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1 SPECIAL OFFER TRANS-SIBERIAN TOUR MORE THAN TRAVEL TAILOR- MADE TOURS TO RUSSIA Your personal consultant: Libby Evans PRIVATE TOUR FROM HARBIN TO MOSCOW&ST. PETERSBURG BY TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY 02 February 01 March 2020

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16 Ekaterinburg - Kazan Day 17 Kazan Day

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3 Itinerary St. Petersburg Nizhniy Novgorod Veliky Novgorod Kazan Ekaterinburg Krasnoyarsk Irkutsk Ulan-Ude Moscow Harbin Day 1-2 Harbin Day 3-4 Harbin Ulan-Ude Day 5 Ulan-Ude Day 6 Ivolginsky Datsun & Old believers village Day 7 Ulan-Ude- Irkutsk Day Listvyanka, Baikal lake Day 10 - Irkutsk-Krasnoyarsk Day 11 - Krasnoyarsk Day 12 Nature Reserve Krasnoyarsk Stolby Day 13 Krasnoyarsk - Ekaterinburg Day Ekaterinburg Day 16 Ekaterinburg - Kazan Day 17 Kazan Day 18 Kazan Nizhniy Novgorod Day 19 Nizhniy Novgorod - Vladimir Day The Golden Ring Day Moscow Day 25 Moscow St. Petersburg Day St. Petersburg Day 29 St Petersburg, departure

Itinerary DAY 1 Arrive to Meet and greet at Harbin airport Transfer to your hotel in the downtown Welcome dinner DAY 5 Arrival to Ulan-Ude Transfer to your hotel Ulan-Ude city tour DAY 2 Harbin City

4 Itinerary DAY 1 Arrive to Meet and greet at Harbin airport Transfer to your hotel in the downtown Welcome dinner DAY 5 Arrival to Ulan-Ude Transfer to your hotel Ulan-Ude city tour DAY 2 Harbin City Tour DAY 6 Ivolginsky Datsun & Old believers village DAY 3 DAY 4 Whole day on board Transfer to railway station Board your train to Ulan-Ude, departure at 15:44 DAY 8 DAY 7 Transfer to the station Departing to Irkutsk Arrival to Irkutsk DAY 9 Listvyanka village Buryat lunch DAY 10 Visiting open-air Siberian culture Taltsy museum en-route Departing to Irkutsk DAY 11 Arrival at Krasnoyarsk Transfer to the hotel in the downtown The chapel of Saint Paraskeva Pyatnits Communal Bridge Krasnoyarsk dam (Hydroelectric Power Station) Exploring Baikal nature, Chersky Stone observation point (cable car) St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Visiting local souvenir market Optional activities: Dog sledding, safaris, ice diving, snowmobile

Itinerary DAY 12 Tour to the Natural Reserve Krasnoyarsk Stolby Transfer to your hotel and rest DAY 16 Transfer from Ekaterinburg to Kazan DAY 13 Transfer from Krasnoyarsk to Ekaterinburg DAY 17 The

5 Itinerary DAY 12 Tour to the Natural Reserve Krasnoyarsk Stolby Transfer to your hotel and rest DAY 16 Transfer from Ekaterinburg to Kazan DAY 13 Transfer from Krasnoyarsk to Ekaterinburg DAY 17 The tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Kremlin of Kazan with the professional Englishspeaking guide National Museum (visit), Siyumbike Tower and other attractions Master class on cooking the national Tatar food Evening free to explore the city DAY 14 Arrival at Ekaterinburg Meet & greet at the train station Transfer to your hotel and rest. DAY 18 Tour to Kazan Transfer to Nizhniy Novgorod DAY 15 Ekaterinburg City tour Ipatiev House/Church on Blood - the place of Romanovs Tsars assassination Stone carving museum Verkhnyaya Pyshma field military museum of UMMC - the largest in Russia open-air military museum Europe-Asia Border, place where you stand half on Europe, half in Asia!

