They say: "Experience Russia, Mongolia, China, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan and India at ground level, travelling with the locals, discovering the cities with a local Honcho (they are the Vodkatrain local expert guides) and eating out and getting around at local prices. Not so much a regimented escorted group tour, Vodkatrain aims to be more like managing a group of like-minded young people travelling together on the same itinerary. There is no tour guide, but at each stop you’ll be met and shown all the best bits by a local Honcho who lives in the area."

• Vodkatrain insists on small groups of no more than 15, to avoid all the hassles of a large group tour and the age range is 18-35 years
  
• All voyages include visa support, train tickets, accommodation, station transfers and the help of your local honchos every step of the way
  
• Key destinations include : Russia, Vietnam, India, China, Mongolia, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan and Japan