Day One (Tuesday): Arrival in Krakow

Check-in after 15:00 hrs at your selected hotel.

At 20:00hrs you are invited to join fellow passengers at the welcome meeting at the Novotel City West Hotel, to meet with your guide.
For guests staying at the Secesja Hotel a return transfer will be provided at 19:30 hrs.

Day Two (Wednesday): Krakow

In the morning, after breakfast, enjoy our Krakow city tour including visits to the Old market square, Cloth Hall, Barbican and City Walls. There will be free time in the centre. Spend time at leisure, or pre-book our early afternoon OPTIONAL pre-bookable tour* to Wieliczka salt mine (with return transfers from hotels and city centre).

In the evening, there is an OPTIONAL pre-bookable* live piano concert of Chopin music at the Chopin Gallery, this includes round trip transfer from hotels and complimentary glass of wine.

Day Three (Thursday): Krakow – Warsaw

In the morning, breakfast and check-out, then departure by coach to the city of Czestochowa and visit to the Jasna Gora monastery, the most important pilgrimage site of Poland. The monastery houses the world-famous picture of Virgin Mary, called ‘Black Madonna’. Lunch is provided en route to Warsaw.
Arrival in Warsaw, check-in at hotel for 2 nights

Day Four (Friday): Warsaw

In the morning, join your guide for a tour of Warsaw, including visits to the Old Market square, St John’s Cathedral and the Royal Castle square with Sigismund column. There will be free time in the city centre.
In the afternoon, there is an OPTIONAL pre-bookable* Chopin Tour (with transfer from hotels). The tour includes a visit to the church of Holy Cross where the urn containing Chopin’s heart is interred, it was brought back to Poland from Paris in 1850 by Ludwika, Chopin’s sister. We also visit the beautiful Lazienki Royal Park with Chopin’s statue and the Fryderyk Chopin Museum.

Evening at leisure.

Day Five (Saturday): Warsaw – Vilnius

In the morning, breakfast and check-out, then transfer to Vilnius, Lithuania. On the way, stop in the picturesque little town of Augustow, located on the river Netta. It is surrounded by beautiful lakes. We take lunch on the way to Vilnius.
Arrival in Vilnius, check-in at hotel for 2 nights.

Day Six (Sunday): Vilnius

After breakfast, take a morning sightseeing tour of Vilnius, including visits to the medieval as well as modern sections of the city.  See the Grand Cathedral of Peter and Paul, the small church of St. Anna–a gem of Gothic architecture – and the University of Vilnius. Afternoon at leisure, or you can join the OPTIONAL pre-bookable tour* to the medieval capital of Lithuania, Trakai, located on Galves Lake (27 km). On this beautifully situated island in the middle of the lake there is a 14th century red brick castle which now houses the History Museum.
Evening at leisure.

Day Seven (Monday): Vilnius – Riga

After breakfast, depart by coach to Riga. En route we will visit the Hill of Crosses – a famous hill with more than a thousand crosses – and the splendid 18^th century Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Kurland.
Lunch is included today.
Arrival in Riga, check-in to your hotel for 3 nights.

Day Eight (Tuesday): Riga

After breakfast, take a panoramic city tour of Riga. The Old Town will delight you with the colourfully restored merchant’s residences, the fascinating beer cellars and cafes, historical monuments such as the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Powder Tower and more. View the many architectural masterpieces of the early 20th century Art Nouveau period on your tour.
Afternoon at leisure.

Day Nine (Wednesday): Riga

This morning, after breakfast, an OPTIONAL pre-bookable sightseeing tour* to Sigulda, which is situated approx. 50 km NE of Riga.  Sigulda is often called the “Latvian Switzerland” because of the beauty of its landscape. Visit the 13th century Knight’s Castle and the mysterious Gutmana Cave, linked to a romantic medieval love legend.
Afternoon at leisure.

Day Ten (Thursday): Riga to Tallinn

After breakfast, depart by coach to Tallinn. En route, enjoy a stop at the Ethnographical Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Riga, to see traditional Latvian rural buildings, the oldest ones dating from the 17th century. View the Baltic Sea Coast along the way and enjoy a sightseeing orientation of the Estonian Town of Parnu.
Lunch is included today on our journey.
Arrival in Tallinn, check in at the hotel for 2 nights.

Day Eleven (Friday): Tallinn

After breakfast, your group will enjoy a City tour, visiting Tallinn’s exquisite medieval town, which is now on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Afternoon at leisure.  Alternatively, you can enjoy a pre-bookable OPTIONAL tour* to KADRIORG PARK and PALACE, which was founded 1721 by the Russian Emperor Peter the Great, as a gift to his wife Catherine II to use as summer residence.
Day Twelve (Saturday) Tallinn departure

Breakfast, check out and departure.