Moscow , the capital of Russian Federation, is the starting point of your great Trans Siberian journey. On arrival in Moscow you will be met by our friendly representative who will escort you by car or mini bus to your hotel. On the way to the hotel, you will have the opportunity to get your first glimpse of this truly unique city.
Moscow is the capital and the largest city in Russia as well as the largest metropolitan area in Europe with a population well over 10 million. Moscow has had a tumultuous history dating back to medieval times when it was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki Yuri of the Long Arms, known for the length of his arms! The city is filled with unique architecture from the Kremlin and Red Square to giant Stalin skyscrapers to new office blocks built during the economic boom of recent years and it contains a strikingly beautiful metro system.
The city is the center of political as well as economic power in Russia and visitors can feel the energy in the streets. There is always something going on in Moscow and there is so much to see.
After breakfast at the hotel you will have some free time to become oriented. In the afternoon, you will check out of the hotel and meet with your guide. Your excursion program starts with a city tour by car or minibus. Panoramic City Tour. Departure by rail to Irkutsk. Most of the cities along the way date back to the th century. The train then heads towards Nizhny Novgorod - settled on the bank of the majestic Volga River. At night you will also pass the Vyatka River, the towns of Kotelnich, Vyatka and Balyezino and then arrive at the foot of the Ural Mountains.
In the morning, the train will stop in Perm , an old, Russian city known as a center of ballet and literature. It will then take about 6 hours to travel to Yekaterinburg.
