• "Tour" is a generalizing term we use. A tour can be:
  • A Camping Trek or;
  • A Comfort Trek or;
  • One of our Adventure & Activity Packages.
    
• Next to tours we also offer SPA Breaks (Kuraufenthalte).

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  All tours start at 08:30 in the morning from their departure hotel, where at 08:30 the welcome meeting starts led by the tour leader. The name and address of the specific departure hotel you can find on the website at the tour you booked and is printed on your Travel Voucher. The hotels you might have booked right before and right after the tour are printed on the Hotel Vouchers;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  A tour starts when there are 6 or more passengers who want to do the same tour on the same departure date;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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Book your tour early! The maximum amount of passengers possible to join a tour varies, but is limited. So, in order to be sure of your place on a tour our advise is to book as early as you possibly can.

• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  
  

  Limited amount of passengers
  The amount of passengers on a trek (Camping Trek or Comfort Trek) is limited to 16, so it fills up very quickly.
  
  Payment
  A minimum of EUR 150,= has to be paid at time of booking. The remainder has to be paid latest 8 weeks before the start of the trek. A booking within 8 weeks before trek departure has to paid in full at time of booking.

• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  
  

  Limited amount of passengers
  The maximum amount of passengers that can join an Adventure & Activity Package varies per package. 
  
  Payment
  A minimum of EUR 150,= has to be paid at time of booking. The remainder has to be paid latest 8 weeks before the start of the Adventure & Activity Package. A booking within 8 weeks before trek departure has to paid in full at time of booking.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  When booking online more than 5 weeks before your preferred tour departs, you can book your pre- and post tour hotel room online during booking. However when your tour starts within 5 weeks from today, please contact the TrekBaltics Sales Office for separate booking of a pre- and/or post tour hotel room. This hotel room booking is subject to room availability at our hotel(s) in the departure city and arrival city of your tour.

  Important:

  • We have no room price supplement for singles;
  • Rooms are based on a twin share basis with another TrekBaltics passenger of the same sex. It is possible that one ladies room and/or one mens room has to be shared with one more TrekBaltics passenger of the same sex. This due the fact that the amount of same sex people in a group might be an uneven number. In those cases an extra bed will be placed in that particular room.
    
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  The hotel night(s) before the morning that the trek starts and the hotel night(s) after the trek has finished on the last trek day are not included in the price of the tour;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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No. You can at all times apply only for one discount. Which discount is best for you is up to you to decide.

We have the following discount possibilities:

• Frequent Travellers Club Membership (for people who have been on a trek before);
• Discount Codes (for special offers to specific groups / persons).

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Yes. Insurance is compulsory on all our offered tours. TrekBaltics does NOT offer insurances.

When arranging your travel insurance please make sure your insurance policy covers all included activities of your preferred tour, and it should also cover all the optional activities you may wish to participate in on that same tour. And please also don't forget about the travel cancellation insurance.

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For VISA requirements please check the ministry of foreign affairs in your country of residence. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have joined the European Union (EU) in may 2004 and joined Schengen in December 2007.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  All treks depart from our departure hotels at 8:30am on the departure morning and generally end between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the final day of the tour. If you are too late on the departure morning and the tour group has already left the departure hotel, then it's up to yourself and at your own expense to catch up with the tour.

  For your convenience, we suggest that you spend the final evening of your tour in our destination hotel. If you must leave that evening, we recommend that you book a flight departing no earlier than 11:00pm to allow possible delays on tour. Very often the whole group has a goodbye evening together on the last day of the tour. You probably don't want to miss those last great moments together;

• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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The Food Kitty is a money reserve for paying for meals on your camping/comfort trek. Each passenger pays EUR 5,= per day into the Food Kitty at the start of the trek. So in case of a trek of 14 days a total of EUR 70,= per passenger has to be deposited into the Food Kitty. The money is guarded by your trek leader. He is responsible for doing the bookkeeping on money which is spent on food for the trek group. Normally EUR 5,= per day is sufficient to pay for all meals outside the big cities. In big cities you eat at your own expense.

