A private tour with a personal driver and guide to the most notable Jewish heritage sites in Kaunas. A full-guided program, designed to represent Litvak Heritage. You will learn about Writers, Poets, Scholars, Rabbis, and Diplomats who lived, worked, and made impossible things.
On the Jewish Kaunas Tour, you will learn a lot of new names, facts and will hear extraordinary stories.
Our jump into the incredible history of the second largest and influential Jewish community in Lithuania starts on Aleksotas hill. Here, at the panoramic platform, you will hear the medieval history of Kaunas (Kovno in Hebrew). You will see the structure of Kaunas neighborhoods, and the guide will present the main historical timeline. It will be interesting for you to know why local Jews call this hill – Mapu Hill.
We will proceed with Kaunas old town tour. Will pass by the remains of a medieval castle to the beautiful natural park, bordered by the two main Lithuanian rivers’ confluence. To visit Kaunas and not see Whyte Swan? No, you are not going to miss impressive and cute town hall buildings. Here at the Town-hall, you will see a Tourism information center, and this is the right place to ask about tourist attractions and vibrant Kaunas nightlife.