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Trans Siberain Railway
Budget
options
2005 YEAR PROGRAMS
version
for print
There
are some budget options for those who have less time or wish to
arrange their stay in start and finish places of their trip themselves.
See also “basic options”
— for independent travelers who need just basic logistics from us
– train tickets, transfers and hotel reservations. Those who prefer
packed tours or just want to know what things to do and see during
the trip, please look at the packed
tours page. To get more clear idea of Trans Siberian
trips see brief summary.
- We can also customize the itinerary according to your
preferences and interests — for example, homestay accommodation
instead of staying in hotels, longer or shorter stays in the cities,
or suggest other things to see and do.
- Tours for bigger groups can also be arranged.
- If your are planning to travel with us, you better
connect us at least a month in advance (in high season the time
required to book tickets and hotels might be even more).
- Train schedule is subject to changes so some alterations
to the itinerary are possible.
- If you have never traveled by train for a long distance
in Russia, it may be worthwhile to see our FAQ
— there are some useful tips.
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Highlights:
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Folklore village: Russian and Buryat wooden houses
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Smoked Baikal omul
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Traveling by Round Baikal Railway
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Lenin’s head — the funniest monument of the Soviet era
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Ivolginsky datzan — center of Buddhism in Russia
Land cost:
$910 in a group of 4
See
also basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation (3 nights in hotels B&B, 6 nights
in trains),
- Train tickets Novosibirsk – Irkutsk, Listvyanka – Slyudyanka,
Slyudyanka – Ulan Ude, Ulan Ude – Vladivostok;
- Transfers according to the itinerary;
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according the
itinerary, including city tours in Irkutsk and Listvyanka;
- Lunches and dinners according to the itinerary (1 lunch
on the way to Listvyanka, 1 dinner in Ulan Ude).
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
*Schedule of the excursion train down the Round Baikal
railway is subject to changes so if this option is of
interest to you some changes to Irkutsk section of the
itinerary may be required.
**Note that if you have more time than just 14 days,
you can continue your adventure. You can take the advantage
of the fact that Vladivostok, the end point of your journey,
provides easy access to many coastal destinations: you
can go to Kamchatka or Chukotka with WildRussia, or we
can organize for you shorter tours to some of the numerous
Far East nature reserves so that you can spent a day or
two in famous Ussuriland taiga. Optionally you can just
take a rest in a wooden cottage and experience true Russian
banya — being one of the famous Russian extremes, it is
a real fun, especially in winter.
Besides, we can arrange extensions to the route — for
example, you can start from Helsinki, Saint-Petersburg,
or Moscow.
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Novosibirsk
– Irkutsk - Ulan Ude – Vladivostok
10 days/9 nights
Starting in the western Siberia and finishing at its
south-eastern end — that is, at the Japan Sea coastline, this
tour is designed for those who are particularly interested
in Siberian section of the railway.
You will see highlights of all four cities, the Lake Baikal
and surrounding mountain ranges, travel by Round-Baikal Railway;
you will see the funniest monument of the communist era —
gigantic stone head of Lenin: having been built in Ulan Ude,
capital of Buryatia, it certainly has some Mongolian features.
Map
Itinerary
Days 1,2,3. Boarding on train from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk.
Crossing Enisei river in Krasnoyarsk Night in the train.
Day 3. Arrival in Irkutsk. Transfer to hotel. Check-in. 3
hours sightseeing tour: historical center of the city, 19th
century architecture, houses of exiled Russian noblemen —
participants of famous rebellion of 1825 — who lived there
after years of hard labor in even more God-forsaken places.
Return to the hotel.
Day 4. In the morning transfer to Listvyanka village on the
Lake Baikal (2 hours). On the way you will have a lunch and
visit folklore village “Taltsy” (Russian and Buryat wooden
architecture). Check-in in the lodge in Listvyanka village.
Free time. Overnight in the lodge.
Day 5. Early morning breakfast. Crossing Angara river by
ferry, arrival in Port Baikal. Guided tour along the Baikal
lakeside (if the weather is good you will see Khamar-Daban
mountain range on the opposite side of the lake) by excursion
train*. You will explore Old Round Baikal Railway with its
famous tunnels and bridges. Arrive in Slyudyanka with its
one-off railway station built entirely from white marble.
Free time for you to rest on the lakeside and explore the
village — local people will undoubtedly offer you to buy famous
smoked Baikal omul. Depart to Ulan Ude by train late in the
evening. Overnight in the train.
