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TRIP CODE: BAT ACCOMMODATION: Standard TRIP PACE: Full On ACCOMMODATION: 7 nights standard hotel. MEALS: 7 breakfasts, 1 dinner are included. STAFF: Explore Leader, driver(s). TRANSPORT: Bus. GROUP SIZE: Generally 12 - 18. Optional single rooms are available from £145
Highlights of the Baltics. Gulf of Finland
TALLINN
BALTIC SEA Parnu
ESTONIA
LATVIA
RIGA
LITHUANIA KALININGRAD
RUSSIA
PAKRUOJO DVARAS
Hill of Crosses
Kaunas
BELARUS
VILNIUS
Trakai Castle 0 km
POLAND
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This trip is the perfect introduction for first time visitors to the Baltic states. We explore the three capital cities on foot, as well as visiting the KGB Museum in Vilnius, Europe’s largest market in Riga and going underground in the tunnels beneath Medieval Tallinn. We stay overnight and enjoy a traditional beer tasting and dinner in the historic Pakruojis Manor, founded in 1531. We also visit Trakai Castle, Kaunas, the Hill of Crosses and Parnu on the Baltic Sea.
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Join trip in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital.
Orientation walking tour of Vilnius to see the main sights. Visit to the KGB Museum.
Visit to Trakai Castle and Kaunas. We step back in time with an overnight stay at Pakruojis Manor.
Visit to the Hill of Crosses en route to Riga, Latvia’s capital. Walking tour on arrival.
We explore Riga Central Market, the largest in Europe. Free afternoon in the city.
Drive via the pretty seaside town of Parnu to Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.
Orientation walking tour of Tallinn and visit to the historic bastion tunnels below the city.
Trip ends in Tallinn.
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Stay in the capital cities of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, as well as the historic manor estate at Pakruojis.
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or visit www.explore.co.uk
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