A full day sightseeing tour shows you the magnificence of Red Square, the world famous Moscow Kremlin, and other highlights of Moscow. In the evening transfer to the railway station where your private special train– the Grand Trans Siberian Express - is
awaiting you to board for the first leg of the almost 6000 miles long journey to Beijing. Welcome dinner and accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Sightseeing in Kazan starts with a comprehensive tour of the city. Kazan has a beautiful citadel, (aka Kremlin), which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000. It is surrounded by towers and walls, erected in the 16th and 17th centuries. Within the Kazan Kremlin walls are the huge Qol-Şarif mosque and the Palace of the City Governor. This afternoon you will enjoy a boat cruise on the River Volga. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Short stop in Ekaterinburg, capital of the Urals Region. It was founded in 1723 by Czar Peter I as a metal-working and foundry city – nowadays it is a major financial and administrative centre, only outstripped by Moscow and St Petersburg. Just outside the
city limits is the official border between Europe and Asia. In the center of the city, you will visit the Cathedral on The Spilt Blood which was built in 2004 to commemorate the exact spot where Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks in
1918. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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After passing through the plains of Western Siberia the Grand Trans Siberian Express stops in Novosibirsk. With 1,5 million inhabitants Russia’s fourth largest city and the biggest of Siberia, it is widely regarded as the geographical centre of Siberia. It was founded in 1893 as the future site of the Trans Siberian railway bridge crossing the Siberian River Ob. During a sightseeing tour you will see the Opera House – bigger even than the Bolshoi - at Lenin Square as well as some remarkable orthodox churches which have survived the Soviet period. The open air railway museum located about 20 km outside the city centre shows a unique selection of locomotives and cars of all periods of the Trans Siberian Railway. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Krasnoyarsk, like Yekaterinburg and Ulan Ude used to be a “closed city” during Soviet times. It is located along Yenissei River which is the greatest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. A sightseeing tour shows several view points and the main shopping street which is fascinating as the local mayor decided to decorate it with palm trees in summer time – in the middle of Siberia! During a boat cruise on the Yenissei River you will have a great view on the city and the huge railway bridge crossing the river.

Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Irkutsk is famous for its trade with Mongolia and China and used to be called “Paris of Siberia” because of its colourful live. You visit the old town with its large quarters still consisting of wooden houses only, before invited to the cultural highlight of the tour, a
private classical concert in the wooden house of Prince Volkonsky – one of the first Siberian exiles. In the evening you rejoin the private train. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Today's programme is undoubtedly one of the greatest natural wonders on Earth. Lake Baikal holds the biggest fresh water reserves in the world. It stretches up to 26 miles from east to west and more than 370 miles from north to south – further than London to Edinburgh. At 1,620 metres it's the deepest lake in the world. The surrounding mountains and translucent water make Baikal an unforgettable impression on your journey. Today the private train is running at low speed along the scenic Circum Baikal Railway line between Sludyanka and Port Baikal (a historic part of the original Trans- Sib line that's now operated as a tourist railway). A photo stop will be arranged at a small village where you can get off the train, put your feet into the clear and cold water of Lake Baikal and also visit the typical wooden houses of local people. A Baikal picnic is also a part of the program. At Port Baikal a boat takes you on a short cruise on Lake Baikal to the small village Listvyanka. A walk through the village shows you to St Nicholas church, a typical orthodox wooden build church beautiful renovated in the 1990’s. At a great Siberian lunch you can taste the famous Omul fish that's found only here at Lake Baikal. In the afternoon the private train will run back to the mainline, a second time giving the opportunity of enjoying wonderful views on Lake Baikal. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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Ulan Ude is the capital of the so-called “Buryat Autonomous Republic” of the Russian Federation. With Buryats being an ethnic group close to Mongolians it is an amazing mix of cultures and a meeting place between east and west. Like Irkutsk, the city still has large areas with typical Siberian wooden houses. An excursion out of the city will bring you to the Ivolginsky Monastery which is the centre of Buddhism in Russia – brought from Tibet to Siberia. When leaving Ulan Ude the Grand Trans Siberian Express switches from the Trans Siberian mainline to the Trans Mongolian mainline on its way to Ulaanbaatar. In the evening the train reaches the Russian border station Naushki and the Mongolian border station Suchebaatar. Russian and Mongolian immigration formalities will take place in the train. You may stay in your compartment and don’t have to leave the train. Accommodation onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express.
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In the morning the Grand Trans Siberian Express arrives in Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia. During a sightseeing tour you will visit the famous Gandan Monastery, the central Sukhebaatar Square, the Bogd-Khan Museum which used to be formerly the winter and sometimes also the summer palace of the Khan’s, as well as the Zaisan monument at a viewpoint high above the city. From there you will have an excellent view of the city which is surrounded by large areas of yurt settlements. An amazing cultural music and dance show will introduce Mongolian folk music and culture to you.
Accommodation in a 3* hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
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Gobi Desert! In the morning the train arrives at the Mongolian-Chinese border, in the middle of Gobi Desert. Temperatures can reach 30° centigrade in summer time. Mongolian and Chinese immigration formalities will take place onboard the train. You may stay in your compartment and don’t have to leave the train. In Erlian railway station the Russian railway gauge system (“broad gauge” 1520 mm wide) meets the China railway gauge system (“standard gauge” 1435 mm wide). The Grand Trans Siberian Express therefore terminates in Erlian. A connecting Chinese special train will be waiting on the same platform. While your luggage will be transferred by service staff to the Chinese private train, you will enjoy a quick tour to the local bazaar style market and a first traditional Chinese lunch. In the afternoon the Chinese train will pass through southern parts of Gobi Desert on its way to Beijing. Accommodation onboard the Chinese special train.
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Today you will visit the Great Wall of China, which often is called “8th world wonder”. The 6000 km the wall stretches from East to West. On the way there are the Ming Tombs. A farewell dinner will be held in one the famous Peking duck restaurants.
Accommodation in a 4* hotel in Beijing.
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