The Great Siberian Route is also the name of the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. The longest railroad in the world is more than 9,000 kilometers long and the number of must-see attractions can puzzle even the most experienced traveler. How do you make a choice? Don't try to do it all, but stop at key points of the route! In this program, we suggest you visit 3 capitals and Baikal. Imperial St. Petersburg -the cultural capital of Russia, the majestic Vladivostok- the capital of the Far East, and, of course, Moscow - ancient, Soviet, modern - unified in its diversity, await you. Lake Baikal will become the pearl of the program!
DAY 1. SAINT PETERSBURG
- Arrival in St. Petersburg, meeting with the guide
- Sightseeing tour of the city
- Transfer to hotel
- Hotel accommodation ****
DAY 2. SAINT PETERSBURG
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress
- Culinary master class "Russian pies"
- Lunch
- Visit to Peterhof (Upper and Lower parks, one of the small palaces)
- Return to hotel
- Evening at leisure
DAY 3. FLIGHT SAINT PETERSBURG – VLADIVOSTOK
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Check-out from the hotel
- Transfer to the airport
- Flight St. Petersburg – Novosibirsk – Vladivostok (total flight duration – 11 hours 35 minutes)
DAY 4. VLADIVOSTOK
- Arrival in Vladivostok
- Early check-in at the hotel ****
- Time to rest after the flight
- Lunch at the hotel
- Sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the observation deck, memorial train, stele "The end of the Transsib"
- Visit to the C-56 Submarine Museum
- Transfer to hotel
- Overnight at the hotel
DAY 5. VLADIVOSTOK
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to Russky Island and Voroshilovskaya battery
- Lunch
- Tokarevsky lighthouse visit
- Late check-out from the hotel
- Transfer to the train station
DAY 6. ON THE WAY
- Departure to Irkutsk
- Day on the road
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the train
- Night on the train
DAY 9. IRKUTSK
- Arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to the hotel
- Hotel accommodation ****
- Overnight at the hotel
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Sightseeing tour of the city
- Visit to the Museum of the Decembrists (House-museum of the Volkonskys)
- Culinary master class (grilling Baikal fish and fish soup)
- Lunch
- Free time
- Overnight at the hotel
DAY 10. LAKE BAIKAL
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day in Listvyanka village
- Visit to the architectural and ethnographic museum "Taltsy"
- Sightseeing tour of Listvyanka
- Visit to the fish market
- Excursion to the observation deck at the top of Kamen Chersky (by lift)
- Lunch
- Boat excursion on the lake
- Return to Irkutsk
- Overnight at the hotel
DAY 11. ROUND-BAIKAL RAILWAY
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Tour of Lake Baikal by train (full day, with lunch)
- Transfer to Irkutsk
- Overnight at the hotel
DAY 12. IRKUTSK – MOSCOW
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Check-out from the hotel
- Transfer to the airport
- Flight Irkutsk – Moscow (flight duration - 6 hours 10 minutes)
- Arrival in Moscow
- Sightseeing tour of the city
- Walking tour of Red Square
- Lunch
- Transfer to hotel
- Hotel accommodation ****
DAY 13. MOSCOW
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin with Cathedrals visit
- Lunch
- Walking tour along the Arbat
- Visit to the Novodevichy Convent
- Overnight at the hotel
DURING THE TOUR YOU WILL SEE:
- St. Petersburg – a city on the Neva, a cultural capital, Northern Palmyra, a city of white nights, a cradle of revolution – many names of a beautiful city, which, despite its youth, only 300 years old, has taken its special place in the history of Russia. During a sightseeing tour on the day of arrival, you will see all the main sights of the city: the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island, Senate Square, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the famous Nevsky Prospect and other monuments and architectural ensembles. The next day you will start with the Peter and Paul Fortress visit – the first bastion-type fortress, the burial place of Russian emperors and the oldest architectural monument of the city, founded on May 27, 1703 by Peter I. The day of the foundation of the fortress is considered the day of the foundation of the city.
