TransSibFun QUEST. Dare to WIN. June 2021. 17 days.

 🚂 A group of stragers meet eachother in Moscow. They receive their tickets for the first part of the long way.

🔍 During every stop along the way, they should find their tickets for the next train.

The group will receive all necessary hints.

💡 Do you feel adventurous, young (it's not about age!) and restless?

Then this one of its kind adventure is for you!

📸 Remember, that we will be watching you along the whole way.

🕵️‍️ We have our spies everywhere!

Day 1

(21 June, Monday) 

Welcome dinner. We meet all together for the first time, introduce each other and enjoy traditional Russian cuisine in the restaurant.

Transfer to the train station.

Here the trip begins! We take the train and start to follow the great Trans-Siberian railway!

Day 2

(22 June, Tuesday)

We spend the whole day on the train! Have a look out of the window – the landscape is changing! We are getting closer to the border between Europe and Asia – Ural Mountains!

During the day:

The train stops at some stations for 30-40 min, we will be able to go out from the train and see a train station and a bit of the city.

Global Village! This is a big celebration of cultures from around the world. We want to know about each other more! Everyone is supposed to prepare for this event (bring something very traditional from home – food, drinks, snacks…). Besides, we showcase our nations through singing, dancing, food, costumes, music and traditions! Be creative! It will be fun!

Day 3

(23 June, Wednesday)

Arrival to Yekaterinburg. Our first stop on the long way!

Transfer to hotel, breakfast, some free time to get ready for a great day ahead!

We will explore the city, we will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints.

Lunch. We will eat the most traditional dish “pelmeni” (dumplings) in a special place.

This city is the motherland of the first Russian president – Boris Yeltsin. Recently the big center devoted to him was opened. This is an awesome place where we will dive into 1990th reality - Yeltsin Center.

Dinner, free time.

Day 4

(24 June, Thursday)

Breakfast, check out, transfer to train station.

Here we continue the trip! We take the train and heading to Novosibirsk!

We are becoming experienced travelers!

Mafia game. Get prepared to play your role! :)

Day 5

(25 June, Friday)

Hello Siberia! Our first stop in Siberian city – Novosibirsk. 

Transfer to hotel, free time.

Excursion around the city. We will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints in the city.

Dinner in the restaurant with Russian food.

Ballet night in the Opera and Ballet Theater. Did you know that the third most beautiful opera and ballet theater in Russia (after Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and Mariinski Theater in St. Petersburg) is in Novosibirsk!

We will go all together to explore the nightlife of Novosibirsk.

Day 6

(26 June, Saturday)

Breakfast

We are having a Trans-Siberian train trip and it would be a sin not to see the old trains that were riding the same route but many year ago! So, we go to visit a museum of trains.

Lunch.

Free time.

Dinner.

We continue moving! We take a train to the next stop - Krasnoyarsk!

Day 7

(27 June, Sunday)

New day – new adventures! Krasnoyarsk is on our way!

Transfer to hotel, breakfast, free time.

Siberia is very beautiful and not that scary as we might think! We go highking to one of the most beautiful national parks – Stolby.

Light dinner.

Day 8

(28 June, Monday)

Breakfast.

Tour around the city. We will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints in the city.

We keep on going! We take a train to the next stop - Irkutsk!

Day 9

(29 June, Tuesday) 

We are close to the lake Baikal - we arrive to Irkutsk!

Transfer to hotel, free time.

Tour around the city. We will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints in the city.

Dinner.

Day 10

(30 June, Wednesday)

Early morning, the city wakes up :) We go to see the deepest lake in the world! Lake Baikal. We go to the island Olkhon.

Transfer to hotel.

We will move around the island and see the most beautiful places! Pedestrian tour.

Lunch on the island.

Day 11

(01 July, Thursday)

Breakfast.

We come back to Irkutsk, free time.

We take a train further! Next city – Ulan-Ude!

Day 12

(02 July, Friday)

We arrive to the unknown Russia, nobody expects that it is so diverse! Ulan-Ude city!

Transfer to hotel, breakfast.

Not many people know that there is a Buddhist region in Russia, we are going to visit a heart of it - Datsan.

Lunch.

We come back to the city, free time.

Ulan-Ude a capital of Republic of Buryatia, in this area people speak different language, they have a different culture and different cuisine. We go for dinner to a traditional buryat restaurant.

Day 13

(03 July, Saturday)

Breakfast.

Tour around the city. We will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints in the city.

Organized lunch in the restaurant, transfer to train station.

Here we go! Our longest transfer by train – 2,5 days! Just 2,5 day! Usually people go from Moscow to Vladivostok without stops, and it takes 7,5 days.

Day 14

(04 July, Sunday)

We spend the whole day on the train! Have a look out of the window – so many km away from Europe!

During the day:

The train stops at some stations for 30-40 min, we will be able to go out from the train and see a train station and a bit of the city.

Day 15

(05 July, Monday)

We spend the whole day on the train again! Have a look out of the window – the landscape is changing! We are getting closer to the end of the continent - Vladivostok!

Day 16

(06 July, Tuesday)

Huraaaaaa! We did it! Vladivostok!

Transfer to hotel, breakfast, free time.

Tour around the city. We will see the most beautiful places and viewpoints in the city.

Boat tour to see all the bridges of Vladivostok and a beautiful sunset.

Farewell dinner. Kiss and goodbye! Time to hug everyone and say thanks for the great time and experience we shared together!

Day 17

(07 July, Wednesday)

Breakfast at hotel.

Checkout before 12 p.m.

The organizers keep the right to change this program due to weather conditions or other unforeseen situations.

Hotel / accommodation issues

Types of accommodation

There are 2 options of accommodation during the trip: hostels and hotels 2-3*.

Costs:

Super Early Birds (if boking before 01 June 2020) 1,500 EUR

Early Birds (if booking 02 June - 30 November 2020) 1,700 EUR

Standard price 1,900 EUR

Included:

• Train tickets (2nd and 3rd class);

• Accommodation during the whole trip (hostels);

• All excursions, hiking, opera/ballet tickets, boat tour in Vladivostok;

• Transfer Irkutsk - Olkhon island - Irkutsk;

• Welcome dinner;

• Visa support (invitation for visa application);

• WhatsApp support during all your trip;

• Great friends from all over the world, unforgettable experience and emotions :)

Not included:

• Travel costs to Moscow and from Vladivostok;

• Transfers during the stops on the way;

• Enterance to museums;

• Meals;

• Visa;

• Insurance (we can supply it additionally if needed or you can do it by yourself: www.rgs.ru).