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THE JADE EXPRESS (AN ESCAPE FROM SIBERIA QUEST FROM MOSCOW TO BEIJING)
Price - US $3690
Tour Length - 20 days
Starting Point* - Moscow
Ending Point - Beijing
Departure Date** - 4/3/2010, 8/28/2010, 4/2/2011, 8/27/2011
Highlights - Moscow Ride from Europe to Asia on the Siberian Express Lake Baikal ship and shore camping Russian homestay and banya Circum-Baikal Railway Stay with Mongolian families in gers (yurts) Ancient Mongolian city of Kharkhorin (Karakorum) Mongolian Orkhon waterfall and Lake Ogii Beijing Great Wall hike between Jinshanling and Simatai Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
*option to join in Irkutsk
**specific dates can be arranged upon request
 

Moscow: We have a chance to visit the Kremlin, and free time to see Red Square and the onion-domed St. Basil's Cathedral, the ornate subway system, Gorky Park, or the Arbat
Siberian Express: Hang out with fellow passengers and sample the Russian culture of 'tea-ing' and toasting, pirogis and providnitzas, as we venture deep into the Russian hinterland into Siberia.
Lake Baikal: Take a small ship to a serene shore, camp out and eat omul, Baikal�s indigenous fish. Stay at a homestay with a Russian banya by the lake and take a lakeside train with spectacular views.
Mongolia: Take a 4WD out to Kharkhorin, the center of Mongolian Buddhism built from the ruins of Genghis Khan's capital city; Orkhon waterfall in Khangai Nuruu National Park; and Lake Ogii, amid the grassland plains with abundant animal and bird-life.
Beijing: Walk along a lesser visited section of the Great Wall and visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We have the opportunity to have a Beijing duck dinner and watch acrobats.
Details
| Transport |
Siberian Express train, minibus, Baikal small ship, Circum Baikal Railway, Trans Mongolian train, 4WD |
| Flights |
none |
| Fully Escorted |
by tour leader |
| Activities |
camping by Baikal, hike on Great Wall, optional hikes around Baikal, Mongolia |
| Accomodation |
9 nights hotels, 5 nights train, 1 night camping, 3 nights Mongolian gers, 1 night homestay |
| Meals |
as mentioned in itinerary: B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner; allow $35/day for Russia, $10/day for Mongolia and China |
| Entrance Fees |
not included |
| Physical Rating |
basic to moderate activity |
| Visa |
Russian, Chinese, not needed for Mongolia (dependent on citizenship) |
| Temperature |
September: 5°C (40°F) to 25°C (77°F) |
| Not Included |
entrance fees, airfare to Moscow and from Beijing |


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