Day 1
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Moscow. Arrival.
Arrival in Moscow. Meeting at the airport (the driver will be holding a sign with your nameboard).
Transfer to 3* hotel located in the center of the city.
Accommodation in a twin superior room.
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Day 2
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Moscow.
Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour round the most beautiful places of Moscow - includes the Red Square, Russian White House, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Victory Park with its fountains, Triumph Ark, Moscow State University located on Vorobyevi Hills - the highest point of the city, the Tverskaya street the most animated and saucy, the former headquarters of the KGB.{br)
Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin and Kremlin Cathedrals - the historical center of Moscow. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power and might of the Russian land. Each era of the Russian history left its architectural mark on the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.
Evening performance � Moscow circus or ballet performance.
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Day 3
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Moscow.
Breakfast.
Full day excursion to Sergiev Posad - the town was named after Saint Sergey Radonezhsky. In the XIV century he founded a monastery there that became one of the greatest in Russia. Nowadays the monastery carries the name of Trinity Lavra of St. Sergey and is considered to be "Russian Vatican". It�s a temporary residence of Russian patriarch.
*A trip to Sergiev Posad can be replaced with excursion to the Tretyakov State Gallery � the greatest art museum in Moscow, and excursion to Kolomenskoe � a museum under open sky.
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Day 4
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Moscow.
Breakfast.
Check out.
Free time.
15:00 pm: Transfer to the railway station.
16:08 pm: Departure to Ekaterinburg (train #016).
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Day 5
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Ekaterinburg.
Full day in a train. Enjoying beautiful landscapes of Central Russia.
20:12 pm: Arrival in Ekaterinburg. Meeting at the railway station.
Transfer to 3* hotel located in the city center. Accommodation in a twin room.
Overnight.
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Day 6
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Ekaterinburg.
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 am: City tour. Ekaterinburg is the major industrial city and transport hub of Siberia. It was founded by Catherine the Great as a fort and metallurgical factory. Ekaterinburg is the city of great historical interest: here took place the tragic murder of the whole czarist family. You'll visit the execution place of the last Russian tzar Nicholas II, Museum of Mineralogy, etc.
Free time.
Late check out.
00:00 pm: Transfer to the railway station.
01:59 pm: Departure to Irkutsk (train #002).
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Day 7
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In a train.
Full day in a train. Enjoying landscapes. |
Day 8
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In a train.
Full day in a train. Enjoying landscapes. |
Day 9
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Irkutsk.
07:33 am: Arrival in Irkutsk. Meeting at the railway station.
Transfer to Delta**** hotel. Accommodation.
Breakfast at the hotel. Small rest.
12:00: Irkutsk city tour. Irkutsk is the center of eastern Siberia, situated on the shore of Lake Baikal. Irkutsk is a treasure house of the spiritual culture of Siberia; it is probably the only Siberian city that preserved its historical individuality: old wooden constructions, built without a single nail and decorated with skillful carving. There are about 700 monuments of history & culture here.
Visit to the House-Museum of Volkonsky.
Free time.
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Day 10
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Baikal.
Breakfast.
Transfer to Lake Baikal (car, English-speaking guide).
Accommodation in homestay (bed and breakfast).
Full day walking sightseeing tour in Listvianka village on Lake Baikal. You will visit the museum of Russian Wooden Architecture located outside on the bank of Angara river and Baikal museum. Visit to the church of St Nicolas.
Optional: relaxation in a traditional Russian Banya (wooden sauna).
Overnight in homestay.
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Day 11
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Irkutsk.
Breakfast.
Free time.
Transfer to Irkutsk train station.
20:10 pm: Departure for Ulan-Bator (train #364).
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Day 12
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In train.
Full day in a train. |
Day 13
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Ulan-Bator.
06:20 am: Arrival. Meeting at the train station.
Transfer to the hotel �Ulan-Bator�, early check-in.
Breakfast. Small rest.
City tour - Visit to the Buddhist Monastery, Sukhe-Bator Square, the Summer Palace.
Overnight.
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Day 14
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Ulan-Bator.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day trip to Terelj National park.
Free time.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 15
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In a train.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the railway station.
08:05 am - Departure to Beijing (trains go on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays).
Crossing the Goby desert and Chinese border.
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Day 16
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Beijng.
Arrival in Beijing this afternoon, met by the local driver.
Transfer to the city center. Accommodation at 3-star hotel.
Free time.
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Day 17
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Beijing.
Breakfast.
Beijing city tour - you will see all major attractions of the city.
Great Chinese Wall.
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Day 18
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Pechino. Partenza.
Colazione.
Trasferimento all'aeroporto. Partenza.
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