Epic Trans-Siberian

Welcome to the gorgeous capital of Russia -​ Moscow! Your driver meets you at the airport and transfers you to your centrally located hotel for check-in.

The rest of the day is free so you can relax in your cozy room, dine in one of the nearby restaurants or start exploring the charming city center on your own.

No meals included.

Following breakfast you meet your private guide at the hotel lobby and have a wonderful city tour around the most magnificent Moscow landmarks. During the tour you take a walk at the beautiful Red Square, go inside the colorful St. Basil's Cathedral, see the spectacular Cathedral of Christ the Savior and enjoy one of the best city views at Sparrow Hills.

After lunch you explore one of the most outstanding Moscow icons - the Kremlin. You go inside the Kremlin walls to visit its famous Armoury Chamber that houses a unique collection of crown jewels, stunning coronation finery, hand-forged armor and weapons, royal carriages and sleighs, and world-famous Fabergé eggs.

After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Early in the morning you check out from the hotel and your driver transfers you to the railway station where you board a high-speed train that takes you to Nizhny Novgorod in just 4 hours.

Upon arrival you meet your guide at the train station and go on a wonderful panoramic city tour around the most famous attractions of Nizhny Novgorod. During the tour you stroll through a pedestrian Bolshaya Pokrovskaya street, see the beautiful Stroganovskaya Church, explore the ancient Annunciation Cathedral, enjoy fantastic city views from the Volga slope and visit the famous Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

After the tour you are transferred to your centrally located hotel for overnight. The rest of the day is free.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Today early in the morning you check out from the hotel. Your guide and driver transfer you to the train station where you board the train to continue your journey. In the evening your train arrives in Perm - a major rail junction connecting Siberia and the Far East with the European part of the country.

Upon arrival your guide and driver meet you at the train station and transfer you to your centrally located hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is free for you to relax in your cozy room or start exploring the city center on your own.

Breakfast is included.

Following breakfast you check out from your hotel and prepare for an exciting full day trip to explore the Kungur ice caves, located in the outskirts of Perm. Known since time immemorial, the caves encompass the remains of ancient settlements dating back to VII-IX centuries.

Upon arrival to Kungur you have a brief city tour around the major sites of the area. Your tour then continues to the mysterious and ancient Kungur ice caves located in the Ice Mountain. The caves represent a system of labyrinths and are famous for their unique grottos. There are about 70 underground lakes of different sizes in the caves, exact number depending on the time of year. During your tour exploration you pass the large excursion ring traveling 1300 meters underground. Lunch in a local cafe is included.

Upon return to Perm, in the evening you are transferred to the train station as it is time to say good-bye to Perm and continue your journey to the capital of Ural - Ekaterinburg. You spend the night on the train.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

In about 3:17 a.m. you arrive in Ekaterinburg. Upon arrival you are met by your driver who takes you to your hotel for early check-in.

After breakfast you check out from the hotel and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour around the most remarkable city landmarks. During the tour you take a walk through the historical city center, go to the Vysotsky hotel observation platform to see incredible panoramic views of the city, visit the Ural Craftsman Lane where you can buy some traditional hand-made souvenirs and see the magnificent architectural ensemble of the Rastorguev - Haritonov’s House.

The second part of your tour is dedicated to the last days of the Russian Imperial Family. You visit the Church on Blood built on the site of the notorious Ipatiev House, where the last Russian Emperor, Nicolas II, and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. You finish the tour at the first burial place of the tsar’s family - the Monastery Complex “Ganina Yama” that now consists of seven chapels - one for each member of the royal family.

After the tour your guide transfers you to the railway station where you board a train running to Novosibirsk. You spend this night on board the train.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Today your train reaches a region with great history and unique Siberian style and nature, as your train arrives in Novosibirsk - a city that proves that Siberia may be distant, but is certainly not desolate.

Upon arrival in the evening your guide meets you at the railway station and transfers you to your centrally located hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

No meals included.

Following breakfast you check out from the hotel and enjoy a guided tour around the most interesting attractions of Novosibirsk, including the central Lenin Square, the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Ob River embankment.

During the tour you also see the Local History Museum, visit the Beresta Museum and spend some time at the Central Market, where you can buy traditional Russian souvenirs and experience the local life.

In the evening you are transferred to the railway station to continue your journey.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Early in the morning you arrive in Krasnoyarsk that is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Siberia. Your guide meets you at the train station and takes you to your centrally located hotel for early check-in.

After having some rest you enjoy a wonderful sightseeing tour around the most famous city landmarks. During the tour you explore Mira Square that offers outstanding views of the Enisei River, take a walk along the old city streets, see the monument to Andrew Dubenskoy, visit the Praskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel and enjoy panoramic city views from Karaulnaya hill.

