Arrival to Moscow. We transfer you from the airport to a 3 star hotel. The rest of the evening is free to have a rest after the flight - or unpack your camera and explore the surroundings!

After breakfast at your hotel enjoy the sightseeing program of your choice! The excursions are using public transport to get acquainted with the city veins and feel like a Moskovian. One choice is included into your FULL ON tour, no extra payments needed!

(A) THE GOLDEN DOMES - see the best of Moscow during this three-hour tour. The Red Square, Alexander garden, Christ the Saviour, Tverskya Street and Novodevichy Convent - these are the best photos you can ever make in the Russian capital.

(B) MOSCOW KREMLIN - definitely the heart of Moscow - and the whole Russia. Kremlin is more than just cogged walls, and from the Cathedral Square inside the Kremlin area you get into Assumption and Annunciation Cathedrals, walk along the lanes of the Secret Garden and - if you are lucky - see the Putin's cavalry paying fomage to the country.

(C) ART LOVERS -- choose between Tretyakov Gallery and Pushkin Museum. Tretyakov is the Louvre and Prado of Moscow, it hosts an unbelievably huge collection of the Russian artworks. They say it would take one weeks to enjoy each and every painting. Pushkin features a nice collection of Impressionists and a collection of golden artifacts from Shliman's Troya.

After breakfast at the hotel you have just enough time to pack your things and get out for the last-minute shopping and souvenir quest. Explore the Old Arbat street, the poetry and symbol of Moscow, where you can buy anything from nesting dolls to a military soviet fur hat, and enjoy a coffee in one of the numerous cafe.
In the evening we transfer you to the Yaroslavsky train station, and our Trans-Siberian odyssey begins!

Excitement and anticipation as we settle in our comfortable train compartments. Get to know your travel companions - train journeys are a great social occasion for them and they will appreciate sharing your stories and photos. The train carries us across the Ural mountains to Yekaterinburg and on.

The train carries us on and on - past Tyumen and Omsk, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, booming over the steel bridges spanning the Siberian rivers, and the greens and yellows of the birch forests flicker in the windows.

We are now in the midst of the Eastern Siberia, and the Lake Baikal is just hours away. Don't miss the chance to get off on the train stops and try the local food from babushkas. The choice is excellent - home-made pies, boiled potatoes, grilled chickens, smoked fish and all sorts of vegetables.

Overnight in hotel Irkutsk (former Baikal-Hotel) at 44 Gagarina bul., Irkutsk, 664050, Russia.
Departure for Vladivostok at 08:01, Tuesday.
Train «Sibir», number 008N, Irkutsk-Vladivostok
Destinations: Russia, Irkutsk - Russia, Vladivostok. Recommended stops: - Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude (Buryat Republic) - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok. Distance en-route: 4106km. Please be aware that this train is transiting Irkutsk city on the way from Novosibirsk to Vladivostok. The availability of seats is determined on how many people will get off in Irkutsk and confirmed only 24-48 hours prior arrival.

On the train.

On the train.

Arrival to Vladivostok at 11:12, Friday.
Vladivostok ("Ruler of the East") is often compared to San Francisco due to the many hills and ocean views, and is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. As one of only four major seaports, Vladivostok is Russia's window to Asia, as it is located less than 100km east of the Chinese border, and just across the main Japanese Island of Honshu. Home base to the Russian Pacific Fleet, the city was closed to all non-Soviets from 1958 until 1991.
Time difference with Moscow at this point is 7 hour(s).
Stay in Vladivostok for 1 night(s) .
Overnight in hotel Vizit-Vladivostok at 10 Naberezhnaya Street Vladivostok.

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