Tour Overview
The Baltic states are Europe's most underrated road trip. Three countries — Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania — packed into nine days of medieval walled cities, Art Nouveau masterpieces, Baroque palaces, ancient coastal dunes, and primeval forests. This is Northern Europe at its most authentic and unhurried. In a Toyota RAV4 or Audi Q8, you have the comfort to truly absorb it.
The route begins in UNESCO Tallinn — arguably Europe's best-preserved medieval city — and ends in UNESCO Vilnius, one of Baroque architecture's finest examples. Between them: Riga's Art Nouveau district (a UNESCO World Heritage concentration unique on earth), Latvia's Gauja National Park gorges, the Baroque Rundale Palace (often called "Latvia's Versailles"), and Lithuania's haunting Hill of Crosses pilgrimage site — 200,000 crosses placed one by one across a sacred hillside. This is a tour that surprises everyone who takes it.
Route Map
Day-by-Day Itinerary
| Day | Date | Route | Activity | Meals | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Aug TBA | Tallinn | Arrival. UNESCO Old Town walk: Fat Margaret tower, Toompea Hill fortress, the Town Hall square, St. Olaf's Church. Welcome dinner in a cellar restaurant in the medieval lower city. | Meals included — Dinner | — km |
| Day 2 | — | Tallinn → Pärnu | Drive south to Pärnu — Estonia's most beloved spa resort town. Wooden Art Nouveau resort villas line leafy boulevards behind a fine sandy beach. The unhurried Baltic summer at its most refined. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 130 km |
| Day 3 | — | Pärnu → Cape Kolka → Jūrmala | Drive the Latvian coast to Cape Kolka — the wild, windswept tip where the Gulf of Riga meets the open Baltic. Ancient fishermen's villages and coastal wetland reserves. Continue to Jūrmala, the great Soviet-era Baltic beach resort, still vivid and surprising. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 210 km |
| Day 4 | — | Jūrmala → Riga | A short drive into Latvia's capital — but Riga rewards days of exploration. The UNESCO Art Nouveau district is unlike anything else in Europe: entire streets of elaborate floral and figurative facades from the 1900s. Central Market (the largest in Europe), the Blackheads House, the medieval old city, the Latvian National Opera. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 50 km |
| Day 5 | — | Riga (full day) | Full day in the city. Riga Cathedral with its medieval cloister, the Latvian National Museum of Art, the extraordinary Riga Art Nouveau Museum in an untouched original apartment. Evening: rooftop dinner over the old city spires. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | — km |
| Day 6 | — | Riga → Sigulda → Cēsis | Drive into the Gauja National Park — Latvia's green heart. Turaida Castle overlooking a deep river gorge, the medieval ruins of Sigulda Castle, the bobsled track built for Soviet athletes. Continue to Cēsis — a beautiful medieval Hanseatic town that feels undiscovered by the world. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 120 km |
| Day 7 | — | Cēsis → Rundale → Lithuanian border | Visit Rundale Palace — Bartolomeo Rastrelli's 1736 Baroque masterpiece, the same architect who built the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The Golden Hall and White Hall are among the finest interiors in Northern Europe. Cross the rolling Latvian farmland into Lithuania. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 160 km |
| Day 8 | — | Border → Kaunas → Hill of Crosses | Kaunas — Lithuania's second city and cultural heart: the IX Fort war museum, the old town castle, the Žaliakalnis Art Deco quarter. Then north to Šiauliai and the Hill of Crosses — a sacred pilgrimage hill covered in over 200,000 crosses, rosaries, and carvings. An image that never leaves you. | Meals included — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | 280 km |
| Day 9 | — | Vilnius | Drive to the Baroque capital. Gediminas Tower on its hill above the city, the Cathedral Square, Bernardine Gardens, the bohemian Užupis quarter (its own micro-republic with its own constitution). Farewell dinner in a courtyard restaurant in the old city. The Baltics do not release their travellers willingly. | Meals included — Breakfast | 100 km |
Vehicle Options
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Toyota RAV4 Automatic -
Audi Q8 Automatic
Tour Inclusions
- Toyota RAV4 or Audi Q8 with insurance & fuel
- 8 nights design hotel twin-share in Baltic capitals
- Daily breakfast + welcome & farewell dinners
- MotoRover tour manager + local guide
- Support vehicle + mechanic
- GPS & offline maps
- Airport transfers (Tallinn arrival + Vilnius departure)
- National park entries (Gauja)
- Tour merchandise (MotoRover kit)
- GST & TCS included
Optional Services
- Single Room Supplement €560
- Extra Night in Copenhagen (Twin) €195
- Extra Night in Copenhagen (Single) €165
Tour Exclusions
- International flights (typically INR 50,000–65,000 return from India)
- Most lunches & dinners (est. €20–30 per day — Baltic cities are affordable)
- Personal travel insurance (from India, budget roughly INR 3,000)
- Schengen/EU entry visa when required — often around INR 9,000 including service fees
- Personal expenses
- Single room supplement (optional) — from €430 when available; confirm at booking
Tour Details
Food and Water
All breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 4 Dinners
Accommodation
4* Hotels & Boutique stays in great locations
Total Travel Distance
1300Kms
Riding / Driving Time
4-5hrs every days with multiple breaks
Terrain
100% paved roads, Mix of Highways, Rural roads and Forest roads.
Air Connectivity
Tallinn & Vilnius are well connected to major European airports.
Weather Forecast
The average temperature during August/September is around 23 degrees Celsius with an average low of 18 degrees Celsius.
Additional Costs
Airfare – INR 70,000 to 80,000
Visa – Approx INR 13,000
Personal Travel Insurance – INR 2000 to 3000
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Traveller Testimonials
Real, verified Google reviews from travellers who have toured with MotoRover.
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