Vilnius Trip
3 days
The capital's Old Town core, Užupis, and a day out to Trakai — walkable, with one easy day trip. Two walks worth doing in their own right: Gates of Dawn up through to Cathedral Square, and Cathedral Square through Bernardine Garden across to Užupis — with the climb up to the Three Crosses Monument branching off the second one.
When to hire the car: The first 2 days are spent entirely on foot in the city, so there is little point paying for a hire car or city parking then. Pick the car up on day 3 — flying into Vilnius or Kaunas, it is easy enough to reach the hotel by Bolt or Uber and collect the car when you actually need it.
Day 1 — Old Town core
- Breakfast at Pinavija Café & Bakery — our favourite breakfast in the city
- Gediminas Castle Tower first thing, for the view and orientation
- Vilnius Cathedral and its Bell Tower, at the foot of the hill
- Walk south down Pilies gatvė
- Lunch at Etno Dvaras, right on Pilies gatvė
- Continue south to Gates of Dawn (Aušros Vartai) — keep your voice down, it's a working chapel
- Bastion of the Vilnius Defensive Wall, just nearby
- Dinner at Amandus or Stebuklai (both Michelin Guide — book ahead), or Le Travi in Užupis for a Bib Gourmand at half the price
- Stay at Shakespeare Boutique Hotel or Hotel PACAI, both in the Old Town
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 2 — Užupis, the Three Crosses & Lukiškės
- Breakfast at Pirmas Blynas — huge pancakes in a converted church
- Morning in Užupis — the Constitution wall, galleries, cafés
- Cross into Bernardine Garden, then walk up through Kalnų parkas to the Three Crosses Monument — steep but short, and the best view over the Old Town
- Lunch back down in Užupis, or Bernardinų Kiemas for a food-court option
- Afternoon: Lukiškės Prison 2.0 — book the two-hour tour ahead
- Evening café-hop before dinner: Strange Love, Elska or Sweet Love
- Dinner at Deep Roots, Demo or Nineteen18 (Michelin-starred — book well ahead), or Gaspar's for Goan-Portuguese cooking at Bib Gourmand prices
- Stay at the same hotel
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 3 — Trakai day trip
- Breakfast at Spricas Brunch (closed Mon–Tue) or Sweet Love Caffe
- Drive or train to Trakai, about 30 minutes
- Trakai Island Castle and a walk around Lake Galvė
- Lunch in Trakai — look out for kibinai, the local Karaim pastry
- Afternoon: return to Vilnius
- Sapieha Palace or the Museum of Illusions, whichever fits your pace
- Dinner back in the Old Town — Panama Food Garden for something different, or repeat a favourite
- Or, September to June, an evening at the National Opera and Ballet instead — seats are cheap and it is a short walk from the Old Town
- Stay at the same hotel
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Shakespeare Boutique Hotel — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking. Or skip the car for the day altogether: Bolt and Uber are both reliable and cheap in the city, which is usually less hassle than finding a space.
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2 days
A walkable old town, two Michelin Guide dinners to choose between, and the region's most important WWII and Cold War sites — pace yourself, the history here is heavy.
When to hire the car: The first 1 day is spent entirely on foot in the city, so there is little point paying for a hire car or city parking then. Pick the car up on day 2 — flying into Vilnius or Kaunas, it is easy enough to reach the hotel by Bolt or Uber and collect the car when you actually need it.
Day 1 — Old town
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Kaunas Castle, then the adjacent Rotušės aikštė (Town Hall Square)
- Walk east along Laisvės alėja
- Lunch at Kauno Spurginė (doughnuts) or sit down at DIA (Michelin Guide)
- Continue to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel at the far end
- Late afternoon: back toward the castle for Aleksotas Observation Deck & Funicular, timed for sunset
- Dinner at SIJA (Michelin Guide, Wed–Sat evenings only, book well ahead), DIA if you saved it, or Nüman — a Bib Gourmand and winner of Michelin's 2026 Service Award
- Stay at Broken Bed Hootel or Best Western Santakos Hotel
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 2 — History (book both ahead)
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Morning: Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum — allow at least two hours
- Lunch somewhere quick near the centre
- Afternoon: KGB Atomic Bunker Museum — email ahead to arrange, cash only
- Onward travel, or a second night here if you'd rather not rush
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3 days
The core of this guide's own region — castles, manors and the borderland history, radiating out from Tauragė.
