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Jewish Heritage Tours
Private tour we've done for clients
Family of 4 trip to Latvia and Lithuania, June 23-29, 2006
June 23. Riga
Arrival Riga , Meet your
guide in airport, Transfer to hotel. Free time.
Overnight Hotel Ridzene 5*.
June 24. Riga
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning walking tour of Riga including the old town, the Dome Cathedral, the Old Guilds Houses, the Swedish Gate, St. Peter’s church to view the city from the tower, the streets built in Art Nouveau style. Jewish quarter, visit to the Synagogue and the Jewish Cultural Centre.
Afternoon tour to Salaspils and a visit to the Holocaust Memorial.
Overnight Hotel Ridzene 5*.
June 25. Riga – Ponevezh (230
km)
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning departure to Lithuania. Visit Birzai and area for family roots research. Including search of the archives.
Continue to Ponevezh. A tour of Panevezys (Ponevezh), including the building of the former world famous Ponevezh Yeshiva, the small Synagogue, the Jewish ghetto , Holocaust memorial in the outskirts of the city.
Overnight Ponevezh Romantik Hotel 4*
June 26. Ponevez- Smilgiai – Kaunas (160 km)
Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast depart for Kaunas (Kovno).
On the way visit Smilgiai.
Continue to Kaunas
Kaunas (Kovna), the second large city in Lithuania, including
Slobodka, a Jewish suburb of Kaunas and the ghetto during WWII, the Old Jewish
cemetery. The Seventh and the Ninth Forts – death. sites of thousands of Jews
from Lithuania and other countries. Holocaust museum and the Memorial in the
Ninth Fort. The Synagogue and the Children’s Memorial in its court. The house
where Leah Goldberg, the prominent Israeli poetess, lived. Art Gallery of M. K.
Ciurlionis, the outstanding Lithuanian painter and composer, the Devil’s Museum
with hundreds statues of devils. Walk in the Old Town, Catholic churches, narrow
streets and cobbled squares, cosy cafes and art galleries.The main pedestrian
street, Laisves aleja, with its nice restaurants and shops.
Overnight Hotel Kaunas, Kaunas 4*..
June 27. Kaunas-Vilnius
Breakfast at hotel.
Departure for Vilnius. A tour of Trakai near Vilnius, the ancient capital and the residence of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, famous for the lakes and sights of the area. The 14th century insular castle with a museum of Lithuanian history. The Karaite museum and the story of this small ethnic group (confessing Judaism), brought by Vytautas the Great from Crimea as war prisoners about 600 years ago. Continue to Vilnius, check into hotel
Overnight Hotel Stikliai 5* Relais and Chateaux
June 28. Vilnius
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning tour of the historical center of Vilnius (Vilna). Gediminas Castle and Cathedral Square; the history of the Lithuanian Capital. The President's Palace and the historical events connected to that place. The Old Vilnius University. The old Jewish quarter: narrow streets and courtyards of the middle-age Ghetto; the Great Vilna Synagogue and the shulhoyf; Vilna Gaon - the great Jewish scholar; Vilna - a center of the struggle between mitnagdim and hasidim; the famous Jewish sculptor Mordekhai Antokolski; the world-renowned Strashun library, that numbered over 6000 volumes at the end of the 19th century; the territory of the Large Ghetto; the courtyard of the Judenrat; the fight of the Ghetto prisoners against the Nazis.Visit to the Jewish State museum. The present and the past of the Jewish cemeteries, the grave of the Vilna Gaon. The "Cheap Houses" – big dwelling houses built by baron Hirsch for Jewish poor people. Building of the world famous printing-house "Widow and Brothers Romm".
Overnight Hotel Stikliai 5* Relais and Chateaux
June 29 Vilnius.
Free day or morning visit to the Jewish Cultural Centre and/or the Jewish school. Afternoon free for shoping, visiting galleries or cultural events. Optional – visiting monument “Center of Europe” (no extra cost) and Park called “Europe” – modern sculpture and art (extra 5.5 eur per person entrance fees)
Afternoon transfer airport .
Total : for 4 people 4360 eur
Includes:
· Accommodations in two rooms with tax and breakfast daily at 4 and 5* hotels
· all transfers and sightseeing transportation in a/c minibus
· Private Jewish Heritage sightseeing per itinerary with Yulik with entrance tickets included
Not included:
Client feedback
The trip was great. We looked forward to everyday and were never disappointed. Yulik was amazing. He made the trip a journey of a lifetime for all of us. His passion for guiding and sharing is something that was contagious. He is extremely resourceful and truly loves what he does. We were very fortunate to have him with us for this trip.
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