the Baltics guided & self-guided cycle tours 2019

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Tour Code CONTENT Page Tourist information and our bike tour services 4 Guided bike tours in the Baltics, Poland, Belarus and Russia (fixed departure dates) G1 Bestseller! Cycling the Baltics (Lithuania – Latvia – Estonia) with the Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island (11 days, from Vilnius) 6 G1E New! E-bike tour in the Baltics (Lithuania – Latvia - Estonia): with the Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island (11 days, from Vilnius) 7 G2 Bike tour in Lithuania & Latvia with the Curonian Spit & Gauja national park (8 days, from Vilnius) 8 G4 Bike tour in Latvia & Estonia with Tallinn, Saaremaa Island and Lahemaa National Park (9 days, from/to Riga) 9 G5 New! Bike tour in Lithuania, Poland & Belarus with National parks of Dzūkija, Wigry & Biebrza (11 days, from Vilnius) 10 G8 New! The four countries bike tour along the Baltic Coast: Latvia-Lithuania-Russia/Kaliningrad-Poland (11 days, from Riga) 11 Self-guided bike tours in the Baltics, Poland, Belarus and Russia (with luggage transport) SG7 Bestseller! Cycling the Baltics (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania) with national parks Lahemaa, Gauja & Curonian Spit (11 days, 12 from Tallinn) SG11 Cycling the Baltics (Lithuania – Latvia – Estonia) with Saaremaa Island, Curonian Spit & Gauja national parks (11 13 days, from Vilnius) SG1 Bestseller! Bike tour along the Lithuanian seaside (Curonian Spit & Nemunas River Delta) (8 days , from/to Klaipėda) 14 SG15 New! Bike tour in Lithuania, Poland & Belarus with National parks of Dzūkija, Wigry & Biebrza (11 days, from Vilnius) 15 SG18x New! The three countries bike tour along the Baltic Coast: Lithuania-Russia/Kaliningrad-Poland (9 days, from Klaipėda) 16 Self-guided bike tours in the Baltic Countries and Russia SG2 Cycling in Lithuania: from the capital to the seaside (Litauen) (9 days, from Vilnius) 17 SG3 Bike tour in Lithuania and Latvia: along the Baltic Coast to Riga (8 days, from Klaipėda) 18 SG4 Bike tour in Latvia and West Estonia (9 days, from Riga) 19 SG9P Cycling in Estonia: the west seacoast & Islands of Hiiumaa, Saaremaa & Muhu (12 days, from/to Tallinn) 20 SG5 Cycling around the Curonian Lagoon through Kaliningrad District (Lithuania-Russia) (12 days, from Klaipėda) 21 Baltic Bike Travel General Terms and Conditions 22 Map of the Baltic States and neighboring regions of Poland, Belarus, Russia (M1:3 500 000) 23

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BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL

Naujoji Uosto Str. 3, RUSSIA Rīga LT-92120 Klaipėda, Lithuania LATVIA Tel.: +370 46 300 145 E-mail: [email protected] www.balticbike.lt Klaipėda LITHUANIA BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL services: Vilnius o Guaranteed departure escorted & self-guided cycling tours in the Baltic States RUSSIA o Tailor made cycling, kayaking, bird watching, nature and cultural tours; o Hotel/guesthouse/countryside inn bookings; POLAND BELARUS o Comfortable transport/transfer services; o Bus, train and ferry ticket reservations; o Experienced cycling tour leaders and city guides; o Rental of quality and tourist equipment of well known brands (VDV, KTM, Kalkhoff, Ghost, Merida, Ortlieb)

Why BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL? o Experienced team - more than 10 years of specialist travel know-how and experience in cycle map and travel guide publishing, developing cycle routes! o Value - Quality trips at affordable prices! o Responsible Travel - Trips designed to protect the environment and help local people! o By travelling with us you support culture in the Baltic States! Partnership & membership:

2 www.Baltikum-Radreisen.euwww.balticbike.lt Dear Cycling Friends,

We are pleased to introduce you to 2019 BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL catalogue offering a wide range of cycle trips in the Baltics (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) and neighbouring countries (Poland, Belarus, Russia). All tours are operated by BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL which is the only incoming tour operator in Lithuania specialising in cycling holidays and trips in the nature. We have been experts on cycling and various other active holidays in the Baltics since 2001. In this catalogue, we present our top product - GUIDED GROUP CYCLE TOURS with guaranteed departures! All tours cover two or three Baltic countries (pp. 6-9) and combine sightseeing in cities such as the capitals of the Baltics - Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn - and exploring nature wonders like the Curonian Spit sand dunes and the Nemunas River Delta’s birdlife in Lithuania, deep valleys of the Gauja River in Latvia, stony seaside of Lahemaa National Park and impressive Saaremaa Island in Estonia, etc. New in 2019! Cycle the Baltics by E-bike/ – 11-day guided tour only for e-bikers (p.7)! Besides the Baltic countries, cycle routes of our newest tours cover Poland with Augustow Canal, Wigry and Biebrza National Parks as well as mysterious Grodno region in Belarus (visa free zone) – these tours available as guided & self-guided (pp. 10&15). Another new tour covers the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, formerly German Königsberg, and Polish Baltic Seaside with the Elblag Canal, impressive Malbork Castle and Gdansk (Danzig) - Poland’s principal seaport and a city with over 1000 years of history (pp. 11&16). You are welcome to join our group tours where cyclists from different countries travel together. These groups are escorted by experienced local tour guides who speak the English and German languages. Furthermore, most of our tours are guaranteed with a minimum of two participants and trips are never cancelled at a short notice like many tour operators do; therefore after reserving the tour you can book your flights as early as possible in order to get the best deal available. Our maximum group size on tours with one guide is up to 21 people (on E-bike tours – up to 15 people!), with two guides – up to 25 people. This catalogue also contains a wide selection of SELF-GUIDED CYCLE TOURS. All bestseller and new tours include luggage transport (pp. 12-16) while on other tours the luggage transport is offered as optional extras (p. 17-21). The most popular self-guided routes connect the capital cities of the Baltic countries with our base town of Klaipėda located at the Lithuanian Seaside which is also known as the cyclists’ paradise. If you want to explore all three Baltic countries in a short time, the best choice would be 11-day half- guided supported tour from Tallinn to Vilnius via Lahemaa National Park (p.12), or another 11-day tour in opposite direction - from Vilnius to Tallinn via Saaremaa Island (p.13). A few long transfers by minibus are involved on these tours! If you wish to spend most of your holiday time cycling and less time sitting in a minibus, then the best deal would be an impressive 8-day tour along the Lithuanian Seaside (p.14) or 9-day tour along the Nemunas River from the capital Vilnius to Klaipėda (p.17). You can also combine a few tours, e.g., Vilnius to Klaipėda, then continue Klaipėda to Riga (p.18) and Riga to Tallinn (p.19), or go the other direction along the Baltic coast from Klaipėda to Gdansk via Kaliningrad, Russia (p.16).” On most self-guided tours you are welcome to take your own bicycles or to hire ours. A variety of more than 300 quality trekking bicycles equipped with flatless tires, modern E-bikes (Pedelec) with Bosch driving system, new road / cyclecross bikes, and many tourist equipment of well-known brands are waiting for our guests in our garage. For families with children we offer a wide range of tourist equipment from small bicycles to special 2-seat trailers and trailer-bikes. We’d like to thank all our loyal customers and invite to experience new adventures with us!

Yours sincerely, Saulius Ružinskas & BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL Team

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Individual self-guided tour: You may plan your day as you like, but you have to follow a time schedule for minibus transfers on supported tours. Our maps, route descriptions and GPS tracks will show you the right way. Group guided tour: Travelling with the group and being accompanied by a minibus and cycling tour guide. Circular tour: Regular relocation from hotel to hotel, but finally returning to the starting point.

E-bike/Pedelec On tours with this logo you can rent a pedal electric cycle (Pedelec) - a type of bicycle where the rider‘s pedalling is assisted by a small . Guaranteed departures: Plan your vacation in advance. We guarantee departures even on group tours with minimum 2 participants if you travel with us on fixed dates. We make it happen! Entry with passport: For travels to the Baltic Countries and Poland a valid identity card is enough for people from many countries. For trips to Russia most people need a passport with a valid visa. Grodno Region in Belarus is visa free zone! TOUR PLANNING We design bike tours to take you on the most appealing cycling routes, as much as possible away from major roads and along beautiful scenic trails where you can experience nature. You may book one or more of our ready made cycle tour packages, combining them into one longer route, for example, Klaipėda-Riga (p. 18) & Riga-Tallinn (p. 19), or ask for an individual tour program. Be patient to wait longer to get ready the tailored tour program with services as it takes time to receive all confirmations from our partner hotels and tour op- erators. Often smaller guesthouses and B&Bs which are the only option in certain areas have limited space, then we have to redesign the tour program or ask you to change the travel dates. Most of our cycle tours, even group tours, are guaranteed with minimum 2 participants and trips are not cancelled at a short notice like many other tour operators do! After booking the tour you are free to book your flights as early as possible in order to get the best deal available.

ARRIVAL For cyclists coming to travel in the Baltics with own bikes we reccommend using ferry lines and book them through us: Lithuania: DFDS: Kiel (Germany) – Klaipėda, Karlshamn (Sweden) – Klaipėda; New! TT-Line: Trelleborg (Swe- den) - Klaipėda Latvia: Stena Line: Travemünde (Germany) – Liepaja, Tallink Silja Line: (Sweden) – Riga or Tallinn Estonia: Finnlines: Travemünde – Helsinki (Finland) and Tallink Silja Line / Viking Line: Helsinki – Tallinn For other travellers the most convenient is flying to Palanga (Klaipėda), Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, Warsaw and Gdansk where our bike tours start or finish. Kaunas Airport (100 km from Vilnius) could be also used as an alternative for travels with low cost airlines to/from Lithuania. Besides existing important connections via Copenhagen (SAS), Warsaw (LOT) and Riga (Air Baltic), there are direct flights to Palanga Airport from Lon- don Luton (Wizz Air), London Stanstead (Ryanair), Oslo (Norwegian Air) and New! – Dortmund in Germany (Wizz Air).

DOCUMENTS & GPS TRACKS On arrival or in some cases in advance you will receive a tour program with route maps and city guides related to your tour (one per room) that you can find information about places of interest you will see along the way. GPS tracks of self-guided tours is a new complimentary service since last year. Take the time and freedom to enjoy your own personalized travel experience.

ACCOMMODATIONS Hotels, guesthouses and quality B&B’s we have selected are known for their comfortable rooms, hearty break- fast and cosy atmosphere. Some of them are typical in the region while in some places they are local landmarks. On our cycle tours we mainly use very nice, mostly medium and first-class hotels (3*, 4*) which are highly recommended due to their comfort, location, and ambience. Upgade to first-class hotels (4*) or the top-class hotels (5*) is also possible on some tours, but not in all places. We may also offer rental of comfortable apartments and houses for longer stays in one place like the Curonian Spit National Park in Lithuania. You may book 1-week or 2-week accommodation packages and ask for extra services (, canoeing & cycle tours, sightseeing, etc.)

PERVALKA HOLIDAY APARTMENT 4-room holiday apartment (~60 m2) for rent in Pervalka, which is an oasis of peace surrounded by sand and sea on the Curonian Spit (Lithuania). This holiday apartment is ideal for families with 2 children (max. 6 peo- ple). It is newly furbished, with all living, sleeping and kitchenette facilities: washing machine, stove, oven, fridge, dishwasher, cutlery, etc. The house consists from: 1 living room with TV&Wi-Fi, 2 sleeping rooms, shower/WC, 1 loft room, balcony/terrace with a view to a wood and the Curonian Lagoon (150 m). There is a free car parking and large playground near the house. Bikes and sea available for rent. Rental price for a week (6 nights) / 2 weeks (13 nights) / extra night, 2-4 people: May-June & September: 599,-/ 1170,- / 95,- Euro July-August: 899,-/ 1820,- / 145,- Euro

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TREKKING BIKES All our guided tours include rental of high quality trekking cycles. On most self-guided tours you can take your own cycles or to hire ours. There are over 300 quality trekking cycles and many tourist equipment of well known brands (VDV, KTM, Kalkhoff, Kreidler, Merida, Ortlieb, Abus) as well as several cycle trailers and minibuses waiting for our guests in our garage. When booking our cycles, you can always choose their size and type (lady’s frame or standard one with a crossbar; 7-speed hub gears with back pedal break or 24-speed derailleur gears with free wheel) and even request our new E-bike/Pedelec or road/cyclecross bikes. Please note that road bikes are not suitable on most self-guided tours in the Baltics because of gravel roads in some places. Take the all-terrain or trekking bicycle. Please let us know your preferences at time of booking. We will do all that we can to ensure you have the best bicycle and other equipment for your needs.

