Sweden
The grand tour of the Baltic Sea, seven countries in thirteen days
Sweden
The full Baltic tour: Stockholm, the cruise to Helsinki, Tallinn, Pärnu and Riga, Rundāle Palace and the Hill of Crosses, Vilnius and Trakai, the Masurian lakes, Gdańsk, then the crossing to Karlskrona and Copenhagen.
When
May to September
Price
From 2 956€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
12 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
The northern capitals.
Day 1
Arrival in Stockholm
Flight to Stockholm.
Day 2
Stockholm – Helsinki
Stockholm and Gamla Stan, then a night cruise to Helsinki among the archipelago's islands.
Day 3
Helsinki
Helsinki, its white cathedral, the church carved into the rock and the Suomenlinna fortress.
Day 4
Helsinki – Tallinn
Ferry to Tallinn and its UNESCO-listed medieval old town.
Days 5-8
Riga, Rundāle and Vilnius.
Day 5
Pärnu – Riga
The seaside resort of Pärnu, then Riga.
Day 6
Riga
Riga, its Hanseatic old town and its Art Nouveau district.
Day 7
Rundāle – Šiauliai – Vilnius
The baroque Rundāle Palace, the Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai, then Vilnius.
Day 8
Vilnius
Vilnius, its baroque old town and the Gate of Dawn.
Days 9-13
Masuria, Gdańsk and Copenhagen.
Day 9
Trakai – Masuria
Trakai castle on its lake, then the Masurian lake district in Poland.
Day 10
Ketrzyn – Gdańsk
The Masurian forests, then Gdańsk and its Hanseatic houses.
Day 11
Gdynia – Karlskrona
Ferry from Gdynia to Karlskrona, a UNESCO-listed Swedish naval port.
Day 12
Karlskrona – Copenhagen
Skåne, then the Øresund bridge to Copenhagen and its Nyhavn harbour.
Day 13
Back to France
Transfer to Copenhagen airport and fly to France.
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