Surprising Baltics - Polo Marco Experience · monuments that tell us about the events that have taken place since the 11th century. Turaida church, one of the oldest wooden churches

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Surprising Baltics

TA LLIN TARTU RIGA SIGULDA - VILNIUS


EARTH, AIR, WATER or FIRE?

AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE THROUGH ALL ELEMENTS

5 nights/6 days PROGRAM for about 30 guests

Day 1 TALLIN (Estonia)

Pick up at Tallin Lennart Meri Airport and transfer to the hotel

Our professional personnel will greet the guests at given times and escort them to minibuses or sedans

for their transfer to the hotel.

Arrival at the selected 4-star Hotel

Check In & relaxing time

Photo Hunt city tour

The objective of a photo hunt is for teams to find the places on a photograph and to make as creative a photo as possible

in the same location. The team members must also be on the photo. Every photograph includes exact instructions on

how the team members must appear on the photo.

The team will be given a legend, photographs on paper and a digital

camera (Canon). During the allotted time, the team must find as

many locations as possible if possible, all and photograph them

according to the instructions.

The active orienteering-hunting portion of the photo hunt is

followed by a viewing of the photos, which may be organized

immediately after the hunt or later, as part of a dinner, party or

other program.

Groups of 15-100 are especially appropriate for 'hunting'. The optimal number for one team is 5-8 people.

Tallinn is a picturesque old city, where whole districts date back to the Middle Ages. You will visit the Old Town with its

quaint narrow streets and beautiful merchants' houses exemplifying the best of Gothic architecture. The tour includes


Toompea Castle, the 13th century Dome church, the 19th century Russian orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij, the

15th century town Hall square, the Old Guild built to celebrate Tallinn's membership in the Hanseatic League, and St.

Olaf's church.

On the driving part visit to T .

Dinner in a medieval restaurant

Dinner with folk show in the Old Town.

This folk dance group gives a show bursting with energy and

attracts the attention of every party guest. The show features

various traditional Estonian and modern folk dances and different

folk costumes. At the end of the dance program, the performers

teach some dance steps to the party guests as well.

Overnight at the Hotel

Day 2 TALLIN LAHEMAA National Park TARTU [Approx. 250 Km]

Breakfast at the hotel

After breakfast the guests will board their coach for travel to Tartu, via Lahemaa National park.

Laahema National Park is located about 60 km from Tallinn and covers 480 square km of typical North Estonia

sea coast landscape.

Lahemaa National Park is famous for its beautiful nature, peninsulas that reach far into the sea, fishing villages

and manor houses. During tour you will also visit the fishing village of Altja and its old inn, Vosu resort, one of

the best-

Palmse and Sagadi manor houses in the heart of Lahemaa provide an excellent opportunity to see the way of life

of ancient lords and ladies of the manor.

Lunch at Sagadi.

Futher travel to Tartu.




Dinner and overnight in Tartu

Day 3 TARTU SIGULDA RIGA (Latvia) [Approx. 260 Km]


Tartu City Tour

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia on the banks of the river Emajõgi, which connects the two largest lakes

of Estonia. The centre of Tartu gets its distinctive character from buildings that are two centuries old: the neo-

University was founded in 1632 by King Gustav II Adolph of Sweden . Today, the University has ten faculties and

This combined coach and walking tour introduces the unique atmosphere and architectural pearls

second l

Town Hall, University Main Building, Dome Cathedral,

Continue trip to Turaida and Sigulda.

Lunch at the local restaurant along the route.

The Turaida Museum Reserve is the historical centre of Turaida and comprises archaeological, historical and art

monuments that tell us about the events that have taken place since the 11th century. Turaida church, one of

the oldest wooden churches built by the local rural craftsmen is a graveyard was established here for the first

baptized Liivs. By the Castle of Turaida, under an old linden tree is the legendary tomb of Roze that

commemorates a Latvian maiden who chose to die rather than give in to the wishes of a filthy nobleman


One of the most picturesque towns in Latvia - Sigulda, , is located in the Gauja River valley a National Park often

called the Latvian Switzerland, known as the most popular tourist and leisure destination as well as a famous

winter sports area in Latvia because of its bob -sleigh track and the down-hill skiing routes. By coach you will

travel down into the river valley, enjoy the landscape and finally walk to the sandstone grottoes on the ancient

river bank.

Free flight simulator - Vertical Wind Tunnel in Sigulda The first vertical wind tunnel in Eastern Europe. It breaks the laws of gravity and allows you to fly with the help of

the newest technologies! Experience an incredible thrill of gravity free flight.

