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For Express Rail journeys on the Trans Mongolian Railway see pages 62-63
Mongolian Explorer - 19 days
From Beijing - 19 days
Cities visited: Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Moscow, St.Petersburg
From St.Petersburg - 20 days
Cities visited: St.Petersburg, Moscow, Irkutsk, Ulaanbaatar, Beijing
The Essentials (code MG5)
Departures Weekly. Contact Sundowners for specific departure dates for your preferred month of travel. Transfers (AT) = arrival transfer included (DT) = departure transfer included Hotels Choose from Budget, Tourist or Premium class. (see page 50 for more details). Sightseeing The suggested sightseeing in these itineraries is not included in the brochure prices shown, however some sightseeing is included in the Premium packages as listed below. 2 berth rail supplement - Optional Only available when 2 people travel together. Available on all rail sectors. Visas Required for China, Mongolia & Russia. Sundowners will provide all required visa invitation letters and full visa support including detailed visa guidelines. Add these optional Adventure Breaks (AB) & Extensions (RE) Yangtse Cruise (AB), Shanghai (RE), Beyond Ulaanbaatar (AB), Kharkhorin & Erdene Zuu (AB), South Gobi (AB), Terelj Trek (AB), Baikal (AB), Siberian Adventure (AB), Ekaterinburg (AB), Baltic Traveller (RE), Czech Express (RE). For more details see page 65.
Day 1 Day 2
Beijing Beijing - Suggested sightseeing: The Great Wall,
Ming Tombs, Lama Temple, Confucius, Forbidden City, Acrobats, Tiananmen Square, Hutongs, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven
Day 1 Day 2
St.Petersburg St.Petersburg - Suggested sightseeing: St.Isaacs,
Hermitage, Canal trip, Summer Palace, Russian Gallery, Nevsky Prospect, Dostoyevsky Museum
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11
Depart St.Petersburg by overnight train Arrive Moscow (AT) Moscow - Suggested sightseeing: Boat cruise,
Pushkin Gallery, Kremlin, Red Square, Metro
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Beijing Transfer to station. Depart Beijing aboard Trans Mongolian Railway (DT) Arrive Ulaanbaatar (AT) - Suggested
sightseeing: Zaisan Memorial, Ghandan Khiid
Depart Moscow aboard the Trans Siberian Railway Trans Siberian Railway Trans Siberian Railway Trans Siberian Railway Arrive Irkutsk (AT) Irkutsk - Suggested sightseeing: Trans Siberian
Monument, local history museum, Decemberists Museum. day trip to Lake Baikal and Wooden Architecture Museum
Ulaanbaatar - Suggested sightseeing: Natural History Museum, Art Museum, Throat singing performance, Sukhbaatar Square Depart Ulaanbaatar aboard the Trans Mongolian Railway Trans Mongolian Railway Arrive Irkutsk (AT) - Suggested sightseeing:
Trans Siberian Monument, local history museum, Decemberists Museum
Day 7 Day 8 Day 9
Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Irkutsk - Suggested sightseeing: A day trip to Lake
Baikal and Wooden Architecture Museum
From Beijing
Travel & Accommodation Hotels - 11 nights. Twin or Single. Trains - 7 nights. Comfortable 4 berth sleepers (optional 2 berth rail supplement also available) Additional PREMIUM inclusions Departure transfers: Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk and Moscow Private sightseeing: Beijing - Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City half day tour; Ulaanbaatar - city tour including lunch visiting Gandan Monastery, two museums, Sukhbaatar Square and Zaisan Hill; Irkutsk - 3 hour walking city orientation tour; Moscow - 4 hour city tour by private car; St.Petersburg - 3 hour city tour by private car.
From St.Petersburg
Travel & Accommodation Hotels - 11 nights. Twin or Single. Trains - 8 nights. Comfortable 4 berth sleepers (optional 2 berth rail supplement also available). Additional PREMIUM inclusions Departure transfers: St.Petersburg, Moscow, Irkutsk and Ulaanbaatar Private sightseeing: St.Petersburg - 3 hour city tour by private car; Moscow - 4 hour city tour by private car; Irkutsk - 3 hour walking city orientation tour; Ulaanbaatar - city tour including lunch visiting Gandan Monastery, two museums, Sukhbaatar Square and Zaisan Hill; Beijing - Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City half day tour.
Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Depart Irkutsk aboard Trans Mongolian Railway Trans Mongolian Railway Arrive Ulaanbaatar (AT) Ulaanbaatar - Suggested sightseeing: Zaisan Memorial, Gandan Khiid, Sukhbaatar Square, National History Museum, Natural History Museum, Art Museum, Throat singing performance Depart Ulaanbaatar aboard the Trans Mongolian Railway Arrive Beijing (AT) Beijing - Suggested sightseeing: The Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Forbidden City, Acrobats, Tiananmen Square, Hutongs, Lama Temple, Confucius Beijing End Beijing
Depart Irkutsk aboard the Trans Siberian Railway Trans Siberian Railway Trans Siberian Railway Arrive Moscow (AT) Moscow - Suggested sightseeing: Tretyakov
Gallery, Church of Christ the Saviour, Kremlin, Red Square, Metro, Boat cruise, Pushkin Gallery
Day 16 Day 17 Day 18
Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19
Depart Moscow by overnight train Arrive St.Petersburg (AT) St.Petersburg - Suggested sightseeing: St Isaacs, Hermitage, Summer Palace, Russian, Gallery End St.Petersburg
Day 19 Day 20
Prices
Low season = 15 September to 15 April High season = 16 April to 14 September
Budget Twin Single Tourist Twin Single Premium Twin Single 2 berth rail (optional) Season
From GBP GBP EUR EUR USD USD CAD CAD AUD AUD NZD NZD
£1,220 £1,545 £1,335 £1,750 ¬ 1,795 ¬ 2,280 ¬ 1,965 ¬ 2,580 $2,445 $3,090 $2,665 $3,490 $2,565 $3,245 $2,800 $3,675 $3,055 $3,860 $3,335 $4,375 $3,485 $4,400 $3,795 $4,985
£1,295 £1,720 £1,445 £1,945 ¬ 1,915 ¬ 2,540 ¬ 2,130 ¬ 2,870 $2,590 $3,445 $2,890 $3,890 $2,730 $3,615 $3,035 $4,085 $3,250 $4,305 $3,610 $4,860 $3,695 $4,910 $4,115 $5,790
£1,780 £2,220 £1,910 £2,445 ¬ 2,620 ¬ 3,280 ¬ 2,820 ¬ 3,605 $3,555 $4,445 $3,820 $4,890 $3,735 $4,665 $3,995 $5,135 $4,445 $5,555 $4,780 $6,110 $5,065 $6,335 $5,445 $6,965
£665 £665 ¬ 985 ¬ 985 $1,335 $1,335 $1,400 $1,400 $1,665 $1,665 $1,900 $1,900
Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High
2 berth rail supplement (optional) is per person and only available when two people book and travel together.
St. Petersburg Moscow
RUSSIA Lake Baikal Irkutsk MONGOLIA Ulaanbaatar CHINA Beijing
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