Project Description
Exploring Nemunas Delta – 4 days tour in Lithuania nature (from Tallinn)
We will have a boat trip around Nemunas delta, see channels, birds, lighthouses, Curonian Lagoon, visit
lighthouse, the border section, churches.
Program
First day. After arriving to Lithuania we will visit the Ventė Cape. In ornithological station we will attend an educational activity, including bird ringing, led by an ornithologist. In the evening we will arrive to the place we willl spend the night – Mingė village and have a dinner. We also could get educational program with fish soup (as a dinner) or old lithuanian games. Next day we will take a boat trip around Nemunas delta. You will see channels, birds, lighthouses, Curonian Lagoon, visit Uostadvaris lighthouse, Rusnė town, visit the border section, church. In Rusne we also will learn how to smoke fish and will degustate fish. 3th day we will spend in little town Šilutė.
On the way we have also a walk on the Aukštumalė cognitive trail. In Šilutė we will visit the museum of culinary and will get culinary heritage education. In afternoon we will visit the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the former Šilutė Prison, Šilutė Catholic Church and the Macikai Concentration Camp. On the 4th day we will have a breakfast at hotel and will leave Lithuania.
Other tours
Keila-Joa Schloss Fall Castle, Arvo Pärt Centre, Kumna Manor
We start our tour with visiting historic Neo-Gothic Estonian knight-castle Keila-Joa Schloss Fall Castle. After extensive renovation 2013 yhe Castle reopened its doors to guests.
Exploring Nemunas Delta – 4 days tour in Lithuania nature (from Tallinn)
We will have a boat trip around Nemunas delta, see channels, birds, lighthouses, Curonian Lagoon, visit lighthouse, the border section, churches. We will learn to smoke fish, walk on the Aukštumalė cognitive trail, get culinary heritage education. Visit the ornithological station, the former Šilutė Prison and the Macikai Concentration Camp.
2 days trip to Ligatne – beautiful nature and interesting history.
We will visit Āraiši Lake Castle - the only reconstruction of a 8/9 – 10th century fortified settlement in Europe, Ungurmuiža manor - the unique Latvian baroque style wooden building with its one-off wall-paintings heartily. Līgatnes paper mill and the historical center of the paper mill village, secret bunker of soviet tyime, sandstone caves. Have a beer tasting in Raiskums beer factory.
Discover the mysterious island – Osmussaar 1 or 2 days trip.
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Discover beautiful islet Kessulaid
Kessulaid is the oldest and highest islet in Estonia. The nature of istet is versatile - Kesse Bank with its height up to 8.5 m offers gorgeous views, on the western side of the islet there is a sandy beach. Kesselaid is a part of the biospheric protection area. On the islet 16 species of orchids are counted.
Discover the northeastern part of Estonia 1 day.
We will admire the view from Estonia’s highest limestone cliff Ontika and the highest waterfall in Estonia – Valaste waterfall. We will visit magnificent Oru Park and examine the buildings from the post-war period of Stalin, classical avenues, baeutiful Sillamäe Cultural Centre and Museum with exhibition of the soviet time.
Cultural Trips in Lahemaa 1 or more days.
During the cultural trip we visit beautifully restored manor houses in magnificent parks, walk in our traditional fisherman villages where inhabitants are still living, visit a romantic captains' village of Käsmu with Maritime Museum or Museum of Art in Viinistu.
Wonderful palaces and chateaus of Latvia – 3 days
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