Dear John,
Thank you for the enquiry, very glad to hear you are coming to Lithuania. Depending on your flights, the program could be more or less as follows:
Day 1 April 25th VILNIUS – TRAKAI – VILNIUS. Arrival to... More
Dear John,
Thank you for the enquiry, very glad to hear you are coming to Lithuania. Depending on your flights, the program could be more or less as follows:
Day 1 April 25th VILNIUS – TRAKAI – VILNIUS. Arrival to Vilnius. Today you will explore 2 capitals: Vilnius – current capital city and the capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania – Trakai. Morning visit of UNESCO listed Vilnius Old Town with it‘s main historical, architectural monuments & one of the most beautiful churches in the world, baroque masterpiece – church of St. Petras and Povilas. Pass by Vilnius Cathedral, Grad Duke Palace, get up to Gediminas Castle tower, walk Castle street – the oldest and most flamboyant street in the Old Town, see baroque Vilnius University and Gothic St. Ann’s church, say a prayer at the miraculous Gates of the Dawn and be surprised by the constitutions of artist neighbourhood – Republic of Uzupis. Afternoon departure to Trakai (28 km), where you will visit a majestic insular castle of 15th century and learn about local ethnic minority – karaites. Return to Vilnius for overnight.
Day 2 April 26th VILNIUS – PAZAISLIS MONASTERY - KAUNAS – PANEMUNE CASTLE ROAD – KLAIPEDA. Morning departure. First stop at Pazaislis church & monastery - one of the most impressive architectural examples of late Italian baroque in North East Europe. Later continue to Kaunas second biggest city of Lithuania. Short tour of the Old Town and visit to a famous Lithuanian composer and painter M.K.Ciurlionis museum. Continue toward Klaipeda via most picturesque road – Panemune Castle Road and visit Panemune Castle. Overnight in Klaipeda.
Option 2: If you are big fans of nature, we could skip Kaunas and include visit to Vente’s horn ornithological station. It could be interesting considering that the time of bird migration would have started. Beautiful area there as well.
Day 3 April 27th KLAIPEDA - JUODKRANTE - NIDA - KLAIPEDA. You will take a ferry and will travel to Curonian Spit – the pearl of Lithuania. In Juodkrante you will visit weatherwane gallery & climb an authentic Hill of Witches, decorated with numerous wooden sculptures based on Lithuanian legends and folk tales. In Nida you will see majestic seashore sand dunes, unique wooden architecture, neo-gothic church and old ethnographic cemetery. Trip to Klaipeda for overnight.
Day 4 April 28th KLAIPEDA – COLD WAR MUSEUM - HILL OF CROSSES - VILNIUS. Morning departure to Vilnius. En route stop at Cold War Museum in Zemaitija National Park, based in the former underground missile base. Later - holy site of Catholic Pilgrimage – The Hill of Crosses. It is an expression of a spontaneous religiousness of people, and is a symbol not of grief and death but of Faith, Love and Sacrifice. From here the Pope blessed people of Lithuania and Christian Europe. Afternoon arrival to Vilnius. Overnight.
Option 2: If you prefer to spend longer time in Vilnius, we can skip Cold War Museum. We could also skip it in case you have late arrival day 1 and do Trakai on day 4 instead.
Day 5 April 29th VILNIUS. Private transfer to the airport. Departure.
Please let me know if this program is interesting for you or you prefer not so intense one. Whenever we set it, I will be happy to send you a price quote. Please advice what type of hotels you are interested in- 3*, 4*, 5*?
Wishing you a great day and looking forward hearing from you.
Warmest regards, Simona
Kind regards,
Simona Cibirkaite
Project Manager
BALTIC IDEA GENERATOR
Ph.: + 370 6787 8633
