Cycling along the Lithuanian seaside on your own

This self-guided tour follows the only signposted Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route.

For families too!

8 days/7 nights

Bicycling itinerary approx. 280 km/175 miles

Day 1 Saturday: KLAIPEDA:

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

OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: Old Port hotel or similar

Day 2 Sunday: KLAIPEDA-PALANGA-KLAIPEDA appox. 55 km/34 miles

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: Klaipeda
HOTEL: Old Port hotel or similar.

Day 3 Monday: KLAIPĖDA-PRIEKULĖ-ŠILUTĖ 65 km/41 miles bicycling

Cycling on forest trails and countryside road through Dituva allotment gardens and Pamarys Meadows to Šilutė. En route you will cross 24-km long Klaipėda Canal, also referred to as King Vilhelm Canal, which was dug in the 19th century to link the Minija River with the Curonian Lagoon in Klaipėda. Arrival in Šilutė, check-in and optional dinner at the hotel

OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: DEIMS or similar.

Day 4 Tuesday: SILUTE-RUSNE ISLAND-SILUTE 45 km/28 miles

Explore Šilutė town named after “Šilokarčema” (a pub in the boscage) and go for a return cycling trip to Rusnė Island, the only such big island in Lithuania, located in the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park. En route you may explore the ethnographic fisherman’s homestead – a museum of Rusnė, the old water pumping station – a polder museum and the 19th century lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour. Optional dinner at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL:Deims or similar.

Day 5 Wednesday: ŠILUTĖ-VENTĖ-MINGĖ-NIDA 55 km/34 miles

Cycling to Ventė Cape where you may visit a bird ringing station with a museum of ornithology and the 19th century lighthouse which offers an amazing view of the landscape and a glimpse of the shining sand dunes of the Curonian Spit. Further cycling to Minija (Mingė) village called the Lithuanian Venice, where the River Minija serves as the main street. Take a boat for crossing the Curonian Lagoon to Nida. Arrival in Nida followed by a bike ride to the hotel. Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Nida
HOTEL: Nerija or similar.

Day 6 Thursday: NIDA

Free day in Nida which is an old fishermen’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. Optional dinner at the hotel.

OVERNIGHT: Nida
HOTEL:Nerija or similar.

Day 7 Friday: NIDA-JUODKRANTĖ-KLAIPĖDA 60 km/37 miles by bike

Cycling on an asphalt bike path of the Seaside Cycle Route which takes you along the Curonian Spit to Klaipėda. En route you may stop at “Dead” sand dunes and colony of grey herons and cormorants, visit the Hill of Witches which houses a hundred fanciful and folksy wooden sculptures scattered along a forest path, swimming in the Baltic Sea and take the sun on golden sand beaches. Arrival in Smiltynė where take a ferry to the Old Town of Klaipėda. Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel. Meeting with a representative who will collect the rental bicycle.

OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: Old Port hotel or similar.

Day 8 Staurday: KLAIPEDA

Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.

Departure dates for self-guided tours	Terminating dates	Price per person in Euro
May 30	June 6	Double 445; Individual 625
June 6	June 13	Double 445 ; Indi. 625
June 13	June 20	Double 445 ; Indi. 625
June 20	June 27	Double 445 ; Indi. 625
June 27	July 4	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
July 4	July 11	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
Jule 11	July 18	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
July 18	July 25	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
July 25	August 1st	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
August 1st	August 8	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
August 8	August 15	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
August 15	August 22nd	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
August 22nd	August 29	Double 475 ; Indi. 665
August 29	September 5	Double 445 ; Indi. 625

Transports	Single person arrival or departure transfer – 40 EUR0 net per person (Palanga Airport) or 26 EUR net per person from Klaipeda ferry terminal Arrival or departure transfer for a party of 2 persons - 20 EURO net per person (Palanga Airport) or 13 EUR0 net per person to Klaipeda ferry terminal
Bike Rental	Rental of hybrid trekking bicycle equipped with 7-speed hub gears or 21-speed derailleur gears (optionally) and waterproof pannier, and including bicycle delivery to/collection from the hotel in Klaipeda – 65 EUR0 net per person
Meals	3-course dinner package (7 dinners) – 98 EUR0 net per person
Pre/Post Tour Accomodation	Hotel in Klaipeda Old Port hotel or similar 72 EUR per room per night, including breakfast 60 EUR per room per night, including breakfast