Vilnius Day Tour: Exploring Paneriai Holocaust Park, Trakai, and Kaunas Historical Sites
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Vilnius

Day trip from Vilnius to explore the most fascinating nearby locations, spanning various historical eras.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Paneriai (Ponar) - During this private day tour you will be able to explore the most interesting sites in the surrounding areas of Vilnius. The tour will start from Paneriai memorial park, where thousands of Jews from Wilna were killed.

The Paneriai or Ponary massacre was the mass murder of up to 100,000 people by German SD, SS and Lithuanian Nazi collaborators, during World War II.
The murders took place between July 1941 and August 1944 near the railway station of Ponary, now known as Paneriai, a suburb of what is today Vilnius, Lithuania.

  • Trakai Island Castle Museum - After the holocaust site tour will head to second capital of Lithuania, where today the most beautyfull castle in the Europe stands, on the island in the lake. Here will be the possibility to have lunch in traditional Karaim restaurant, or make boat trip around the lake.
    From October to May Trakai castle is closed on Mondays, only outside visit is possible.
    December and January Trakai castle is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, only outside visit is possible.

  • Pazaislis Monastery - Stop at one of the most impressive baroque monastery’s in Baltic states.
    Pazaislis monastery is closed on Mondays, only outside visit is possible.

  • Kaunas - After, the group will head to the temporal capital of Lithuania - Kaunas, which is second largest town in Lithuania today. You will also visit Pazaislis monastery. After this, you will head back to your accomodation in Vilnius.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Experienced driver/guide
  • No hidden fuel surcharges
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrance tickets for Trakai castle 12Euro per adult
  • Entrance tickets for Pazaislis monastery 6 Euro per Adult
Location
Paneriai (Ponar)
Agrastu 17,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jane_s
Apr 20, 2024
A perfect day for... - A perfect day for exploring outside of Vilnius gaining new knowledge and understanding of the history of the country. A memorable experience! Thank you.
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N9545svcs
Mar 5, 2024
Efficient tour - Although it was not on the itinerary, he was so kind that he brought us to Sugihara‘s House. We didn’t have an international license and our stay in Lithuania was short so going to the four different places in one day helped us a lot. 1日に4箇所も行けて、日本語であまり紹介されていない箇所(ポナリの森等)が旅程に入っているのがとても魅力的でした。また、日本人だからということで杉原千畝記念館にも寄ってくださいました。(その分他の場所が少し短めになります) リトアニアの滞在期間が短いけれどできるだけ色々な場所に行きたいという方におすすめです。
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Iain_b
Feb 10, 2024
perfect - one word perfect - my guide cool - nice to be with - knowledgeable enough ! I really have no more words - it was great ! Go with this guy you will not be disappointed! I like relaxed people.
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Victoria_h
Jan 19, 2024
Really great day - Our guide Sirius was very friendly and informative. The tour was very personal and we had a lovely day. Would definitely recommend
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Joao_c
Dec 30, 2023
Great experience outside the capital city - A great way to experience as much of Lithuania as one can in just a day. Everything went as publicized and our guide was beyond friendly and attentive to our preferences giving us really nice suggestions to improve our experience during the day (also for the following days of our staying in Vilnius). We got to know the, once upon a time, temporary capital city -Kaunas- aswell some castles/monastery/churches and one of the key locations during the Holocaust where many atrocities were committed. Highly recommended tour.
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Andreas_w
Oct 3, 2023
A perfect day in Lithuania - very convenient way to explore Lithuania. the selection of attraction was excellent. the atmosphere of Lithuania was cached very well. Well organized and pace of tour was perfect. Guide showed us an excellent place to have local food.
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Lingfiona
Jul 3, 2023
A comfortable and interesting private tour with a very attentive English-speaking local guide. - The guide Cyrus (it's his second name, as the first name is hard to remember - sorry!) was fantastic from the start. He accompanied me to all sites, described the historical events, explained things in good (not too much!) details and pointed out where I could take good photos. He's also up for a friendly chat - this helped since we're spending 7 hours together! It really didn't feel like 7 hours, as he was a great company. He's also very attentive especially because it was a rainy day - with an umbrella prepared and helped me with the luggage in the rain. I would highly recommend this trip if you'd like to get out of Vilnius to Kaunas, stopping by some interesting tourist spots which might take you more than a day to cover.
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Juilin_d
May 9, 2023
exellent trip - Manthus the guide was specially patient to guide a member with hearing problem and slow walking. He help us a lot and always keep calm and polite. Bravo Manthus!
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