{"id":2315,"date":"2020-02-26T22:02:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T22:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mircorp.com\/?page_id=2315"},"modified":"2025-04-18T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:11:00","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Plan Your Journey with MIR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All you need to do is <a href=\"\/#map\">decide where to go<\/a>, and how, and we will take care of the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">  1.&nbsp;<a href=\"#group\">Join a Group Tour<\/a><br>   2.&nbsp;<a href=\"#design\">Or, Design Your Own Private Trip<\/a><br>   3. <a href=\"#reserve\">Reserve<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"group\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Join a Group Tour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our innovative, all-inclusive<strong> small group tours are designed by experts and have a firm upper limit of 12-16 participants. <\/strong>Your experienced tour manager takes you to places you didn\u2019t even know you wanted to go. Choose from Premier (more indulgent), Cultural (more immersive), and Explorer (more demanding) series trips. <strong>You can find full series and activity-level descriptions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignleft\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\/trip\/?tt=small_group_tour\" rel=\"\">See All Small GRoup Tours<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>                     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our rail journeys by private train are in a class of their own<\/strong>. We take you to remote destinations, including legendary trips on the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Silk Route, in style and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignleft\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\/trip\/?tt=rail_journey_by_private_train\" rel=\"\">See ALl Rail JOurneys<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"design\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Design Your Own Private Trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>MIR caters solely to your areas of interest with custom, private travel options.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer to travel privately with friends or family? Need expertise to craft something special? We\u2019ve helped travelers discover their family heritage, planned educational tours, and <a href=\"\/hand-crafted-overland-expeditions-realizing-your-travel-dreams\/\">managed all the logistics for motorcycle and Land Rover groups on elaborate self-drive expeditions<\/a> tracing the Silk Road and beyond. We love the challenges inherent in creating a journey that matches your travel goals (<a href=\"\/how-to-design-the-trip-of-your-dreams-mir-private-travel-expertise\/\"><strong>read more<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See where we can take you<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/#map\">Destination Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>More info:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/custom-private-travel\/\">How Does Custom &amp; Private Travel Work?<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Start planning:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/custom-travel-inquiry\/\">Complete a Custom Travel Inquiry form<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignleft\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\/trip\/?tt=build_your_own\" rel=\"\">Design Your Own Trip Options<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<a name=\"reserve\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Reserve&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After you\u2019ve squared away the details, you can officially reserve your spot. <strong><a href=\"\/reservation-form\/\">Early reservations are recommended<\/a><\/strong>, To secure your reservation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/pay\/\">Pay a non-refundable deposit<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fill out and sign the required <a href=\"\/reservation-form\/\">reservation form<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignleft\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"\/contact\/\" rel=\"\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_5e56f86381f8c-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin-150x84.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC6459-Vladimir-Kvashnin-600x338.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Helicopter tour, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. 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