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This tour offers a great opportunity to visit the two capitals of Russia, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as the pearl of Siberia, Irkutsk, and the world famous lake Baikal in winter. This group tour is planned to be done by plane. The tour starts in Moscow (2 nights), continues in Irkutsk (3 nights), and will be over in St. Petersburg (3 nights). Irkutsk, the key point of the trip, is a major industrial, historical and cultural centre of Siberia, and an important Trans-Siberian Railway junction. It lies at an altitude of 1476 feet, on the river Angara that takes its flow from the lake Baikal. The city can be really proud of its beauty, being surrounded by the foothills of the eastern Sayans, and by the heights of the Baikal Range. The inimitable beauty of the Lake Baikal makes the voyage really fascinating.
Baikal is a unique world's deepest lake, and the biggest reservoir of fresh water, known for the most interesting flora and fauna most of the species of which (1800 altogether) seem to come from sea like the Baikal seal 'nerpa'. Besides the Siberian highlights the participants of the tour are offered to enjoy the world-renowned monuments and museums of the 2 Russian capitals, Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Day 1
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Arrival in Moscow, transfer to hotel, check-in, dinner at hotel.
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Day 2
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Breakfast, sightseeing tour of the city, tour of the Kremlin, lunch, afternoon tour of the Tretyakov Gallery, tour of Moscow metro, dinner at hotel.
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Day 3
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Breakfast, time at leisure, packed lunch, check-out, transfer to the airport for flight to Irkutsk, Arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to hotel, check-in, short rest, city tour of Irkutsk, dinner at hotel.
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Day 4
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Breakfast, departure by motor coach to the Lake Baikal. Visit the Lymnological Museum, take a stroll along a Russian village, visit a wooden church of St. Nicholas, and a local market place. Lunch is arranged in a picturesque restaurant situated on the bank of the Angara river, on the way back to Irkutsk. Dinner at hotel.
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Day 5
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Breakfast, check-out, transfer to the airport for a flight to St. Petersburg. Arrival in St. Petersburg, transfer to hotel, check-in, dinner at hotel.
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Day 6
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Breakfast, sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg, lunch, afternoon tour of the State Hermitage Museum, dinner at hotel.
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Day 7
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Breakfast, trip to Petrodvorets to visit the Grand Palace of Peter I; lunch, afternoon tour of the St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Peter and Paul Fortress, dinner at hotel.
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Day 8
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Breakfast, check-out, transfer to the airport. Departure. End of services.
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HOTELS
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- "Cosmos" in Moscow, standard rooms
- "Angara" in Irkutsk', renovated rooms
- "Baikal" in Listvyanka
- "Andersen" in St. Petersburg, standard rooms
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INCLUDED SERVICES
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- Fullboard;
- 2nd class train from Irkutsk to Port-Baikal;
- excursions;
- bus transfers;
- English or German guides' services as per program;
- and visa registration tax.
The price of the tour is quoted by request.
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