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NORTH EAST ASIA RAIL TOURS

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NORTH EAST ASIA

A fascinating part of the world containing three distinct cultures the contrasts of the mega cities of China against the remoteness of Mongolia and Siberia - yet all accessible by luxury rail journeys. For the purposes of our rail tours North East Asia covers China, Mongolia and Russia.

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following highlights of North East Asia can be visited on our luxury rail tours and offer world class experiences.
North East Asia Highlights BAM

🇷🇺 BAIKAL AMUR LINE

The Baikal Amur Mainline or BAM for short runs around 400km north of the Trans-Siberian through a wilder landscape and remote towns.
North East Asia Highlights Beijing

🇨🇳 BEIJING

China's capital is a city of contrasts between the modern present and Imperial past. Beijing is the start of routes to Tibet and Moscow.
North East Asia Highlights Dunhuang

🇨🇳 DUNHUANG

This Silk Road desert oasis offers up large dunes just outside of the city and the beautiful Crescent lake sitting in the desert.
North East Asia Highlights Ekaterinburg

🇷🇺 EKATERINBURG

This large city sitting in the rolling Ural mountains is an important stop on the Trans-Siberian for Russian history from the Tsars to Yeltsin.
North East Asia Highlights Irkutsk

🇷🇺 IRKUTSK

This Siberian city is the gateway to vast and beautiful Lake Baikal but is worth seeing in its own right for the traditional wooden architecture.
North East Asia Highlights Jiayuguan

🇨🇳 JIAYUGUAN

A Chinese garrison town on the Silk Road known for its vast Fort known as the "Mouth of China" beyond which were only barbarians.
North East Asia Highlights Kashgar

🇨🇳 KASHGAR

Kashgar feels more Central Asian than Chinese and has been an important trade hub for millennia. From here the karakorum highway starts.
North East Asia Highlights Kazan

🇷🇺 KAZAN

Kazan is a melting pot of culture and this vibrant Russian city on the Volga river has a Kremlin with both a Cathedral and Mosque in its grounds.
North East Asia Highlights Khabarovsk

🇷🇺 KHABAROVSK

Located just inside Russia but close to the Chinese border this is a prosperous city on the banks of the vast Amur River.
North East Asia Highlights Krasnoyarsk

🇷🇺 KRASNOYARSK

Situated in the centre of Siberia Krasnoyarsk offers some accessible and beautiful scenery with the Stolby National Park close by.
North East Asia Highlights Lake Baikal

🇷🇺 LAKE BAIKAL

Located in the heart of Siberia this vast lake is surrounded by mountains and villages and Trans-Siberian tours spend time here.
North East Asia Highlights Tibet

🇨🇳 LHASA

Sitting in China's South West the Tibetan Plateau offers the rail traveller a unique culture and architecture to experience.
North East Asia Highlights Mongolia

🇲🇳 MONGOLIA

Remote Mongolia is a unique destination of rolling steppe, mountains, lakes and nomadic culture providing an adventurous experience.
North East Asia Highlights Moscow

🇷🇺 MOSCOW

Russia's iconic Capital is the traditional start of a Trans-Siberian rail adventure Westbound to either Beijing, Mongolia or Vladivostok.
North East Asia Highlights Novosibirsk

🇷🇺 NOVOSIBIRSK

Siberia's largest city is an important stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway and has some good museums and one of Russia's best opera houses.
North East Asia Highlights St Petersburg

🇷🇺 ST PETERSBURG

St Petersburg is the jewel in Russia's architectural crown and an easy add-on to a Trans-Siberian tour being just 4 hours from Moscow.
North East Asia Highlights Tibet Train

🇨🇳 TIBET RAILWAY

The high altitude Tibet Railway is a true feat of engineering as it ends it way across the vast Tibetan Plateau through remote scenery.
North East Asia Highlights Turpan

🇨🇳 TURPAN

Located below sea level on the Silk Road Turpan has a variety of historical sites in and around the city and is one of the hottest places in China.
North East Asia Highlights Ulan Ude

🇷🇺 ULAN UDE

Ulan Ude is where East meets West and is the Capital of Buryatia with a mix of Russian and Mongolian culture and Buddhist sites.
North East Asia Highlights Vladivostok

🇷🇺 VLADIVOSTOK

The Pacific port city of Vladivostok is the end - or start! - of the Trans-Siberian and offers an is refreshingly cosmopolitan.
North East Asia Highlights Xining

🇨🇳 XINING

Xining is a remote town and gateway to the Tibet Railway. The chief attraction is the Ta'er Si Monastery just outside of the city.

CHINA & TRANS-SIBERIAN TOURS

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