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7 days/6 nights: All Year Around Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda-Nida-Riga |
| Day 1 Vilnius |
Arrival at Riga airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner at the hotel restaurant Overnight in Vilnius. |
| Day 2 Vilnius-Trakai-Vilnius |
After breakfast a city tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years. The tour includes: St. Peter and Paul's Church, Gediminas Castle, Cathedral Square, St. Ann and Bernardine's Church, the Gates of Dawn with the holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St. John's Church. Lunch. Afternoon trip to Trakai (25 km from Vilnius), the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit to the insular castle of the 14th century, erected on a small island in the Lake Galve. Return to Vilnius. Overnight in Vilnius. |
| Day 3 Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipeda (320km) |
| After breakfast departure to Klaipeda. On the way stopover in Kaunas, the second largest city of Lithuania ,served as the capital between two world wars. City tour of Kaunas including the 13th century Kaunas Castle, lovely Town Hall of Kaunas, known locally as "White Swan", Town Hall Square, the 14th century Church of Vytautas, Cathedral-Basilica, Perkunas House and Laisves avenue. The tour continues to the Pazaislis Church and Monastery Ensemble in Kaunas, which are the outstanding gems of the Baroque style in the entire region of Eastern Europe. A further drive to Klaipeda. Arrival in Klaipeda. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel restaurant. Overnight in Klaipeda. |
| Day 4 Klaipeda-Juodkrante-Nida-Klaipeda |
After breakfast a short city tour of Klaipeda, the main seaport of Lithuania, including Theatre Square and the Old Town. Departure to Nida. Ferry trip to the Curonian Spit. Tour in Neringa on the Curonian Spit, separating the Baltic Sea from the Curonian Lagoon, is an unforgettable trip to the beautiful wild nature with sand dunes, pine forests and golden beaches. Arrival in Juodkrante. Visit the Hill of Witches that houses a hundred fanciful and folksy wooden sculptures scattered along a forest path. Lunch. A further drive to Nida with short stops at a cormorant and heron colony and at "Dead" sand dunes. The tour of Nida resort, including the Fisherman's House, famous German writer Thomas Mann's Museum, Amber Gallery, old ethnographic cemetery, neo-Gothic church and a walk along impressive sand dunes. Return to Klaipeda. Overnight in Klaipeda. |
| Day 5 Klaipeda-Hill of Crosses-Rundale-Riga (350km) |
After breakfast departure to Riga, the capital of Latvia. Stopover at the Hill of Crosses, the unforgettable place with thousands of crosses on two small hills. A further drive to Riga. Stopover in Rundale. Lunch. Visit to Rundale Palace of the 18th century, a beautiful late Baroque palace in Latvia. It is a splendid example of the early work of famous Italian architect F. B. Rastrelli. Arrival in Riga. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel restaurant. Overnight in Riga. |
| Day 6 Riga |
After breakfast a city tour of Riga, visiting medieval Hanseatic town, Riga Castle, St. Peter's Church, Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild Houses. Afternoon excursion to Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Dinner at the city restaurant. Overnight in Riga. |
| Day 7 Riga |
Breakfast. Transfer to Riga airport. End of the tour. |
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