Welcome to Moscow, the capital of Russia, which was previously called the Soviet Union, the largest country in the world. After immigration & custom formalities, we proceed to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is free for leisure. Enjoy your early dinner. There will be an optional opportunity to experience the famous Russian Ballet, for which you need to pre-book with us. Stay overnight in Moscow.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Russian Circus

Stay in Moscow

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed for a half-day relaxing guided tour of Moscow. You will be taken to explore the famous Kremlin Grounds with a Cathedral walking tour, followed by the famous Red Square Tour. No place better represents Russia than Red Square. The square’s name has nothing to do with communism or with the color of many of its buildings. In fact, it is derived from the word ‘krasnyi’, which once meant ‘beautiful’, and has only come to mean ‘red’ in contemporary Russian. You will be taken to the designated train station to board the Trans-Siberian Railway. The train is scheduled to leave at 13:15 for Ekaterinburg – an overnight journey. Packed dinner will be served on board. Stay overnight on the train, in comfortable 4 Bedded Coups.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Half-Day City Tour
• Red Square

Overnight Train

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Arrive in Ekaterinburg at 15:34 afternoon, and you will be transferred to our designated hotel for check-in. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg, alternatively Romanized as Ekaterinburg, is the fourth-largest city in Russia and the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, located in the middle of the Eurasian continent, on the border of Europe and Asia.

Stay in Ekaterinburg

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed to explore the historic city of Russia- Ekaterinburg. First of all, Ekaterinburg is famous for its unique location – the border of Europe and Asia, Ganya Pit. On the one hand, it is a unique architectural monument that features 7 wooden churches built without a single nail. On the other side, this place has a sorrowful story connected with the last Russian tsar, Romanov (Nikolai 2) and his family, whose bodies were burnt and buried here. The story of Ekaterinburg interlaces with mournful story of the Romanovs. In downtown Ekaterinburg, tourists may observe the place where the Romanovs were imprisoned and murdered, which is also the site of the Cathedral on the Blood. Pilgrims from all over the world come here to pray. We need to transfer to the railway station to board train at 12:10 pm for Irkutsk. Stay the night on the train. (Journey time 2Days +6 Hours and 11 Minutes.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Ganina Yama Monastery
• Church on the Blood
• Yekaterinburg City Tour

Overnight Train

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Continue travelling towards Irkutsk. Stay overnight in the train itself. Enjoy while meeting the people of different countries…in the Bistro.

Overnight Train

Breakfast, Lunch

Continue the scenic journey on the train. Breakfast and Dinner will be arranged in the train itself with our sufficient supply of food. The train is scheduled to stop at 21:21 hours. Check-in & Dinner at Hotel

Stay in Irkutsk

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

“It has been said that, if Lake Baikal is the pearl of Siberia, then Olkhon Island is the heart of Lake Baikal. Arrive in Irkutsk early morning, as mentioned, and transfer to a hotel near the station. Have your breakfast followed by a scenic drive to the pier in Sakhyurta (commonly known as the MRS) to take the ferry to Olchon Island. Olchon or Olkhon Island is the largest of Lake Baikal’s 27 Islands. The island has an area of 730 sq. km (282 sq. miles) and is inhabited by around 1,500 Buryats. It is 77 km long and 15-25 km wide. This is the most beautiful and mysterious place on the lake. The climate here is different and special. It is dry in summer and not much snow in winter. The average temperature in summer is 20-23 C, and about – 20 °C in winter. The channel between the island and the lakeshore is one of the few places in Baikal where the temperature is good enough for swimming.

There is a good sandy beach in the 10min destination from the place of staying. The western shore of the island is steppe. The island was formed over millions of years of tectonic development. Lake Baikal’s deepest point (1637m) is near the Eastern Shore of the Island. In the interior of the island are half a dozen lakes and the 1300m-high Zhima Peak. The northern end of Olkhon is one of the possible places to see Baikal seals. Olkhon Island has several archaeological sites, beginning with the remains of an Iron Age fortress built by mysterious Kurykans, the ancient Chinese people who lived here between A.D.500 and 1000. The Island is also famous as one of the centers of Shamanism, primitive form of religion of the local Buryats. Many of the shamanistic sacred places and rock paintings are still found here. The only settlement of Olkhon is the fishing village of Khuzhir. Check in to the hotel in the Khuzhir area only. Have dinner and an overnight stay on the Magical Olkhon Island.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Olkhon Island

