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During the trip, you will get acquainted with the sights of stunning and original Russian cities – Perm, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, and then go to the shores of Lake Baikal to enjoy the majestic views of the lake.

Getting to know the noble and mighty Baikal is a unique experience that everyone who wants to fully understand the scale of Russia needs to get.

The route of the cruise tourist train: Moscow – Perm – Yekaterinburg – Novosibirsk – Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk – Olkhon

Location

Russia, Moscow

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Tour highlights

The border of Europe and Asia

A glass of champagne and a "certificate of trespassers" are waiting for us at the border

Delicious Baikal dishes

Let's try the traditional Baikal cuisine

Circum-Baikal Railway

We will see southern Baikal and explore the architectural sights in one day

Kungur Ice Cave

We are exploring a unique geological monument, the largest karst cave in gypsum in the European part of our country

The Famous Krasnoyarsk Pillars

We will visit the observation deck of the Stolby National Park with a cable car ride

Itinerary

Day 1 - Boarding the train
14:00 Departure of the tourist train from Moscow Yaroslavskaya station.

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Day 2 - Perm
For tourists, the time difference is + 2 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
12:29 Arrival of the tourist train at the station Perm.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Lunch at a cafe in the city.
Sightseeing tour of the city of Perm.
Sightseeing tour of the central streets of the city —we will see the monument "Permyak — salty ears", the embankment of the Kama River and the art object "Happiness is just around the corner", the historical Sibirskaya Street, the Theater Square and the Opera and Ballet Theater, Cathedral Square.
Departure to Kungur, travel tour (about 3-3.5hours on the way).
Visit to the Kungur ice cave.
The cave is a unique geological monument, the largest karst cave in gypsum in the European part of our country.
The length of the passages is 8.153 m, of which 2 km is equipped for sightseeing by tourists.
The cave has 48 caves and about 70 lakes.
The largest lake (a large underground lake) has an area of 1,460 square meters and a depth of up to 5 meters.
Dinner at a cafe in Kungur.
Departure to Perm.
Arrival at the railway station.
23:30 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 3 - Ekaterinburg
For tourists, the time difference is + 2 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
06:57 Arrival of the tourist train at Yekaterinburg station.
07:15 Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city with a tour of the main attractions.
You will see the dam of the city pond on the river. Iseti, which gave birth to the Yekaterinburg plant in the XVIII century, a monument to the founders of the city, V.N. Tkatishchev and V.I. de Gennin, and the patroness of the city, the Chapel of St. Peter the Great. St. Catherine's Cathedral, merchant mansions, the central squares of the capital of the Urals, Voznesenskaya Hill, decorated with the palace of merchants Rastorguyev-Kharitonov and, of course, the Church–on-the-Blood in the Name of All Saints who Shone Forth in the Russian Land — the legendary place where the Romanov dynasty was interrupted.
Transfer to Ganina Yama, a unique Orthodox complex built in the style of ancient Russian architecture.
During the tour, you will get acquainted with the family history of the last Russian emperor Nikolai Romanov.
A visit to the Europe-Asia border, where guests will have a glass of champagne and a "certificate of border violators".
Lunch at a cafe in the city.
Visit to the Museum of the History of Stone-cutting and Jewelry art.
Transfer to the railway station.
15:26 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 4 - Novosibirsk
For tourists, the time difference is +4 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
15:30 Arrival of the tourist train at the station Novosibirsk.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Sightseeing tour of Novosibirsk.
During the tour you will walk through the old streets, squares and squares.
You will see the main city buildings, the opera House, the Commercial Building, wooden and merchant houses.
You will find out why Novosibirsk is compared to St. Petersburg, how the fate of the city developed, and how it lives today.
Walking through the center of Novosibirsk, you will hear the history of the appearance of modern symbols of the city and get acquainted with the creations of Siberian constructivist architects.
18:30 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 5 - Krasnoyarsk
For tourists, the time difference is +4 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
