North East Asia Luxury Rail Tours
North east Asia Luxury Rail
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.
China & Trans-Siberian Luxury Rail Tours & Holidays
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Regional Highlights of North East Asia
The following highlights of North East Asia can be visited on our luxury rail tours and offer world class experiences.
Russia
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.
CHINA
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.
CHINA
Dunhuang
This Silk Road desert oasis offers up large dunes just outside of the city and the beautiful Crescent lake sitting in the desert.
Russia
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.
Russia
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.
CHINA
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.
CHINA
Kashgar
Kashgar feels more Central Asian than Chinese and has been an important trade hub for millennia. From here the karakorum highway starts.
Russia
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.
Russia
Khabarovsk
Located just inside Russia but close to the Chinese border this is a prosperous city on the banks of the vast Amur River.
Russia
Krasnoyarsk
Situated in the centre of Siberia Krasnoyarsk offers some accessible and beautiful scenery with the Stolby National Park close by.
Russia
Lake Baikal
Located in the heart of Siberia this vast lake is surrounded by mountains and villages and Trans-Siberian tours spend time here.
CHINA
Lhasa
Sitting in China’s South West the Tibetan Plateau offers the rail traveller a unique culture and architecture to experience.
MONGOLIA
Mongolia
Remote Mongolia is a unique destination of rolling steppe, mountains, lakes and nomadic culture providing an adventurous experience.
Russia
Moscow
Russia’s iconic Capital is the traditional start of a Trans-Siberian rail adventure Westbound to either Beijing, Mongolia or Vladivostok.
Russia
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.
Russia
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.
CHINA
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.
CHINA
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.
Russia
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.
Russia
Vladivostok
The Pacific port city of Vladivostok is the end – or start! – of the Trans-Siberian and offers an is refreshingly cosmopolitan.
CHINA
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.
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