Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express
The Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express is Russia's premier luxury train, completed in 2007 and launched by Prince Michael of Kent, it provides the finest in on-board accommodation and attentive staff to complement the excellent programme of tours and excursions included.
The classic Trans-Siberian route is the 6,000m (10,600km) journey from Moscow to Vladivostok (or vice-versa, of course), and the Golden Eagle completes the journey over a relaxed 16 days, allowing plenty of time to explore the many fascinating cities and natural beauty spots en route, and even to take a detour into Mongolia.
Highlights of the journey include...
- Tour of Moscow and free time
- Kazan, UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Volga
- Yekaterinburg, capital of the Urals and site of the Romanovs' execution
- Novosibirsk, cultural oasis in the heart of Siberia
- Irkutsk, "The Paris of Siberia"
- Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world
- Ulan Ude, Centre for Russian Buddhism
- Ulaan Baatar, capital of Mongolia and heart of a nomadic way of life
- Vladivostok, former closed naval base in the Russian far east.
Click below for a sample itinerary and price including flights to/from the UK, but we can offer other variations too at the start and end of the holiday - just ask for a quote.
