Vilnius Day Trip To Dzukija national park Including Grutas Park
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Vilnius Day Trip To Dzukija national park Including Grutas Park
By Vilnius City Tour
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Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Professional driver/guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
What's not included- Lunch
- Entrance tickets for Grutas park
- Entry/Admission - Grutas Park
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- Guest accommodation in Vilnius
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.- Vilnius Airport, Vilnius Lithuania
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8255P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8255P4
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- drnorth0 contributionsGreat Option if Short on TimeI was in Vilnius, and I had to go to Riga, and I really wanted to see the hill of crosses. The problem is I can't drive, and I didn't have time to do the journey by bus, so i booked this tour / transportation. It's not the cheapest way to do this, but it was certainly the most efficient for me. I got to go to Riga and stop off and visit the hill of crosses along the way. As a bonus, I was able to visit a palace and the outside of a castle. I thought it was great. The hill of crosses is excellent, and while it wasn't initially that excited about seeing the palace, as I've seen many palaces, it really was nice and it was an enjoyable break to the driving. My driver (I forget his name) was pleasant and spoke perfect English. It was all seamless. I would definitely recommend it.Written September 24, 2024
- 36jgc0 contributionsA visit to Trakai and the Castle. A beautiful experience.We had a lovely visit with Marija. She is a very knowledgable guide and knows a lot about the history of the rules of the country. It's a very charming town and the castle offers a nice view. Having a complete explanation about all the displays inside the castle becomes a little boring at the end and we would've loved to have more time in Trakai. We were lucky to see the locals getting ready to celebrate the Summer Solstice.Written July 20, 2024
- 19douglasp0 contributionsBest Tour of Jewish VilniusThis was the best private tour I have ever been on. My guide, Agnes, was fantastic. Knowledgeable, helpful, and she wove the different parts of the tour together like a complex, but interconnected story. She really has done a great deal of background investigation and she brought her own book with her to find even further details. Really enjoyed the tour and deeply appreciated Agnes’s expertise.Written July 6, 2024
- cliffp6050 contributionsGreat Trakai castle tourThis was a 5 star tour. Marija the guide was great, outgoing and very knowledgeable. She’s led tours for Prime Ministers and a couple from Houston. Also recommended a place for a great local lunch.Written June 24, 2024
- lovecruises10 contributionsUnsafe driverThe places seen were interesting particularly the Hills of Crosses. The driver though was on his phone the whole time, texting continuously that we feared for our safety. Think twice about booking him.Written June 22, 2024
- N9545SVcs0 contributionsEfficient tourAlthough it was not on the itinerary, he was so kind that he brought us to Sugihara‘s House. We didn’t have an international license and our stay in Lithuania was short so going to the four different places in one day helped us a lot. 1日に4箇所も行けて、日本語であまり紹介されていない箇所(ポナリの森等)が旅程に入っているのがとても魅力的でした。また、日本人だからということで杉原千畝記念館にも寄ってくださいました。(その分他の場所が少し短めになります) リトアニアの滞在期間が短いけれどできるだけ色々な場所に行きたいという方におすすめです。Written March 5, 2024
- euclides maneli... m0 contributionsGreat tourAwesome tour, on time, tour guide very friendly and knowledgeable, very accommodating and not rushed, and locations a must see.Written November 27, 2023
- jmcd20130 contributionsBus Tour of old cityBus tour around the old city. Very pleasant and we learnt a lot about the city. 45 minutes to cover all the main places of interest. We enjoyed it.Written August 18, 2023
- vv3100 contributionsDon't get a guide and we were crammed into a small vehicle.We paid for a van for our party of 3. Instead, we all had to cram in the back of a regular car for the long ride, while our guide had plenty of room up front with the driver. Our tour guide was not great with English. He could not answer the actual questions we asked, but instead would change the subject to some script he had memorized. In addition, he attempted to tell jokes which were racist and we did not find funny. When I contacted the vendor I got no response. I feel that I didn't get what we paid for.Written July 21, 2023
- natashaa6610 contributionsBeautiful placeNice place, beautiful castle. It is very easy to approach it by car. Nice little village Trakai around the castle, with old housesWritten May 14, 2023
- cathcolgan0 contributionsGreatThe whole experience was different and our host was really friendly! We will remember the day for a long time, it showed us the beauty of LithuaniaWritten February 14, 2023
- lesagejl48580 contributionsEerily BeautifulThis is a long day out from Vilnius. My guide was late and got lost a few times. The Hill of Crosses is amazing, do take time to walk to the top and/or along some of the twisty, windy, paths. They sell crosses at booths near the entrance, but I had brought one from home.Think about how you will attach the cross, some nylon fishing line, wire, or small chain could work. Take a photo of it inlace and if possible also pose it next to some larger or more distinguishable items. At my request we skipped the town of Siauliai and returned directly to Vilnius.Written September 10, 2022
