Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Foot
Tour code: ELL Tour style: Classic Tour comfort: Standard Trek grade: Easy
DURATION DAYS 8
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Tour Highlights
✓ Capital Cities - Visit Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, capitals of the Baltic States
✓ Curonian Spit National Park - Walk the sand dunes and pine forests of this UNESCO World Heritage Site
✓ Gauja National Park - Discover the ruins of medieval fortresses amongst the forest
✓ Lahemaa National Park - Look for signs of beavers. Learn to ‘bog walk’
✓ Trakai Castle - 15th century castle in a beautiful lake setting
Walking in the Baltic States
On this walking tour we visit the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We discover their cultural heritage and explore some of their many national parks. We walk through forests, along sand dunes, and learn to ‘bog walk’, whilst also learning about the different ecosystems. We also visit the capitals of each country and Lithuania’s beautiful 15th century Trakai Castle.
8 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour in Tallinn. Day 2 Lahemaa National Park Take a short city tour of Tallinn then drive to Lahemaa National Park to walk the Beaver Trail, where if lucky we will see beavers in or around the river. In the afternoon learn how to use bogshoes and take a walk through this unique ecosystem. Days 3/4 Gauja National Park Drive across the border to Latvia and to the capital Riga, where we make a city tour. Continue to the medieval town of Cesis in Gauja National Park
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- known as the ‘Latvian Switzerland’. Enjoy a walk through the forest via the ruins of medieval fortresses to 13th century Turaida Castle. Day 5 Kemeri National Park Travel to the seaside and spa resort of Jurmala via Kemeri National Park, before crossing the border to Lithuania. Continue to Curonian Spit National Park. Day 6 Curonian Spit National Park Walk along the unique sand dune spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through pine forests and along dune
paths. Day 7 Trakai Castle and Vilnius Drive to Vilnius via the country’s former capital Trakai, famous for its beautiful 15th century castle set on an island in Lake Galve. Take a lakeside walk before travelling on to Vilnius. Take a city tour of the Lithuanian capital. Day 8 Tour ends Vilnius.
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CURONIAN SPIT NP
SAAREMAA BALTIC
SEA TALLINN AYS AYS Gulf of Finland
LAHEMAA NP Altja
ESTONIA
Kemeri NP
Riga Jurmala
Turaida Castle Gauja NP
CESIS LATVIA LITHUANIA KALININGRAD POLAND
Trakai Castle
BELARUS VILNIUS 0 km Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Foot ELL 350 km
Walking and cultural highlights of the Baltic States
Tour essentials
Accommodation: 7 nights standard hotels. Meals: 7 breakfasts are included. Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader, driver(s). Transport: Bus, boat. Trekking details: We walk on 5 days for between 1.5 and 6 hours each day. The terrain is mainly undulating. We also learn to walk in bog shoes. Group size: Generally 10 - 16.
Planned tour dates
2015 Tour only dates 24 May - 31 May 21 Jun - 28 Jun 19 Jul - 26 Jul 09 Aug - 16 Aug 06 Sep - 13 Sep
2016 Tour only dates 22 May - 29 May 19 Jun - 26 Jun
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £190
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