Food for the trek group is bought by the group themselves several times during the trek in big shopping centres. Meals outside big cities are also prepared by the group themselves. For this we have a rotation system. See the FAQ: "How are the group tasks during a trek divided?".

Note:
Please be aware that the Food Kitty is only for camping treks and comfort treks, and not for Adventure & Activity Packages.

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During the trek (Camping- or Comfort Trek) all trek passengers participate in the daily tasks that have to be performed according to a daily task-rotation system. The tasks that are rotating between groups of 2 or 3 passengers are:

• Food shopping for the entire group;
• Cooking for the entire group;
• Dish washing for the entire group;
• Van cleaning (a simple van whipe out with a brush);

The following task is performed by a fixed group of 2 passengers during the entire trek, assisted by the trek leader:

• Van loading (loading all the luggage from the group onto the van).

Van loaders don't have to participate in the task rotation system.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  One suitcase or backpack of maximum 15 kg, plus your sleeping bag, plus one small carry-on bag (day pack of maximum 5 kg) for inside the van. We recommend a 'three season' sleeping bag during the summer months and a "four season" sleeping bag the rest of the year, as some nights can be cold. Be sure to check the weight allowance of your luggage with your airline or travel agent.

  TrekBaltics prefers you to bring a backpack, since packing the luggage part of the van with backpacks is much easier. Also be aware that your luggage sometimes has to suffer some rough handling during luggage loading onto the tour van. For a normal quality backpack this is not a problem;

• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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Please note that all campings/cabins/farmhouse/hostel overnights that are listed in the "Tour Itinerary" of your tour are included in the tour price at all times! Only the seperately booked pre- and post tour hotel nights are not included in the tour price.

• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  The following costs should be accounted for by you:
• EUR 5,= per day for the Food Kitty. This covers all your meals on your camping/comfort trek, except for those days on which we are not camping in tents, and on days when the group decides to go out for a meal.

• EUR 25,= per day average should enable you to join the group on most of the optional activities. This should also cover any incidentals that you may purchase during the tour.

• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. On an Adventure & Activity Packages it depends on the specific package how much you need extra per day. But in general EUR 30,= per day should cover possible extra expenses which are not included in the tour price. For detailed info see each package.

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Anyone in reasonably good health can join our tours. Many activities on tour are optional, so you can choose them according to your fitness level. And even if an activity is included in the tour price, you can still decide not to join the activity. Not joining an included tour activity does not give you any right on a refund. Most National Parks offer a variety of hiking trails that suit all levels of adventure and fitness. Many other activities do not require previous experience and are not fitness related.

Each TrekBaltics tour has an indication of the tour difficulty level. This gives each tour a rating from Easy (difficulty level 1) to Strenuous (difficulty level 5).

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Yes.

• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  For Treks we have a clear distinction between two levels of luxury for overnight stays:
  
  
  • Camping Treks are based on camping at campgrounds or in the wild in 3-person tents which are used for 2 persons only, leaving enough space to store your luggage inside the tent;
  • Comfort Treks are based on cabins/farmhouses/hostels (no sleeping in tents).

  On Camping Treks you can also count on average one overnight stay per week in a cabin/farmhouse/hostel.

  For both Camping- & Comfort Treks be prepared that sometimes a shower and/or flush toilet is not available. When there is no shower, then taking a bath in pure nature (lake or a river) with bio-degradable soap can be the answer! And don't worry, because the water quality is very good;

• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  Here there is no clear distinction in offered luxury for overnight stays. It really depends on which adventure & activity package you book.

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• Camping Treks:
  All our Camping Treks use National Park-, State Park-, or wild campsites and also a wide assortment of private/commercial campsites. Most of them will have hot showers and flush toilets, some of them will even have swimming pools/lakes, bars and laundry facilities on site, while others will accentuate the natural beauty of the area and thus tend to be more rustic and basic. TrekBaltics keeps the use of wild campsites to a minimum. Cooking is done either outside or inside depending on the facilities of the site where we stay that night; mostly we cook outside. But please keep in mind that we are on an adventure camping trek and not on a luxury hotel tour, so occasionally a shower and/or flush toilet might not be available;
  