ELECTRIC BIKES (E-bikes/Pedelec) Motor-assisted electric bikes (Pedelec) are available for rent on most cycle tours. We use good quality e-bikes of well known German brands, like Kalk- hoff and Velo-de-Ville (VDV), both equipped with new generation Bosch central-drive motor system (250W) and 11 ah Lithium-Ion battery (400Wh) for easy cycling up to 110 km / 69 mi, 28” or 26” size wheels, unisex frame of different size: 42, 45, 50 & 55 cm / 16, 17, 19 & 21”), freewheel or back-pedal 8-speed hub gears, etc.

BIKES FOR CHILDREN Your children should have an enjoyable and safe trip. That’s why for families with babies we provide a wide range of tourist equipment from inspected child seats to special 2-seat trailers (Winther Dolphin), while the older children will receive a trailer-bike or a normal bike with 24” or 26” size wheels suitable for their age and size.

ACCESSORIES Our accessories package on most tours includes a bike pannier bag (Ortlieb) with a 12.5 l or 20 l capacity, water bottle, air pump and a cable lock (one for 2 bikes), while on most self-guided tours we provide our cus- tomers with extra equipment: a handlebar bag with map/smartphone holder Ortlieb, a repair kit and higher security foldable lock made of hardened steel. Larger waterproof bike panniers and odometers are for extra charge. Helmets are for free on all guided tours. Since the route descriptions of self-guided tours contain distances in kilometres, we advise bringing your own odometer (cycle computer) or renting it from us. Bike rental price includes an odometer and map holder (one per room) as a standard only on tours SG7, SG11, SG15 & SG18x.

ACCIDENT SERVICE You will receive a top-quality bicycles in great condition. However, accidents do happen. That is why on self- guided tours we provide you with a faithful repair kit and a list of repair shops. Should shop repairs be needed we will reimburse you up to a certain amount upon presentation of the receipt when you return.

BIKE TRANSPORTATION To make your bicycle experience easier and more comfortable, we’ll deliver rental bikes to you at the place of your choice - even to a certain hotel or guesthouse, train or bus station, or any private address. Whatever we can do for you, we will do this and go extra miles for our guests. Get a bike in Lithuania and leave it in Latvia or Estonia! We are partners in the BaltiCCycle.eu network which is the only one in the Baltics offering such one-way bike rental service! For bicycle delivery to the starting place or collection from the end point, and transportation of bicycles during long distance cycle tours, we have a number of minibuses and special trailers of different type and capacity (from 15 to 28 bicycles).

LUGGAGE TRANSFER SERVICE We are glad to provide you with our luggage transfer service from hotel to hotel on most of our bike tours. All guided and some self-guided tours (SG1, SG7, SG11, SG15, SG18x) include this service as a standard while on most other sef-guided tours this service is offered as optional extras.

www.balticbike.lt 5 GUIDED Bestseller! Lithuania – Latvia – Estonia Tallinn Cycle the Baltics Saaremaa ESTONIA Three Baltic capitals, Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island a Kuressaare USSIA R

Baltic Se Jūrmala Sigulda Rīga LATVIA

Palanga Hill of Crosses Klaipėda LITHUANIA Ventė Nida Vilnius Kaunas BELARUS RUSSIA Trakai

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Tour distances: cycling ~310 km/~194 mi, by coach ~1390 km, by boat ~12 km 11 days / 10 nights TOUR INFORMATION 11 days guided group cycling tour from Vilnius to Tallinn (Code G1) Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing. Daily The Baltic coast and National Parks of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia explored on highly scenic routes, biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle paths. The terrain is varied and rolling with some including the three capital cities – Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn – with their old towns designated by UNESCO gradual hills on some riding days (some steep ups as the World Heritage Sites; and featuring the previously-closed Curonian Spit and beautiful Estonian and downs in the Gauja River valley) and dead flat island. Travel from Lithuania in the south, through Latvia and on to Estonia in the north, enjoy a great most of the tour. Arrival & departure information /Transfers variety of towns, villages and landscapes, and get an excellent feel for the different characters of these Airports: Vilnius / Tallinn distinctive countries. Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) From Vilnius/to Tallinn Airport 30,- Euro Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius Day 8: Riga - Saaremaa ACCOMMODATION Welcome meeting at the hotel with Morning transfer to the largest Es- tour guide. Overnight in Vilnius. tonian island of Saaremaa which 3-4* middle-range hotels provides a perfect rural setting for 2019 TOUR DATES – Low season Day 2: Trakai Island Castle & cycling. Travel along the Baltic Sea G1-01. 19.05 – 29.05.2019 Kaunas Coast to Angla village where the G1-02. 26.05 – 05.06.2019 City tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithu- iconic windmills are located. Then G1-14. 25.08 – 04.09.2019 ania for more than 600 years. After- transfer to hotel for 2 overnight stays G1-15. 01.09 – 11.09.2019 noon trip to Trakai, the former capital at the seaside. (Cycle ~35 km, bus 2019 TOUR DATES – High season of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit ~340 km, by ferry 6 km). G1-04. 09.06 – 19.06.2019 the 14thC island castle. Then cycling Day 5: Klaipeda to Palanga by G1-05. 16.06 – 26.06.2019 through picturesque countryside on bike then drive to Riga Day 9: Saaremaa island G1-06. 30.06 – 10.07.2019 gentle hills and transfer by coach to Cycling to Palanga through the Sea- Enjoy a day ride across Saaremaa Is- G1-07. 07.07 – 17.07.2019 the hotel in Kaunas. (Cycle ~26 km., side Regional Park and visiting the Bo- land’s wild beauty – Sorve Peninsula G1-08. 14.07 – 24.07.2019 bus ~95 km). tanical Garden and Amber Museum famous for its lighthouse and pictur- G1-09. 21.07 – 31.07.2019 in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz. esque seaside. Historically, the pen- G1-10. 28.07 – 07.08.2019 Day 3: Vente Horn & Klaipeda Afternoon transfer to Riga (Latvia). En insula had considerable military sig- G1-11. 04.08 – 14.08.2019 Morning transfer along the Nemunas route stop at the Hill of Crosses, the nificance, dominating the Irbe Strait G1-13. 18.08 – 28.08.2019 River to the coast. In the afternoon cy- unforgettable sight of thousands of and the Baltic Sea route to Riga. (Cy- TOUR PRICES /person (low/high season) cling to Ventė Cape including visit to a crosses on two small hills. Overnight cle ~55 km, bus ~40 km) Price in double/twin room 1275,- / 1295,- Euro bird observatory and the 19thC light- in Riga. (Cycle ~35 km, bus ~290 km) Price in single room 1595,- / 1665,- Euro house which was used for more than THE TOUR INCLUDES: 100 years. After a short bus transfer Day 6: Riga & Jurmala Beach Morning guided tour of a medieval o 10 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower) arrive in Klaipeda, the main seaport o Breakfast on days 2-11 of Lithuania. Overnight in Klaipeda. hanseatic town of Riga. In the af- o Welcome meeting with a glass of wine or beer (Cycle ~25 km., bus ~240 km) ternoon free time in Riga or cycling o 3 x 3-course dinners + 1 x picnic lunch to Jurmala, the largest resort in the o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days Baltic States well known for its long o Bike rental with a back pannier & helmet o Services of local tour guide(s) on days 2-10 white sand beaches. Transfer back by Day 10: Saaremaa & Tallinn o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned bus coach to the hotel in Riga. (Cycle ~ Cycle to Kuressaare, the capital of o Luggage transport 30 km, bus ~ 20 km). Saaremaa. Free time to explore the o Ferry tickets to the Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island o Entrance to museums in Trakai, Ventė, Palanga, town and 13thC medieval Episcopal Turaida, Saulkrasti & Angla Day 7: Gauja National Park & Castle. Then transfer by coach to Tal- o Individual information package (one per room) Day 4: Curonian Spit National Park Bicycle Museum linn for a city tour in the Old Town Optional extras (price per person): Transfer by coach to Nida. Sightsee- Transfer to Sigulda and cycle through and overnight stay at the hotel.. En o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 170,- Euro o Half board (7 x 3-course dinners) 163,- Euro ing around Nida, one of the most Gauja National Park to Saulkrasti, en route stop at the Kaali meteorite cra- o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Vilnius 3* / beautiful resorts in Lithuania. Cy- route enjoy spectacular views of ter. (Cycle ~10 km, bus ~216 km, by Tallinn 4* (with breakfast) cling back to Klaipėda on the Seaside Gauja River valley with Gutmana ferry ~6 km). Double/twin room 45,- Euro/ 53,- Euro Cave, visit Turaida Castle and the old- Single room 75,- Euro/ 95,- Euro Cycle Route along the Curonian Spit Discounts for extra bed in double/twin room famous for its amber and fine sand est Latvian Church, Krimulda. After Day 11: Tour ends in Tallinn Children under 5 yrs. old – free of charge, from beaches. Overnight in Klaipėda (Cy- visit to bicycle museum transfer back Breakfast at the hotel. End of the 5 yrs. old – 25 % cle ~ 55 km, by bus ~50). to Riga. (Cycle ~40 km, bus ~100 km) tour. Minimum group size – 2 Persons 6 www.balticbike.lt Lithuania – Latvia – Estonia New! GUIDED

Tallinn E-bike tour of the Baltics ESTONIA Saaremaa Virtsu Three Baltic capitals, Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island Pärnu

a Kuressaare USSIA R

Baltic Se Jūrmala Sigulda Rīga LATVIA

Palanga Hill of Crosses Klaipėda LITHUANIA Ventė Vilnius Nida Kaunas BELARUS RUSSIA Trakai

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Tour distances: cycling ~380 km/~238 mi, by coach ~1275 km, by ferry ~12 km 11 days / 10 nights 11 days guided group E-bike tour from Vilnius to Tallinn (Code G1E) TOUR INFORMATION Explore on E-bike/Pedelec the Baltic coast and the National Parks of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on very Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing. Daily biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle scenic routes. The tour includes the three capital cities – Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn – with their old towns paths range from 35 to 55 km (22-34 miles each day). designated by UNESCO as the World Heritage Sites; and featuring the previously-closed Curonian Spit The terrain is varied and rolling with some gradual and beautiful Estonian island. Travel from Lithuania in the south, through Latvia and on to Estonia in the hills on some riding days (some steep ups and downs on the Curonian Spit and in the Gauja River valley) north, enjoy a great variety of towns, villages and landscapes, and get an excellent feel for the different and dead flat most of the tour. It might be windy on characters of these distinctive countries. some days. Our in the capital towns is along cobbled streets. You don’t have to be a regular cyclist Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius famous for its amber and fine sand Estonia. (Cycle ~40 km, bus ~190 km) but you should be reasonably fit and active. Welcome meeting at the hotel with beaches. Overnight in Klaipėda (Cycle Arrival & departure information /Transfers tour guide. Overnight in Vilnius. ~ 55 km, by bus ~50). Day 8: Pärnu - Saaremaa Airports: Vilnius / Tallinn Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Morning transfer to the largest Es- From Vilnius/to Tallinn Airport 30,- Euro Day 2: Trakai Island Castle & tonian island of Saaremaa which Kaunas provides a perfect rural setting for ACCOMMODATION City tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithu- cycling. Travel along the Baltic Sea 3-4* middle-range hotels ania for more than 600 years. After- Coast to Angla village where the 2019 TOUR DATES noon trip to Trakai, the former capital iconic windmills are located. Transfer G1E-1/05. 16.06 – 26.06.2019 of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit to Mandjala, check into the hotel for 2 G1E-2/08. 14.07 – 24.07.2019 the 14thC island castle. Then e-biking overnight stays at the seaside. (Cycle G1E-3/13. 18.08 – 28.08.2019 through picturesque countryside on Day 5: Palanga & Hill of Crosses ~55 km, bus ~150 km, by ferry 6 km). TOUR PRICES gentle hills and transfer by coach to E-biking to Palanga through the Sea- Price per person in double/twin room 1995,- Euro the hotel in Kaunas. (Cycle ~35 km., side Regional Park and visiting the Bo- Day 9: Saaremaa island Price in single room 2390,- Euro bus ~85 km). tanical Garden and Amber Museum Enjoy a day ride across Saaremaa Is- THE TOUR INCLUDES: land’s wild beauty – Sorve Peninsula, in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz. o 10 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower) Day 3: Vente Horn & Klaipeda Afternoon transfer to Riga (Latvia). En famous for its lighthouse. Histori- o Breakfast on days 2-11 Morning transfer along the Nemunas route stop at the Hill of Crosses, the cally, the peninsula had considerable o Welcome meeting with a glass of wine or beer River to the coast. In the afternoon e- unforgettable sight of thousands of military significance, dominating the o 3 x 3-course dinners & 1 x picnic lunch biking to Ventė Cape including visit Irbe Strait and the Baltic Sea route to o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days crosses on two small hills. Overnight o Rental of E-bike/Pedelec with a back pannier & to a bird observatory and the 19thC in Riga. (Cycle ~40 km, bus ~290 km) Riga. (Cycle ~55 km, bus ~40 km) helmet lighthouse which was used for more o Services of local tour guide(s) on days 2-10 than 100 years. After a short bus o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned bus Day 6: Riga & Jurmala Beach o Luggage transport transfer arrive in Klaipeda, the main Morning guided tour of a medieval o Ferry tickets to the Curonian Spit & Saaremaa Island seaport of Lithuania. Overnight in hanseatic town of Riga. In the after- o Entrance to museums in Trakai, Ventė, Palanga, Klaipeda. (Cycle ~35 km or 55 km, noon free time in Riga or e-biking Turaida, Saulkrasti & Angla bus ~240 km) o Individual information package (one per room) to Jurmala, the largest resort in the Optional extras (price per person): Baltic States well known for its long o Half board (7 x 3-course dinners) 175,- Euro white sand beaches. Transfer back o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Vilnius 3* / by coach to the hotel in Riga. (Cycle Day 10: Saaremaa & Tallinn Tallinn 4* (with breakfast) E-biking to the Kaali meteorite cra- Double/twin room 45,- Euro/ 53,- Euro ~ 30 km, bus ~ 20 km). Single room 75,- Euro/ 95,- Euro ter. En route stop in Kuressaare, the Discount for extra bed in DBL/TWIN room – 25 % Day 7: Gauja National Park & capital of Saaremaa. Free time to ex- Small group size! – 6-15 people Bicycle Museum plore the town and 13thC medieval Transfer to Sigulda and e-biking Episcopal Castle. Then transfer by through Gauja National Park to coach to Tallinn for a city tour in the Day 4: Curonian Spit National Park Saulkrasti, en route enjoy spectacular Old Town and overnight stay at the Transfer by coach to Nida. Sightsee- views of Gauja River valley with Gut- hotel. (Cycle ~35 km, bus ~190 km, ing around Nida, one of the most mana Cave, visit Turaida Castle and by ferry ~6 km). beautiful resorts in Lithuania. E-bik- the oldest Latvian Church, Krimulda. ing back to Klaipėda on the Seaside After visit to bicycle museum trans- Day 11: Tour ends in Tallinn Cycle Route along the Curonian Spit fer to overnight place in Pärnu, Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.

