Huge Discounts on 2014 Trans-Siberian Railway Tours

Huge Discounts on 2014 Trans-Siberian Railway Tours
MIR Corporation / March 4, 2013

SEATTLE, WA - MIR Corporation is offering 2013 pricing for early birds targeting 2014 travel on select eastbound Trans-Siberian Rail Journeys and Silk Road by Private Train tours aboard the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express. Savings range from $1,000 per couple in Gold Class up to $7,800 per couple in an Imperial Suite, with higher per person savings available for singles. The tours must be booked before March 31, 2013. For more information, contact MIR at 800-424-7289. Read More

Welcome the New Year in St. Petersburg with MIR’s Undisputed Access to the Best of Russia

Welcome the New Year in St. Petersburg with MIR’s Undisputed Access to the Best of Russia
MIR Corporation / July 18, 2011

SEATTLE, WA — St. Petersburg invites guests through MIR Corporation to meet the New Year Dr. Zhivago-style by waltzing at the Czar’s Ball in Catherine’s Palace or dining in a private Russian home after days full of sleigh rides and, of course, strolling awe-struck through the Hermitage Museum. Travel via express train to Moscow and experience the capital city at its most graceful and serene before heading to tour the Golden Ring towns of Vladimir and Suzdal. The Russian Winter Wonder Land: New Year’s in St. Petersburg small group tour runs December 29, 2011 – January 7, 2012 and is priced from $5,095, per person. A second way to enjoy this country that makes an art of winter is to take a Trans-Siberian winter rail journey on Russia’s most exclusive private train, the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express, on one of two departures: Eastbound: Moscow to Vladivostok February 18 – March 3, 2012 or Westbound Vladivostok to Moscow MarchaaaRead More

MIR Announces Train Travel Discount on the Trans-Siberian Railroad

MIR Announces Train Travel Discount on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
MIR Corporation / February 2, 2010

SEATTLE, WA -- Seattle-based tour operator MIR Corporation is announcing a special train travel discount on tours aboard the Tsar's Gold private train in 2010, the first time they have offered a discount on tours aboard this Trans-Siberian Railroad train. The Tsar's Gold train is a comfortable, though not luxurious, private train that features a spectrum of five different cabin styles, some en-suite and some not. Choose your style of Trans-Siberian Railroad travel - the most deluxe option aboard the Tsar's Gold is Bolshoi Platinum Class, and the best value is Standard Plus Class. Read More

MIR’s new Trans-Siberian Railroad brochure

MIR’s new Trans-Siberian Railroad brochure
MIR Corporation / January 21, 2010

SEATTLE, WA -- Seattle-based MIR Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of an exciting new brochure, Experience the Tran-Siberian Railway, Your Route - Your Way, detailing an extensive selection of journeys on the legendary Tran-Siberian Railroad. Described as "The world's longest continuous rail line and one of its greatest train journeys," in the best-seller, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, the Trans-Siberian Railroad is an experience that many people only dream about. Read More

MIR Offers Travelers Opportunity to Attend Mongolia’s Golden Eagle Festival and Naadam Festival and Bulgaria’s Rose Festival

MIR Offers Travelers Opportunity to Attend Mongolia’s Golden Eagle Festival and Naadam Festival and Bulgaria’s Rose Festival
MIR Corporation / January 13, 2010

SEATTLE, WA -- 2010 will be the first time in 24 years that MIR Corporation, specializing in travel to the crossroads of Europe and Asia, offers small group tours featuring three different international festivals - Western Mongolia's Golden Eagle Festival, the annual Rose Festival in Bulgaria's Valley of Roses, and the extraordinary Naadam Festival in Mongolia's capital, UlaanBaatar. Read More

5 Ways to See Naadam Festival in 2010

5 Ways to See Naadam Festival in 2010
MIR Corporation / January 6, 2010

SEATTLE, WA -- MIR Corporation, which has been offering small group, custom and private tours to the "crossroads of Europe and Asia" since 1986 is pleased to announce that in 2010 its schedule features 5 ways to get to the Naadam Festival, Mongolia's annual celebration of courage, strength, dexterity and marksmanship celebrated each year July 11-12. Read More

MIR Announces More Economical Cabin Option on Board its Luxury Train Journeys

MIR Announces More Economical Cabin Option on Board its Luxury Train Journeys
MIR Corporation / December 4, 2009

SEATTLE, WA -- MIR Corporation has announced the availability in 2010 of a more economical cabin option on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express luxury train tour to Mongolia, starting or ending in Moscow called New Heritage. The journey glides over the Trans-Siberian Railroad tracks and then dips down to Mongolia's capital city, UlaanBaatar for the Naadam Festival. Read More

MIR announces new tours to Russia, Mongolia, and the Silk Road

MIR announces new tours to Russia, Mongolia, and the Silk Road
MIR Corporation / October 20, 2009

SEATTLE, WA -- MIR Corporation, a tour operator specializing in destinations at the crossroads of Europe and Asia for over 20 years, is proud to announce three new small group tours for the 2010 travel season, including a new tour to Russia, a new tour to Mongolia and a new Silk Road tour: Read More

Festival time in Mongolia

Festival time in Mongolia
MIR Corporation / January 14, 2009

Mongolia is about open space, with its boundless grassy steppe and great red Gobi Desert; about a place in history, with Genghis Khan and his mounted warriors leaving their mark on two continents; and about the culture of the nomad, who created a coherent and organic life revolving around four-legged creatures. It is said that in Mongolia livestock outnumber people thirteen to one. Read More