Baltic - Scandinavian route

Overnight in a hotel in Helsinki.

Programme duration 8h.

• Helsinki city tour. Visit the iconic Marimekko production and design facility in Herttoniemi. Continue to Helsinki centre and check out the must-see places of Helsinki;
• Visit local Purnus farm in Siuntio, taste the local food and produce. Hostess Susanne will welcome you to her farm and show you around. A short walk in the forest;
• Visit the Lohja Tytyri mine – experience the working mine and museum and the spectacular light show with Sibelius Finlandia music 100 meters below the surface;
• Visit the Finnish nature and the sauna experience while in Kisakallio.

Overnight in a hotel in Kisakallio.

Cruise ferry 16.5 h.

Helsinki city tour:

• The Helsinki Cathedral and the Senat Square;
• the Parliament;
• the Old Market Hall and Market Square;
• the Esplanade park;
• the Kamppi Chapel of Silence;
• the Temppeliaukio church;
• the Design District Helsinki;
• the Suomenlinna Sea fortress.

Overnight cruise: Helsinki – Stockholm by ferry Silja Serenade/Silja Symphony (17:00 – 09:30).

Stockholm archipelago with more than 30,000 islands, ancient fishing villages and centuries-old towns, inviting coves, cliffs and soft sand beaches

Overnight in a hotel in Stockholm.

Ferry cruise 17h.

City tour/free time in Stockholm.

• Gamla Stan – the Old Town;
• the Royal Palace;
• the Stockholm Cathedral;
• the Vasa museum;
• the SkyView – the top of the world’s largest spherical building;
• Djurgården – the green island.

Stockholm - Riga overnight cruise with Isabelle/Romantika cruise ferry (17:00 – 11:00)

Programme duration 6h. City tour in Riga. The Historic Centre of Riga is a UNESCO Heritage Site.

• The Dome Cathedral with one of the world’s largest pipe organs;
• St. Peter's Church with magnificent views of the city from its steeple;
• The old Guild Houses;
• The Swedish Gate;
• The architectural ensemble Three Brothers;
• St. Jacob’s Church;
• The Parliament House;
• Old Riga Castle;
• Art Nouveau area;
• Latvian Ethnographic open air museum – a collection of 118 historical buildings from all four of Latvia’s provinces.

Overnight in a hotel in Riga.

Programme duration 12h.

• Blacksmith’s workshop (Kaspars Auza). Hand-made lanterns, candelabras, hinges, fireplace tools, stair railings and gates. Several exhibits from the 18th century;
• Dzirnupe farm, a traditional Latvian farmstead. The owner makes drums from tree stumps and is prepared to teach how to use a bow and arrow. The lady of the house offers a programme presenting household skills that a Latvian bride should have mastered before her wedding;
• Lunch at Plavas gourmet restaurant;
• Tolkuse nature trail is a circular trail, partly running on a boardwalk. It passes through the pine forest on the dunes and Tolkuse bog and leads to the largest bog-pool of the bog. 2,2km, ca 1.5h;
• Nurka Tourism Farm. Guided nature hikes in Tolkuse bog, wood-heated sauna, handicraft workshops. Accommodation is possible for a small group.

Overnight in a hotel in Pärnu.

Programme duration 8h.
The timing allows for a combination of maximum 3 visits. There are the following options en route to choose from:

• Herbal biological farm;
• Kännu Alpaca Farm. Guests can pet an alpaca and feed it with treats, see pygmy goats, miniature sheep, Angora rabbits, and chickens;
• Jaanihanso Cider House and orchard makes cider from natural Estonian apples. Visitors can try five different ciders and take a tour;
• Luhtre Farm serves organic food, using old recipes (possibility to have dinner).

Overnight in a hotel in Tallinn.

Ferry 2 h. Tallinn city tour. The tour combines walking and bus. 

The walking tour includes:

• The Toompea Castle;
• The 13th century Dome church;
• The 19th century Russian orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij;
• The 15th century town Hall square;
• The Old Guild built to celebrate Tallinn's membership in the Hanseatic League;
• St. Olaf's church.

The bus tour includes:

• Tallinn’s suburbs and Song Festival Grounds;
• St. Brigitte’s monastery;
• Pirita area.

Tallinn - Helsinki with Tallink Shuttle: Star/Megastar.

Departure.