Trans-siberian express around Russia

It is interesting to cross the whole of Russia from west to east? This can be done on the Trans-Siberian Express.
The length of the railway from Moscow to Vladivostok station — 9259 km long and is the longest in the world.

Trans-siberian express around Russia passes it for 6 days 3 hours and 59 minutes. The construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway (Transsib) began in 1891. At the construction site at the same time worked up to 100 thousand workers. The work done by hand with an ax, a saw, a shovel, a pick and a wheelbarrow. Every year, paving the 500-600 kilometers of railway track. Transsiberian connecting the European part of Russia, the Urals, Siberia and the Far East.

14 days / 13 nights

ITINERARY

Moscow — Kazan — Ekaterinburg — Novosibirsk — Irkutsk — Baikal — Ulan Ude — Khabarovsk — Vladivostok

 

TOUR DETAILS

14 days in comfortable train with animation program during the way

37 Meals: 13 Dreakfast+12 Lunch+12 Dinner

Transportation and interesting excursions

 

PROGRAM

Day 1

Moscow
Airport transfer in a 5 * hotel. Free time, rest.

 

Day 2

Moscow
Breakfast at the hotel. Moscow city tour with a visit to the Moscow Kremlin.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Walk at the Arbat street. Visit of Christ the Savior, and familiarity with the underground.
Administration of the Trans-Siberian train from Moscow Welcome dinner on board the train.

 

Day 3

Kazan — Russia European Area
Breakfast on board the train. Arrival to Kazan.
Sightseeing tour «Old Kazan». The program — Kremlin Street, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan University. And walk through the Old Tatar settlement, see the legendary lake Boar and old mansions.

Master class Tatar cuisine. Lunch.

Interactive program in the complex «Tugan Avylym» — Tatar songs and dances, playing traditional instruments.
Acquaintance with white Kremlin, which is listed as a UNESCO heritage site. As well as visiting the Kul-Sharif Mosque, Annunciation Cathedral and the famous falling bashnm Queen Syuyumbike.
Departure from Kazan. Dinner on board the train.

 

Day 4

Yekaterinburg — Ural
Breakfast on board the train. Arrival to Ekaterinburg.
A fascinating tour, dedicated to Russian history and the fate of the Romanov family.

Visiting the Church on Blood in Honor of All Saints. Original monuments of the city — a monument to the keyboard and Michael Jackson.
Lunch in a restaurant.
In Yekaterinburg, the border between Europe and Asia. Photo on the memory on the border of Europe and Asia.
Departure from Yekaterinburg. Dinner on board the train.

 

Day 5

Novosibirsk — Siberia
Breakfast on board the train. Arrival to Novosibirsk. In this city there is the longest metro bridge in the world, its length is 2145 meters, and in addition, the shortest street.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Inspection of the central part of the city. Rate Museum of the Trans-Siberian, Opera and Ballet Theater, the old streets and the embankment of the river Ob.
Dinner at the restaurant. Departure from Novosibirsk.

 

Day 6

Riding at the train
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board the train. The road will be offered various entertainment programs.

 

Day 7

Irkutsk — Siberia
Breakfast on board the train. Arrival to Irkutsk.

The city is located 66 km from Lake Baikal. It is closely linked with the history of the Decembrists and the royal family. Decembrists — members of various secret societies in Russia in the XVIII century, who rebelled against the king.
Sightseeing with a visit to the Museum of the Decembrists and Lacy House, also called the House of Europe. You will see the masterpieces of wooden architecture, town squares and theaters.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visit to the architectural-ethnographic museum «Taltsy». This unique collection of monuments of wooden architecture of XVII-XX centuries. Independent walking on the 130-th quarter of Irkutsk Sloboda, where reconstructed buildings XIX-XX centuries.
Dinner at the restaurant. Departure from Irkutsk.

 

Day 8 

Lake Baikal — Siberia
Breakfast on board the train. The arrival of the Trans-Siberian Express train to Lake Baikal. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
Transfer to Listvyanka and visit the observation deck «Cherskiy rock.» From there, a magnificent view of the southern part of Lake Baikal and the Angara.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visit to the Baikal museum. You will learn all about Lake Baikal! You will see the life of Baikal fauna: giant cisco, whitefish, young sturgeon and two rapid seals! The aquarium water flows through a pipeline directly from the lake. Thus aquariums museum are part of the lake.
Tour of Listvyanka. A visit to the souvenir and fish markets.
Dinner-picnic on the shore of Lake Baikal. Departure from the station Port Baikal.

 

Day 9

Ulan-Ude — Siberia
Breakfast on board the train.
Express Arrival to Ulan-Ude — the capital of Buryatia and the city of Russian Buddhists. City tour. Seen datsan. Admission to the traditional Buryat yurt with folklore program and lunch.
Departure from Ulan-Ude. Dinner on board the train.

 

Day 10

Riding in the expression .
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board the train. On the road, it will offer different entertainment programs.

 

Day 11

Riding at the train
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board the train. Annimatsiya and interactive programs for travelers.

 

Day 12

Khabarovsk — Far East
Breakfast aboard the train
Arrival to Khabarovsk — the ancient Russian city on the border with China. Hallmark of Khabarovsk is a three-kilometer bridge across the Amur River.

Sightseeing tour of Khabarovsk with a visit to the Local History Museum.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Skiing on a boat, folk concert. For those who want a master class in painting nesting dolls.
Dinner at the restaurant. Departure to Vladivostok.

 

Day 13

Vladivostok — Far East
Breakfast on board the train.
The arrival to Vladivostok. A port city on the Sea of Japan. It is the eastern shore of Russia. The modern city has beautiful beaches, surrounded by wildlife and unique animals.

City tour. Panorama of Vladivostok, a visit to the museum «Submarine S-56.»
Lunch in a restaurant.
A visit to the island of Russian, with the toll bridges in Vladivostok, which were built for the APEC Summit 2012.

Inspection Novosiltsevskoy Voroshilov and batteries, as well as the home of General Kornilov and the building of the Far Eastern University.

Monument to Sergei Lazo, takes an active part in the establishment of Soviet power in the Far East.
Cruise on the Bay of Vladivostok by private boat.
Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner in the hotel’s restaurant.

 

Day 14

Vladivostok — Far East
Breakfast.
Transfer to airport for flight home.