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The Baltics, Belarus & Poland Belarus, Nesvizh Castle The Baltics, Belarus & Poland Tailor-made tour – 19 days/18 nights Day 14 Brest to Warsaw Inclusions Your hotels Today, you check out of your hotel and zz 18 nights accommodation with breakfast in 4-star hotels or best available zz Tallinn – Merchant's House transfer to the railway station to catch zz Meals – 4 lunches zz Riga – Semarah Metropole your train to Warsaw. Upon arrival you zz Arrival/departure transfers throughout by private car (contemporary room) will be met and transferred to your hotel. zz 1st class Intercity coach Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius zz Vilnius – Artis Centrum Overnight Warsaw. B zz Economy class rail Vilnius-Minsk zz Minsk – Minsk (luxe room) zz Transportation in Belarus by A/C car, escorted throughout by English speaking guide zz Mir – Mir Castle (luxe room) Day 15 Warsaw zz 1st class rail Brest-Warsaw zz Brest – Hermitage Your morning city sightseeing coach tour zz 1st class rail Warsaw-Krakow zz Warsaw – Polonia Palace of Warsaw, the capital and largest city zz Sightseeing as specified in English zz Krakow – Andels of Poland situated on the Vistula River, includes the Old Town, Royal Castle, zz The Baltics – walking tours of Vilnius, Riga & Tallinn, Trakai Castle by car Hotels of a similar standard zz Belarus – city tours of Minsk & Brest with Brest Fortress, Khatyn, Mir Castle, may be substituted. Cathedral & Barbican. Afternoon free. Nesvizh Castle by car with private guide Overnight Warsaw. B zz Poland – scheduled city coach tours of Warsaw & Krakow, Wieliczka Salt Mine Day 16 Warsaw to Krakow After breakfast, transfer to the rail station Day 1 Tallinn 4.5-hour trip to Riga, Latvia’s capital. Day 9 Minsk & Khatyn for your 3-hour journey to Krakow, one Arrive Tallinn. You will be met and The largest city of the Baltic states, Riga Morning city tour of Minsk, followed by a of the oldest cities in Poland dating back transferred to your hotel. Overnight Tallinn. is dominated by Gothic spires. You will visit to the memorial complex at Khatyn, to the 7th century. Transfer to your hotel. be met and transferred to your hotel. built in memory of the Belorussian Afternoon free. Overnight Krakow. B Day 2 Tallinn Overnight Riga. B village of 26 houses and 156 inhabitants Morning walking tour of Tallinn. Afternoon destroyed by the Nazis during WWII. Day 17 Krakow free. Overnight Tallinn. B Day 4 Riga Overnight Minsk. BL Krakow is known for its well-preserved Morning walking tour introducing you to medieval core. Your morning city tour by Day 3 Tallinn to Riga Riga’s highlights. Afternoon free to explore Day 10 Minsk coach includes the Old Town, Royal Castle After breakfast, you will be transferred independently. Overnight Riga. B You have a full day free to explore Minsk at and Wawel Cathedral. This afternoon, visit to the coach station for your comfortable your leisure. Overnight Minsk. B the fascinating underground world of the Day 5 Riga to Vilnius famous Wieliczka Salt Mine. Overnight Morning transfer to the coach station for Day 11 Minsk to Mir Castle Krakow. B RUSSIA Tallinn your comfortable 4.5-hour trip to Vilnius. After breakfast, travel 90 km to visit the ESTONIA Known for the Baroque architecture in its dramatic 16th century Mir Castle Complex, Day 18 Krakow medieval Old Town, it was declared a a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Free Free day to explore Krakow independently UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. time after lunch to explore the village. or you may choose to take an optional visit Riga LATVIA Afternoon free. Overnight Vilnius. B Overnight Mir Castle. BL to Auschwitz-Birkenau or Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains. Overnight Krakow. B Day 6 Vilnius Day 12 Mir to Nesvizh & Brest BALTIC LITHUANIA BELARUS Day 19 Krakow SEA Morning walking tour of Vilnius followed This morning, drive 30 km to visit the Vilnius Khatyn by a private car excursion to medieval spectacular UNESCO-listed Nesvizh Tour services end after breakfast with your Mir Minsk Trakai Castle, dramatically situated on an Castle, founded in the 16th century by the departure transfer. Or you may choose island in Lake Galve. Overnight Vilnius. B immensely wealthy Radzivil family. After to continue your journey to Prague by Brest Nesvizh lunch in the castle, continue your journey overnight train. B Castle Warsaw Day 7 Vilnius south to Brest. Overnight Brest. BL Free day to explore this fascinating city Tour price & departures POLAND independently. Overnight Vilnius. B Day 13 Brest Morning city tour of the border town of Prices shown per person in AUD. UKRAINE Krakow Day 8 Vilnius to Minsk Brest, the western gate of the country, and Daily departures Jan-Dec 2018. CZECH Morning transfer to the railway station for also visit the imposing Brest Fortress REPUBLIC Departures Twn Sgl SLOVAKIA your 3-hour train trip to Minsk. Overnight which played a significant role during Minsk. B WWII. Overnight Brest. BL 1 Jan-31 Dec 5908 10383 34 AUSTRALIA – Russian Travel Centre/Eastern Europe Travel: www.eetbtravel.com • 1300 66 88 44 • NZ – Innovative Travel: 0508 100 111.
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