Amber tours

Itinerary

1. Day: Szczecin

Arrival in Szczecin. Accommodation at hotel.Dinner at hotel.

Overnight  in Szczecin.

2. Day: Szczecin - Gdansk (ca. 360 km)

After breakfast old town tourof  Szczecin , a big metropolis and the historical capital of Pomerania.

Departure to Gdansk. Accommodation at hotel.  Arrival. Dinner at hotel.

Overnight  in Gdansk.

3. Day: Gdansk - Kaliningrad (ca. 150 km)

After breakfast morning city tour in Gdansk:  Danzig's landmark, the Crane, and Mary's Street, Long Market, the Neptune Fountain and the Artus Court. Departure to Kalingrad. On the way visiting of Malbork, the former place of the German Teutonic Knights. Arrival  in Kaliningrad. Accommodation at hotel. Dinner at hotel.

OVERNIGHT  in Kaliningrad.

4. Day Kaliningrad - Nida - Klaipéda (ca. 130 km)

After breakfast  city tour of Kaliningrad includes a visit to the Cathedral, the tomb of Immanuel Kant, the  Luisen   Church (now a Puppet theatre), the Organ Hall situated in a former church as well as statues of Kant and Schiller, the former Stock Exchange building on the banks of the  Pregel River and the Drama Theatre. A further driving to the Curonian Spit. It is an unforgettable trip to the beautiful wild nature with sand dunes, pine forests and golden beaches.  Arrival  in Nida. Walking tour of Nida resort, including the Fisherman’s House, famous German writer Thomas Mann’s Museum, Amber Gallery, old ethnographic cemetery, neo-Gothic church and a walk along impressive sand dunes. Further driving to Juodkrante. Visit the Hill of Witches that houses a hundred fanciful and folksy wooden sculptures scattered along a forest path. Ferry trip from  Curonian Spit to Klaipeda.  Accommodation at hotel. Dinner at hotel.

OVERNIGHT  in Klaipeda

5. Day: Klaipéda - Vilnius (ca. 300 km)

After breakfast A tour of Klaipėda, the main seaport of Lithuania includes walking in the old part of the town which is interesting for  frame-built architecture, cozy closed yards, paved streets, The Theatre Square with a sculpture of “Annchen von Tharau”, Old Post Office and the Sculpture Park extending with the works of Lithuanian sculptors every year. Departure to Vilnius. Accommodation at hotel. Dinner at hotel.

OVERNIGHT  in Vilnius

6. Day: Vilnius – Trakai- Vilnius  (ca. 50 km)

After breakfast a city tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years. The tour includes: St. .Peter and Paul’s Church, Gediminas Castle, Cathedral Square, St. Ann and  Bernardines’ Church, the Gates of Dawn with the holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St. John’s Church. Afternoon trip to Trakai  (25 km from Vilnius), the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit to the insular castle of the 14th century, erected on a small island in the Lake Galve. Return to Vilnius. Dinner at hotel restaurant.

OVERNIGHT  in Vilnius

7. Day: Vilnius – Hill of Crosses - Rundale - Riga (ca.360 km)

After breakfast departure to Riga. Stopover at the Hill of Crosses, the unforgettable place with thousands of crosses on two small hills. A further drive to Riga. Stopover in Rundale. Visit to Rundale Palace of the 18th century, a beautiful late Baroque palace in Latvia. It is a splendid example of the early work of famous Italian architect F.B.Rastrelli. Arrival in Riga. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

OVERNIGHT  in Riga

8.  Day:  Riga - Gauja Nationalpark - Riga (ca 150 km)

Hanseatic town, Riga Castle,St.Peter’s Church, Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild Houses. Afternoon  trip to Sigulda,  often called the Latvian Switzerland. It  is located about 50 km from Riga on the Gauja River valley, in the Gauja National Park and is known as the most popular tourist and leisure destination as well as a famous winter sports resort in Latvia. Experience a genuine whiff of the Middle Ages, a time of romantic legends, castles and heroic figures, visiting the ruins of the 13th century Crusader Castle, and the 19th cent. Kropotkin’s Palace in the outskirts of  Sigulda. A short drive down into the river valley, enjoying the landscape and the walk to the 13th century Turaida Castle. A chance to view ‘the garden of Gods’ from the 30- meter  high fortification tower and visit the local history museum. A relaxing walk in the adjoining sculpture park, dedicated to Latvian folklore. Return  to Riga. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

OVERNIGHT  in Riga

9. Day:  Riga - Pärnu - Tallinn (ca. 300 km)

After breakfast departure to Tallinn with a stop in Pärnu, Estonian “Summer Capital”. This little town has been known as a summer health resort since the first spa opened here in the 1830s. A further drive to Tallinn. Arrival in Tallinn. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

OVERNIGHT: Tallinn

10. Day : Tallinn

After breakfast a city tour of Tallinn, visiting the Old Town of Tallinn - an example of Gothic architecture in the Baltic and Nordic countries. The tour includes Toompea Cast le fortifi cations, the Dome Church (13th century), the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij  (19th century), Town Hall Square (15th century), the Old Guild, St.Olaf’s Church. Dinner at the hotel restaurant. Optional: Afternoon excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to Kadriorg Palace.

OVERNIGHT: Tallinn.

11. Day : Tallinn

Breakfast. Transfer to ferry terminal.  

 NOTE:

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