SPECIAL OFFER GRAND RUSSIAN VOYAGE MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA Your personal Consultant: Hope hope@discoveryrussia.com +61 2831 0 7667 THE ORIGINAL TRANS SIBERIAN Vladivostok - Lake Baikal Krasnoyarsk Ekaterinburg - Kazan - Moscow 19 DAYS This package is available either Group Tour (scheduled departures) 18 June 2019-06 July 2019 or Private Tour (flexible dates)
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THE TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE
Itinerary Enjoy fantastic sceneries passing by your window while you re crossing Asia and half of Europe, a diverse entertainment program, local experiences like no other! DAY 1 Arrival at Vladivostok Transfer to hotel, check in & rest DAY 3-4 Enjoying Russian scenery on the train ride DAY 7 Transfer to Irkutsk Visit Taltsy Museum Guided tour in Irkutsk St. Epiphany Cathedral Kirov Square Transfer to board the train to Krasnoyarsk at 22:52 DAY 5 Arrival to Irkutsk at 14:37 Transfer to Listvyanka village at Lake Baikal shores (65 km) Stop for a lunch in hunter s lodge where local specialties are served DAY 8 Arrival to Krasnoyarsk at 15:50 Transfer to the hotel, check-in Free time DAY 2 Full day Vladivostok city tour Transfer to the train station for the departure to Irkutsk at 19:10 DAY 6 Baikal Museum of Limnology Shaman Rock Baikal Seal Aquarium Chersky Stone observation point (Cable car) St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church Visit local souvenir market, lunch with local specialties
Itinerary DAY 9 Private tour to Krasnoyarsk Stolby reserve DAY 12 Private guided tour to Koptelovo village which is lost somewhere deep into XIXth century, it is one of the most beautiful ancient Russia villages. DAY 15 Kazan guided sightseeing tour Transfer to the railway station Departure to Moscow at 20:00 DAY 18 Bunker -42 Izmaylovo Kremlin & Stalin Skysrappers DAY 10 Transfer to the train station to board train to Yekaterinburg at 08:21 DAY 13 Ekaterinburg city tour Museum of Semiprecious stones Verkhe Pyzma open air military museum Cathedral on the Blood Europe-Asia Border Transfer to railway station Board the train to Kazan 22:33 DAY 16 Arrival at Moscow railway station at 07:10 Transfer to the hotel & guaranteed early checkin Red Square, Kremlin & Armory, city center & Novodevichy Convent DAY 11 Arrival to Yekaterinburg at 13:36 Meet and greet at railway station Transfer to hotel, checkin Free time DAY 14 Arrival to Kazan railway station at 11:18 Transfer to hotel, luggage drop off Half day city tour DAY 17 Tretyakov State Art Gallery Kolomenskoe Estate DAY 19 Transfer to airport and departure
DAY 1: VLADIVOSTOK, THE PACIFIC OCEAN Arrival at Vladivostok Welcome to the capital of Primorye! Transfer to hotel, check in & rest Vladivostok is one of the most picturesque and interesting cities in the Russian Far East. During the Soviet time the city was the home base of the Pacific Russian military fleet and thus entrance for international travelers was not allowed. Free access was given to Arrival to Vladivostok tourists and visitors only in 1992. Meet and greet and the airport, transfer to your hotel and rest
DAY 2: VLADIVOSTOK, THE PACIFIC OCEAN Breakfast Full day Vladivostok city tour Guided city tour includes central square Ship embankment - observation point Eagle s Nest Golden Bridge Russian Bridge FEFU museum Submarine C-56 Transfer to hotel Legendary submarine S-56 is a famous Soviet Pacific Fleet submarine that sank 10 fascist ships during World War II.. Transfer to the train station for the departure to Irkutsk at 19:10
DAY 3-4: On board Enjoying Russian scenery on the train ride DAY 5: Discover Baikal Arrival to Irkutsk at 14:37 Transfer to Listvyanka village at Lake Baikal shores (65 km) Stop for a lunch in hunter s lodge where local specialties are served
Visit Baikal Museum and the aquarium, where you will see Baikal fish and freshwater seals nerpas, Shaman Rock, St. Nicholas church and a Fish Market. DAY 6: Discover Baikal Breakfast Baikal Museum of Limnology Shaman Rock Baikal Seal Aquarium Chersky Stone observation point (Cable car) St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church Visit local souvenir market, lunch with local specialties Shaman Rock is a natural boundary between the deepest lake in the world and the only river that flows out of the lake the Angara river. Locals have thousands of legends about this place, which is believed to be the house of one of the Buryat gods You will be surrounded by amazing landscapes of the world s largest, oldest and deepest freshwaterlake, Baikal
Day 7: Irkutsk & train to Krasnoyarsk Transfer to Irkutsk Visiting Taltsy Museum Guided tour in Irkutsk St. Epiphany Cathedral Kirov Square Transfer to board the train to Krasnoyarsk at 22:52 Around 1900, the city was nicknamed the "Paris of Siberia" due to its wide streets and ornate, continental architecture but travellers today will find little resemblance with Paris
DAY 8 DAY 9 Arrival to Krasnoyarsk at 15:50 Transfer to the hotel, and check-in Guided tour in Krasnoyarsk Breakfast Tour to Krasnoyarsky National Stolby reserve with picnic - lunch World famous Krasnoyarsk Stolby Natinal Park & Reserve is a nature wonder, which has no alike in the world! Majestic outliers of mighty alogues rocks, that came to the Earth s surface about 400 thousand years ago.
