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SPECIAL OFFER Trans Mongolian 23 Days SPECIAL OFFER GRAND RUSSIAN VOYAGE Trans Mongolian MORE THAN TRAVEL Beijing to Moscow TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA 23 Days ENQUIRIES: 2 May — 24 May 2020 [email protected] 29 August — 20 September 2020 Australia: +61 2 8310 7667 USA: +1 (646) 751 78 53 New Zealand: +64 428 07 471 Canada: +1 888 644 87 34 UK & Europe: +44 20 3608 2859 This package is available either Group Tour (scheduled departures) or www.discoveryrussia.com Private Tour (flexible dates) BEIJING – ULAANBAATAR – TERELJ NATIONAL PARK – IRKUTSK LAKE BAIKAL – YEKATERINBURG – KAZAN – NIZHNY NOVGOROD – THE GOLDEN RING – MOSCOW 1Safe. Secure.2 Reliable.3 . • Australian-owned • Over 10 years • 24/7 support in company experience in Australia and Russia Russia www.discoveryrussia.com Happy Travelers In 2018 we have hosted over a thousand travelers and we hope all of them not only enjoyed it but truly discovered Russia! Please have a look at our reviews and feedbacks below from people that have travelled with us. If you're hesitating about going to Russia, you may find these reviews useful: • Trustpilot https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.discoveryrussia.com.au • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveryRussiaTravel/reviews/ www.discoveryrussia.com Russian, Mongolian and Chinese visas • Get personal Visa Support Letters (VSL) • Fill in Visa Application forms • Send Application, passport, photo and VSL to the Embassies or Visa Centres • Get visas delivered by mail • Express services are available at the Embassies for last-minute bookings • Check with Discovery Russia travel specialist if you are eligible for visa-free entry www.discoveryrussia.com Itinerary Moscow The Golden Ring Nizhny Novgorod Kazan Yekaterinburg Irkutsk Day 1-3 — Beijing, China Day 4 — Beijing - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Day 5-6 — Terelj National Park Day 7 — Ulaanbaatar - Irkutsk, Russia Day 8-9 — Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) Beijing Day 10-12 — On board Day 13 — Yekaterinburg Day 14 — Yekaterinburg - Kazan Day 19 — Yaroslav - Rostov the Day 15 — Kazan - Nizhny Novgorod Great - Suzdal Day 16 — Nizhny Novgorod Day 20 — Suzdal - Moscow Day 17 — Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir Day 21-22 — Moscow Day 18 — Vladimir - Yaroslavl Day 23 — Departure www.discoveryrussia.com ITINERARY DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 ● Meet and greet at ● Breakfast ● Breakfast Beijing airport ● Tiananmen Square with the National ● Ming Tombs - the best- ● Transfer to your hotel Flag Pole preserved Chinese imperial and check-in ● The Monument to the People's Hero tombs with 500 years ● Evening at leisure ● The Chairman Mao Zedong history ● Overnight stay in Memorial Hall ● Jade Carving Factory Beijing ● The Great Hall of People, and the ● Traditional Chinese lunch National Museum ● The hike on Badaling Great ● Forbidden City Wall(Cable car is available ● Temple of Heaven, and the Chinese and optional) traditional medicine center ● Overnight stay in Beijing ● Chinese lunch ● Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden ● Overnight stay in Beijing www.discoveryrussia.com ITINERARY DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 ● Breakfast ● Arrival in Ulaanbaatar ● Breakfast ● Transfer to railway station ● Transfer to Terelj National Park ● Terelj NP-Explore landscape ● Departure for (80km) ● Lunch with nomadic family Ulaanbaatar ● Turtle Rock ● Chinggis Khaan Statue ● Temple of Arya Avalokiteshvara Complex and Bronze and Aryabal Monastery age/13th Century Museum ● Other Rock Formation: Praying ● Transfer to Ulaanbaatar Lama Rock/Old Man reading a ● Zaisan Memorial Book - in the distance ● Buddha Garden ● Dinner ● Tumen Ekh - traditional ● Overnight stay at Terelj National folklore concert Park ● Dinner at hotel restaurant ● Overnight stay in the hotel in Ulaanbaatar www.discoveryrussia.com ITINERARY DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 ● Breakfast ● Arrival in Irkutsk ● Breakfast ● Gandan Monastery ● Transfer to Listvyanka village ● Baikal Museum of Limnology ● National History at Lake Baikal shores (65 km) ● Chersky Stone observation Museum and ● On the way stop near point (Cable car) Sukhebaatar Square Shaman rock ● St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox ● Lunch ● Stop for lunch, try local Church ● Transfer to the railway Buryat cuisine ● Local souvenir market station, departure for ● Overnight stay in Listvyanka ● Optional Russian banya Irkutsk ● Optional Lake Baikal boat cruise ● Overnight stay in Listvyanka DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 ● Breakfast ● On board ● Arrival in Yekaterinburg ● Transfer to Irkutsk ● Meet and greet at the ● Taltsy Museum railway station ● Guided tour in Irkutsk ● Transfer to the hotel and ● St. Epiphany check-in Cathedral ● Overnight stay in ● Kirov Square Yekaterinburg ● Board the train to