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 On board Trans-Sib eastwards, via Novosibirsk
8 On board Trans-Sib eastwards, via Krasnoyarsk
9&10 EITHER: Siberian Village Stay with walk, mini-trek or scuba options,
or in the winter, Snow Mobile OR: Fisherman’s Cape of Lake Baikal
trip with mini-trek
11 Transfer to Irkutsk, free time to explore, evening departure by train
12 Ulan-Uday arrival, Buddhist Monastery + Buryat Village trip
13 Ivolginsky Buddhist Datsan trip + Eastern Medicine Centre
14 Depart by train, onwards to Mongolian border, midnight crossing
15 Arrive Ulaanbaatar, depart to Elstei Ger Camp
16 Free day at Elstei to relax, walk, or (alternatively) ride with nomads
17 Return to Ulaanbaatar, free time to explore, overnight stay
18 Depart by train to Beijing, across Southern Gobi desert
19 Pass Great Wall Of China, arrival in Beijing