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14D13N TRANS-SIBERIAN ENTSRS BY IMPERIAL FOLLOW US.... The journey itself is reason enough to RUSSIA TRAIN take this trip through the vast forests of Russia and the open steppe and desert of Mongolia before finishing in vast China, a destination in itself. Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway through Russia, Mongolia and China suggests you an opportunity to see world metropolises such as Moscow, Ulaanbaatar and Beijing as well as the varied landscapes along the route. Premier Lounge Travel Validity Period: RIVER OLKHA, RUSSIA Summer Apr – Oct 2020 HIGHLIGHTS RUSSIA Flight path Traverse by Train MOSCOW • Red Square Featured destinations • St Basil Cathedral Overnight stays 1 2 • Cathedral of Christ the Savior • Kremlin • Arbat Street Russia TRANS- SIBERIAN • Kazan • Yekaterinburg • Novosibirsk Moscow • Irkutsk Kazan Novosibirsk Lake Baikal • Lake Baikal 2 10 • Ulan Ude Ulan Ude • Ulaanbaatar Yekaterinburg Irkutsk 1 CHINA Ulan Bator BEIJING Mongolia • Tiananmen Square • Forbidden city • Hutongs China DELICACIES Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunches, Dinners DAY 1 the ride in Moscow subway with the Speciali ࢼes SINGAPORE MOSCOW stations that are more likely to be •Master class revealing the secret Assemble at the airport and depart for underground palaces. You will be of Tatar Cuisine Moscow, capital of Russia. impressed by the spectacular Cathedral •Lake Baikal BBQ Picnic of Christ the Savior or stunning view of Moscow standing on the Lenin Hills with •Tradi ࢼonal Mongolian Dinner DAY 2 your back towards Moscow University and •Mongolian BBQ MOSCOW other historical sites. After lunch in the city, •Tradi ࢼonal Beijing Duck Meals on board continue to the Kremlin, one of the best Arrival in Moscow, you will transfer from known monuments in Russia and in the airport to your hotel. world. The guided tour takes you inside the former residence of the Russian Tsars. 4-5 + HOTELS Enjoy some time in down town strolling DAY 3 along the ancient Arbat Street with its MOSCOW Kempinski MOSCOW numerous cafes, souvenir shops. Later in ULAANBAATAR Kempinski Breakfast the evening, you’ll board «Imperial Russia» Today, free day at leisure or you can Train. Enjoy your dinner onboard & get to *Note: Hotels subject to Þnal con Þrma ࢼon. Should there consider to take a side trip out of Moscow know your travel companions. be changes, customers will be o @ered accommoda ࢼon similar to this list. today and head to the pilgrim town of Sergiev Posad, founded by the country’s most revered monk, St. Sergius of Radonezh, himself. Pay a visit to the Trinity DAY 5 Sergius Lavra, the most important landmark KAZAN EXCLUSIVE of his town as well as one of the most Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner important monasteries of the Russian Upon arrival in Kazan, once the capital Orthodox Church. of the Tatar Khanate you will depart for city tour to explore the Old Kazan. Today, in the White Kremlin of Kazan, a DAY 4 new mosque rises in the immediate vicinity MOSCOW ON BOARD of a Christian cathedral. Enjoy the spectacular folklore program that will give THE IMPERIAL RUSSIA TRAIN you an insight into the Tatar national • Private Imperial Russia Train Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner epic. We invite you to taste local cuisine After breakfast, you will enjoy the while lunch & follow cooking demo • Overnight stay in Yurt panoramic tour of Moscow that give you revealing the secrets of Tatar cuisine. Later an idea of capital ’s dimensions. Explore the this afternoon you board your train & Red Square, the very heart of Moscow, with continue your trip. Tonight, enjoy your picturesque St. Basil’s Cathedral or enjoy dinner onboard! EU Holidays | Northern Europe 65 14D13N TRANS-SIBERIAN BY IMPERIAL RUSSIA TRAIN CATHEDRAL OF THE KAZAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD IN THE CITY CENTER OF IRKUTSK, RUSSIA DAY 6 you with its monumental architecture, and will unfold the story of failed uprising of YEKATERINBURG is known as the biggest theatre building in Russian aristocracy who were exiled to Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner this country. Board your train & enjoy your this city. After lunch do not miss the Today we arrive in Yekaterinburg & start dinner tonight onboard! opportunity to visit an open-air museum our discovery of this city that is closely located in the picturesque place of the river connected with the family of the last DAY 8 bank of Angara. This unique museum Russian Emperor. During the tour, you will ON BOARD THE TRAIN will tell you about the daily life of the visit the memorial Church on the Blood to Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner people in this region in the past. Spend commemorate the tragic events taken some free time strolling through Irkutskaya Your «Imperial Russia» Train keeps traveling place in this city. After lunch in