Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova |
Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova
Minsk International, Minsk, Minsk Province, Belarus
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16 Days from $7,095* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Traverse a little-known region that has changed hands from its earliest history. Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova are three of the least-frequented and least familiar countries in Europe. Time slowed drastically here after the devastation of World War II, but these beautiful countries are emerging from the shadows. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential Ukraine |
Essential Ukraine
Kiev International Airport, Kiev, Ukraine
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8 Days from $3,095* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Ukraine is the new borderland between Europe and Russia. Explore this resilient region influenced by Polish princes, Cossack hetmen, Turkish khans, Russian communists and Ukrainian poets and nationalists. 1 testimonial & more |
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Bulgaria & Romania: Frescoes & Fortresses |
Bulgaria & Romania: Frescoes & Fortresses
Sofia Airport, Sofia, Bulgaria
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16 Days from $5,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Explore the complex history and fascinating culture of Bulgaria and Romania, two Balkan countries whose rugged terrain and consequent isolation have helped preserve their heritage. Discover the luminous frescoes of the painted monasteries, breathe in the fragrance of the Valley of the Roses, and spend an afternoon visiting with villagers in a tiny Transylvanian town. 2 testimonials & more |
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Treasures of the Trans-Caucasus |
Treasures of the Trans-Caucasus
Airport Highway, Baku, Azerbaijan
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15 Days from $6,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan share stunning mountain back- drops, powerful stone architecture and a strong code of hospitality. Georgia's renowned winemaking traditions, Azerbaijan's Zoroastrian and Islamic background, and Armenia's multitude of ancient churches combine to make this distinctive journey more than the sum of its parts. 2 testimonials & more |
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Georgia & Armenia: Mountains & Monasteries |
Georgia & Armenia: Mountains & Monasteries
Yerevan Airport, Yerevan, Armenia
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15 Days from $4,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The warm, green countries of Georgia and Armenia are full of fruitful valleys and saw-toothed mountains and rich with unexpected treasures. Walk through river-cut canyons, explore magnificent cave towns, enter medieval fortress towers of stacked stone and visit the mountain homes of the Svan people in Georgia’s Svaneti province. 2 testimonials & more |
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Kaliningrad & the Baltics |
Kaliningrad & the Baltics
Tallinn Airport, Estonia
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13 Days from $6,295* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) This overland journey roves the countryside and urban centers of four distinct nations: the three independent Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — and Kaliningrad, an exclave of Russia. 2 testimonials & more |
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Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia |
Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia
Almaty Airport, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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24 Days from $7,395* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Silk, spices, tea, precious metals and jewels, carefully lashed to pack camels, made their way from one world to another along the old Silk Road. Follow in the footsteps of early explorers who plied these trade routes connecting East with West. 2 testimonials & more |
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Ancient Persia - Modern Iran |
Ancient Persia - Modern Iran
Tehran Airport, Iran
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18 Days from $5,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Persia, the exotic land that is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, has been known in the west as Iran since 1935, and is a modern country of almost 69 million people. On this 18-day journey that crisscrosses the country, explore Iran's fabulous bazaars, admire its splendid architecture and complex ornamentation, discover its formidable archaeological sites and converse with the people who call it home. 2 testimonials & more |
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Journey Through Central Asia: the Five 'Stans |
Journey Through Central Asia: the Five 'Stans
Almaty Airport, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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21 Days from $7,195* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) More than 2,000 years ago, the great trade routes that linked Europe and China opened Central Asia to foreign cultures, customs and religions. Join a modern-day caravan on an epic journey to five of these exotic countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan - visiting eight awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage Sites along the way. 2 testimonials & more |
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Classic Western Russia: Moscow, Novgorod & St. Petersburg |
Classic Western Russia: Moscow, Novgorod & St. Petersburg
Airport, Russia near Moscow
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10 Days from $4,695* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) This indispensable introduction to some of Russia's great cities gives an insider's view of the real Russia, spotlighting not only the glittering palaces and dignified official edifices of the Russian Empire, but also a birch bark crafts class in historic Novgorod, Stalin's underground bunker, and the unforgettable warmth of a meal in a Russian home. 3 testimonials & more |
