Itinerary 2022 Beijing Moscow via Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk & Mongolia

Beijing Moscow Trans-Mongolian

Day 1 (Tuesday) Beiijng

Arrival transfer from the airport or rail station to your Beijing hotel.  Check in for 1 night.
This evening at leisure to explore independently.

Entrances: None
Meals: None
Overnight: Qianmen Jianguo Hotel (or similar)

Day 2 (Wednesday) Beijing/On Train

06.00 hrs. Early this morning check out with boxed breakfast and meet your guide in the hotel lobby for your transfer to the railway, station for the first leg of your epic TransMongolian Rail journey.

07.27 hrs Depart Beijing on Train #3 

Enjoy your first day on the train, acquainting yourself with facilities on the train and fellow travellers.

Entrances: None
Meals: Box breakfast from hotel (request at check in)
Overnight: On train

Day 3 (Thursday) Ulaanbatar

Ulaanbaatar (meaning red hero) is the capital of Mongolia and the largest of it’s cities, with a population of over 1 million. Located on the shore of the Tuul river, it is an interesting blend of Mongolian and Soviet-style architecture, a hectic city with beautiful surrounding countryside.

14.35 hrs: Arrive Ulaanbaatar
Your guide will be waiting for you at the station, and you will travel together to the Terelj National Park via the impressive Genghis Khan Monument.  Tonight, you will live and experience a nomadic lifestyle, when you spend a night in a traditional camp, staying in a Ger (yurt), typical Nomad style accommodation.
Dinner is included this evening.

Entrances: Ghengis Khan Monument
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Ger Camp (shared facilities)
Supplement to upgrade to Luxury Ger (private facilities) is €60 Euros per person per night.
In winter, there are limited facilities at the Ger Camp.

Day 4 (Friday) Ulaanbatar

This morning is spent at Terelj National Park in the morning. You will have the opportunity to explore Turtle Rock and to visit a nomadic family to learn about their amazing life style. Transfer back to Ulaanbaatar after lunch for a city tour including visits to Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace, Zaisan Hill Memorial and Sukhabaator Square. Check in to your hotel for one night.

 Entrances: Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bayangol (or similar)

Day 5 (Saturday) Ulaanbaator/On Train

After breakfast this morning, we include a visit to the Gandan Monastery, where you will see Monks chanting and then on to the National History Museum.
There will be time for lunch (not included) before transferring to the Railway Station for your train to Irkutsk.

15.22hrs Depart Ulaanbaator on Train #305 (no dining car)

Entrances: Gandan Monastery, National History Museum
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight: On train

Day 6 (Sunday) Irkutsk

14.52 hrs: Arrive in Irkutsk. Your guide will meet you at the train for a 2 hour panoramic city tour, before transferring to Listvyanka.
Arrive at your hotel at around 18:00 hrs and check in for 2 nights. Evening at leisure. 

Entrances: None
Meals: None
Overnight: Mayak Hotel (or similar)

Day 7 (Monday) Listvyanka

11.00 hrs:  After breakfast, meet your guide in reception for a tour to Taltsy village for lunch and a visit to the open air Ethnographic museum.

Arrive back in Listvyanka around 14:30 hrs.  From 14.30 hrs enjoy time at leisure or take Optional excursions on or around Lake Baikal.

Entrances: Ethnographic museum
Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch
Overnight: Mayak Hotel (or similar)

Day 8 (Tuesday) Listvyanka / Irkutsk

09.30 hrs:  After breakfast, check out and meet in the lobby for your tour of Listvyanka, with our guide and driver.
You will see the Observation Point, St Nikolas Church and Chersky View Point. (No entrances included).
Afterwards, transfer to Irkutsk to the Railway Station for the next leg of your journey.

15.52 hrs Depart Irkutsk on Train #61

Entrances: None
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Overnight: On train

Day 9 (Wednesday) On Board

Today is spent on board, enjoying the journey through the beautiful Russian countryside. The scenery will differ depending on when you choose to travel, each season bringing its own unique charm to a superb landscape.  There are plenty photo opportunities, making new friends with fellow travellers and exchanging stories are part of the experience. On the train you can enjoy the local refreshments from the restaurant car and snacks, which are available at all time. During the journey there are short stops made at local stations, where you can very quickly purchase food or souvenirs from the platform vendors before departing for the next part of your journey.

Entrances: None
Meals: None
Overnight: On train

Day 10 (Thursday) Ekaterinburg

Ekaterinburg, the gateway between European and Siberian Russia, is the official capital of the Urals region of Russia. It was founded by Peter I in the 1700s as a major industrial and administrative centre, and is known for being the place where the last Tsar of Russia and his family were executed in 1918.

13.36 hrs Arrive in Ekaterinburg where you will be met and transferred to your hotel to check in for 2 nights.  Remainder of the day at leisure.