Day 1 — Tauragė
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Tauragė Castle & Region Museum
- Lunch at Star Pizza or KINGS
- Convention of Tauroggen Monument, Požerūnai
- Riverside walk from Banga toward the Estrada (Molotov Line bunker, Catholic church)
- Dinner at Restoranas Aikštė or Restoranas Bacas
- Stay at Viešbutis Tauragė or Banga
Day 2 — Down the river, castle to castle
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Raudonė Castle — climb the tower
- Lunch at Panemunė Castle's own restaurant
- Explore the castle grounds, gardens and five ponds
- Jurbarkas — Synagogues' Square Memorial
- Dinner at Liuksas, Jurbarkas old town, or back at the castle
- Stay at Panemunės Pilies Svečių Namai — sleep inside the castle grounds
Day 3 — The borderland (optional, more remote)
- Breakfast at the castle
- Rambynas Hill and the Martynas Jankus Museum, Bitėnai
- Lunch at Senasis Rambynas, Lumpėnai
- Queen Louise Bridge, Panemunė — foot traffic only
- Šereitlaukis Manor (note the border-proximity phone signal quirk)
- Dinner and a bed at Senasis Rambynas, Lumpėnai
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3 days
The coast: Klaipėda as a day stop, two nights in Nida, then Palanga.
Day 1 — Klaipėda, then onto the Spit
- Breakfast at your hotel or on the road
- Lithuanian Sea Museum and Dolphinarium, Smiltynė (ferry from Klaipėda)
- Lunch at Baltas Ruonis, Melnragė, or save it for a sit-down at monai (Michelin Guide, book ahead)
- Battery Nordmole coastal bunker
- Continue onto the Curonian Spit — Hill of Witches, Juodkrantė, on the way
- Dinner at Denis, on the boat at Juodkrantė
- Stay at Nidos Banga Hotel, Nida
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Lithuanian Sea Museum — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking.
Day 2 — Nida
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Bike or scooter across to Nida Beach
- Lunch at Malkinė — get it to take away, walk north along the lagoon path
- Afternoon exploring Nida town and the lagoon-side promenade
- Dinner at Rotonda
- Stay at Nidos Banga Hotel, second night
Day 3 — Palanga
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Drive to Palanga
- Palanga Amber Museum and its rose-garden café
- J. Basanavičiaus street down to the Pier
- Palanga Beach in the afternoon
- Dinner at Monist (Michelin Guide, book ahead) or Močiučių Rezidencija for something more traditional
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Palanga Amber Museum — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking.
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7 days
Everything in one trip: two days in Vilnius, a day in Kaunas, down the Nemunas to sleep inside a castle, a half day in Tauragė, then on through Klaipėda to two full days in Palanga.
When to hire the car: The first 3 days are spent entirely on foot in the city, so there is little point paying for a hire car or city parking then. Pick the car up on day 4 — flying into Vilnius or Kaunas, it is easy enough to reach the hotel by Bolt or Uber and collect the car when you actually need it.
Day 1 — Vilnius, Old Town core
- Breakfast at Pinavija Café & Bakery
- Gediminas Castle Tower, then Vilnius Cathedral and its Bell Tower
- Walk south down Pilies gatvė
- Lunch at Etno Dvaras
- Gates of Dawn, then the Bastion of the Vilnius Defensive Wall nearby
- Dinner at Amandus or Stebuklai (Michelin Guide — book ahead)
- Stay at Shakespeare Boutique Hotel or Hotel PACAI
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 2 — Vilnius, Užupis & Lukiškės
- Breakfast at Pirmas Blynas or Spricas Brunch
- Morning in Užupis — the Constitution wall and galleries
- Bernardine Garden, then up through Kalnų parkas to the Three Crosses Monument for the view over the Old Town
- Lunch in Užupis
- Afternoon: Lukiškės Prison 2.0 — book ahead
- Dinner at Deep Roots, Demo or Nineteen18 (Michelin-starred — book well ahead)
- Stay at the same Vilnius hotel
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 3 — Kaunas
- Breakfast, then drive to Kaunas, about 1.5 hours
- Kaunas Castle and the adjacent Rotušės aikštė
- Lunch at Kauno Spurginė or DIA (Michelin Guide)
- Walk Laisvės alėja to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel
- Aleksotas Observation Deck & Funicular, timed for sunset
- Dinner at SIJA or DIA (Michelin Guide — book ahead), or Nüman for a Bib Gourmand
- Stay at Broken Bed Hootel or Best Western Santakos Hotel
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Kaunas Castle — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking. Or skip the car for the day altogether: Bolt and Uber are both reliable and cheap in the city, which is usually less hassle than finding a space.