08:00 Arrival of the tourist train at the station Krasnoyarsk.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city, during which you will visit the Bobrovy Log Park, the observation deck of the Stolby National Park with a cable car ride, the observation deck of Karaulnaya Gora, see the place where the Kacha flows into the Yenisei, the chapel of St. Nicholas. Paraskevy and Kommunalny bridge.
Visit to the Tsar-Fish observation deck.
Lunch at a restaurant in the city.
Transfer to the railway station.
15:00 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 6 - Irkutsk
For tourists, the time difference is +5 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
12:00 Arrival of the tourist train at the station Irkutsk.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of Irkutsk with a visit to the Museum of the Decembrists (Volkonsky House Museum).
The tour will introduce you to the main monuments of the Siberian city of the Earth.
You will not find such wooden architecture as in Irkutsk in any corner of the world.
During the guided tour of the memorable and historical sites, you will learn the history of the Irkutsk prison and the central part of the city, architecture and wooden architecture, about prominent figures of the history and culture of Russia, whose activities were inextricably linked with Irkutsk.
Lunch at a restaurant in the city.
Continuation of the city sightseeing tour.
Dinner at a restaurant in the city.
Transfer to the railway station.
21:45 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 7 - Travel on the KBZHD
For tourists, the time difference is +5 hours.
From Irkutsk to Slyudyanka, the train runs east without stopping.
00:29-06:30 Parking at Slyudyanka station.
During the parking, those who wish will be able to get off the train and admire the world's only station building, built entirely of white and pink marble.
During the parking, the traction will be changed, you will be able to see the work of the locomotive crew when the locomotive is hooked up and take vivid photos against the background of the L-series locomotive built in the last century.
06:30 Departure of the tourist train in the western direction to the famous Circum-Baikal railway.
Further to the Port of Baikal, our train will travel under the control of a steam locomotive, and you will have the opportunity to experience the emotions of a person at the beginning of the 20th century and feel the regularity of that time.
Traveling along the Circum—Baikal Railway, the "golden buckle of Russia's steel belt" running along the shore of Lake Baikal, is a great way to see southern Baikal and explore the architectural sights in one day.
The Circum—Baikal Railway has 38 tunnels with a total length of 9,063 m (the longest of them is the tunnel through Cape Polovinny with a length of 777.5 m), 15 stone galleries with a total length of 295 m (only 5 of them are currently in use) and 3 reinforced concrete galleries with holes, 248 bridges and viaducts, 268 retaining walls.
Our train will make stops in the most iconic and beautiful places of the Circum-Baikal Railway: Kultuk, Staraya Angasolka, Kirkirei, Polovinnaya, Italian Wall.
Breakfast on the train.
13:07 Arrival of the train at the Baikal Port station.
Water transfer from Baikal Port station to Listvyanka village.
Lunch at a cafe in Listvyanka village.
Transfer to the Taltsy Architectural and Ethnographic Museum.
Visit the Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture, located in a picturesque location on the banks of the Angara River.
This unique museum will tell you about the daily life of people in this region in the past.
Return to Listvyanka.
Ascent / descent by cable car to the Kamen Chersky observation deck.
Sightseeing tour of Listvyanka village, visit to the fish and souvenir market.
Dinner at the restaurant.
22:00 Water transfer from Listvyanka village to art. The port of Baikal.
Boarding the train and overnight on the train.

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Day 8 - Olkhon Island
The time difference is + 5 hours.
Breakfast on the train.
08:00 Departure from the train with your luggage.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to the ship.
08:30 Boarding of the motor ship "Komet" and departure to the island of Olkhon.
12:30 Arrival on Olkhon in Zagli Bay.
12:45 Boarding at UAZ and transfer to the village of Khuzhir.
13:45 Olkhon Island tour, visit to Cape Burkhan, Shamanka Rocks and lunch.
15:45 Boarding at UAZ and transfer from Khuzhir to Zagli Bay.
17:00 Transfer by the motor ship "Comet" to the village of Listvyanka.
21:00 Arrival in Listvyanka village, boarding buses and transfer back to Irkutsk.
At about 22:30 Arrival in Irkutsk city center, completion of the program.
The time in the program is indicated approximately.
Since the capacity of the rolling stock of the Baikal Fairy Tale tourist train exceeds the capacity of the Komet railway (about 100 seats), after filling the ship, Russian Railways Tour tourists will be offered an alternative – a bus transfer.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Tour organizer's comments

The program is not recommended for people who have difficulty moving due to age or other body characteristics, as well as children under 14 years of age.