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a Cycling in Lithuania and Latvia Vilnius - Curonian Spit & Gauja National Park - Riga

Baltic Se Sigulda Jūrmala Rīga LATVIA

Palanga Hill of Crosses Klaipėda LITHUANIA Ventė Nida Vilnius Kaunas RUSSIA Trakai

POLAND BELARUS

Length: Cycling ~ 210 km/131 mi., by coach ~ 795 km 8 Days/7 Nights TOUR INFORMATION 8 days guided group cycling tour from Vilnius to Riga (Code G2) Cycling grade: The Baltic coast and National Parks of Lithuania and Latvia explored on highly scenic routes, including We rate this trip Easygoing to Moderate. Daily the two capital cities – Vilnius and Riga – with their old towns designated by UNESCO as the World Herit- biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle paths. The terrain is varied and rolling with some age Sites; and featuring the previously-closed Curonian Spit. Travel from Lithuania in the south on to gradual hills on some riding days and dead flat Latvia in the north, enjoy a great variety of towns, villages and landscapes, and get an excellent feel for most of the tour. Our walking in Vilnius and Riga is the different characters of these distinctive countries. along cobbled streets. Arrival & departure information /Transfers Airports: Vilnius / Riga Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius fer arrive in Klaipėda, the main seaport in Riga. (Cycle ~35 km, bus ~290 km) Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Welcome meeting at the hotel with of Lithuania. Overnight in Klaipėda. From Vilnius/to Riga airport 30,- Euro tour guide. Overnight in Vilnius. (Cycle ~25 km/, bus ~240 km) ACCOMODATION 3-4* middle-range hotels 2019 TOUR DATES G2-01. 19.05 – 26.05.2019 G2-02. 02.06 – 09.06.2019 G2-03. 16.06 – 23.06.2019 G2-04. 30.06 – 07.07.2019 G2-05. 14.07 – 21.07.2019 Day 6: Riga & Jurmala Beach G2-06. 28.07 – 04.08.2019 Morning guided tour of a medieval G2-08. 25.08 – 01.09.2019 Day 2: Trakai Island Castle & Day 4: Curonian Spit National hanseatic town of Riga. In the af- TOUR PRICES Kaunas Park ternoon free time in Riga or cycling Price per person in double/twin room 925,- Euro City tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithu- Transfer by coach to Nida. Sightsee- to Jurmala, the largest resort in the Price for single room 1195,- Euro ania for more than 600 years. After- ing around Nida, one of the most Baltic States well known for its long noon trip to Trakai, the former capital beautiful resorts in Lithuania. Cy- white sand beaches. Transfer back to THE TOUR INCLUDES: of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit cling back to Klaipėda on the Seaside the hotel in Riga. (Cycle ~ 30 km, bus o 7 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower) the 14thC island castle. Then cycling Cycle Route along the Curonian Spit ~20 km). o 7 x breakfast o 1 x 3-course dinner + 1 x picnic lunch through picturesque countryside on famous for its amber and fine sand o Bike rental with a back pannier & helmet gentle hills and transfer by coach to beaches. Overnight in Klaipėda (Cy- Day 7: Gauja National Park & o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days the hotel in Kaunas. (Cycle ~26 km, cle ~ 55 km, by coach ~50 km). Bicycle Museum o Welcome meeting with a glass of wine or beer bus ~95 km). Morning transfer to Sigulda. Cy- o Services of local tour guide(s) on days 2-7 cling through Gauja National Park to o Transfers as per itinerary o Luggage transport Saulkrasti, en route enjoy spectacular o Ferry tickets to/from the Curonian Spit views of Gauja River valley with Gut- o Entrance to museums in Trakai, Ventė, Palanga, mana Cave, visit Turaida Castle and Turaida, Saulkrasti the oldest Latvian Church, Krimulda, o Individual information package (one per room) built in 1205. Transfer to the hotel in Optional extras (price per person): Riga. (Cycle ~40 km, bus ~100 km) o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 130,- Euro o Half board (6 x 3-course dinners) 142,- Euro o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Vilnius 3* / Riga 3* (with breakfast) Day 5: Palanga & Hill of Crosses Double/twin room 45,- Euro/ 45,- Euro Day 3: Vente horn & Klaipeda Cycling to Palanga through the Sea- Single room 75,- Euro/ 75,- Euro Morning transfer along the Nemunas side Regional Park and visiting the Bo- Discounts for extra bed in double/twin room River to the coast. In the afternoon tanical Garden and Amber Museum in Children under 5 yrs. old – free of charge, from 5 yrs. old – 25 % have a picnic lunch (included) followed the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz. After- Minimum group size – 2 people by a cycle ride to Ventė Horn famous noon transfer to Riga (Latvia). En route for its bird observatory and the 19thC stop at the Hill of Crosses, the unfor- lighthouse which was used for more gettable sight of thousands of crosses Day 8: Tour ends in Riga than 100 years. After a short bus trans- on two small hills. Dinner & overnight Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.

8 www.balticbike.lt Latvia – Estonia GUIDED

Ostsee Lahemaa Cycling in Latvia and Estonia Tallinn with Saaremaa Island, Lahemaa & Gauja National Parks

Virtsu Tartu USSLAND Saaremaa R (Dorpat) eipussee ESTLAND P Kuressaare Otepää

Cēsis

Sigulda Rīga LETTLAND LITAUEN

Lenght: cycling ~255 km/159 mi., bus ~1121 km, by boat ~12 km 9 days/8 nights 9 days guided group circular cycling tour from Riga (Code G4) TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing Explore the Baltic coast and the National Parks of Latvia and Estonia on very scenic routes. The tour in- to Moderate. Short rides, up to 5 hours (or 55 cludes the two capital cities – Riga and Tallinn – with their Old towns designated as World Heritage Sites kilometres / 35 miles) per day, mainly on flat or by UNESCO; and the largest and most beautiful Estonian island of Saaremaa. Start and finish the tour in gently undulating terrain with some steep ups and downs in Otepää lake region and Gauja Riga, travel on to Estonia in the north, experience a wide variety of towns, villages and countryside for an National Park. You don’t have to be a regular excellent introduction to the very distinct characters of these quite different countries. cyclist but you should be reasonably fit and active. Arrival & departure information /Transfers Airport: Riga (www.riga-airport.com) Day 1: Arrive in Riga Castle. Then transfer by coach to Tal- Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Welcome meeting at the hotel with linn for a city tour in the Old Town from/to Riga airport 30,- Euro tour guide. Overnight in Riga. and overnight stay at the hotel. En route stop at the Kaali meteorite ACCOMODATION Day 2: Riga - Saaremaa crater. Dinner & Overnight in Tallinn. 3-4* middle-range hotels Morning transfer to the largest Es- (Cycle ~10 km, bus ~216 km, by ferry 2019 TOUR DATES - Low season tonian island of Saaremaa which ~6 km). G4-1. 25.05 – 02.06.2019 provides a perfect rural setting for G4-2. 08.06 –16.06.2019 cycling. Travel along the Baltic Sea G4-8. 31.08 – 08.09.2019 Coast to Angla village where the Day 7: Cycling through the “Esto- iconic windmills are located. Then nian Switzerland” 2019 TOUR DATES - High season transfer to hotel for 2 overnight stays Transfer to Otepää, a lovely place G4-3. 22.06 – 30.06.2019 at the seaside. (Cycle ~35 km, bus with many lakes, and start cycling G4-4. 06.07 – 14.07.2019 ~340 km, by ferry 6 km). through the so-called „Estonian G4-5. 20.07 – 28.07.2019 Switzerland“. Finish cycling in San- G4-6. 03.08 – 11.08.2019 gaste and transfer by coach to Sigul- TOUR PRICES/person (low/high season) da, the most popular resort in Latvia. Price in double/twin room 1055,- / 1075,- Euro Day 5: Lahemaa National Park Dinner & overnight in Sigulda. (Cycle Price for single room 1345,- / 1395,- Euro After short bus transfer cycling ~30 km, bus ~235 km) THE TOUR INCLUDES: through National Park Lahemaa, o 8 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower) which is one of the last unspoiled o 8 x breakfast regions of the Baltic coast. Over- o Rent of bike with a back pannier & helmet Day 3: Saaremaa island night in Sagadi. (Cycle ~52 km, bus o Welcome meeting with a glass of wine or beer Enjoy a day ride across Saaremaa Is- ~90 km) o 3 x 3-course dinners land’s wild beauty – Sorve Peninsula o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days famous for its lighthouse and pictur- o Services of local tour guide(s) on days 2-8 esque seaside. Historically, the pen- o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned insula had considerable military sig- coach /minibus o Luggage transport nificance, dominating the Irbe Strait o Ferry tickets to/from Saaremaa Island and the Baltic Sea route to Riga. (Cy- Day 8: Gauja National Park & Riga o Entrance to museums in Angla, Laahemaa, cle ~55 km, bus ~40 km) Cycling through Gauja National Park Turaida to Ragana, en route enjoy spectacu- o Individual information package (one per room) lar views of Gauja River valley with Optional Extras (price per person): Day 6: Lake Peipsi – Tartu Gutmana Cave and visit Turaida o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 150,- Euro Morning transfer to Mustvee. Start Castle. Transfer back to Riga, check- o Half board (5 x 3-course dinners) 128,- Euro a pleasant bicycle trip along Pei- in at the hotel followed by a guided o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Riga 3*/4* (with breakfast) psi Lake shore to Varnja. Peipsi is 4th city tour of Riga. (Cycle ~20 km, bus Double/twin room 45/53,- Euro largest lake in Europe, divided in two ~50 km) Single room 75/95,- Euro Day 4: Saaremaa & Tallinn by the Russian border. Coach transfer Discounts for extra bed in double/twin room Cycle to Kuressaare, the capital of to the hotel in Tartu, a famous univer- Day 9: Tour ends in Riga Children under 5 yrs. old – free of charge, from Saaremaa. Free time to explore the sity town. Overnight in Tartu. (Cycle Breakfast at the hotel. End of the 5 yrs. old – 25 % town and 13thC medieval Episcopal ~53 km, bus ~150 km) tour. Minimum group size – 2 people

www.balticbike.lt 9 GUIDED New! Lithuania – Belarus – Poland Three countries cycling tour with Druskininkai, Grodno, Augustow, Wigry & Biebzra National parks

