Moscow - Irkutsk, Baikal lake - Yakutsk - Vladivostok

Duration: 20 days / 19 nights

 

1) With excursion program

 

This program is a perfect choice for tourists who prefer to have excursions included. Please contact us if you want to change anything in the program: include additional services, add more days in some cities, exclude some cities, take day trains instead of overnight ones, upgrade hotels to 4-5* or train tickets to 1st class, etc.

 

Day 1, Moscow

Arrival in Moscow, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, check in since 14:00, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 2, Moscow

Breakfast at hotel, Moscow city tour (no museums, only exterior), overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 3, Moscow

Breakfast at hotel, a walking excursion to the Kremlin (territory and cathedrals), late check out, meeting with a guide, transfer to the train station, late night departure for Irkutsk, overnight on the train.

 

Day 4-6

On the train.

 

Day 7, Irkutsk

Evening arrival in Irkutsk, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, check in, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 8, Irkutsk, Baikal Lake

Breakfast at hotel, whole day tour to Baikal lake with excursions to Taltsy and Baikal Museums, lunch, rise to Chersky peak by chair lift, transfer back to Irkutsk, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 9, Irkutsk

Breakfast at hotel, Irkutsk city tour with excursion to Decembrists Museum, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 10, Irkutsk

Breakfast in boxes, check out before 8 am, meeting with a guide, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Nizhny Bestyakh, overnight on the train.

 

Day 11-12

On the train.

 

Day 13, Nizhny Bestyakh & Yakutsk

Morning arrival in Nizhny Bestyakh, bus to Yakutsk, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, lunch, excursion to the Kingdom of Permafrost, dinner in Chochur Muran, transfer to hotel, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 14, Yakutsk

Breakfast at hotel, whole day Yakutsk city tour with lunch, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 15, Yakutsk

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12:00, meeting with a guide, transfer to the bus station, bus to Nizhny Bestyakh, evening departure for Vladivostok, overnight on the train.

 

Day 16-17

On the train.

 

Day 18, Vladivostok

Morning arrival in Vladivostok, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, breakfast at hotel, Vladivostok city tour with visits to two museums, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 19, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, excursion to Russkiy Island with a visit to Primorskiy Aquarium, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 20, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12:00, meeting with a guide, transfer to the airport / train station or sea port.

 

Train schedule and rates are subject to change and must be confirmed before booking.

 

Services Included:

 

  • 2nd class train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk - Nizhny Bestyakh - Vladivostok (4-berth compartment) OR 1st class train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk - Nizhny Bestyakh - Vladivostok (2-berth compartment OR whole 4-berth compartment for 2 passengers)
  • bus / khivus (hovercraft) tickets Nizhny Bestyakh – Yakutsk – Nizhny Bestyakh
  • accommodation in Moscow, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Irkutsk, hotel 3*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Yakutsk, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Vladivostok, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • meals according to the program (breakfast at hotels)
  • local English speaking guides during excursions and transfers
  • excursion program
  • entrance tickets
  • transfers & transportation according to the program

 

Services Not Included:

 

  • visas
  • medical insurance
  • international flights
  • early check in or late check out (unless otherwise specified in the itinerary)
  • hotels migration & cities tourist fees
  • English speaking guide services on the trains
  • meals on the trains
  • porterage
  • luggage storage service at train stations & hotels
  • gratuities

 

2) Basic option, without excursion program

 

This program is a perfect choice for independent tourists who prefer to plan their own excursions, it includes only necessary basic services: arrival & departure transfers, hotel accommodations with standard check in and check out time, and train tickets. Please contact us if you want to change anything in the program: include additional services, add more days in some cities, exclude some cities, take day trains instead of overnight ones, upgrade hotels to 4-5* or train tickets to 1st class, etc.

                                                                                                   

 

Day 1, Moscow

Arrival in Moscow, transfer to the hotel, check in since 14:00, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 2, Moscow

Breakfast at hotel, free day, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 3, Moscow

Breakfast at hotel, free time, late check out, transfer to the train station, late night departure for Irkutsk, overnight on the train.

 

Day 4-6

On the train.

 

Day 7, Irkutsk

Evening arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to the hotel, check in, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 8, Irkutsk

Breakfast at hotel, free day, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 9, Irkutsk

Breakfast at hotel, free day, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 10, Irkutsk

Breakfast in boxes, check out before 8 am, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Nizhny Bestyakh, overnight on the train.

 

Day 11-12

On the train.

 

Day 13, Nizhny Bestyakh & Yakutsk

Morning arrival in Nizhny Bestyakh, bus to Yakutsk, transfer to the hotel, check in since 14.00, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 14, Yakutsk

Breakfast at hotel, free day, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 15, Yakutsk

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12:00, transfer to the bus station, bus to Nizhny Bestyakh, evening departure for Vladivostok, overnight on the train.

 

Day 16-17

On the train.

 

Day 18, Vladivostok

Morning arrival in Vladivostok, transfer to the hotel, check in since 14.00, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 19, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, free day, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 20, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12:00, transfer to the airport / train station or sea port.

 

 

Train schedule and rates are subject to change and must be confirmed before booking.

 

Services Included:

 

  • 2nd class train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk - Nizhny Bestyakh - Vladivostok (4-berth compartment) OR 1st class train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk - Nizhny Bestyakh - Vladivostok (2-berth compartment OR whole 4-berth compartment for 2 passengers)
  • bus / khivus (hovercraft) tickets Nizhny Bestyakh – Yakutsk – Nizhny Bestyakh
  • accommodation in Moscow, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Irkutsk, hotel 3*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Yakutsk, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Vladivostok, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • meals according to the program (breakfast at hotels)
  • transfers & transportation according to the program

 

Services Not Included:

 

  • visas
  • medical insurance
  • international flights
  • early check in or late check out (unless otherwise specified in the itinerary)
  • hotels migration & cities tourist fees
  • excursion program
  • English speaking guide services on the trains or during transfers
  • meals on the trains
  • porterage
  • luggage storage service at train stations & hotels
  • gratuities