• Comfort Treks:
  All our Comfort Treks use cabins/farmhouses/hostels/etcetera (no camping in tents) on National Park-, State Park-, or private/commercial properties. It is often that an overnight facility offers the combination of camping and cabins/farmhouses/hostels/etcetera. Most of them will have hot showers and flush toilets, some of them will even have swimming pools/lakes, bars and laundry facilities on site, while others will accentuate the natural beauty of the area and thus tend to be more rustic and basic. Cooking is done either outside or inside depending on the facilities of the site where we stay that night. But please keep in mind that we are on an adventure comfort trek and not on a luxury hotel tour, so occasionally a shower and/or flush toilet might not be available;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are based on either camping treks facilities or on comfort treks facilities depending on the booked adventure & activity package.

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Don't worry... TrekBaltics makes it really easy! Most first time campers actually grow to love sleeping in the great outdoors.

• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  You will sleep in high quality, heavy duty three person tents which you share with only one other trekker (normally of the same sex). TrekBaltics provides all passengers with a thermal sleeping mat of average 1 cm thick. Passengers who want a more comfortable night can bring their own self-inflatable air mattress;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. The type of tents you sleep in depend on the package that you book. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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For all Tours:

• All you need to bring is your luggage, a sleeping bag (matching the temperature range of the season you travel in) and your personal items;

• Prior to your departure, we will send you a copy of our "Tour Tips" booklet via e-mail, which will provide you a list of suggested items you may want to bring on your trek. But definitely bring your positive and adventurous attitude. And humor is very welcome;

Only for Camping Treks:

• TrekBaltics provides all passengers with a thermal sleeping mat. Passengers who want a more comfortable night can bring their own self-inflatable air mattress;

Only for Comfort Treks:

• One bed sheet (one person or two-person depending on your case);
• One or two pillow covers depending on your case;

Only for Activity- & Adventure Packages:

• The tour packages offered here can vary so much, that a clear advise cannot be given here. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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• Camping- & Comfort Treks:
  
• All tour overnight stays as mentioned in the "Tour Itinerary" section of the tour;
• Everything mentioned in the "Included in the price" section of the tour;
• The services of a professionally-trained tour guide and/or tour driver;
• Transportation: Maximum 16 passengers air-conditioned vans;
• All necessary camping equipment, tents (not for Comfort Treks), thermal sleeping mats (not for Comfort Treks), cooking equipment, cold food storage containers, camp lights, stoves and other camp accessories;
• Access to all National Parks, Nature Reserves, Nature- & Landscape Parks as indicated on the "Tour Itinerary" of the tour;
  
• Adventure & Activity Packages:
  These packages are organized by our partners. For the answer on this question look at the detailed info at each package.

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TrekBaltics is the adventure tour specialist on the Baltic market. As the company is founded by a Dutchman the quality standards are according to the expectations of western european tourists.

We have the experience and the commitment to provide you with the trip of a lifetime. We can offer you a great holiday at an affordable price and we will show you places you would very likely not see while travelling on your own.

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The general rule is that our TrekBaltics Treks and Adventure & Activity Packages are designed for trekkers aged 18 to 65 years of age, but there can be deviations from this general rule. Every tour on the TrekBaltics website mentions the mandatory age range for that tour. Consequently, each tour tends to focus on activities and nightlife that appeal to the specified age range for that tour. Each passenger on a TrekBaltics tour must be in the required age range for that tour on the starting/departure day of that tour.

Exception:
In case you are a parent with children in the age range of 10 up till and including 17, and you really would like to take them on one of our adventures, then please contact our sales office at sales@trekbaltics.com and ask for special permission. But please be aware that children below 18 are sometimes not allowed to join in some adventure activities and in most nightlife activities. For not adults (below 18) we have the general rule that their parent(s), which has (have) to be on the same tour, is (are) at all times responsible to look after them, and not our tour leaders.

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All Treks and Adventure & Activity Packages offered by TrekBaltics will be English spoken due to the possible different nationalities from all over the world in the travelling group.. However the owner of TrekBaltics will be present as well on all Treks and can give support in German and Dutch when needed.

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Yes. See Tailor-made Tours for all details.

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