Length: Cycling ~ 342 km/214 mi., by bus ~ 658 km 11 Days/10 Nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing. The terrain by Trakai and Suwalki Landscape Park is slightly hilly. Daily biking on small asphalt roads and bicycle paths. More gravel and forest roads are in Belarus. 11 days guided group bike tour from Vilnius to Warsaw (Code G5) Arrival & departure information /Transfers Airports: Vilnius / Warsaw Explore a borderland of Lithuania, Poland and Belarus which is the land of gentle hills, sandy plains, vast Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) primeval forests and river valleys. The tour starts in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius and finishes in the From Vilnius Airport 30,- Euro Polish capital city Warsaw. The tour also includes the Čepkeliai - Dzūkija National/PAN Park with Drus- To Warsaw Airport (Chopin/Modlin) 30,-/ 79,- Euro kininkai Resort in Lithuania, visa free Grodno region with Augustow Canal in Belarus, Masurian Lakeland ACCOMMODATION with Wigry and Biebrza National Parks in Poland. Experience a wide variety of towns, villages and coun- 3* middle-range hotels tryside for an excellent introduction to the very distinct characters of these different countries, especially TOUR DATES 2019 Belarus, which still remains a blank spot on the map for many foreigners. Now you have a chance to fill up this gap! G5-1. 25.06. – 05.07.2019 Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius Grodno in Belarus (visa free region) start our cycle ride to Wigry using G5-2. 23.07. – 02.08.2019 Welcome meeting at the hotel with for 2 overnight stays. (cycle ~32 km, extensive network of cycle routes G5-3. 27.08. – 06.09.2019* tour guide. Overnight in Vilnius. bus ~70 km) passing by several lakes and Augus- TOUR PRICES tow canal. Check into the hotel for 2 Price per person in double/twin room 1350,- Euro Day 2: Trakai Insular Castle & overnight stays. (cycle ~53 km, bus Price in single room 1545,- Euro Druskininkai Resort ~100 km) After breakfast a guided tour of THE TOUR INCLUDES: Vilnius Old Town. Afternoon trip Day 8: Wigry National Park o 10 nights stay in hotels, including all taxes to Trakai, the former capital of the Cycling tour on marked trails around o Breakfast daily with tea/coffee Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After visit Wigry Lake which is the largest, one o 5 x 3 course dinners o Welcome meeting with a glass of beer or wine to the 14thC island castle start your of the deepest (73 m) and most beau- o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days first cycle ride on gentle hills around Day 5: Grodno - the region capital tiful lake in Podlasie region. En route o English speaking guide escort on days 2-10 the lake. Then transfer by coach to of Belarus explore a former Camaldolese mon- o Rent of trekking bicycle with waterproof pannier Druskininkai for 2 overnight stays. After breakfast a guided tour of astery, built by the death-obsessed & helmet (cycle ~35 km, bus ~125km) Grodno historical old town. In the Camaldolese monks. Overnight in o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned afternoon free time for shopping and Gawrych Ruda. (cycle ~53 km) minibus sightseeing on your own or going for o Luggage transport as per itinerary a guided cycling tour around the city Day 9: Biebrza National Park o Special permission for entrance to Grodno Region in Belarus and its extensive parks at the Nemu- Transfer to Biebrza National Park o Entrance to museums in Trakai, Grūtas, Grodno, nas River. known for untouched fenlands with Wigry. Day 6: Along Augustow Canal a unique variety of plants, rare wet- o Individual information package (city guides, land birds and mammals such as Elk maps and program) and Beaver. Cycling along the Green- Optional extras (per Person): Day 3: Čepkeliai – Dzūkija Na- Velo route to Goniadz. Dinner & over- o E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier – 170,- Euro tional/Pan Park night at the hotel. (cycle ~48 km, bus o Pre/post tour accommodation in Vilnius 3*/ Warsaw 3* Morning transfer to the National/ ~35 km) Double/twin room 45,-/ 50,- Euro PAN Park, the largest forest park in Single room 75,-/ 89,- Euro Lithuania. Cycling through ethno- Day 10: along the Royal Route to Discount for Extra bed – 15 % graphical villages to Druskininkai. En After breakfast transfer by bus out- Warsaw Minimum group size on fixed route stop in Grūtas Park known for side Grodno and start cycling on The final cycle ride along the Royal departure dates – 6 people! large collection of Lenin statues and a country road towards Augustow Route through Biebrza National Park other soviet symbols. (cycle ~43 km, canal. Then we’ll cycle along the ca- and transfer by bus to Warsaw, the bus ~45 km) nal on paved roads and forest trails. capital of Poland. Check-in at the Transfer back to the hotel for the last hotel followed by a guided tour of Day 4: Along the Nemunas River night in Grodno. (cycle ~39 km, bus Warsaw Old Town and farewell din- to Grodno ~50 km) ner. (cycle ~39 km, bus ~180 km) Today’s cycle route passes through Liškiava famous for its 17-18thC Day 7: Augustow Town & Canal Day 11: Warsaw Dominican monastery ensemble on Morning bus transfer to Poland. After Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour. the Nemunas River bank. Transfer to sightseeing around Augustow we’ll

10 www.balticbike.lt Latvia-Lithuania - Russia - Poland New! GUIDED 4-countries tour along the Baltic Coast: Riga-the Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad & Gdansk

Length: Cycling ~ 334 km/209 miles, by minibus ~580 km 11 Days/10 Nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: Easy to moderate. Daily biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle paths range from 32 to 57 km 11 days guided bike tour from Riga to Gdansk (Code: G8) (20-36 miles) each day. The terrain is dead flat most of the tour except a few gradual hills on the Curonian Explore the Baltic coast of the four countries on very scenic routes. Travel from Latvia in the north, Spit in Lithuania and hilly coastal terrain in the through Lithuania and across the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad into Poland in the south; experience Landscape Park of the Elblag Upland, Poland. a wide variety of towns, villages and countryside for an excellent introduction to the very distinct Arrival & departure information / Transfers characters of these quite different countries. The tour includes the capital city Riga and former Hansa Ferry terminal: RIGA (ferries from Stockholm, Cities - Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) and Gdansk (Danzig), two of them having Old towns designated as Sweden) / GDANSK (ferries to Nynäshamn, Sweden) Airports: RIGA / GDANSK World Heritage Sites by UNESCO; Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda (Memel) and the Curonian Spit National Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Park, both Lithuanian and Russian parts. At the end of the tour you will explore Nicolaus Copernicus town From Riga airport: 30,- Euro of Frombork, the Elblag Canal – a famous early technical masterpiece and impressive Malbork Castle, the To Gdansk airport: 35,- Euro biggest medieval brick structure in the world built by the Teutonic Knights, and finally Gdansk (Danzig) - Poland’s principal seaport and a city with over 1000 years of history. ACCOMODATION 3-4* middle-range hotels Hill of Witches, observe a colony of monovo, start cycling along Green- Day 1: Riga 2019 TOUR DATES Individual arrival and welcome grey herons and cormorants and stop Velo route to Frombork, famous meeting with tour guide. off at the “Dead” sand dunes. 2 over- for its Cathedral - the city’s oldest G8-1 15.06 – 25.06.2019 nights in Nida. (Cycle ~57 km) original building and the Museum G8-2 06.07 – 16.07.2019 Day 2: Riga & Jurmala Beach, of Mikolaj Kopernik. Overnight G8-3 03.08 - 13.08.2019 Morning guided tour of Riga Old Day 5: Along the Curonian Spit in Frombork. (Cycle ~32 km, bus G8-4 31.08 – 10.09.2019 Town. Then cycle on a bike path to Ju- to Zelenogradsk ~50 km) TOUR PRICES rmala, the largest resort in the Baltic Today´s bike route leads you through Price per person in double/twin room 1399,- Euro States. We may cycle along the beach the Russian part of the Curonian Spit Price in single room 1690,- Euro and bath in the sea – its well worth it! National Park. En route explore the Transfer back to Riga for overnight. Baltic Coast with picturesque dunes, THE TOUR INCLUDES: (Cycle ~30 km, bus ~20 km) the “dancing” forest and an ornitho- o 10 nights stay at hotels (rooms with WC/shower) logical museum. Transfer to Kalin- o 10 x breakfast Day 3: Hill of Crosses & the Sea- ingrad for 3 overnight stays. (Cycle o Welcome meeting with a glass of beer or wine ~56 m, bus 35 km) o 5 x 3-course dinners side Cycle Route o Mineral water at your disposal on cycling days Transfer by bus to the Lithuania Day 9. Hilly GreenVelo Route & o Rent of trekking bike with a pannier & helmet Seaside. En-route stop at the Hill of Day 6: Svetlogorsk & Yantarnyj Elblag o Transfers by air-conditioned coach /minibus Crosses, the unforgettable sight with Minibus transfer to Svetlogorsk, a Cycle to Elblag along the pictur- o Luggage transport as per itinerary thousands of crosses on two small traditional seaside Spa town with esque coast of Vistula Lagoon to o Excursions as shown in itinerary hills. Cycle along the Baltic Coast to impressive 60 m high coastal cliffs. Elblag (mainly flat terrain) or party o Entrance to museums: Palanga, Rybachy & Klaipėda, en route stop in Palanga Today’s cycling takes us through on newly built asphalt cycle trail roll- Yantarnyj (Botanical Park & Amber Muse- Sambian peninsula to Yantarny, the ing through a Landscape Park of the o A leisure cruise on Buczyniec Ramp of Elblag Canal um). Overnight in Klaipeda. (Cycle town named after Amber in Russian. Elblag Upland (hilly terrain). Over- o Official invitation for Russian visa ~35 km, bus ~290 km). Transfer back to Kaliningrad. (Cycle night in Elblag. (Cycle ~42 km) o Information package (one per room) ~50 km, bus ~65 km) Optional Extras (price per person) Day 4: Along the Curonian Spit Day 10. Elblag - Malbork - Gdansk o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 170,- Euro to Nida Day 7: Kaliningrad (Königsberg) – Morning ride to the Elblag Canal, o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast in Crossing the lagoon by ferry and cy- on foot and by minibus (no cycling) where take a leisure cruise on Buc- Riga 4* / Gdansk 3* cling along the Curonian Spit to Nida, Morning guided tour of Kaliningrad, zyniec Ramp (~1 hr., included). Double/Twin room 53- Euro / 50,- Euro one of the most beautiful resorts in a former German city of Königsberg, Afternoon transfer to Gdansk for Single room 95,- Euro / 89,- Euro Lithuania. En route you can visit the capital of East Prussia where Prus- overnight. En route stop in Malbork Discount for extra bed in Double/ sian kings were crowned. Afternoon (Marienburg), a former capital of Teu- Twin room - 15 % free to explore the city on your own. tonic Knights, which is famous for the Minimum group size – 6 people Overnight in Kaliningrad. largest medieval fortress in Europe.

Day 8: Along GreenVelo Route to Day 11: Gdansk (Danzig) Frombork Breakfast at the hotel followed by a Transfer to the Polish border in Ma- morning city tour. End of the tour.

www.balticbike.lt 11 SELF-GUIDED Bestseller! Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Lahemaa Tallinn Cycle the Baltics ESTONIA Tartu Peipsi Otepää with National Parks Lahemaa & the Curonian Spit Baltic Sea

Cēsis RUSSIA Jūrmala Sigulda Rīga LATVIA Palanga Hill of Crosses Klaipėda LITHUANIA Šilutė Nida Vilnius Kaunas RUSSIA Trakai

