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Klaipeda – Kuldiga – Riga – Parnu – Saaremaa – Tallinn BALTIC TOUR: VILNIUS – KAUNAS – NIDA - KLAIPEDA – KULDIGA – RIGA – PARNU – SAAREMAA – TALLINN ITINERARY: Vilnius (1 night) ARTIS CENTRUM 4* or similar Kaunas (1 night) HOF 4* or similar Nida (1 night) NERIJA HOTEL 3* or similar Klaipeda (1 night) MEMEL HOTEL 3* or similar Kuldiga (1 night) KULDIGAS METROPOLE HOTEL 3* or similar Riga (1 night) WELLTON CENTRUM 4* or similar Parnu (1 night) HEDON SPA HOTEL 4* or similar Saaremaa (1 night) ARENSBURG BOUTIQUE HOTEL & Spa 4* or similar Tallinn (1 night) L’ERMITAGE HOTEL 4* or similar DURATION: 10 days / 9 nights MAP VIEW Period: season 2021 Package price per person in DBL/TWIN room: 495 EUR Price per person in SGL room: 855 EUR Price includes accommodation 9 nights including breakfast Rent a car offer: 515 EUR Skoda Fabia or similar (Car group B) Rental duration: 10 days Basic cover: - Local Tax (TAX) - Collision Damage Waiver* (CDW) - Theft Protection (TP) - Airport/city/other surcharge - One way fee - Unlimited Mileage/Km's Day 1: Vilnius Arrival in Vilnius. Optional transfer or rent a car in Vilnius airport. Private car with driver 26 EUR Overnight at the hotel. Day 2: Vilnius – Trakai – Kaunas (100 km) Breakfast at the hotel Optional: Vilnius Sightseeing tour (3 hours) Vilnius Old Town is located on the left bank of the Neris River south of Castle Hill, developed over the centuries absorbed the various cultural trends and today recognized by UNESCO as the largest historic architectural complex in Eastern Europe. In the old town you can see the Gediminas Castle. Today, tourists can explore the west tower, the remains of the ramparts and the castle itself. Near the castle is the Cathedral Square, where you can see the hero of Vilnius - Grand Duke Gediminas. Special attention deserves Vilnius University, one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. Among the famous alumni of the University should be called the Polish poets Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Slovacki, Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, Czeslaw Milosz - Nobel Laureate in Literature and many others. The largest courtyard of University due to the mixing of architectural styles and numerous arches give the impression that you are in the south of Italy. It should be noted that, perhaps, no other city in Eastern Europe there are so many churches and cathedrals as in Vilnius. St. Anne's Church stands out, in fact it is a grand masterpiece of late Lithuanian Gothic. English speaking guide 100 EUR Private car with driver 85 EUR Optional: Trakai Castle visit (1 hour) Tour of Trakai, the former capital of Lithuania, which is situated on an island in the middle of a lake. The 14th century red brick castle now houses the Art Museum. The castles of Trakai are the best known works of defensive architecture in Lithuania. The old town of Trakai, which includes the Island and the Peninsula Castles, surrounded by lakes, is one of the most impressive and most picturesque locations in Europe. Here still reside small national minority of Karaites, who were brought from the Crimea by the Grand Lithuanian Duke Vytautas. English speaking guide 125 EUR Private car with driver 100 EUR Entrance fee 10 EUR Optional: 30-minute boat ride around the lake. The boat trip lets you get a unique perspective of Trakai Island Castle. You will get to experience the castle in a way unlike you are able to while on shore. Boat ride regular schedule 15 EUR Optional: Kibinai baking lesson and tasting in restaurant “Senoji kibininė” (1 hour) During the lesson you will briefly hear the history of kibinai and the restaurant “Senoji kibininė”. Also you will have an opportunity to see how kibinai are made by our cooks. All participants will make one kibinai each. While baking the kibinai prepared by the participants, we will serve you our baked ones, and later you will be able to try Your own kibinai. Kibinai baking lesson Price on request Further way to Kaunas. Overnight in Kaunas. Private car with driver Vilnius – Trakai - Kaunas full day 185 EUR Day 3: Kaunas - Siauliai (Hill of crosses) - Klaipeda - Nida (405 km) Breakfast at the hotel Optional: City tour in Kaunas and Pazaislis (3 hours) Lying on the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris, Kaunas with its population of 430 000 inhabitants is the second largest city in Lithuania. Kaunas is the city, which was not destroyed during the Second World War; thus now it has a number of ancient architecture monuments. The Old Town is a concentration of the most important, ancient city architectural monuments: the 13th century Castle, the Old Town Hall, nicknamed the “White Swan”, the Archicathedral Basilica, the Church of St. Francis Xavier and the Jesuit monastery, Perkunas House and Vytautas Church. The most outstanding monument of the Baroque epoch is the architectural complex