Day 1: Vilnius
Arrival in Vilnius and transfer to hotel. Free time.
Overnight: hotel in Vilnius
Day 2: Vilnius
Breakfast at hotel. City tour of Vilnius including St. Peter and Paul’s Church, Cathedral Square, St. Ann and Bernardine’s Church, the Gate of Dawn with the holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square, Jewish quarter and Vilnius University (1579).
Afternoon excursion to Trakai (25 km), former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit to the insular castle, erected on a small island in the lake Galvė which served as a residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes.
Overnight: hotel in Vilnius
Day 3: Vilnius – Nida – Klaipeda
Breakfast at hotel. Departure for Nida (350 km). Arrival to Klaipeda and ferry crossing to Curonian Spit. A combined coach and walking tour of Neringa National Park, which separates the Baltic Sea from the Curonian Lagoon, with beautiful wild nature with sand dunes and pine forests. Visit of Nida with the Thomas Mann House and Juodkrante with the Witches’Hill. Return to Klaipeda and check-in at hotel.
Overnight: hotel in Klaipeda
Day 4: Klaipeda – Palanga – Riga
Breakfast at hotel. Departure for Riga via Palanga. Short tour of Palanga, visiting the Botanical Garden and Amber Museum in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz and containing one of the largest collections of amber inclusions in the world. Further drive to Riga with a stop at the Hill of Crosses. Arrival and check-in at hotel.
Overnight: hotel in Riga
Day 5: Riga
Breakfast at hotel. City tour of Riga, visiting medieval Hanseatic town with Riga Castle, St. Peter’s Church, the Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild Houses, the Swedish Gate, the House of the Blackheads, the Freedom Monument, and the Art Nouveau district. Afternoon excursion to Jurmala (30 km).
Overnight: hotel in Riga
Day 6: Riga – Sigulda – Tallinn
Breakfast at hotel. Departure for Tallinn (350 km) via Sigulda. Visit of the Gauja National Park and Turaida museum reserve with Castle ruins. Arrival and check-in at hotel.
Overnight: hotel in Tallinn
Day 7: Tallinn
Breakfast at hotel. City tour of Tallinn, the best-preserved medieval city in Northern Europe. The tour includes Toompea Castle fortifications, the Dome Church, Russian OrthodoxCathedral of Alexander Nevskij, Town Hall Square, the Old Guild, St. Olaf’s Church.
Afternoon excursion to Kardriorg Park (5 km) and visit of Kadriorg Palace.
Overnight: hotel in Tallinn
Day 8: Tallinn – Helsinki
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the port and departure for Helsinki on a boat (60 km). City tour of Helsinki including the Senate Square with Lutheran Cathedral, the Church in the Rock, the Sibelius Monument, Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral. Check-in at hotel.
Day 9: Departure from Helsinki
Breakfast at hotel. Free time. Transfer to airport.
THE TOUR INCLUDES:
• 8 nights at hotels (2 Vilnius, 1 Klaipeda, 2 Riga, 2 Tallinn, 1 Helsinki)
• Buffet breakfast daily
• Transportation by air-conditioned coach
• Escort and guide services
• Excursions and entrance fees as per itinerary