Highlights of the Baltics
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Day 1 later – its Gothic skyline has witnessed German, Scandinavian and Russian rule Arrive Warsaw (2 Nights) across eight centuries. You'll get to hear all their tales of triumph and tragedy over the next day. Tucked away, but not forgotten, the Baltics stand at the edge of Europe – revived and reinvigorated after years of Nazi and Soviet occupation. Storybook capitals and Hotel - Tallink stunning natural landscapes lie ahead, but first Poland's capital gets the nod as your launchpad to a region that has emerged vibrant despite its tumultuous history. Meet Included Meals - Breakfast your Travel Director and fellow travellers later this evening for a glimpse into what lies Day 6 ahead on your Baltics value tour. Riga sightseeing and free time Holiday Inn Express Hub Hotel - You’ll get to know one of the world’s finest collections of Art Nouveau buildings when you visit Riga's UNESCOlisted Old Town. The beautiful architecture and rich Included Meals - Dinner Hanseatic trade heritage will come to life in the colourful stories shared by your Day 2 Local Specialist this morning. Stroll through the winding medieval streets keeping Warsaw sightseeing and free time your camera at hand to capture St. Peter's Church, the Three Brothers and Riga Cathedral. The rest of the day is free to explore Riga on your terms. Admire the A lesson in courage and perseverance awaits this morning as you meet your Local skyline from the comfort of a canal boat, indulge in the herbal flavours of the city's Specialist for a guided sightseeing tour of Warsaw's Old Town. Its façades are more favourite Black Balsam at a traditional city tavern, or join an Optional Experience at modern than medieval and a testament to the resilience of the Poles who have the Bergi Open Air Museum, revealing Latvia's cultural heritage. lovingly restored their capital city after it was razed to the ground in retaliation for the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. See the moving site of the Warsaw Ghetto, then spend the Included Meals - Breakfast rest of the day exploring the city your way. An Optional Experience could see you Day 7 explore Wilanów Palace with its collection of royal furniture. Riga – Tallinn (2 Nights) Included Meals - Breakfast Follow the Gulf of Riga north into Estonia, travelling via Pärnu, a popular beach Day 3 resort for Tallinn locals. Arriving in their fairytale hometown a little later, you’ll Warsaw – Vilnius (2 Nights) encounter a lively blend of Scandinavian and Russian flavours. It is the enchanting and wellpreserved Old Town that will capture your heart however, as you take a step Your journey north through the highlights of the Baltics begins today, through back in time and wander through cobbled streets lined with redroofed Hanseatic pastoral landscapes and rural villages to Vilnius, Lithuania's elegant capital. There merchant houses and medieval churches. The city’s strategic location has made it a isn't a city in Northern Europe with a medieval Old Town that can match its size and gateway to the Baltics and Russia for centuries and it has lost none of this oldworld you'll have an opportunity to explore every inch of its Baroque, Gothic and ambience as you’ll come to discover over the next day. Renaissance splendour on your own. Signs of the city's 50years of Soviet occupation can still be seen, but it is the city's beautiful architectural heritage, gritty Hotel - L'Ermitage street art and youthful spirit which take centre stage on your visit. Launch into a love affair with Lithuanian food this evening, joining an optional dinner and folklore show. Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Skanaus! Day 8 Hotel - Art City Inn Tallinn sightseeing and free time Behind the 13thcentury Walls of Tallinn lies a UNESCOlisted treasure trove of Included Meals - Breakfast beautifully preserved medieval façades. You’ll discover it all when you meet your Day 4 Local Specialist this morning for a guided sightseeing tour around the city. Admire Vilnius sightseeing and free time the city's gabled houses and hidden courtyards that reveal the rich heritage of a city which once held pride of place in the Hanseatic League. Walk past the 15thcentury All the iconic sights of Vilnius are revealed this morning as you join a Local Lühike Jalg Gate and visit Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a symbol of Russian