Day 6. Arrival in Ulan Ude early in the morning. Transfer
to hotel (“Geser”, “Buryatia” or “Sagan-Morin”). Guided sightseeing
tour around the city, visiting Ivolginsky datzan — center
of Buddhism in Russia. Dinner (Buryat national cuisine), return
to the hotel. Free time for you to explore the city — Lenin’s
head is the must thing to see in Ulan Ude — 13.5 metres high,
it has been rightly included in the Guinness World Records.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 7. Breakfast. Free time and transfer to the railway station.
Departure from Ulan Ude to Vladivostok.
Days 7, 8, 9. Traveling by train from Ulan Ude to Vladivostok.
Crossing Amur river in Khabarovsk.
Day 10. Arrival in Vladivostok it the morning.
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Highlights:
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Yekaterinburg— 19th century gold-rush city
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The Romanovs in Yekaterinburg — the last dwelling of
the last Russian Tzar
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Irkutsk — capital of east Siberia
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Folklore village – Russian and Buryat architecture
Land cost: $1140 per person
in a group of 4.
See also
basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation (3 nights in hotels B&B, 8 nights in
train);
- Train tickets Moscow-Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg-Irkutsk,
Irkutsk-Vladivostok;
- Transfers according to the itinerary;
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the
itinerary, including city tours in Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk,
and Listvyanka;
- Lunches and dinners according to the itinerary: 4 dinners
(2 in Yekaterinburg, 1 in Listvyanka), 1 lunches on the
way to Listvyanka.
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
**Note that if you have more time than 16 days, you can
continue your adventure. You can take the advantage of the
fact that Vladivostok, the end point of your journey, provides
easy access to many coastal destinations: you can go to
Kamchatka or Chukotka with WildRussia, or we can organize
for you shorter tours to some of the numerous Far East nature
reserves so that you can spent a day or two in famous Ussuriland
taiga. Optionally you can just take a rest in a wooden cottage
and experience true Russian banya — being one of the famous
Russian extremes, it is a real fun, especially in winter.
Another option is 18-days trip with 2 extra days on the
Lake Baikal.
Besides, we can arrange extensions to the route — for example,
you can start from Helsinki or Saint-Petersburg.
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Moscow
– Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok
12 days / 11 nights
This
route crosses almost whole Russia from west to east, starting
from Moscow and finishing at the Japan Sea coastline. In Moscow
you will take the first taste of the Russian cuisine, and
during the sightseeing tour you will have many opportunities
to take city shots, including famous Red Square and Kremlin.
In Yekaterinburg you will see the last dwelling of the last
Russian Tzar, and visit museum collections of gem stones —
treasures of Ural mountains. In folklore village nearby Lake
Baikal you will see traditional Russian and Buryat wooden
houses.
Map
Itinerary
Day 1. Boarding on train to Yekaterinburg. Overnight in the
train.
Day 2. Whole day in the train. Arrival to Yekaterinburg in
the afternoon. Transfer to hotel, check-in, free time to relax.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 3. Breakfast. Guided excursion: Treasures of Ural Mountains
– gold and emeralds, that were discovered in late 18 century,
caused a kind of Golden Rush that transformed the city into
the largest industrial center. Dinner at the Ural cuisine
restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 4. Breakfast. Guided excursion: «The Romanovs in Yekaterinburg».
This excursion will give you an insight into the dramatic
pages of Russian revolution: the last Russian czar, Nikolai
the Second (Nikolai Romanov) was kept imprisoned with all
his family in 1918 in Yekaterinburg and later assassinated.
Optionally you can take a sightseeing tour with a picnic on
the border between Europe and Asia. Dinner at the restaurant.
In the evening transfer to railway station and boarding on
train to Irkutsk. Overnight in the train.
Day 5-6. Traveling from Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk via Novosibirsk
and Krasnoyarsk. Crossing Irtish river in Omsk, Ob river in
Novosibirsk and Enisei river in Krasnoyarsk.
Day 7. Arrival to Irkutsk early in the morning. Transfer from
the railway station to lodge in Listvyanka village on the
Lake Baikal (2 hours), check-in. Lunch on the way and guided
excursion to folklore village “Taltsy” (Russian and Buryat
wooden architecture). In the evening you will have free time
to explore the village and the Lake Baikal shore. Dinner:
Siberian cuisine. Overnight in the lodge.
