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SELF-GUIDED CYCLING TOUR AROUND THE CURONIAN LAGOON (LITHUANIA)
8 days / 7 nights
from/to Klaipeda
The Baltic Sea coast with Palanga Resort and the Curonian Spit National Park, designated by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site, explored individually by bicycle on highly scenic. Enjoy a real Lithuanian country life when cycling in the Nemunas River Delta region. This tour partly covers the Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route which is the first and only officially signposted high quality cycle route in Lithuania opened a few years ago.
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SG 01 |
May 26 |
June 2 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
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SG 02 |
June 2 |
June 9 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
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SG 03 |
June 9 |
June 16 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
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SG 04 |
June 16 |
June 23 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
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SG 05 |
June 23 |
June 30 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
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SG 06 |
June 30 |
July 7 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 07 |
July 7 |
July 14 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 08 |
July 14 |
July 21 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 09 |
July 21 |
July 28 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 10 |
July 28 |
August 4 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 11 |
August 4 |
August 11 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 12 |
August 11 |
August 18 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 13 |
August 18 |
August 25 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 14 |
August 25 |
September 1 |
DBL 485 SGL 665 |
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SG 15 |
September 1 |
September 8 |
DBL 445 SGL 625 |
CYCLING ITINERARY (app. 270 km)
Day 1 Saturday: KLAIPEDA
Arrival in Klaipeda. Individual transfer to the hotel (not included). Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
Day 2 Sunday: KLAIPEDA-PALANGA-KLAIPEDA (app. 55 km)
9:00 a.m. information meeting at the hotel, where you will be greeted by BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL representative. Cycling to Palanga resort and back along the Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route leading through Giruliai Forest and the Seaside Regional Park. En route you may explore the Dutchman’s Cap – a 24-meter-high coastal cliff and Plaze Lake. In Palanga you may visit the Botanical Park and Amber Museum, cycling 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. Optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: OLD MILL*** or similar
Day 3 Monday: KLAIPEDA-PRIEKULE-SILUTE (app. 65 km)
Cycling on forest trails and countryside road through Dituva allotment gardens and Pamarys Meadows to Silute. En 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 with the Curonian Lagoon in Klaipeda. Arrival in Silute, check-in and optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: GILIJA*** or similar.
Day 4 Tuesday: SILUTE-RUSNE ISLAND-SILUTE (app. 45 km)
Explore Silute town named after “Silokarcema” (a pub in the boscage) and go for a return cycling trip to Rusne 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 Rusne, the old water pumping station – a polder museum and the 19th century lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour. Optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: GILIJA*** or similar.
Day 5 Wednesday: SILUTE-VENTE-NIDA (app. 45 km)
Cycling to Vente 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. 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-JUODKRANTE-KLAIPEDA (app. 60 km)
Cycling on an asphalt bike path of the Seaside Cycle Route which takes you along the Curonian Spit to Klaipeda. 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 Smiltyne where take a ferry to the Old Town of Klaipeda. Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel. 7:30 p.m. (19:30) Meeting with BALTIC BIKE TRAVEL representative who will collect the rental bicycles.
OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: OLD MILL*** or similar
Day 8 Saturday: KLAIPEDA
Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.
THE TOUR INCLUDES:
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7 nights stay at the hotels
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All hotel taxes
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Breakfast daily
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Luggage transport on day 3 (Klaipeda-Silute), day 5 (Silute-harbour-Nida) and day 7 (Nida-Klaipeda)
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Boat trip across the Curonian Lagoon to Nida
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Individual information package (city guide, maps, program and route description)
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Emergency alarm number
THE TOUR EXCLUDES:
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Arrival and departure transfers
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Bicycle rent
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Lunches & dinner
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Tips
OPTIONS:
TRANSFERS
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Single person arrival or departure transfer – 40 EUR per person (Palanga Airport) or 26 EUR per person (Klaipeda ferry terminal);
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Arrival or departure transfer for a party of 2 persons - 20 EUR per person (Palanga Airport) or 13 EUR per person (Klaipeda ferry terminal);
RENTAL
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Rental of hybrid trekking bicycle with 7-speed hub gears & back-pedal break or 24-speed derailleur gears & free-wheel (when booking the type of bicycle and height of the client is requested) and equipped with waterproof pannier (Ortlieb) – 60 EUR per person
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Rental of E-bike equipped with waterproof pannier (Ortlieb) – 90 EUR per person
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Rental of bicycle tachometer (min. 4 functions) and it’s installation on the bicycle – 10 EUR per bicycle
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Rental of waterproof handlebar bag with plastic map holder (Ortlieb) – 15 EUR per bicycle
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Rental of bicycle trailer (Winther Dolphin) for children from 6 months old – 60 EUR per person
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Rental of trailer-bike for children of 5-10 years old – 40 EUR per person
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Rental of child seat (up to 22 kg) – 15 EUR per bicycle
MEALS
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3-course dinner package (7 dinners) – 99 EUR per person
PRE/POST TOUR ACCOMMODATION
Hotel in Klaipeda OLD MILL HOTEL or similar
SGL 59 EUR per room per night, including breakfast
DBL 69 EUR per room per night, including breakfast
OTHER RATES AND CONDITIONS:
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Tour price per person from 5 years old in extra bed in DBL room – 335 EUR (SG 01-05&15) / 365 EUR (SG 06-14)
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For children up to 5 years old in parents room without extra bed – for free
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Minimum group size – 2 pax
