On the first Saturday of February (February 6) VISIT LITHUANIA offers you to spend an exciting day to see the horse race on the ice of the lake Sartai. Sartai 2010 is a traditional race of trotter horses. This event has become one of the most spectacular events in Lithuania and is well-known abroad.  The tradition of raising horses in Lithuania is still cherised. From the oldest times a beautiful Sartai lake has been a venue of the horse race. Due to the changeable weather conditions, the competition takes place in Sartai hippodrome. This year it will be the 104th horse race. The best trotters from different countries will contest. The horses will race in 1609 metres distance (1 English mile).

You will have a chance to enjoy not only the impressive moments of the race, but a traditional fair as well. You will be able to try traditional Lithuanian food and hot beverages to keep you warm. The guests of the fair will be entertained by local music and dance groups.   Breath in some fresh air and feel Lithuanian cold tickling your cheeks...

We offer: 

·         A transfer to/from Sartai by a comfortable minibus

·         Guide, introducing to you lithuanian traditions and the way of life

·         Great mood and a wonderfull event

The price for a group up to 4  people – 200 EURO

Comfortable transfer, enjoying picturesque Lithuanian winter on the road; guide and a cup of hot wine are all included in the price !

Feel free to ask for quotations for bigger groups !

All sightseeings are available as a separate unit or may be combined with others for a special price offer.

What is Shrove Tuesday?
Shrove Tuesday celebration was particularly popular in Zemaitija. In some Zemaitian villages these traditions have survived to the present day. The traditional figures in the carnival are the loan Kanapinis (the Hemp Man), Lasininis (the Fatty), a "Jew" offering his goods in broken Lithuanian, a "Gypsy" looking for something to pilfer, and a great number of other funny, caricature masks. Men disguise themselves as women, and vice versa. 
The old maid More - a female symbol of the clash between winter and spring - is trundled about in a cart. In one hand she usually holds a flail and in the other a broom, for she cannot make up her mind whether she should continues flailing last year's harvest or start sweeping the yard and do the spring-cleaning. Shrove Tuesday celebrations are full of humour, jokes, superstitions and fortune telling. It is a popular. 

People do not do any hard work on Shrove Tuesday. They go on swings and merry-go-rounds, visit friends, enjoy sledding down the slopes while others try to pour water on them. All this is done to make "flax grow tall", to ensure hens lay more eggs, birds do no damage to the corn, and so on and so forth.

The price for a group of 3-5 people – 115 EURO

Price includes:

• transfer to Rumsiskes by a comfortable minibus

• guide escort

• a cup of hot wine !!!

• great mood and a wonderfull event!

All sightseeings are available as a separate unit or may be combined with others for a special price offer.

Pleasant morning drive to Europos Parkas – open air contemprorary art museum. You will enjoy the walk in the park and at the same time will discover the admirable world of contemprorary art. The exhibition spans an area of 55 hectares and displays over 80 works by artists from 23 countries. The collection includes large scale works by famous contemprorary artists such as Abakanowicz, Openheim and Le Witt. Back to Old Town, you will visit the studio of Mrs. Elvyra Katalina Kriaučiūnaitė – famous graphic artist who uses very unique technique, combining different textures and forms. We offer you a chance to meet the artist working with talent and heartand and get a closer look at works in a relaxed private atmosphere.

Later walk to Uzupis – the Montmartre of Vilnius, one of the oldest parts of the city where many artists live and create. Though dirty, derelict and ghostly Uzupis offers a glimpse into unique part of Vilnius’ cultural life.

Guide & Minibus (1-5 persons) 260 EURO.