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Moscow toVladivostokTour durationHoliday typeSeasonality12 daysIndividual TourRailwayYear-roundThis journey is the true Trans-Siberian,traversing an incredible eight time zonesand linking a diverse range of cultures.Vladivostok, a naval outpost, forbidden toforeigners for so long, is now well and trulyopen for business. This itinerary includes astop off at Irkutsk and Lake Baikal.Day 1 MoscowArrive Moscow, transfer to hotel for overnightstay.Day 2 Train to IrkutskFree day in Moscow to explore at leisure orbook optional excursions. Evening transfer torailway station for train to Irkutsk. (B)Day 3-5 On TrainOn train to Irkutsk passing through Perm,Ekaterinburg and Omsk.Day 6 IrkutskArrive Irkutsk and transfer to your hotel andcheck in for 2 nights. (B)Day 7 Lake BaikalEnjoy a full day excursion with lunch toListvyanka on Lake Baikal. We include atransfer by hydrofoil (summers only) toListvyanka and return by car with a visit enroute at the Taltsy Ethnographic Museum. (B,L)Day 8 Train to VladivostokTransfer from hotel to Irkutsk Railway Stationfor train to Vladivostok. (B)Day 9-10 On TrainOn train to Vladivostok passing through UlanUde and Khabarovsk. (B,L,D)Day 11 VladivostokArrive early morning, transfer to hotel forovernight stay.Day 12 Depart VladivostokYou can either fly back to Moscow or fly toPyongyang (Thursdays only) to join one ofour North and South Korea Tours. (Pleasesee page 124 for details of our tours to NorthKorea). (B)Stop off in EkaterinburgLooking for cities to stop off en route? Thenconsider Ekaterinburg, an attractive andprosperous city located in the foothills ofthe Urals. Infamous as the place where theRomanovs were murdered and known as thebirthplace of Boris Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg isa worthy stop on the Trans-Siberian. Here,you can experience a real Russian banyaand take part in various activities accordingto season from ice-fishing and snowsafaris, to gentle rafting on the River Sergaor mountain biking in the Urals.Per person twin-share £225single room supplement £140Our Ekaterinburg add-on includes 2 nightsaccommodation with breakfast in superior3-star Park Inn Ekaterinburg, all transfers, atour to the Romanov Monastery complex andthe Europe/Asia Obelisk. We can book a numberof excursions in and around Ekaterinburg.Stop off in Ulan UdeAnother overlooked city on the Trans-Siberianroute is Ulan Ude, the capital of the BuryatRepublic. Formerly a Cossack garrison, UlanUde became an important trading post onthe tea route between China and Irkutsk.The Ethnographic Museum here cataloguesthousands of years of native Buryat culture.You can visit the impressive Ivolginsky Datsan,(a Tibetan Buddhist monastery), as well asexperience old Russian culture in a village of‘Old Believers’, whose inhabitants still dressand worship as their ancestors did hundredsof years ago.Per person twin-share £375single room supplement £150Our Ulan Ude add-on includes 2 nightsaccommodation with breakfast in a 3-starhotel, all transfers, an excursion to IvolginskyDatsan and the Old Believers’ village. Wecan book a number of other excursions e.g.camping in the beautiful Zabaikalsk NationalPark, hiking and kayaking on Lake Baikal.Prices fromPer person twin-share £13201st class 2-berth supplement £510Prices include• Accommodation in 2 & 3-star hotelswith breakfast• Accommodation in Listvyanka inhome-stay with breakfast• All transfers• Train tickets in 2nd class 4-berthcompartmentPrices exclude• International flights - please contactus for best available prices• Russian Visa (see page 148)• Meals on the trains91Call 020 7666 1244 | www.regentholidays.co.uk | visit your local travel agent