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Highlights of Helsinki & the Baltics

Experience the highlights of Helsinki & the Baltics over 9 incredible days. Explore Northern Europe and all 3 Baltic capitals!

9 Days | 4 Countries
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Highlights of Helsinki & the Baltics

9 Days | 4 Countries

Summary

Experience this unforgettable, 9-day Highlights of Helsinki & The Baltics tour! Expat Explore’s Baltic tours visit all three Baltic capitals and Finland’s capital. Embark on guided tours of Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. Experience Trakai Island Castle and the seaside towns of Pärnu and Saulkrasti. Uncover history, charming cities and more!

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Tour Overview

Start Point IconStart Point

Helsinki

End Point IconEnd Point

Vilnius

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8 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)

8 Nights

(3 & 4 star hotels)

Meals IconMeals

8 Breakfasts | 1 Lunch | 3 Dinners

8 Breakfasts

1 Lunch

3 Dinners

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Air-conditioned coach

Air-conditioned coach

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Fully-guided tour

Fully-guided tour

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Itinerary

Start Point IconStart Point
  • Hotel in Helsinki | 11:15 AM
End Point IconEnd Point
  • Hotel in Vilnius | 10:00 AM

Tour Highlights

Included Experience
Discover the highlights of Helsinki with a local guide
Discover the highlights of Helsinki with a local guide

Visit Havis Amanda Fountain, neoclassical Senate Square, Helsinki Cathedral, Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral, and Kauppatori Market for Finnish crafts and souvenirs.

Included Experience
Enjoy lunch at a mediaeval restaurant in Tallinn
Enjoy lunch at a mediaeval restaurant in Tallinn

Delight in a delicious local lunch at a historic restaurant in the heart of Tallinn’s Old Town Square.

Included Experience
Discover Riga; Latvia’s vibrant capital
Discover Riga; Latvia’s vibrant capital

Admire Riga’s striking Art Nouveau architecture and top sights including the Riga Dom Cathedral and the House of the Black Heads on an orientation tour.

Optional Experience
The Essence of Estonia
The Essence of Estonia

Explore Estonia’s history at the Open Air Museum and enjoy a delicious two-course lunch at a traditional tavern.

Included Experience
Visit the Hill of Crosses
Visit the Hill of Crosses

Pilgrims have been flocking to this religious sight for centuries and today there are 200,000+ crosses, carvings and shrines.

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Highlights of Helsinki & the Baltics

Travel on this part of the combo tour to experience 9 days in Finland & the Baltics.

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Highlights

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11 Included Experiences!

  • Discover the highlights of Helsinki with a local guide
  • Catch a ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
  • Enjoy lunch at a mediaeval restaurant in Tallinn
  • Tour Tallinn with a local guide
  • Sightsee in Pärnu
  • Enjoy a stop in Saulkrasti
  • Visit the Latvian Military Cemetery
  • Discover Riga; Latvia’s vibrant capital
  • Visit the Hill of Crosses
  • Discover Trakai Castle
  • Explore Vilnius; capital of Lithuania

Optional Experiences

Unless marked as “Pre-Book”, all optional excursions can be booked on tour. Optional excursions can be paid for in cash or with card (in the stated currency) to your tour leader. Prices and availability are subject to change.

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Helsinki+€85

Enjoy a guided tour and picnic lunch on Suomenlinna island, explore Helsinki City Museum and indulge in a Finnish pastry and coffee at a famous café.

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The Essence of Estonia€75

Explore Estonia’s history at the Open Air Museum and enjoy a delicious two-course lunch at a traditional tavern.

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Riga+€70

Tour the spellbinding House of the Blackheads, visit Riga Central Market and experience Soviet history at the Corner House Museum.

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Vilnius+€65

Explore Vilnius’s history and artistic side, from quirky Užupis to the Town Hall’s hidden vaults. Plus, enjoy lunch at a historic local restaurant!

Dates & Rates

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Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in Helsinki and Vilnius book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

Reviews

Overall RatingRatings Star4.7/535 Reviews
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Verified Traveller Robbo
19 Apr 2025
Rating:
Trip around the Baltics and Poland

Throughly enjoyable tour through five countries all of which had their own unique charm. Tour leader and driver handled the trip very well and ensured everything went to plan.

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Verified Traveller KB
14 Nov 2024
Rating:
Fantastic tour, fantastic leader

A great insight into the Baltics. Although the tour is fast paced I still felt like I had a good amount of time in each place- enough to get a good overview and feel for each count...

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Verified Traveller Jools
4 Oct 2024
Rating:
Greattour

Great tour guide.had a good time

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