Accommodation

Train

7 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Premium

The tour provides for travel in a carriage of the selected category.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the category, RUB.:

Category	Adults	Children under 9 years old inclusive (with a seat)	For children from 0 to 4 years old inclusive (without space)
Four-seater compartment	139 800	138 900	87 500
Double compartment	179 700	178 800	87 500
Double compartment single occupancy	269 400	-	-

Description of the cars (the cars are 1-storey, the train has 2 dining cars, 1 bar car, a shower car, a sauna car).

4-seater compartment

2 lower ones+2 upper shelves, 2 safes, it is possible to set the temperature in the compartment itself, 1 medium towel for 1 person, linen change (for an additional fee), compartment cleaning - every day, traveler's kit (slippers, brush + toothpaste, soap).
1 shower + 2 WC with sinks per car.
When fully loaded, there are about 36 people in the car.

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2 lower shelves, 1 medium towel for 1 person, linen change (extra charge), cleaning every day.
1 shower + 2 WC with sinks per car.
When fully loaded, there are about 18 people in the car.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 40 tourists

Minimum age

14 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Moscow

Included in price

travel in wagons of the selected category along the route;
meals according to the program;
transportation and tour services, including entrance tickets for guided tours
objects according to the program.

Paid extra

personal expenses;
flight (and/or other type of transport) from Irkutsk;
the purchase of one additional seat in a four–seater compartment is 43,000 rubles.

It's important to know

We recommend taking comfortable clothes and shoes, bath towels and rubber slippers for taking a shower on the train. Documents (passport, birth certificate for children), medical insurance policy.

It is impossible to know in advance whether passengers can board and disembark at non-fixed stops, upon arrival at which the tour service is provided (there may be parking on the train, but boarding/disembarking may not be allowed. There are various reasons for this. For example, the length of the platform does not allow, the train is on the sidings, and there is basically no platform.). The tour operator is not responsible for boarding and disembarking passengers when the train stops without sightseeing services.
Tourists can join the tourist route on any part of it, where there is a train parking with an excursion day service. But without recalculating the cost of the tour in terms of railway transportation. Since a cruise train ticket is issued from the start point of the tour to the end point of the tour, there will be no recalculation of the cost of railway travel in this case. For sightseeing days when tourists will not be present on excursions, we will recalculate the cost.
In a 4-seater compartment for two people, top+bottom accommodation is provided. Placement on the two lower shelves is possible only in a 2-seater compartment or a single compartment.
The purchase of the fourth seat in the compartment is optional, accommodation with check-in is possible.
Tours on the territory of the Russian Federation do not imply the presence of a notarized consent from one of the parents / legal representative for the child's trip accompanied by a third party. However, we recommend a handwritten consent from one of the parents / legal representatives to make a decision if medical care is needed for the child + a copy of the first page and the page with the registration of the parent / legal representative giving the handwritten consent.
Smoking is prohibited on the train (both electronic and plain cigarettes; a fine of 1,500 to 2,500 rubles). You can smoke in the train parking lots, if possible, get off the train in smoking areas specially designated on the platforms.
The tour operator issues railway tickets at a tariff without carrying animals (for group railway transportation of tourists, this tariff is not possible for registration). In addition, it is not allowed to enter the tour bus with animals (there may be allergies in the group). Pets are also not allowed to enter the museums.

Dates and Prices

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29 May – 5 Jun 8 days 7 nights

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5 Mar, 2025

Great team! Well done! Thank you all!

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Moscow – Baikal Railway tour "Baikal Fairy Tale"