Moscow to Vladivostok Trans-Siberian Railway

Arrive in Moscow and transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Enjoy a free day in Moscow to explore the capital’s historic treasures at leisure or book optional excursions. Take an evening transfer to the railway station for the train to Irkutsk. (B)

Pass through Perm, Yekaterinburg and Omsk on the train to Irkutsk. Ask a Regent Trans-Siberian Specialist about stopping in Yekaterinburg for two nights. An attractive, prosperous city located in the foothills of the Urals, Yekaterinburg is located on the border of Europe and Asia and is famed as the place where the Romanovs were murdered. Here you can experience a real Russian banya or take part in various seasonal activities from ice-fishing and snow safaris to gentle rafting on the River Serga or mountain biking in the Urals.

Pass through Perm, Yekaterinburg and Omsk on the train to Irkutsk.

Pass through Perm, Yekaterinburg and Omsk on the train to Irkutsk.

Arrive in Irkutsk, transfer to the hotel and check in for two nights. Perhaps spend time exploring the city with its ornate Decembrist cabins and colourful Orthodox cathedrals.

Embark on a full-day excursion to the small Siberian village of Listvyanka, scenically perched on the shores of the great Lake Baikal. In the summer months travel one way by hydrofoil, returning by car via the Taltsy Ethnographic Museum. (B,L)

Transfer from the hotel to Irkutsk Railway Station for the train to Vladivostok. (B)Ulan Ude Add-onAsk a Regent Trans-Siberian Specialist about stopping in Ulan Ude for two nights. The capital of the Buryat Republic and formerly a Cossack garrison, Ulan Ude became an important trading post on the tea route between China and Irkutsk. Visit the impressive Ivolginsky Datsan - a Tibetan Buddhist monastery - or experience ancient Russian culture in a village of ‘Old Believers’, whose inhabitants still dress and worship as their ancestors did.

On the train travelling to Vladivostok. (B)

On the train travelling to Vladivostok. (B)

Arrive early in the morning and transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay. Explore the city at leisure, perhaps strolling along the waterfront at Korabelnaya Embankment to catch a glimpse of the Pacific Fleet.

Fly back to Moscow or perhaps opt to take an onward flight to Pyongyang (Thursdays only) to join one of our North Korea tours. (B)