Day 4 — Down the Nemunas to Panemunė Castle
- Breakfast, then drive west along the Nemunas
- Raudonė Castle — climb the tower
- Continue to Panemunė Castle
- Lunch at the castle's own restaurant
- Afternoon exploring the grounds, gardens and five ponds
- Dinner at the castle restaurant again, or Liuksas in nearby Jurbarkas
- Stay at Panemunės Pilies Svečių Namai — sleep inside the castle grounds
Day 5 — Tauragė, then Klaipėda and on to Palanga
- Breakfast at the castle
- Morning in Tauragė (half day): Tauragė Castle & Region Museum, the Convention of Tauroggen Monument
- Lunch in Tauragė at Star Pizza or KINGS
- Drive to Klaipėda, about 1–1.5 hours — Lithuanian Sea Museum and Dolphinarium or Battery Nordmole if timing allows
- Continue on to Palanga, about 30 minutes
- Dinner at Monist (Michelin Guide) or Močiučių Rezidencija
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, Palanga
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Močiučių Rezidencija — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking.
Day 6 — Palanga, day one
- Breakfast at your hotel
- Palanga Amber Museum and its rose-garden café
- J. Basanavičiaus street down to the Pier
- Lunch at Angolo Italiano or Sūrio Džiugas Namai
- Afternoon at Palanga Beach
- Dinner at Močiučių Rezidencija
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, second night
Day 7 — Palanga, beach day
- Breakfast at your hotel
- A full day at Palanga Beach
- Lunch at one of the places along J. Basanavičiaus street
- Late afternoon at the Pier for sunset
- Dinner at Monist again, or a repeat favourite from the trip
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, or depart
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5 days
A slower, quieter spin on the Five-Star trip, built for two: a sunrise balloon over Trakai castle, an adults-only treehouse with a wood-fired tub in the Dzūkija forest, a spa on the coast, dinners chosen for the room as much as the food, and a night at the opera if your dates allow it. Practical notes on booking the balloon and the treehouse are at the end.
When to hire the car: The first 2 days are spent entirely on foot in the city, so there is little point paying for a hire car or city parking then. Pick the car up on day 3 — flying into Vilnius or Kaunas, it is easy enough to reach the hotel by Bolt or Uber and collect the car when you actually need it.
Day 1 — Vilnius, arrive slowly
- Check in at Hotel PACAI — a five-star boutique in a restored Baroque palace, and the most romantic room in the city
- Late afternoon: walk up through Kalnų parkas to the Three Crosses for sunset over the Old Town — free, and better than any paid viewpoint
- Drink at the Radisson Blu Sky Bar if you want the view from the other side of the river
- Dinner at Džiaugsmas (Michelin Star) — polished and quiet, the most obviously romantic of the starred restaurants. Book weeks ahead
- If your dates fall in the season (roughly September to June), check what is on at the National Opera and Ballet first and build the evening around the curtain — it is a few minutes from the hotel, and seats cost a fraction of what the same night would in Western Europe
- Stay at Hotel PACAI
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 2 — Sunrise balloon, then Užupis
- Pre-dawn pickup from the hotel for a hot-air balloon over Trakai castle or Vilnius Old Town — roughly an hour in the air, champagne in a meadow on landing, about four hours all in
- Back for a late breakfast at Pinavija Café & Bakery
- Afternoon at your own pace: Bernardine Garden, then across into Užupis and its constitution wall
- Coffee at Strange Love, in the quieter streets behind the garden
- Dinner at Nineteen18 (Michelin Star) — open kitchen, ask about the chef's table. B'ARN Bistro is the intimate alternative: tiny, open kitchen, the best-rated room in the guide — but book months ahead
- Stay at Hotel PACAI
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 3 — South into the forest
- Slow breakfast, then shop for supper before you leave the city — this matters, see the notes below
- Drive south into Dzūkija, about 1.5 hours
- Afternoon walking in the forest — this is the emptiest, quietest part of the country
- Light the ofuro fire early, then soak under the trees as it gets dark
- Supper is whatever you brought — there is no restaurant, and that is rather the point
- Stay at Varėna Treehouse (adults only, one cabin, no neighbours)
Day 4 — West along the Nemunas to the coast
- No rush — check out late
- Drive west along the river, about 2.5 hours
- Lunch at Panemunė Castle, in the grounds of a 400-year-old Renaissance castle with its ponds and gardens
- Continue to Palanga, about two hours
- Late afternoon at the Monist spa — salt room, sauna, bathing pool
- Dinner at Monist (Michelin Guide) downstairs in the hotel
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel
Day 5 — The coast
- Breakfast at the hotel, then back to the spa if you would rather not move
- Palanga Amber Museum in the Tiškevičius Palace, with coffee in the rose-garden café behind it
- Lunch at Sūrio Džiugas Namai on Vytauto street
- Afternoon on Palanga Beach
- Walk J. Basanavičiaus street down to the Pier for sunset — the single best sunset on this coast
- Ice cream at Angolo Italiano on the way back, then a last dinner at Monist
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, or fly out from Palanga (PLQ)
Booking notes — balloon and treehouse
- Balloons: several established operators fly Vilnius and Trakai — balloon.lt, hotairballoon.lt, orobalionai.lt, ballooning.lt (Oreivystės centras), justballoons.lt and Smile Balloons — all with hotel pickup and online booking. Shared flights run from about €140 a head; a private flight for two starts around €699. balloon.lt lets you pay by cash or card after the flight rather than upfront.
