Lithuania Holidays - Tours & Adventure Travel Guide

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“The gifted land of Lithuania is a great holiday destination with its varied landscapes that offer diverse outdoor excursions ranging from forest lands to sand dunes and vast plains to lakes and hills. The other side of Lithuania can be witnessed in its charming cities like Vilnius that are dotted with baroque style architecture. The land of castles and culture is an intriguing destination.”

Lithuania Holiday Highlights

Adventure Sports - Lithuania is ideal for water sports with opportunities to go sailing and windsurfing. The beaches have paragliding facilities along with the opportunity to fly kites. You can get an aerial view of the coastal region on a hot air balloon ride and leap off the gigantic structure of Vilnius’s TV tower, which is the tallest bungee jump site in Europe.

Outdoor Excursions: This is a country of contrasts between the long white sand beaches and wide expanses of forest. Lithuania is predominantly flat with over a fourth of it being forested, which offers a great abundance of wildlife, birdlife and plantlife.

Walking & Hiking - There are some great hiking tracks in Lithuania such as the Curonian Spit Park which has been labeled as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This region is situated on a peninsula that separates the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Witness a change in color of Lithuania’s landscape amongst the gigantic sand dunes on one side and pine forests on the other. The region is also home to some very rare species from the plant kingdom.

Beaches - The long strips of white sand house some amazing beaches such as Kursiu Neija and Palanga. Natural sand dunes and pine forests surround these areas.

Museums - The country has some amazing museums such as the famous Devil Museum dedicated to the victims of the Nazi occupation and the renowned Lithuanian painter Ciurlionis. Situated within the vicinity of this museum are three huge theatre halls. The Amber Museum Gallery of Palanga is another great museum to explore in Lithuania.

Sightseeing - Begin your sightseeing with the historical Old Town of Vilnius which was founded in 1323 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lithuania has many ancient castles and the ones at Kaunas and Trakai have castles, which date back as far as the 11th century.

Churches - Visitors have the chance to marvel at the architecture of some amazing church buildings including St. Peter and St Paul’s Church in Vilnius.

Festivals - Lithuania celebrates many different festivals such as the Capital Festival that takes place in September and is celebrated with fireworks and fairs that fill the streets of the capital city Vilnius. The Mardi Grass festival is another popular event that Lithuania is known for.

When To Go

Lithuania has a temperate climate and winter lasts from November to Mid March and can be very cold. Summer season runs from April to September and is warmer and drier.

Top Tips

• Drive carefully as Lithuania has a bad record of road accidents especially at night.
• Check the latest recommendations for vaccinations.

Classic Itineraries

• Action sports
• Outdoor excursions
• Explore the capital city of Vilnius