Experience the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway and the Trans-Mongolian Railway on board a private charter train. Forget about any hassle of packing and unpacking every day. Your cabin is your “home on wheels” during the entire rail cruise journey.
Our train offers a choice of 4 accommodation categories from Economy to Deluxe as well as a restaurant, a lounge and conference area for lectures.
Stops for land excursions at the most exciting places along the route are included every day. In selected cities like Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk near Lake Baikal and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, hotel nights in international managed ****/***** hotels are included. They allow you more time to explore these places and enjoy a relaxed journey.
The journey may be booked either eastbound, starting in Moscow, or westbound, beginning in Ulaanbaatar. Hotel nights in Moscow and Ulaanbaatar are included as well.
Our rail cruises offer you the possibility to experience remote areas of the world like Siberia, Lake Baikal and Mongolia. At the same time, you enjoy the comfort, which is possible only onboard a private charter train.
Grand Trans-Siberian - Journey Highlights
Moscow, most vibrant and fast developing metropolitan city of Europe
Kremlin, the centre of power in Russia
Ekaterinburg, capital of Ural Mountains
Siberia, a huge land of extreme dimensions
Boat cruise on Siberia’s mighty River Yenissei or Ob
Private classical concert in the wooden residence of a former duke in Irkutsk
Lake Baikal, deepest lake, and biggest freshwater reserve of the world
Amazing Mongolian steppes, yurts, and horses
Cultural show of Mongolian artists
Special Naadam show of Mongolian horse racing, wrestling, archery
Grand Trans-Siberian Private Train Advantages
A choice of 4 different categories of sleeping accommodation from Economy to Deluxe
Possibility of guaranteed double and single accommodation throughout the tour
All sleeping cars are newly built or reconstructed after 2008, equipped with modern vacuum toilets
Modern Deluxe Silver and Deluxe Gold sleeping cars with private lavatory, toilet, and shower en suite
Beautifully decorated restaurant cars
A cozy lounge with live evening piano music
Conference area for lectures and on-board entertainment
Daily shower guaranteed for travellers of all categories
Daily stopovers for sightseeing
European management
Travel in style, safety, and comfort
Sightseeing Places
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Moscow
Ekaterinburg
Novosibirsk
Krasnoyarsk
Irkutsk
Lake Baikal
Ulan-Ude
Sightseeing Excursions
Sightseeing tours with English (other languages on request)
Your Tour Guides
A 3-level tour management system with a multilingual team:
Tour Director
Tour Escorts Moscow-Ulaanbaatar or v.v.
Local Tour Guides in each city
Meals
Daily change of local specialties of China and Russia
in specially selected local restaurants or
in the restaurants onboard the private train
Pre- and Post-Tours
4 day/3 night pre- and post-tours are available on request to:
Pekin (China)
Seoul (South Korea)
Tokyo (Japan)
Hotels
Standard / Silver & Gold
Moscow 5* 5*
Ekaterinburg 4* 5*
Novosibirsk 4* 5*
Irkutsk 4* 4*
Ulaanbaatar 4* 5*
Hotels brands (examples)
Hilton, Marriott, Novotel, Radisson Blu, Doubletree by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn