Day 1

Arrival at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

 

Day 2

Vilnius - Trakai - Vilnius
The tour starts with a visit to the Cathedral and the chapel of St.Casimir, the only Saint of Lithuania. Continue to St.Theresa church and Gates of Dawn. Visit St.Anne’s church, representing the peak of Gothic architecture in Lithuania and St.Peters and Paul’s church, an example of Lithuanian baroque. Explore the medieval Jewish quarter, Gaon and Jewish streets, the history and the sad destiny of Great Vilna Synagogue. See the oldest one in Eastern Europe, the Town Hall, built in the end of 18th century and Gediminas tower. Travel to Trakai, the national park area with pine forests and lakes, and the former ancient Lithuanian capital. Back to Vilnius.

 

Day 3

Vilnius - Grutas 120km/2h - Druskininkai
Travel to Grutas village. Explore Grutas Park, an open-air exhibition of the Soviet era sculptures and monuments. Arrival in Druskininkai, the oldest health resort in Lithuania. Try a mineral bath and relax.

 

Day 4

Druskininkai - Kaunas 130km/2h - Klaipeda 220km/2h30min - Juodkrante - Nida
Travel to Kaunas, a former capital of Lithuania. Explore the ruins of the castle, Town Hall Square with its impressive monuments and visit the Cathedral. Continue on to Klaipeda. Ferry trip to the Curonian Spit. Visit the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante with its many folksy sculptures. Arrival in Nida.

 

Day 5

Nida
Explore Nida resort. Visit the Fisherman’s House and the famous German writer Thomas Mann’s House. Continue to Amber Gallery, an old ethnographic cemetery and neo-gothic church. Walk along the Vecekrugas dune and the Dead Dunes.

 

Day 6

Nida - Minija - Vente - Klaipeda
Enjoy a boat ride to the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park. Stop in Uostadvaris to visit the lighthouse and the oldest water lifting station in Lithuania, a Polder Museum. Continue to Minija village,“the Lithuanian Venice”. Departure to the Vente Horn. Visit the ornithological station and the lighthouse. Arrival in Klaipeda for overnight.

 

Day 7

Klaipeda - Palanga - Vilnius 300km/4h
Explore the main seaport of Lithuania. Have a walk around Theatre Square and Old Town. Travel to Palanga, the biggest seaside resort of Lithuania. Visit the Botanical Garden and Amber Museum in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz. Explore over 25000 pieces of amber with about 15000 of these having inclusions of insects. Back to Vilnius.

 

Day 8

Transfer to the airport.