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Baltic
Capitals Tour
Vilnius-Riga–Tallinn
2008
6
Night/7
Day Tour with daily departures for you convenience
Day 1:
Vilnius
Arrival to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Transfer by car/minibus only to
the hotel. Overnight in Vilnius.
Day 2:
Vilnius - Trakai –
Vilnius
Breakfast and sightseeing tour in Vilnius. The capital city of Lithuania is
situated on the confluence of two rivers: Neris and Vilnelė. The Old Town
looks like a maze of small streets. In the center of the Old Town stands the
Cathedral with a bell tower. It occupies the site of an ancient pagan temple to
the God Perkūnas and originally lay within the fortification system of the
Lower Castle. In the narrow old streets one will see numerous pieces of
historical heritage, like St. Anne's Church, University complex of buildings,
Church of SS Peter and Paul, the Gates of Dawn.
The tour to Trakai is following in the afternoon. Trakai is
an ancient capital of Lithuania, situated 25 km South from Vilnius. The famous
Trakai Castle occupies one island of Lake Galvė. This unique fortification
used to strike fear into the hearts of crusaders in the Middle Ages. Departure
to Kaunas. Overnight.
Day
3: Vilnius - Šiauliai – Rundale - Riga
After breakfast departure
to
Riga. Stopover at the Hill of Crosses - a unique expression of religious feeling
of Lithuanian people - near Šiauliai. Afternoon tour to Rundāle Palace -
the summer residence of Duke of Courland, which was designed by the architect
B.F. Rastrelli of Italian - Russian origin, who also designed famous Winter
Palace and other great buildings in St. Petersburg, as well as Catharine Castle
in Tallinn. Overnight in Riga.
Day 4: Riga
Riga sightseeing tour after breakfast. The Old Town of Riga is located
between Daugava river and the city canal. The Old Town contains a big number of
historical buildings, not to mention the Medieval town walls, dating back to the
13th century. During this tour one will also see the Dome Cathedral and St.
Peter's Church with it's 120 m tower. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight in
Riga.
Day
5: Riga - Tallinn
Departure
to Tallinn after breakfast. Visit to Gauja National Park near Sigulda on the
way. The surroundings of the park are often named as Latvian Switzerland. Three
once famous castles were situated on the hills around. Stopover at the ruins of
the 13th century Order of Knights Castle, which was connected with other small
buildings by underground passage ways, at the Sculpture park dedicated to
Latvian folklore, at Bishop's Castle in Turaida and Gutmann's cave. Trip to
Tallinn, overnight.
Day
6: Tallinn
Guided tour in Tallinn in the morning. Tallinn's old city has
remained much the same from the previous ages, but in a way it has changed more
in the past decade than it did in the past 100 years. Vital symbiosis of past
and present opens in front of curious spectator's eyes. During the tour one may
see the Old Town, the towers "Long Hermann" and "Fat Margarete",
the Town Hall, the Dome Cathedral, St. Olav's and St. Nikolay's Churches.
Free afternoon to enjoy Tallinn’s spirit. Overnight in
Tallinn.
Day
7: Tallinn
Transfer by car/minibus only to the airport.
Tour
Package
rate includes:
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| Prices Per person in Euros
Based on the Number of People in Your party |
2-3 |
4-5 |
6-7 |
8-9 |
10 |
| 3 star Hotels |
915 |
632 |
562 |
490 |
435 |
| Single Supplement |
237 |
237 |
237 |
237 |
215 |
| 4 Star Hotels |
1027 |
672 |
600 |
743 |
499 |
| Single Supplement |
303 |
303 |
303 |
303 |
265 |
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US$ rate varies depending on exchange rates
3-star-hotels:
2 x Vilnius, htl. Europa City (5 drive min to city centre);
2 x Riga, htl. Europa City (10-15 drive min to city centre; );
2 x Tallinn, Reval Hotel Central (10 min walking to city centre,)
4-star-hotels:
2 x Vilnius, htl. Holiday Inn (10 min walking to city centre,)
2 x Riga, htl. Europa Royale (10 min walking to city centre, );
2 x Tallinn, htl. Domina Illmarine (5-7 walking min to city centre,)
NOTE: Daily departures based on minimum 2 full paying passengers
- No
assistant for transfers from/to airport) and no through guide is included in
the package rate.
- Entrance fees are NOT included in the package
rate. Extra costs:
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Trakai Castle – 6 EUR pp
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Rundale Palace – 8 EUR pp
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Turaida Castle – 7 EUR pp
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