power Specialist for a guided sightseeing tour of the city to view the 16thcentury Bishop's with its magnificent goldplated dome. The afternoon is yours to explore and perhaps Palace and the University, the oldest in the Baltics. Explore the Baroque Church of you’d like to leave the city behind on an Optional Experience to Lahema National St. Peter and St. Paul. built on the site of a temple to the pagan goddess of love. Park. You'll enjoy afternoon tea and pastries in one of the 18thcentury manor Then walk to the Gates of Dawn, the Carmelite Church of St. Theresa and former houses before returning to Tallinn. A second Optional Experience could see you visit Jewish Ghetto, passing the Cathedral, new Royal Palace excavations and the former Tallinn's Kalamaja, a fishing harbour turned Bohemian Quarter with its colourful site of the synagogue, destroyed during World War II. This afternoon, join your fellow wooden buildings. travellers and head back to the former communist era on an Optional Experience to the KGB museum. Included Meals - Breakfast
Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Day 9 Depart Tallinn Day 5 Vilnius – Šiauliai – Riga (2 Nights) You've embraced the youthful spirit of a Baltic region, now free from the shackles of its Soviet past and explored beautifully restored medieval capitals and historic towns This morning, switch the new capital for the old on an Optional Experience to Trakai, along the way. Inspired by the resilience and courage of your Baltic hosts, you'll for a guided sightseeing tour around its enchanting lakeside castle. Later, we’ll say close the curtain on your incredible journey across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and goodbye to Vilnius, but don't leave without fuelling up on some of the city's famous Estonia, saying a fond nägemist to new friends. Find out more about your free kibinai pasties. Savoury or sweet, take your pick, before heading for the Hill of airport transfer at costsavertour.com/freetransfers. Crosses at Šiauliai, where millions of crosses jostle for their spot in a nonviolent protest against decades of Russian and Soviet rule. Arrive in the ancient city of Riga Included Meals - Breakfast Highlights of the Baltics
Your itinerary
Start Location Visited Location
Plane End Location
Cruise Train
Over night Ferry
Day 1 later – its Gothic skyline has witnessed German, Scandinavian and Russian rule Arrive Warsaw (2 Nights) across eight centuries. You'll get to hear all their tales of triumph and tragedy over the next day. Tucked away, but not forgotten, the Baltics stand at the edge of Europe – revived and reinvigorated after years of Nazi and Soviet occupation. Storybook capitals and Hotel - Tallink stunning natural landscapes lie ahead, but first Poland's capital gets the nod as your launchpad to a region that has emerged vibrant despite its tumultuous history. Meet Included Meals - Breakfast your Travel Director and fellow travellers later this evening for a glimpse into what lies Day 6 ahead on your Baltics value tour. Riga sightseeing and free time Holiday Inn Express Hub Hotel - You’ll get to know one of the world’s finest collections of Art Nouveau buildings when you visit Riga's UNESCOlisted Old Town. The beautiful architecture and rich Included Meals - Dinner Hanseatic trade heritage will come to life in the colourful stories shared by your Day 2 Local Specialist this morning. Stroll through the winding medieval streets keeping Warsaw sightseeing and free time your camera at hand to capture St. Peter's Church, the Three Brothers and Riga Cathedral. The rest of the day is free to explore Riga on your terms. Admire the A lesson in courage and perseverance awaits this morning as you meet your Local skyline from the comfort of a canal boat, indulge in the herbal flavours of the city's Specialist for a guided sightseeing tour of Warsaw's Old Town. Its façades are more favourite Black Balsam at a traditional city tavern, or join an Optional Experience at modern than medieval and a testament to the resilience of the Poles who have the Bergi Open Air Museum, revealing Latvia's cultural heritage. lovingly restored their capital city after it was razed to the ground in retaliation for the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. See the moving site of the Warsaw Ghetto, then spend the Included Meals - Breakfast rest of the day exploring the city your way. An Optional Experience could see you Day 