Moscow → Upper Baskunchak → Astrakhan → Moscow
Embark on an unforgettable journey through southern Russia, where endless fields of blooming lotus flowers meet ancient legends and natural wonders. In four days, you will visit the Bogdinsky-Baskunchak Nature Reserve, swim in the famous salt lake, and walk along the white stone walls of the Astrakhan Kremlin. The highlight will be a boat trip along the Volga Delta to the pink lotus fields – a sight that will stay with you forever. The train offers comfortable travel: breakfasts are included, and each compartment has wireless charging and sockets.
The journey begins at Paveletsky Station: the train departs at noon, and by the next morning, you'll find yourself amidst the steppe expanses of the Lower Volga region.
A settlement at the foot of the sacred Mount Bolshoe Bogdo, the gateway to a world of salt flats and ancient legends. Here, nature has created its own organ: the rocks sing in the wind, and the lake sparkles with white crystals of salt.
Astrakhan is Russia's southern outpost where the Volga River splits into hundreds of channels before meeting the Caspian Sea. Here, a white stone Kremlin coexists with melon fields, and the river delta blooms into a pink sea of lotuses in summer.
The train returns to Paveletsky Station in the early morning, bringing you home with a wealth of vivid memories, the scent of lotus flowers, and photographs of salt flats.
Your clients sleep on board – the train is their hotel for the whole journey.
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