Moscow – Kazan - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - UlaanBaatar, Mongolia
17 DAYS/ 16 NIGHTS


Day 1. St. Petersburg
Arrival to St. Petersburg. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation.

Day 2. St. Petersburg
In the morning 4 hrs tour to the beautiful palace of Peterhof and its gardens (closed on Mondays). Afternoon - free time to explore the city on your own.
Transfer to the train station.
22:00 Night train #025 to Moscow, overnight in the train.

Day 3. Moscow
05:42 Morning arrival to Moscow, transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Free day to explore the city.

Day 4. Moscow – train to Kazan
Free time Evening transfer to the train station.20:40 Night train #002 to Kazan, overnight in the train.

Day 5. Kazan
08:00 Arrival to Kazan. 4 hrs city tour with visiting Kremlin.
Accommodation at hotel (standard check in at 14:00). Free time and overnight

Day 6. Kazan – train to Yekaterinburg
Check out by 12:00. The day is free. You can explore Kazan on your own or book optional tours.
Evening transfer to the train station
23:59 train #378 to Yekaterinburg, overnight in the train.

Day 7. Yekaterinburg
16:06 Arrival to Yekaterinburg. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation at a hotel (standard check in at 14:00).
Free day to explore the city.

Day 8. Yekaterinburg – train to Irkutsk
In the morning 5 hours excursion to Romanov Monastery, built on the place, where the last Russian tsar and his family were murdered, and to Eurasia obelisk, marking the border between Europe and Asia.
Back to Yekaterinburg, where you have free time to explore the city before your departure by train to Irkutsk. Evening transfer to train station.
21:42 Train #70 to Irkutsk

Day 9 & 10. On the train
We pass by some large Siberian cities such as Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk. The landscape in this part of the railway switches between coniferous and birch forests and small villages, where development is still far behind the big cities.

Day 11. Irkutsk
08:24 Arrival to Irkutsk in the morning, transfer to the hotel. Standard check in at 14:00.The rest of the day is free. You can explore Irkutsk on your own or book a city tour.

Day 12. Irkutsk - Olkhon
In the morning start of your journey by public bus and ferry to the island of Olkhon - the largest in the Baikal lake. Overnight at a guesthouse.

Day 13 & 14. Olkhon
Explore this beautiful Island on your own or you can take some excursions on spot. You can visit Khoboy cape, the Shaman Rock, go on a hiking tour outside Khuzhir, explore the near cave etc. Overnight at a guesthouse.

Day 15. Olkhon - Irkutsk
You head back to Irkutsk. Accommodation at the hotel and overnight.

Day 16. Irkutsk, train to UlaanBaatar (TUESDAY or FRIDAY)
Early in the morning transfer to the train station.
08:05 Train #306 to Ulan-Bator.

Day 17. UlaanBaatar
06:38 Arrival to UlaanBaatar