Baltic Motorcoach Tour

   
 
 

Baltic Adventure Tour from Tallinn

16 Days / 14 locations in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

The ultimate tour around the Baltic countries including 1 week summer holiday in the unique paradise of the resort town of Nida on the Curonian Spit.

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Tallinn
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Olympia

Arrive in Tallinn and transfer to your hotel by private car. Welcome meeting. Overnight at Hotel Blu Olympia or similar.

 
Day 2     Tallinn - Lahemaa - Tartu - Cesis
Accommodation: Cesis Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

After breakfast we drive to the Lahemaa National Park, where we visit the Manor House in Palmse and Vihula. We continue to Tartu, the university town, where Estonia gained its statehood. We see the charming Old Town and the University founded in 1632. From Tartu we drive onwards into Latvia to Cesis, a Hanseatic city with winding streets, castle ruins and beautiful gardens.Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Hotel Kolonna Cesis or similar.

 
Day 3     Cesis - Sigulda - Vilnius
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva
Meals: Breakfast

Today we drive through the Gauja National Park to Sigulda, a popular holiday resort. We see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and the ruins of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we drive around Riga to hit the highway down to Vilnius. En route we reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. After a guided tour of the palace we travel through Lithuania to reach Vilnius late afternoon.

 
Day 4     Vilnius - Trakai - Klaipeda
Accommodation: Promenade Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and Paul Church, St. Anna's Church, Old University and the Gates of Dawn. After the tour we continue to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania and we visit the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island in Lake Galve. The balance of the day is spend en route to Klaipeda, where we arrive late afternoon. Check in at National Hotel or similar.

 
Day 5     Klaipeda - Curonian Spit - Juodkrante - Nida
Accommodation: Nidos Smilte
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

Today we continue to the Curonian Spit, a thin, 100 km stretch of land between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon with small fishing villages, pine forests and endless sand dunes. The first stop is at the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante. After that we continue to Nida where we visit the High Dunes, Thomas Mann’s Summer House and get acquainted with the charming resort town. Check-in at Hotel Nidos Banga. Dinner at hotel.

 
Days 6 - 11     Curonian Spit - Nida
Accommodation: Nidos Smilte
Meals: Breakfast

With its location at the Curonian Lagoon and its combination of old-fashioned fishing village and fashionable sea resort Nida is one of the most attractive places on the entire Baltic Sea Coast You will be spending a whole week on your own in this paradise. Use your bike rental the first day to get acquainted with Nida and its surroundings. Besides, there is enough to do: biking on the spit, hiking in the dunes, boating in the lagoon, swimming in the sea, sun bathing on the sandy beach, playing tennis in the sun, lunching on smoked fish, attending the many summer concerts and enjoying life in full scale.

 
Day 12     Nida - Klaipeda
Accommodation: Promenade Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

The last day in paradise. You still have the whole day to enjoy Nida, take a last swim in the Baltic Sea, make the last stroll through the fishermen’s village, enjoy a last breathtaking view of the Curonian Lagoon, do you last bargains in the amber and souvenir stalls in the pedestrian centre of the resort and shoot your last holiday photos from the Curonian Spit. Late in the afternoon we board the coach which brings us up the spit and back to Klaipeda. Check-in at Hotel National or similar. The evening offers a Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant 19th Century.

 
Day 13     Klaipeda - Riga
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
Meals: Breakfast

Klaipeda first became a part of Lithuania in 1923 and had a long history as a German town called Memel. A short sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with its narrow, cobblestone streets and old guild houses and we visit the Theatre Square and the Aennchen von Tharau Fountain. We now continue to the Samogitia National Park, where we enjoy a walking tour around the picturesque Lake Plateliai. After that we continue to Siauliai and Cross Hills, one of the holiest sites of Catholic Lithuania. We head North into Latvia and reach Riga in the afternoon. Check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija or similar. The evening offers an organ concert at the Dome Cathedral.

 
Day 14     Riga - Jurmala
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

Riga founded in 1,201 by the German bishop Albert is the largest of the 3 Baltic capitals and boasts a true kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, Dome Cathedral, St. Peters Church, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers, Large and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for a visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. In the evening we enjoy a Latvian gourmet dinner at the stylish Restaurant Forest.

 
Day 15     Riga - Parnu - Tallinn
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Olumpia
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia or similar. Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The afternoon sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and medieval Old Town Hall

 
Day 16     Tallinn
Meals: Breakfast

Departure transfer to the airport.

 

Notes

Price Includes
Bike Rental for One Day in Nida
Service of 1st Class Coach or 1st Class Minivan Throughout the Itinerary
Hotel Accommodation As in Itinerary With Daily Breakfast
Welcome Meeting With a Glass of Champagne
Dinners As Mentioned
Transfers Airport - Hotel -Airport
Tour Escort
Entrances Per Itinerary
Ferry Tickets Klaipeda – Smiltyne – Klaipeda and Ecological Fees for the Cu
Portage at Hotels
Daily Breakfast
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