Yekaterinburg www.discoveryrussia.com ITINERARY DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● City tour ● Transfer to railway station ● Guided tour in Kazan ● Museum of Minerals ● Board the train to Kazan ● Master class on cooking the ● Cathedral on the Blood ● Departure national Tatar food ● Europe-Asia Border ● Arrival in Kazan ● Board the train to Nizhny ● Pyzhma military museum ● Meet and greet at the train station Novgorod ● Overnight stay in ● Transfer to the hotel and check-in Yekaterinburg ● Overnight stay in Kazan DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 ● Arrival in Nizhny Novgorod ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● Check-in ● Guided tour in Nizhny Novgorod ● Vladimir city tour: Dormition ● Guided tour to Gorodets, ● Board high-speed train to Cathedral, Cathedral of St. exploring Central Russia Vladimir Dimitriy, Museum of Crystal, ● Overnight stay in Nizhny ● Transfer to hotel and check-in Lacquered Miniatures and Novgorod ● Overnight stay in Vladimir Embroidery ● Lunch ● Bogolyubovo city tour: the ruins of Prince Bogolyubsky’s castle with its Staircase Tower, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl ● Transfer to Yaroslavl ● Overnight stay in Yaroslavl www.discoveryrussia.com ITINERARY DAY 19 DAY 20 DAY 21 ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● Yaroslavl city tour ● Suzdal city tour: Kremlin and the ● Moscow Kremlin Tour, ● Visiting the Residence of ensemble of the Monastery of St. including the Armory and Maslenitsa Euthymius, Museum of wooden Red Square ● Transfer to Rostov the architecture) ● Moscow metro tour Great ● Lunch ● Novodevichy Convent tour ● Rostov the Great city tour: ● Degustation of Medovukha ● Sparrow Hills the Rostov Kremlin ● Transfer to Moscow ● Overnight stay in Moscow ● Master Class on national ● Transfer to the hotel crafts ● Free time ● Transfer to Suzdal ● Overnight stay in Moscow ● Overnight stay in Suzdal DAY 22 DAY 23 ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● The Tretyakov State Art ● Check out from the Gallery hotel ● Stalin's skyscrapers tour ● Transfer to the airport ● The Izmailovo Kremlin for the departure flight ● The VDNKh & Museum of Cosmonautics ● Overnight stay in Moscow www.discoveryrussia.com Day 1: Arrival at Beijing ● Meet and greet at Beijing airport ● Transfer to the hotel and check-in ● Evening at leisure ● Overnight stay in Beijing What it's like to travel the Trans Mongolian? The ancient way from China to Russia via Mongolia is arguably the most interesting Trans-Siberian route to take. The 7,621 km (4,735 miles) journey takes 6 nights if you do not stop to look around. This train cuts across Mongolia and the Gobi desert, then crosses Siberia arriving at Moscow, where you change to a bullet train if proceeding further to St. Petersburg. Travelling Trans Mongolian, you will see cities, people, villages, famous sightseeing spots and hidden gems, the best of Asia and Europe. Mighty Moscow, treasures of Kazan, natural wonders of Baikal, secrets of Mongolia and splendid Beijing... Trans Mongolian Tour is more than just a train journey. This is the world's most epic train tour, after all! www.discoveryrussia.com 11 Day 2-3: Discover Beijing DAY 2 DAY 3 ● Breakfast ● Breakfast ● Visiting Tiananmen Square with the ● Ming Tombs - the best- National Flag Pole preserved Chinese imperial ● The Monument to the People's tombs with 500 years history Hero ● Jade Carving Factory ● The Chairman Mao Zedong ● The hike on Badaling Great Memorial Hall Wall ● The Great Hall of People (Cable car is available and o ● The National Museum ptional) ● Forbidden City ● Overnight stay in Beijing ● Temple of Heaven, and the Chinese traditional medicine center ● Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden ● Overnight stay in Beijing www.discoveryrussia.com Badaling Great Wall is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of a year. If you want to reach the highest point, a cable car is a good choice. www.discoveryrussia.com Day 4: Transfer to Ulaanbaatar ● Breakfast ● Transfer to the railway station ● Departure to Ulaanbaatar www.discoveryrussia.com Day 5: Terelj National Park ● Arrival in Ulaanbaatar ● Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km) ● Other Rock Formation: Praying Lama Rock / Old Man reading a Book - in the distance ● Temple of Arya Avalokiteshvara and Aryabal Monastery ● Turtle Rock ● Dinner ● Overnight stay at Terelj National Park Terelj National Park is the most popular destination and the third biggest protected area in Mongolia. Visitors can take leisurely strolls on meadows carpeted with edelweiss and a dazzling variety of other wildflowers, view fascinating rock formations against a backdrop of pine covered mountains and wander along the wooded banks of a mountain stream. www.discoveryrussia.com Day 6: Discover Mongolia ● Breakfast ● Terelj NP-Explore landscape ● Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex and Bronz age/13th
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