Type This is an escorted tour
Days 10 days/9 nights
Cities visiting
Country Finland

Highlights and pricing is subject to space availability and season

Tour will include:
  • 8 nights accommodations
  • 8 breakfasts 7 lunches, 6 dinners
  • Transportation by ferry and private coach with expert
  • English speaking Tour Escort
  • Guided sightseeing and entrances (Tallinn, Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga)
  • Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum
  • Luggage assistance except first day arrival
  • Service charges and taxes on included items
 Recommended Extensions:
  • Pre/Post Stockholm City Holiday plus overnight cruise
  • 4 days St. Petersburg by Train departing Mondays
  • Stockholm cruise

Itinerary

Day 1: Overnight flight to Helsinki 

Day 2: Arrival in Helsinki
Refresh and get acquainted with the capital!
Take advantage of some of our optional activities and dinner suggestions.
Accommodations: Scandic Marksi Hotel (or similar) B

Day 3: Helsinki to Tallinn to Pärnu
Meet in the Kanavan Terminal at Katajanokka by the Nordic Jet Line. 1.5 hour catamaran cruise to Tallinn. 3 hour tour of Tallinn. Lunch in the Old Town. Free time to browse the center. Toompea Castle Hill viewpoint. Coach to seaside resort of Pärnu
Accommodations: Hotel Strand (or similar) B, L, D

Day 4: Pärnu to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania Via Baltica
Route over the famous Via Baltica. Lunch in Bauska, Latvia. Return to Vilnius
Accommodations: Hotel Naujasis Vilnius (or similar) B, L, D

Day 5: Karaite and the Legends of Trakai
Vilnius sightseeing tour (Cathedral, 16th century University , Sts. Peter and Paul Church) Lunch in Old Town. Trakai Island Castle. Lake Galve. Return to Vilnius
Accommodations: Hotel Naujasis Vilnius (or similar) B. L, D

Day 6: Vilnius to Kaunas to Riga - Outpost of Latin Culture
Kaunas Old Town walking tour-Lunch- Siauliai- Hill of Crosses- scenic route to Riga
Accommodations: Hotel de Rome (or similar) B, L, D
Day 7: Riga
Riga sightseeing tour-Lunch- Ethnographic Museum of lifestyle, craftsmanship, and culture
Accommodations: Hotel de Rome (or similar) B, L, D
Day 8: Riga to Tartu, city of Eternal youth, to Tallinn
Valga, Tartu-17th century University-Lunch- scenic rural route to Tallinn
Accommodations: Hotel Viru (or similar) B, L, D
Day 9: Tallinn to Helsinki via ferry
Morning at leisure and lunch in Tallinn Old Town- late afternoon arrival in Helsinki
Accommodations: Scandic Marski Hotel (or similar) B, L, D
Day 10: Helsinki departure
Breakfast at hotel, followed by transfer to airport OR connection to an extension.