Trans-Siberian: Beijing - Moscow

Our trips are accompanied throughout by an experienced multi-lingual tour director and a physician travelling on the train. A sophisticated on-board program complements a comprehensive excursion and sightseeing package to make your journey truly memorable.

Highlights of the journey

• Panoramic train route directly alongside Lake Baikal
• Beijing’s Forbidden City
• Tiananmen Square
• Mongolian horseback riding demonstration
• Typical Siberian villages

Included in the journey

• Journey with guaranteed lodging in the booked category aboard the exclusively chartered train from Elian to Moscow. From Beijing to Erlian (ca. 16 hours) accommodation in a 2- or 4-bed compartment in a Chinese sleeping car. The Chinese train does not include wagons in the Nostalgic Comfort or Bolshoi categories.
• Travel for several hours along the Trans-Siberian Railway panoramic route directly on the shores of Lake Baikal, with photo-stops
• Tour director with pertinent knowledge of the region throughout the journey
• Competent tour guides for each group of no more than 26 guests.
• Local travel guides
• All transfers and bus tours according to itinerary
• All excursions and sightseeing according to itinerary, including all entry fees
• All meals according to your itinerary
• Porter service at all railway stations
• A physician on board the train (from the Chinese border to Moscow)
• Shower facilities on board the train
• 2 overnights in a hotel in Beijing and 1 night in Moscow in first-class hotels
• 1 overnight in Ulaanbaatar in a good, centrally located, middle-class hotel
• 1 overnight in Irkutsk in a first-class hotel
• Informational booklet on the region and train for each compartment reserved
• Specials for Bolshoi guests: two meals to choose from for Lunch and Dinner on board the train, 1 bottle of water per person every day in the compartment, 1 alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink included for meals on board the train

Not included

• Visa fees
• Gratuities
• International flights

Immigration

• Passport required (passport must be valid more than 6 months after departure date from China/Russia)
• Visa required, depending on your nationality
• No vaccination mandatory

PLEASE CHECK DETAILS WITH YOUR LOCAL EMBASSY.