Upon landing in Moscow, you will meet our driver outside the customs of the airport, and then be transferred to a downtown hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is free for your own arrangements. Accommodation: Budapest Hotel (3 stars)
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This morning, we will set out for a 3-hour walking tour of Moscow city. With the company of our guide, you will have a visit to Bolshoi Theatre, Tverskaya Street, GUM Department Store, Red Square and the nearby St. Basil's Cathedral. After that, you will have a free afternoon exploring the city on your own. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Budapest Hotel (3 stars)
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Today, you can spend the whole daytime taking one last exploration of Moscow by yourself. At night, our driver will escort you to Yaroslavsky Railway Station for your onward trans-Siberian train to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and you will spend 5 nights in the comfortable cabin onboard. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 4: On Board the Train
Today, you will enjoy tranquil rustic landscape of Russia through the window as the train passes by numerous towns and villages. En route, you can get off to buy food and drinks on the platforms when the train takes stopovers. Meals: No meals
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 5: On Board the Train
The train will cross the Europe-Asia border early this morning and then arrive in Ekaterinburg. You will have a glimpse of prosperous cityscape on the train. After leaving Ekaterinburg for a while, you will enjoy distinctive natural scenery of swamps and pine forests from the window. Meals: No meals
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 6: On Board the Train
The train will pass by Krasnoyarsk City in the morning and then traverse rolling hills and a large stretch of forests. Sometimes there are clear rivers and ponds dotted at the foot of the mountains or in the midst of towering trees. Meals: No meals
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 7: On Board the Train
After passing Irkutsk at dawn, the train will run along the shore of Lake Baikal and then pull into Naushki Railway Station, located on the Russia-Mongolia border, for you to take border formalities. As the train ride continues, you will enjoy endless prairie through the window. Meals: No meals
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 8: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
You will arrive in Ulaanbaatar early this morning. Our local guide and driver will meet you outside the exit and then transfer you to Elstei Ger Camp. En route, we will stop at Genghis Khan Equestrain Statue to take some pictures. Upon arrival at the camp, our guide will help you check in a yurt and the rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the prairie scenery. If interested, you can join in entertainment activities like horse riding, archery, ger building and Mongolian wrestling, at your own expenses. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ger Camp
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You will have a whole day taking in prairie scenery around the Elstei Ger Camp by riding a horse or on foot. It is also a nice choice to stretch your body on a chair and enjoy the sun light and breeze. At night, you will have a good sleep in the yurt. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ger Camp
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Day 10: Elstei Ger Camp - Ulaanbaatar
Today, you still have a whole morning taking in the prairie scenery at Elstei Ger Camp. After lunch, our guide and driver will transfer you back to Ulaanbaatar for an impressive city tour. In our guide's company, you will have a visit to the significant Ganden Monastery, Chinggis Khaan Square and Zaisan Memorial. After that, our guide will escort you to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Bayangol Hotel (3 stars)
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Day 11: Ulaanbaatar - Beijing
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to the railway station for an overnight train to Beijing, China. After traversing boundless steppe and desert, you will arrive at Zamyn-Ude at night to go through immigration check, and then enter the territory of China. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: on the train
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Day 12: Arrival in Beijing
You will arrive at Beijing Railway Station in late morning. Our local guide and driver will be waiting for you outside the exit and offer you a private transfer to the hotel. You will be free for the rest of the day to either rest at the hotel or stroll around. Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Accommodation: Pentahotel Beijing (4 stars)
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After breakfast, you will be accompanied to Tiananmen Square to take great pictures of Tiananmen Tower, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao and Monument to the People's Heroes, and then have a glimpse of the luxuriant life of imperial family at the Forbidden City.
In the afternoon, the 15 days Moscow and Beijing tour continues to the Temple of Heaven, which used to be the site for emperors to hold national worshiping ceremony. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Pentahotel Beijing (4 stars)
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After a big breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Mutianyu Great Wall, which is one of the most popular and best preserved Great Wall sections in China. A round-trip cable car will help you go up and down from the ramparts.
Later, on the way back to downtown Beijing, we will alight from the vehicle for you to view the National Stadium from a distance. Lastly, we will conclude the day with a relaxing tour in the Summer Palace. Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Pentahotel Beijing (4 stars)
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Day 15: Departure from Beijing
It is the last day of this Moscow to Beijing tour. Our guide will help you check out the hotel and transfer you to the Capital Airport for your leaving flight. Bon voyage! Meals: Breakfast
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