of Pazaislis Monastery. It is one of the most beautiful Baroque style erections in Lithuania. The ensemble devoted to Camaldolli Abbey was built in the 17th century under supervision of Italian masters from Florence (Michelangelo Palloni, Joan Merli, and Pietro Perti) English speaking guide 95 EUR Private car with driver 85 EUR Entrance fee 7.50 EUR Further travel to Sauliai. Visit Hill of Crosses in Sauliai (1 hour) The Hill of Crosses, Kryžių Kalnas, located 12 kilometers north of the small industrial city of Siauliai (pronounced shoo- lay) is the Lithuanian national pilgrimage center. Standing upon a small hill are many hundreds of thousands of crosses that represent Christian devotion and a memorial to Lithuanian national identity. Visit to Hill of Crosses Free After Visit of Sauliai departure to Klaipeda Klaipeda City Tour upon arrival. Klaipeda is often called "Gateway to The Sea", because it is the main Seaport of Lithuanian State. City tour including the Old Post Office, historical Old Town full of handicraft shops, the Old Theatre and Simon Dach square are worth seeing. English speaking guide 75 EUR Way to Nida. Overnight in Nida Private car with driver Kaunas - Siauliai (Hill of crosses) - Klaipeda - Nida full day 260 EUR Day 4: Nida (Thomas Mann museum) - Juodkrante (the Hill of witches)-Klaipeda (50 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Nida is a resort town in Lithuania, the administrative centre of Neringa municipality. Located on the Curonian Spit between the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, it is the westernmost point of Lithuania and the Baltic states, close to the border with the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave. Nida - a great resort for those who love long quiet vacation: for the elderly and families with small children as well as young people - everyone will find what and where to enjoy on their free time. Ferry to Neringa Sightseeing tour in the National Park of the Curonian Spit - a peculiar unique patch of land, washed by the Baltic Sea in the west and the Curonian Bay in the east side. No one can leave this natural wonder without seeing the great sand dunes. Those who see them for the first time are really breathless and feel the urge to run on and on till the top of the dune, and float down afterwards like a bird on the stretched out wings. During the tour one will see fisherman's village Nida. Free time for lunch. Ferry ride regular schedule 15 EUR per passenger Visit of the Thomas Mann house (1 hour) Thomas Mann first visited Nida in 1929 after his visit in Rauschen. One year later a summer-house, designed by the architect Herbert Reissmann, was built on "Mother-in-law" hill. Reminiscent of a fisherman's house it became the new residence of the Nobel Prize winner, stimulating his creativity and a place to rest and relax. Thomas Mann and his family spent three consecutive summers in Nida from 1930-1932. During this time Thomas Mann not only relaxed, but he wrote various articles, essays, numerous letters and the novel Joseph and his brothers. Entrance fee 4 EUR Before returning to Klaipeda you can climb the Witches Mountain. Overnight in Klaipeda Private car with driver Nida - Klaipeda 180 EUR Day 5 Klaipeda – Palanga – Liepaja - Kuldiga (190 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Further travel to Palanga. Palanga is the biggest seaside resort of Lithuania. Originally a fishermen’s village, Palanga was first mentioned in the written sources in the 12th century. The inhabitants were engaged not only in fishery, they also gathered amber which would reach the distant countries of Europe and Asia via the merchants’ routes. In the 19th century, Palanga started developing into a health resort. One of the most beautiful places in Palanga is the Tishkevichius Palace nowadays Amber Museum which holds a great variety of amber pieces and collections. Visit Amber museum (1 hour) Museum containing one of the most abundant collections of amber inclusions and pieces in the world has about 30 thousand exhibits in total. Entrance fee 6 EUR Further travel to Liepaja. Optional: Liepaja Sightseeing tour (4 hours) The beginnings of Liepāja date back to the 13th century when a village was founded between the lake and the sea. The village was named Līva after a little river. Liepāja has grown from a small village into the third largest city in Latvia with the population of 85 000 people. It is a port city and the port is handling wide spectrum of transit cargos. Liepāja is a city of students. There is Liepāja University – it got the university status in 2008 but has been a higher education institution since 1954 – as well as branches of several other national higher education institutions. A new generation of musicians and artists is studying at Liepāja music and art schools. Liepāja is rich in well-established cultural traditions.
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