KLAIPEDA, LITHUANIA

Our cruise services consist of transport, sightseeing, catering, entertainment and pre- and post packages.

Klaipeda, the third largest port city in Lithuania, is located on the southernmost shore of the Baltic Sea. Klaipeda is not only one of the largest fishing ports on the Baltic Sea, but also a major cultural center of Lithuania. Of the museums of Klaipeda, tourists should visit the large Maritime Museum and Aquarium, which boasts thousands of exhibits from the nd oceans of the world.

SHORE EXCURSIONS KLAIPEDA,

LITHUANIA KLAIPEDA CITY TOUR

Duration: 2.5 hours

Capacity: Unlimited

Klaipeda is the 3rd biggest city in Lithuania, an important port and Lithuania’s only gateway to the Baltic Sea. The city has a long history starting as a fishing village of ancient Balts and experiencing the arrival of German Crusaders in the 13th century. The Crusaders built their castle there in 1252 and formed the city, in former times known as Memel. During the city tour you will see the old Castle territory and the Old Town with the fascinating merchants warehouses in the typical German style with “fachwerk” (half timbered) decorations. The tour will take you to the Theatre Square with the Simon Dach fountain, which is named after the 17th century German poet, born in Klaipeda. The fountain portrays a statue of a girl named Annehen von Tharau, who is the subject of a famous German wedding and love song.

PALANGA AND KLAIPEDA

Duration: 6 hours

Capacity: 80 persons

The tour will start with a transfer to Palanga, the most popular Lithuanian sea resort, boasting beautiful kilometres-long white sandy beaches, backed by dunes and pine woods. There you will visit one of the most beautiful parks in Lithuania, designed by the French architect Andre and showing more than 150 different trees and shrubs. After walking through the park you will reach the 19th century neo-classical style palace built by the noble Tiszkewicz family, now housing the Amber Museum. The exhibit displays the long history of amber, called also “Lithuanian gold”, showing large pieces of amber and pieces containing fossilized insects from the time of million years ago. You will have a chance to visit the Amber studio and watch the amber processing and jewellery making. After the studio visit the bus will take you back to Klaipeda where you will see the Old Town with the fascinating merchants warehouses in the typical German style with “fachwerk” (half timbered) decorations and the old Castle territory. The tour will take you to the Theatre Square with the Simon Dach fountain, which is named after the 17th century German poet, born in Klaipeda. The fountain portrays a statue of a girl named Annehen von Tharau, who is the subject of a famous German wedding and love song.

LITHUANIAN VILLAGE LIFE

Duration: 3 hours

Capacity: 80 persons

The tour starts with a 30-minute drive to Priekule, a small town in the western part of Lithuania, founded in the 16th century. The town has rich architectural and natural heritage such as Emanual Kant’s great grandfather F. Shreder’s grave and interesting German style buildings - monuments. The guests will visit Agluonenai village first mentioned in 1540, housing 650 inhabitants at present. The visitors will see old houses as well as buildings from the collective farm period, visit ethnographic farmstead museum, intermingle with locals in the crafts market, taste herbal tea with cheese and honey as well as enjoy traditional Lithuanian folk song and dance performance.

GLIMPSES ON THE CURONIAN SPIT

Duration: 3 hours

Capacity: Unlimited

In the year 2000 the Curonian spit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in Europe. It is a natural wonder with fishermen's settlements and resorts, golden dunes, ethnographic architecture monuments and the summerhouse of Thomas Mann. The tour starts with a short crossing of the Curonian Lagoon by ferry. Soon you reach the Curonian Spit, a sandy stretch of land, 98 km long and varying in width from 400 m to just a few kilometres between the waters of the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. It is a great holiday site, full of the sweet scent of pines, water and ozone. Formed some 6000 years ago as sand accumulated in shallow waters near the coast, it is an extremely romantic area today with its fishing villages developed as resorts.

LITHUANIAN PARADISE - CURONIAN SPIT

Duration: 7 hours

Capacity: 70 persons

In the year 2000 the Curonian spit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in Europe. It is a natural wonder with fishermen's settlements and resorts, golden dunes, ethnographic architecture monuments and the summerhouse of Thomas Mann. The tour starts with a short crossing of the Curonian Lagoon by ferry. Soon you reach the Curonian Spit, a sandy stretch of land, 98 km long and varying in width from 400 m to just a few kilometres, between the waters of the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. It is a great holiday site, full of the sweet scent of pines, water and ozone. Formed some 6000 years ago as sand accumulated in shallow waters near the coast, it is an extremely romantic area today with its fishing villages developed as resorts. You will visit Juodkrante, famous for the Hill of Witches where one can see wooden statues of legendary heroes in a dense pinewood and Nida, the resort of serene beauty. It is noted for its magnificent 50 - 60 metres high dunes, the Lithuanian Sahara, attracting visitors since the middle of the 19th century. The German writer Thomas Mann had a summer house built here, which now houses a museum and has remained a meeting place for writers and intellectuals ever since. After the lunch in Nida the bus will take you back to Klaipeda port.