During this private day tour from Vilnius you will be able to explore the most interesting sites Kaunas Jewish life and culture. The tour will start and finish at customer hotel. On the way to Kaunas, tour will stop at Ziezmariai, small Jewish Shtetl with a renovated synagogue. After a short stop, tour continues to Kaunas, where the most known and important sides of Jewish life will be visited. The sequence of the visits is flexible, related to client needs and weather conditions.
Visited sites are mentioned below:
Kaunas Synagogue, which is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania. Admission is based on donations.
Sugihara House-Museum at the former Japanese consulate in Kaunas. Admission ticket must be payed by the guest.
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Vilijampolė, which had been destroyed by the Soviet authorities after World War II.
Aleksotas Jewish Cemetery, which is the only active Jewish cemetery around Kaunas today.
Kaunas ghetto created by Nazi Germany in Kaunas, where Jews were kept in Vilijampole.
The Ninth Fort museum, which contains collections of historical artifacts related both to Soviet atrocities and the Nazi genocide. Admission ticket must be payed by the guest.