Day 1 Arrive Moscow, transfer to accommodation
Day 2 Moscow sightseeing with local expert
Day 3 Day for sightseeing in Moscow, evening transfer to station
Day 4 By train through Ural Mountains, evening arrive Ekaterinburg & accommodation
Day 5 Your choice of Ekaterinburg/Urals activities (see full itinerary)
Day 6 Onwards by train through Southern Siberia
Day 7 By road from Barnaul into the High Altai Mts (picnic en route)
Day 8 Visit ancient cave-painting site, optional horse-riding
Day 9 Cast off on Altai river-rafting trip, overnight camping
Day 10 Second half of rafting, return to Altai Village Guest House, sauna
Day 11 By road to Novosibirsk, picnic lunch, evening free in Novosibirsk
Day 12 Sightseeing in Novosibirsk, free time and evening train depart
Day 13 On board Trans-Sib eastwards, cross the Yenisei River Bridge
Day 14 EITHER Siberian Village Stay (options for scuba, mini-trek, walking) OR Adventure Trek to Goloustnoye Village (camping)
Day 15 Your choice: trek, scuba or walking options at Lake Baikal
Day 16 Free time in Irkutsk for exploring, evening train departure
Day 17 Arrive Ulan-Uday, Buddhist monastery & Buryat Village trip
Day 18 Trip to the Ivolginsky Buddhist Datsan + Eastern Medicine Central
Day 19 Early depart by train, en-route for Mongolian border
Day 20 Ulaanbaatar city walk, jeep departure to Bayan-Gobi, nomad stay
Day 21 By jeep to Karakorum site, stay in gers with local nomads
Day 22 Scenic desert jeep route back to UB, stay at Elstei Ger Camp
Day 23 Free day at Elstei for walking, activities, optional horseriding
Day 24 Return to Ulaanbaatar, central hotel, free time for exploring
Day 25 Depart by train to Beijing, across the Southern Gobi deser
Day 26 Pass the Great Wall of China, arrival in Beijing