Baltic States 10 days / 9 nights

DAY 1, Vilnius

Arrival to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Bus transfer to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel.

Free time exploring Vilnius.

Overnight in Vilnius.

DAY 2, Vilnius - Trakai - Vilnius

City tour by bus and walking tour of Vilnius to see most interesting sights: the Old Town, listed by UNESCO's World Heritage Lists and it's main churches, historical and architectural monuments, Ausros Vartai (the Gates of Dawn) with a splendid icon of Virgin Mary, the oldest Vilnius University in Eastern Europe campus, Cathedral Square.

Departure to Trakai (28 km from Vilnius), the former capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania with it's beautiful insular castle of 14^th century, erected on the amazingly situated island in the middle of a lake. It was called "town on the water".

Transfer back.

Overnight in Vilnius.

DAY 3, VILNIUS - KAUNAS - KLAIPEDA 

Departure to Klaipeda (312 km from Vilnius) an ice-free port, fishing and sailing town, the Lithuanian gateway to the sea and the world.

Stop in Church and Monastery of Pazaislis. Built in 1664-1719. One of the most beautiful Baroque style ensembles in Lithuania. Now it belongs to St. Casimir abbey.

Stop in Kaunas City Tour. City tour by bus and walking tour of the Old Town includes visiting the ruins of the 13^th century Kaunas Castle, the Town Hall Squire locally known as a "White Swam", the 14^th century Vytautas Church, the Perkunas (Thunder) House, passing the Cathedral -Basilica.

Departure to Klaipeda.

Short walking Klaipeda city tour.

Overnight in Klaipeda.

DAY 4, KLAIPEDA - NIDA - KLAIPEDA

Departure to Curonian Spit in Nida (5km by ferry + 50km from Klaipeda), included in the UNESCO list of World Intangible heritage Lists. The Spit lies between the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, with the biggest sand dunes in Europe. Visit to the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante. Excursion to Nida, the Lithuanian sea resort includes a climb up the Great Dune to see breathtaking view.

Visit Amber Gallery - Museum in Nida. The group will be introduced of amber history, can watch and try to process amber in a Amber workshop.

Transfer back to Klaipeda.

Overnight in Klaipėda.

DAY 5, KlAIPEDA - RIGA

Departure to Riga (292 km from Klaipeda), the capital of Latvia.

Stop to the famous Hill of Crosses near (152 km from Klaipeda) Šiauliai, a unique place with thousands of crosses on it.

After crossing the border with Latvia, you will visit Rundale Palace (50km from Hill of Crosses), which was designed for Duke of Courland, Ernst Biron, in the 18^th century by Italian architect F.B.Rastrelli, the author of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Today, the Palace is the most magnificent masterpiece of baroque architecture in the Baltic States.

Arrival to Riga. Check-in at the hotel

Overnight in Riga.

DAY 6, Riga

City tour by bus and a walking tour of the Old Town to see the most interesting sights: Riga's Castle, Dome Cathedral, the Church of St. Peter, the buildings of the Great and Small Guild Halls, the fortification wall of Riga, the Swedish Gate, the building of Latvia's Parliament, the Monument of Liberty, Brivibas (Freedom) Boulevard, the district of Art Nouveau buildings.

Free afternoon.

Overnight in Riga.

DAY 7, Riga - Sigulda - Tartu

Departure to Tartu. (229 km from Tallinn),

Stop in Sigulda (50km from Riga).

Tour to the Gauja National Park, the region, called "Latvian Switzerland". The tour includes visits to Turaida Castle built in the 13^th century as the residence of the Bishop of Riga, Gutmanis cave, a monument of nature, a residence of the Master of the Livonian Order.

Late afternoon arrival to Tallinn. Check-in at the hotel.

Late evening arrival to Tartu. Check-in at the hotel.

Overnight in Tartu.

DAY 8, Tartu - Tallinn

After breakfast you will have city tour. Tartu is a historic and a young city, Estonia's second-largest town and the capital of beautiful South Estonia, a landscape of almost untouched nature, rounded hills and small lakes. This charming old University City is cosily small, yet big enough to offer a lot to a traveller - the glory of once well-known Hansa-town, the ancient Dome Hill, academic atmosphere with oldest in Baltic countries University (1632) buildings and merry student festivals, a rich cultural life of concerts, theatre and exhibitions.

Departure to Tallinn (195 km from Tartu) the capital of Estonia.

Evening arrival to Tallinn. Check-in at the hotel

Overnight in Tallinn.

DAY 9, Tallinn

Morning city tour of Tallinn takes you to the surroundings of Tallinn and its Old Town. Among other attractions, it includes a visit of Catherine's Valley Park and Palace, the Song Festival Amphitheatre, the venue of 120 - years old song festival tradition. You'll see Tallinn's number one attraction: Toompea Hill and the Parliament building, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tall Hermann, Kiek in de Kök and Dome Cathedral. The tour ends in Town Hall Square with a view of the Town Hall, a Gothic masterpiece of the 13th - 14th centuries.

Overnight in Tallinn.

 

DAY 10, Tallinn

Departure.