Baltic Tour: Berlin, Warsaw, Riga, Tallinn

The group meets at Istanbul Airport, International Departures Terminal, 3 hours before the flight. After baggage, passport and check-in formalities, you fly to Berlin.

On arrival, a private vehicle takes you on a panoramic city tour. You see the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz, then Checkpoint Charlie and the Rotes Rathaus, the historic city hall. The tour ends at the East Side Gallery, a section of the Berlin Wall covered in murals.

You have lunch and dinner at restaurants. You spend the night at your Berlin hotel.

After breakfast, a private vehicle takes you from Berlin to Poznan. You have lunch at a restaurant there.

The journey then continues to Warsaw, the capital of Poland, where the city tour begins. You see the Old Town first. Next comes Lazienki Park, where you view the Palace on the Isle. The tour also takes in the Warsaw Ghetto area and the Royal Castle.

After dinner at a restaurant, you transfer to the hotel and stay in Warsaw.

After breakfast, a private vehicle takes you from Warsaw to Elk in north-eastern Poland. A panoramic tour of the town follows, and you have lunch at a restaurant.

You then cross into Lithuania and reach Trakai, a town surrounded by lakes. Different communities have lived side by side here, and the city tour shows traces of that mix. Karaite culture is one of the elements that shape the town's identity.

After the tour, you drive to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Dinner is at a restaurant. The night is at your hotel in Vilnius.

After breakfast, the Vilnius city tour begins by private vehicle. In the historic centre you see Cathedral Square, then the Church of St. Anne and the Church of St. Francis and Bernardine. The tour continues with Vilnius University and Gediminas Tower.

You have lunch at a restaurant. Afterwards you leave Lithuania and drive to Riga, the capital of Latvia.

On arrival, you explore Riga on a walking tour. You have dinner at a restaurant, then transfer to the hotel. You spend the night in Riga.

After breakfast, a private vehicle takes you from Riga to Sigulda, a Latvian town known for its nature and history. An orientation tour is held there, and you have lunch at a restaurant.

You then drive to Jurmala, a resort area on the Baltic coast. The tour gives a close look at coastal life in Latvia.

You return to Riga and continue the city tour. After dinner at a restaurant, you return to the hotel for a second night in Riga.

After breakfast, a private vehicle takes you from Riga to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The route runs from Latvia into Estonia.

You have lunch at a restaurant on arrival. The Tallinn city tour follows. Baltic, Nordic and Central European influences can all be seen in the city. The tour looks at the historic fabric and everyday life.

The day ends with dinner at a restaurant and a transfer to your Tallinn hotel.

After breakfast, you tour Tallinn. The tour looks at the city's history and its position on the Baltic coast.

You then go to the port and cross the Baltic Sea to Helsinki by ferry. On arrival, a half-day city tour of Helsinki follows. You have lunch at a restaurant.

After lunch, the ferry takes you back to Tallinn. From the port you go to a restaurant for dinner, then transfer to the hotel. You spend the night in Tallinn.

After breakfast, you check out of the hotel for a half-day city tour of Tallinn. You have lunch at a restaurant.

Free time follows before the flight. You then transfer to the airport and complete the check-in formalities for the return flight to Istanbul.