DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN TALLINN

Arrival in Tallinn and private transfer from the airport to the hotel. Check in to the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Tallinn

DAY 2: DICOVER TALLINN & LAHEMAA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast go on a guided walking tour of Tallinn to explore a well-preserved medieval center known as the Old Town. You will see many historic sites, for example, Toompea Castle, a stately baroque castle which today houses the Parliament of Estonia; the 13th century Dome Church; the Russian Revival Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. At the end of the tour you will enter Great Guild Hall, which was a guild for merchants in the 14th century and is now the Estonian History Museum.

In The afternoon is reserved for Lahemaa National Park, a scenic coastline northeast which is considered one of the last unspoiled regions of the Baltic Coast. Within Lahemaa National Park, you will visit Käsmu village, which sits on a bog with many lakes and streams. You will also stop at fishermen’s villages and historic manor estates, including Palmse Manor. This manor estate dates to the early 16th century and is considered one of the country’s most impressive examples of Baroque architecture. Besides the main house, the expansive grounds feature a greenhouse, hedgerows, gardens and a park with gazebos and a bathhouse overlooking a pond. Late afternoon return back to Tallinn.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Tallinn

DAY 3: TALLINN – SOOMAA NATIONAL PARK – TARTU

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, and afterward, you will be visting after a short drive the Soomaa National Park. Join a guided tour on one of the biggest bogs in Estonia. You will walk on the wooden boardwalk which meanders between the bog pools and learn about bog species. Next you will transfer to Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

You will go on the guided walking tour and indulge in Tartu‘s young, bohemian atmosphere. After all, this city is home to Tartu University, which was established in 1632 and is the national university. The tour begins in Town Hall Square with a visit to the statue of Kissing Students. Nearby you will find St. John’s Church with its many terracotta sculptures, and the university.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Tartu

DAY 4: TARTU – CESIS – GAUJA NATIONAL PARK – RIGA

In the morning, cross the Estonian-Latvian border and stop in Cesis, a medieval gemstone and the third oldest town in Latvia. During the guided walking tour visit the charming ruins of the Medieval Castle, explore the history and feel the medieval spirit in candle light. Despite the wars, the Old Town has remained almost unchanged. On the tour you will see such highlights as the Roze Square, Princess’ House and St. John’s Church.

Eight hundred years long history of Cesis is visible not only on the streets but also in Cesis castle complex. Continue to the Gauja National Park – the largest and oldest national park in Latvia. To cap the experience, you will go ti Sigulda and hop in a cable car for a fun and scenic ride 141 feet (43 meters) above the unspoiled Gauja Valley. This trip affords views of the woods, countryside castles and even a bobsled track.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Riga

DAY 5: DISCOVER RIGA

You will head straight to the Old Town for a morning walking tour of Riga. You will visit such medieval landmarks as the 14th century Riga Castle; the Cathedral, built in 1211; the 15th-century St. Peter’s Church; the Swedish Gate, a fortification built in 1698 as a part of defensive city walls, and other historic buildings.At lunchtime you will explore the vivid and busy life of the Riga Central Market, located in the old Zeppelin hangars. This market is very popular among locals as everyone can find what they need – you will see a plenty of local and seasonal produce as well as products coming from overseas.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Riga

DAY 6: JURMALA & KEMERI NATIONAL PARK TOUR

In the morning you will head to Jurmala, the most famous resort town in Latvia. Jurmala is famous for its white-sand beach and elegant wooden houses built in the Art Nouveau style. Next stop is Kemeri – former sulfur water and mud resort town, once famous, it has fallen from its former glory, only architectural monuments are left to speak of the former splendour of the Kemeri resort. Kemeri is located within the Kemeri National Park which is known for its great biological diversity, especially, bogs and swamps. In Kemeri National Park you will visit the historical resort. See the wet broadleaf forest, small pine trees, deep pools, and tiny dark lakes on the Black Alder swamp and Great Kemeri Bog boardwalk, allowing you to see absolutely wild nature without getting your feet wet. After the visit, you will return back to Riga.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Riga

DAY 7: RIGA – RUNDALE PALACE – HILL OF CROSSES – VILNIUS

In the morning you will reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. On the guided tour of Rundale Palace you will see the impressive Baroque palace and gardens complex situated in the plains of southern Latvia, offering a little bit of Versailles in the Baltics. It was commissioned by the Duke of Courland in 1736 to be used as his summer residence. Today it is a museum.