POLAND BELARUS

Tour distances: cycling ~352 km /218 mi., by coach ~1085 km, by boat ~14 km 11 days / 10 nights 11 days self-guided cycling tour from Tallinn to Vilnius (Code SG7) TOUR INFORMATION The Baltic coast and National Parks of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania explored on very scenic routes, in- Cycling grade: cluding the three capital cities – Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius – with their old towns designated by UNESCO We rate this trip Easygoing to Moderate. Daily as World Heritage Sites. Featuring the National Park Lahemaa, Otepää Lakeland, the beautiful Gauja biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle paths. The terrain is varied and rolling with some River valleys and the Curonian Spit which was previously closed to visitors; nowadays it is often called the gradual hills on some riding days (some steep Lithuanian Sahara. This trip is a self-guided one, but the whole route, except Jurmala and the Curonian ups and downs in the Gauja River valley & Otepää Spit, you will be an accompanied by a minibus with bike trailer, your luggage will be transported from region) and dead flat most of the tour. hotel to hotel, and you can take part in city tours lead by professional guides. Arrival & departure information /Transfers Day 1: Arrive to Tallinn Switzerland“. Transfer to Sigulda, in ony of grey herons and cormorants; Airports: Tallinn/ Vilnius Individual arrival in Tallinn. Guided Latvia for overnight. (Cycle ~28 km, explore the “Dead” sand dunes on Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) city tour. Overnight in Tallinn. bus ~235 km) foot. Overnight in Nida. (~57 km) From Tallinn/ to Vilnius Airport 30,- Euro ACCOMMODATION Day 2: National Park Lahemaa Day 5: Gauja National Park & Riga Meeting with your driver. After bus Cycling through Gauja National Park, 3-4* middle-range hotels transfer you shall begin your first en route enjoy spectacular views of bike trip through National Park La- the Gauja River valley with Gutmana 2019 TOUR DATES* hemaa, which is one of the last un- Cave, Turaida castle and the oldest Every Tuesday from May 28 to spoiled regions of the Baltic coast. church in Latvia (1205). Afternoon September 3, 2019 Overnight in Sagadi or Palmse. (Cycle transfer to Riga, where a guided tour Day 9: Crossing the Curonian *This tour is available on any other date May- ~53 km, bus ~90 km) of the charming Old Town awaits. Lagoon September with min. 6 people! Overnight in Riga. (Cycle ~17 km, Take a morning boat across the Cu- bus ~50 km) ronian Lagoon to the continent (~1.5 TOUR PRICES hrs). Cycle to Ventė Cape to explore Price in double/twin room per person 1125,- Euro Day 6: Riga & Jurmala Beach, bird observatory and the 19thC light- Price in single room 1495,- Euro The morning is free to explore Riga. house. Transfer by bus along the Ne- Then cycle on a bike path to Jurmala, munas River to Kaunas (overnight). THE TOUR INCLUDES: the largest resort in the Baltic States. (Cycle ~31 km, bus ~185 km, boat ~ o 10 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower) You may cycle along the beach and 14 km) o 10 x breakfast bath in the sea – its well worth it! Take o Guided city tours in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius a train back to Riga (30 min) for over- Day 10: Trakai island castle & o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned night. (Cycle ~35 km, train ~25 km) capital Vilnius minibus Day 3: Along Lake Peipsi to Tartu Minibus transfer to the Lake District o Luggage transport Morning transfer by bus to Mustvee. Day 7: Hill of Crosses & the Sea- where start cycling through pictur- o Boat trips across the Curonian Lagoon from Nida Cycle along Peipsi lake to Varnja. You side Cycle Route esque countryside on gentle hills. o Individual information package (one per room) reach your hotel after bus transfer to Transfer by bus to Lithuania Sea- Arrive in Trakai, the former capital of o GPS Tracks Tartu, a famous university town. (Cy- side. En-route stop at the Hill of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Finish Optional extras (price per person): cle ~50 km, bus ~160 km) Crosses, the unforgettable sight with the tour with a transfer to Vilnius and o Rent of trekking bike with a back pannier 99,- thousands of crosses on two small guided tour of the Old Town. (Cycle Euro hills. Cycle along the Baltic Coast to ~35 km, bus ~75 km) o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 280,- Euro Klaipėda, en route stop in Palanga o Half board (6 x 3-course dinners, except capital (Botanical Park & Amber Museum). cities) 139,- Euro Overnight in Klaipeda. (Cycle ~46 km o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Tallinn 4* / or 30 km, bus ~290 km). Vilnius 3* (with breakfast) Double/twin room 53,- Euro/ 45,- Euro Day 8: Curonian Spit Single room 95,- Euro/75,- Euro National Park Discounts for extra bed in double/twin room Day 4: Through the „Estonian Crossing the lagoon by ferry and Children under 5 yrs. old – free of charge, from 5 Switzerland“ to Sigulda cycling along the Curonian Spit to yrs. old – 25 % After bus transfer to Otepää, a lovely Nida, one of the most beautiful re- Minimum group size – 2 or 6 people place with many lakes, start your cy- sorts in Lithuania. En route you can Day 11: Tour ends in Vilnius cling through the so-called „Estonian visit the Hill of Witches, watch a col- Individual departure after breakfast.

12 www.balticbike.lt Lithuania - Latvia - Estonia SELF-GUIDED Cycle the Baltics Tallinn Saaremaa Virtsu with Saaremaa Island, the Curonian Spit & Gauja ESTLAND National Park Kuressaare RUSSLAND Ostsee Jūrmala Sigulda Rīga LETTLAND

Palanga Berg der Kreuze Klaipėda (Memel) LITAUEN Ventė Nida Vilnius (Nidden) Kaunas RUSSLAND Trakai

POLEN WEISSRUSSLAND

ITINERARY (cycling ~358 km / 224 miles, by bus ~1245 km, by boat ~26km, by train ~25 km) 11 days self-guided cycling tour from Vilnius to Tallinn (Code SG11) TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: Daily biking routes mainly on low The Baltic coast and National Parks of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia explored on highly scenic routes, traffic roads and cycle paths range from 31 to 57 km including the three capital cities – Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn – with their old towns designated by UNESCO (19-36 miles). The terrain is varied and rolling with as the World Heritage Sites; and featuring the previously-closed Curonian Spit and beautiful Estonian some gradual hills on some riding days (some steep island. Travel from Lithuania in the south, through Latvia and on to Estonia in the north, enjoy a great ups and downs in the Gauja River valley) and dead variety of towns, villages and landscapes, and get an excellent feel for the different characters of these flat most of the tour. distinctive countries. The tour begins in Vilnius where you get your tour maps with detailed program and Arrival & departure information /Transfers route description. Next day your rental bikes will be ready for your first ride in Trakai. Airports: Vilnius / Tallinn This trip is a half-guided tour during the whole trip, except the Curonian Spit and Jurmala, our driver with a mini- Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) bus and bike trailer is with you and you can take part in city tours (Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn) lead by professional From Vilnius / to Tallinn Airport 30,- Euro guides. Our driver will transport your luggage every day to the next hotel. ACCOMMODATION Day 1: Arrive to Vilnius Day 4: Curonian Spit National Park 3-4* middle-range hotels Welcome meeting at the hotel with From Nida cycling on the Seaside tour guide. Overnight in Vilnius. Cycle Route along the Curonian TOUR DATES 2019* Spit. En route to Klaipėda you may SG11-01. 30.06 – 10.07.2019 stop at the “Dead” sand dunes, visit SG11-02. 07.07 – 17.07.2019 Juodkrantė settlement and go swim- SG11-03. 14.07 – 24.07.2019 ming in the Baltic Sea. Overnight in SG11-04. 21.07 – 31.07.2019 Klaipeda. (cycle ~57 km) Day 8: Saaremaa Island SG11-05. 28.07 – 07.08.2019 Morning transfer to the largest Es- SG11-06. 04.08 – 14.08.2019 Day 5: The Seaside Cycle Route & SG11-07. 11.08 – 21.08.2019 Hill of Crosses tonian island of Saaremaa. Travel on Day 2: Vilnius & Trakai island castle SG11-08. 18.08 – 28.08.2019 Cycle through the Seaside Regional picturesque road along the Baltic City tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithu- SG11-09. 25.08 – 04.09.2019 Park to Palanga where is a Botanical Sea Coast to Angla village where the ania for more than 600 years. After- *This tour is available on any other date May- Garden and Amber Museum. Trans- iconic windmills are located. Transfer noon trip to Trakai, the former capi- September with min. 6 people! fer to Riga (Latvia). En route stop at to Mandjala, check into the hotel for tal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. the Hill of Crosses, an unforgettable 2 overnight stays at the seaside. (cy- Then cycling through picturesque TOUR PRICES sight of thousands of crosses on two cle ~38 km, bus ~330 km, ferry 6 km) countryside on gentle hills and Price per person in double/twin room 1099,-Euro small hills. Overnight in Riga. (cycle transfer by coach to the hotel in Kau- Day 9: Saaremaa Island Price in single room 1494,- Euro ~32 km, bus ~290 km) nas. (Cycle ~35 km., bus ~75 km). Enjoy a day ride across Saaremaa THE TOUR INCLUDES: Day 6: Riga & Jurmala Beach Island’s wild beauty – Sorve Penin- Day 3: Crossing the Curonian o 10 nights stay in hotels, including all taxes Morning guided tour of a medieval sula famous for its lighthouse and Lagoon o Breakfast daily hanseatic town of Riga. In the af- picturesque seaside. (cycle~55 km, Morning transfer along the Nemu- o Transfers by air-conditioned minibus ternoon free time in Riga or cycling bus ~40 km) o Luggage transport as per itinerary nas River to the coast. In the after- to Jurmala, the largest resort in the o Guided tours in Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn noon cycling to Ventė Cape where Day 10: Saaremaa Island & Tallinn Baltic States well known for its long o Boat trips across the Curonian Lagoon to Nida is a bird observatory and the 19thC Cycle to the Kaali meteorite crater. En white sand beaches. Take a train o A return ferry ticket to Saaremaa Island lighthouse. Take a boat across the route stop in Kuressaare, the capital o Individual information package (one per room) back to Riga (30 min; not included). Curonian Lagoon to Nida. Overnight of Saaremaa, famous for the medi- o GPS Tracks (cycle ~30 km, by train ~25 km) in Nida. (cycle ~31 km, bus ~185 km, eval Episcopal Castle from 13thC. Optional extras (price per person): boat ~14 km) Transfer by bus to Tallinn, check-in at o Rent of Trekking bicycle with a pannier 99,- Euro Day 7: Riga & Gauja National Park o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 280,- Euro the hotel followed by a guided tour of Morning transfer to Sigulda. Cycling o Half board (excl. Vilnius, Riga & Tallinn) 118,- Euro through Gauja National Park to Saulkras- the Old Town. Overnight in Tallinn. (cy- o Pre/post-tour accommodation in Vilnius 3* / ti, en route enjoy spectacular views of cle~40 km, bus ~190 km, ferry 6 km) Tallinn 4* (with breakfast) Gauja River valley with Gutmana cave, Double/twin room 45,- Euro/ 53,- Euro Day 11: Tallinn Turaida castle and the oldest Latvian Single room 75,- Euro/ 95,- Euro Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour. Church, Krimulda. Overnight in Riga or Discount for Extra bed in double/twin room - 25 % Sigulda. (cycle ~40 km, bus ~100 km) Minimum group size – 2 or 6 people!

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Baltic Sea Palanga Minija Klaipėda Veiviržėnai Švėkšna

Ventė Šilutė Curonian Spit Rusnė Nida Nemunas

Curonian Lagoon Curonian RUSSIA

Lenght: cycling ~ 250 km/156 mi., minibus ~ 40 km, boat ~ 14 km, 8 Days/7 Nights TOUR INFORMATION 8 days self-guided cycling tour from/to Klaipėda (Code SG1) Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing to Moderate. You will cycle on low traffic roads (some The Baltic Sea coast visiting Palanga Resort and the Curonian Spit National Park, designated by UNESCO gravel ones), forest trails and asphalt cycle paths as a World Heritage Site, explored individually by bicycle on very scenic cycling routes. Experience tradi- of the Seaside Cycle Route. The terrain is dead flat tional Lithuanian country life when cycling in the Nemunas River Delta region. This tour partly covers the most of the tour, except a few sand dunes on the Seaside Cycle Route which was the first officially signposted, high quality cycle route in Lithuania opened Curonian Spit. a decade ago. The tour begins & ends in the historic coastal town of Klaipeda (known as Memel for many Arrival & departure information years) which boasts a rich, turbulent history from 13thC. A similar tour with shorter cycling distances is Ferry terminal: Klaipėda (from Kiel & Rostock, designed for families (ask for a quote). Germany; Karlshamn & Trelleborg, Sweden)Airport: Palanga (35 km/22 mi. away from Klaipėda). Day 1: Arrive in Klaipėda estate with its beautiful park and im- Regular flights from Copenhagen (DK), Oslo (NO), Arrive in Klaipėda. Individual trans- pressive neo-gothic church of St.Jacob Riga (LV), Warsaw (PL), London Luton & Stanstead fer to the hotel (not included). Over- the Apostle. Overnight in Šilutė. (UK), new! - Dortmund (DE). night in Klaipėda. Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Day 4: Rusnė Island, ~ 47 km/29 mi. from/to Palanga airport: 49,- Euro Explore Šilutė and go for a circular from/to Klaipėda ferry terminal: 30,- Euro cycling trip to Rusnė Island, Lithu- ACCOMODATION ania’s only island, located in the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park. 3-4* middle-range hotels En route you can explore a tradi- 2019 TOUR DATES* tional fisherman’s smallholding at the Rusnė museum and the 19th C Every Saturday & Sunday from May 25 to Nida is the most beautiful resort lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour. September 1, 2019 in Lithuania famous for impressive Overnight in Šilutė *This tour is possible on any date May-September sand dunes and long sand beaches. from 4 people. Day 2: Along the Seaside Cycle Day 5: Ventė Cape & crossing the Route to Palanga, ~58 km/36 mi. Day 7: Nida-Juodkrantė-Klaipėda, TOUR PRICES (per person) Curonian Lagoon, cycling ~33 Information welcome meeting and ~ 58 km/36 mi. Price in double/twin room 499,- Euro km/21 mi., by boat ~14 km/9mi. bicycle collection at the hotel, where Cycling on a bike path, part of the Price in single room 749,- Euro Cycling to Ventė Cape where you you will be greeted by local tour Seaside Cycle Route which takes you Season supplement in DBL (26.06-27.08) 36,- Euro may visit a bird ringing station with operator. Cycle to Palanga resort along the Curonian Spit to Klaipėda. Season supplement in SGL (26.06-27.08) 76,- Euro a museum of ornithology and an- (Botanical Park & Amber Museum) En route you can explore the “Dead” other 19th C lighthouse. Take a boat THE TOUR INCLUDES: and back along cycle route lead- sand dunes, watch a colony of grey to cross the Curonian Lagoon to Nida 7 nights stay in hotels (rooms with WC/shower), 7 ing through Giruliai Forest and the herons & cormorants, visit the Hill (~1.5 hrs). Overnight in Nida. x breakfast, welcome meeting, luggage transport, Seaside Regional Park. Overnight in of Witches. Finally take a ferry to the transfer by minibus on day 3, boat trips across the Klaipėda Old Town of Klaipėda where stay the Curonian Lagoon to Nida, 24 hours service hotline, last night. individual information package (one per room), Day 3: Klaipėda-Švėkšna-Šilutė, ~ GPS Tracks. 44km/28 mi., bus ~40 km/25 mi. Day 8: Klaipėda Optional extras (price per person): Transfer by minibus to the inland o Rent of trekking bike with a pannier 60,- Euro After breakfast departure home or where start your cycling ride on pic- o Rent of trekking bike+back pannier+handlebar staying longer. bag with map holder +tacho 80,- Euro turesque countryside roads through o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 150,- Euro Pamarys meadows to Šilutė. En route o Bike tacho rental (min. 4 functions) 10,- Euro stop in Švėkšna village to explore the o Half board (7 x 3-course dinners) € 139,- Euro o Pre/post tour accommodation with breakfast Day 6: Free day in Nida ~10 km/6 in Klaipėda 3* mi. All dates / 26-28 July, 2019 (Sea Festival) Free day to explore Nida which is a Double/twin room 43,- Euro/ 68,- Euro former old fishermen’s village on the Single room 75,- Euro/ 125,- Euro Curonian Spit washed by the Baltic Discounts for extra bed: Children under 5 yrs. old Sea from on one side and the Curo- – free of charge, from 5 yrs. old – 25 % nian Lagoon on the other side. Today Minimum group size – 2 or 4 people

