Trans-Siberian way
The Trans-Sib is a railroad line from Moscow to Vladivostok, having extent of 10 000 km. It passes through such known cities as Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.
The true dream, exciting of any person imagination, is to pass on all Trans-Siberian Railway, crossing time zones and to see magnificent landscapes from a train window.
This grand journey lasts 23 days, and the impressions will exceed all your expectations.
Here is the full version of the program. At the request of the customer, it can be reduced.
1st day. Moscow Arrival in Moscow. City-tour or free time. Departure to Kazan' by express train "Ural" (about 17:00) |
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2nd day. Kazan' In the early morning you are arrival in Kazan'. It is the capital of Tatarstan Republic. Transfer to a hotel. City-tour and visit in Kremlin. Religious shrines of Orthodox and Muslims coexist peacefully in this town. Domes of ancient churches, towers, belfries and minarets, slender needles highly exalted above the modern buildings. White stone walls of the Kazan Kremlin are more than four centuries. Dinner at the hotel. Rest. |
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3rd day. Kazan' Breakfast. Visit the Museum of Kazan Millennium. Excursion to the Raifa monastery with a visit to the Blue Lake (5 hours). Free time. Dinner. |
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4th day. Day in the way In the early morning you are departure in Ekaterinburg by the express train "Ural" (about 05:00). Arrival in Ekaterinburg about 18:00. Transfer to a hotel. Dinner. |
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5th day. Ekaterinburg Breakfast. City-tour. Excursion "Tzar's Pleases": visits to execution places of the last Russian Tsar family. It is a unique temple complex on the burial place of the king's remains. Return in the hotel. Dinner. |
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6th day. Ekaterinburg Breakfast. Full day excursions on your choice: - trip to Verkhoturye (history of the Urals settlement, the sacraments and ceremonies, visit in the spiritual center of the Urals, the Orthodox Museum and the Kremlin Verkhoturye); - trip to Kungur (ancient city at the Ice Caves). Return in the Ekaterinburg. Departure by the express train "Russia" (about 23:00) |
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7th day. Day in the way Arrival to Novosibirsk (about 19:00). Transfer to a hotel. Dinner. 8th day. Novosibirsk Breakfast. City-tour and visit in Historical Museum. Lunch. Visit in Art Museum. |
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9th day. Novosibirsk Breakfast. Excursion to Akademgorodok with a visit of Geological and Mineralogical Museum (purchase souvenirs from the Siberian gems). Lunch. Tour "The Road to the Temple" with a visit to the Mosque, the Ascension Cathedral and the Catholic Church. Free time. Departure by the express train "Baikal" (about 23:00) |
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10th day. Day in the way 11th day. Baikal lake In the early morning you are arrival in Irkutsk (about 05:00). Transfer to Listvyanka (Baikal lake). Check-in and breakfast. Rest. Visit in Limnologian Museum. Walking tour in Listvyanka. Dinner. |
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12th day. Baikal lake Breakfast. One-day trip of the Circum-Baikal railway. Dinner. |
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13th day. Baikal lake Breakfast. Visit the museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy". Walking through the taiga to Cherski stone. Dinner. |
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14th day. Irkutsk Breakfast. Transfer to Irkutsk. City-tour and visit in Historical Museum. Free time (visit in Fish Market). Departure by the express train "Russia" (about 01:40) |
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15th day. Ulan-Ude Arrival to Ulan-Ude (about 08:00), the capital of the Republic Udmurtia. Transfer to a hotel. City-tour and visit to the Ethnographic Museum in the open-air. Dinner at the hotel. 16th day. Ulan-Ude Breakfast. Excursion to the Ivolginsky datsan. You will learn about the features of the Buddhist cult, spread of Lamaism in Buryatia, graphic and architectural features of Buddhist datsans, about the person Khamba Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigelove, incorruptible body which is stored in datsan. Free time. Dinner at the hotel. |
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17th day. Day in the way Breakfast. Departure by the express train "Russia" (about 09:00). |
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18th day. Day in the way 19th day. Day in the way Arrival to Vladivostok (about 23:30). Transfer to a hotel. |
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20th day. Vladivostok Breakfast. City-tour with a visit to the Arch of Tsarevich Alexei, the submarine S-56, walks in Ship Quay and Primorsky Arbat, with review of the central square of Vladivostok. Lunch. Free time. Dinner. |
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21st day. Vladivostok Breakfast. Full day excursions on your choice:
- "Visit to the Tiger Family" (duration 12 hours). Visiting the kennel which is located in a fenced area of 3 hectares. You have an opportunity to observe the life of the tiger family. Also there is a small zoo (bears, foxes, roe deer, wolves, wild cat).
- "Medieval Way" (duration 8 hours). After a 2.5 hour drive from Vladivostok, you are in the medieval city Bohaya and Golden Empire chzhurchzhen', that 7 centuries ago lived an interesting multi-faceted life. Walk along the shaft of the Forbidden City, will see the remains of numerous buildings. Touch the core stone-throwing machine, tile roofing, database columns, you touch the ancient history. After strolling through the medieval town offers one of the most beautiful parts of nature - in the valley river Razdolnaya. Return to hotel. Dinner. |
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22nd day. Vladivostok Breakfast. Visit to the Museum of Vladivostok fortress. Visit the Oceanarium and Dolphinarium viewing the presentation. Lunch. Boat trip in the aquatory of Amur Bay. Dinner. 23rd day. Breakfast. Flight home. |
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