6 Itinerary DAY 19 Nizhniy Novgorod city tour Transfer to Vladimir Train from Nizhniy Novgorod to Vladimir Transfer to the hotel in Vladimir DAY 23 Bus city tour (including iconic landmarks: Boulevard Ring Novodevichy Monastery, Stalin Skyscrapers, Sparrow Hills) Visit Kremlin (all the highlights including the Armory) Guided tour in the downtown: Red Square, GUM department store, Bolshoi Theatre, KGB building, Arbat Optional activities: ice rink on the Red Square DAY 20 The Assumption cathedral (famous for Andrey Rublev frescoes) St Demetrius cathedral (outside only) Golden gates Lunch in a local restaurant, serving traditional Russian meals Bogolyubovo program: Church of the Intervention, the ruins of Prince Bogolyubsky s castle with its Staircase Tower, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl Travel to Suzdal Degustation of Medovukha Evening free at leisure DAY 24 The State Tretyakov Gallery Novodevichy Convent Kolomenskoe MuseumReserve Traditional Maslenitsa festivities in Kolomenskoe DAY 21 Check out and start the guided tour in Suzdal The famous Kremlin, St Euthimius monastery (or Intercession Convent) Lunch Rostov the Great Transfer to Yaroslavl (150 km) Overnight in a cosy hotel in the downtown DAY 22 Yaroslavl tour The Residence of Maslenitsa Lunch Transfer to Moscow DAY 25 Check out from your hotel Transfer to the train station 4 hours on board to St. Petersburg Meet and greet at St Petersburg, transfer to your cosy hotel in the downtown and free time

7 Itinerary DAY 26 The Winter Palace and the Hermitage guided tour Short walk to see the city s iconic landmarks Visit of St. Isaac's Cathedral Lunch will be in a local bistro, stolovaya where you can try traditional Russian food (meals not included) Visit of the Peter and Paul Fortress DAY 27 Tour to Tsarskoe Selo. Top attractions include Catherine s palace, Alexander s palace and other buildings and parks Amber Room Maslenitsa Celebration Afternoon free at leisure Optional visit to ariinsky ballet or another seasonal New Year performance. Please inquire in advance, as festive performances are super popular in St Petersburg DAY 29 Transfer to airport and departure DAY 28 Optional tour: visit Faberge museum, Russian museum or go out of the megapolis to discover Veliky Novgorod

and VSL to the Embassy get your Russian visa delivered to you by

8 Russian visa OPTION A get you personal Visa Support Letter (VSL) fill in Visa Application form send Application, passport, photo and VSL to the Embassy get your Russian visa delivered to you by mail OPTION B request full Russian visa service and get your visa

9 DAY 1, February 02: Arrival at Harbin Arrive to Meet and greet at Harbin airport Transfer to your hotel in the downtown Welcome dinner DAY 2, February 03: Harbin Ice Festival Harbin City Tour Central Street

10 DAY 4, February 05 : Harbin Ulan Ude DAY 3, February 04: Harbin & Tour to UlanUde Whole day on board Transfer to railway station Board your train to Ulan-Ude, departure at 15:44 DAY 5, February 06: Datsun & Buryat village Arrival to Ulan-Ude Transfer to your hotel Ulan-Ude city tour

11 DAY 6, February 07: Ivolginsky Datsun & Old believers village

12 DAY 7, February 08: Arrival at Irkutsk Transfer to the station Departing to Irkutsk Arrival to Irkutsk

13 There are various Buryat villages that can be part of your experience. Village Arbizhil, approximately 80 km from Ulan Ude. In Arbizhil it is possible to have lunch with local Buryats, attend a folklore performance or meet with a Buryat shamans.

14 DAY 8, February 09 : Discover Irkutsk Exploring Baikal nature, Chersky Stone observation point (cable car) St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Visiting local souvenir market Optional activities: Dog sledding, safaris, ice diving, snowmobile DAY 9, February 10 : Discover Baikal Listvyanka village Buryat lunch

15 Day 10, February 11: Transfer to Krasnoyarsk Visiting open-air Siberian culture Taltsy museum en-route Departing to Irkutsk

16 Day 11, February 12 : Arrival at Krasnoyarsk Arrival at Krasnoyarsk Transfer to the hotel in the downtown The chapel of Saint Paraskeva Pyatnits Communal Bridge Krasnoyarsk dam (Hydroelectric Power Station)

17 Day 12, February 13 : Stolby Nature Reserve Tour to the Natural Reserve Krasnoyarsk Stolby Transfer to your hotel and rest World-known Krasnoyarsk Stolby is a nature reserve, which has no analogues on the whole planet. Majestic outliers of mighty rocks, that came to the Earth s surface about 400 thousand years ago.the guide will take you to the most beautiful places of the reserve "1st Stolb", "Grandma", "Grandfather", "Lion's Gate", "Feathers", "Fourth Pillar".

18 Day 13, February 14 : Transfer from Krasnoyarsk to Ekaterinburg Transfer from Krasnoyarsk to Ekaterinburg

19 Day 14, February 15 : Arrival at Ekaterinburg Arrival at Ekaterinburg Meet & greet at the train station Transfer to your hotel and rest.