After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

This morning is free for you to continue discovering the main attractions of Krasnoyarsk on your own. Ask your travel specialist about available options.

In the afternoon you are transferred to the railway station where you board a train running to Irkutsk. You spend this night on board the train.

Breakfast is included.

In the morning you arrive in Irkutsk, informally known as "Paris of Siberia" for its rich architecture and colorful live. Your guide meets you at the train station and takes you to the nearby Listvyanka Village located on the shore of Lake Baikal for breakfast and some rest.

After having some rest you meet your guide and enjoy a walking tour around the village. During the tour you visit the Baikal Limnological Museum and Aquarium that houses an interesting display of the unique flora and fauna of the lake.

Then you explore the famous Shaman Rock, take a chair-lift to the nearby view point to take some magnificent panoramic pictures of Baikal, visit the 19th century wooden St. Nicolas church and spend some time at a local fish market where you’ll see a great variety of fish and different ways of cooking it.

After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free. In the evening you enjoy traditional Russian banya and dinner at your hotel.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

Following breakfast you take a day trip to the open-air museum of wooden architecture located in Taltsy Village. This reconstructed Siberian village consists of a number of buildings that were threatened with flooding when the Irkutsk Dam was constructed on the Angara River. All the buildings at the Taltsy museum were rescued from the rising waters and brought here to serve as models of Irkutsk regional architecture.

After the tour you make a lunch stop at a traditional Siberian restaurant on your way back to your hotel in Listvyanka Village.

Optional tour: Lake Baikal Cruise

In the evening you enjoy dinner at your hotel.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

After breakfast you check out from the hotel and your driver transfers you to Irkutsk. Upon arrival you leave your luggage in the hotel and have a guided tour around the most remarkable city landmarks.

During the tour you explore the historical part of the city, including the Epiphany Cathedral, the oldest stone-structure Church of our Saviour and the only Catholic Cathedral in Irkutsk, the Polish Roman Catholic Church.

Then you walk through a beautiful Kirov Square and a central Karl Marks Street that will lead you to the Angara river embankment - the most popular meeting place among the locals.

After the tour you are transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight. The rest of the day is free.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Early in the morning you check out from the hotel and are transferred to the train station to board your train and continue your journey.

In the afternoon you arrive in Ulan Ude - the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia. Upon arrival your guide meets you at the railway station and takes you first to lunch and then on a city tour around the most interesting city landmarks.

During the tour you visit the beautiful Odigitria Cathedral, take a walk at a central Lenina street abundant in former merchant houses, and explore Soviet Square where you see the world’s largest head statue of Lenin.

After the tour you are taken to your hotel for check-in and have the rest of the day free.

Breakfast and lunch is included.

Today after breakfast you have the morning free to continue exploring Ulan Ude on your own or you can join a carefully planned optional tour.

Optional tour: Visit to the Ivolginsky Monastery - the center of Buddhism in Russia.

In the afternoon you are transferred to the railway station where you board a train running to Khabarovsk. You spend the rest of the day on board your train enjoying fantastic sceneries passing by your window and a company of your fellow travelers from all over the world.

Breakfast is included.

You spend this day on board your train enjoying fantastic sceneries passing by your window and a company of your fellow travelers from all over the world.

No meals included.

This evening your train arrives in Khabarovsk. Your guide meets you at the railway station and transfers you to your centrally located hotel for check-in.

The rest of the day is free for you to take a good rest after a long train journey or start exploring the historical city center on your own.

No meals included.

Following breakfast you meet your private guide and enjoy a wonderful sightseeing tour around the most interesting landmarks of Khabarovsk, including a ride across the Amur River bridge.

Optional tour: Amur River boat ride

In the evening you are transferred to the railway station where you board a train that takes you to your final destination - Vladivostok.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

After traveling through 8 time zones and covering around 6,600 miles (10,600 km) along the epic Trans-Siberian route, early in the morning your train finally arrives in Vladivostok - one of the most significant Russian ports located on the western shores of the Sea of Japan. Upon arrival your guide meets you at the train station and takes you to your hotel for check-in.

After taking some rest you meet your guide and enjoy an exciting sightseeing tour around the most interesting city attractions, including visits to the Vladivostok Railway Station that is the terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad, the Memorial Submarine S-56 Museum and the Arseniev Museum where you learn more about the region’s rich flora and fauna as well as the culture and history of Vladivostok.

After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.

Breakfast and lunch are included.

This is the final day of your Epic Trans-Siberian train tour! Following breakfast you check out from the hotel and your guide transfers you to the airport for your flight back home. We wish you a safe flight and hope to work on your future trips!

Breakfast is included.