Travel Tips

Travel Dates

The tentative course dates for North American students are July 10 to 19, with an optional additional trip to the Baltic capitals of Riga and Tallinn July 19 to 24. The cost for the additional trip will depend on final enrollment and the number of those interested. You should minimally plan to arrive on Saturday, July 9, and depart on Thursday, July 21. If you are interested in the additional trip at the end, then you should minimally plan to arrive on Saturday, July 9, and depart on Monday, July 25

This is an intensive two-week program that does not include time for much sight seeing, although we have planned events that will let you experience some of the unique Lithuanian culture. If you wish to have time to travel or do further sight seeing, we highly recommend that you join our optional tour July 19 to 24, and perhaps plan a few days before or after the program is completed.

Note: the general tuition only covers your hotel expenses for check-in July 9 and check-out July 21. If you would like to stay at the same hotel either earlier or later, you may do so by special arrangement with the program. Write to Patricia Streeter at pas@patstreeter.com for more details.

For those arriving on July 8 or 9, a U.S. staff member of the program will meet you at the Vilnius airport, provided that you provide us with your arrival details (i.e., date, airline, flight number, time of arrival).

The 2011 Summer Study Program is under development, but is expected to follow the general format of prior years.

For General Background on the Republic of Lithuania, visit the CIA Factbook or the U.S. Department of State websites. You may also be interested in events sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius.

Bus/Trolleybus Fare. The bus fare in Vilnius is 2 Litas if purchased at newspaper kiosks or 2.5 Litas if bought directly from a driver. Rates for students are lower. The fares and schedules can be found at www.vilniustransport.lt

For other practical information and things to do in Lithuania, you may want to browse the “in your pocket series” on Lithuania. When you arrive in country, the printed version of the series, including Vilnius In Your Pocket is available in bookstores and many hotels.

This page last revised August 4, 2010

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