Day 15, February 16: Discover Ekaterinburg Ekaterinburg City tour Ipatiev House/Church on Blood - the place of Romanovs Tsars assassination Stone carving museum Verkhnyaya Pyshma field military

20 Day 15, February 16: Discover Ekaterinburg Ekaterinburg City tour Ipatiev House/Church on Blood - the place of Romanovs Tsars assassination Stone carving museum Verkhnyaya Pyshma field military museum of UMMC the largest in Russia openair military museum Europe-Asia Border, place where you stand half on Europe, half in Asia! Day 16, February 17: On board to Kazan Transfer from Ekaterinburg to Kazan

Day 17, February 18: Discover Kazan The tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Kremlin of Kazan with the professional Englishspeaking guide National Museum (visit), Siyumbike Tower and other

21 Day 17, February 18: Discover Kazan The tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Kremlin of Kazan with the professional Englishspeaking guide National Museum (visit), Siyumbike Tower and other attractions Master class on cooking the national Tatar food Evening free to explore the city Day 18, February 19: Kazan & Departure to Nizhnoy Novgorod Tour to Kazan Transfer to Nizhniy Novgorod

22 Day 19, February 20: Nizhniy Novgorod & Departure to Vladimir Nizhniy Novgorod city tour Transfer to Vladimir Train from Nizhniy Novgorod to Vladimir Transfer to the hotel in Vladimir

Day 20, February 21: Vladimir & Bogolyubovo The Assumption cathedral (famous for Andrey Rublev frescoes) St Demetrius cathedral (outside only) Golden gates Lunch in a local restaurant, serving

23 Day 20, February 21: Vladimir & Bogolyubovo The Assumption cathedral (famous for Andrey Rublev frescoes) St Demetrius cathedral (outside only) Golden gates Lunch in a local restaurant, serving traditional Russian meals Bogolyubovo program: Church of the Intervention, the ruins of Prince Bogolyubsky s castle with its Staircase Tower, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl Travel to Suzdal Degustation of Medovukha Evening free at leisure

monastery (or Intercession Convent) Lunch Rostov the Great

24 Day 21, February 22 : Suzdal & Rostov the Great Check out and start the guided tour in Suzdal The famous Kremlin, St Euthimius monastery (or Intercession Convent) Lunch Rostov the Great Transfer to Yaroslavl (150 km) Overnight in a cosy hotel in the downtown

25 Day 22, February 23: Yaroslavl Yaroslavl tour The Residence of Maslenitsa Lunch Transfer to Moscow

DAY 23, February 24: Arrival to Moscow Bus city tour (including iconic landmarks: Boulevard Ring Novodevichy Monastery, Stalin Skyscrapers, Sparrow Hills) Visit Kremlin (all the highlights including

26 DAY 23, February 24: Arrival to Moscow Bus city tour (including iconic landmarks: Boulevard Ring Novodevichy Monastery, Stalin Skyscrapers, Sparrow Hills) Visit Kremlin (all the highlights including the Armory) Guided tour in the downtown: Red Square, GUM department store, Bolshoi Theatre, KGB building, Arbat Optional activities: ice rink on the Red Square DAY 24, February 25: Discover Moscow The State Tretyakov Gallery Novodevichy Convent Kolomenskoe MuseumReserve Traditional Maslenitsa festivities in Kolomenskoe

Enjoy a guided visit to the Moscow Kremlin, and see all the treasures of the famous museums. Kremlin is not actually a specific place name, but means fortress.

27 Enjoy a guided visit to the Moscow Kremlin, and see all the treasures of the famous museums. Kremlin is not actually a specific place name, but means fortress. The most well-known kremlin is of course the one in Moscow, at Red Square. And Red Square is not actually Red because of the red bricks, but because "red" in the old Russian language meant "beautiful". And "Kremlin" meant a castle. So, there are many kremlins in Russia and in Moscow alone we will show you a few! Get to know the city by taking a metro ride to the place of your first visit. The Metro is one of the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. Metro is the fastest ways to get anywhere in this city, and to avoid traffic jams. If you want to see the Bolshoi, it s a good idea to book your tickets in advance! 27

28 DAY 25, February 26: Train to St. Petersburg Check out from your hotel Transfer to the train station 4 hours on board to St. Petersburg Meet and greet at St Petersburg, transfer to your cosy hotel in the downtown and free time 28

29 DAY 26, February 27: Discover St. Petersburg The Winter Palace a Hermitage guided t Short walk to see th iconic landmarks Visit of St. Isaac's C Lunch will be in a lo bistro, stolovaya you can try tradition Russian food (meal included) Visit of the Peter an Fortress

30 DAY 27, February 28: Discover St. Petersburg Tour to Tsarskoe Selo. Top attractions include Catherine s palace, Alexander s palac and other buildings and parks Amber Room Maslenitsa Celebration Afternoon free at leisure Optional visit to ariinsky ballet or another seasonal New Year performance. Please inquire in advance, as festive performances are super popular in St Petersburg

Enjoy a romantic cruise down the canals of St. Petersburg, and see some of the city s monuments on the banks of the River Neva, all beautifully illuminated for the evening.

