SPECIAL OFFER TRANS MONGOLIAN EXPRESS Moscow - Beijing 14 Days MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA 22 September – 05 October, 2019 _________________________________ Your personal Consultant: Jenny Fisher [email protected] Australia: +61 2831 0 7667 USA: +1 64 67 51 78 53 This package is available either Group Tour (scheduled departures) or Private Tour (flexible dates) FROM MOSCOW TO BEIJING Safe. Secure. Reliable. 1 2 3 . • Australian-owned • Over 10 years • 24/7 support in company experience in Australia and Russia Russia Russian visa • get you personal Visa Support Letter (VSL) • fill in Visa Application form • send Application, passport, photo and VSL to the Embassy • get your Russian visa delivered to you by mail 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/pg/discoveryrussia.com.au/reviews/ Itinerary Moscow Yekaterinburg Day 1 – Arrival at Moscow Irkutsk Day 2 – Moscow – Yekaterinburg Day 3 – Arrival at Yekaterinburg Day 4 – Yekaterinburg Ulaanbaatar Beijing Day 5-6 – Yekaterinburg – Irkutsk on board Day 7 – Arrival at Irkutsk, Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) Day 8 – Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) Day 9 – Irkutsk – Ulaanbaatar Day 10 – Ulaanbaatar, Terelj National Park Day 11 – Ulaanbaatar Day 12 – Ulaanbaatar – Beijing Day 13 – Beijing Day 14 – Departure from Beijing ITINERARY DAY 4 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 • Meet and greet at • Breakfast • On board • Breakfast • Arrival in Yekaterinburg • A visit to the Moscow Kremlin Moscow airport • Transfer to the hotel, • Guided tour in Yekaterinburg • Transfer to your hotel and to the Red Square check-in • Overnight in • Board the train to • Moscow Metro tour Yekaterinburg Irkutsk • Excursion in Novodevichy Convent and Sparrow Hills • Transfer to railway station • Departure to Yekaterinburg DAY 5-6 DAY 7 DAY 8 • Breakfast • Arrival in Irkutsk • Train ride continues • Baikal Museum of Limnology 2 days, 5 hours and 33 min on • Transfer to Listvyanka village at Lake the train Baikal shores (65 km) • Baikal Seal Aquarium • Chersky Stone observation point • Siberian lunch at traditional hunter’s house “Zaimka” (Cable car) • Optional evening: Russian banya • St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church • Visit local souvenir market DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 • Train arrives at 06:50 local time • Breakfast • Breakfast • Transfer to Irkutsk • Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km) • Terelj NP-Explore landscape railway station • Turtle Rock • Lunch with nomadic family • Board the train to Ulaanbaator • Temple of Aryavalokiteshvara and • Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex and Aryabal Monastery Bronz age/13th Century Museum • Other Rock Formation: Praying Lama • Transfer to Ulan Bator Rock/Old Man reading a Book - in the • Zaisan Memorial distance • Buddha Garden • Dinner • evening 6 pm-Tumen Ekh-traditional • Overnight at Terelj National Park folklore concert • Dinner at hotel restaurant • Overnight in the hotel DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 • Breakfast • Arrival in Beijing train • Breakfast • Transfer to the train station at 14:35, • Check out from the station, board the train transfer to the hotel, hotel to Beijing check-in • Transfer to the airport for departure flight DAY 1, Arrival at Moscow DAY 2, Discover Moscow • Meet and greet at • Breakfast • A visit to the Moscow Moscow airport • Transfer to your hotel Kremlin including Armory • Group depatue: welcome and Red Square • Moscow Metro tour & City dinner tour • Novodevichy Convent • Arbat area • Board the train to Yekaterinburg Enjoy a guided visit to the And Red Square is not actually Moscow Kremlin, and see all Red because of the red bricks, the treasures of the famous but because "red" in the old museums. “Kremlin” is not Russian language meant actually a specific place "beautiful". And "Kremlin" meant name, but means “fortress”. The a castle. So, there are many most well-known kremlin is of kremlins in Russia and in Moscow course the one in Moscow, at alone we will show you a few! Red Square. Get to know the city by taking a metro ride to the place of your first visit. The Metro is one of the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. Metro is the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. If you want to see the Bolshoi, it’s a good idea to book your tickets in advance! 