DAY 10: Train to Yekaterinburg Breakfast Transfer to the train station to board train to Yekaterinburg at 08:21
Exploring Ural mountains area DAY 12 Private guided tour to Koptelovo village which is lost somewhere deep into XIXth century, it is one of the most beautiful ancient Russia villages. DAY 11 Arrival to Yekaterinburg at 13:36 Meet and greet at railway station Transfer to hotel, checkin, free time
DAY 13: Explore Yekaterinburg Breakfast Guided city tour Museum of Minerals Cathedral on the Blood Verkny Pyzhma open air military museum Europe-Asia Border Transfer to railway station Board the train to Kazan at 22:33 Yekaterinburg is the official border between Europe and Asia. You can even travel several times from Europe to Asia and back and of course take a photo standing in two parts of the world simultaneously. Also, Ekaterinburg is known as a place where the last Romanov Tsar was killed after the Revolution
DAY 14 Arrival to Kazan railway station at 11:18 Transfer to hotel Half a day city tour DAY 15 Breakfast Kazan guided sightseeing tour Transfer to the railway station Departure to Moscow at 20:00 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.
DAY 16: Discover Moscow Arrival at Moscow railway station at 07:10 Transfer to the hotel, early check-in City tour: Red Square, Kremlin & Armoury, city center highlights Novodevichy Convent And Red Square is not actually Red because of the red bricks, but because "red" in the old Russian language meant "beautiful". And "Kremlin" meant a castle. So, there are many kremlins in Russia and in Moscow alone we will show you a few! Get to know the city by taking a metro ride to the place of your first visit. The Metro is one of the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. Metro is the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. if you want to see the Bolshoi, it s a good idea to book your tickets in advance!
DAY 17: Back in times Bunker-42 Izmaylovo Stalin s Skyscrapers VDNHkh and museum of Cosmonautics Bunker 42 is a real, anti-nuclear bunker, used as the Kremlin's base-camp during the Caribbean Crisis. You will visit the Cold War Interactive Museum and see unique artifacts. Photography is permitted only in certain parts of the museum Izmaylovo Kremlin to the east of Moscow represents a totally different style of architecture. It also includes an open air museum of wooden architecture. 17
DAY 18: Tretyakov State Art Gallery & the VDNKh The Tretyakov State Art Gallery Kolomenskoe Estate Museum of cosmonautics at the VDNKh
The VDNKh ( Vystavka Dostizheniy Narodnogo Khozyaystva the All-Russia Exhibition Centre ) complex was built to be an exhibition centre of the entire USSR. Today it is a remarkable place to visit with lots of museums, amazing buildings, the modern art exhibition centre and the Museum of Cosmonautics. Tretyakov Gallery is the largest in the world Russian art collection. Bunker -42 is the real military object of the secret Soviet era. 20
DAY 19: Departure from Moscow Have your final breakfast in Moscow & Transfer to airport for departure flight
PRIVATE TOUR, 2 people Rate per person (2 nd class train ticket, 3*/4* hotels, 1 twin/double room) 6740/7380 AUD Rate per person (1 st class train ticket, 3*/4* hotels 1 twin/double room) 8155/8780 AUD Dates are flexible GROUP TOUR, 18 th June 2019 6 th July 2019 Rate per person (2 nd class train ticket, 3*/4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 4875/5510 AUD Rate per person (1 st class train ticket, 3*/4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 6295/6925 AUD INCLUSIONS: - Meet and greet at the Vladivostok airport - Accommodation in selected hotels, central locations, with breakfast included: 1 night in Vladivostok, 2 nights in Listvyanka (Lake Baikal), 2 nights in Krasnoyarsk, 2 nights in Yekaterinburg, 2 nights in Kazan, 4 nights in Moscow - Train tickets Vladivostok - Irkutsk, Irkutsk - Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk - Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg - Kazan, Kazan - Moscow - 1 lunch in Kazan (Tatar cuisine), picnic- lunch in Krasnoyarsky Stolby Reserve - Dedicated local English-speaking guide in all places as per program Plan it wisely. Travel with Discovery Russia - Return airport/train station transfers in every city - Transportation as per program on tours - Full metro pass in Moscow. We strongly recommend this fastest means of transport for big cities during peak season. In case you do requite private car, it can be arranged with some extra costs, however we accept no responsibility in case of delays in the itinerary due to traffic jam - Local sim card with data - CONTINUED Discovery Russia info@discoveryrussia.com +61 2831 0 7667 www.discoveryrussia.com.a u Discovery Russia
All guided tours as per program with entrance tickets included: - Tickets to all listed attractions as per itinerary - Moscow sightseeing tours as specified (3 full day guided tours) - Kazan sightseeing tours as specified (half day and full day guided tours) - Yekaterinburg tours as specified (Full day tour to Koptelovo village, full day city tour) - Krasnoyarsk tours as specified (Full day tour to the National park, half day city tour) - Listvyanka (lake Baikal) sightseeing tours as specified (2 full day tours) - Vladivostok full day tour as specified - Transfers as per program, hotel-train station-hotel - Private transfer airport- hotel, hotel- airport in Moscow and Vladivostok - Russian visa letter of invitation - 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia NOT INCLUDED: - International flights - Insurance - Visa fee (AUD 135 per person) - Extras of personal nature Plan it wisely. Travel with Discovery Russia Discovery Russia info@discoveryrussia.com +61 2831 0 7667 www.discoveryrussia.com.au