Tour to Ponary Memorial Park, The Hill of Angels & Trakai Castle
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Vilnius, Lithuania
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Lithuania’s rich heritage on this 5-hour small-group sightseeing tour to Paneriai Memorial Park and Trakai Castle from Vilnius. Visit the Paneriai Memorial Park with a guide and gain insight into Lithuania’s World War II history. Enjoy panoramic countryside views on route to Trakai, home to the imposing Trakai Island Castle. Take a guided tour of the castle and learn of its role as Lithuania’s military and political center. Admire ancient treasures from the country’s colorful history in the museum and enjoy free time to explore before returning to Vilnius.
- Learn of Lithuania’s World War II history at the Paneriai Memorial Park
- Visit Trakai Island Castle and its museum with a guide
- Enjoy free time to explore at your leisure
- Tour includes pickup and drop-off from your Vilnius hotel
What's Included
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- All Fees and Taxes
- Hotel pick up (only private tour option)
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Start time.10:00 am
Itinerary
Discover Lithuania (Pass By)
1
Monument to Zemach Shabad
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Paneriai (Ponar)
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
3
Hill of Angels
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Trakai Island Castle Museum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
5
Vilnius Cathedral Square
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- For the group tour option the minimum numbers apply; There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements; In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 118 reviews
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This was a good and easy tour visiting some important sites outside Vilnius.
First stop was the World War 2 massacre site at Paneriai which is an area in the woods with memorials and monuments and is very interesting to walk around the now peaceful woods, but a sad place.
Second stop was the Hill Of Angels which is a peculiar site, but interesting to wander about and take a few minutes.
Third and final stop was at Trakai Castle where we had a little over two hours free time which was the perfect amount.
We could walk around the castle with our tour guide for awhile or go on our own so I went on my own and there was a lot of very interesting exhibitions to look at and English description.
There are options for lunch in this area and stalls selling souvenirs and so on.
The tour guide was a nice man and did a good tour. He had his young son with him.
Mini bus was comfortable and there wasn't a big amount of driving involved as sites are not far from Vilnius.
This is an ideal tour to do as a day trip from Vilnius although I think it would be even better if they added Kernave as part of the tour as it looks a cool place to visit, but difficult by public transport.
Lithuania is a lovely country.
Thanks from the Irish guy.
Our guide was very good, but the tour seemed pricey for what it was. Luckily, the weather cooperated after two very rainy days.
We had a well planned tour to 3 sites including Trakai Castle. Our guide was professional and knew the extensive history behind each site. We had a great time.
Good transportation, nice staff helps taking photos, informative, sufficient time to visit different scenic spots
Great half day tour! A few hours away from the city were great. Very nice guide, comfy van, enough time in each spot. Places were really interesting. Weather was terrible but we enjoyed it very much anyway because of the guide. Do it!
My y daughter and I had very good impression from this tour. Our guide Daris was very nice, friendly and professional.
Great tour! So interesting and our guide was very knowledgable and super friendly! Highly recommend!
Guide very friendly. Did this trip on my own, it was good the tour still went ahead. Knowledgeable guide. Good amount or time at each stop. Recommend
Donny was a great tour guide and the itinerary was really good. Not too busy. Thank you very much :)
Felt like a day in a fairytale! Trakai with the beautiful castle and offering romantic views, while the Hill of Angels was very unique!
This tour started with an on-time pick up from our hotel. Our tour guide, Andrew, greeted us warmly with a smile & proceeds to take us on an informative & dialogic historical journey of Lithuania with stops on a Jewish ghetto en route to Ponary Park, Hill of Angels & beautiful Trakai Castle. He answered our questions very well & gave clear, detailed instructions. His lunch suggestion was right on the money.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and serious, and provided good background information. It was a good tour.
Brilliant tour. Our guide, Adam was very nice, knowledabke and enthusiastic. Asca local he is very proud of his city and country which is wonderful. Definitely recommend
The tour was very good. Our tour guide (Adam) was very friendly and knowledgeable. We also had a delicious lunch near the castle.
We got lucky, since there were no other people in the group so it was 2 people tour for us.
We had a great tour to Paneriai memorial and Trakai. Our guide Adomas was very experienced and answered all our questions. He has been living in Lithuania for many years.
We have seen parts of old town as well. Car & driving were comfortable and we had some free time in Trakai. Thanks for this tour!
