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GOLIA & CHINA COUNTRIES VISITED: RUSSIA, MON CODE DE
DAY d avenue of Nevsky Prospect! 02 St.Petersburg – Visit the gran to Moscow 03 St.Petersburg & overnight train ow 04 Early morning arrival in Mosc Gorky Park at time some d Spen 05 Moscow – to Irkutsk rture depa 06 Moscow & afternoon
09 Trans Siberian railway
to Lake Baikal 10 Morning arrival in Irkutsk & the shores of Lake Baikal 11 Lake Baikal – Enjoy a hike along tar
rture to Ulaanbaa 12 Return to Irkutsk & late depa 13 Trans Mongolian railway
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19 Afternoon arrival in Beijing s & food 20 Beijing – Enjoy the colour, sight
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tar 04 Morning departure to Ulaanbaa tar 05 Afternoon arrival in Ulaanbaa
to Lake Baikal 10 Morning arrival in Irkutsk & in the lake? 11 Lake Baikal – Why not a swim
rture to Moscow
depa 12 Return to Irkutsk & evening
15 Trans Siberian railway ow 16 Early morning arrival in Mosc
’s Cathedral & the Kremlin 17 Moscow – Red Square, St Basil St.Petersburg 18 Moscow & overnight train to tersburg 19 Early morning arrival in St.Pe e pe’s most unusual live music scen Euro 20 St.Petersburg – A city with 21 St.Petersburg
21 Beijing
PRICES START FINISH 22 Jan 2 Jan 29 Jan 9 Jan 16 Jan 5 Feb 30 Jan 19 Feb 20 Feb 11 Mar 25 Mar 5 Mar 19 Mar 8 Apr 22 Apr 2 Apr 16 Apr 6 May 27 May 7 May 14 May 3 Jun 21 May 10 Jun 29 May 18 Jun 24 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 18 Jun 8 Jul 22 Jul 2 Jul 29 Jul 9 Jul 5 Aug 16 Jul 19 Aug 30 Jul 26 Aug 6 Aug 20 Aug 9 Sep 23 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 30 Sep 24 Sep 14 Oct 21 Oct 1 Oct 15 Oct 4 Nov 25 Nov 5 Nov 19 Nov 9 Dec 10 Dec 30 Dec
Great Wall
14 Trans Siberian railway
of nomadic Mongolians 16 Ger Camp – A traditional home tar 17 Ger Camp & return to Ulaanbaa Across the Gobi to China – ng Beiji to rture 18 Morning depa
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the 02 Beijing – Go for a hike along tomb s Mao’ miss 03 Beijing – Don’t
13 Trans Siberian railway
tar 14 Morning arrival in Ulaanbaa Camp Ger & 15 To countryside
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GOLIA & RUSSIA COUNTRIES VISITED: CHINA, MON CODE DW
r for evening departure to Irkutsk 08 Ger Camp & return to Ulaanbaata 09 Trans Mongolian railway
08 Trans Siberian railway
START FINISH 23 Jan 3 Jan 10 Jan 30 Jan 17 Jan 6 Feb 31 Jan 20 Feb 21 Feb 13 Mar 27 Mar 7 Mar 21 Mar 10 Apr 24 Apr 4 Apr 18 Apr 8 May 29 May 9 May 16 May 5 Jun 23 May 12 Jun 31 May 20 Jun 26 Jun 6 Jun 13 Jun 3 Jul 20 Jun 10 Jul 24 Jul 4 Jul 31 Jul 11 Jul 7 Aug 18 Jul 21 Aug 1 Aug 28 Aug 8 Aug 22 Aug 11 Sep 25 Sep 5 Sep 12 Sep 2 Oct 26 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 6 Nov 27 Nov 7 Nov 21 Nov 11 Dec 12 Dec 1 Jan
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06 To countryside & Ger Camp Mongolian Steppe 07 Ger Camp – Enjoy life on the
07 Trans Siberian railway
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01 Arrive Beijing
01 Arrive St.Petersburg
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GBP EUR USD CAD AUD NZD
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DATES 2011
START
2012 FINISH
19 Jan 8 Feb 1 Mar 9 Feb 23 Feb 15 Mar 29 Mar 9 Mar 23 Mar 12 Apr 26 Apr 6 Apr 20 Apr 10 May 24 May 4 May 11 May 31 May 18 May 7 Jun 24 Jun 4 Jun 18 Jun 8 Jul 25 Jun 15 Jul 29 Jul 9 Jul 5 Aug 16 Jul 19 Aug 30 Jul 26 Aug 6 Aug 20 Aug 9 Sep 27 Aug 16 Sep 23 Sep 3 Sep 17 Sep 7 Oct 24 Sep 14 Oct 21 Oct 1 Oct 28 Oct 8 Oct 22 Oct 11 Nov 25 Nov 5 Nov 19 Nov 9 Dec 23 Dec 3 Dec 17 Dec 6 Jan
START FINISH 21 Jan 10 Feb 11 Feb 2 Mar 25 Feb 16 Mar 10 Mar 30 Mar 24 Mar 13 Apr 27 Apr 7 Apr 21 Apr 11 May 25 May 5 May 12 May 1 Jun 19 May 8 Jun 26 Jun 6 Jun 20 Jun 10 Jul 27 Jun 17 Jul 31 Jul 11 Jul 7 Aug 18 Jul 21 Aug 1 Aug 28 Aug 8 Aug 22 Aug 11 Sep 29 Aug 18 Sep 25 Sep 5 Sep 19 Sep 9 Oct 26 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 30 Oct 24 Oct 13 Nov 27 Nov 7 Nov 21 Nov 11 Dec 25 Dec 5 Dec 19 Dec 8 Jan
GBP EUR USD CAD AUD NZD
£1,960 2,305 $2,995 $3,200 $3,440 $4,230
S 2011
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