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Tour to the historical Memel Region

Trip programme:

Day 1: Arrival
 
Travel with the “DFDS Seaways” ferry from Kiel to Klaipeda, the port city of Lithuania. Overnight stay on the ferry.

Day 2: Klaipeda

Welcome to Klaipeda. After being greeted by your tour guide, you will be taken to your centrally located hotel. The way there already becomes a short, orientating city tour, which ends in front of your hotel. Check in at the hotel. Overnight stay in Klaipeda.

Day 3: Curonian Spit

Guided tour of the beautiful Curonian Spit, famous for its untouched nature with huge shifting sand dunes, fishermen's houses and endless sandy beaches. In the fishing village of Nida, you will visit the High Dune with its sundial, the Protestant church with its ethnographic cemetery and the famous Thomas Mann House. Hike through the Nagliai Nature Reserve with its villages buried under the sand and the unique beauty of the Dead Dunes. In the fishing village of Juodkrante, explore the cormorant colony, the old villa district of the former health resort and Amber Bay. Back to Klaipeda. Overnight stay.

Day 4: Excursion to Memelland
 
The tour takes you through the old Memel region villages to the former district town of Heydekrug (now Silute). Here you will visit the old Protestant church with its unique murals, the vicarage, the historic post office, the Heydekrug railway station, the fire station and the Hugo Scheu Museum. Continue to the island of Rusnė, which lies directly on the border with Kaliningrad. Visit to the bird observatory at the corner of Windenburg. Here you will be surrounded by the unique natural environment of the Nemunas Delta. Back to Klaipeda. Overnight stay.

Day 5: Excursion to Palanga and Kretinga

On this excursion, you will explore the spa and seaside resort of Palanga, which lies on the Baltic coast and is famous for its long promenade with a pier and the beautiful park and castle of Count Tyszkiewicz, which also houses the Amber Museum. During a walk through the town we will show you the oldest pharmacy in Lithuania, the countless old wooden houses and villas that made Palanga famous in the 17th century.

In the afternoon we continue our journey and visit the Franciscan monastery and church in the neighboring town of Kretinga. Coffee break in the manor house (17th century) of Count Chodkevicius, today a beautiful conservatory museum. Return to Klaipeda. Overnight stay.

Day 6-7: Journey home
 
The time until departure is at your leisure. Transfer to the ferry port. Check in at the ferry. Overnight stay on board.
Arrival in Kiel the next day at approx. 17:30.
The following services are included in the tour price:
 
  • 4x overnight stays with breakfast in a centrally located hotel in Klaipeda;
  • 4x days German or English-speaking tour guide according to program;
  • 5x days comfortable minibus including transfer from/to the ferry port;
  • Admission: Thomas Mann House, Dead Dune on Curonian Spit, Hugo Scheu Museum, Vente Bird Observatory, Palanga Amber Museum, Kretinga Winter Garden;
  • Ferry and environmental protection fees Curonian Spit;
 
Complete tour price on request.
 
Program changes are possible according to your wishes. The binding offer price is determined as part of a specific travel offer - depending on the travel date, number of travel participants and location/category of accommodation. We will be happy to put together a personalized ferry offer for you. Get in touch with us and share your wishes!

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