No 50015
Self drive tour
Self drive tour Individual Latvia, Lithuania

Along the shores of the Baltic states to the Curonian Spit

Day 1 Arrival in Riga

Arrival.
Optional: pick up the hired car.
Free time in Rīga sightseeing.
Overnight in hotel in Rīga.


Day 2 Riga-Jūrmala-Kolka

Breakfast.
Sites and attractions en route:
•Jūrmala, the largest resort town in the Baltic States, with its treasures - sandy beach and charming wooden houses
•Boardwalk in the “Lielais Ķemeru tīrelis” bog - the 3km long trail is winding trough the mosses and little bog lakes
•The lake Engure nature park with the “Orchid trail” (3.5km) and bird watching towers offering a great view over the surroundings
•Stony beach with small bays stretching from Ķirkrags to Kaltene villages (5km)
•The Kolka horn – a place where waves of the Riga gulf cross with waves from Baltic sea
Overnight in the guest house in Kolka.

Distance driving 198 km, walking 12 km

Day 3 Kolka-Ventspils-Pavilosta

Breakfast.
Sites and attractions en route:
•The Slītere National park with coastline forests, nature trails, old ancient fishermen villages of the Livi – a nationality once populating the shores of the Baltic sea and striving to maintain their identity today. A “Boat cemetery” and the second oldest light house in Latvia
•Harbour town Ventspils
•Steep banks of the Baltic sea at Jūrkalne
Overnight in the guest house in Pāvilosta.

Distance driving 119 km

Day 4 Pavilosta-Palanga-Kretinga

Breakfast.
Sites and attractions en route:
•Farm where owners raise various kinds of ostriches from South America and Africa
•In Palanga: the Amber museum, the Bothanical Park, the Sea Bridge, beach and J.Basanavičiaus gatve – pedestrian street
Overnight in the guest house in Kretinga.

Distance driving 156 km

Day 5 Kretinga-Klaipeda-Nida

Breakfast.
Sites and attractions en route:
•The Klaipeda old town
•The Curonian Spit, the Maritime museum and the Witch hill in Joudkrante
•The Nida shoreline promenade
Overnight in the hotel in Nida.

Distance driving 75 km

Day 6 Nida-Klaipeda-Liepaja

Breakfast.    
Sites and attractions en route:
•The Pape nature park with nature trails, the bird watching tower and herd of wild horses
•Liepaja town
Overnight in the hotel in Liepaja.

Distance driving 155 km

Day 7 Liepaja-Kuldiga-Riga

Breakfast.
Sites and attractions en route:
•The Abava valley nature park, the open air museum of art at Pedvāle
•The  wine hill in Sabile
•The Jaunmoku castle
Overnight the hotel in Rīga.

Distance driving 370 km

Day 8 Departure from Riga

Breakfast.
Individual departure or extra days in Riga or in the countryside in Latvia.