Northern Europe's Hidden Treasures - Baltic Capitals Tour with THY, 5 Nights 6 Days

The group meets at Istanbul Airport and flies on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight to Tallinn, a city that has preserved its medieval atmosphere to this day. After leaving the airport, the group visits the Tallinn Islamic Cultural Centre, with free time for prayer, before starting a panoramic city tour. In the UNESCO-listed Old Town, dating back to the 13th century, the tour includes the onion-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, built in the 19th century as a symbol of Russian influence, Toompea Castle, used by various rulers throughout history and now home to the Estonian Parliament, and Town Hall Square, once the center of trade during the Hanseatic League era. After the tour there is free time; dinner is served at the hotel or a local restaurant, and the night is spent in Tallinn.

After breakfast, the group travels to Riga, stopping briefly in Pärnu, known as Estonia's summer capital. On arrival in Riga, a panoramic city tour is held; once a key Hanseatic League trading port, the city offers the House of the Blackheads, built for a merchants' guild in the 14th century and rebuilt to its original design after being destroyed in World War II, Riga Cathedral, a 13th-century church known for its massive organ, and the Freedom Monument, built with public donations in 1935 as a symbol of Latvia's independence. After the tour, dinner is served at the hotel or a local restaurant, followed by a transfer to the hotel and an overnight stay in Riga.

After breakfast, the exploration of Riga continues on Alberta Street, home to some of Europe's finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture, with early 20th-century buildings decorated with sculptures and reliefs. The group then visits Riga Central Market, one of Europe's largest covered markets, built from converted Zeppelin hangars. Afterwards the group travels to Jurmala on the Baltic coast, a town that became famous as a summer retreat for the Russian aristocracy in the 19th century and is known for its wooden villas and long beaches. After the tour the group returns to Riga; dinner is served at the hotel or a local restaurant, and the night is spent in Riga.

After breakfast, the group travels to Vilnius, where a panoramic city tour begins on arrival. In the Old Town, considered one of the Baltics' finest examples of Baroque architecture, the tour includes Vilnius Cathedral, the center of religious life since Lithuania adopted Christianity in the 14th century, Gediminas' Tower, the surviving part of a castle built by Gediminas, founder of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, offering a panoramic view of the city, and the Gate of Dawn, a 16th-century city gate whose icon of the Virgin Mary makes it an important pilgrimage site for Catholics. After the tour there is free time; dinner is served at the hotel or a local restaurant, and the night is spent in Vilnius.

After breakfast, the group travels to Trakai to visit the red-brick Gothic Trakai Island Castle, built in the 14th century by the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in the middle of a lake and used as both a military and political center of the era. Trakai is also notable for its cultural diversity, having been home to different ethnic groups, particularly Karaite Turks, living side by side for centuries. After the tour the group returns to Vilnius; dinner is served at the hotel or a local restaurant, and the night is spent in Vilnius.

After breakfast, free time is given until flight time. The group gathers at a time set by the guide for transfer to the airport, and the tour ends with a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight back to Istanbul.