's skyscrapers tour
• 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, the UMMC military museum
• Irkutsk half-day (4 hours) guided tour: St. Epiphany Cathedral, Kirov Square, Taltsy Museum with national folk performance
• Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Shaman rock, Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point, local souvenir market
• 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

• 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 tour operator that specializes in Russia
• Group tours are fully escorted by a bilingual tour director
• Group size 22 people maximum. All our group departures are guaranteed.