Sergiev Posad
TREASURES OF THE TSARS RUSSIA’S “GOLDEN RING”
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We begin this tour in Riga, Latvia’s medieval capital, then travel by train to discover Russia’s ‘Golden Ring’: the historic cities of Sergiev Posad, Vladimir and Suzdal. We also explore the Red Square and Kremlin in Moscow and visit the majestic Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
ITINERARY
Day 1 Fly to Riga (Latvia). Day 2 Riga Explore the capital city and the medieval Old Town. Board the overnight train to Moscow. Days 3/4 Moscow Tour the city including a visit to the Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathederal. Explore the red-walled Kremlin with its incredible complex of palaces, cathedrals and churches. Days 5/7 Golden Ring Explore the famous cities of Sergiev Posad, Vladimir and Suzdal that form the ‘Golden Ring’. Visit the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Yaroslavl. Take the overnight train to St Petersburg. Days 8/10 St Petersburg Tour the city including the Hermitage Museum of Art and visit the Great Palace of Catherine in Pushkin. Day 11 Fly to the UK.
For detailed information visit
www.explore.co.uk/tours/gr Riga DETAILS
Tour type Discovery Comfort Active
Accommodation and Meals: 8 nights hotels, 2 nights sleeper train. 8 breakfasts are included.
Transport: Bus, train, motor boat and tram.
Group Size: Generally 12 to 20. TOUR DATES
The Treasures of the Tsars tour runs in the following months:
Jan
T reasures of the Tsars Ref GR FINL AND
Ladoga
Catherine’s P alace
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Explore Old To wn
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0 500 or call our experts on 0844 875 1892 107
Sergiev Posad Golden domes
MOSCOW Red Square Kremlin
Pushkin Lake RUS SI A
ST PETERSBURG Hermitage Museum Art treasures
Y AROSL AV L Suzdal km
VL ADIMI R Golden Gates
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TOUR ONLY – 11 DAYS Tour price without flights from £1475
May Sep
Feb
Jun Oct
Mar
Jul Nov
Apr Aug Dec
For full details of the dates and prices visit
explore.co.uk/tours/gr
Ref: GR
£1797 11 DAYS
flight
TRANS-SIBERIAN ODYSSEY MOSCOW TO BEIJING BY RAIL
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Travel with us on the world’s longest railway, the Trans- Siberian. Our epic journey takes us from the heart of Russia, through the Mongolian steppes to China’s capital city, Beijing. We appreciate the contrasting landscapes and cultures as we travel across a third of the globe and through eight time zones!
ITINERARY
Day 1 Fly to Moscow. Days 2/3 Moscow Explore the cavernous Kremlin, see the Red Square and climb the Lenin Hills for views of the city. Days 4/6 Ekaterinburg Cross the Urals to Ekaterinburg and walk in the Taiga Forest. Visit a Russian Orthodox pilgrimage centre. Days 7/8 Trans-Siberian Railway We spend two nights aboard the train watching the Siberian landscape of Silver Birch forests, rolling steppe and salt lakes pass by. Days 9/11 Lake Baikal Stay with local families in wooden houses on the shores of the world’s deepest lake. Enjoy walks in the majestic surroundings and take a boat trip. Days 12/15 Mongolia Travel to the capital, Ulaan Baatar and visit the Buddhist monastery of Ganden. Enjoy walks and stay in gers (traditional nomadic felt tent) at Arburd Sands on the northern fringes of the Gobi Desert. Days 16/19 Beijing Explore China’s mighty capital. Visit the famous Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. Travel to Mutianyu to walk on one of the most impressive sections of the Great Wall. Day 20 Fly to the UK.
For detailed information visit
www.explore.co.uk/tours/rts
Trans-Siberian Odyssey Ref RTS MOSCOW
City tour Red Square Lenin Hills Kremlin
EKATERINBURG
The Romanov’s Memorial Visit Europe/Asia border obelisk Walk in Taiga Forest
K AZAKHSTAN
Ganden Monastery Sukhebatar Square
ULAAN BAATAR City tour
Irkutsk
MONGOLIA Gobi
CHINA Desert RUS SIA
Lake Baikal
BOLSHOE GOLOUSTNOE ARBURD SANDS
Stay in Ger camp Day walks
Forbidden City Tiananmen Square
BEIJING
Mutianyu Great Wall
Yellow Sea
Lakeside walks & boat trip DETAILS
Tour type Rail Comfort Active
Accommodation and Meals: 8 nights hotels, 7 nights sleeper train, 2 nights village house, 2 nights ger. 12 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 4 dinners are included.
Transport: Bus, train and boat. Group Size: Generally 10 to 18.
TOUR DATES
The Trans-Siberian Odyssey tour runs in the following months:
Jan Sep Feb
Jun Oct
Mar
Jul Nov
For full details of the dates and prices May
Apr Aug Dec
£3543 20 DAYS
flight
Ref: RTS
TOUR ONLY – 20 DAYS Tour price without flights from £2849
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