1 Arrive Moscow, transfer to accommodation
2 Moscow sightseeing with local expert
3 Day for sightseeing in Moscow, evening transfer to station
4 By train through Ural Mts, eve arrive Ekaterinburg & accom
5 Walking tour of Ekaterinburg & free time to explore
6 Your choice of Ekaterinburg/Urals activities (see full itinerary)
7 Onwards by Trans-Siberian via Novosibirsk, cross River Ob
8 Onwards by Trans-Sib via Krasnoyarsk, cross River Yenisei
9&10 EITHER Siberian Village Stay (options for scuba, mini-trek, walking)
OR Adventure Trek to Goloustnoye Village (camping)
11 Car return to Irkutsk, free time to explore, dep to station
12 Arrival Ulan-Uday, fam stay, Buddhist Monastery & Buryat Village
13 Visit Ivolginsky Buddhist Datsan & Eastern Medicine Centre
14 Depart by train towards Mongolian Border (midnight crossing)
15 Ulaanbaatar city walk, depart and overnight with nomads
16 Jeep trip into Bayan-Gobi, picnic en-route, stay with nomads
17 Jeep onwards to Karakorum site, ger-tent stay with local nomads
18 Scenic desert jeep route back, arrive at Elstei Ger Camp
19 Free day at Elstei-relax, walk, activities, optional horse-riding
20 Return to Ulaanbaatar, free time to explore, overnight
21 Depart by train to Beijing, across the Southern Gobi desert
22 Pass the Great Wall of China, arrival in Beijing
