Baltics - Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania & Poland (13 Days): The BEST with Style - Itinerary Outline
Departure Date:
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Meeting Point: Thursday, 23 July 2009 in Tallinn, ESTONIA
Departure Point: Monday, 3 August 2009 in Gdansk, POLAND
Price: $8,295 per person, based on double
occupancy
(NOTE: For upgraded rooms: $9,195)
Plus: Intra Tour Airfare, $480 per person
The Single Supplement: $1,795 (double occupancy room for single
occupancy)
(NOTE: Single Supplement for upgraded rooms: $2,795)
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Itinerary Outline
Days 1 - Wednesday - Depart for Tallinn, ESTONIA
Depart from home on Wednesday.
Days 2 - 4, Thursday - Saturday - Arrive
in Tallinn, ESTONIA
Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn welcomes you with a stunning
skyline of towers,
spires, turrets and red-tiled roofs. Explore Tallinn’s lower town
with its 15th-century Town Hall and upper town with its famous
Castle Toompea. It’s well-preserved Old Town is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. Hotel Telegraaf
Days 5 - 7, Sunday - Tuesday - Riga,
LATVIA
Riga, Latvia’s capital, is lively with the
picturesque charm of the Middle Ages,
and rich Nouveau architecture. Visit the magnificent St. Mary’s
Cathedral, and
delve into Latvia’s past with a visit to the Occupation Museum.
Spend a full day at Sigulda, where you will explore Turaida Castle
and Sigulda Castle, built by German crusaders in the 13th century.
Hotel Bergs, Riga
Day 8, Wednesday - Kaunas, LITHUANIA
After a visit to Rundle's famous 18th-century
palace, cross the Latvian-Lithuanian border to view the Hill of
Crosses, a truly extraordinary forest of over 100,000 crosses in all
shapes, sizes and materials. In Kaunas, you’ll see the castle,
cathedral, town hall and a folk music museum. Discover the Devil’s
Museum, with over 2,000 devil’s masks and sculptures from all over
the world. Hotel Daugirdas, Kaunas
Days 9 & 10, Thursday & Friday - Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Vilnius contains the finest examples of Baroque
architecture north of Rome. Explore the old part of the city, filled
with Gothic and Renaissance structures. The University Campus, the
Vilnius Cathedral and the KGB Museum complete our experience of this
“royal town” founded in 1323. Stikliai Hotel, Vilnius
Days 11 - 13, Saturday - Monday - Gdansk,
POLAND
Fly to Gdansk, a beautiful city situated in the
northern part of Poland. 1997 marked the 1,000th-anniversary of the
founding of the city. Throughout its history, Gdansk has been a
major trading center on the Baltic Sea. Visit two nearby beautiful
ports—Sopot and Gdynia. On the way, stop at Oliwa, a partly
preserved monastery complex where you will see the famous Oliwa
Organ and attend a concert at the Oliwa Cathedral. Sopot, a seaside
resort in the best traditions of old world grandeur, is often
described as the “Summer capital of Poland.” Hotel Hanza, Gdansk