downtown, Sloboda before you will board your train in through Siberia. Today enjoy your stay we continue our visit. An absolutely must the evening. onboard to reflect on cities you have see is a memorial that marks the borderline already visited. You may want to spend between Europe & Asia. You will have an your time having a drink at the bar with opportunity to be in both continents at the DAY 10 your fellow travellers, or you might stay same time & keep the memory of it taking in your cabin and follow the changing LAKE BAIKAL pictures. In the evening, we board «Imperial scenery. Wooden houses, birch forests Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Russia» Train. Tonight enjoy your dinner and if lucky enough some sun rays over Standing on the shores of Lake Baikal, onboard! mountain landscapes will greet you. you can’t help being awestruck with Onboard sta! will invite you for a talk on admiration by the wonder created by DAY 7 Trans-Siberian Railway. Enjoy the relaxing nature itself. It is the deepest Lake in the NOVOSIBIRSK day in anticipation of the next stop! world that contains the fifth part of the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Earth’s fresh water. After breakfast, board We arrive in Novosibirsk, the very heart of a motor ship to sail on the waters of the Siberia, & start our tour of city in the vicinity DAY 9 Baikal to the village of Listvyanka. Here of the railway station with the visit to the IRKUTSK you will visit the unique museum local railway museum dedicated to the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner dedicated to the flora and fauna of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. After Our train arrives today in Irkutsk, one of Lake. Not to be missed is the observation lunch break the city tour will take us the the largest cities in Siberia. This city has point at the Chersky Stone with a embankment of the Ob River, Main preserved quite a few of historical buildings stunning view on the Lake and the Squares and streets of the most Soviet city and monuments. During the city Angara River. After a visit to a local on our itinerary. The local Opera House tour you will see picturesque wooden market, the journey continues along the stands out among local sites, will impress houses, visit the Decembrists’ House that original route of the Trans-Siberian 66 Northern Europe | EU Holidays 14D13N TRANS-SIBERIAN BY IMPERIAL RUSSIA TRAIN SUNSET OVER THE MONGOLIAN VALLEY Railway for several hours directly along will be introduced to the nomadic way of the shore of Lake Baikal. Your train will life of still many Mongolians today. When stop at a particular spot for you to enjoy reached Ger Camp in a remote area at the majestic lake and a barbeque dinner. Terelj National Park, explore its most beautiful landscapes on the tour of the National Park. Tonight you will sleep in DAY 11 gers (traditional Mongolian yurt) and ULAN UDE enjoy traditional Mongolian dinner. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner «Imperial Russia» Train will stop today in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia. A special spiritual experience is a visit to an DAY 13 Temple of the Pure Land in the Ivolginsky active datsan that is today on your ULAANBAATAR Datsan (buddhist monastery), Buryatia, Russia program during the city tour. Be a guest Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner to the locals who will welcome you in a Today you travel back to Mongolian capital traditional yurt. Here you learn how to to explore this historic city. You will cook traditional “pozy”, play dice, wear visit the Gandan abbey, and the National traditional costume, and assemble yurt. Museum of Mongolia. Enjoy a stunning Tipping and Train Gratui es: (based on 14D13N) Another perspective on the Buryats’ ࢼ Mongolian cultural performance including • €170 per person culture is a colourful and spectacular the famous throat singing. folklore program that you will enjoy here. Later in the evening board «Imperial Note: Russia» Train to continue your voyage. • A minimum group size of 10 passengers is required for a con Þrmed departure. DAY 14 • The sequence of the i ࢼnerary, ßight schedules and ULAANBAATAR SINGAPORE hotels are subject to change without prior no ࢼce DAY 12 Breakfast in the event of unforeseen circumstances. ULAANBAATAR You will transfer to the airport and depart • Ac ࢼvi ࢼes are subject to weather condi ࢼons. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner for your flight back home. We hope you • During major events and fes ࢼvals, accommoda ࢼon After arrival in Ulaanbaatar, this is the final enjoyed your Imperial Russia Train journey may be re-located to outside of the city or in destination of your railway journey. Today with our company. We look forward another city without prior no ࢼce. you will leave for Terelj National Park. You to seeing you again for your next trip. • No triple sharing is allowed. EU Holidays | Northern Europe 67.