7 explore Wilanów Palace with its collection of royal furniture. Riga – Tallinn (2 Nights) Included Meals - Breakfast Follow the Gulf of Riga north into Estonia, travelling via Pärnu, a popular beach Day 3 resort for Tallinn locals. Arriving in their fairytale hometown a little later, you’ll Warsaw – Vilnius (2 Nights) encounter a lively blend of Scandinavian and Russian flavours. It is the enchanting and wellpreserved Old Town that will capture your heart however, as you take a step Your journey north through the highlights of the Baltics begins today, through back in time and wander through cobbled streets lined with redroofed Hanseatic pastoral landscapes and rural villages to Vilnius, Lithuania's elegant capital. There merchant houses and medieval churches. The city’s strategic location has made it a isn't a city in Northern Europe with a medieval Old Town that can match its size and gateway to the Baltics and Russia for centuries and it has lost none of this oldworld you'll have an opportunity to explore every inch of its Baroque, Gothic and ambience as you’ll come to discover over the next day. Renaissance splendour on your own. Signs of the city's 50years of Soviet occupation can still be seen, but it is the city's beautiful architectural heritage, gritty Hotel - L'Ermitage street art and youthful spirit which take centre stage on your visit. Launch into a love affair with Lithuanian food this evening, joining an optional dinner and folklore show. Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Skanaus! Day 8 Hotel - Art City Inn Tallinn sightseeing and free time Behind the 13thcentury Walls of Tallinn lies a UNESCOlisted treasure trove of Included Meals - Breakfast beautifully preserved medieval façades. You’ll discover it all when you meet your Day 4 Local Specialist this morning for a guided sightseeing tour around the city. Admire Vilnius sightseeing and free time the city's gabled houses and hidden courtyards that reveal the rich heritage of a city which once held pride of place in the Hanseatic League. Walk past the 15thcentury All the iconic sights of Vilnius are revealed this morning as you join a Local Lühike Jalg Gate and visit Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a symbol of Russian power Specialist for a guided sightseeing tour of the city to view the 16thcentury Bishop's with its magnificent goldplated dome. The afternoon is yours to explore and perhaps Palace and the University, the oldest in the Baltics. Explore the Baroque Church of you’d like to leave the city behind on an Optional Experience to Lahema National St. Peter and St. Paul. built on the site of a temple to the pagan goddess of love. Park. You'll enjoy afternoon tea and pastries in one of the 18thcentury manor Then walk to the Gates of Dawn, the Carmelite Church of St. Theresa and former houses before returning to Tallinn. A second Optional Experience could see you visit Jewish Ghetto, passing the Cathedral, new Royal Palace excavations and the former Tallinn's Kalamaja, a fishing harbour turned Bohemian Quarter with its colourful site of the synagogue, destroyed during World War II. This afternoon, join your fellow wooden buildings. travellers and head back to the former communist era on an Optional Experience to the KGB museum. Included Meals - Breakfast
Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Day 9 Depart Tallinn Day 5 Vilnius – Šiauliai – Riga (2 Nights) You've embraced the youthful spirit of a Baltic region, now free from the shackles of its Soviet past and explored beautifully restored medieval capitals and historic towns This morning, switch the new capital for the old on an Optional Experience to Trakai, along the way. Inspired by the resilience and courage of your Baltic hosts, you'll for a guided sightseeing tour around its enchanting lakeside castle. Later, we’ll say close the curtain on your incredible journey across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and goodbye to Vilnius, but don't leave without fuelling up on some of the city's famous Estonia, saying a fond nägemist to new friends. Find out more about your free kibinai pasties. Savoury or sweet, take your pick, before heading for the Hill of airport transfer at costsavertour.com/freetransfers. Crosses at Šiauliai, where millions of crosses jostle for their spot in a nonviolent protest against decades of Russian and Soviet rule. Arrive in the ancient city of Riga Included Meals - Breakfast