Day 8. After breakfast transfer back to Irkutsk. Guided city
tour: historical center of the city, 19th century architecture,
wooden cottages, houses of Russian noblemen who were exiled
after 1825 rebellion and lived there after years of hard labor
in even more God-forsaken places. Transfer to the railway
station, boarding on train and departure to Vladivostok. Overnight
in the train.
Days 9-11. Traveling by train to Vladivostok via Ulan Ude
and Khabarovsk. Several hours (soon after departure from Irkutsk)
the train runs along the Lake Baikal. Crossing Amur river
in Khabarovsk.
Day 12. Arrival in Vladivostok it the morning.
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Highlights:
-
Yekaterinburg— 19th century gold-rush city
-
The Romanovs in Yekaterinburg — the last dwelling of
the last Russian Tzar
-
Irkutsk — capital of east Siberia
-
Folklore village – Russian and Buryat architecture
-
Lake Baikal boat trip
-
Travelling by Round Baikal Railway
Land cost: $1350
in a group of 4
See
also basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation (5 nights in hotels B&B, 8 nights in
a trains);
- Train tickets Moscow-Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg-Irkutsk,
Irkutsk-Vladivostok ;
- Transfers according to the itinerary;
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the
itinerary, including city tours in Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk,
and Listvyanka;
- Lunches and dinners according to the itinerary: 2 dinners
in Yekaterinburg, 2 lunches in Listvyanka.
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
*Schedule of the excursion train down the Round Baikal
railway is subject to changes so if this option is of interest
to you some changes to Irkutsk section of the itinerary
may be required. Otherwise you can choose the same tour
without Round-Baikal Railway — it is 2 days shorter.
**Note that if you have more time than 18 days, you can
continue your adventure. You can take the advantage of the
fact that Vladivostok, the end point of your journey, provides
easy access to many coastal destinations: you can go to
Kamchatka or Chukotka with WildRussia, or we can organize
for you shorter tours to some of the numerous Far East nature
reserves so that you can spent a day or two in famous Ussuriland
taiga. Optionally you can just take a rest in a wooden cottage
and experience true Russian banya — being one of the famous
Russian extremes, it is a real fun, especially in winter.
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Moscow
– Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk – Vladivostok extended
14 days / 13 nights
This route is essentially the same as 12-days option
but adds 2 days at the Lake Baikal during which you will travel
down the famous Round-Baikal Railway and visit the museum
of the Lake Baikal.
Map
Itinerary:
Day 1. Boarding
on train to Yekaterinburg. Overnight in the train.
Day 2. Whole day in the train. Arrival to Yekaterinburg in
the afternoon. Transfer to hotel, check-in, free time to relax.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 3. Breakfast. Guided excursion: Treasures of Ural Mountains
– gold and emeralds, that were discovered in late 18 century,
caused a kind of Golden Rush that transformed the city into
the largest industrial center. Dinner at the Ural cuisine
restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 4. Breakfast. Guided excursion: «The Romanovs in Yekaterinburg».
This excursion will give you an insight into the dramatic
pages of Russian revolution: the last Russian czar, Nikolai
the Second (Nikolai Romanov) was kept imprisoned with all
his family in 1918 in Yekaterinburg and later assassinated.
Optionally you can take a sightseeing tour with a picnic on
the border between Europe and Asia. Dinner at the restaurant.
In the evening transfer to railway station and boarding on
train to Irkutsk. Overnight in the train.
Day 5-6. Traveling from Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk via Novosibirsk
and Krasnoyarsk. 2 lunch boxes. Crossing Irtish river in Omsk,
Ob river in Novosibirsk and Enisei river in Krasnoyarsk.
Day 7. Arrival to Irkutsk early in the morning. Transfer from
the railway station to the hotel, check-in. Free time to relax,
guided sightseeing tour: historical center of the city, 19th
century architecture, wooden cottages, houses of Russian noblemen
who were exiled after 1825 rebellion and lived there after
years of hard labor in even more God-forsaken places. Overnight
in the hotel.
Day 8. After breakfast transfer to Slyudyanka (with its one-off
railway station built entirely from white marble) where guided
trip down the Round-Baikal Railway begins. Traveling along
the Baikal lakeside (if the weather is good you will see Khamar-Daban
mountain range on the opposite side of the lake) by excursion
train, you will explore this 100-years old railway with its
famous tunnels and bridges. Crossing Angara river by ferry
and arrival to Listvyanka village. Accommodation in the lodge.
