Self-Drive Baltic Tour 10d/9n
Itinerary suggestion for a 10-day Baltic self driving tour:
Day 1. … – VILNIUS
Day 2. VILNIUS (Lithuania)
Day 3. VILNIUS – KERNAVE – TRAKAI – KLAIPEDA (Lithuania)
Day 4. KLAIPEDA – CURONIAN SPIT – KLAIPEDA
Day 5. KLAIPEDA – PALANGA – Hill of Crosses – Rundale – RIGA (Lithuania – Latvia)
Day 6. RIGA full day
Day 7. RIGA – Park Gauja – PARNU – SAAREMAA (Latvia – Estonia)
Day 8. SAAREMAA – TALLINN (Estonia)
Day 9. TALLINN full day
Day 10. TALLINN – …
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MAY - SEPTEMBER 2019 | ||||
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Car Category | Number of persons per car | Price per person (Eur) | ||
Hotels 2* | Hotels 3* | Hotels 4* | ||
Compact | 4 | 430 | 565 | 655 |
Intermediate | 4 | 440 | 575 | 665 |
Economy | 2 | 580 | 700 | 795 |
Compact | 2 | 605 | 725 | 820 |
Intermediate | 2 | 620 | 740 | 835 |
APRIL and OCTOBER 2019 | ||||
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Car Category | Number of persons per car | Price per person (Eur) | ||
Hotels 2* | Hotels 3* | Hotels 4* | ||
Compact | 4 | 405 | 515 | 610 |
Intermediate | 4 | 415 | 525 | 620 |
Economy | 2 | 505 | 615 | 710 |
Compact | 2 | 535 | 645 | 740 |
Intermediate | 2 | 550 | 660 | 755 |
NOVEMBER 2018 - MARCH 2019 | ||||
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Car Category | Number of persons per car | Price per person (Eur) | ||
Hotels 2* | Hotels 3* | Hotels 4* | ||
Compact | 4 | 390 | 485 | 535 |
Intermediate | 4 | 400 | 495 | 545 |
Economy | 2 | 490 | 585 | 635 |
Compact | 2 | 525 | 620 | 670 |
Intermediate | 2 | 535 | 630 | 680 |
Prices include:
9 hotel nights with breakfast,
Rented car from Vilnius to Tallinn,
GPS navigation,
Car parking at hotels.
Note: Ferry tickets to the Curronian Spit and to Saaremaa Island are not included due to formalities. Estimation is Eur 60 for 2 persons and a car, Eur 65 for 4 persons and a car.
Hotels for the tour are beeing chosen according to the price level. Please be aware we always book the best available hotels in respect of the category. Nevertheless, in case you would opt for your preferred hotels, we would be glad to book those.
COUNTRY | LITHUANIA | LITHUANIA | LATVIA | ESTONIA | ESTONIA |
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Town | Vilnius | Klaipeda | Riga | Kuressaare | Tallinn |
Number of nights | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
3-star hotels (our preferred hotel examples):
Tallinn: ST BARBARA http://stbarbara.ee/en
Saaremaa island: Rural guesthouse JURNA http://www.saaremaa.ee/jurna/23.html
Riga: KONVENTA SETA http://www.hotelkolonna.com/hotels/en/
Klaipeda: MEMEL http://memelhotel.lt/en
Kaunas: AMBERTON COZY http://ambertonhotels.com/en/kaunas
Vilnius: CITY GATE http://www.citygate.lt/hotel-vilnius-en/index.php
4-star hotels (our preferred hotel examples):
Tallinn: ERMITAGE 4* http://www.lermitagehotel.ee/hotel/
Saaremaa island: Rural guesthouse JURNA http://www.saaremaa.ee/jurna/23.html
Riga: TALLINK http://www.tallinkhotels.com/en/tallink-hotel-riga
Klaipeda: NAVALIS 4* http://www.navalis.lt/en.php
Kaunas: KAUNAS 4* http://www.kaunashotel.lt/
Vilnius: MABRE 4* www.mabre.lt/index_en.html
A full itinerary for a 10-day Baltic self driving tour could look like this:
Day 1. … – VILNIUS
Arrival in Vilnius. Pick-up your car, transfer to hotel (7 km), free time, overnight in Vilnius.
