Moscow & Trans-Siberian Tour

Arrivée. Transfert à l'hôtel. Installation.

Petit-déjeuner. Tour panoramique de la ville de Moscou, au cours duquel vous aurez une excellente occasion d'apprendre l'histoire de la capitale russe et de voir les sites les plus impressionnants et d'une grande valeur historique et culturelle. La Place Rouge, l'une des places les plus spacieuses du monde, célèbre pour le mausolée de Lénine et la cathédrale Saint-Basile, dominée par les grands murs de briques rouges du Kremlin. Après cela, nous visiterons le métro de Moscou (Metro) qui couvre presque tout le territoire de la capitale russe. C'est l'un des systèmes de métro les plus utilisés au monde. Déjeuner. Temps libre.

Petit-déjeuner. Dans la matinée, nous visiterons le Kremlin de Moscou - le symbole de Moscou et de toute la Russie. Cette forteresse est le cœur historique, spirituel et politique de Moscou et le monument et l'attraction touristique les plus célèbres de la ville. La plupart de la ville avait été à l'intérieur des murs du Kremlin jusqu'au 16ème siècle. Le Kremlin a été reconstruit plusieurs fois dans le passé - il était à l'origine en bois - ainsi, ses murs de briques et ses tours que nous pouvons voir aujourd'hui ont été construits au 15ème siècle. Aujourd'hui, le Kremlin est la résidence officielle du président russe. Déjeuner. Temps libre.

Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station (the train No024M, 23:08-10:45 or similar). Overnight on board. 

Arrival to Kazan – the ancient capital of the Tartars, located on the banks of the Volga River, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. During the excursion, you will visit the most interesting and ancient sights of Kazan: Old-Tatar Sloboda, the Kaban Lake with its picturesque views, merchant houses, and the old mosque of the 18th century. You will hear legends and stories of Tatar people, walk along the old Kazan and visit the monastery, where the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is kept. Lunch in one of the city restaurants with a culinary workshop “Secrets of Tatar Cuisine”.

Walking excursion to the Kazan Kremlin will not leave anyone indifferent. The Kazan Kremlin is a World Heritage Site; its walls unite two religions: Moslem (legendary Kuhl Sharif Mosque) and Orthodox (Annunciation Cathedral). You will touch the walls of Suyumbike falling tower. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Overnight in hotel. 

Breakfast. Excursion to the island city of Sviyazhsk (with lunch). On the way to the island you will see the Temple of All Religions. The history of the city began on May 24, in 1551, when Ivan the Terrible decided to build a wooden fortress on the island, which took only four weeks. Sviyazhsk became a base supporting Russian troops in the war against the Kazan Khanate. The island houses unique historical and cultural monuments, such as Assumption Monastery of the Blessed Virgin, Sviyazhsky Cathedral, John the Baptist Monastery which has the Trinity Church on its territory – the only remaining building from wooden Sviyazhsk. Through centuries, Sviyazhsk has been remaining a Russian Orthodox shrine. Transfer to the train station. Train to Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (the train is No378 23:59-16:06 or similar). Overnight on board.

Arrival to Yekaterinburg. It’s a city of great importance of the Russian Federation, located on the east side of the Ural Mountains, which serve as a natural border. It was named after the wife of Tsar Peter the Great, Yekaterina, who later became Empress Catherine I. Yekaterinburg became an industrial center of the country. After the Russian revolution in 1917, the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their children were executed by the Bolsheviks in the Ipatiev House in the city. Déjeuner. in a local restaurant. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast. Check out from the hotel. We’ll continue our tour of the city with the visit to the Geological Museum with its amazing collection of the meteorites; “Ganina Yama” – the place where the bodies of the members of the last Russian royal family were thrown after the assassination; the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center and the panoramic view from the Vysotsky building. Déjeuner.. Free time to buy some snacks and drinks for the train trip. Transfer to the train station. Train to Novosibirsk (the train is No118/92/70, 21:13-21:08 or similar). Jorney time around 21 hrs. Overnight on board.

Arrival to Novosibirsk. It’s the third biggest city of Russia, after Moscow and St. Petersburg, with 1,625,631 citizens. It’s located on the south-west of the Siberian Federal District on the banks of the Ob River. It has the largest train station of the Trans-Siberian railway route. The name of the city means “the new city of Siberia”. Between 1893 and 1925 it was known as Novonikolaevsk named after the Tsar Nicholas II. Nowadays Novosibirsk is known as the mayor scientific center of Russia.

Transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Free time. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast.  Check -out of hotel.  Visit to  the Akademgorodok (academic village). Located 30 km south of the city center, it is the educational and scientific centre of Siberia, with an impressive amount of research and education facilities. Visit of the Museum of railway equipment. Déjeuner.. We’ll continue with the panoramic tour during which you will see the Red Street, the Lenin Square, the largest opera and ballet theater in Russia (surpassing even Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Theater), the St. Nicholas chapel which served as a symbolic center of the Russian Empire, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral which is considered one of the finest examples of the architecture of the Russian Orthodox Church and also the largest library in Siberia. A visit to the central market is also planned. Free time.

Transfer to the train station for the night train to Krasnoyarsk (the train is №082, 19:43 – 07:21// №070, 21:48-10:50 or similar). Overnight on board.

Arrival to Krasnoyarsk and visit to the Nature Reserve “Stolby”. You will enjoy the panoramic views and guides’ stories about the Natural Reserve, which is a point of pride of Krasnoyarsk. Picnic lunch in the Reserve or in the restaurant. In the afternoon, we’ll continue driving by the forest road and reach the observation point called “Tsar Fish”. Afterwards, you will make a stop on the quay in Divnogorsk and near the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station, which is the second largest hydro power station in Russia. In the evening, return to the hotel and accommodation. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast. You will take the morning city tour of Krasnoyarsk, including Mira square with a stunning view of Yenissey River, monument to Andrew Dubenskoy, Karaulnaya hill from where you can see the whole city spreading in front of your eyes. You will also visit the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel and walk along the old streets, before we transfer you to the train station for onward train heading to Irkutsk (the planned train is No070, 12:36-08:24 or similar). Overnight on board.

Arrival in Irkutsk. During the city sightseeing tour you’ll be taken to see the historical center, the monument to the discoverers of Siberia, the church of the Apparition of the Virgin, the main street of Irkutsk, the monument to the Tsar Alexander III. Then you will have a walk along the quay of the Angara River. Déjeuner. at the local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit the tourist district of wooden houses. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation and free evening. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast. Tour to the village Listvyanka which is located on the shore of Lake Baikal about 70 km from Irkutsk. On our way we’ll visit the open-air museum of wooden architecture. Arrival to Listvyanka and lunch (including Baikal fish). During the sightseeing tour through the village you’ll visit the Chaman-stone, the place where the Angara River is born; you’ll take the chairlift to the viewpoint; visit the Museum of Lake Baikal and the souvenir and fish markets. Return to Irkutsk and accommodation. Overnight in hotel.

Petit-déjeuner. Transfert vers l'aéroport.