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Through Russia with the Transsiberian railway

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Descriptif
Tour à vélo sur terrain marécageux avec repas sur feu de camp et hébergement sous tente. Visite de l’île de Kiji, site protégé de l’Unesco, avec ses églises en bois.

1st day Flight Geneva-Moscow. Transfer airport – hotel.
2nd day ?ity tour in the morning . Departure to Ekaterinburg in the afternoon from the Kazan railway station.
3rd day Arrival in Ekaterinburg, transfer to the hotel.
4th day City tour in the morning to Ganina Yama, the pit into which were hidden the bodies of the tsar and of his family, which has now become a place of worship and shrine of the orthodox faith. (3-4 hours). In the afternoon city tour during which you will learn about the origin and development of Ekaterninburg and visit the church built on the spot where stood the house of Ipatiev, where the tsar and his family where executed (1,5 hours). In the evening transfer ?? railway station, departure for Novosibirsk.56 km à vélo entre lacs, forêts et villages typiques.
5th day On the train. Late in the evening arrival to the railway station, transfer to the hotel. .
6th day City tour of Novosibirsk, the capital of Sibiria and third Russian city, including the famous theater of Opera and Ballet. Free time. In the evening transfer to the railway station, departure for Irkutsk.
7th day On the train.
8th day Arrival to the railway station. Transfer to the pier of the hydrofoil and boarding to Listvianka. Trip to the source of River Angara, close to Shaman Rock, to Listvianka (1 hour). Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation and free time.
9th day Transfer to the departure of the ferry to Port Baikal which will lead you to the Krugobaikalka railway around the lake. During the trip there will be short stops and guided visits to the most interesting and beautiful places. Return to Irkutsk late in the evening. Transfer? and accommodation at hotel in Irkutsk.
10th day City tour to the Decembrists’ museum and to Taltzy, an open air museum of wooden architecture 48 km. from Irkutsz. Tha latter is a collection of architectural and historical masterpieces of Eastern Sibiria between ?VII and ?? centuries. Return to Irkutsk. Tranfer to the railway station and departure for Ulan-Ude.
11th day Arrival to Ulan-Ude. Transfer to the hotel. Guided excursion to Ivolginsky Datsan, 30 km from the city, which is considered as the buddist centre of Russia. It is visited by many believers, pilgrims and tourists from all over the world. Return to Ulan-Ude after lunch.
12th day Excursion to the Bouriat ethnographical museum in the open air, one of the biggest in Russia. The exhibits are historical findings from the period of the Huns to the mid-XX century. Lunch in a local restaurant, an opportunity to the taste the local Bouriat cuisine. Return to the city after lunch.
13th day Transfer to the railway station. Departure for Vladivostok.
14th day On the train.
15th day On the train.
16th day Arrival to the railway station. Transfer to the hotel. City tour and War Memorial "Submarine ?-56".
17th day Tour to the Vladivostok fortress and to Fort ? 7.
18th day Excursion on request "An invitation at the tiger’s!" In the region of Spassky, 4 hours from Vladivostok, can be found a zoological rehabilitation centre of Far East Academy of Sciences. Dr. Yudin of the Biology Institute studies there the Amur’s tiger and the relationships between tigers before their return to wildlife.
19th day Transfer to the airport. Flight Vladivostok-Moscow. Arrival at the airpot, Transfer and accommodation at the hotel.
20th day Transfer to the airport. Flight Moscow-Geneva.
Price

starting from CHF 5'500.- / € .-


Included: Transport, invitation and registration, accommodation and breakfast at the hotel, Train and hydrofoil tickets Irkutsk-Listvyanka, transfers, guided visits, entrance to the museums.

Not included: the visa, lunch and dinner, the optional tour with transfer "An invitation at the tiger’s!"

Indispensable