Stay in Olkhan

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, we will proceed on a full-day excursion to the North Coast of the Island. Olkhon Island has spectacular landscapes which are second to none. It is especially true for the northern region of Olkhon Island, where you will see majestic and unforgettable panoramic views of the cape overlooking the sea. Olkhon Island is the ideal spot for nature lovers and landscape Photographers, here you will find many untouched natural wildlife, virgin forests, and jaw-dropping landscapes.

Return to the hotel and have your dinner. Stay the night at the beautiful Island Olkhon.

Stay in Olkhan

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Have breakfast at the hotel lodge, followed by check out and proceed to Irkutsk. On the way, visit Ust-Orda (the centre of the Bouriat national region). Ust-Orda is a small Buryat town/village, only 1.5 hours’ drive north of Irkutsk. It used to be the capital of the Autonomous Buryat Okrug on the territory of the Irkutsk region before it was merged with Irkutsk in 2008. A trip to Ust-Orda allows you to discover the culture and lifestyle of Buryats, the local people who lived on the territory of the Irkutsk region for many centuries before Russians arrived. The Buryat people are linguistically and culturally closely related to the Mongols.

Irkutsk was founded in 1661 at the junction of the Angara and the Irkutsk Rivers. The Irkutsk River gave the name to the city. At first, it was just a little wooden town, but it developed very fast, and 25 years later, Irkutsk was given the status of a city. Today, Irkutsk is one of the largest economic, industrial, and cultural centers of Eastern Siberia. The Irkutsk city tour will start in the center of the city, Kirov Square. You’ll visit Bogoyavlensky Cathedral and the oldest stone building of the city – Spasskaya Church. During the tour you’ll come to the historical center of Irkutsk and will see old wooden buildings embedded in the ground, beautiful merchant houses dated back to the 18th and 19th century, Znameskiy monastery. On the embankment of the Angara, you’ll see the beautiful monument of Alexander III. Transfer to Irkutsk and check into the hotel. Your dinner will be in the hotel itself. Stay the night in Irkutsk.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Irkutsk City Tour

Stay in Irkutsk

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We will check out from the hotel and early Morning at 6:58 hours (Journey time 23 hours 40 minutes) proceed to Irkutsk Station to board the train to Ulaanbaatar. The journey is one of the world’s longest railway lines and provides some of Russia & Mongolia’s wildest and most magnificent scenery. Have dinner and stay overnight on the train.

Overnight Train

Breakfast, Lunch

Arrive in Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia) at 6.38 Hours (local time). Then we will proceed to the tourist Ger Camp by 4 wheel drive, we will go out to explore the one & only Gobi Desert. The Gobi is the Most Mysterious Place on Earth with its unique natural formation, and it is place where you can dig and find at Flaming Cliffs the real dinosaur fossils, flora, and fauna not to be found anywhere else in the world, and invites you to reveal its secrets. Lunch En-Route.

Bayanzag is famous for dinosaur remains, complete dinosaur skeletons, and fossilized eggs. American explorer Mr Roy Chapman Andrews discovered this area at the beginning of the 20th Century and became famous all over the world. If you look carefully, you could find some pieces of bone or dinosaur eggs. In the afternoon (if time & situation permit), we can try to visit the Gobi tree saxaul forest. Have dinner and an overnight stay in the Ger Camp itself….under the twinkling stars.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Gobi Desert

Stay in Bayanzag

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, we take a long drive to Ongi Temple Ruin through the majestic Gobi. It was one of the 7 biggest temples in Mongolia. There are ruins of 2 complex monasteries, which were built in the 1780s. After the people’s revolution in 1921, these two monasteries were destroyed, and lamas (monks) were killed by communists. We’ll have lunch during the tour and arrive to check into the Ger camp. Have dinner and stay the night in the Ger tourist camp.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Ongi Temple

Stay in Bayanzag

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Once served as the capital of the Mongolian Empire and an essential station of the Silk Road, Karakorum city has much more to share than its current physical appearance. Elsen Tasarkhai, a marvelous Oasis with Sand Dunes, vegetation, a lake, and birds, is located close to Karakorum. Therefore, during this trip, you have the chance to experience noteworthy historical, religious, natural, and adventurous side of Mongolia.