- lesagejl48580 contributionsTour tailored to my requestWith less than a week in the country and unable to travel to the areas where my ancestors lived, this was a great alternative. My guide spoke excellent English, he made sure I got to see the parts of the Rumsiskes open air museum that were pertinent to my family, even inquiring at the office if there were any publications about these regions. He picked me up at the back entrance so I wouldn't have to retrace my steps. We then headed to Kaunas where I saw the castle ruins, town hall plaza, a burgher's house, and several churches. We had lunch at an outdoor cafe-very reasonable. As it was a Monday and the monastery wasn't open and really wasn't on my must see list, we skipped it, instead stopping at Akopolis Mall at a basketball store where I made a purchase.Written September 10, 2022
- Lorraine1950 contributionsHill of Crosses and Siauliai TourWe had wanted to visit the Hill of crosses so we asked hotel concierge to help us book an excursion. They booked for us a private audio guided day trip with vilnius city tour and it was a fantastic experience worth every penny. Having a comfortable van for the two and a half hour trip to our destination made it all the more easier and in these Covid19 times being just the two of us made us feel so much safer. Info given along the way was clear and interesting. We had all the time to visit, take photos and buy souvenirs then the driver did two stops in Siauliai to visit the Cathedral, take photos in the Christmas decorated square as well as with the Iron Fox near the frozen lake and The Golden Archer. Definitely recommend this company especially as they do offer the option if only two people want to take a particular excursion - naturally price is a bit more than if with a group but very reasonable.Written December 30, 2021
- Williams_Id0 contributionsA beautiful day in KaunasI was lucky to be the only person taking this trip on that day. My Guide Jurata was very friendly, and insightful. We spent time at the Kaunas Rumsiskes, where we visited various old Lithuanian settlements. We also toured the Pazaislis monastry as well as Kaunas Old town and castle. She took time to present the cultural and historical background behind the settlements. That did help in appreciating Lithuanian history as well as Lithuanian society historically and in contemporary times. Personally, it was one of the most insightful tour I have ever experienced. For me it was an amazing experience.Written July 14, 2020
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Nov 2019
This tour was extremely very poorly organized and highly unprofessional. For me, the main reason for taking it was visit to a swamp in Dzukija national park. As it happened, my guide/driver has never been there before (according to his own words) and was unable to find it. The only information he had about the location of the boardwalk over the swamp was google map on his phone. So we spent more than an hour driving aimlessly back-and-forth over country roads before we finally hit - but pure luck - the actual location.
While driving to the national park, we were passing through some remote villages and I was impressed by old wooden houses in one of them, so I asked the driver to stop so I could take pictures. He then told me that he could show me a well-preserved ancient village full of old wooden houses. I said that I would like to see that instead of the monastery that was on the original list. So after Dzukija we drove for some 40 minutes to some random modern village with no ancient buildings at all. I was absolutely shocked, and when I asked the driver why he took me there, he provided some confusing explanation how that village had "interesting constitution" (!!??).
By that time it was too late and it was time to go back to Vilnius. All in all, I lost more than half a day of this rather expensive excursion because of him getting lost and then taking me for unspecified reasons to that stupid village that has absolutely no interest of any kind at all. Go figure!
Next time a see a tour organized by Vilnius City Tours, I know what I'll do: AVOID!!!
While driving to the national park, we were passing through some remote villages and I was impressed by old wooden houses in one of them, so I asked the driver to stop so I could take pictures. He then told me that he could show me a well-preserved ancient village full of old wooden houses. I said that I would like to see that instead of the monastery that was on the original list. So after Dzukija we drove for some 40 minutes to some random modern village with no ancient buildings at all. I was absolutely shocked, and when I asked the driver why he took me there, he provided some confusing explanation how that village had "interesting constitution" (!!??).
By that time it was too late and it was time to go back to Vilnius. All in all, I lost more than half a day of this rather expensive excursion because of him getting lost and then taking me for unspecified reasons to that stupid village that has absolutely no interest of any kind at all. Go figure!
Next time a see a tour organized by Vilnius City Tours, I know what I'll do: AVOID!!!
Written November 12, 2019
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Thats so sad to hear that our beginner guide did fail. Thank you for the honest review, it will definetly impact that we will not use his service anymore.
Written November 13, 2019
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