Around the Baltic Sea Baltic Hanseatic cities, Finnish archipelagos and royal Stockholm

Day 1: Switzerland - Hanover

Drive through Germany to Hanover, where you will spend the first night.

Day 2: Hanover - Kiel - Klaipeda

Continue to the Baltic coast at Kiel, with a stop by the fjord. In the evening, your ferry departs for Lithuania. Comfortable overnight crossing in your cabin.

Day 3: Klaipeda

In the evening you arrive in Klaipeda, formerly Memel, at the northern end of the Curonian Lagoon. The port city was once shaped by merchants and craftsmen, as the old street names still recall today.

Day 4: Curonian Spit - Trakai - Vilnius

Excursion to the Curonian Spit with its shifting dunes, fragrant pine forests and golden beaches. In Nida stands the fisherman's cottage where Thomas Mann spent several summers. In the afternoon you visit Trakai Island Castle, once the residence of the Lithuanian Grand Dukes, picturesquely set on a peninsula between three lakes. Overnight stay in Vilnius.

Day 5: Vilnius - Riga

On the city tour of Vilnius you will see Gediminas' Tower and the Church of St Peter and St Paul. On the way to Riga you pass the moving Hill of Crosses, where thousands of crosses have accumulated on a hillside over generations, a national place of pilgrimage.

Day 6: Riga

A whole day for the largest of the three Baltic capitals. On the guided tour of the Old Town you will experience the cathedral, the House of the Blackheads and the row of houses known as the Three Brothers. Riga is also famous for its Art Nouveau district, one of the finest in Europe. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Day 7: Riga - Tartu

Drive to Estonia and the university city of Tartu, the oldest city in the country. On your walking tour you will see the Gunpowder Tower, the neoclassical Town Hall, the historic university and the romantic Angel's Bridge.

Day 8: Tartu - Tallinn

Continue to Tallinn. On the city tour you will experience medieval Reval with Toompea Hill and its wide views over the city, the Gothic Town Hall and magnificent gabled houses such as the House of the Blackheads.

Day 9: Tallinn - Helsinki - Turku

Cross to Helsinki by day ferry. On the city tour you will see the gold-domed Uspenski Cathedral and the Rock Church, hewn into the bedrock. You then drive along the coast to Turku, the oldest city in Finland.

Day 10: Turku - Naantali - Stockholm

A highlight of the North: a boat trip through the fascinating Finnish archipelago with its countless islands. During the trip you enjoy lunch on board. In the charming coastal town of Naantali you stop in the Old Town with its colourful wooden houses. In the evening, overnight ferry to Sweden.

Day 11: Stockholm

Arrival in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The city, where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, is spread over fourteen islands. Its wonderful coastal setting and numerous splendid buildings make Stockholm one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. Admire the Stadshuset, the Gamla Stan peninsula and the Royal Palace, one of the most important Baroque buildings in Northern Europe.

Day 12: Stockholm - Trelleborg - Travemünde

Journey past Norrköping and Linköping, along Lake Vättern and on via Helsingborg and Malmö to Trelleborg. Embarkation on the ferry to Travemünde.

Day 13: Travemünde - Switzerland

Arrival in Travemünde and journey back to Switzerland.