On time, informative, friendly and helpful. Very moving and interesting places. Tra Kai castle was beautiful
Good and well informative trip - within decent time too as we were able to still explore Vilnius a little more when we got back.
If we spent longer in trakai then would have had the chance to relax by the lake and take a boat ride.
Originally I was mostly interested in Trakai castle, due to recomendations in the Internet. I did enjoy the visit a lot.
Our guide proofed combining the Tour with the topic of jewish history in Vilius and the Holocaust in the 1940th here, is a topic that is more than worth being mentioned on the ride there.
Very good knowledge of our guide and I felt very welcome.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Thank you very much for such beautiful review! We are happy to read you enjoyed the Trakai Castle and Paneriai Memorial Park tour. We hope to see you once again!
Best regards,
A great experience. My tour guide Andrew picked me up from my hotel, took me to the site of the Vilnius Ghetto, followed by the Paneriai Memorial Park, finishing with Trakai Town and its spectacular castle. Friendly and well-versed in Lithuanian history, Andrew made each location come to life. Great value for money – would very much recommend for those travelling solo.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Dear Matt,
Thanks for the lovely words, which we will be sure to pass onto all involved, especially Andrius.
Greeings from Vilnius
It was a wonderful tour, and the guide was both deeply knowledgeable and a person of good humor. We definitely recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Thank you for sharing your experience, Sarah. We're glad to read you found the tour leader knwleadgable and entertaining.
Hope to see you again on other our tours!
Best regards,
It was a great and interesting tour with a magical castle at the end. The guide was full of knowledge and I enjoyed the day. Please encourage more trips to take solo travellers and keep costs low if possible. Great day trip!
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Dear Philip,
Thank you for sharing your experience and offers. We always try to find opportunities for all travelers.
Best regards,
Andreas was a fantastic host. Wonderful speaker and full of knowledge. Easy pickup and a great day seeing Lithuania.
I really enjoyed this tour. I was on a private tour by myself. My guide Andrus was great, very knowledgeable and his English was perfect. I learned a lot about Lithuanian history from him.
Trakai castle is a stunning site, definitely a must do when you are in Vilnius.
I can highly recommend this tour.
An excellent trip with the perfekt guide ! We learnt so much about Lithuania. The tour was great and rich with sightseeings and history. Thank to our guide for his kindness !!!
Really enjoyed this trip, our guide was very informative.
Paneriai park very sad place but these things cannot be forgotten about.
Trakai Castle very beautiful place and well worth a visit.
This was one of the best tours we have ever had. Inga is a great tour guide and she has in depth knowledge of everything history. Highly recommende! A definite plus was that it was a small tour and had only three people, so we had an even greater immersion into a thousand years of Lithuanian history. Thank you very much for making our tour great.
Response from Host, Jun 2019
Hi Viktoryia, We’re very happy to hear that you had a excellent tour with us! We appreciate you mentioning that our guide is knowledgeable and great. Thank you for the warm recommendation and we look forward to your next visit!
A really enjoyable tour in the Lithuanian nature.
We started with the haulocaust memorial of Paneriai (which was a bit frustrating but this is a part of the history and something that we all have to know) and then we were taken to Trakai castle. A really nice site by the lake, the "trade mark" of Lithuania. Don't miss the chance to have a half day off Vilnius, you ll see a part of the country that is really fascinating!
We had Inga as our guide whose devotion to her job, her love for the place and her proffesionalism made this excursion, something to remember! Thank you!
Response from Host, May 2019
Dear Terry, we really appreciate the opportunity to know your opinion about our tours and guides. Thank's a million for your sweet words and such detailed feedback. Hope to see your again on another our tours! best regards from Discover Lithuania team
picked up from our apartment on time. Inga the rep was brilliant. 5 hour trip. we both really enjoyed it. Thanks
This tour was amazing!.Supposed to be a small group, but turned out it was only me. Inga, my tour guide was really wonderful and explained lots of stuff that I did not know. She explained the Jewish heritage in Vilnius then at the Paneriai Memorial Park. She answered my questions and we had good conversation about Lithuania's history afterward. Trakai Castle is really beautiful place surrounding by frozen lake and Inga amazingly explained the history of the castle. I highly recommend this tour to anyone that visit Vilnius!!!
Great tour with a very knowledgeable guide! A little pricey, but very good!
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