- Vilnius is one of very few European capitals where balloons may fly over the historic centre — but flights over the city have been restricted lately because of air traffic into the airport, so Trakai is the usual and arguably prettier alternative. Take whichever the wind gives you.
- Flights go at sunrise or sunset and are entirely weather-dependent. Rescheduling is normal, so book it for your first full day rather than your last, and keep the day loose.
- Late August into September brings serious mosquitoes at the launch and landing fields — take repellent.
- The treehouse needs planning, not just booking: the water is naturally sulphurous (bring drinking water), the tub is heated by a fire you tend yourself over a couple of hours, and you must bring food, matches, firewood and toilet paper. Get driving directions from the hosts — the track isn't on Google Maps.
- The ballooning season proper runs mid-April to the end of October — that is when operators schedule regularly and when almost all flights happen. Winter flights are genuinely possible and do take place, but far less often, because of wind and rain. One quirk worth knowing: in cold weather they can fly during the middle of the day, since there are no thermals to avoid, whereas from spring to autumn it is strictly near sunrise or sunset.
- Season by season: June to August gives the widest choice of slots, with both morning and evening flights, because sunrise is early and sunset late. Spring and autumn are calmer and gentler with better colour — operators themselves say those months are the ones couples and photographers ask for, so for this particular trip the shoulder season is arguably the better bet, not the compromise.
- The treehouse is hard work in winter — it is built around an outdoor tub and a wood fire.
- Opera: the season at opera.lt runs roughly September to June, closing over July and August. Set that against the ballooning season of mid-April to end of October, and the windows where you can have both are late April to June, and September into October. Those same months are the calm, colourful ones for flying and mild enough for the treehouse — so if you have any freedom over dates, that is when to come. Book the opera as soon as your dates are fixed, and note their site takes PayPal or Paysera rather than cards.
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5 days
For anyone wanting the best of it: every Michelin star in Vilnius, the top five-star hotels throughout, a Michelin lunch in Kaunas on the way through, and a helicopter over the country instead of the four-hour drive west. Deliberately no overnight in Kaunas — the city has no genuine five-star hotel, so the trip stops there for the afternoon and flies on rather than dropping a grade for a night. A note of realism up front — Lithuania has no scheduled helicopter service, so this leg needs arranging privately; see the practical notes at the end of this itinerary.
When to hire the car: The first 2 days are spent entirely on foot in the city, so there is little point paying for a hire car or city parking then. Pick the car up on day 3 — flying into Vilnius or Kaunas, it is easy enough to reach the hotel by Bolt or Uber and collect the car when you actually need it.
Day 1 — Vilnius, arrival & first star
- Arrive Vilnius (VNO) — a car transfer into the city takes about 15 minutes; Vilnius Relax and the hotels can both arrange one
- Worth settling before you land: on a trip built around tasting menus with wine pairings, nobody should be driving. Book a chauffeur for the week through Vilnius Relax, or plan on Bolt and Uber in the cities — both are reliable and cheap in Vilnius and Kaunas, and a car you cannot drink alongside is worse than no car at all
- Check in at Grand Hotel Vilnius, Curio Collection by Hilton, or Hotel PACAI in a restored Baroque palace
- Afternoon: Gediminas Castle Tower and the Cathedral Bell Tower for orientation
- Late afternoon coffee at Strange Love, by Bernardine Garden
- Dinner at Nineteen18 (Michelin Star) — tasting menu, ask about the chef's table
- Stay at Grand Hotel Vilnius or Hotel PACAI
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 2 — Old Town & the second star
- Breakfast at Pinavija Café & Bakery — our favourite breakfast in the city
- Morning: Gates of Dawn, then walk north up Pilies gatvė
- Lunch at Amandus (Michelin Guide) — or save it and keep the day light
- Afternoon: Bernardine Garden and the walk up to the Three Crosses Monument, then Lukiškės Prison 2.0 (book the tour ahead)
- Dinner at Džiaugsmas (Michelin Star) — book well ahead
- In season (September to June), the National Opera and Ballet is a few minutes away and worth an early curtain before or after dinner
- Stay at the same hotel
This day is entirely on foot. If you have a hire car, leave it at the hotel — city parking is paid and awkward, and Bolt and Uber are reliable and cheap here for anything you would rather not walk.
