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Highlights of Helsinki & the Baltics

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

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

Tour overview

Start Point
Helsinki
End Point
Vilnius
Accommodation
8 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels)
Meals
8 Breakfasts1 Lunch3 Dinners
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Summary

Experience this unforgettable, 9-day Highlights of Helsinki & The Baltics tour! Travel Chasers’ 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!

Included

  • 8 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels)
  • 8 Breakfasts | 1 Lunch | 3 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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20+ YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

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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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Ultimate Scandinavia & the Baltics

Combine all the destinations on the single tours into the full-length, 21-day combo tour to experience the ultimate Scandinavia, Finland & the Baltics tour.

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Scandinavian Escape

Travel on the first part of the combo tour to experience 10 days in Scandinavia.

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Classic
Rating4.7
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Nordic & Baltic Escape

Travel on this part of the combo tour to experience 11 days in Scandinavia, Finland & the Baltics.

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All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

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  • 10-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

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Tour Highlights

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

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

9 days itinerary trip from Helsinki to Vilnius visiting 4 countries

Start Point
Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel | 11:15 AM
End Point
Hotel in Vilnius | 10:00 AM

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.

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Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel (or similar)

  • Helsinki
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Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel (or similar)

  • Helsinki
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Metropol Hotel (or similar)

  • Tallinn
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Metropol Hotel (or similar)

  • Tallinn
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Hestia Hotel Jugend (or similar)

  • Riga
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Hestia Hotel Jugend (or similar)

  • Riga
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Art City Inn Hotel (or similar)

  • Vilnius
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Art City Inn Hotel (or similar)

  • Vilnius

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    Lian

    My Expat Explore Experience I had a very enjoyable experien

    My Expat Explore Experience I had a very enjoyable experience on the Expat Explore Helsinki to Warsaw tour. The itinerary was interesting, well organized. I would definitely consider travelling with Expat Explore again. My only difficulty was with my roommate. On one evening in Vilnius, I returned to the hotel at around 9.30 pm after joining an organised tour. As the room was completely dark, I switched on one light near the door so I could find my clothes and toiletries and take a shower. My roommate felt that I was inconsiderate for disturbing her sleep. Later that night, she woke me because my snoring was disturbing her. I had already been trying my best to be quiet and considerate, but unfortunately snoring is not always something one can control. The next morning, she complained to our guide, who handled the matter fairly and arranged separate rooms for us for some of the remaining nights. I appreciated the guide's efforts to resolve the situation. I understand that sharing
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Traveller Stories For This Tour

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Chang

LA, California
Atop St. Mary's Basilica, Gdansk, Poland.
Highly recommended, the places visited are underrated but are amazing!
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Ex. Judy

Ex. Canada
Trying the water pump Main Square Warsaw
Great tour leader Luke made this tour enjoyable, interesting and well run. Saw all the main sights and plenty of others. Value for money.
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Golden Girl

San Diego
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We had a group of about 31 passengers so the bus wasn't overly crowded. The guide was very good, kept us well informed and was especially patient with a couple of needy passengers. The itinerary kept us pretty busy but gave us a taste of several countries. At times, a visit to a city felt rushed with not enough time to explore on our own or at odd hours which didn't allow for a visit to a museum. Hotels were better than expected and the bus was very clean. I was pleased with the number of meals included. The cities visited in the Baltic countries are all pretty similar, pleasant, safe, clean and easy to navigate.
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Tommytraveler

California
Hill of Crosses
Nothing but the best from Expat. From the leadership to the hotels to the daily excursions. Will Def continue to use you for years to come.
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Maz

UK
Photo shared by Maz
This tour was a lot of fun! We fit a lot into the itinerary and got to see so many things across all the countries we visited! Our tour leader Diarmaid was fantastic too. I highly recommend this tour to everyone!
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Yati

Singapore
Wakking tour in Tallinn
Generally the trip was good. Excellent guide Luke and driver Brian and a fantastic group accompanying. Rooms and meals were good. Local guides were alright.
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Steve28

UK
Just one of many high lights...
Excellent tour, from Helsinki through the Baltic States and ending in Warsaw. Lots to see and experience with good balance of guided tours and free time. Hotels were usually well placed and good quality. Loved every minute of it.
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Naveena

Washington DC
From the bell tower in Riga
It was a wonderful experience, great bus driver Lucas and Tour leader Inga. Our group was fun and fu my mix of ages and stages of life. Good hotels, good food great local guides and fun times. Even the weather cooperated. All in all wonderful memories created and new friendships made. Thank you Expat

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