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New!Read moreAlong the Seashore of Courland – Western Part of Latvia – 5 days
Along the Sea Shores of Courland
(self-drive tour)
Enjoy spectacular attractions of Courland driving along the coastline of the Baltic Sea
5 days/4 nights
Once governed by legendary Duke Jacob, famous for its incredibly beautiful nature and ready to share interesting testimonies of the past, Courland - one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia – has a special charm to explore. The seashore attracts with its small ancient Liiv fishermen villages, fish smokeries, clean pristine beaches and many more.
Day 1
Arrival at the hotel and check-in – Get the map and detailed itinerary of the trip
Optional: Walking excursion “Legends of the Old Riga” with guide
Overnight in Riga
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel
Pick up the rented car in Riga
Riga – Engure – Mersrags – Roja – Kolka
Kaltenes kalvas – large stone ridges formed by Baltic Glacial Lake when it washed out the ice of the last glacier. Stony beach of Kaltene and bird-watching tower. Small fishermen villages. Fresh smoked fish. Walking trail on Purciems's White Dune. Pristine beach of Gipka. Steep Bank of Evazi. Cape Kolka where two seas meet.
Overnight in Kolka
Day 3
Breakfast
Kolka – Mazirbe – Ventspils
Fish smoking in Mazirbe. Slitere National Park – excursion, visiting lighthouse. Irbene radio locator – radio telescope with its historical passages and tunnels to explore and a panoramic view to enjoy from above. Oviši lighthouse. Ventspils – beautiful, recently renewed port town. Ventspils Old Town, the Livonian Order Castle (1290). Bout tour on “Hercogs Jekabs”. Ride on narrow gauge railway “Mazbanitis”.
Overnight in Ventspils
Day 4
Breakfast
Ventspils – Uzava – Jurkalne – Pavilosta - Liepaja
Uzava lighthouse. Uzava Brewery. Steep bank of Jurkalne - one of the most picturesque places on the Baltic Sea coast with a quite strand and an impressive 20 metres high steep bank. Grey Dune of Pavilosta. Liepaja Naval port – touristic site characterized by Russian military elegance and Soviet militarism.
Overnight in Liepaja
Day 5
Breakfast
Liepaja – Kalvene - Lozmetejkalns – Riga
Kalvene Zoo. Sighting tower in Lozmetejkalns – a tower with a panoramic sight over the places where the legendary Christmas Battles took place during the World War I.
Return the rented car - End of the tour
Please, contact us:
e-mail: info@baltic-balkantours.com
phone: +371 6731 3401, +371 2233 9931
