Siberia & Mongolia: Spirits &… (trip)

Siberia & Mongolia: Spirits & Nomads

  • Vladivostok Airport, Russian Federation, Artem
  • Culture & Nature
“Everything was super! After being home 3 days I was ready to do it all over again. Staying in the… ”
Mongolia, Russian Federation, Europe

from $8,395* per person19 DaysJune
Luxury accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: MIR Corporation 16 people max
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.

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Locations visited/nearby

Mongolia, Russian Federation, Europe

2 testimonials about this trip

  1. Reviewer: B. Martin located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA
    Everything was super! After being home 3 days I was ready to do it all over again. Staying in the ger camps was my favorite. The gers are very comfortable, the scenery was beautiful. This is my third trip with MIR. I hope to go everywhere you have tours.
  2. Reviewer: N. Nenow located in San Diego, CA USA
    I have already told many people that MIR is the only company to use if they are traveling to Russia. There was much more to see in Siberia than I would have guessed and I loved the homestay.

3 testimonials about the provider, MIR Corporation:

  • Reviewer: K. Knack located in Malibu, CA USA
    Every day I am grateful for this fabulous trip. The destinations you specialize in are of much more interest now that I know what a well-delivered service you provide.

    MIR's tour manager made my trip more deeply meaningful and made sure that everyone on the train came away with a greater appreciation for this vast country. Thank you so much for your great itinerary, for the tremendous abilities of your staff... You can be certain I will recommend your company.



  • Reviewer: The Tobys located in Rockville Center, NY USA
    …It is safe to say without the expertise of your superb cadre of guides in the country we never could have put it all together. In fact, we were totally dependent on them to benefit from the extraordinary experienced of visiting three regions of [Ukraine] within a two-week time period.

    Clearly, MIR Corporation has a well-deserved reputation for superb customer service. We support that well-deserved reputation, which is possibly rooted in the fact that your associates like their jobs and that job satisfaction has been transferred to customer and client relations….

    Honestly, we were duly impressed with each of the regional guides and the drivers who accompanied us. Their local knowledge of the unique features of their respective region was so evident, impressive, and unmatched by any we have encounters over our 40 years of visiting 140 countries.

    I want to thank you for a most stupendous trip; 5 stars plus. Loved Ukraine, the people, the sites, the precision of our tour; the fine quality of the guides and drivers - how much they care, how much they know and how much they kept our interests foremost in their hearts and their minds. It was just stupendous.

    It was so fabulous we cannot stop talking about it. Again, thank you very much. And I will certainly recommend MIR Corporation when it is appropriate for our friends & colleagues.

    It was excellent beyond all expectations.


  • Reviewer: The Repkos located in Princeton, NJ USA
    We don’t know where to start – a perfect itinerary which satisfied all of our needs, excellent accommodations superbly located, flawless execution of all aspects including visas, vouchers, theatre tickets, etc., and last but certainly not least, truly outstanding and professional guides and drivers.

    …We only wish that MIR provided tours everywhere, in which case we would never use another tour company again..

    MIR Office in Seattle was outstanding…We have already told several friends about MIR and how wonderful they are! You all put together a trip for us that was perfect to our budget, time frame and interests. Russia is a fabulous destination – wonderful history, magnificent sites we can’t say enough about MIR and Russia.

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Special information

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Itinerary

Days 1-4: Vladivostok, Aboard the Trans-Siberian

This epic two-country sojourn begins with a tour of the Russian port city of Vladivostok. Board the celebrated train on its most remote and scenic leg towards Irkutsk.

Days 5-7: Irkutsk, Listvyanka

Admire the traditional wooden houses of Irkutsk, home to early political exiles. Spend a day aboard the spectacular old Circumbaikal Railway that hugs the shore of Lake Baikal. Relax in a delightful Siberian lakeshore lodge in Listvyanka.

Days 8-9: Lake Baikal, Ust Barguzin

Hydrofoil across the lake to homestays in rural Ust Barguzin, and search for elusive freshwater seals in the Ushkaniye Islands.

Days 10-13: Barguzin Valley, Ulan Ude

Wind your way through the remote Barguzin Valley with its unexpected rock formations. Stop in Ulan Ude to tour its important Buddhist monastery. Visit a village of Old Believers, descendants of 17th century Orthodox Christians exiled by Catherine the Great. Later, hop a short flight to UlaanBaatar.

Days14-16: UlaanBaatar, Gorkhi-Terelj, Naadam Festival

Explore the museums and monasteries of UlaanBaatar, then take a day trip to the grasslands of Gorkhi- Terelj National Park, mingling with nomads along the way. Enjoy the pageantry of the Naadam opening ceremony plus the traditional archery, wrestling and horse racing competitions

Days 17-20: Gobi Desert, UlaanBaatar

Fly to the fabled Gobi Desert. Experience traditional ger living and walk in the footsteps of legendary explorer, Roy Chapman Andrews. Toast the journey back in UlaanBaatar.

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