Country

Major attraction and considered activities

Stay [weeks]

Time of visit

Russia

the capital Moscow - architecture, The red square, Tretyakovsky gallery, Kremlin

1

Jun - Sep

Trans-Siberian railway - six day trip by one of the world most famous railways from Moscow to Beijing, stopover and stay by lake Baikal and in Ulanbatar (capital of Mongolia)

 1-2

Jun - Sep

Mongolia

Stopover during Trans-Siberian railroad trip

1

Jun - Sep

China

China - one of the oldest Asian civilizations with its specific history and culture; Beijing - The Forbidden City; beautiful Summer Palace; the legendary Great Wall; Army of Terracotta Worriers in Xi'an (excavation of thousands of clay statues); Chengdu - pandas, flight to Lhasa in Tibet

 1-2

Jun - Sep

Tibet

Lhasa - cultural and political center of Tibet, many monasteries, pilgrimage circuit Borkhor; trekking around Lhasa that includes visits of monasteries and meeting nomadic people; travel the Friendship Highway connecting Lhasa and Nepal - a road with some of the world's most breath-taking views; along the road visits of monasteries and trekking in the Himalayas; four-day trek to Mt. Everest base camp

 3-4

Jun - Sep

Route from Tibet - Alternative 1: land route by busses and trains from the Tibetan plateau across Chinese province of Yúnnán to the coast of northern Vietnam - beautiful scenery, relaxing towns, Chinese countryside, hiking

 1-2

Jun - Sep

Route from Tibet - Alternative 2: land route by busses from the Tibetan plateau the Chinese through province of Yúnnán, then a boat trip on the Mekong river through Laos and Cambodia to Ho-Chi-Minh City in southern Vietnam - beautiful countryside, meeting local people along the river, traditional rural Asian villages and agriculture, off-the-beaten path

 1-2

Jun - Sep