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The Jewish
Heritage Trail
Individual
Package Tour
7
days / 6 nights Vilnius
- Kaunas - Riga
Day
1
Fri |
Arrival
in Vilnius. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation.
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Day
2
Sat |
Enjoy a pleasant morning 28 km drive to Trakai, the
ancient capital of Lithuania, with the 15th century
Trakai Castle amidst the lakes.
Free afternoon in Vilnius. Overnight.
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Day 3
Sun |
Vilnius city tour
including the main historic and architectural
monuments of the town. Medieval Jewish quarter its
lanes and courts, Gaon and Jewish streets, the
history of Great Vilna Synagogue, the personality of
Gaon of Vilna. World famous Jewish printing house
“Widow and Brothers Romm”. Ghettos of Vilna where
more than 40.000 Jews were concentrated in
1941-1943, the building of Judenrath of the
Rudininku street.
Visit to the Jewish State Museum telling a
tragic story of the Jewish community |
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Day
4
Mon |
Morning visit to the Jewish Cultural Centre
and/or the Jewish school. Afternoon tour to
Ponar (Paneriai), southeast of Vilnius, the place of
the Vilnius Jewry mass extermination by the Nazis.
Visit to the Jewish Cemetery in Vilnius.
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Day
5
Tues |
Morning departure to Kaunas. Hotel
accommodation.
City tour includes the most interesting –
architectural and historic monuments in the Old
Town; former Kaunas Jewish ghetto; Sugihara Center;
Kaunas Choral Synagogue. Overnight in Kaunas. |
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Day
6
Wed |
Morning visit to the Ninth Fort Museum, a
former death site of thousands of Jewish nationals
during the World War II.
After departure from Kaunas to Riga with en
route stop in Kedainiai.
Hotel accommodation.
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Day
7
Thurs |
Morning walking tour of Riga including its major
historic and architectural sights, visits to the
Synagogue and the Jewish Cultural Centre, tour to
Salaspils and a visit to the Holocaust Memorial.
Transfer to the airport for a departure flight home. |
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One
full day may be set for “root“ tours to visit towns and
villages where your forefathers came from.
Car transfers and guide/escort services for additional
payment.
Package
price in EURO per person based on double occupancy
Tour
features:
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Accommodation
with breakfast in hotel of selected category
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Car/minibus
transfers on arrival / departure
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Sightseeing
tours with car/minibus and English (or other requested
language) speaking guide as per itinerary
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Transfers
between cities
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Admission
fees
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Info
package
Price:
| Superior
class |
| 2
persons |
3
persons |
4
persons |
5
persons |
Single
room supplement |
| 1160 |
930 |
830 |
765 |
230 |
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| Standard
class |
| 2
persons |
3
persons |
4
persons |
5
persons |
Single
room supplement |
| 1045 |
815 |
720 |
645 |
170 |
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