Guaranteed Departure Tour

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TOURS 2010

THE BALTIC CAPITALS

7 days / 6 nights
Vilnius - Riga - Tallinn

Dates 2010:
June 26 - July 2
July 03-09, July 10-16, July 17-23, July 24-30, July 31- Aug 06 August 07-13, August 14-20, August 21-27

Day 1

Arrival to Vilnius. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in the 4* Hotel Mabre or similar. Welcome meeting.

Day 2
Morning city tour of Vilnius includes the Historical Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral and its square, the University campus, Pilies street with the 16 - 18th century historical and architectural monuments, the Gothic corner of Vilnius with St Anne’s and Bernardine churches, the former Town Hall square, the Dawn Gate with its miraculous icon of Virgin Mary, the 17th century Baroque church of St Peter and Paul.

Afternoon tour to Trakai, the ancient capital of Lithuania located just 28 km from Vilnius. Today the place is famous for its 15th century island castle housing an exhibition on prehistoric findings and 17th - 18th century applied art, depicting the way of life of the Lithuanian Grand Dukes, and Karaites, a Judaic sect brought by grand Duke Vytautas from the Crimea.

Day 3

Departure to Riga with en route stops at the Hill of Crosses, a unique place of national pilgrimage, and, after crossing the border of Latvia, at the impressive Baroque Rundale Palace created by the Italian architect B. Rastrelli. Late afternoon arrival in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Accommodation in the 4* Nordic Hotel Bellevue or similar.

Day 4

Morning walking tour of the Old Town of Riga features it’s most famous architectural monuments: 13th century St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s Church, St. John’s Church, 14th century Riga Castle, Big and Small Guildhouses, medieval dwelling houses “Three Brothers” and the Dome Square with its famous Dome Cathedral boasting one of the biggest organs in Europe. The afternoon is free to wander or just relax.

Day 5
Drive alongside the Riga Bay to Tallinn with an en route stop at Gauja National Park to visit Turaida Castle dating back to the 13th century. late aftwrnoon arrival to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Accommodation in the 4* Hotel Europa or similar.

Day 6 
A morning city tour of Tallinn takes one to the surroundings of Tallinn and its Old Town. Among other attractions, it includes a visit to Catherine’s Valley Park and Palace, the Song Festival Amphitheatre, the home of the traditional “Old Songs Festival” for the past 120-years. You’ll see Tallinn’s major attractions: Toompea Hill and the Parliament building, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tall Hermann, Kiek in de Kök and Dome Cathedral. The tour ends in Town Hall Square with a view of the Town Hall, a Gothic masterpiece of the 13th-14th centuries. Afternoon free.

Day 7
Departure transfer

Package price net per person EURO 649
Single room supplement EURO 299

Tour features:

• Accommodation in 4*-star hotels
• Daily breakfast
• Welcome meeting with a glass of wine
• English speaking guide services as per program
• Entrance fees (Vilnius, University, Trakai Castle, Rundale Palace, Turaida Castle, and Dome Church in Tallinn)
• Transportation services along the route
• Arrival/departure transfers
• Information package