SPECIAL OFFER GRAND RUSSIAN VOYAGE. Trans Mongolian WINTER EXPLORER, Xmas & Winter Edition Ulaanbaatar to St. Petersburg 21 Days

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1 SPECIAL OFFER GRAND RUSSIAN VOYAGE MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA Trans Mongolian WINTER EXPLORER, Xmas & Winter Edition Ulaanbaatar to St. Petersburg 21 Days Your personal Consultant: February March December January February March 2020 This package is available either Group Tour (scheduled departures) or Private Tour (flexible dates) BEIJING ULAANBAATAR - TERELJ NATIONAL PARK - IRKUTSK - LAKE BAIKAL - EKATERINBURG - KAZAN - NIZHNY NOVGOROD - MOSCOW - ST. PETERSBURG

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5 Moscow Itinerary Nizhniy Novgorod Yekaterinburg Irkutsk Kazan Day 1 2 Terelj National Park Day 3 Ulaanbaatar Irkutsk, Russia Day 4 6 Lake Baikal & Irkutsk (Lake Baikal) Day 7 8 on board Day 9 Yekaterinburg Day 10 Yekaterinburg Kazan Day Kazan Day Nizhniy Novgorod Day Moscow Day St Petersburg Ulaanbaatar

6 DAY 1 Arrival at Ulaanbaatar Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km) Camel riding experience Dinner & Overnight at Terelj National Park DAY 2, Explore Terelj National park Hiking; horse riding Turtle Rock, Lunch with a nomadic family Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex Transfer to Ulan Bataar Dinner & overnight in a hotel. DAY 3 Gandan Monastery National History Museum Lunch Transfer to railway station Departure to Irkutsk DAY 4 Arrival at Irkutsk at 14:37 Transfer to your hotel Irkutsk City tour

7 DAY 5, transfer to Lake Baikal Shaman Rock and observation point Dog sledding tour Visit local souvenir market FOR XMAS GROUP DEPARTURE: NEW YEAR IN RUSSIA! Dinner & Party DAY 6 Early breakfast Taltsy Siberian culture museum Boarding the train to DAY 7 DAY 7-8 Train ride continues for 2 days and 5 hours Ekaterinburg DAY 8 Arrival at Yekaterinburg at 22:05 Meet and greet at railway station Transfer to hotel Check-in DAY 9 City tour Ekaterinburg Museum of Minerals Cathedral on the Blood Europe-Asia Border DAY 10 Transfer to railway station Board the train to Kazan Departure at 10:12 train 015E Arrival to Kazan at 21:37 and check in FOR XMAS GROUP DEPATURE: RUSSIAN Christmas city celebration

8 DAY 11 Guided tour in Kazan Arrival at Nizhny Novgorod at 06:55 and early check-in Guided tour to Gorodets, exploring Central Russia DAY 12 Guided tour in Kazan Board the train to Nizhny Novgorod at 21:41 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 16 Tretyakov State Art Gallery Stalin's skyscrapers, the VDNKh & Museum of Cosmonautics Guided tour in Nizhny Novgorod Board high-speed train to Moscow Transfer to hotel and check-in DAY 15 A visit to the Moscow Kremlin including the Armoury and to the Red Square Moscow Metro tour, excursion in Novodevichy Convent & and Sparrow Hills

9 DAY 17 Transfer to railway station, board high speed bullet train for 4 hours journey to St. Petersburg Meet and greet at St Petersburg railway station Transfer to your hotel in the downtown DAY 18 Visiting the royal Catherine s Palace Amber Room DAY 20 DAY 19 Visiting the Winter Palace and the Hermitage Visiting Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, Visiting the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood Faberge museum (audio guide) Visiting Russian Museum Visiting Yusupov Palace (audio guide) DAY 21 Check out from the hotel Transfer to the airport for departure flight

10 Day 1: A glimpse of Mongolia Arrival at Ulaan Baatar Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km) Winter camel riding, exploring ancient nomad routes Dinner & Overnight at Terelj National Park

11 The park is located 80 km away from Ulaan Baatar and is one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia Terelj National Park is the most popular destination and the third biggest protected area and one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia. The scenery, the snow, the winter, the swirling freezing fog, the camels...winter tours to Mongolia have a very special taste! It is a rare opportunity to explore ancient nomadic routes and watch the way of life which might soon disappear at all. 3* lodging: winter Ger Camp 4* lodging: winter Lodge

12 Day 2: Discover Mongolia Terelj National Park Exploration: Hiking and horse riding Turtle Rock Lunch with nomadic family Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex Return to Ulan Bataar Dinner & overnight at hotel

13 Day 3: Ulaan Baatar and train to Russia Visting Gandan Monastery Visiting National History Museum Lunch Transfer to railway station Departure to Irkutsk

14 Day 4: Arrival at Irkutsk Arrival at Irkutsk, transfer to your hotel and rest Day 5: Discover Baikal Shaman Rock & Observation point St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church Dog sledding tour Visit local souvenir market Optional activities: snow mobile safaris, ice diving For XMAS group departure: New Year in Russia! Dinner and Party

15 Dog sledding is one of the most popular winter sports at Baikal. This is an exciting and fascinating winter entertainment! Frosty day, scintillating snow and you with a team of Baikal huskies, unforgettable impressions are guaranteed! We will visit the source of mighty Siberian river, Angara and a legendary Shaman stone, a home of Buryat Gods. We will rise on the rope elevator to the observation deck to enjoy the remarkable view of Baikal and snow-covered tops.