If you get up early, you have a great chance to see some wild animals such as wild sheep, ibex, wolves, etc. Have breakfast and proceed towards Khogno Khaan Mountain, which is 285 kilometers from Ulaan Baatar. This area represents a unique picture of the natural contrast combining the Mongolian desert Gobi, the landscapes of Hangai, and the Rocky Mountains. In 1220, Karkhorum was built and was the capital of Mongolia for 140 years. In 1338, the city was massively destroyed, and the Erdenezuu Buddhist Monastery, which we have visited, was founded in 1586 on the ruins of the city. Lunch en route. Stay the night at the tourist Ger camp, where you will have your dinner.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Kharkhorin museum
• Erdenezuun monastery

Stay in Bayanzag

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After having breakfast, we need to check out. Today will be the very last night in Mongolia. On our way back to Ulaanbaatar with a distance of around 360 km, we visit the spectacular Sand Dunes – Elsen Tasarhal. Going towards the east from Khogno Khan, we will find dunes lost in the middle of a mountainous area. They’re called Elsen Tasarkhai, “the sand fracture”, and extend over 80 kilometres (49,71 miles) in the South of the Khogno Khan National Park. These dunes run along the Tarna River, which is bordered by willow trees. Visit the ruins of Ovgon Khiid. Ovgon Khiid Monastery is simple and beautiful with a stunning view. Lunch En-Route.

Continue travelling to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. As soon as we reach, we will start our city tour in Ulaanbaatar including Sukhbaatar square, Gandan, and Zaisan Memorial. Chinggis’s Square formally Grand Chinggis Khaan Square and previously known as Sükhbaatar Square is the central square of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar. The official name was changed in 2013 in honor of the founding father of the Mongolian nation. Most Buddhist Monasteries in Mongolia were destroyed during the communist regime, which lasted until 1990. One of the only to survive was Gandan Monastery, being used as a showcase for visitors. The National Museum of Mongolia formerly the National Museum of Mongolian History, is one of the national museums of Mongolia located in the capital Ulan Bator. The National Museum of Mongolia is a cultural, scientific, and educational organization, which is responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of the objects. Have dinner in an Indian restaurant followed by check in to the hotel. Stay the night in Ulaanbaatar.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Elsen Tasarkhai
• Gandan Monastery

Stay in Ulaanbaatar

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast Day free at your own. In the afternoon, we’ll proceed to Ulaanbaatar airport to catch a flight to Beijing, the capital of China. Dinner & Overnight stay.

Stay in Beijing

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast in the morning and then visit the set out for an unforgettable visit to the majestic Great Wall of China, one of the most iconic wonders of the world, where you can walk along its historic pathways and admire breathtaking views.

After lunch, we proceed to Tiananmen Square: the largest Square in the world, where the biggest student revolution occurred in the recent past. Next, we will visit one of the major attractions in China – the awesome Forbidden City situated in the very heart of Beijing. The construction of the grand palace started in the fourth year of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1406) and ended in 1420.

In ancient times, the emperor claimed to be the son of Heaven, and therefore Heaven’s supreme power was bestowed upon him. The emperors’ residence on earth was built as a replica of the Purple Palace where God was thought to live in Heaven. Such a divine place was certainly forbidden to ordinary people, and that is why the Forbidden City is so named. In 1961, the Forbidden City was listed as one of the important historical monuments under special preservation by the Chinese central government. In 1987, it was nominated as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

You will be taken to an Indian restaurant for dinner, followed by a transfer to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Today’s Sightseeing

• Great Wall of China
• Forbidden City

Stay in Beijing

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch & Check-out, then proceed to Beijing Airport to board the flight to Kolkata via Kunming, scheduled to depart at ETD 16:30 pm. The flight will touch the soil of our motherland after prolong 17 days at ETA 00:10Hours. Bid goodbye to your friends met during the tour. Tour ends here.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner