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Kaunas tour and Rumsiskes open air museum

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4 persons 210 €/person
5 persons 230 €/person
6 persons 250 €/person
320 €
Stroll the longest pedestrian street in Eastern Europe - Laisves Aleja
Take a ride by funicular to Aleksotas hill for a panoramic view of the city
Walk in the Old city of Kauans
See and listen to the unique works of the most talented Lithuanian artist & composer M.K. Ciurlionis
Explore the rural life of Lithuanians in the open-air Rumsiskes Museum
Enjoy the serenity of Lithuanian nature and Nemunas River
Taste Lithuanian cuisine

Kaunas tour and Rumsiskes open air museum

Kaunas tour tour is designed for those travelers, who have already made their first acquaintance with the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and want to continue exploring the country. 

During this trip to Kaunas, participants get a more detailed picture of what is Lithuania and who are Lithuanians.

Your tour guide will talk about the most distinctive qualities of the local population and will explain why some people still consider the second city Kaunas as the real capital of Lithuania. After this tour foreign guests better understand how Lithuania managed to overcome hundreds of years of foreign rule and become an equal member of the European Union just in thirty years.

Explore the city with local expertsFood tasting toursHistory and ArchitectureLate-Modern HistoryNatureReligious LandmarksScenic Views

Dress code

Comfortable shoes, light jackets, umbrella, hats

Age

12-

Trip Conditions

Temperate
Activity Level 2
1 Days
0 Nights

Trip Conditions

Temperate
Activity Level 2
1 Days
0 Nights

Tour Highlights

Breathtaking Nature Sights
First class coach for all the transfers
Personal tour guide
Rich guidance content
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Tour Plan

Part 1 Kaunas City Center
Part 2 Kaunas Arts and food
Part 3 Open Air Museum in Rumsiskes
Part 1

Kaunas City Center

Departure to Kaunas from your hotel.  Kaunas City tour starts at the confluence of two biggest Lithuanian rivers, where Kaunas Castle once was laid out. 

From here you will walk to the Old Town to see its most famous landmarks. Enjoy an impressive Kaunas Cathedral church, and continue to pagan god Perkūnas (Thunder) house that reminds about Hansa community merchants. Pass by a beautiful Town Hall that locals call “a white swan”, as the building with a tower reminds of this noble bird.

Continue walking through the main street of the Old Town – Vilnius street towards A. Mapu and L. Zamenhof streets, which testify about a Jewish presence in Kaunas before the WWII.

We will stop for a short visit to the garden of the former Presidential palace. Kaunas city became the capital of Lithuania after WWI when Vilnius and its district were occupied by the Polish Army.

Part 2

Kaunas Arts and food

13:00 A lunch break at the main pedestrian street, Laisves Aleja, full of outstanding examples of Lithuanian interwar architecture and good places to eat.

14:30 We will visit the Art Gallery of M. K. Ciurlionis, where tourists can not only see but also listen to the works of this outstanding Lithuanian painter and composer. 

Before leaving the city the bus will stop on the left bank of the River Nemunas, to enjoy the panoramic view from the observation point. Those who wish can ride down the hill by the famous Kaunas funicular.

Part 3

Open Air Museum in Rumsiskes

Arrival to Rumsiskes – one of the largest ethnographic open-air museums in Europe. The exhibitions introduce the ethnographic regions of Lithuania as they looked at the end of the 18th century. The wooden houses stand in their natural environment and have the interior and exterior of the respective period. 

Kaunas tour came to its end and we drive back to Vilnius. 

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Itinerary

Part 1. Kaunas City Center

Part 2. Kaunas Arts and food

Part 3. Open Air Museum in Rumsiskes

Not Included

Entrance fees to the museums Lunch Tips

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Duration
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Price
320 €
320 € per person

Verified Reviews

109 Ratings
Jerulita Travel