31 Enjoy a romantic cruise down the canals of St. Petersburg, and see some of the city s monuments on the banks of the River Neva, all beautifully illuminated for the evening. Experience the thrilling spectacle of the drawbridges in full operation. Then, take a tour to see the city s iconic landmark: Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, and visit the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood one of the most powerful constructions in Russian Orthodox Christian architecture; an absolutely enthralling must-see and a place where Alexander II was fatally wounded by anarchists in

32 DAY 28, February 29: Discover St. Petersburg Optional tour: visit Faberge museum, Russian museum or go out of the megapolis to discover Veliky Novgorod

33 The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood one of the most powerful constructions in Russian Orthodox Christian architecture; an absolutely enthralling must-see and a place where Alexander II was fatally wounded by anarchists in 1881.

34 Gardens and Parks are spread over more than four hundred hectares, and include thirty-one amazing museums and beautiful Versailles-style gardens. In summer, the Peterhof is especially good thanks to its famous fountains which run naturally. 34

35 The Grand Palace is a must see.

36 DAY 29, March 01: Departure

37 INCLUSIONS: Accommodation: 2 nights Harbin, 2 nights Ulan-Ude, 3 nights Lake Baikal/Irkutsk, 2 nights Ekaterinburg, 2 night Kazan, 2 nights Nizhny Novgorod, Suzdal 1 night, Yaroslavl 1 night, 3 nights Moscow, 4 nights St Petersburg with daily breakfast 4 nights on board Full breakfast in the hotels; 4 lunches: Tatar lunch in Kazan, Buryat lunch at Lake Baikal, 3 lunches on the Golden Ring tour, welcome dinner in Harbin Meet and greet services upon arrival in every city Private transport as per the program; All entrance tickets as per program Return airport/train station transfers Transportation as per program Full metro pass in Moscow and St Petersburg Best places to stay, to eat, to go out and have fun - safe and secure SIM card with data available only in Russia Discovery Russia 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia Russian and Chinese visa letter of invitation (required by the Ministry of Tourism to grant you a visa) is provided free of charge Group tours are fully escorted by a bilingual English-Russian speaking guide. Group size: 10 to 20 people maximum

38 INCLUSIONS: Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Harbin: Ice Festival Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Ulan-Ude: Atsagatsy Datsun & Buryat village Ivolginky Datsun & Old believers village tour Full day (8 hours) Ekaterinburg/and around tours: city tour, Europe-Asia border, museum of semi precious stones Full day (8 hours) tour at Lake Baikal: museum of Limnology, Observation point, Buryat lunch, cable car Full day (8 hours) Taltsy museum and Irkutsk tour Full day (8 hours) in Krasnoyarsk: STOLBY NATURE RESERVE and city tour Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Kazan: Kremlin, Old Tatar Quarter, cooking master-class and Tatar lunch, city tour Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Nizhniy Novgorod: city tour and the Kremlin Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Vladimir and Bogolyubovo: Dormition Cathedral, frescoes of Andrei Rublev, the Cathedral of St. Dimitriy, the Museum of Crystal, Lacquer Miniatures and Embroidery, Bogolyubovo Church Full day (8 hours) guided tour in Suzdal & Kideksha: Chamber of the Christ, the Monastery of Saint Euthymius, the Museum of Wooden Architecture Full day (8 hours) Moscow full day guided tour: Red Square, St Basil's Cathedral, GUM, KGB building, Bolshoi theatre, Arbat, visiting Kremlin and the Armory Full day (8 hours) Moscow guided tour: the Tretyakov State Art Gallery, Kolomenskoe Estate and Palace, Metro tour, VDNKh Full day (8 hours) guided tour in St Petersburg: Hermitage, Faberge Museum, St Isaac's Cathedral. Kazan Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt, Church of the Spilled Blood NOT INCLUDED: International flights; Visa fees; Extras of personal nature; Insurance; Lunches and dinners not mentioned. Discovery Russia Plan it wisely. Travel with Discovery Russia

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