Transsiberian Christmas trip
Transsiberian Christmas trip
Trans-Siberian Railway is a must-do for everyone looking for an adventure of a lifetime! Experience one of the great travel adventures. Your journey along the Trans-Siberian Railway, one of the world’s most fascinating and safest train routes, is even more interesting, and entertaining with Russian public trains. This train journey from Moscow to Irkutsk via other Russian cities, such as Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and other, is your chance to fulfill the dream of a lifetime.

Start of the tour

9 / 8
days / nights
22 December - 30 December
tour period
2 150 €
tour price
Booking

Program tour

Moscow – Yekaterinburg – Novosibirsk – Irkutsk – Lake Baikal Number of people in the group: max 6 pax

  • Day 1
    22 December 2021
    Meet Moscow, one of the most vivid, dynamic and richly-historic cities on Earth. After a meeting at the airport, you will be transferred to the hotel and have free time for rest after the flight. Moscow city tour, during which you will visit the famous Red Square, the otherworldly Kremlin and experience the magnificent interiors of its glorious cathedrals. You will see the surreal and candy-cane Russian masterpieces of St. Basil’s Cathedral and Novodevichy Convent. You visit the lovingly reconstructed Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and pass by the notorious former KGB headquarters, the imposing architecture of the Soviet-era White House and Lomonossov University. After the tour return back to the hotel.
    Meals
    L
    Hotels
    hotel "Starosadsky"
  • Day 2
    23 December 2021
    Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Today you will continue to experience the opulence and beauty of Moscow on a tour that covers all the remarkable places, famous Moscow sights and monuments. After the excursion you will be transferred to the train station and board a train to Yekaterinburg (train 016 departs at 16:38 and arrives on day 3 at 18:19).
    Meals
    BL
    Overnight
    in the train
  • Day 3
    24 December 2021
    Arrival to Yekaterinburg at 18:19. Your guide will meet you at the train station. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation and free time for rest after the train.
    Meals
    none
    Hotels
    hotel "Park Inn Yekaterinburg"
  • Day 4
    25 December 2021
    Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will explore Yekaterinburg, which is the capital of the ancient Ural Mountain range. Its position on the Asian-European border makes for a city of fascinating influences and combined cultures. You visit the painstakingly-preserved city center and fairy-tale-like Church on Blood, which commemorates the site where the Romanovs, Russia’s last Tsar Dynasty, were shot by revolutionists. Also you will take some photos at the “Europe-Asia” boarder.
    In the evening you will return to the hotel and have Christmas festive dinner at the hotel restaurant
    Meals
    BLD
    Hotels
    hotel "Park Inn Yekaterinburg"
  • Day 5
    26 December 2021
    Packed breakfast at the hotel. Early check-out. Transfer to the train station. Board the train to Novosibirsk (train 140 departs at 07:02 arrives on day 6 at 08:56). This day you will spend in the train and enjoy picturesque views of Russian nature.
    Meals
    packed breakfast
    Overnight
    in the train
  • Day 6
    27 December 2021
    Arrival to Novosibirsk in the morning. Your guide will meet you at the train station and see you to the hotel, where you will have breakfast and some time for rest after the train. Meet your guide at midday at the hotel lobby. Today you will get acquainted with Novosibirsk. During the city tour you`ll visit the historical part of the city and its main sights. The guide will tell you about the history of the city, about its foundation as the future site of the of the Trans-Siberian railway bridge crossing the great Siberian river Ob. You`ll visit Lenin Square, where a very beautiful building of Opera and Ballet Theatre is located. You`ll see the Chapel of Saint Nicolas which marks the center of Russia, the first brick building of the city – the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky, wooden buildings and the embankment of Ob river.
    Meals
    BL
    Hotels
    hotel "Marins Park Novosibirsk"
  • Day 7
    28 December 2021
    Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and see you to the train station where you will board the train to Irkutsk (train 100 departs at 12:53 and arrives on day 8 at 21:15). Enjoy wonderful scenery during this train trip.
    Meals
    B
    Overnight
    in the train
  • Day 8
    29 December 2021
    Arrival to Irkutsk. Your guide will meet you at the train station. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation and dinner.
    Meals
    D
    Hotels
    hotel "Armat"
  • Day 9
    30 December 2021
    Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
    Today, you will get acquainted with the touristic capital of Lake Baikal – Listwyanka settlement. On route to the village you will visit an open-air museum “Taltsy”, where old wooden houses from Irkutsk Region are kept. In Listwyanka you will take some photos at the Chersky Stone view point and learn about the Lake’s flora and fauna at Baikal museum. Return to Irkutsk in the evening and city tour with dinner.
    Transfer to the airport.
    Meals
    BLD

Tour price per pax:

4 pax sleeper (upper berth) 1 800 EURO per person* BOOKING
4 pax sleeper (lower berth) 2 000 EURO per person* BOOKING
Single supplement in hotels 300 EURO BOOKING

*The price is based on twin/dbl accommodation hotels on route

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