Highlights: 15 day tour
Explore Latvia, Lithuana and Kaliningrad in Russia on this unique itinerary developed by Regent Holidays. By using the excellent local bus system - we are able to connect the cities, harbour towns and villages included in this Baltic holiday.
Price from:
£945 pp
This new individual itinerary starts in the cosmopolitan capital of Latvia and uses the excellent local bus connections to Klaipeda and onwards to Nida on the stunning Curonian Spit. The quaint fishing village of Nida is an ideal base from which to explore further afield such as Thomas Mann’s summer house and the eerie ‘Hill of Witches’.
This itinerary also includes a few days in Kaliningrad. Once a wealthy German port and university town called Königsberg, Kaliningrad changed beyond recognition under Soviet control. The enclave is separated from mother Russia by hundreds of miles of Lithuanian and Belarusian soil. Amid the austere Soviet architecture, there are still suggestions of a more creative German past. Picturesque Königsberg buildings, such as the cathedral, become even more appealing amid a sea of monotonous concrete.
This itinerary is based on good three-star central hotels, bus and train tickets, as well as a private transfer from Lithuania to Kaliningrad. We can of course tailor-make this itinerary to suit you, if you would prefer to stay longer in any one place or upgrade your hotels to four/five-star.
Price Includes:
Return flights in economy class with Air Baltic from London Gatwick, All airport taxes and security charges, Accommodation in three-star hotels with breakfast, Coach tickets, Riga to Klaipeda, Klaipeda to Nida, Private transfer from Nida to Klaipeda, Second class train tickets from Kaliningrad
to Vilnius
Price Excludes:
Russian Visa, Transfers except where specified
Notes:
£350 single room supplement
£1415 price per sole traveller
15 Day Itinerary
DAY 1
FLY TO RIGA
Fly to Riga and check-in to hotel for 3 nights.
DAY 2
RIGA
Free day in Riga to explore at leisure.
DAY 3
RIGA
Free day in Riga to explore at leisure.
DAY 4
RIGA TO KLAIPEDA
Take local bus from Riga to Klaipeda. There are 2 departures a day and the journey takes around 4½ hours. Check-in to hotel for 2 nights.
DAY 5
KLAIPEDA
Free day in Klaipeda to explore at leisure.
DAY 6
KLAIPEDA TO NIDA
Take bus to Nida. There are several departures a day and the journey takes around 1½ hours. Check-in to hotel for 3 nights.
DAY 7
NIDA
Free day in Nida to explore at leisure.
DAY 8
NIDA
Free day in Nida to explore at leisure.
DAY 9
NIDA TO KALININGRAD
Private transfer from hotel in Nida to hotel in Kaliningrad. Check-in to hotel for 3 nights.
DAY 10
KALININGRAD
Free day in Kaliningrad to explore at leisure.
DAY 11
KALININGRAD
Free day in Kaliningrad to explore at leisure.
DAY 12
KALININGRAD TO VILNIUS
Take day train from Kaliningrad to Vilnius. Check-in to hotel for 3 nights.
DAY 13
VILNIUS
Free day in Vilnius to explore at leisure.
DAY 14
VILNIUS
Free day in Vilnius to explore at leisure.
DAY 15
FLY TO UK
Free morning depending on time of flight back to the UK.