Latvia

Splendours of the Baltic states from Riga: Vilnius, Trakai, Nida, Rundāle and Tallinn

The loop of the three capitals, round trip from Riga

Latvia

Splendours of the Baltic states from Riga: Vilnius, Trakai, Nida, Rundāle and Tallinn

A Baltic loop from Riga: Vilnius, Trakai and Kaunas, the Curonian Spit and Nida, Klaipėda, the Hill of Crosses and Rundāle Palace, Riga, the Gauja valley, Tallinn, then back to Riga.

When

May to September

Price

From 1 028€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Riga and Lithuania

Days 1-4

Vilnius, Trakai and Courland.

Day 1

Arrival in Riga

Flight to Riga, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2

Riga – Vilnius

Vilnius: the UNESCO-listed baroque old town, the cathedral and its bell tower, the Gate of Dawn, St Anne's Church and the Užupis district.

Day 3

Trakai – Kaunas – Nida – Klaipėda

Trakai castle on its island among the lakes, then Kaunas. The UNESCO-listed Curonian Spit, its giant dunes, pine forests and the fishing village of Nida, then Klaipėda.

Day 4

Šiauliai – Rundāle – Riga

The Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai, a pilgrimage site bristling with thousands of crosses, then the baroque Rundāle Palace, the 'Latvian Versailles'.

1 / 4

Riga and Tallinn

Days 5-8

The two northern capitals.

Day 5

Riga

Riga: the Hanseatic old town, the House of the Blackheads, the Dome Cathedral, the central market in its zeppelin hangars and the Art Nouveau district.

Day 6

Gauja – Tallinn

Gauja national park: Sigulda, Turaida castle, Gūtmaņa cave and the medieval town of Cēsis, then Estonia and Tallinn.

Day 7

Tallinn – Riga

Tallinn: the UNESCO-listed medieval old town, its walls and towers, Toompea hill and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Town Hall Square. Back to Riga.