2nd Day/Sat
- WARSAW. Meet the rest
of the group at 6:00 PM in the hotel lobby. Welcome dinner with folklore show. (D)
If transatlantic airline
tickets are purchased through PAT TOURS, transfer to the hotel on arrival
is included in the tour cost.
3rd Day/Sun - WARSAW. Highlights of your half-day tour include Old Town, rebuilt with great care after WW II, with its beautiful Old Market Square, the Barbican, St. John's Cathedral. Continue to Jewish Ghetto Memorial and along the Royal Route to Lazienki Park. In the afternoon, visit the Royal Castle, former residence of Polish kings. This evening enjoy a Chopin recital in one of Warsaw's Palaces. (B, L)
4th Day/Mon - WARSAW/Czestochowa/Auschwitz/ZAKOPANE. After breakfast, depart for Zakopane one of the most popular vacation resorts in the Tatra Mountains. En route, stop in Czestochowa to tour the Jasna Gora Monastery and the Black Madonna Shrine with miraculous icon. Next stop is made in Auschwitz to visit Martyrdom Museum of the former Nazi concentration camp. Overnight in Zakopane. (B, L)
5th Day/Tue - ZAKOPANE/KRAKOW. After breakfast sightseeing tour of Zakopane. Admire the breathtaking views of the Tatras from the top of Gubalowka Mountain. In the afternoon take raft trip down the Dunajec River. Enjoy some free time to shop for local arts and crafts of the local mountaineers. Dinner at the local restaurant. (B,D)
6th Day/Wed - KRAKOW/Wieliczka. This morning tour of the charming city of Krakow includes Wawel Coronation Cathedral, Old Town Square and St. Mary's Church with famous Gothic altar. Enjoy a stroll along the shops of the Cloth Hall where you can buy souvenirs. In the afternoon excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine, an unforgettable tourist attraction with underground walk through chambers, grottoes, and chapels carved from salt. Dinner with folklore show at a local restaurant. (B,D)
7th Day/Thu - KRAKOW/WARSAW. This morning your motorcoach returns to Warsaw. After lunch in your hotel in Warsaw, time at leisure. Dinner on your own. (B,L)
8th Day/Fri
- WARSAW/VILNIUS. After breakfast,
transfer to the airport and take a short flight to Vilnius. On
arrival in Vilnius you will be transfered to your
hotel. At 7:00
pm welcome meeting at the hotel where you will be greeted by the tour escort.
Optional dinner with folk entertainment. (B)
9rd Day/Sat
- VILNIUS/Trakai. 9:00
am city tour of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years. The tour includes: St.Peter and Paul‘s Church, Cathedral Square, St.Ann and Bernardines‘ Church, the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian Orthodox church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St.John‘s Church.
Lunch at Old Town restaurant. Afternoon trip to
Trakai (25 km from Vilnius), the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Visit to the insular castle of the 14th century, erected on a small island on the lake
Galve. 5:30 pm return
to Vilnius. (B,L)
10th
Day/Sun
- VILNIUS/Hill of Crosses/Rundale/RIGA. 9:00
am departure by
coach to Riga, the capital of Latvia. Short stop at the Hill of Crosses, the
unforgettable place with thousands of crosses on two small hills. Visit to Rundale
Palace of the 18th century, a beautiful late baroque palace in Latvia. It is a splendid example of the early work of famous Italian architect
F.B.Rastrelli. Arrival in Riga, check-in at the hotel.
Optional dinner in medieval style restaurant. (B)
11th Day/Mon - RIGA.
9:00 am city tour of Riga, visiting medieval Hanseatic Town, Riga Castle, St. Peter‘s Church, Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild Houses.
Afternoon optional excursion to Open Air Museum. (B)
12th
Day/Tue - RIGA/Parnu/TALLINN.
9:00 am departure for Tallinn with a stop in Pärnu, Estonian "Summer
Capital". This little town is known as a health resort since the first spa
opened here in the 1830s. A further drive to Tallinn. Arrival in Tallinn,
check-in at the hotel. Optional dinner in the Old town restaurant. (B)
13th Day/Wed
- TALLINN. 9:00
am a city tour of Tallinn, visiting the Old Town of Tallinn-an example of Gothic architecture. The tour includes: Toompea Castle fortifications, the Dome Church (13th century), Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij (19th century), Town Hall Square (15th century), the Old Guild, St.Olaf’s Church. Afternoon
optional excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to Kadriorg Palace.
(B)
14th
Day/Thu - TALLINN. After breakfast
end of the tour. (B)
Transfers
on arrival and departure are available at $40 per car (max 2 per car).
Also available on optional basis:
Excursions:
Monday/11th day: 3-hour excursion to Open Air Museum in Riga - $37 per person
Wednesday/13th day: 3-hour excursion to Kadriog Park and visit to Kadriog Palace - $37 per person
Meals:
Tuesday/12th day: Dinner in restaurant "Karl Friedrich" in Tallinn - $45 per person
Friday/8th day: Folk dinner at restaurant "Lokys" in Vilnius - $37 per person
Sunday/10th day: Dinner in medieval style restaurant "Rosengrals" in Riga - $45 per person
Pre/Post Tour Accommodation:
Hotel in Vilnius RADISSON SAS ASTORIJA or similar
Sgl - $115 per room/per night with breakfast
Dbl - $135 per room/per night with breakfast
Hotel in Tallinn MERITON GRAND HOTEL TALLINN or similar
Sgl - $145 per room/per night with breakfast
Dbl - $160 per room/per night with breakfast
YOUR HOTELS:
VILNIUS -
Radisson SAS Astorija or similar
RIGA -
Radisson SAS Daugava or similar
TALLINN
- Meriton Grand Hotel Tallinn or similar
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