At lunch, you will not only taste Russian cuisine, but also learn how to cook pies – baked or fried buns with various fillings. After lunch, you will go to Peterhof – the summer residence of Russian emperors, a city of parks and fountains, where 150 fountains and four sculptural cascades currently work. During your stay in Peterhof you will visit one of the small palaces and the Lower Park, which can compete in beauty with the gardens of Versailles. - Vladivostok is the capital of the Far East, the base of the Pacific Fleet, a large commercial port located on the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula and the islands in the Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan. One of the longest domestic flights in the world, 11 hours 35 minutes, awaits you. You will fly east, so the time difference will be plus 7 hours. You will arrive in Vladivostok early in the morning and after checking into the hotel you will have time to rest before the start of the excursion. After a sightseeing tour and a visit to the stele marking the end of the Trans-Siberian Railway, you will go on an excursion to the S-56 Submarine – a museum and memorial of military glory. The S-56 is rightfully recognized as one of the most effective Soviet submarines in combat during the Great Patriotic War. This legendary submarine was declared dead 19 times, but each time it resurfaced again. The museum displays archival documents and models, personal belongings of the C-56 crew and its commander. The next day you will get acquainted with the symbol of Vladivostok – the Russian bridge – an engineering structure that is unique in its scale and complexity of execution, which runs through the Eastern Bosphorus. The bridge will lead you to Russky Island, a “retired” fortress that has long ensured the security of Russia's eastern borders. On the island you will have an excursion to one of its most famous fortifications - the Voroshilov battery, in the affected area of which the entire Ussuri Bay is located. The end point of your trip to Vladivostok will be the Egersheld lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the Far East, built in 1876 and still functioning. The location of the lighthouse is notable for the fact that the mainland ends here and the Sea of Japan (Pacific Ocean) originates.
- Irkutsk – an ancient city located in the east of Siberia, in the valley of the Angara River. It is a starting point for a trip to Lake Baikal. The city is interesting not only for its close location to the famous lake. There are more than 680 monuments of history and culture, including churches, monasteries, merchant "lace" houses, stone and wooden estates. After a sightseeing tour of Irkutsk, you will visit the Museum of the Decembrists. House and estate of S.G. Volkonsky, where the prince's family settled after the end of the hard labor, is a unique phenomenon in the culture of Irkutsk, a vivid illustration of the tragic pages of the history of Russia in the 19th century. The traditions and life of the Volkonsky princely family are represented by the recreated historical interiors of the house, which contain the personal belongings of the prince and his wife, original furniture, books, musical instruments. At lunch you will continue your acquaintance with local culinary traditions and learn the secrets of cooking Baikal fish, the fame of which has gone far beyond Siberia.
- Lake Baikal is one of the most ancient reservoirs of our planet. It is also known for being the deepest lake on Earth and at the same time the largest natural reservoir of fresh water – 19% of all world reserves. This is the central point of the trip along the Trans-Siberian Railway, to which you will devote 2 days. The first day will begin with the Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture visit, a unique ethnographic complex where four historical and cultural zones have been retrospectively recreated: Russian, Buryat, Evenk and Tofalar. And then you will head to Listvyanka – one of the oldest settlements on Lake Baikal. At the entrance to Listvyanka there is a shaman-stone – a symbol of Lake Baikal, which denotes the place where the Angara River flows out of the lake. During the excursion, you will climb to the observation deck Kamen Chersky, where a unique view of Lake Baikal and Angara opens from; visit the local fish market for the most delicious souvenir to remember. And after lunch, a boat trip along the great lake awaits you! The next day you will continue your acquaintance with Lake Baikal by going on one of the most popular excursions on the lake – a trip along the Circum-Baikal Railway. Numerous tunnels and galleries of the "golden buckle" of the Trans-Siberian Railway, preserved from tsarist times, as well as amazingly beautiful rocky shores, endless expanses of the Baikal water surface, unique flora and fauna will make this trip unforgettable.
- Moscow is a modern metropolis and the capital of Russia, whose history begins in 1147, when Prince Yuri Dolgoruky founded a small outpost on the banks of the Moskva River. During a sightseeing tour you can admire the view of the city from University Square on Vorobyovy Gory and see all the main sights of the city: Red Square, the Moskva River embankment, the monument to Peter the Great and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Then you will get acquainted with the main symbol of the country – Red Square! Here every year they pay tribute to the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and celebrate the most beloved Russian holiday – New Year! Here, the mausoleum of the first Soviet leader and one of the most famous Orthodox churches – St. Basil's Cathedral, whose masters, according to legend, were blinded, so that such a masterpiece would not appear anywhere except the Russian capital, coexist in historical harmony.
The next day will begin with a visit to the Moscow Kremlin, whose mighty walls and towers, golden-domed temples and ancient towers form one of the most famous architectural and artistic ensembles in the world. You will see the temples of the Cathedral Square, the Patriarch's Chambers with the Church of the Twelve Apostles, the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, the Senate building and the Arsenal. After lunch, you will go for a walk along the Arbat, one of the most beautiful Moscow streets, known since the 15th century. The final point of your journey will be a visit to the famous Novodevichy Convent, which has repeatedly found itself in the center of the dramatic events of Russian history.
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