9 DAY 3, Arrival in Yekaterinburg • Arrival in Yekaterinburg at 23:34 • Transfer to the hotel and check-in DAY 4, Discover Yekaterinburg • Breakfast • Guided tour in Ekaterinburg • Train departure to Irkutsk at 21:49 Yekaterinburg is the official border between Europe and Asia. You can even travel several times from Europe to Asia and back and of course take a photo standing in two parts of the world simultaneously Take a look at the city’s main religious institution – Church of All Saints and visit the Ipatiev House – the late Tsar’s last resort. Also, Ekaterinburg is known as a place where the last Romanov Tsar was killed after the Revolution. Here you can visit the residence of KGB, Gorodok Chekistov, the largest in Russia museum of semi-precious stone that contains a wonderful collection of stone mosaics and carvings and the largest in Russia open-air military museum DAY 5-6, Train ride to Irkutsk • Train ride continues - 2 days and 5 hours and 33 min on the train Depart Yekaterinburg at 21:49 on Day 4 and arrive in Irkutsk at 10:43 on Day 7 of your journey DAY 7, Arrival in Irkutsk • Arrival in Irkutsk • Transfer to Listvyanka village at Lake Baikal shores (65 km) • Siberian lunch • at traditional hunter’s house “Zaimka” • Optional evening: Russian banya DAY 8, Discover Baikal • Breakfast • Baikal Museum of Limnology • Chersky Stone observation point • Try local Buryat cuisine • Visit local souvenir market Visit Baikal Museum and the aquarium, where you will see Baikal fish and freshwater seals—nerpas, Shaman Rock, St. Nicholas church and a Fish Market. Shaman Rock is a natural boundary between the deepest lake in the world and the only river that flows out of the lake—the Angara river. Locals have thousands of legends about this You will be surrounded by place, which is believed to be the amazing landscapes of the house of one of the Buryat gods world’s largest, oldest and deepest freshwaterlake, Baikal Day 9: Transfer to Ulaanbaatar • Breakfast • Transfer to the Irkutsk railway station • Board the train to Ulaanbaatar at 08:08 Day 10: Discover Mongolia • Arrival in Ulaanbaatar (06:50) • Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km) • Turtle Rock • Temple of Aryavalokiteshvara and Aryabal Monastery • Other Rock Formation: Praying Lama Rock/Old Man reading a Book - in the distance • Dinner • Overnight at Terelj National Park The park is located 80 km away from Ulan Bator and is one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia 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 wild flowers, view fascinating rock formations against a backdrop of pine covered mountains and wander along the wooded banks of a mountain stream. Day 11: Discover Mongolia • Breakfast • Terelj NP-Explore landscape • Lunch with nomadic family • Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex and Bronz age/13th Century Museum • Transfer to Ulaanbaatar • Zaisan Memorial • Buddha Garden • evening 6 pm-Tumen Ekh-traditional folklore concert • Dinner at hotel restaurant • Overnight in the hotel DayRussian 12: Transfer to Beijing • Breakfast • Transfervisa to railway station • Departure to Beijing at 07:30 Day 13: Arrival in Beijing • Meet and greet at Beijing railway station • Transfer to your hotel • Group departure: farewell dinner OPTION A • get you personal Visa Support Letter (VSL) • fill in Visa Application form Day• send14: Application, Departure passport, from photo andBeijing VSL to the Embassy • get your Russian visa delivered to you by mail • Breakfast OPTION B • Transfer• request to airport full for Russian departure visa flight service and get your visa 18 Private Tour, 2 people (1st / 2nd Class train) Rate per person (3* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 5200 / 4390 AUD Rate per person (4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 5380 / 4570 AUD Rate per person (5* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 6830 / 6020 AUD Dates are flexible Group Tour (1st / 2nd Class train) Rate per person (3* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 4613 / 3805 AUD Rate per person (4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 4776 / 3966 AUD Rate per person (5* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 6227/ 5420 AUD Starting dates for 2019: September 29 INCLUSIONS: • Accommodation 3* / 4* / 5* hotels, central locations, sharing, with breakfast included; • Breakfast, lunch, dinner as per itinerary in Mongolia (daily); • Accommodation in Terelji Lodge; • Private transfers in all places as per program: airport-hotel, hotel-train station, train station– hotel, hotel–airport; • dedicated private local English-speaking guide in all places as per program. © Discovery Russia • Continued on next page,... [email protected] +61 2831 0 7667 www.discoveryrussia.com.au INCLUSIONS: Continued • Train tickets: – Ulan Bator – Beijing – Irkutsk – Ulaanbaatar – Yekaterinburg – Irkutsk – Moscow – Irkutsk; *ALL train ticket is subject of availability; • All guided tours as per program, entrance tickets are NOT INCLUDED: included: - International flights – Mongolia tours as specified; – Irkutsk and Listvyanka tours as specified; - Visa fee – Yekaterinburg tours as specified; - Extras of Personal nature – Moscow tours as specified; • Full metro/public transport pass in Moscow; - Lunches and dinners • Russian visa supporting documents; • 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia • Group departure: welcome and farewell dinner.