Day 2. VILNIUS (Lithuania)
Day for exploring Vilnius.
Day 3. VILNIUS – KERNAVE – TRAKAI – KLAIPEDA (Lithuania)
Drive to the first historic capital of Lithuania, Kernave (40 km), which is now a world famous archeological site protected by UNESCO. Visit to Trakai (40 km), yet another ancient capital of Lithuania. Stroll in the town along the narrow streets with typical buildings, kenesa, the praying house or Caraims, the local ethnic minority, the medieval Trakai Castle among the lakes (entrance to Castle Museum 5 eur). Trakai is within the Trakai National Park of History. Departure to Klaipeda (300 km). Arrival and overnight.
Day 4. KLAIPEDA – CURONIAN SPIT – KLAIPEDA
Take a ferry to the Curonian Spit and drive to Nida (55 km), visit Juodkrante en-route (Mount of Witches). The Curonian spit is a 98 km long and ~1.5 km wide sand-dune spit, separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. 51 km of the spit belongs to Lithuania, the rest - to Kaliningrad. The spit is on the World Heritage list of the UNESCO. Return to Klaipeda for overnight.
Day 5. KLAIPEDA – PALANGA – Hill of Crosses – Rundale – RIGA (Lithuania – Latvia)
Drive to Palanga (30 km), enjoy the white sandy beach, stroll in the botanical garden, visit the Amber Museum. Then drive in the direction of Siauliai (120 km), and stop by the world-unique Hill of Crosses (14 km beyond Siauliai). Then proceed to Latvia, Rundale and visit the magnificent local baroque palace, constructed by Rastrelli. Continue to Riga (80 km), arrival and overnight.
Day 6. RIGA
Day for exploring Riga.
Day 7. RIGA – Park Gauja – PARNU – SAAREMAA (Latvia – Estonia)
Departure to the National Park of Gauja (55 km), visit of the park and Turaida castle (people claim museum of history seems similar to Trakai Castle in Lithuania, but the views from the tower are much different). Drive to Estonia. Arrive in hanseatique Parnu (175 km), the main resort town of Estonia. Continue to Kuressaare, the capital of the isle of Saaremaa (80 km + ferry + 50 km).
Day 8. SAAREMAA – TALLINN (Estonia)
Day for exploring the beautiful islands of Estonia. In the evening, take the direction of Tallinn for your next overnight.
Day 9. TALLINN
Day for exploring Tallinn. Stroll the lower and the upper parts of the old town, then drive to the open-air ethnographical museum of Rocca al Mare, visit Kadriorg Park, Pirita (the ruins of an ancient Convent of St Bridget, also known as Pirita Klooster).
Day 10. TALLINN – …
Free time, departure to the airport (6 km), drop-off the car.
The cars are all new (up to 3 years old) and rented from our trusted and contracted rent-a-car companies. As always at the time of confirmation rental cars are beeing confirmed with category/class and not with a certain make. Rent-a-car company is obliged to upgrade to a higher car category if the booked one is not available at the time of delivery to the customer. Driver must be at least 21 years of age and must hold a valid driver's licence with at least 2 years of experience. Collission and Theft Insurances are included with excess amount of 435 Eur.
Car size ideas of each category:
Economy, e.g. Toyota Yaris
Compact, e.g. Toyota Auris
Intermediate Sedan/Saloon, e.g. Toyota Corolla
Intermediate Station Wagon, e.g. Toyota Verso
Van, e.g. Renault Trafic
Why Trakai is among TOP 10 Ancient destinations?
http://www.placestoseeinyourlifetime.com/top-10-ancient-towns-and-villages-21667/