Day 3 — Trakai & the third star
- Breakfast at Elska Coffee — the best specialty coffee in the city
- Morning: Trakai Island Castle, 30 minutes out
- Lunch in Trakai — kibinai, the local Karaim pastry
- Afternoon: back to Vilnius, Užupis and its Constitution wall
- Dinner at Deep Roots (Michelin Star) — farm-sourced tasting menu, closed Sun–Tue
- Stay at the same hotel
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Hotel PACAI — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking. Or skip the car for the day altogether: Bolt and Uber are both reliable and cheap in the city, which is usually less hassle than finding a space.
Day 4 — Kaunas, then fly west to the coast
- Breakfast at Sweet Love Caffe, then check out and drive to Kaunas — about 1.5 hours, and roughly on the way to the coast, so nothing is backtracked
- Kaunas Castle and Rotušės aikštė, then walk up Laisvės alėja
- Aleksotas Observation Deck and funicular for the view over both rivers
- Lunch at DIA (Michelin Guide) — book ahead, or Nüman, the city's Bib Gourmand
- Mid-afternoon: fly west from Kaunas Airport (KUN) — about an hour by air against three to four by road, and a licensed international airport makes the charter far simpler to arrange than a private helipad
- Land at Palanga Airport (PLQ), roughly 30 minutes from Klaipėda
- Transfer to Palanga
- Dinner at Monist (Michelin Guide) in the hotel
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, Palanga
Parking is worth thinking about here. Leave the car near Hotel PACAI, then near Kaunas Castle — the rest of each stretch is on foot, and it is nearly all paid parking. Or skip the car for the day altogether: Bolt and Uber are both reliable and cheap in the city, which is usually less hassle than finding a space.
Day 5 — Palanga
- Breakfast at Monist SPA Hotel
- Morning at the spa — salt room, sauna, bathing pool
- Palanga Amber Museum in the Tiškevičius Palace, with coffee in the rose-garden café behind it
- Lunch at Sūrio Džiugas Namai on Vytauto street
- Afternoon: J. Basanavičiaus street down to the Pier, then the beach
- Dinner at Monist (Michelin Guide) in the hotel itself
- Stay at Monist SPA Hotel, or fly out from Palanga (PLQ)
Practical notes on the helicopter leg
- There is no scheduled helicopter service in Lithuania — this is a private charter, arranged case by case, and worth booking weeks ahead.
- Helicentras (helicentras.lt) is the established Lithuanian operator, flying Robinson R44 (pilot + 3 passengers) from its own helipad near Trakai, and runs coastal flights to Palanga, Nida and Klaipėda in summer. Ask them about a Kaunas departure — it is a short repositioning flight for them and saves you a backtrack.
- Vilnius Relax (vilnius-relax.lt) lists an R44 within its VIP transfer service, which is closer to a straight point-to-point booking.
- International brokers — Flapper, AeroAffaires, PrivateFly, Jettly — will source larger or twin-engine aircraft, useful for more than three passengers or for flying in poorer weather.
- Realistic departure and landing points are airports and licensed helipads: Kaunas (KUN), Vilnius (VNO), the Helicentras helipad at Trakai, and Palanga (PLQ) for the coast. The itinerary above flies Kaunas to Palanga because both are licensed international airports, which makes the charter considerably easier to arrange than a private site. Landing at a hotel or on a beach needs the landowner's permission and prior clearance — don't assume it.
- An R44 carries three passengers and their bags only. Confirm luggage limits before you commit, especially for a five-day trip.
- Weather matters more than it does for a car. Build in a road alternative for the same leg — it's about four hours, and no worse than the drives already in this guide.
- On getting around generally: for a trip at this level a chauffeur is usually the better answer than a hire car. Vilnius Relax runs private drivers and VIP vehicles anywhere in Lithuania, which solves the wine-with-dinner problem, the city parking problem and the long drive west in one go. Bolt and Uber cover the city days perfectly well if you would rather not commit to a driver for the whole week.
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