16 Day 6: Taltsy & Irkutsk Mysterious Russian soul revealed! With songs, dances, various cheerful competitions in surroundings of the historical Siberian village of XIXth century - what is not to like about Russian winter, after all? Visit an extensive museum exposition devoted the Siberians. Horse riding through winter forest, on snow-covered fields, snowballs fight, figure skating - there is so much to explore! Transfer to Irkutsk and city tour before boarding the train to Ekaterinburg.

17 Day 7-8: On board Train ride continues 2 days and 5 hours Arrival at Ekaterinburg late evening day 8 Transfer to your hotel and rest

18 Day 9: Discover Ekaterinburg City tour Ipatiev House/Church on Blood Stone carving museum Europe-Asia Border Day 10: Train to Kazan Transfer to train station Arrival at Kazan late evening, transfer to hotel FOR GROUP DEPARTURE: RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS 18

19 Day 11: Discover Kazan Full day guided tour in Kazan: Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque National Museum Syumbike tower Christmas markets Day 12: Discover Kazan Chak-chak museum Old Tatar village, Tatar cooking masterclass & Degustation Tuvan Avalyn folk show (for group departures) Guided tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kremlin of Kazan. Built by Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the palace of the Kazan Khanate that he destroyed, the Kremlin of Kazan reflects the ethnic mix of Tatars and Russians, Muslims and Christians, that merged into one nation centuries ago. Boarding overnight train to Nizhny Novgorod

20 Day13: Discover Central Russia Arrival at Nizhny Novgorod, transfer to the hotel and check in Full day guided tour to Gorodets: Pryaniki Museum & Russian tea ceremony; Samovar Museum

21 Day 14: Discover Nizhny Novgorod The Kremlin City Tour Novgorod Fair Evening bullet train to Moscow (4 hours ride) Transfer to the hotel and rest

22 Day 15: Discover Moscow A visit to the Moscow Kremlin including Armoury Red Square, St Basil s Cathedral Metro tour Novodevichy Convent Sparrow Hills

23 Day 16: Discover Moscow Lets visit the adjoining Novodevichy cemetery, the final resting place of many Russian icons from the worlds of art, science and politics including Boris Yeltsin, Nikita Khrushchev, Molotov, Stanislavski and Chekhov. The cemetery is beautifully located next to the lake said to have been the inspiration behind Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. The Tretyakov State Art Gallery VDNKh Soviet heritage Museum of Cosmonautics Red Square skating 23

24 Day 17: Train to St. Petersburg Transfer to the train station 4 hours bullet train to St Petersburg Transfer to the Day 18: Discover St. Petersburg Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo 5 hours tour Catherine s palace & Amber Room Afternoon free at leisure. hotel and rest Catherine s palace - the most famous palaces of the countryside. You will see renowned palaces of the Romanov imperial family Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Private car at disposal for this day

25 Day 19: Discover St. Petersburg, Followed by 8 hours full day guided tour Visiting the Winter Palace and the Hermitage Visiting Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, visiting the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood Visiting the Faberge museum (with audio guide)

26 Day 20: Russian Museum & Yusupov Palace Brreakfast Russian museum Yusupov Palace (with audio guide) Afternoon free at leisure Day 21: DEPARTURE Transfer to airport for your departure fligh

27 Private Tour, 2 people (1st / 2nd Class train) Rate per person (3* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 8,640/ 7,690 AUD Rate per person (4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 9,575 / 8,650 AUD Group Tour Rate per person (3* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) ) 6,780/ 5,860 AUD Rate per person (4* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) 7,590 / 6,690 AUD Group Tour Christmas depature 26 Dec 2019 Rate per person (3* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) ) 7,290 / 6,360 AUD Rate per person (4* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) 8,125 / 7,190 AUD INCLUSIONS: Accommodation 3* / 4* / 5* hotels, central locations, sharing, with breakfast included: 2 nights in Mongolia, 2 nights Lake Baikal/Irkutsk, 2 nights Ekaterinburg, 2 nights Kazan, 1 night (plus early check-in) in Nizhny Novgorod 3 nights Moscow, 4 nights in St Petersburg in centrally located hotels; 5 nights on board the trains Full breakfast in the hotels; Full board in Mongolia Transfers as per program: airport-hotel, hotel-train station, train station hotel, hotel airport; Sightseeing program: 1 full day tour, 2 half day tours in Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National park, Mongolia; Irkutsk & Lake Baikal 1 full day, two half day tours; Ekaterinburg one half day tour (5 hours), Kazan 1 full day tours, one half day tour (4 hours), Nizhnhy Novgorod 1 full day tour, one half day tour (4 hours), Moscow 2 full day tours, St Petersburg 2 full day tours, one half day (5 hours) tour with professional English- speaking guides

28 All entrance tickets as per program Transportation on tours Activities: camel and horse riding in Mongolia, dog sledding in Russia Meet & greet, transfer from/to train station at every city Train tickets: (as per itinerary*) Ulaanbaatar Irkutsk * Irkutsk- Ekaterinburg Ekaterinburg- Kazan Kazan-Nizhny Novgorod* Nizhny Novgorod Moscow Moscow-St Petersburg* Full metro pass in Moscow; 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia Local sim card with data in Russia Russian & Mongolian visa supporting documents Group tours are escorted by bilingual English-Russian speaking travel coordinator. Group size 20 people maximum NOT INCLUDED: International flights; Visa fees; Extras of personal nature; Lunches and dinners not mentioned. *1st class is subject to availability Plan it wisely. Travel with Discovery Russia Discovery Russia info@discoveryrussia.com