Polish and Baltic Jewels
Durations
1-5 Days
Tour Types
Independent Tours
Season
All Year
Tour Overview
A cultural journey across the three Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Explore the beautiful churches, captivating castles and gorgeous old towns. Sightseeing highlights includes a visit to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Royal Lazienki Park, Trakai Castle, Gauja National Park, Jurmala, Kadriog Park and KUMU and much more.
Itinerary
- 13 days / 12 nights
- Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
- Krakow - Warsaw - Bialystok - Vilnius - Riga - Tallinn
- Bi-Lingual | Escorted in English, German
- Group Size: max 36
Rates per person
Per Person ( Double / Twin Occupency)
$ 1695
Per Person ( Single Occupency)
$ 0
Child Price Up To 12 Years ( Sharing With Parents)
$ 0
Dates:
Jun 07, 2024 - Jun 20, 2024
Jun 14, 2024 - Jun 27, 2024
Jun 28, 2024 - Jul 11, 2024
Jul 12, 2024 - Jul 25, 2024
Jul 19, 2024 - Aug 01, 2024
Aug 02, 2024 - Aug 15, 2024
Aug 09, 2024 - Aug 22, 2024
Aug 16, 2024 - Aug 29, 2024
Aug 23, 2024 - Sep 05, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 12, 2024
Day 1 (Tuesday) - Arrival Krakow
Arrival in Krakow, optional transfer to Hotel Golden Tulip Krakow City Center**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.
Day 2 (Wedneday) - Krakow
For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and secrets. The day starts with a walking tour of the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 meters. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka.
Day 3 (Thursday) - Krakow - Warsaw
The morning offers optional visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum or free morning to explore further city on your own. In early after transfer to Krakow railway station and departure by train to Warsaw. Arrival to Warsaw railway station and transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu Sobieski**** or similar for check in.
Day 4 (Friday) - Warsaw
Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Gospoda Kwiaty Polskie.
Day 5 (Saturaday) - Warsaw - Bialystok
Today we continue through the well forested Eastern Poland to Podlasie region and Bialowieza. The forest there represents the ancient forest that once covered all Europe. We will visit Bialowieza National Park and its famous European Bison Show Reserve. After light stroll along nature trails of the forest, we continue to Biaylistok where we check in at Hotel Ibis Styles Bialystok*** or similar. In the late afternoon we visit Bialystok and its landmark Branicki Palace.
Day 6 (sunday) - Bialystok - Vilnius
We depart from Bialystok heading to Vilnius through attractive resort towns into Lithuania. We do a stop in Kaunas, the former capital of Lithuania, to admire the beautiful Old Town and the elegant white Baroque Town Hall before we arrive in the late afternoon to Vilnius. Check in at Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva **** or similar.
Day 7 (Monday) - Vilnius
Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island in Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant Senoji Trobele.
Day 8 (Tuesday) - Vilnius - Riga
Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing into Latvia we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar.
Day 9 (Wedesday) - Riga
Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of the morning takes to Art Nouveaux district and Old Town including Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral.
Day 10 (Thursday) - Riga
After we got acquainted with Riga, we have the possibility of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the Ethnographical Open Air Museum, a spacious exposition of 18th century country life. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Kalku Varti.
Day 11(Friday) - Riga - Tallinn
The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar.
Day 12 (Saturday) - Tallinn
Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv.
Day 13 (Sunday) - Tallinn Departure
Optional transfer to the airport.
Included
- 12 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star hotels
- Daily Buffet breakfast
- Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
- Service of English & German speaking tour escort
- Service of 1st class van throughout the itinerary
- Portage at hotels
- Personalized welcome package
- High-speed train tickets Krakow-Warsaw (2nd class)
- Entrances to Stameriena Palace, Talava cider brewery, Aglona Basilica, ceramics show-room in Preili, Mark Rothko Art Centre in Daugavpils, Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, Trinity Church in Liepaja and Rundale Palace.
Optional Add-Ons
- Airport Transfer in Krakow: $60 private car
- 4h Excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine: $75 pp
- Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: $55 pp
- 3h Excursion to Trakai Trakai Castle: $55 pp
- Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant Senoji Trobele: $55 pp
- 4h Excursion to Gauja National Park: $60 pp
- 3h Excursion to the Ethnographical Open Air Museum: $55 pp
- Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: $45 pp
- 4h Excursion to Jurmala: $50 pp
- Latvian dinner at Restaurant Kalku Varti: $60 pp
- 3h Excursion to Kadriorg Park and KUMU: $55 pp
- Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: $60 pp
- Airport Transfer in Tallinn: $55 private car