World cruise: Beijing to Bergen & Naadam Festival

Accommodation

• Hand-picked centrally located hotels in China, Mongolia and Russia. Best-rated & centrally located 4* hotels in Scandinavia.
• 2 nights Beijing // 3 nights Ulaanbaatar // 2 nights Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) // 1 night Yekaterinburg // 1 night Kazan // 2 nights Moscow // 4 nights St. Petersburg
• 1 night Helsinki // 1 night Stockholm // 2 nights Copenhagen // 1 night Gothenburg // 2 nights Oslo // 2 nights Bergen
• 1 night at Terelj National Park in ger camp (yurt)
• 1 night at the ferry (B2L Inside Large cabin, twin or double)
• 4 nights on board

Meals

• Full breakfast at the hotels (except Day 1)
• Full board in Mongolia (except the day of arrival in Ulaanbaatar: on this day only lunch and dinner included)
• Buryat lunch in Irkutsk (or at Lake Baikal) // Siberian lunch at the Taltsy museum // Tatar cooking master-class with lunch in Kazan
• Group tour: Dinner in St. Petersburg
• Group tour: Dinner in Helsinki
• Smørrebrød lunch in Copenhagen
• Group tour: Farewell dinner in Bergen

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 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 Mongolia by train fare economy

• from Mongolia to Lake Baikal by train fare economy

• from Lake Baikal to Yekaterinburg by train fare economy

• from Yekaterinburg to Kazan by train fare economy

• from Kazan to Moscow by train fare economy

• 4-hour Standard Class high-speed train fare from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Ask us about upgrading to a Business/First Class ticket or flight options
• 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
• Metro pass for Moscow & St. Petersburg
• Meet & greet at the airports/train stations in China, Mongolia and Russia
• Private return airport/train station transfers in China, Mongolia and Russia
• Private transportation on tours as per program in a comfortable a/c car/minivan/bus (except on walking tours)
• Train tickets (economy class) for train St. Petersburg - Helsinki ("Allegro")
• Transfer train station - hotel in Helsinki
• Ferry Helsinki - Stockholm, twin cabin (en-suite bathroom)
• Train tickets, 2nd class: Stockholm - Copenhagen // Copenhagen - Gothenburg // Gothenburg - Oslo // Oslo - Myrdal - Flam
• Ferry Flam - Bergen, second class

Sightseeing

• Beijing full day (8 hours) guided tour: Tiananmen Square with the National Flag Pole, Forbidden City, the Great Wall (The cable car is available and optional)
• Terelj National Park full day guided tour: Turtle Rock, Temple of Aryavalokiteshvara, Aryabal Monastery, Praying Lama Rock
• Ulaanbaatar half day guided tour: Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex, Tumen Ekh-traditional folklore concert
• Lake Baikal (Listvyanka) full day (8 hours) guided tour: Shaman rock, Baikal Museum of Limnology, Chersky Stone observation point (Cable car)
• Irkutsk half-day (4 hours) guided tour: St. Epiphany Cathedral, Kirov Square, historical downtown
• Tour to Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum
• Yekaterinburg half-day (4 hours) guided tour: Europe-Asia border or Pyzhma military museum
• Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of Kazan: Highlights include the Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque, Syumbike tower, Old Tatar village
• 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, the VDNKh and the guided tour to the Museum of Cosmonautics, Stalin's skyscrapers tour
• 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
• 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 Saviour on Spilled Blood
• 6-hour guided tour of Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo, including Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room
• Helsinki walking tour: City Hall, Parliament House, the great Lutheran Cathedral and the Sibelius Monument
• Stockholm walking tour: Old Town, the Royal Palace, the Stockholm Cathedral and the City Hall, Stockholm Metro
• Copenhagen walking tour: Changing of the Royal Guard ceremony at the front gates of the Rosenborg Castle, the City Hall and Royal Christiansborg Palace, Kongens Nytorv, the buildings of the Old Stock Exchange and the Royal Theater
• Gothenburg walking tour: the old Haga district, the Fish Market, the modern Opera House and the Maritime Center (no entrances included)
• Oslo walking tour: Frogner Park, the Royal Palace and the Akershus fortress (no entrances included)
• Bergen walking tour: Bryggen district, the Fish Market and experience a Floibanen Funicular ride

Entrance tickets & visas

• Entrance tickets to all listed attractions in China, Mongolia and Russia (except optional). In Scandinavia only the Fløibanen funicular tickets included (Bergen)
• Chinese, Mongolian and Russian visa letters of invitation (required by the Embassies to grant you the visas) are provided free of charge
• Naadam Festival premium seats

We value your comfort

• Dedicated local English-speaking guide in all places as per program
• Russian local sim card with data for the Russian part of the trip
• 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 and Scandinavia
• Group tours are fully escorted by a bilingual tour director
• Maximum group size 22 people