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Essential Russia |
Essential Russia
Airport, Russia near Moscow
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7 Days from $2,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) A compact and compelling survey of Russia's political capital, Moscow and its cultural capital, St. Petersburg, this tour communicates the character of Western Russia in a succinct and meaningful series of experiences. Admire imperial palaces, enjoy traditional food and crafts, and get a sense of today's Russia on the animated streets of its great cities. 2 testimonials & more |
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Russian Winter Wonder Land: New Year's in St. Petersburg |
Russian Winter Wonder Land: New Year's in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg airport, Russia
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10 Days from $5,495* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Nobody loves New Year's Eve like the Russians do - it's the most festive holiday of the year, with parties, presents, and champagne toasts. This celebratory tour revolves around New Year's in glorious St. Petersburg, with Moscow merrymaking and a visit to 12th century Suzdal to round out the festivities. 2 testimonials & more |
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Mongolia to Moscow: A Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure |
Mongolia to Moscow: A Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure
Ulaanbaatar Airport, Mongolia
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15 Days from $7,295* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Travel on regularly scheduled Trans-Siberian trains over a dramatic and variegated route that offers limitless opportunities to meet the diverse local people - Mongol, Buryat and Russian. Experience the rolling green hills and nomadic traditions of Mongolia, and Siberia's UNESCO-listed Lake Baikal and endless taiga forest on your way to the booming capital, Moscow. The July departure features Mongolia's Naadam Festival. 2 testimonials & more |
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Siberia & Mongolia: Spirits & Nomads |
Siberia & Mongolia: Spirits & Nomads
Vladivostok Airport, Russian Federation, Artem
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19 Days from $8,395* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Let the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway carry you through the taiga's unbroken forest to Siberia's deep UNESCO-listed Lake Baikal, teeming with unusual wildlife, and south to the immense sky of the vast Mongolian desert and grasslands, where nomads celebrate the annual Naadam Festival. 2 testimonials & more |
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Mongolian Explorer: The Gobi & Beyond with Naadam Festival |
Mongolian Explorer: The Gobi & Beyond with Naadam Festival
Ulaanbaatar Airport, Mongolia
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14 Days from $5,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Mongolia: The name conjures up images of vast grasslands, wind-swept steppe and endless sky. Here, an empire built on horseback galloped across two continents, leaving behind the names Genghis and Kublai Khan. Follow their lead, using the horsepower of modern vehicles to cover the incredible distances at the heart of Mongolia. End in the capital, where the skills of that nomadic army are preserved at the Naadam Festival. 2 testimonials & more |
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Siberian Odyssey: Legends of Buryatia, Lake Baikal & Tuva |
Siberian Odyssey: Legends of Buryatia, Lake Baikal & Tuva
Airport, Russia near Moscow
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16 Days from $7,095* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Explore South Siberia, a remote and atmospheric land where mounted Scythians thundered across the steppe long ago. Meet the Buryats of UNESCO-listed Lake Baikal and the Tuvan and Khakass people, whose Mongolian neighbors imbued them with Buddhism, shamanism and khoomei, or throat-singing. 2 testimonials & more |
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Eastern Turkey & Georgia: Legacy Of EmpireNational Geographic Tour of a Lifetime 2010/2011 |
Eastern Turkey & Georgia: Legacy Of Empire
Gaziantep Airport, Gaziantep, Turkey
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20 Days from $6,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The rugged sunburnt Anatolian Plateau of Eastern Turkey and the steep-sided green valleys of Georgia are brilliantly paired on this unusual back-road exploration. Begin among the folded hills of out-ofthe- way Anatolia, rich with the traces of early civilizations, and continue along the balmy Black Sea Coast to the unfamiliar little country of Georgia, where guests are welcomed at tables laden with some of the finest food and wine on earth. more |
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Mongolia & Tibet: Steppes To The Roof Of The World |
Mongolia & Tibet: Steppes To The Roof Of The World
Beijing Airport, China
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14 Days from $4,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The peoples of the Mongolian steppe and of the Tibetan Plateau have much in common. Both espouse Tibetan Buddhism and unfurl painted silk thangkas on festival days. Both were originally nomads, the Mongolians relying on the horse and the Tibetans on the yak for sustenance. From the "Roof of the World" to the Gobi Desert, dive deep into both enduring cultures. 1 testimonial & more |
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Mongolia's Golden Eagle Festival |
Mongolia's Golden Eagle Festival
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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10 Days from $4,695* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Explore UlaanBaatar and Gorkhi-Terelj National Park before flying to Mongolia's westernmost province, where the Altai Mountains unite Western China, Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Here on the rocky ridges overlooking the snow-dusted steppe, a dwindling number of ethnic Kazakhs carry on a 6,000-year-old tradition, hunting with magnificent Golden Eagles, one of the world's largest predatory birds. more |