Day 9. Full day in Listvyanka. Guided boat trip with lunch,
Lake Baikal sightseeing. Overnight in the lodge.
NB! If the weather is bad boat trip might be substituted by
some other activity.
Day 10. After breakfast, return to Irkutsk (2 hours). On
the way you will visit folklore village “Taltsy” (Russian
and Buryat wooden architecture). Lunch. Free time to explore
the city. Transfer to the railway station, boarding on train
and departure to Vladivostok.
Days 11-13. Traveling by train to Vladivostok via Ulan Ude
and Khabarovsk. Several hours (soon after departure from Irkutsk)
the train runs along the Lake Baikal. Crossing Amur river
in Khabarovsk.
Day 14. Arrival in Vladivostok it the morning.
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Highlights:
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Irkutsk — the capital of the East Siberia
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Picnic in Siberian taiga
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Lake Baikal sightseeing
Land cost:
$ 1020 per person in a group of 4
See
also basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation (2 nights in the hotels B&B, 7 nights
in the trains),
- Train Tickets Moscow- Irkutsk, Irkutsk – Beijing;
- Transfers according to the itinerary.
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the
itinerary, including city tours in Irkutsk and Listvyanka;
- Picnic in Listvyanka
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
Besides, we can arrange extensions to the route — for example,
you can start from Saint-Petersburg or Helsinki.
If you wish to spent more time on the Lake Baikal you should
consider 11 days option Moscow-Irkutsk-Beijing.
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Moscow
– Irkutsk – Beijing
10 days/9 nights
This route connects 3 capitals: Moscow — capital of Russia,
Beijing — capital of China, and Irkutsk, which is rightly
called the capital of East Siberia.
Map
Itinerary
Day 1. Boarding on train N2 Moscow - Irkutsk. Overnight in
the train.
Days 2, 3, 4. Traveling to Irkutsk via Perm, Yekaterinburg,
Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyask. Crossing Volga and Irtish rivers
and the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia in the
hills of Southern Ural.
Day 5. Arrival in Irkutsk. Breakfast. Transfer to Listvyanka
village on the Lake Baikal (2 hours). Accommodation in lodge.
Guided walking tour around Listvyanka village, visit to St.Nicholas’
Church. Afternoon picnic in taiga forest or at Angara river
bank (if the weather is good). Overnight in the lodge.
Day 6. Breakfast. Free time to relax and explore the village,
Lake Baikal sightseeing. Afternoon return to Irkutsk, check-in
in the hotel. Guided sightseeing city tour: historical center
of the city, 19th century architecture, wooden cottages, houses
of Russian noblemen who were exiled after 1825 rebellion and
lived there after years of hard labor in even more God-forsaken
places. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 7. Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station, boarding
on train to Beijing.
Days 8-9. Travelling from Irkutsk to Beijing via Ulan Ude
and Harbin (Trans-Manchurian route). Several hours the train
runs along the Lake Baikal.
Day 10. Arrival to Beijing.
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Highlights:
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Travelling down Round-Baikal Railway
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Irkutsk — the capital of the East Siberia
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Baikal lake boat trip
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The Great Wall and Palaces of Beijing
Land cost: $1120 per person in
a group of 4.
See
also basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation B&B (3 nights in hotels, 7 nights in
trains),
- Train tickets Moscow- Irkutsk, Irkutsk – Beijing;
- All transfers according to the itinerary.
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the
itinerary, including city tours in Irkutsk and Listvyanka;
- 1 lunch in Listvyanka
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
*Schedule of the excursion train down the Round Baikal
railway is subject to changes so if this option is of interest
to you some changes to Irkutsk section of the itinerary
may be required.
Besides, we can arrange extensions to the route — for example,
you can start from Saint-Petersburg or Helsinki.
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Moscow - Irkutsk – Beijing extended
11 days/10 nights
This tour basically is the same 10-days option as but
adds one extra day at the Lake Bailkal, thus providing an
opportunity to travel down the famous Round-Baikal Railway.
Map
Itinerary:
Day 1. Boarding on train N2 Moscow - Irkutsk. Overnight in
the train.
Days 2-4. Traveling to Irkutsk via Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk,
Novosibirsk, Krasnoyask. Crossing Volga and Irtish rivers
and the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia in the
hills of Southern Ural.
Day 5. Arrival in Irkutsk. Breakfast. Short sightseeing tour
and transfer to Listvyanka village on the Lake Baikal (2 hours).
