Private Transfer: Klaipeda to Ryga via Hill of Crosses & Rundale Palace

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About this activity

Travel between Klaipėda and Riga with ease and see the best of both cities on this full-day transfer tour. Depart from Klaipėda and visit the Cold War Museum in Plateliai, followed by the Hill of Crosses. Afterward, continue on to Rundāle Palace and Bauska Castle. Your tour concludes at your accommodation in Riga.

The tour is customizable — if you don't want to visit a certain attraction, we can skip it.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 h 40 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Operated by: Neringa Tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: One-way private transfer
Included: WiFi on board
Included: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Private transportation
Included: Room for reasonable amount of luggage
Included: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Entrance tickets
Not included: Guide service

Itinerary

Cold War Museum

one hour Admission not included

Cold War Museum is located in the former Soviet Union`s complex of ballistic missile silo launch. Since 1963 up to 1978, there had been deployed four medium- range ballistic missiles SS-4, armed with 2- megaton power thermonuclear warheads. These missiles, together with the nearby terrestrial platforms of analogue missile launching, had created a common Soviet nuclear armament group in Lithuania, which was able to destroy all the Europe.
Kryziu Kalnas

30 min

Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the generations, not only crosses and crucifixes, but statues of the Virgin Mary, carvings of Lithuanian patriots and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.
Stop 3

one hour Admission not included

At Restorāns Rezidence in Rundāle, tourists can enjoy a variety of experiences:

Culinary Delights: The restaurant offers a menu featuring local flavors, including dishes made with locally produced goat cheese from "Celmi" and their own pesto.

Artistic Ambiance: Dine in an environment that blends local flavors with artistic ambiance, providing a unique and memorable experience.
Rundale Palace Museum

1 h 15 min Admission not included

Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia.
Bauska Castle

one hour Admission not included

The castle is located in the territory of Bauska city and consists of two parts. The oldest - the Livonian Order Castle - was built in the middle of the 15th century, but only ruins have survived to this day. The newest one – the residence of the Duke of Kurzeme– was built at the end of the 16th century. Bauska Castle characterizes the 15th-17th century military architecture in Latvia. Its oldest part is the only fortress of the Livonian Order built specifically for the use of firearms, while the newest part is a residence-type castle fortified with bastions, defensive walls and earthen ramparts. The building is the only partially preserved residence of the Dukes of Kurzeme and Zemgale Ketler.