Tri-border area

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  DPRK border guards at Friendship bridge
  Go through passport control and customs in Tumangang Railway station and catch a train at 15.00 to Khasan (Russia)
• Highlight: crossing by train from North Korea to Russia via Friendship bridge, the only land connection between the 2 countries with passenger trains running only 4 times a month. From the bridge you can clearly see the unique tri-borders area where Chinese, Russian and North Korean borders come together in a single point
• Arrive in Khasan, pass through Russian passport and customs control. After customs formalities you can leave the train and explore Khasan railway station or do some shopping for about 1 hour
• Get back on the train and depart to Irkutsk

• Enjoy landscape scenery from the train

Lake Baikal

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  Baikal lake
  Arrival in Irkutsk after midnight and transfer to the hotel
• Overnight in the hotel
• Breakfast at restaurant in city's historical center
• Transfer to Baikal Lake. En route: visit open-air ethnographical museum of wooden architecture "Taltsy" (comprehensive exhibition of Siberian-style folk houses of the former centuries)
• Visit Listvyanka village and try famous Baikal fish Omul at a restaurant situated at Baikal's shore
• Experience the lake's landscape and culture: get acquaintaned with Shaman-rock legend, visit ancient wooden orthodox church of St.Nicholas (who is believed to be the patron of fishermen and sailors), ride a funicular to Chersky peak observatory to enjoy picturesque view of the lake
• Stop by local fish & souvenir markets to choose a gift for your family and friends
• In the evening check-in at Nikolay private hotel-house in Listvyanka. Free time

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  Irkutsk
  Breakfast. Have your free morning time at Baikal lake
• Transfer to Irkutsk
• City tour: Irkutsk foundation place, the Eternal flame memorial, most important churches (including Znamensky cathedral ), Kirov square and several memorials dedicated to events in Siberian history, Irkutsk Linguistics University, and City administration. Put your feet at the crossing of Lenin and Karl-Marx streets (two main streets) in the center of the city, stroll along Gagarin boulevard, popular with locals as a dating spot. Overview the monument to tsar Alexander III overlooking one of the mightiest Siberian rivers Angara, and visit unique lore museum surrounded by centries-old buildings that keep the charm of Irkutsk
• Lunch at the local restaurant and then enjoy your free time in Irkutsk
• In the evening move to the Railway Station and depart to Moscow

• Enjoy landscape scenery from the train

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  Traditional timber house in Irkutsk
  In the morning arrival in Moscow
• This is the end of the tour