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Tour: Bicycle tour Lithuanian Seacoast.
Duration: 9 days.
   
Important: Minimum group size 10 person

Tour includes:

8 nights, including breakfast at 3*, 4* class hotels
8 dinners
Guided sightseeing with local guides as per itinerary
Ferry to Curonian Spit
Entrance tickets to museums
Bicycles: Male and female
1 bicycle basket
Transport and driver services as per itinerary
Ship in Nemunas River Delta

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Programme:

Day 1. Arrival to Palanga.

You will be met at hotel in Palanga. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 2. Palanga-Zemaitija National Park (20 km)
In the morning bus transfer to Žemaitija National park. Later cycling a section with plenty of lakes, beautiful landscapes, forests, which is suitable for both cycling and going on foot. You will cycle to Plateliai, where you will be taken on guided excursion. Later, after a short picknick-break you will cycle to former Soviet missile base. After the excursion in the base you will cycle to Orvydai farmstead, where you will have a chance to see sculptor‘s Orvydas sculptures. Later bus transfer to Palanga. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 3. Palanga-Sventoji-Palanga (25 km)
You will spend all day on the seacoast. In the morning you will visit Palanga. Palanga is the most popular Lithuanian resort, where you will visit the Amber Museum located in a Botanical Garden. Later you will cycle to Šventoji, where you will have a short coffee break, a short walk in the resort and return to Palanga. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 4. Palanga-Juodkrante-Nida. (35 km)
Breakfast at the hotel followed Bustransfer to Juodkrante-Curonian Spit, narrow peninsula with sand dunes protected by the National Park, which has been designated by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site. In Juodkrante you can climb up to the Hill of Witches, following a fascinating walkway of folk totem sculptures depicting Lithuanian folk stories. Afterwards cycle Juodkrante-Nida. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Nida.

Day 5. Nida
Guided sightseeing around Nida- the old town of Nida, includes Thomas Mann house, Amber gallery, Great Dune and many more. Later you will be able to take a refreshing bathe in the Baltic sea, take a walk along the shore as all afternoon is your free time. Overnight at the hotel in Nida.

Day 6. Nida-free time
Today the whole day is your free time. Guide will help you to arrange a boat trip Kurenas – ancient fishermen flat-bottom boat, or other amusement - a concert, etc. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Nida.

Day 7. Nida-Vente-Klaipeda ( 35 km) 
Morning trip by boat to Minija, the most unique village in Lithuania located on both sides of the Minija River. On the way crossing the Curonian Lagoon one can admire magnificent views of the dunes. Afterwards cycling Minija-Vente, visit to Ornithological Station in the Ventė Horn, where the North Atlantic migratory route of birds leads through. Later cycling towards Priekulė, where the bus will be waiting for you. Transfer to Klaipeda. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 8. Klaipeda-Palanga (25 km)
The tour starts from morning sightseeing tour around Klaipeda. Afterwards the way leads you to Palanga through the Seacoast Regional Park. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Palanga.

Day 9. Departure
Transfer to airport in the morning. Departure.