Accommodation in lodge. Guided walking tour around Listvyanka
village, visit to St.Nicholas’ Church. Overnight in the lodge.
Day 6. Breakfast. Guided boat trip with lunch, Lake Baikal
sightseeing. Overnight in the lodge.
NB! If the weather is bad boat trip might be substituted by
excursion to Taltsy museum or some other activity.
Day 7. Early morning breakfast. Crossing Angara river by
ferry, arrival in Port Baikal. Guided tour along the Baikal
lakeside (if the weather is good you will see Khamar-Daban
mountain range on the opposite side of the lake) by excursion
train. You will explore Old Round Baikal Railway with its
famous tunnels and bridges. Arrive in Slyudyanka with its
one-off railway station built entirely from white marble.
Transfer by commuter train to Irkursk. Check-in and overnight
in the hotel.
Day 8. Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station, boarding
on train to Beijing.
Days 9-10. Traveling from Irkutsk to Beijing via Ulan Ude
and Harbin (Trans-Manchurian route). Several hours the train
runs along the Lake Baikal.
Day 11. Arrival to Beijing.
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Highlights:
-
Irkutsk — the capital of the East Siberia
-
Baikal lake boat trip
-
Travelling down the Round-Baikal Railway
-
Folklore village – Russian and Buryat wooden architecture
Land cost: $1040
per person in a group of 4
See
also basic options!
The price includes:
- Accommodation (3 nights in hotels B&B, 6 nights in the
train),
- Train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk, Irkutsk – Ulaan Baatar;
- Transfers according to the itinerary.
- All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the
itinerary, including city tours in Irkutsk and Listvyanka;
- Lunches and dinners according to the itinerary: 2 lunches
in Listvyanka
The price doesn’t include:
- Air tickets,
- Insurance,
- Visas,
- Tips.
Schedule of the excursion train down the Round Baikal
railway is subject to changes so if this option is of interest
to you some changes to Irkutsk section of the itinerary may
be required.
Besides, we can arrange extensions to the route — for
example, you can start from Saint-Petersburg or Helsinki,
or continue to Beijing.
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Moscow
- Irkutsk – Ulaan Baatar
10 days/9 nights
After comprehensive sightseeing programs in Irkutsk and
on the Lake Baikal you will arrive in Ulaan Baatar — capital
of the country that many think of as true “back of beyond”,
where many families still follow the traditional nomadic way
of life.
Map
Iitinerary:
Day 1. Boarding on train N2 Moscow - Irkutsk. Overnight in
the train.
Days 2-4. Traveling to Irkutsk via Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk,
Novosibirsk, Krasnoyask. Crossing Volga and Irtish rivers
and the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia in the
hills of Southern Ural.
Day 5. Arrival in Irkutsk. Breakfast. Transfer to Listvyanka
village at the Lake Baikal (2 hours). On the way – lunch and
visiting folklore village “Taltsy” (Russian and Buryat wooden
architecture). Accommodation in lodge. Free time to relax
and explore the village, Lake Baikal sightseeing. Overnight
in the lodge.
Day 6. Breakfast. Stay on the lake. Guided boat trip with
lunch, Lake Baikal sightseeing. Overnight in the lodge.
NB! If the weather is bad boat trip might be substituted by
excursion to Taltsy museum or some other activity.
Day 7. Early morning breakfast. Crossing Angara river by
ferry, arrival in Port Baikal. Guided tour along the Baikal
lakeside (if the weather is good you will see Khamar-Daban
mountain range on the opposite side of the lake) by excursion
train. You will explore Old Round Baikal Railway with its
famous tunnels and bridges. Arrive in Slyudyanka with its
one-off railway station built entirely from white marble.
Free time for you to rest on the lakeside and explore the
village — local people will undoubtedly offer you to buy famous
smoked Baikal omul. Transfer by commuter train to Irkursk.
Check-in and overnight in the hotel.
Day 8. Breakfast. 3 hours sightseeing tour: historical center
of the city, 19th century architecture, wooden cottages, houses
of exiled Russian noblemen — rebellious Decembrists who lived
there after years of hard labor in even more God-forsaken
places. Return to the hotel. In the evening transfer to the
railway station and boarding on train to Ulaan Baatar. Overnight
in the train.
Day 9. Traveling by train from Irkutsk to Ulaan Baatar via
Ulan Ude. Several hours the train runs along the Lake Baikal.
Day 10. Arrival in Ulaan Baatar.
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