Vladivostok - Ulan-Ude - Irkutsk, Baikal lake - Ulan Bator - Hohhot - Beijing

Duration: 15 days / 14 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 or 5* or train tickets to 1st class, etc.

 

Day 1, Thursday, Vladivostok

Arrival in Vladivostok, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, check in since 14:00, free time.

 

Day 2, Friday, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, meeting with a guide, Vladivostok city tour with excursions to two museums and Russky Island, lunch, late check out, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Ulan-Ude, overnight on the train.

 

Day 3-4, Saturday, Sunday

On the train.

 

Day 5, Monday, Ulan-Ude

Evening arrival in Ulan-Ude, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, check in, free time.

 

Day 6, Tuesday, Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at hotel, meeting with a guide, Ulan-Ude city tour with excursion to Ivolginskiy Datsan, lunch, late

check out, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Irkutsk, overnight on the train.

 

Day 7, Wednesday, Irkutsk, Baikal lake

Morning arrival in Irkutsk, meeting with a guide,  transfer to the hotel, early check in, 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 8, Thursday, Irkutsk

Breakfast at hotel, meeting with a guide, Irkutsk city tour with excursion to Decembrists Museum, lunch, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 9, Friday, Irkutsk

Early check out, breakfast in boxes, meeting with a guide, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Ulan Bator, overnight on the train.

 

Day 10, Saturday, Ulan Bator

Morning arrival in Ulan Bator, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel for breakfast, overnight tour to Terelj National Park with excursion to Chinggis Khaan Statue complex, overnight stay in gers.

 

Day 11, Sunday, Ulan Bator

Breakfast in the camp, transfer back to Ulan Bator, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 12, Monday, Ulan Bator

Breakfast at hotel, check out, meeting with a guide, Ulan Bator city tour, lunch, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Hohhot, overnight on the train.

 

Day 13, Tuesday, Hohhot

Late evening arrival in Hohhot, meeting with a guide, transfer to the hotel, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 14, Wednesday, Hohhot

Breakfast at hotel, meeting with a guide, Hohhot city tour with excursions to Dazhao Temple, Saishang Old Street, Wuta Temple-Vajra Stupa, Inner Mongolia Museum, lunch and dinner; overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 15, Thursday, Hohhot, Beijing

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 10.00, meeting with a guide, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Beijing, arrival in Beijing around 13.00.

 

 

All rates are subject to change.

 

Services Included:

 

  • 2nd class train tickets Vladivostok – Ulan-Ude – Irkutsk – Ulan Bator – Hohhot – Beijing (4-berth compartment, a seat in 2nd class seating carriage Hohhot - Beijing) OR 1st class train tickets Vladivostok – Ulan-Ude – Irkutsk – Ulan Bator – Hohhot – Beijing (2-berth compartment OR whole 4-berth compartment for 1 or 2 passengers, a seat in 1st class seating carriage Hohhot - Beijing)
  • accommodation in Vladivostok, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Ulan-Ude, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Irkutsk, hotel 3*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Ulan Bator, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in gers in Mongolia
  • accommodation in Hohhot, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • meals according to the program
  • 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)
  • English speaking guide services on the trains
  • meals on the trains
  • services in Beijing
  • gratuity
  • porterage
  • hotels migration & cities tourist fees

 

2) Basic option, without excursion program

 

This program is for independent tourists who prefer to plan their own excursion program, it includes the basic services: arrival & departure transfers, hotel accommodations and train tickets. Please contact us if you want to change anything in the program: include additional services, add more dates in some cities, exclude some cities, upgrade hotels to 4 or 5* or train tickets to 1st class, etc.

 

Day 1, Thursday, Vladivostok

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

 

Day 2, Friday, Vladivostok

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12.00, free time, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Ulan-Ude, overnight on the train.

 

Day 3-4, Saturday, Sunday

On the train.

 

Day 5, Monday, Ulan-Ude

Evening arrival in Ulan-Ude, transfer to the hotel, check in, free time, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 6, Tuesday, Ulan-Ude

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12.00, free time, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Irkutsk, overnight on the train.

 

Day 7, Wednesday, Irkutsk, Baikal lake

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

 

Day 8, Thursday, Irkutsk

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

 

Day 9, Friday, Irkutsk

Early check out, breakfast in boxes, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Ulan Bator, overnight on the train.

 

Day 10, Saturday, Ulan Bator

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

 

Day 11, Sunday, Ulan Bator

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

 

Day 12, Monday, Ulan Bator

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 12.00, free time, transfer to the train station, evening departure for Hohhot, overnight on the train.

 

Day 13, Tuesday, Hohhot

Late evening arrival in Hohhot, transfer to the hotel, overnight stay at hotel.

 

Day 14, Wednesday, Hohhot

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

 

Day 15, Thursday, Hohhot, Beijing

Breakfast at hotel, check out till 10.00, transfer to the train station, morning departure for Beijing, arrival in Beijing around 13.00.

 

 

All rates are subject to change.

 

Services Included:

 

  • 2nd class train tickets Vladivostok – Ulan-Ude – Irkutsk – Ulan Bator – Hohhot – Beijing (4-berth compartment, a seat in 2nd class seating carriage Hohhot - Beijing) OR 1st class train tickets Vladivostok – Ulan-Ude – Irkutsk – Ulan Bator – Hohhot – Beijing (2-berth compartment OR whole 4-berth compartment for 1 or 2 passengers, a seat in 1st class seating carriage Hohhot - Beijing)
  • accommodation in Vladivostok, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Ulan-Ude, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Irkutsk, hotel 3*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Ulan Bator, hotel 4*, dbl std rooms with bb
  • accommodation in Hohhot, 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)
  • excursion program
  • English speaking guide services on the trains or during transfers
  • meals on the trains
  • services in Beijing
  • gratuity
  • porterage
  • hotels migration & cities tourist fees