After Rundale, you will head east to Siauliai. Just north of this city lies the Hill of Crosses, one of the holiest Catholic sites in Lithuania. Pilgrims have been leaving crosses on this small rural hill since 1830 when the site was a pivotal landmark in Lithuania’s resistance against Russian aggressors. In the intervening years, the arrival of pilgrims has been so regular that today the hill has over 100,000 crosses, crucifixes and statues of the Virgin Mary. Late afternoon arrive in Vilnius.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Vilnius

DAY 9: VILNIUS & TRAKAI

On the guided walking tour of the Old Town you will see the medieval heart of Vilnius. The highlights of Vilnius are Cathedral Square and Vilnius University’s historical complex. The Cathedral was consecrated in 1783. It is Lithuania’s premier Roman-Catholic church. Moreover, its mausoleum is the final resting place for some notable figures throughout history, including the grand dukes of Lithuania and even King Alexander of Poland. On the tour, you will also see the Gediminas Tower, the 15th-century St. Anne’s Church, the Gate of Dawn, and many more landmarks of Vilnius. At the end of the tour you will enter the Vilnius University historical complex, the oldest university in the Baltics.

In the afternoon you will go out of Vilnius to the medieval capital of Lithuania – Trakai. It is situated on a peninsula on Lake Galvė. This village, home to about 5,000 people, is as much a scenic national park as it is a town. Here, amid the unspoiled woodlands and lake islands, rises medieval Trakai Castle, the star landmark of the area. You will visit this handsome fortification, which was built in the latter half of the 14th century out of red brick and stone, and is done in the Gothic style.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Vilnius

DAY 9: KERNAVE & KAUNAS

In the morning, a driver will pick you up at your hotel for the 1.5-hour drive west from Vilnius to Kaunas. En route, you will stop in the village Kernavė and visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating to the 13th century when it was the medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The area is also an archaeological site, as there are ruins of ancient human settlements dating to 9000 BCE.

After visiting Kernavė, you will continue on to Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Upon arrival, join a guided walking tour around Old Town and visit such landmarks as Town Hall Square and the House of Perkunas, a Gothic merchant house that dates to the 15th century. You will of course also visit Kaunas Castle, a Gothic fortress built on a hill overlooking the Nemunas River which dates to the middle of the 14th century. Late afternoon return back to Vilnius.

Meals included: Breakfast

Overnight in Vilnius

DAY 10: DEPARTURE FROM VILNUS

Departure day, private transfer from the hotel to Vilnius airport.

Meals included: Breakfast

In 4-star hotels:

• 2 persons traveling is 2800.00 EUR per person
• 4 persons traveling is  2150.00 EUR per person
• 6 persons traveling is  1800.00 EUR per person
• 8 persons traveling is 1550.00 EUR per person

In 3-star hotels:

• 2 persons traveling is 2600.00 EUR per person
• 4 persons traveling is 1950.00 EUR per person
• 6 persons traveling is 1600.00 EUR per person
• 8 persons traveling is 1400.00 EUR per person

Double room for one person – 430 EUR

• 9 overnights in centrally located hotels with breakfast;
• English-speaking driver and tour leader throughout the program;
• Transportation in private car per program;
• Private transfer from/to the airport;
• Walking tour in Tallinn, Tartu, Cesis, Riga, Kaunas and Vilnius;
• The Lahemaa National Park, Soomaa National Park, Kemeri National Park, Trakai and Kernave sightseeing tour;
• Rundale Palace guided tour;
• Entrances in Great Guild, Palmse Manor, Rundale Palace, Cesis Medieval Castle, Vilnius Historical University Complex, Trakai Castle and Kaunas Castle.