From start to finish, the BORDEAUX – SHANGHAI rally is filled with cultural and historical interludes, all authentic.
In each country (Russia, Mongolia, China), an English and French speaking guide will accompany us throughout. A local guide in each city will assist him.
Every stage is designed to be an easy and comfortable trip, taking
steps to avoid all possible risk of accident.
For security reasons, on arrival at hotels, all vehicles will be parked in
secure car parks. Small coaches or minibuses will be used for sight seeing.
- BORDEAUX: Vine yard tour.
- BRUSSELS: Tour of the city and Belgian beer tasting in the ‘Grand Square’.
- BERLIN: Tour of the city including Brandenburg's gate in the Berlin Wall.
- GDANSK: Guided tour of the city in the morning, visiting-: the place where Hitler fired the first round of the second world war, the shipyard where Lech Walesa founded the solidarity movement– which led to the falling of the Berlin Wall, The salt mines, The Marine Museum of the Baltic Sea and also a church to hear an organ concert, followed by a typical Baltic lunch (herring and red cabbage).
- AUGUSTOW: Calm and peaceful stop on the shores of a great lake in the forest: walks, boats, pedalos and BBQ dinner on the lakeshore.
- RIGA: Tour of the city
- ST - PETERSBOURG: Guided tour of the city; visit to the Hermitage Museum,
snack lunch in town, visit to the Cathedral, aperitifs (pre dinner drinks)
with a commanding officer of the Russian Navy, on the ‘Aurora’ – A
veteran ship of the Russian Navy, now a museum (in the October Revolution it
gave the signal to storm the Winter Palace), Gala dinner. The rest of the evening
is free.
- MOSCOW: Arrive at nightfall, check into hotel rooms. Dinner in the hotel followed by an evening visiting some of the Moscow nightclubs. The next day a guided tour of the city, incl. The Kremlin, Red Square, The Goums and The Armour Museum. Folkloric dinner and an evening visit to Lenin's bunker (on the east side of the city, so that he could easily flee if the enemy came from the west!).
- INZI - NOVGOROD: Dinner cruise on the Volga
- KAZAN: Tour of the Millennium Kremlin 1005-2005 classified by UNESCO.
- PERM: Tour of the city
- EKATERIMBOURG: Tour of the Tsar’s city, visit to the Samovars Museum,
Russian tea tasting.
- TJUMEN: Visit to the Siberian Museum.
- OMSK: Visit to the last ‘Gulag’ (forced labour camp) closed in
1990.
- NOVOSIBIRSK: Local "Beer Festival".
- ALTAÏ: Aperitif to celebrate our arrival at the point on earth, which is the farthest from any sea. Visit to the Shaman tree, the Hanging Bridge, natural Falls.
- ALTAÏ CAMP: Our first night under canvas, caviar dinner
- MONGOLIA 1: First Mongol camp, two nights with Kazakh horse riders, falconers
- hunting with eagles, horse racing, ...
- MONGOLIA 2: Camels camp; concert of traditional music
- MONGOLIA 3: Camp of the dunes; camel riding, fireworks on the lake shore
- MONGOLIA 4: Cross country trip
- MONGOLIA 5: Karikorum, tour of the city of Genghis Khan
- MONGOLIA 6: Pike lake camp; an evening of songs
- MONGOLIA 7: Pike lake camp, visit to the volcano, natural springs and ‘Toad
Rock’ – A 20 metre high rock from the Tertiary geological period.
- MONGOLIA 8: 12km race at the ‘Nadaam’ (Mongolian festival), a
night spent in ‘Yourtes’ (Mongol tents made of animal skins)
- ULAAN BAATAR: 2 days in the city, visit to a cashmere production site, black
market, official gala dinner, cabaret
- MONGOLIA 9: Gobi desert, musical night
- MONGOLIA 10: Gobi desert, gazelle race
- MONGOLIA 11: Gobi desert, ghost town
- DATONG: 2 days in this millennium city, grottos etc.
- QUFU: Homage to Confucius
- NANJING: Champagne and chilled rosé wine from France, on the Great
Wall of China
- SHANGHAI: Two nights in the best hotel in the city: the Grand Hyatt; tour
of the city, Shanghai Circus, award ceremony (awards to the best 3 teams, certificates
for all the other participants).
- Return
-At every hotel, in each room, participants will
find two postcards, ready to send with local stamp and Bordeaux-Shanghai
logo (for your personal collection).
- During every stage, participants will be given various cultural presents: books,
prints, sculptures, cashmere scarves, original paintings, family name seals,
- In Mongolia, every participant will receive a Limoges porcelain dinner set,
for the candlelight dinners in the camps (French chef)
- Accommodation: For each stop, the best hotel in town
has been selected.
- Every night there will be a gourmet dinner, according to the best local cuisine
(including Mongolia).
- Participant’s return will be by AIR CHINA an international airline company.
- The return of vehicles is handled by COSCO an international cargo ship company.
(In 40 foot sealed containers)
- An emergency doctor (French qualified)
will accompany us throughout the trip with all the necessary medical
equipment (documentation on request)
- Communication between our doctor and participants own G.P. is highly recommended
at least one month before departure.
- In Mongolia there will be a Mongolian intern to assist the French doctor.
- In Mongolia, a plane will be available if the need arises to evacuate any injured
party.
- All hospitals from Bordeaux to Shanghai are on record.
- An ambulance car will be provided, for any injured party, in Europe, Russia
and China. (A plane will be provided in Mongolia)
- The organization does not have a mobile
garage, (this is not a race).
However, there will be a mechanical assistance vehicle,
with complete tool kit including an arc welder.
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