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Excursions in Birštonas resort

What to do in Birštonas is usually not even a question. Birštonas is a royal Lithuanian resort, a town of evergreens and tranquillity, where you can admire the uniqueness of nature and enjoy the gushing mineral water streams. Travellers say that in Birštonas, one of the few towns in Lithuania, it is possible not only to be inspired, to breathe, to feel in harmony with nature and to be reborn, but also to spend time in a rich way, the impressions of which will last for a long time. That's why we offer a large number of excursions ready for you!

TOUR “CYCLE THE BIRŠTONAS NEMUNAS LOOP”

Accompanied by a tour guide, you:

  • you will drive through the Žvėrinčius Forest, enjoy herbal tea with “bunny cake”, and learn about the history of Royal Birštonas;
  • Taste the water from Birštonas ‘ first mineral springs;
  • Visit Vytautas Park; get healthy using the Dr. S. Kneipas method;
  • Visit the city’s spectacular central park and the Mineral Water Gallery.

The service includes: bicycle rental, guide and tour leader, sightseeing tour, refreshments.

Every day – 19:00 Fridays – 11:00 and 19:00
Pušyno str.75, Birštonas.

Duration – 2 hours.
Price – 15 Eur. (per person).
Groups of at least 10 people.
Pre-registration by phone +370 686 60459 (individual bookings possible).

Explore Royal Birštonas in an active and tasty way

(for families, students, collectives)

  • Meeting, greeting, light exercise and warm-up.
  • A trip to the city’s central park
    This is a forest in the city, where the “Sports” and “Sculpture” trails are located. Playgrounds for children’s games, skateboards, table tennis, mini-golf, fitness equipment for visitors. A unique boulder-paved walking trail in the park.
  • Picnic at the Summer Stage, on the banks of the Nemunas River, with hot pastries and tea.

Duration – 2 hours (unlimited picnic time)
Price – 10 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

Sightseeing and entertainment education in the royal resort of Birštonas – Healthy Birštonas

(for children, schoolchildren)

  • During the excursion, you will visit the most famous mineral water springs and healing mud cellars of Birštonas resort, climb Vytautas Hill, and get acquainted with the legend of the famous Birštonas whale.
  • Wellness according to the philosophy of the S. Kneipp method (weather-dependent) – walking barefoot on rough paths, wading in a mineral water spring.
  • A fun trip in a NEW QUIET ELECTROBILE to explore the Royal Resort, singing and having fun.

Surprises await you during the excursion, which includes the services of a guide, a guide and an educational programme! :

Duration – 1.5 hours.
Price – 10 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

Sweetly intoxicating and relaxing Royal Birštonas

A fun guided tour of Birštonas:

  • getting to know the historic resort;
  • Presentation of balneological tourism and special mineral springs.

Sweet tasting

  • hot ginger tea with cake and hot chocolate.

Spa delights

  • Sauna and swimming pool complex (2 hours) in one of Birštonas’ health resorts.

Get to know the hospitable Dzūkas of Panemunė

Stakliškės Brewery malt tower – museum:

  • Museum and factory tour;
  • the authentic story of Lithuanian mead;
  • the birth of today’s culinary heritage.

Visit the Moon Library at Vytautas Mineral SPA, Europe’s most innovative spa.

It is a unique venue with unusual acoustics and views – if you look up at the dome-shaped ceiling, you will see the spectacular paintings of the well-known painter, Art Vilnius winner Petras Lincevičius and his team, which take you to the moon.

Visit to Birštonas observation tower, the highest in Lithuania

The tower is 45 metres high and requires 300 hundred very comfortable steps to climb. From the “king” of the lookout towers on the Škėvonys ridge, you can admire the unique loops, high slopes, horns and outcrops of the Nemunas River, unique in Europe.

Sightseeing tour “The Royal Resort of Birštonas”:

  • learning about the history of Royal Birštonas;
  • Tasting the water of Birštonas’ first mineral springs;
  • Visiting Vytautas Park, climbing Vytautas Mound;
  • Wellness using the S. Kneipp method;
  • Visit the spectacular central park and the mineral water gallery;
  • Find out how to spend your time actively in Birštonas by cycling, sailing on pleasure boats, and relaxing in spa centres;

A feast of Dzūkija:

  • Presentation of the culinary heritage of the local region, with a choice of “Dzūkiškas vaišės” or “Picnic in Žvėrinčius Forest”.

Duration – 5 hours.
Price – 40 Eur. (per person)
Groups of at least 10 people.
The services of an accompanying tour guide are not included.

