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Siberian Altai & Eclipse Ref SR2
Fly from ST PETERSBURG & to MOSCOW
ST PETERSBURG
BARNAUL
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KAZAKHSTAN
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BARNAUL MOSCOW km ECLIPSE SITE
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City tour, visit Pushkin RUSSIA
Biysk
KAZAKHSTAN 1000
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Optional walks, rafting & sauna
MANGEROK
Gorno-Altaisk Ethnographic museum
CHEMAL
Visit Patmos Island & Hydroelectricity Generating Station Optional rafting
STAY NEAR DENNISOVA CAVE
Mountain walk
Seminsky Pass 1894m
Uch-Enmek NR Burial mounds & petroglyphs
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NS AI NT MOU
ALTAI MOUNTAINS ECLIPSE SITE
Camp in yurt
150
FACTFILE
Itinerary Day 1 Fly London/Moscow. 2 AM sightseeing by metro, visit Lenin's tomb and Kremlin; PM free. 3 Visit Lenin Hills and Novodevichy Convent/Monastery; overnight train St Petersburg. 4 Arrive St Petersburg; city tour. 5 AM visit Hermitage; PM optional trip Petrodvorets. 6 Visit St Catherine's Palace at Pushkin; fly Barnaul (Siberia). 7 Arrive Barnaul; drive Mangerok via Biysk and ethnographic museum at GornoAltaisk. 8 Free at Mangerok, optional walks, sauna and traditional health baths. 9 Drive Denissova Cave via Seminsky pass. PM optional walk for mountain views. 10 AM visit Uch-Enmek Karakol Nature Reserve; PM drive via Chiket-Aman pass to Yurt camp. 11 Eclipse viewing day. 12 Drive Chemal, visit Patmos Island; PM optional rafting. 13 Drive Barnaul via Tavdinsky cave. 14 Fly London. Accommodation & Meals: 5nts hotel, 3nts lodge, 2nts yurt, 1nt cottage, 1nt sleeper train; 11 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 6 dinners included. See p23. Mode of Travel: Bus/Train/Flights Comment: Including comprehensive sightseeing in Moscow and St Petersburg, we travel between the two in 4-berth 1st class air-conditioned compartments on the sleeper train. The tourist infrastructure in the Altai is fairly limited so be prepared for simple accommodation. Tour Staff & Support: Explore Tour Leader, local guides and driver(s). Group Size: Approx. 15 to 20.
RUSSIA
SIBERIAN ALTAI & ECLIPSE
14 DAYS HOTELS/LODGE/YURT/COTTAGE SPLENDID CITIES AND SIBERIA This 14-day adventure includes the highlights of contrasting Moscow and St Petersburg with their rich and fascinating heritage; we travel by overnight train journey between the two. We then travel to the far south of Siberia, to Altai, where we plan to witness the wonders of a total eclipse and discover more about the indigenous people's unique animist culture. Moscow Heart of the nation Our explorations start in Moscow, the cultural, political and economic capital of this mighty nation. We journey by metro, a cultural tour in itself; the stations, built in the 1930s, are a showcase for the art of the era. We discover the cavernous red-walled Kremlin with its incredible complex of palaces, cathedrals and churches. Outside are Red Square and the multi-coloured onion-domes of St Basil's, where Ivan the Terrible once worshipped. St Petersburg 'Venice of the North' Set on the hundred islets that form the Neva River Delta, Peter the Great's wonderful city is acclaimed by many to be Europe's most beautiful. It is also home to the Hermitage Museum, without doubt one of the world's greatest art galleries. During our stay here we visit the Hermitage, stroll down Nevsky Prospekt, gaze in awe at the golden domes of the fabulous cathedrals, and visit Catherine the Great's Palace in Pushkin. And there is still time if you wish to take a hydrofoil boat trip along the River Neva to Peter the Great's summer palace in Petrodvorets, and perhaps a ballet performance by the Kirov. Siberian Altai The lands known as the Altai straddle some of the farthest flung corners of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and southern Siberia, where we base ourselves for 7 days. A wilderness of steppe, mountains and lakes, they
Catherine's Palace, Pushkin
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attract and inspire artists and hikers, as well as those interested in the ancient animist beliefs of the indigenous peoples. We plan to watch the eclipse at a specially chosen site and search for ancient burial mounds and petroglyphs in the Uch-Enmek Karakol Nature Reserve. At Denissova Cave, a UNESCO site and dwelling place for ancient man, many artifacts have been found. There's also plenty of time to enjoy the great outdoors, with opportunity for easy walks, rafting, or you may just wish to relax in a traditional herbal health bath!
DATES AND PRICES 14 DAYS FROM LONDON 22 Jul-04 Aug 2799 Single Room Option: £225* see p.23 for details. Insurance: £79 These are guide prices, see p.25 for details. Land Only Prices also available
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