Itinerary advise for Russia and Mongolia

I am going to Russia in December and I am looking for some advise on possible itinerary ideas.

So far, obviously St Petersburg and Moscow is on the list. Ideally I would like to go to Mongolia as well, so with that in mind what place or places is a must visit between Moscow and Mongolia. It is just such a big country that I am having a hard time deciding on where I should stop on my way to Mongolia and what I should do, any advise is welcome. I only have a one month visa so I am limited on time.

As for Mongolia, I would love to spend some time with the eagle hunters. Does anybody know if this is possible in December and if so how does one go about arranging it ? I am not keen on joining a big tour group for this, but will consider joining a small group of people.

Please just don't question why I am going in December. I know it is dark and cold that is part of the reason I want to go there. It is something that I am not use to at all and will never experience it at home. Also I am a seasoned independent traveler, just having hard time finalizing my plans for Russia.

Hey there!

Cant tell anything about Mongolia, but I've been to St Petersburg and Moscow and just wanted to let you know that (in my opinion), St Petersburg offers way more than Moscow and I was a bit disappointed by Moscow as I was going to St Petersburg first.

So maybe shift some Moscow days to St Petersburg if you can


Cheers
Chris

This traveler's journey across Russia is spot on, well written, and really funny.
Enjoy.


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The temperature may be rising on the Trans-Siberian Railway but once off the train, the Irkutsk 'heat wave' leaves Jim covered in icicles

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sorry i forgot for eagle hunter, we went there on october some years ago when start hunting... so we have also a contact with a family khazak who have 2 eagles and you can go there to hunt with them! you can reach logy by public transportation and then they will come to pick you, they don't live so far from olgy! some friends 2 years ago went there to hunt on nov, so why not you?

you can find more information about mongolia on terramongolia.com http://www.terramongolia.com

we go often there last March was the 5th tim and so we can help, give contacts, addresses...

but december is a real cold month so take warm clothes with you especially if you want to go hunting or stay with nomadic

have nice trip