14 www.balticbike.lt Lithuania - Belarus – Poland New! SELF-GUIDED Cycling along the Lithuanian Seaside Three countries cycling tour with Druskininkai, Grodno, Augustow, Wigry & Biebzra National parks

ITINERARY (cycling ~360 km/225 mi., by bus ~566 km), 11 days / 10 nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: We rate this trip Easygoing. The terrain by Trakai and Suwalki Landscape Park is slightly hilly. Daily biking 11 days self-guided bike tour from Vilnius to Warsaw (Code SG15) on small asphalt roads and bicycle paths. More gravel and forest roads are in Belarus. Explore a borderland of Lithuania, Poland and Belarus which is the land of gentle hills, sandy plains, vast Arrival & departure information /Transfers primeval forests and river valleys. The tour starts in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius and finishes in the Airports: Vilnius/Warsaw Polish capital city Warsaw. The tour also includes the Čepkeliai - Dzūkija National/PAN Park with Drus- Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) kininkai Resort in Lithuania, visa free Grodno region with Augustow Canal in Belarus, Masurian Lakeland From Vilnius Airport 30,- Euro with Wigry and Biebrza National Parks in Poland. Experience a wide variety of towns, villages and coun- To Warsaw Airport (Chopin/Modlin) 30,-/ 79,- Euro tryside for an excellent introduction to the very distinct characters of these different countries, especially ACCOMMODATION Belarus, which still remains a blank spot on the map for many foreigners. Now you have a chance to fill 3* middle-range hotels up this gap! This trip is a half-guided tour, i.e. during the whole trip, except Grodno Town, our driver with a minibus and bike trailer is with you and you can take part in city tours (Vilnius, Grodno, Warsaw) lead TOUR DATES 2019* by professional guides. SG15-1. 25.06 – 05.07.2019 Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius (visa free region!). (cycle ~32 km, bus Wigry Lake which is the largest, one SG15-2. 23.07 – 02.08.2019 Welcome meeting at the hotel. Over- ~70 km) of the deepest (73 m) and most beau- SG15-3. 27.08 – 06.09.2019 night in Vilnius. tiful lake in Podlasie region. En route *This tour is available on any other date May- explore a former Camaldolese mon- September with min. 6 people! Day 2: Trakai Insular Castle & astery, built by the death-obsessed Druskininkai Resort Camaldolese monks. Overnight in TOUR PRICES After breakfast a guided tour of Gawrych Ruda. (cycle ~53 km) Price per person in double/twin room 1150,- Euro Vilnius Old Town. Afternoon trip Price in single room 1449,- Euro to Trakai, the former capital of the THE TOUR INCLUDES: Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After visit Day 5: Grodno - the region capital to the 14thC island castle start your After breakfast a guided tour of o 10 nights stay in hotels, including all taxes first cycle ride on gentle hills around Grodno historical old town. In the o Breakfast daily o Transfers as per itinerary by air-conditioned bus the lake. Then transfer by coach to afternoon free time for shopping and o Luggage transport as per itinerary Druskininkai for 2 overnight stays. sightseeing on your own or going for o Guided tours in Vilnius, Grodno and Warsaw (cycle ~35 km, bus ~125 km) a cycle ride around the city and its ex- (any entrance fees are payable individually) tensive parks at the Nemunas River. o Special permission for entrance to Grodno Region in Belarus Day 6: Along Augustow Canal Day 9: Biebrza National Park o Individual information package (one per room) After breakfast transfer by bus out- Transfer to Biebrza National Park o GPS Tracks side Grodno and start cycling on known for untouched fenlands with Optional extras (per Person): a country road towards Augustow a unique variety of plants, rare wet- o Rent of trekking bicycle +pannier+tacho – 99,- Euro canal. Then you cycle along the ca- land birds and mammals such as o E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier – 280,- Euro nal on paved roads and forest trails, Elk and Beaver. Cycling along the o Half board (5 x 3-course dinners) - 118,- Euro Day 3: Čepkeliai – Dzūkija Park continue cycling back to the hotel for GreenVelo route to Goniadz. Dinner o Pre/post tour accommodation in Vilnius 3*/ Morning transfer to the National/ the last night in Grodno. (cycle ~63 & overnight at the hotel. (cycle ~48 Warsaw 3* PAN Park, the largest forest park in km, bus ~11 km) km, bus ~35 km) Double/twin room 45,-/ 50,- Euro Lithuania. Cycling through ethno- Single room 75,-/ 89,- Euro graphical villages to Druskininkai. En Day 7: Augustow Town & Canal Day 10: the Royal Route & Warsaw Discount for Extra bed – 15 % Minimum group size – 2 or 6 people! route stop in Grūtas Park known for Morning bus transfer to Poland. After The final cycle ride along the Royal large collection of Lenin statues and sightseeing around Augustow we’ll Route through Biebrza National Park other soviet symbols. (cycle ~43 km, start our cycle ride to Wigry using ex- and transfer by bus to Warsaw, the bus ~45 km) tensive network of cycle routes passing capital of Poland. Check-in at the by several lakes and Augustow canal. hotel followed by a guided tour of Day 4: Along the Nemunas River Check into the hotel for 2 overnight Warsaw Old Town and farewell din- Today’s cycle route passes through stays. (cycle ~53 km, bus ~100 km) ner. (cycle ~39 km, bus ~180 km) Liškiava famous for its 17-18thC Do- minican monastery ensemble. After- Day 8: Wigry National Park Day 11: Tour ends in Warsaw noon transfer to Grodno in Belarus Cycling tour on marked trails around Individual departure after breakfast.

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Three countries tour along the Baltic Coast (The Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad and Gdansk)

Length: Cycling ~ 269 km/168 miles, y minibus ~246 km; 9 Days/8 Nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: Daily biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cycle paths range from 32 to 57 km (20-36 miles) (Code: SG18x) each day with a possibility to cycle more kilometres 9 days self-guided bike tour from Klaipėda to Gdansk on some days. The terrain is dead flat most of the On this tour you will discover three cities well known for their rich history: Klaipėda (Memel), Kaliningrad tour except a few gradual hills on the Curonian Spit (Koenigsberg) and Gdansk (Danzig). The Baltic Coast cycle route leads you from Lithuania across the in Lithuania and hilly coastal terrain in the Landscape Russian enclave of Kaliningrad into Poland. The tour begins in the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda and Park of the Elblag Upland, Poland. takes you along the Curonian Spit with many opportunities on the way to Kaliningrad, the Arrival & departure information / Transfers Ferry terminal: KLAIPĖDA (ferries from Kiel & new! former Koenigsberg. This city has been extensively redeveloped since the war to become a true Soviet Rostock, Germany; Karlshamn & new! Trelleborg, city - don’t miss your opportunity to see it. From Russia you enter Poland and cycle in Pomerania. After Sweden; touring the impressive Malbork Castle, built by the Teutonic Knights, your tour ends in Gdansk - a city with Airports: PALANGA (35 km/22 mi. away from over 1000 years of history. Nowadays it’s an important European seaport with a spectacular Old Town. Klaipėda) & GDANSK Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) Day 1: Klaipėda (Memel) named after Amber in Russian. Trans- From Palanga airport: 49,- Euro Individual arrival and transfer to your fer to overnight place in Kaliningrad. From Klaipėda ferry terminal: 30,- Euro hotel. Overnight in Klaipeda. To Gdansk airport: 35,- Euro Day 5: Kaliningrad (Königsberg) ACCOMODATION Day 2: Along the Curonian Spit to – on foot and by minibus (no cy- 3* middle-range hotels Nida, ~ 57 km/36 miles cling) Crossing the lagoon by ferry and cy- Morning guided tour of Kaliningrad, 2019 TOUR DATES* cling along the Curonian Spit to Nida, a former German city of Königsberg, SG18x-1 17.06 – 25.06.2019 one of the most beautiful resorts in capital of East Prussia where Prus- SG18x-2 08.07 – 16.07.2019 Lithuania. En route you can visit the sian kings were crowned. Afternoon Elblag Upland (hilly terrain). Over- SG18x-3 05.08 - 13.08.2019 Hill of Witches, observe a colony of free to explore the city on your own. night in Elblag. SG18x-4 02.09 – 10.09.2019 grey herons and cormorants and Overnight in Kaliningrad. *This tour is available on any other date May- stop off at the “Dead” sand dunes. Day 8. Elblag - Malbork - Gdansk, September with min. 6 people! Two overnights in Nida. ~ 32 km/20 mi., by minibus ~ 120 km TOUR PRICES (per person) Take a half day cruise along the El- Price in double/twin room 949,- Euro blag Canal - the famous early tech- Price in single room 1199,- Euro nical masterpiece (not included) or cycle to Buczyniec. Afternoon THE TOUR INCLUDES: transfer to Gdansk for overnight. En o 8 nights stay at hotels (rooms with WC/shower) route stop in Malbork (Marienburg), o 8 x breakfast a former capital of Teutonic Knights, o Transfers by air-conditioned coach /minibus which is famous for the largest me- o Luggage transport as per itinerary dieval fortress in Europe. o Guided city tours in Kaliningrad & Gdansk Day 3: Along the Curonian Spit to Day 6: Along GreenVelo Route to (entrance fees on own costs) Zelenogradsk, ~ 56 km/35 miles Frombork, ~ 32 km/20 miles, by o Official invitation for Russian visa Today´s bike route leads you through minibus 50 km o 24 hours emergency hotline the Russian part of the Curonian Spit From Kaliningrad cycle to the Pol- o Information package (one per room) National Park. En route explore the ish border in Mamonovo. Continue Optional Extras (price per person) Baltic Coast with picturesque dunes, cycling to Frombork, famous for its o Rent of trekking bike with pannier 85,- Euro o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with pannier 225,- Euro the “dancing” forest and an ornitho- Cathedral - the city’s oldest original o Rent of handlebar bag with map/smartphone logical museum. Overnight in Zele- building and the Museum of Mikolaj holder (Ortlieb) 15,- Euro nogradsk. Kopernik. Overnight in Frombork. o Half board (5 x 3-course dinners) 125 Euro o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast Day 4: Svetlogorsk & Yantarnyj, ~ Day 7. Hilly GreenVelo Route & El- Day 9: Gdansk (Danzig) in Klaipėda 3* / Gdansk 3* 50 km/31 miles, by minibus 50 km blag, ~ 42 km/26 miles. Breakfast at the hotel followed by a Double/Twin room 43,- Euro / 50,- Euro Minibus transfer to Svetlogorsk, a Cycle to Elblag along the pictur- morning city tour. End of the tour. Single room 75,- Euro / 89,- Euro traditional seaside Spa town with im- esque coast of Vistula Lagoon to Discounts for extra bed in Double/Twin room pressive 60 m high coastal cliffs. To- Elblag (mainly flat terrain) or party - 15 % day’s cycling takes us through Sam- on newly built asphalt cycle trail roll- Minimum group size – 2 or 6 people bian peninsula to Yantarny, the town ing through a Landscape Park of the

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Cycling in Lithuania – from the capital to the a LATVIA

Baltic Se Palanga seaside & the Curonian Spit National Park Klaipėda Train/Bus LITHUANIA Šilutė Tauragė Panemunė Ventė Castle onian Spit r

