Baltic Sea bike tour self-guided bike itinerary

Day 1: Klaipeda – Individual arrival

Arrival in Klaipėda. Individual transfer to the hotel offered as optional extras. Check into your hotel – a renovated mill located right on the waterfront and in the heart of the Old Town. Hotel Old Mill or similar.

Day 2: Circular route from Klaipeda – along the Seaside cycle path to Palanga – 58 km / 36 miles

Your local host will meet you in the hotel at 9 am, organise your bicycles offered as optional extras and run through your itinerary. Today you are off to cycle to the resort town of Palanga, an idyllic route that leads north through the Giruliai Forest and the Seaside Regional Park. En route you will pass Plazė Lake and the Dutchman’s Cap. Arriving in Palanga, you can visit the Botanic Park and the remarkable Amber Museum housed in a former palace, relax on the miles of sandy white beach, stroll along the 470 metre pier and delight in the charming cafes and restaurants of J.Basanavičius pedestrian street. Return to Klaipėda using the same or slightly different route.  Overnight in Klaipėda.

Day 3: From Klaipeda to Siluté – 44 km/28 miles, minibus 40 km / 25 miles

Start the day with a short transfer to the small town of Veiviržėnai where start your cycling ride on picturesque countryside roads through Pamarys meadows to Šilutė, once a notable fish market with the old market square and harbour and plenty of cafes and restaurants. All day cycle through the region known as the land of storks and the white stork truly deserves its place as Lithuanian’s national bird. En route stop in Švėkšna village to explore the estate with its beautiful park and impressive neo-gothic church of St.Jacob the Apostle.  Overnight in Šilutė: Gilija hotel or similar.

Day 4: Circular ride from siluté – Rusnė Island – 47 km / 29 miles

This morning you ride on the tiny lanes and bridlepaths to Lithuania’s only island – Rusnė Island on the Russian border and located in the Nemunas River Delta Regional Park. The village of Rusnė is full of rural charm and its museum houses a traditional fisherman’s smallholding. When you stand on the bank of the Nemunas River in Rusnė you see the Russian oblast of Kaliningrad just 100 metres across the river. En route back to Šilutė stop at the old lighthouse in Uostadvaris harbour and the old water pumping station. Overnight in Šilutė: Gilija hotel or similar.

Day 5: Šiluté to Nida & crossing the Curonian Lagoon – cycling 33 km / 21 miles, by boat 14 km / 9 miles

Cycling to Ventė Cape with a bird ringing station and ornithological museum along the way. Stop at the 19th Century lighthouse for glimpses of the glistening Curonian Spit sand dunes and then sit back as you cross the lagoon by ferry (1.5-2 hrs) to arrive in Nida, the largest settlement on the Curonian Spit. Your hotel lies at the heart of this former fishing village. Check-in and optional dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Nida: Nerija or Nida banga.

Day 6: Free day in Nida – 10 km / 6 miles

Nida is one of the most beautiful resorts in Lithuania blessed with the Curonian Lagoon one side and the fine sandy beaches of the Baltic coast on the other. Famous for its amber – trawled from the sea bed and its impressive sand dunes, there is plenty to do here. Visit the Fisherman’s House, the Amber Gallery and the summer home of the famous writer Thomas Mann; relax on the beach, cruise in a traditional sailing boat, canoe to see the Dead Dunes and take your pick of the cafes and restaurants. Optional dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Nida: Nerija or Nidos Banga.

Day 7: Nida to Klaipeda along sand dunes of the Curonian Spit – 58 km / 36 miles

Pedal through the timeless landscape of the spit today on the peaceful seaside bike path leading to Klaipėda. Often in pine forests with the coast always nearby, the bike path gives you one or two dunes to scale – the only slopes of the tour! Stop at the Dead Dunes and spot the colonies of grey herons and cormorants.  Stop en route at golden sandy beaches, go swimming in the Baltic Sea and saunter through the forests to reach Smiltynė where you take the ferry back to the Old Town of Klaipėda for your last night.

Day 8: Departure from Klaipeda o extension

Enjoy a final stroll through this fascinating town before we transfer you to Palanga airport or international ferry terminal or bus/train station for your departure offered as optional extras. You may also stay extra nights (offered as optional extras) and enjoy Klaipėda longer.

Dates & Prices for Season 2020 per person

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