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Polish & Baltic Jewels With Klaipeda

13 Days / 15 locations in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

Visit Poland and Baltic countries with an extension to the Klaipeda and the Curionan Spit!

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Krakow
Accommodation: Park Inn Hotel

Arrival in Krakow, private transfer to Hotel Park Inn or similar. Check-in and welcome meeting in the evening.

 
Day 2     Krakow
Accommodation: Park Inn Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland

and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and

secrets. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town

with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the

Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel

Cathedral. The afternoon offers an excursion to the

famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels

going down as far as 327 meters. In the evening a Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka

 
Day 3     Czestochowa - Warsaw
Accommodation: Mecure Centrum Warsaw
Meals: Breakfast

We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, where

we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Madonna.

Through the flat low-laying plain of Central Poland we reach

Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in at Hotel Mercure

Centrum Warsaw or similar.

 
Day 4     Warsaw
Accommodation: Mercure Centrum Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously

reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour

includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal

Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and

the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an excursion

to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water. In the evening a Polish dinner at Restaurant Podwale.

 
Day 5     Ketrzyn - Gizycko - Mrongrovia
Accommodation: Mercure Mrongovia
Meals: Breakfast

We continue through the well forested North Poland into the

Masurian Lakeland, a myriad of postglacial lakes representing

some of the most beautiful nature in the whole of Poland. The

afternoon excursion of the Masurian Lakeland takes us to the

quaint town of Ketrzyn, to the beautiful Baroque church in

Swieta Lipka and to the town of Gizycko, surrounded to all

sides by the lakes. In the late afternoon we check-in at Hotel

Mercure Mrongovia Resort & Spa**** or similar.

 
Day 6     Mrongrovia - Kaunas - Vilnius
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva
Meals: Breakfast

Today we continue along the eastern fringe of the Masurian

Lakeland with endless blue lakes and attractive resort towns

into Lithuania. We do a stop in Kaunas, the former capital of

Lithuania, to admire the beautiful Old Town and the elegant

white Baroque Town Hall before we arrive in the late

afternoon to Vilnius. Check in at Hotel Radisson Blu

Lietuva or similar.

 
Day 7     Vilnius - Trakai - Klaipeda
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Klaipeda
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 spent en route to Klaipeda,

where we arrive late afternoon. Check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu

Klaipeda or similar.

 
Day 8     Curonian Spit
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

The day is reserved for a full-day tour 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. Our first stop is the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante. After that

we continue to Nida, where we visit the High Dunes, Thomas Mann’s

summerhouse and get acquainted with the charming resort town

before we drive back to Klaipeda. In the evening an optional

Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant 19th Century.

 
Day 9     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 embark on 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 an organ concert at the Dome Cathedral.

 
Day 10     Riga - Jurmala
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija
Meals: Breakfast

Riga founded in 1201 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. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, Three

Brothers, Large and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument.

The afternoon iwe visit Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. In the evening enjoy an

 
Day 11     Riga - Parnu - Tallinn
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Olympia
Meals: Breakfast

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.

 
Day 12     Tallinn
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Olympia
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

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 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, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine art. In the evening a medieval dinner at Restaurant Peppersack.

 
Day 13     Tallinn

After breakfast a transfer to the airport.

 

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: This tour is organized and operated by our Associate Office in Riga. Due to the nature of this tour organization departures are bi-lingual tours escorted in English and German. We hope this does not create any distraction and is understood it is a means to offer as much variety to the customers as possible.

An extension to Zakopane is available. Zakopane is a lovely town situated at the foothills of the majestic Tatra mountains. Please inquire!

Price Includes
Hotel Accomommation
Daily Breakfast
Welcome Meeting With Champagne Cocktail or Juice
Personlized Welcome Package
Dinners As Mentioned
Entrances to Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa,
Tour Escort
1St Class Coach Throughout
Airport Transfers Kirkenes
Price Does Not Include
 Air
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