HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BALTIC - 2008
Vilnius - Riga - Tallinn

Starts in Vilnius on Saturdays:
 May 31 - June 6
 June 14 - June 20
  June 21 - June 27 
June 28 - July 4
July 5  - July 11 
  July 12 - July 18 
  July 19 - July 25
July 26 - August 1
August 2 - August 8  
August 16 - August 22  
August 23 - August 29
August 30 - September 5

TOUR COST: $950.00 dbl ($399 sgl.suppl.). 6 nights/7 days. Airfare not included. 

2nd Day/Sat - VILNIUS. Arrival to Vilnius.  Transfer to the hotel (optional). Welcome meeting with a glass of wine.

3rd Day/Sun - VILNIUS/Trakai. 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 15^th century insular castle housing an exhibition on prehistoric findings and the 17^th-18^th 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. (B) 

3rd Day/Mon - VILNIUS/RIGA. 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. (B)

4th Day/Tue - RIGA. 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, 14^th 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. (B) 

5th Day/Wed - RIGA/TALLINN. Drive alongside the Riga Bay to Tallinn. En route stop in the Gauja National Park to visit Turaida Castle dating back to the 13th century. Late afternoon arrival to Estonia's capital. (B)

6th Day/Thu - TALLINN. Morning city tour of Tallinn takes one to the surroundings 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. Afternoon free. (B) 

7th Day/Fri - TALLINN.  Departure transfer. (B) 

Half board supplement is available for $250 (6 dinners) per person.

Pre & post hotel nights in Vilnius or in Tallinn are available on request. 
Hotel ARTIS in Vilnius - $155 per room dbl, $140 single room
Hotel EUROOPA in Tallinn - $160 per room dbl, $135 single room

YOUR HOTELS:
VILNIUS - Artis or smilar
RIGA - Nordic Bellevue or similar
TALLINN - Euroopa or similar

For reservations complete Reservation Form or call: 1-800-388-0988