8 days / 7 nights self-guided cycling from/to Klaipeda (Lithuania) 

The Baltic Sea coast with Palanga Resort and the Curonian Spit National Park, designated by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site, explored by bicycle on highly scenic routes. Experience 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.

Tour code:	Departure dates:	Terminating dates:	Rate per person in EUR:
SG 01	May 30	June 6	DBL 445   SGL 625
SG 02	June 6	June 13	DBL 445    SGL 625
SG 03	June 13	June 20	DBL 445    SGL 625
SG 04	June 20	June 27	DBL 445    SGL 625
SG 05	June 27	July 4	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 06	July 4	July 11	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 07	July 11	July 18	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 08	July 18	July 25	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 09	July 25	August 1	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 10	August 1	August 8	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 11	August 8	August 15	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 12	August 15	August 22	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 13	August 22	August 29	DBL 475    SGL 665
SG 14	August 29	September 5	DBL 445    SGL 625

Download the program with nice pictures in pdf format HERE (0.5 Mb)

CYCLING ITINERARY (app. 280 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
HOTEL: OLD PORT HOTEL or similar

Day 2 Sunday: KLAIPEDA-PALANGA-KLAIPEDA (app. 55 km)
9:00 a.m. information meeting at the hotel, where you will be greeted by BaltiCCycle.eu 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 Plazė 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 PORT HOTEL 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 Klaipėda Canal, also referred to as King Vilhelm Canal, which was dug in the 19^th century to link the Minija River with the Curonian Lagoon in Klaipėda. Arrival in Silute, check-in and optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: DEIMS or similar.

Day 4 Tuesday: SILUTE-RUSNE ISLAND-SILUTE (app. 45 km)
Explore Silutė town named after “Silokarcema” (a pub in the boscage) and go for a return cycling trip to Rusnė 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 Rusnė, the old water pumping station – a polder museum and the 19^th century lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour. Optional dinner at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT: Silute
HOTEL: DEIMS or similar.

Day 5 Wednesday: SILUTE-VENTE-MINGE-NIDA (app. 55 km)
Cycling to Ventė Cape where you may visit a bird ringing station with a museum of ornithology and the 19^th century lighthouse which offers an amazing view of the landscape and a glimpse of the shining sand dunes of the Curonian Spit. Further cycling to Minija (Minge) village called the Lithuanian Venice, where the River Minija serves as the main street. 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 Klaipėda. 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 Smiltynė where take a ferry to the Old Town of Klaipeda. Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel.
7:30 p.m. Meeting with BaltiCCycle.eu representative who will collect the rental bicycles.
OVERNIGHT: Klaipeda
HOTEL: OLD PORT HOTEL or similar 

Day 8 Saturday: KLAIPEDA
Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour.

THE TOUR INCLUDES:

• 7 nights stay at the hotels
• All hotel taxes
• Breakfast daily
• Luggage transport on day 3 (Klaipeda-Silute), day 5 (Silute-harbour-Nida) and day 7 (Nida-Klaipėda)
• Boat trip across the Curonian Lagoon from the Nemunas River Delta Park to Nida
• Individual information package (city guide, maps, program and route description)
• Emergency alarm number

THE TOUR EXCLUDES:

• Arrival and departure transfers
• Bicycle rent
• Lunches & dinner
• Tips

OPTIONS:

TRANSFERS

• Single person arrival or departure transfer – 40 EUR per person (Palanga Airport) or 26 EUR per person (Klaipeda ferry terminal);
• 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

• Rental of hybrid trekking bicycle equipped with 7-speed hub gears or 21-speed derailleur gears (optionally) and waterproof pannier, and including bicycle delivery to/collection from the hotel in Klaipeda – 65 EUR per person

MEALS

• 3-course dinner package (7 dinners) – 98 EUR per person

PRE/POST TOUR ACCOMMODATION

Hotel in Klaipeda OLD PORT HOTEL or similar
SGL         60 EUR per room per night, including breakfast
DBL         72 EUR per room per night, including breakfast