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The Pamir Highway & Across Fabled Frontiers |
The Pamir Highway & Across Fabled Frontiers
Bishkek Airport, Kyrgyzstan
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18 Days from $7,495* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan are some of the most rugged and beautiful on Earth, soaring upward where the Himalayas, the Tien Shan and the Hindu Kush meet. This adventurous journey over the Pamir Highway is a breathtaking route, in use since the time of the Silk Road. more |
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Silk Route Odyssey: Caravan Across Uzbekistan |
Silk Route Odyssey: Caravan Across Uzbekistan
Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
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15 Days from $4,295* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The center of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is home to three of the most renowned of the Silk Road oases -- Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Journey through these UNESCO Sites, the incredible Savitsky Museum in Nukus and the lush Fergana Valley, where Central Asia's silk production began with two cocoons hidden in the headdress of a royal Chinese bride. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential Central Asia |
Essential Central Asia
Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
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13 Days from $3,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Explore the markets, mosques, minarets and teahouses of oasis towns on the fringes of the Kyzyl Kum and Kara Kum deserts. Here spiritual beliefs were the greatest commodities to flow along trade routes, and civilizations blossomed amidst austere natural beauty. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential Iran |
Essential Iran
Tehran Airport, Iran
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10 Days from $3,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Visit a trio of Iran's finest cities to discover Persian treasures and modern Islamic daily life. See spirited Tehran, the country's marketplace, romantic Shiraz with its miles of roses, and beautiful Isfahan, its arched bridges glowing in the evening light. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential Silk Road |
Essential Silk Road
Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
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10 Days Contact provider for price
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Roam the great Silk Road oases of Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva, all of them UNESCO Sites. Admire their mosques, madrassahs and minarets clad in ceramic tiles the color of the desert sky. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential St. Petersburg |
Essential St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg airport, Russia
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7 Days from $3,395* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) St. Petersburg, home of the czars and their courts, is a rich repository of extravagant palaces, brilliant museums and renowned theaters overflowing with music and dance. Its fashionable boulevards and serene canals glisten in the "White Nights" of summer and dazzle on sunny winter days. more |
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Russia's Imperial Capitals & Ancient Villages |
Russia's Imperial Capitals & Ancient Villages
Airport, Russia near Moscow
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11 Days from $5,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Discover where Russian art, architecture and culture began. In between the urban centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg, experience the Russian countryside. The oldest and loveliest churches in Russia, the classic Slavic harmonies of Rostov's bells, Sergiev Posad's wooden crafts and Fedoskino's glowing lacquer boxes all put a shine on Russia's Golden Ring. 3 testimonials & more |
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Kamchatka: Reindeer Herders & The Ring Of Fire |
Kamchatka: Reindeer Herders & The Ring Of Fire
Russian Federation, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport
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9 Days from $5,895* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) This uncommon journey focuses on the wild Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia's east coast, a wide volcanic promontory thrusting upward from the Pacific Ring of Fire. Spend nine days exploring this spectacular region by cross-country vehicle and helicopter, meeting its diverse people and experiencing its ruggedly beautiful landscapes en route. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential Caucasus |
Essential Caucasus
Yerevan Airport, Yerevan, Armenia
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10 Days from $4,095* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Armenia's intricate stone khachkar crosses, the bounteous wines of Georgia and the ancient petroglyphs of Azerbaijan are icons of these three intertwined Caucasus countries, where you can experience five UNESCO masterpieces in ten days. more |
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Essential Georgia |
Essential Georgia
Tbilisi Airport Parking, Tbilisi, Georgia
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8 Days from $2,995* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) Georgia has a long history of bountiful table traditions. Savor the regional varietals in Georgian wine country, Kakheti, and admire the soaring peaks along the Georgian Military Highway. 1 testimonial & more |
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Essential China & Tibet |
Essential China & Tibet
Beijing Airport, China
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11 Days from $4,795* per person
Provider: MIR Corporation (3 testimonials) The centerpiece of this personalized tour is the holy city of Lhasa and the train journey over the forbidding Tibetan Plateau, home to humans for at least 11,000 years. more |
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