Cu Nida Neri Vilnius s Kaunas RUSSIA Trakai Nemunas POLAND BELARUS

Tour distances: cycling ~394 km /245 mi., by train ~40 km, by boat ~14 km., 9 days / 8 nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: We rate this trip as moderate level. Daily biking routes mainly on low traffic roads and cy- cle paths range from 30 to 75 km (19-47 miles). Some stretches along the Nemunas River will be on roads 9 days self-guided cycling tour from Vilnius to Klaipėda (Code SG2) with more traffic. The terrain is varied and rolling with some gradual hills on some riding days around Vilnius, Cycling from Vilnius through changing countryside & towns, this route takes cyclists through a little- Trakai and on the Curonian Spit. known, fascinating corner of Europe. The tour begins in the capital Vilnius and leads to Trakai & its Arrival & departure information / Transfers 14thC island castle before heading towards Kaunas, a former Lithuanian capital. Follow the Nemunas Airports: Vilnius & Palanga (35 km/22 mi. away River from Kaunas to the coast, cross the unique Curonian lagoon by boat to the beautiful resort, Nida. from Klaipėda). Cycle along the spit to explore its treasures before taking a ferry back across the lagoon to the historic Ferry terminal: Klaipėda (ferries from Kiel & Rostock, coastal town of Klaipeda (known as Memel for many years) which boasts a rich, turbulent history from Germany; Karlshamn & Trelleborg, Sweden) 13thC. Nowadays, it’s a bustling, modern town with a wide range of cafes & restaurants & many annual Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) festivals, e.g. jazz, folklore. From Vilnius airport: 30,- Euro To Palanga airport: 49,- Euro Town of Kaunas, then cycling along tiful resorts in Lithuania, located on Day 1: Vilnius To Klaipėda ferry terminal: 30,- Euro the Nemunas River and take a ferry the Curonian Spit. Overnight in Nida. Arrival in Vilnius. Individual transfer across the river to Vilkija. Continue to your hotel (not included). Over- ACCOMMODATION cycling along the river to impressive night in Vilnius. 2-4* middle-range hotels Panemune Castle (16-17thC). Over- night in Panemune Castle. 2019 TOUR DATES Day 2: Vilnius & Trakai Castle, ~30 km/19 mi. July & August: daily Day 5: Panemune Castle – Jurbar- Collection of rental bikes at the ho- June: start on Monday, Thursday & Sunday kas – Tauragė, ~59 km/37 mi. tel. Morning free to explore Vilnius. The tour is possible on any other date May - Continue cycling along the river to Then cycling to Trakai, a former capi- June & September with a boat supplement Jurbarkas. Then cycle through the tal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, for crossing the Curonian Lagoon. woods towards Tauragė, passing the famous for its 14thC island castle. Viešvilė Nature Reserve. Overnight in TOUR PRICES (per person) Overnight in Trakai. Tauragė. Price in double/twin room 495,- Euro Single room 740,- Euro Day 8: Along the Curonian Spit to Season supplement in DBL (23.06-31.08) 30,- Euro Klaipėda, ~60 km/38 mi. Season supplement in SGL (23.06-31.08) 50,- Euro Explore Nida. Then cycle on an as- Boat supplement (01.05. – 23.06. & 01.-30.09): phalt bike path through woods 2-3 people – 115,- Euro along the Curonian Spit to Klaipeda 4-5 people – 60,- Euro (en route the Dead Dunes, a colony of grey herons & cormorants, the Hill THE TOUR INCLUDES: of Witches). Overnight in Klaipėda. 8 nights stay at the hotels (rooms with WC/shower), 8 x breakfast, Boat trip across the Curonian Lagoon, Day 9: Klaipėda 24 hours service hotline, Individual information Day 3: Trakai – Kaišiadorys – Kau- Breakfast at the hotel. End of the package (one per room), GPS Tracks nas, ~60 km/38 mi. tour. Optional extras: Cycling on a picturesque, rolling road o Rent of trekking bike with handlebar bag 99,- Euro through the land of lakes and hills, o E-bike/Pedelec (Bosch) with a pannier 245,- Euro pass Elektrėnai and finish in Žąsliai, o Half board (8 x 3-course dinners) 189,- Euro Day 6: Tauragė – Žemaičių Naum- where you’ll take a train (not includ- o Luggage transport (up to 8 people) 499,- Euro iestis – Šilutė, ~62 km/39 mi. ed) for a half-hour ride to Kaunas, the o Bus ticket Klaipeda-Vilnius 29,- Euro Cycling on local, country roads to second largest city and former Lithu- o Train ticket Klaipeda-Vilnius 22,- Euro (+10,- Šilutė, passing small villages and set- anian capital from 1919-1939. where Euro/bike) tlements. Overnight in Šilutė. o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast in take a train (30 min, not included). Vilnius 3* / Klaipėda 3* (price per person) Overnight in Kaunas. Day 7: Šilutė – Kintai – Ventė – Double/twin room 50,- / 43,- Euro Nida, ~48 km/30 mi. Single room 75,-/ 75,- Euro Day 4: Along the Nemunas River Cycle to Ventė Cape (19thC light- Discount for extra bed – 15 % to Panemune Castle, ~75 km/47 house & Ornithological Station). Minimum group size – 2 people mi. Crossing the Curonian Lagoon by Morning free to explore the Old boat to Nida, one of the most beau-

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Baltic Sea

Ventspils Cycling in western Lithuania & Latvia

KuldīgaKandava Jūrmala Rīga Pāvilosta Liepāja LATVIA

Palanga LITHUANIA Klaipėda

Kaunas RUSSIA

Tour distances: cycling ~363 km /227 mi., by train ~20 km 8 days / 7 nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: 8 days self-guided cycling tour from Klaipėda to Riga (Code: SG3/8KL) Cycle routes mainly on roads with little traffic and cycle paths (more traffic on road to Liepaja, Latvia). A cycle tour through some of the most beautiful areas of Lithuania before crossing into Latvia to explore Routes range from 25 to 75 km (15-47 miles) each its hidden treasures. The journey begins by cycling along a famous Lithuanian route along the Baltic day. The terrain is dead flat most of the tour. coast. The route continues through beautiful countryside in Latvia with its constantly changing land- Arrival & departure information / Transfers scape, small villages & old towns to end in the former Hanseatic port of Riga. Ferry terminal: Klaipėda (from Kiel & Rostock, Germany; Karlshamn & Trelleborg, Sweden) / Riga (Stockholm, Sweden) Day 1. Klaipėda Airports: Palanga (35 km/22 mi. away from Individual arrival in Klaipėda and Klaipėda) & Riga transfer to your hotel (not included). Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 persons). Overnight in Klaipėda. From/to Palanga airport: 49,- Euro From/to Klaipėda ferry terminal: 30,- Euro Day 2. Klaipėda-Palanga ~29 From/to Riga airport: 30,- Euro km/18 mi ACCOMMODATION Collection of rental bicycles at the hotel. Cycle on asphalt cycle path 3* middle-range hotels and guesthouses through the Seaside Regional Park to 2019 TOUR DATES Palanga resort, famous for its Botani- with several, welcoming pubs on the cords. The winemaking tradition in Sabile dates back to the 16th century. Daily 01.05-30.09.2019 cal Park and Amber Museum. Over- shore. Overnight in Pavilosta. night in Palanga. Overnight in Kandava. TOUR PRICES (per person) Double room 425,- Euro Day 7. Kandava-Tukums-Jurmala- Single room 665,- Euro Riga, cycle ~78 km/49 mi, by train Season supplement (15.06-25.08) 20 km in double/single room 20,- / 25,- Euro Cycle to Jurmala, the largest resort in TOUR INCLUDES: the Baltic States, well known for its curative mud, mineral waters and 32 o 7 nights stay at the hotels/guesthouses (rooms km long white sand beach (possible with WC/shower) to cycle on the beach). From Jurmala o 7 x breakfast o 24 hours service hotline take a train or cycle to Riga. Over- o Individual information package (one per room) night in Riga o GPS Tracks Day 5. Pavilosta-Jūrkalne-Kuldiga, Optional extras: ~63 km/38 mi Day 8. Riga o Trekking bike with handlebar bag 99,- Euro Cycle to Jurkalne along a very pictur- Free time in Riga and departure o E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier +tacho 220,- Euro esque coastline with quiet, unspoiled home. o Bicycle tachometer (min. 4 functions) 10,- Euro Day 3. Palanga-Nica-Liepaja, ~76 beaches. Arrrive in Kuldiga, a former o A pair of waterproof panniers (Ortlieb, 40 l) 22,- Euro km/47 mi capital of Kurzeme Duchy, now fa- o Half board (7 x 3-course dinners) 169,- Euro Cycle on picturesque cycle path mous for the Old Town with charming o Luggage transfer (group up to 8 people) 440,- Euro along the Baltic Sea Coast to Šventoji atmosphere; Ventas Rumba, the wid- o Bus ticket Riga-Klaipeda 29,- Euro where you’ll cross the river over a est waterfall in Europe, and Riežupe o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast in cable bridge. Then cycle on the main sand caves. Overnight in Kuldiga . Klaipeda 3* / Riga 3* (per person) road and cross the border into Latvia. Double/Twin room 43,- Euro Overnight in Liepaja. Day 6. Kuldiga-Renda-Kandava, Single room 75,- Euro Discount for extra bed - 15 % ~60 km/38 mi Minimum group size – 2 people Day 4. Liepaja-Vergale-Pavilosta, Cycle to Kandava along the Abava ~57 km/36 mi River. En route pass through Sabile Explore the Old Town of Liepaja. village famous the most northern Cycle on picturesque road to Pa- open-air vineyard in the world, reg- vilosta, which is a small fishing port istered in the Guinness Book of Re-

18 www.balticbike.lt Lithuania – Estonia SELF-GUIDED

FINLAND Cycling in western Lithuania & Latvia Cycling along the Baltic coast to Tallinn Helsinki

Tallinn Padise

Baltic Sea Hiiumaa Haapsalu ESTONIA Saaremaa Pärnu Kabli Ainaži

Igate Ventspils Sigulda

Rīga LATVIA

LITHUANIA

Tour distances: cycling ~474 km /295 mi., by train ~ 53 km. 9 days / 8 nights TOUR INFORMATION 9 days self-guided cycling tour from Riga to Tallinn (Code: SG4/Padise) Cycling grade: Cycle routes mainly on roads with little traffic and This cycle tour leads along the Baltic coast from the Art Nouveau capital city, Riga, through a National cycle paths. Bicycle route is flat, except for a few Park passing numerous, sleepy fishing coastal villages, little known beaches & Spa towns towards Tal- undulations in the Gauja River valleys (LV) and be- linn. A rewarding cycle tour along flat cycle ways in the invigorating air & natural beauty of the Baltic tween Padise and Tallinn (EE). coastline. Arrival & departure information / Transfers Airports: Riga (www.riga-airport.com) / Tallinn Day 1. Riga spa resort. Overnight in Pärnu. many forests and meadows. Arrive (www.tallinn-airport.ee) Individual arrival in Riga and transfer in Padise where you can explore the Ferry terminals: Tallinn-Helsinki (to Travemünde to your hotel (not included). Over- cloister ruins and climb its tower to & Rostock) night in Riga. see the Estonian landscapes. Over- Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) night in Padise. From/to airport or ferry terminal 30,- Euro Day 2. Riga – train to Sigulda – Turaida – Igate (~42 km/26 mi.) ACCOMMODATION Collect rental cycles at your hotel 3* middle-range hotels and guesthouses and take a train to Sigulda (~1h). The cycle route leads through the Gauja 2019 TOUR DATES River national park known for its im- pressive sandstone cliffs and caves, Daily 01.05-30.09.2019 hilly landscape, thick forests and Day 5. Pärnu – Tostamaa – Varbla castles. En route you can visit Turaida (~76 km/47 mi.) TOUR PRICES castle complex, the oldest Latvian Cycle along the Baltic Coast follow- Double/Twin room 525,- Euro church, Krimulda, look at Birini and ing the national cycle route No.1 and Single room 820,- Euro Igate Manor houses. Overnight in Ig- EuroVelo signs. En route you will pass Day 8. Padise – Keila-Joe – Tallinn Season supplement (15.06-15.08) 50,- Euro ate or near Limbaži. several resort villages popular among (~65 km/41 mi) holiday makers because of the 60-km Follow the signposted cycle route THE TOUR INCLUDES: beach. Overnight in Varbla. towards Tallinn; en route you can o 8 nights stay at the hotels/guesthouses (rooms stop to explore Keila-Joe waterfall, with WC/shower) Day 6. Varbla – – Haapsalu Tabasalu and Rannamõisa Cliffs, also o 8 x breakfast (~94 km/58 mi.) you can visit Rocca al Mare Open Air o 24 hours service hotline Cycle on a winding road around Museum. Overnight in Tallinn . o Individual information package (one per room) Matsalu Bay which is one of the most o GPS Tracks important wetland bird areas in Eu- Day 9. Free time in Tallinn Extra services (price per person): rope protected as Matsalu National Individual departure home. o Rent of trekking bike with handlebar bag 115,- Euro Day 3. Igate - Limbaži – Ainaži Park. Arrive in Haapsalu, a pictur- o Bike tacho rental (min. 4 functions) 10,- Euro (~71 km/44 mi.) esque summer resort. Overnight in o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 275,- Euro Continue cycling through pictur- Haapsalu. o Rent of 2 waterproof panniers (Ortlieb, ~40 l) esque countryside of Vidzeme region 25,- Euro to the Baltic coastline. En route cross- o Half board (8 x 3-course dinners) 299,- Euro ing the Salaca River famous for the o Additional nights Rīga 3 * (p.p. incl. breakfast) Red Cliffs. Overnight in Ainaži. Double room: 43, - Euro Single room: 75, - Euro Day 4. Ainaži – Häädemeeste – o Additional nights Tallinn 4 * (p.p. incl. breakfast Pärnu (~68 km/43 mi.) Sun.-Thurs./ Fr.-Sat.) Crossing the Estonian border and Double room: 55, - Euro / 59, - Euro continue cycling on the old coastal Single room: 89, - Euro / 99, - Euro road in the direction of Pärnu. From Discount for extra bed in Double/Twin room – Häädemeeste you may go on smaller Day 7. Haapsalu – Padise 15 % and longer gravel road or join the Via (~58 km/37 mi.) Minimum group size – 2 people Baltica highway at Rannametsa. Ar- Cycle on the old Haapsalu-Tallinn rive in Pärnu, Estonia’s most popular road which has very little traffic,

