CYCLING TOUR/ INDIVIDUAL

Cycling Along the Baltic Sea to the Curonian Spit Tallinn This cycling route will take you from Riga along the West coast of the Baltic Sea of and Lithuania. On the way the route passes the sea resort Jurmala with 19th century wooden ar- chicture, the picturesque Abava river valley, geologicaly interesting steep banks of Jūrkalne, historically exiting city of Liepaja with great ambience and charming Kuldiga with the widest waterfall in Europe. In Lithuania the route goes through Palanga where Amber Museum is located and culminates at the National Park of the Curonian Spit with 60m high sand dune.

Vilnius • • Cycling ~25-67 km daily (13 days)

General Route: Rīga – – Day 4 Kuldīga – Jūrkalne – Liepāja – Mosedis - Sabile - Kuldīga – Palanga – Klaipeda – Nida – Rīga Breakfast. Cycling: Plosti - Sabile – Kuldīga (~49 km, asphalt). Kuldīga – a Day 1 charming small with romantic Arrival at the Rīga airport. wooden buildings, the widest waterfall Transfer to the hotel. The information in Latvia. Overnight in Kuldīga. pack with maps and detailed descrip- tion of the tour will wait you at the re- Day 5 ception. Overnight in Rīga. Kuldīga - Jūrkalne - Pāvilosta Breakfast. Cycling: Kuldīga – Jūrkalne Day 2 – Pāvilosta (~63 km, asphalt). A steep The Ķemeri park Rīga - Jūrmala - Ķemeri - bank of the Baltic sea at Jūrkalne. Along Breakfast. Pick-up your bicycles deliv- there you can spot blue cows, a typical ered to the hotel. Cycling: Rīga – Jūrmala local breed. Overnight in Pāvilosta. (~30 km, 100% asphalt) – Ķemeri (~20 km, asphalt). A ride through Jūrmala - Day 6 the most popular resort town in Latvia. Pāvilosta - Liepāja Beautiful beach, restored wooden villas Breakfast. 1. Option. Cycling: Pāvilosta and lively pedestrian streets. By train: – Vērgale – Saraiķi – Liepāja (~55 km, 6 Ķemeri – Tukums 1 (~20 min). Over- km of this distance - on a gravel road). night in Tukums. 2. Option. Cycling: Pāvilosta – Akmeņrags – Ziemupe – Saraiķi - Liepāja (~55 km, Day 3 36 km of this distance - on a gravel road Tukums - Kandava or a forest road). The route goes along Orthodoxe St. Nikolai curch in Liepāja Breakfast. 1st option. Cycling: Tukums the seashore with wild beaches and – Vecmokas – Pūre – Kandava – Plosti good swimming spots. The city centre (Sabile) (~36 km, 11 km of this distance of Liepāja offers lively cafés, restaurants – on a major traffic road). 2nd option. and clubs as well as military heritage. Cycling: Tukums – Sāti – Grenči - Zemīte You can cycle to Southern Pier with na- – Kandava – Plosti (Sabile) (~48 km, 15 val defence system, visit former military of this distance – on a gravel road). 3rd. prison and Officers House. Overnight in option. Cycling: Tukums – Abavnieki – Liepāja. Kandava – Plosti (Sabile) (~36 km, 22 km of this distance – on a gravel road). Day 7 Liepāja - Mosedis The part between Kandava und Sabile Breakfast. Cycling: Liepāja – Grobiņa – is very picturesque with small hills and Bārta – Kalēti - Skodas - Mosedis (~70 with a view to the Abava river valley. km, 7 km of this distance – on a gravel Overnight in Sabile road, the rest on minor traffic roads, Bridge of Kuldīga

Baltic Country Holidays / Lauku ceļotājs Kalnciema Str. 40, Riga, LV-1046, Latvia, T: +(371) 67617600, [email protected] www.countryholidays.lvwww.countryholidays.lv / 2012

View to Juodkrante town TRIP DETAILS Package price from EUR 525.00 per person in a shared double room

INCLUDES: • 12 overnights at hotels or guest houses (double or twin rooms, en suite, breakfast) • Maps and detailed descrip- tion of itinerary

EXTRA COSTS: • Hired bicycles with bags including delivery • Single supplement Curonian Spit – up to 60m high dune • Train, bus, ferry and entrance tickets • Any additional transfers re- quired • Extra meals /lunch boxes

asphalt). The route goes through the Breakfast. Cycling: Kretinga – Palanga – Day 11 Žemaitijos National Park in Lithuania Klaipeda (~47 km, 6 km of this distance Nida - Klaipeda with typical stone fences around the – on a gravel road). Resort town Palan- Breakfast. Cycling: Nida – Klaipeda (~55 farmsteads. Overnight in Mosedis. ga. The route goes along the seashore, km, asphalt). Ferry:Smiltyne - Klaipeda. through the Pajūrio regional park. Over- Overnight in Klaipeda. Day 8 night in Klaipēda. Mosedis - Kretinga Day 12 Breakfast. Cycling: Mosedis – Salantai – Day 10 Klaipeda- Rīga 6 Kretinga (~48 km, 100% asphalt). A ride Klaipeda - Nida Breakfast. By train: Klaipeda – Šiauliai. By through the Salantai regional park with Breakfast. Cycling: Klaipeda – Juodkran- train: Šiauliai - Rīga. Return the hired bi- beautiful hilly landscapes and the river te - Nida (~55 km, 100% asphalt). Ferry: cycles at the hotel’s reception. Overnight valley. The highlights of Krentinga in- Klaipeda – Smiltyne. A ride through the in Rīga. clude the cloister, the church and the National Park of the Curonian Spit – up to Winter garden of the count Tischkevich. 60m high dune. Attractions of Smiltyne Day 13 Overnight in Kretinga. are the Sea Museum and the Delphinium Rīga located at the former Prussian fort. For Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Individ- Day 9 local legends visit Hill of Witches at Juod- ual departures. Kretinga - Klaipeda krante. Overnight in Juodakrante. www.countryholidays.lv