_{This is a long distance trail ride with a difference - each day you will move on to new sights and sounds and your accommodation each night at hotels and countryside farmhouses will provide exactly what you need to enjoy your holiday to its utmost.}

DAY 1. KLAIPĖDA.  Arrival by ferry in Klaipeda or by plane in Palanga. Transfer to your hotel and check-in. Dinner & Overnight at the hotel in Klaipeda

DAY 2. KLAIPEDA - NEMIRSETA - VYDMANTAI - RUDAI CIAI - KRETINGA. (riding app. 20 km, driving app. 35 km) First day riding will be very easy so that you can get used to the horse and remember your own riding skills. 

Transfer to Palanga where you will meet our team of two guides and driver who are ready to share this week with you by escorting your group on horses all the way from Palanga to Kurtuvenai. Firstly the guides will give you travel instructions and pick the hired horse which best matches your riding ability. Then we start our tour with riding along the Baltic Sea Coast through the Seaside Regional Park famous for its golden sand beaches, natural dunes, pine woods and big variety of plant species. After picnic lunch continue riding along the old trade route which was used for shipping herring from Klaipeda (Memel) to Germany. Arrival in Kasuciai stable followed by a transfer to an overnight place. Dinner & Overnight at the farmhouse close to Kretinga.

DAY 3. KRETINGA - KULUPENAI - CIGONALIAI (riding app. 30 km, driving app. 12 km). Experience an easy riding in the morning, but be ready for difficulties and river cros- sings in the afternoon.

We’ll continue the tour from Kasuciai stable along the old German trade route heading to Salantai Regional Park. Get down to the Minija River valley and further ride along the river, which is one of the most beautiful rivers in Samo- gitia Region. In the afternoon we cross the river and reach an overnight place. Soon after relaxing in a traditional sauna you will be invited for dinner and taste delicious traditional dishes. Dinner & Overnight at the farmhouse in Cigonaliai.

DAY 4. CIGONALIAI - DYBURIAI - ALEKSANDRAVAS - PAKUTUVENAI - NORISKIAI (riding app. 30 km, driving app. 5 km). Riding along the river, more difficult in the morning and in the evening when you have to cross two rivers.

After breakfast in the farmhouse you’ll ride further along the Minija River, which leads you through the regional park to Dyburiai known for impressive river loops. For a short time you will move away from the river and keep riding through green meadows towards Plunge. In the evening you will cross two rivers – Minija and Babrungas, and reach the Gandinga mound where, according to archeologists, a wooden castle was located in the 5th-8th centuries. Leave your horses in Noriskiai stable and get a transfer to the next overnight place. Dinner & Overnight at the motel/hotel in Plunge.

DAY 5. NORISKIA I - VARKALIAI - STALGENAI - MEDIN GENAI - LOPAICIAI  (riding app. 35 km, driving app. 5 km). Riding conditions will be moderate as you will be travelling mainly across the rolling meadows and on forests trails.

Morning transfer to Noriskiai stable. From there we start riding towards the Samogitian Highlands. In the morning we cross the Minija River once again and for some time keep riding along the river. After picnic lunch we’ll reach very impressive Lopaiciai mound and our overnight place close to it. Dinner & Overnight at the country farmstead in Lopaiciai.

DAY 6. LOPAICIAI - PALONIAI - VARNIAI (riding app. 35 km, driving app. 20 km). Riding conditions will be difficult as we will have to cross over the highest hills of Samogitia.

Today we go through Varniai Regional Park famous for Lake Lukstas, which is the biggest one in Samogitia Region. It is amazing to realize amber could be found there. Continue riding towards the highest mounds of Samogitia where we’ll enjoy unforgettable views of the rolling landscape and Stervas nature reserve challenging us with its swamp full of wildlife. Here you will have a unique chance to ride on a secret swamp path – a real test for your nerves and an amazing experience! We leave horses in Paloniai stable and get a transfer to our overnight place. Arrival in Varniai and check-in at hotel. Dinner & Overnight at hotel in Varniai.

DAY 7. VARNIAI - PALONIAI - SVILE - VAINAGIAI - JAUT MALKE - KURTUVENAI  (riding app. 30 km, driving app 195 km). Riding conditions will be moderate as we will ride mainly across the rolling meadows and on forest trails.

On this final day of riding the trail leads us across the rolling meadows towards Kurtuvenai Regional Park, which is one of the most forested parks in Lithuania. Here you will see variated landscape – hills, forests and small lakes. On the way to Kurtuvenai we will explore the biggest springs in Lithuania, Juodle Lake, Vainagiai mound and Jautmalke educational centre. The tour ends in Kurtuvenai riding centre where our horses where brought from. We say good bye to our tour guides and the horses. Transfer back to the Baltic coast. Arrival in Klaipeda and check-in at the hotel. Dinner & Overnight at the hotel in Klaipeda.

DAY 8. KLAIPĖDA. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Palanga airport or Klaipeda ferry terminal for departure home. End of the tour. 

_{Group size  4 - 8 pers. Time: April-May, the beginning of June, August-October. Booking should be done a month before the trip. Living conditions: The participants live in modern country farm-steads. Insurance: The participants must have health insurance. In particular cases the organizers will take care about it (for the separate payment).  Equipment: The participants must have their own riding clothes and equipment (helmets, steks). You can have other equipment (saddle, bags etc.).}

Contact person Lina,  +370 41 370333  info@kurtuva.lt