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FINLAND Helsinki Island Hopping in Estonia: a Hiiumaa, Saaremaa and Muhu Padise Tallinn Kardla Baltic Se Hiiumaa Haapsalu

ain/Bus Koguva Varbla Tr ESTONIA Leisi Pärnu Saaremaa Kuressaare LATVIA

Tour distances: cycling ~480 km/300 mi, ferry 44 km, 12 days/11 nights TOUR INFORMATION Cycling grade: We grade this trip as easy to moder- ate. Daily signposted biking routes, mainly on roads with little traffic and cycle paths in towns. The terrain 12-days self guided cycling tour from/to Tallinn (Code: SG9P) is varied and rolling with some gradual hills on some cycling days between Tallinn and Padise. 3 ferries be- Estonia is characterised by its unique natural landscapes and traditional hospitality. Vibrant cities, tween the Estonian islands are planned on this tour desert beaches, peace and the unspoiled beauty of the countryside - a paradise for cyclists. But it’s the (pay locally). Estonian islands which are the jewels of the country. You’ll spend your holiday on these islands which Arrival & departure information / Transfers are amongst the most beautiful that the Baltic Sea has to offer. Lighthouses and windmills are the land- Airport: Tallinn (www.tallinn-airport.ee) marks of these islands. To begin your journey, you will get to know the Estonian capital Tallinn. This tour Ferry terminal: Tallinn (regular ferry lines from Hel- then takes you from Haapsalu to the second largest island Hiiumaa before crossing to the biggest island, sinki (FI) & Stockholm (SE)) Saaremaa. En route back to the mainland, you’ll cycle on the island of Muhu & from there into the sum- Transfer: (price for one way for up to 3 people) mer capital of Estonia, Pärnu. From/to Tallinn airport: 30,- Euro Day 1: Arrive in Tallinn land’s wild beauty which is known of Saaremaa and Muhu. En route to ACCOMODATION Individual arrival in Tallinn and as a nature lovers’ paradise. Also you overnight place in Koguva village 2-4* star hotels and guesthouses transfer (not included) to your hotel. can visit an old wool factory or the you can stop to see the Maasi for- Overnight in Tallinn. Hiiumaa museum in Kaasari. Then tress ruins, small windmills, an os- 2019 TOUR DATES your route goes to Sõru harbour trich farm, etc. Day 2: Tallinn-Padise, ~65 km/41 mi. and by ferry to Saaremaa Island (15 Daily 01.05-30.09.2019 Collect your bikes and start cycling km/1¬hr). Overnight in Leisi. Day 9: Along the Western Sea- TOUR PRICES (per person) out of Tallinn on the EuroVelo route coast, ~58 km/36 mi. along the northern seacoast. En Day 6: Across Saaremaa Island to Continue the tour through Muhu Price in double/twin room 825,- Euro route explore Türisalu Cliffs and Kuressaare, ~51 km/32 mi. Island to Kuivastu harbour, take a Price in single room 1115,- Euro Padise monastery ruins. Overnight Today’s cycle route passes the Angla ferry (7 km/25 min) to the mainland Season discount (September) 50, - Euro in Padise. windmills and the Kaali meteorite and cycle along the coast through a crater, which is the most impressive nature reserve to Varbla (overnight). THE TOUR INCLUDES: natural monument in Estonia. Cycle o 11 nights stay at the hotels/guesthouses (rooms to Kuressaare (overnight), the capi- Day 10: Varbla – Pärnu Resort, ~70 with WC/shower), tal of Saaremaa and home to the km/44 mi. o 11 x breakfast 13thC bishopric castle. Last cycling day followa the seaside o 24 hours emergency hotline road passing a golf course and the o Individual information package (one per room) Optional extras: sandy Valgeranna beach. Arrive in o Rent of trekking bike with handlebar bag 135,- Euro Pärnu (overnight) - Estonia’s summer o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 295,- Euro capital & seaside resort, famous for o Luggage transfers (up to 6 people) 625,- Euro many green parks, sandy beaches, o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast in Day 3: Padise – Haapsalu, etc. Tallinn 4* (price per person per night Sun-Thu/ ~55 km/35 mi. Fri-Sat) Cycle on road with little traffic, but Day 11: Pärnu – bus to Tallinn Double/twin room 55,- Euro/ 59,- Euro many forests and meadows. Arrive Leave your bikes at the guesthouse Single room 89,- Euro/ 99,- Euro in Haapsalu (overnight), a traditional & take a public bus (not included) Discount for extra bed in – 15 % summer resort, with its picturesque to Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Minimum group size – 2 people small, wooden houses, castle ruins Day 7: Kuresaare Free time to explore Tallinn (over- and beautiful sea promenade. Free day in Kuresaare for exploring night). the bishopric castle, cycle to Järve Day 4: Hiiumaa Island, beach and sand dunes - popular Day 12: Tallinn – end of the tour ~38 km/24 mi. place for swimming and sun bath- Free time in Tallinn. Cycle to Rohuküla (10 km) to catch a ing, or take a longer ride to Sõrve ferry to the beautiful Estonian island peninsula which is very interesting of Hiiumaa (22 km/1.5 hrs). Continue for nature lovers, hikers and swim- cycling to Kärdla, a “capital city” mers. (overnight) Day 8: Koguva & Muhu Island, Day 5: Kassari & Saaremaa Island, ~78 km/49 mi. ~63 km/40 mi. Cycle on secondary roads and a 3 Enjoy the ride across Hiiumaa Is- km long dam connecting the islands

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Cycling around the Curonian Lagoon (the Curonian Spit & Kaliningrad District)

Length: Cycling ~ 561 km/351 mi. 12 Days/11 Nights 12 days self-guided cycling tour from/to Klaipėda (Code: SG5/12KL) TOUR INFORMATION Discover the Baltic Sea coast in Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad by cycling around the Cycling grade: We rate this trip easygoing to Curonian Lagoon. On this tour you will experience traditional country life when cycling in the Nemu- moderate. Daily biking routes mainly on low nas River Delta region, explore the Curonian Spit National Park with its former fishermen’s villages, an traffic roads and cycle paths of the Lithuanian impressive, unique landscape of dunes and enjoy typical, shady East Prussian tree lined avenues. Eve- Seaside Cycle Route. The terrain is varied and rywhere you’ll discover traces of rich culture and fascinating history, especially in Russian towns like rolling with some gradual hills on some riding days on the Curonian Spit. Sovetsk (Tilsit) and Kaliningrad, the former Koenigsberg, which has been redeveloped after the war to Arrival & departure information / Transfers become a true Soviet city - don’t miss your chance to experience it. The tour begins & ends in the Lithu- Ferry terminal: Klaipėda (from Kiel (DE) & New! anian coastal town of Klaipėda. Rostock (DE)) 1. Day: Klaipėda (Memel) made in the East Prussian times. - Airport: Klaipėda/Palanga (30 km/19 mi. Arrival in Klaipėda. Individuall trans- Overnight in Polessk. away from Klaipėda). New! Direct flight from fer to your hotel (not incl.) Overnight Dortmund (Wizzair)! Regular flights from in Klaipėda. 6. Day: Polessk – Kaliningrad Copenhagen (DK), Oslo (NO), Riga (LV), Warsaw (PL) & London (UK). (Königsberg) ~65 km/41 mi. Transfers: (price for one way up to 3 people) 2. Day: Klaipėda -Šilutė ~63 Today there’s a beautiful bike ride From/to Palanga airport: 49,- Euro km/39 mi. Information meeting at which, from time to time, passes From/to Klaipėda ferry terminal: 30,- Euro the hotel. Get rental bikes and cycle through shaded lanes lined with on country and forest roads to Šilutė trees. Arrival in Kaliningrad, former ACCOMODATION (overnight). Königsberg, the previous capital of 9. Day: Along the Curonian Spit to 3* middle-range hotels and guesthouses East Prussia. Overnight in Kalinin- Lithuania ~ 56 km/35 mi. grad. 2019 TOUR DATES The tour takes you along the Russian part of the Curonian Spit. En route Daily 01.05-30.09. 2019 you can explore the Baltic Coast with TOUR PRICES (per person) picturesque dunes, the “dancing” for- Price in double/twin room 699,- Euro est and an ornithological museum. Price in single room 1149,- Euro Overnight in Nida. Season supplement (20.06-25.08) in double/twin room 60,- Euro 10. Day: Free day in Nida 3. Day: Šilutė– Pagėgiai ~53 in single room 100,- Euro Free day to explore Nida which is km/33 mi. one of the most beautiful resorts in THE TOUR INCLUDES: Explore Šilutė and cycle on country Lithuania. You can go swimming, 11 nights stay at the hotels/guesthouses roads to Pagėgiai for overnight. sunbathing or simply strolling (rooms with WC/shower), 11 x breakfast, official 7. Day: Kaliningrad – Svetlogorsk around this former old fishermen’s invitation for Russian visa, passport fee for 4. Day: Pagėgiai - Sovetsk – ~ 55 km/35 mi. village, walking along impressive registration in Kaliningrad (RU), 24 hours service Sesnovka ~73 km/46 mi. Cycle Free morning or whole day to dis- sand dunes, visiting the Fisherman’s hotline, individual information package (one per over the Queen Louise Bridge to the cover Kaliningrad. Afternoon cycling House, the Amber Gallery, etc. room) Russian border which you cross and or take a later train to Svetlogorsk, Optional extras (price per person): enter the Russian enclave within an old spa town with 60 meter high 11. Day: Nida – Juodkrantė– o Rent of trekking bike with a pannier 99,- euro the EU. Explore Sovetsk, formerly coastal cliffs. Overnight in Svet- Klaipėda, ~ 60 km/38 mi. o Rent of bike tacho (min.4 functions) 15,- Euro Tilsit, known for its rich traditions logorsk. Cycling on an asphalt bike path (part o Rent of E-bike/Pedelec with a pannier 250,- Euro of cheese production (Tilsit cheese). of the Seaside Cycle Route) which o Rent of 2 panniers (Ortlieb, ~40l) 30,- Euro Finish the ride at hotel in Sosnovka. 8. Day: Svetlogorsk – Yantarnyj– takes you along the Curonian Spit o Half board (11 x 3-course dinners) 245,- Euro Zelenogradsk 45 km+30 km= 75 to Klaipėda. En route you can ex- o Pre/post-tour accommodation with breakfast 5. Day: Sosnovka – Matrosovo - km/47 mi. plore the “Dead” sand dunes on foot, in Klaipėda 3* Polessk 20 km+41km= 61 km/38 Cycling trough West Sambia to Yan- watch a colony of grey herons and All days/ On 26-28 July, 2019 (Sea Festival) mi. Cycle to Polessk where you may tarnyj, which means “amber” in Rus- cormorants, visit the Hill of Witches, Double/twin room 43,- / 68,- Euro visit the castle ruins from the 17th C. sian and everything here is related etc. Overnight in Klaipėda. Single room 75,-/ 125,- Euro Then you can do a return cycle trip to the amber business. Then cycle to Discount for extra bed – 15% along the Curonian lagoon to ex- Zelenogradsk (overnight), a popular 12. Day: Klaipėda Minimum group size – 2 people plore beautiful nature and extensive seaside resort with elegant old villas. Breakfast at the hotel. Individual de- system of water canals with polders parture or extended stay in Klaipėda.

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