GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TOUR 2010
THE BALTIC CAPITALS
PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE: 649 Euro/person
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- August 06
August 07-13, August 14-20, August 21-27
Day 1: Arrival to Vilnius. Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation in 4* Hotel Mabre or similar.
Welcome meeting
Day 2: Morning city tour 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, Gothic corner of Vilnius with St Anne's and Bernardine churches, the former Town Hall square, the Dawn Gate with a 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 28 km from Vilnius. Today the place is famous for its 15th century insular castle housing an exhibition on prehistoric findings and the 17th-18th century applied art, the way of life of the Lithuanian Grand Dukes, and the Karaites, a Judaistic 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 4* Nordic Hotel Bellevue or silmilar.
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. Afternoon free.
Day 5: Drive alongside the
Day 6: Morning city tour of Tallinn takes one to the surroundings of Tallinn and its Old Town. Among other attractions, it includes a visit of Catherine’s Valley Park and Palace, the Song Festival Amphitheatre, the venue of 120-years old song festival tradition. You’ll see Tallinn's number one attraction: 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.
Day 7: Departure transfer to airport.
Package price per person - EUR 649
Single room supplement - EUR 299
Special rates for travel agencies.
Tour features:
* Accommodation in 4*-star hotels
* Daily breakfast
* Welcome meeting with a glass of wine
* Local English speaking guide services as per program
* Entrance fees (Vilnius, University, Trakai Castle, Rundale Palace, Turaida Castle, Dom Church in Tallinn)
* Transportation services along the route
* Arrival/departure transfers
* Information package
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