Moscow, Lake Baikal & Vladivostok
Overview
Beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg lies a Russia that few Western tourists ever see, and it is extraordinary. This 9-day deep Russia package adds Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest, deepest, and most volume-significant freshwater lake, holding 20% of the world’s unfrozen surface water, to the Moscow classical circuit. A journey into the heart of Siberia and the soul of Russia. (Check current MEA travel advisories.)
Highlights
- Moscow - Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, Kremlin & Bolshoi Theatre.
- Trans-Siberian Express experience- the world's longest railway route.
- Lake Baikal -UNESCO World Heritage Site, world's deepest lake (1,642m).
- Olkhon Island- Baikal's sacred island, Shaman Rock & endless steppe.
- Irkutsk the "Paris of Siberia," a handsome 18th-century Siberian city.
- Listvyanka - charming lakeside village & Baikal Museum.
