From Klaipėda: Curonian Spit Day Trip with Guide – Lithuania
Escape the city and explore the natural beauty of the Curonian Spit on a trip from Klaipėda. Visit the Grey Dunes, the Parnidis Dune, the Thomas Mann Memorial Museum, and the Mizgiriai Amber Museum.
PRICE: $378
per person
Start your day in the charming Juodkrantė, which boasts a beautiful Amber Bay and lots of stone sculptures. After visiting Juodkrantė, drive to the Grey Dunes, more commonly known as the Dead Dunes. Stretching for over one kilometer, the educational trail through the Grey Dunes, that hide as many as four villages and a couple of ancient cemeteries under their sands, will give you a magnificent view of this wonderland, a peek into the history and an opportunity to see something you won’t see anywhere else.
Travel to explore one of the most popular dunes on the Lithuanian seaside by climbing up to the famous Parnidis Dune, which reaches over fifty meters. The view that opens from the top will enchant you and make you fall in love with this place.
Literature lovers will enjoy a stop at the Thomas Mann Memorial Museum. The writer, when visiting the place in 1929, was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the area and, according to the writer himself, by the world of the wandering dunes, that he soon bought a home there, in which he spent three summers.
Continue to the Mizgiriai Amber Museum. See the old workshops for amber processing, the tools used for that purpose, a wonderful collection of inclusions, and will learn a lot new and deepen your knowledge about amber and its significance in Lithuanian history and culture, as well as about the possibilities of the use of amber. The fascinating exhibits of the museum will perfectly illustrate everything you will hear from your guide.
After the eventful day in the Curonian Spit, have a bus ride to Klaipėda. There you will briefly stop in the heart of the city – the Theatre Square, where you will be greeted by the adorable sculpture of the Ann from Tharau dedicated to the poet Simon Dach.
Tour Highlights:
Curonian Spit narrow stretch of land between the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon
Learn about the history of the Curonian Spit and the people who have lived there
Visit the Grey Dunes, also known as the Dead Dunes, and take a walk on the trail
Climb up to the Parnidis Dune and enjoy the view of the Curonian Spit
Explore the Thomas Mann Memorial Museum and the Mizgiriai Amber Museum
Includes:
Transport services
Guide service
A ferry ticket to the Curonian Spit
Ecological fee
Entrance fee to the Museum Thomas Mann
Entrance fee to Dead dunes
Travel expenses
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