Movement – a source of health

A guided bicycle tour of Birštonas:

  • Wellness using the unique method of the German clergyman S. Kneipp;
  • discovering and tasting mineral springs;
  • familiarisation with the services offered by the balneological resort;
  • cycling through the Žvėrinčius Forest on the trails of Duke Vytautas.

Accompanied by a tour guide, you will enjoy the extraordinary nature and its delights.

  • Picnic in the Birštonas countryside;
  • Sports education – exercising in the Japanese “Dr. Izumi Tabata” method surrounded by pine trees with a professional trainer.

Duration – 2-3 hours.
Price – 10 Eur.; 15 Eur.; 20 Eur. (per person according to the chosen programme)
Group of at least 10 persons.

A romantic and intoxicating royal resort by night

Accompanied by a charismatic, cheerful tour guide, you will travel in a comfortable musical electric car through the romantically lit streets of Birštonas at night. You will explore the hunting grounds of the Grand Duke Vytautas Manor of Lithuania, admire the historic spa, Kurhaus, church towers, breathe the iodine-infused air in the salt evaporation gallery and refresh yourself with Birštonas ‘ incredibly healthy mineral water. You will have the opportunity to hear the history of the origin and production of Lithuanian mead, and get acquainted with the unique Lithuanian drink that today plays the role of an “ambassador” abroad.

Duration – 2 hours. Price – 25 Eur. (per person) Group of at least 10 persons.

Cognitive-educational activities in Birštonas

Fun trip “Don’t waste nature – take the Silent Electric Vehicle”

We will visit the Nemunas Loops Regional Park, which has been opened to visitors and has become the most visited tourist attraction, the highest lookout tower in Lithuania , Birštonas.

Dzūkija culinary heritage “Dzūkija bands” – “Lithuanian mead” feasting education

Accompanied by a guide, you will go to a countryside farmhouse where you will learn about the local region’s ancient dish – “Dzūkiškos bandos”. You will cook the dish yourself, “firing” it in a clay oven. During the education, you will hear the whole story of the origin of this dish and, of course, you will have a hearty meal. You will have the opportunity to hear the history of the origin and production of the culinary heritage, and to get acquainted with a unique Lithuanian drink that today plays the role of an “ambassador” abroad.

Musical entertainment (optional):

  • Presentation of local folklore traditions;
  • Song and dance tuition;
  • The enchanting rhythms of Tambourine.

Duration – 4-5 hours.
Price – 40 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

Electric car education – hunting for princes on the Birštonas Manor trails

  • Accompanied by a tour guide, a historian-educator, and a tour guide, the pupils set off in the only eco-friendly electric cars in the Baltic States along the trails of the Birštonas resort: the Žvėrinčius Forest, Vytautas Park and the Vytautas Mound, and the Škėvonys Ridge with the highest observation tower in Lithuania. Since 1413, all the most famous kings, grand dukes and their ladies have passed through the trails.
  • During the ride, an audio guide will give pupils of all ages a history lesson of the Royal Hunting and Recreation Estate : how the hunting estate was organised for economic reasons in Europe in the Middle Ages and the titles of those who participated in the Birštonas hunts; how the months-long hunts were used by King Jagiellon and the Grand Duke Vytautas to discuss political issues; and how the hunting estate was used by the 15th and 16th centuries to discuss the political issues. The great Birštonas Forest was preserved, maintained and inherited in the 16th century.
  • After stopping at the most important historical recreation sites, the pupils are involved in practical tasks: climbing the Vytautas Mound; testing their endurance at the hunting grounds in the Žvėrinčius Forest, exploring the vastness of the Birštonas Forest, which is believed to be the site of the 1422 Treaty of Melnos, and climbing the highest tower in Lithuania.

Duration – 2 hours.
Price – 12 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

Christmas-New Year tour for collectives in Royal Birštonas

  • A fun tour of Christmas Birštonas;
  • Mead and Dzūkija delicacies tasting;
  • Santa’s greeting, games, souvenirs;
  • Live Christmas music concert.

Duration – 5 hours.
Price – 40 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

Sightseeing and entertainment excursion in Birštonas Royal Resort

Sightseeing-historical tour on foot or by electric car

Accompanied by a tour guide, you:

  • learn about the history of Royal Birštonas; visit the historical and sacral museums;
  • Taste the water from Birštonas’ first mineral springs;
  • Visit Vytautas Park, the city’s central park;
  • Find out the current and future plans for the future of the medical spa.

Duration of the walking tour – 2 hours. Price – 5 Eur. (per person)
Duration of the tour by electric car – 1 hour. Price – 12 Eur. (per person)
Group of at least 10 persons.

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