Page 13 - The Baltic Capitals & St. Petersburg

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1 Depart U.S. city tour, enjoy an included lunch at a local

DZ` OP[L]_ _SP @ > QZ] ATWYT`^ 7T_S`LYTL restaurant, with the rest of the afternoon free
_Z Pc[WZ]P :WO ?ZbY ZY dZ`] ZbY

Dinner is on your own this evening.
Day 2 Arrive in Vilnius, Lithuania
Breakfast, Lunch
,Q_P] LY ZaP]YTRS_ ʮTRS_ L]]TaP L_ _SP ATWYT`^
airport, where an O.A.T. representative will
R]PP_ dZ` :YNP bP NSPNV TY_Z Z`] SZ_PW bP
Day 4 Vilnius • Optional hot-air balloon
SLaP LY Z]TPY_L_TZY bLWV QZWWZbPO Md L M]TPQ
ride over Vilnius • Excursion to Trakai
Z]TPY_L_TZY ^P^^TZY LYO L BPWNZXP /]TYV LYO
• Experience Karai culture • KGB
XPP_ _]LaPWP]^ Q]ZX _SP []P _]T[ Pc_PY^TZY
to Krakow & Warsaw, Poland. This evening, we Museum visit
MPRTY Z`] -LW_TN .L[T_LW^ LYO =`^^TL _]LaPW ?ST^ XZ]YTYR UZTY LY Z[_TZYLW SZ_ LT]
Pc[P]TPYNP^ bT_S L BPWNZXP /TYYP] L_ Z`] MLWWZZY _Z`] QZ] L `YT\`P [P]^[PN_TaP ZY _SP
hotel’s restaurant. medieval city and surrounding countryside.

Dinner ,Q_P] L OT^N`^^TZY bT_S L WZNLW Pc[P]_ LMZ`_
7T_S`LYTLɪ^ [L^_ LYO []P^PY_ bPɪWW _LVP L
M]TPQ UZ`]YPd Z`_^TOP ZQ ATWYT`^ _Z ?]LVLT
considered the de facto medieval Lithuanian
Day 3 Explore Vilnius
NL[T_LW MPNL`^P /`VP Ad_L`_L^ _SP 2]PL_
,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bP PXML]V ZY L _Z`] ZQ
preferred the dreamy landscape punctuated
_SP 7T_S`LYTLY NL[T_LW ,W_SZ`RS _SP PcLN_
Md ^NPYTN WLVP^ LYO T^WLYO^ ZaP] ATWYT`^ 1T]^_
location of its original capital city has been
bP _LVP L ^SZ]_ MZL_ ]TOP _Z aT^T_ _SP T^WLYO ZQ
lost to time, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
?]LVLT .L^_WP L ]PO M]TNV QLT]d _LWP QZ]_]P^^
bL^ _SP ʭ]^_ P^_LMWT^SPO ^_L_P TY _ST^ ]PRTZY
built by Vytautas and his father in the 15th
Vilnius distinguished itself as an important
NPY_`]d _Z QPYO Zʬ 2P]XLY VYTRS_^ -PNL`^P
cultural center when Vilnius University opened
of our small group size, we’ll then get to
in 1579, immediately attracting students
meet with some local Karaims, who belong
from as far away as Sweden and Hungary.
_Z _SP ZWOP^_ ?`]VT^S _]TMPɨ6T[NSLV^ɨbSZ
The 20th century proved a turbulent time
bP]P M]Z`RS_ Q]ZX .]TXPL _Z ?]LVLT TY _SP
for the Baltic city, but its historical buildings
14th century as bodyguards for the castle.
^`]aTaPO BP MPRTY Z`] Pc[WZ]L_TZY Md bLWVTYR
Our small group will also enjoy an intimate
the cobbled streets of the city’s compact
NZZVTYR OPXZY^_]L_TZY bSP]P bPɪWW LW^Z
Old Town to admire the carefully restored
get insights into Karaim culture and enjoy a
-L]Z\`P M`TWOTYR^ LYO XPOTPaLW NSL]X _SL_
lunch of traditional Karaite specialties, such
PL]YPO T_ @90>.: BZ]WO 3P]T_LRP ^_L_`^
as kibinai ^LaZ]d XPL_ [L^_]TP^ BPɪWW _SPY
BPɪWW LW^Z Pc[WZ]P _SP WTYVPO NZ`]_dL]O^ ZQ
depart for Vilnius by bus.
ATWYT`^ @YTaP]^T_d MPQZ]P _LVTYR L M`^ _Z aTPb
_SP XLRYTʭNPY_ ^_`NNZ ^N`W[_`]P^ _SL_ LOZ]Y Following our arrival in Vilnius, we’ll
_SP ;P_P] LYO ;L`W .L_SPO]LW 1ZWWZbTYR _SP _LVP L _Z`] ZQ _SP 8`^P`X ZQ 2PYZNTOP
Victims—commonly called the “KGB

Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925

13