After the noisy Palanga, you will find peace on the banks of the Curonian lagoon: prices, accommodation, entertainment.

More and more Lithuanian tourists are taking advantage of this opportunity. From the ports that operate on the eastern shore of the Curonian Lagoon, almost all have ships sailing on regular routes that can sail to Juodkrante and Nida.

At Curonian Spit, tourists enjoy pine forests, sandy beaches, and swimming in the sea. If we decide to travel, we can return to the mainland and visit Cape Ventė, the lighthouse there, as well as Mingė, from where it is possible to prepare a cruise through the Nemunas delta, see the Uostadvaris lighthouse, tour Rusnė island and return. to Nida or Juodkrante.

Alternative route

The crew of the ferry that sails from Dreverna to Juodkrante experienced that every day several families move who have decided to rest in Neringa. “They leave the car in the paid parking lot, get on the ferry and after 15 minutes they are already in Juodkrante. It takes as long to get to Dreverna as it takes to Klaipėda, but you don’t have to queue for the ferry, you don’t have to pay the entrance fee to the Curonian Spit National Park, you don’t have to be afraid of getting into traffic jams when you return. ” – the river men laughed.

The ferry operates three trips Monday through Friday and four on weekends.

One-way ticket costs 6 euros per person, parking space per day – 3 euros.

After reviewing the accommodation offers in the reservation system, make sure you do not have the opportunity to stay in Dreverna, Kintai or Venta during the next weekend. All offers are provided solely by Juodkrante or Nida. Therefore, a ferry across the Curonian Lagoon becomes the only way out.

Especially since accommodation in some places in Juodkrante is cheaper than on the east coast of the Curonian Lagoon.

A two-night stay for 2 adults and 2 children at Hotel Ventainė for Sale would cost 320 euros. Reservation customer rating – 7.7 points. Meanwhile, Moose Hostel in Juodkrante asks for 220 euros, although the kitchen would have to be shared with other residents of the hostel.

Ventainė owner Šarūnas Laužikas told Delfi that a few years ago he proposed to further restrict access to the Curonian Spit and encourage tourists to use water transport. “The ferry leaves from the Ventain muelle pier to Nida twice a day. Price in both directions – 18 euros. There are actually tourists who leave their cars on the shore and sail to Nida themselves.” – said the businessman.

Not to mention, a car arrived, from which the elders immediately asked when the ferry to Nida was leaving.

There are still places

However, both Š. Laužikas and Liudmila Juknienė, a representative of the camping company Dreverna, assured that it was not worth paying attention to the Booking data, but to always contact the service provider directly. Even if you do not make a reservation in the reservation system and it is stated that the employment is 100%, in reality there will always be places.

S. The breaker admitted that he does not provide all the numbers for Booking. “Before the pandemic, most of the customers were foreigners. Two years ago, before the pandemic, only one in 100 campers was Lithuanian. Foreign Germans reserved places a year ago, two, so there were no places left for Others. The situation changed during the pandemic. However, Lithuanians and tourists from other Eastern European countries are very different from Germans. Be the first to check the weather forecast and plan your vacation a few days or a week in advance In addition, ours, mostly emigrants, have a very peculiar restful imagination. If Germans value peace and privacy more, then Lithuanians, Russians or other residents of post-Soviet countries cannot imagine a vacation without noise, sea alcohol and loud music. If someone asks for several rooms through Bookinga, know that Lithuanians or Russians will come and want to “relax”. Therefore we do not even offer individual houses. individual in public, because they will definitely be ordered by noisy emigrants ”, Š. Automatic switch.

You have a room reservation

A similar strategy is followed at the Dreverna campsite, where vacationers are offered hotel rooms, holiday homes or separate modular rooms, which cost around € 100 per night for a family of four. According to the campsite representative L. Juknienė, even if the reservation system no longer offers anything at the chosen accommodation, it is always worth calling directly. “We will definitely find the right offer for our clients. After all, for various reasons some people may not be able to come and cancel reservations, so we can offer that place to others.” – inaugurated by L. Juknienė.

According to her, the camp focuses on recreation for the whole family, which is why the place offers a variety of entertainment for young and old children.

“After monitoring customers, we can say that we are popular. Most of the customers are Klaipėda County residents, with the second largest proportion – Kaunas residents “, – L. Juknienė said.

Oasis of navigation and overnight stay on a yacht.

Not only sailors choose to relax at the campsite located in the old village of Sencelė, near the Curonian lagoon: lovers of kitesurfing, surfing or rowing. Families enjoy the rest here too. Two nights in a container room cost 110 euros for a family of four.

If you look around, you can definitely find accommodation both in the Sale itself and in Mingė. Even in Dreverna itself, where you can spend the night on a specially chartered yacht, where a family of four would pay 100 euros for one night.

By the way, the entire shoreline of the lagoon from Dreverna to Cape Ventė is gradually turning into a large construction site, where various villas and resorts are springing up one after another. In the long run, this place will definitely become a counterweight to both Palanga and Neringa.