Cycling along the Lithuanian seaside

This tour follows the only signposted Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route.

For families too!

8 days / 7 nights

Cycling itinerary (app. 260 km)

Day 1 Saturday: KLAIPEDA:

Arrival in Klaipeda. Individual transfer to your hotel (not included). Check-in at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: REVAL INN KLAIPEDA or similar

Day 2 Sunday: KLAIPEDA-PRIEKULE-SILUTE (app. 55 km)

9:00 a.m. information meeting at the hotel, where you will be greeted by an agency representative. Cycling on countryside roads through Dituva allotment gardens and Pamarys Meadows to Silute. On the route you will cross 24-km long Klaipeda Canal, also referred to as King Vilhelm Canal, which was dug in the 19th century to link the Minija River in the Nemunas Delta with the Curonian Lagoon in Klaipeda. Arrival in Silute, check-in at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: DEIMS or similar.

Day 3 Monday: SILUTE-RUSNE ISLAND-SILUTE (app. 45 km)

Free day for relaxation in Silute, the fifteenth largest Lithuanian city and regional centre, or making a return cycling trip to Rusne Island, the only such big island in Lithuania, located in the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park. Explore the ethnographic fisherman’s homestead – a museum of Rusne, the old water pumping station – a polder museum and the 19th century lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour.

OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: DEIMS or similar.

Day 4 Tuesday: SILUTE-MACIKAI-KINTAI-VENTE-NIDA (app. 40 km)

Cycling from the hotel to Vente Horn via Macikai, which is known for the museum of German writer Hermann Sudermann. In Vente Horn, you may visit the 19th century lighthouse and the Ornithological Station that retells their stories and offers an amazing view of the landscape and a glimpse of the shining sand dunes of the Curonian Spit. In the afternoon departure by boat for crossing the Curonian Lagoon from Vente to Nida. Arrival in Nida, check-in at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Nida
HOTEL: LINEJA or similar.

Day 5 wednesday: NIDA

Free day in Nida which is an old fishmen’s village on the Curonian Spit washed by the Baltic Sea from one side and the Curonian Lagoon from other side. Today Nida is the largest settlement of the town of Neringa and one of the most beautiful resorts in Lithuania. Cycling or walking along impressive sand dunes and visiting the most popular places of interest – the Fisherman’s House, the summer house of famous German writer Thomas Mann, and the Amber Gallery.

OVERNIGHT: Nida
HOTEL: LINEJA or similar.

Day 6 Thursday: NIDA-JUODKRANTE-KLAIPEDA (app. 60 km)

Cycling on an asphalt bike path through woods along the Curonian Spit to Klaipeda. Short stop beyond Pervalka for a walk on a wooden path to the Dead Dunes where you will discover a panoramic view of the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Moreover, you can see a colony of grey herons and cormorants near Juodkrante and the Hill of Witches, which houses a hundred fanciful and folksy wooden sculptures scattered along a forest path in Juodkrante village. Arrival in Klaipeda, where you’ll take a ferry to the Old Town. Check-in at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: REVALL INN KLAIPEDA or similar.

Day 7 Friday: KLAIPEDA-PALANGA-KLAIPEDA (app. 60 km)

Cycling to Palanga resort and back along the newly established Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route leading through Giruliai Forest and the Seaside Regional Park. On the route you may explore the Dutchman’s Cap – a 24-meter-high coastal cliff before the fishermen’s village of Karkle, Plaze Lake, Palanga Botanical Park and the Amber Museum, then stroll along J.Basanavicius car-free street featuring plenty of cafes, restaurants and a pier heading 470 meters into the Baltic Sea. Return to Klaipeda the same way back. 7:30 p.m. Meeting with a representative who will collect the rental bicycle.

OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: REVAL INN KLAIPEDA or similar.

Day 8 Staurday: KLAIPEDA

Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.

Departure dates	Terminating dates	Prize per person in Euros
May 24	May 31	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
May 31	June 7	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
June 7	June 14	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
June 14	June 21	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
June 21	June 28	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
June 28	July 5	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
Jule 5	July 12	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
July 12	July 19	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
July 19	July 26	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
July 26	August 2	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
August 2	August 9	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
August 9	August 16	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
August 16	August 23	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
August 23	August 30	Double 419 ; Indi. 559
August 30	September 6	Double 389 ; Indi. 559
September 6	September 13	Double 389 ; Indi. 559

Transports	Single person arrival or departure transfer – 38 EUR net per person (Palanga Airport) or 24 EUR net per person (Klaipeda ferry terminal); Arrival or departure transfer for a party of 2 persons - 19 EUR net per person (Palanga Airport) or 12 EUR net per person (Klaipeda ferry terminal);
Rental	Rental of hybrid trekking bicycle equipped with 7-speed hub gears or 21-speed derailleur gears (optionally) and waterproof back pannier, and including bicycle delivery to/collection from the hotel in Klaipeda – 55 EUR net per person
Meals	3-course dinner package (7 dinners) – 79 EUR net per person
Pre/Post Tour Accomodation	Hotel in Klaipeda REVALL INN KLAIPEDA or similar SGL 59 EUR net per room per night, including breakfast DBL 65 EUR net per room per night, including breakfast There will be a 15 euro charge commission per person.