Entrances: None
Meals: None
Overnight: TransHotel (or similar)

Day 11 (Friday) Ekaterinburg

10.00hrs After breakfast, meet your guide in the hotel reception for your panoramic City Tour of Ekaterinburg.  Included today is a visit to either the Mineralogical Museum or Military Transport Museum at Verkkhynyaya Pyshma, an amazing collection of militaria and a large private collection of vintage cars and motorbikes. You will also visit the Europe-Asia Border Obelisk, the place where East meets West. Return to the hotel around 16:00 hrs

Entrances: Military Transport Museum OR Mineralogical Museum
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Overnight: TransHotel (or similar)

Day 12 (Saturday) Ekaterinburg

Breakfast at the hotel and check out by 12.00 hrs. Today you have free time to explore the city independently, or take an optional tour to Ganina Yama (not included).
At 12.30 hrs transfer to the Ekaterinburg Railway Station with your guide, who will see you onto the train.

14.04 hrs Depart Ekaterinburg on Train #61 

Entrances: None
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Overnight: On train

Day 13 (Sunday) Moscow

This morning is yours to relax on board and to check your Moscow guide book before the next and final exciting leg of your journey across the world’s greatest continent. On the journey you will have travelled 7,600 kilometres through three distinctly different cultures, five time zones and 80 degrees of longitude.

13.58 hrs: Arrival in Moscow’s Yaroslavsky Station, where you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel to check in for 2 nights.

Entrances: None
Meals: None
Overnight: Izmailovo Vega (or similar)

Day 14 (Monday) Moscow

10.00 hrs:  After breakfast, meet your guide in the hotel reception to begin your exploration of Moscow by metro, this will include some of the most spectacular stations and the city centre, we visit the iconic Red Square and the Kremlin. During the tour you will visit the territory of the Kremlin, one of the Cathedrals and the Armoury museum. The exhibits include ancient Russian regalia, Tsar’s ceremonial robes, vestments, gold and silverware by Russian, European and Eastern masters, arms and armouries, royal carriages and ceremonial harnesses.
Return to the hotel by metro with the guide at around 18:00hrs, or continue exploring the city and return to the hotel independently.

Entrances:  Metro, Kremlin, 1 cathedral, armoury museum
Meals: Breakfast at hotel
Overnight: Izmailovo Vega (or similar)

Day 15 (Tuesday) Moscow

Breakfast and check out by 12.00 hrs.
A transfer is included today from your hotel to airport or rail station, for onward travel or departure.

Entrances: None
Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Beijing to Moscow Tour – Dates 2022
(15 Day Tour departs on Tuesday*)

• 2022 Dates
• February 8, 15, 22
• March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• April 5, 12
• May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
• June 7, 14, 21, 28
• July 5, 19, 26
• August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• September 6, 13, 20, 27
• October 4, 11, 18, 25
• November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
• December 6, 13

*Excludes dates over May public holidays in Russia, Naadam Festival in Mongolia (11-15 July) and Chinese New Year (25 Jan-08 Feb)

Beijing to Moscow Tour – Price in EUR 2022

EUR 3,650 per person.
Based on two persons sharing twin hotel room and private 2 berth rail compartment* (see notes)

EUR 380 Single supplement (hotels only – does not apply to train)

Beijing to Moscow Tour – Tour Price Includes:

• Arrival and departure transfers (vehicle and driver)
• Hotel and rail accommodation (14 nights)
• Guided tours as per itinerary
• Entrances as per itinerary
• English-speaking guide for excursions
• Meals as per itinerary (no meals on the train)
• Train tickets Beijing- Ulaanbaatar- Irkutsk–Ekaterinburg- Moscow (sharing a 2-berth compartment) see notes
• Visa support for duration of tour

Beijing to Moscow Tour – Not Included In Price:

• Flights
• Any meals, beverages, sightseeing, entrance fees not specified in the inclusions
• Photo and video charges at museums and places of interest
• Extra personal costs incurred on the train or at hotels
• Gratuities for guides
• Extended visa support
• Visas
• Visa registration fees (payable locally where applicable)

Notes

• Tour operates with 2 persons minimum.
• Accommodation may be substituted with similar grade hotels
• There are no showers on the trains, only basic facilities.
• All times are local time and subject to reconfirmation.
• Itinerary to be confirmed locally and may be subject to change.
• You may purchase meals and drinks on the train (*no dining car between Ulaanbaatar and Irkutsk) and in the hotels.
  Food is also available on the platforms of the stops you make en route.
• Not all trains have 2 berth compartments, if not available we will use 4 berth for private use for 2 people
• Berths may be lower or upper.
• Trains subject to availability.
• Singles – sorry, we do not operate a shared room scheme for single travellers.
• The tour is unescorted on the train. Guides will meet you at each stop and will take you back to your train for onward journey.
• Visa support – is supplied for duration of tour only. If you require an extended visa support in Russia we can supply this from €25 per person (certain nationalities incur a higher extended visa support letter fee) – check with us for details.
• Visa Support – is granted to eligible foreign nationals only. This is at the discretion of the authorities.
• Chinese, Mongolian, Russian Visas – you will need to obtain your visas in advance of travel. Please check requirements with your local Consulates.
• Visa Service – if you are residing in the UK, please ask about our low cost visa service.
• Airport information:
  PEK Beijing Capital International Airport
  SVO Sheremetyevo International Airport
  DME Domodedovo Moscow Airport
  VKO Vnukovo Moscow International Airport

You may extend your Tour pre or post, please ask us for details.