You think that you cannot simply arrive and fly? Yes, you can! In

we will fully

equip and prepare you for the flight.

An airborne person, not tied by any ropes or parachutes that is

FLYING in the most direct meaning of the word. The strong air

flow in the wind tunnel allows you to lay on it and glide in the air.

By changing the position of the body, the laws of aerodynamics

will allow you to fly up, perform the most varying movements,

acrobatics, and feel unbelievable emotions and share them with

your travel mates.



Dinner and overnight in Riga


Day 4 RIGA RUNDALE Palace VILNIUS (Lithuania) [Approx. 390 Km]


Riga Bike City Tour [Approx. 2,5 hrs]

Nowhere in Europe does Jugendstil (German art nouveau) define

the city space as wonderfully as it does here in Riga. In fact World

War II devastated many of Europe's art nouveau style treasures,

but in Riga 40 percent of the downtown buildings are of this

style. An architectural historian will highlight details of the finest

city facades.

There is also a sprawling medieval old city, a labyrinth of

cobblestone roads and merchant houses.

In the city tour you will see Dome Cathedral, St. Peter's Church, Cat's House, Great and Small Guild Houses,

House of Blackheads, Riga's Castle, Freedom Monument and Opera building, Mentzendorf's House - the

unique example of mediaeval Riga's architecture with well preserved frescoes .

Rundale Palace Rundale Palace, the most magnificent masterpiece of baroque

architecture in the Baltic States, lies at a distance of 70 km from

Riga. It was built in the first part of the 18th century by the Italian

architect F. B. Rastrelli, the baroque genius from Italy who

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Winter Palace.

The professionally renovated palace interiors are decorated with authentic 18th century furniture, paintings

and china. The most impressive are the Golden Hall, the White Hall, the bedroom of the Duke of Courland

Johan Ernst Biron. The palace boasts a beautiful French-style park.

Hill of Crosses

It is a unique example of Christianity in Lithuania, revealing the existance of Catholic believers, who took

those thousands of crosses into one place.




Dinner and overnight in Vilnius

Day 5 VILNIUS TRAKAI Castle

Vilnius City Tour You will start a tour at the Cathedral Square - the place full of myths and legends. Further you will visit

Vilnius University - the oldest university in the Eastern Europe - founded in 1579, the Town Hall of Vilnius,

built in the end of 18th century, beautiful ensemble of Orthodox monastery, St. Theresa church and Gates

of Dawn, with the holy image of the Virgin Mary. The city tour of Vilnius will be followed by St. Anne's

church, representing the peak of Gothic architecture in Lithuania and St. Peter and Paul's church - the

example of Lithuanian baroque.

Hot Air Ballooning in the city Vilnius one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, part of UNESCO heritage, is just one of a few capitals

it from above ! We will organise a

hot air balloon fiesta excursion for the entire group. Group flights are always charming because everybody

in a balloon may enjoy the views of city and surrounding as well as other balloons flying nearby.

If you are looking for adventurous and funny team building activities in Lithuania, you should try hot air

balloon competitions. Each competition can be changed or developed according to your needs.

During this Vilnius hot air balloon competition you may try different tasks, such as the fastest hot air balloon

launch, the most exact flight to the target, the highest flight, the furthest flight, the softest landing, the

shortest way back, etc.


There can be 3 to 8 passengers in every balloon/team that will have to compete with other teams in order to

beat them and win a special prize. Upon request hot air balloon competition activity for corporate groups

can be combined with other competitive land activities like real gun shooting, paintball, play pigeon

shooting, carting or others. A nice picnic or BBQ can be organized too.

Lunch in the city center

Trakai Castle Excursion to Trakai, the picturesque Trakai nationals park territory with pine forests and lakes, and the

ancient Lithuanian capital - the residence of Grand Dukes of the country. Visit to the 15th century insular

castle.

Here still residse a small national minority of Karaites, which is confessing

Judaism and probably originates from one of the most ancient Turkish tribes. It

is believed they were brought from the Crimea by the Grand Lithuanian Duke

Vytautas in the 14th century.

where there is

the option of having dinner. The staff of the restaurant will explain what kind of

food this is and give a local drink to try.

[There is also the posssibility to organize a cooking class to learn how to prepare

Kibinas, the small stuffed pastries]

Transfer back to the hotel and overnight in Vilnius

Day 6 VILNIUS and departure to India


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Surprising Baltics - Polo Marco Experience · monuments that tell us about the events that have taken place since the 11th century. Turaida church, one of the oldest wooden churches