Private Tour
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
This is a unique tour with a litvak Ema Segal. Ema was born and raised in Vilnius in the 80s. This insider look is a 3-hour walking tour around the two Vilnius ghettos. We will follow the traces of Jewish life in the old Jewish Quarter where the Great Synagogue was built in 1633 and the house where great Gaon of Vilnius used to live and study.
You will hear a story about the manifesto and the fight of Jewish partisans. We shall also walk into the Choral synagogue, and explore a very old mazzes-making machine there. I will show you a few buildings where Jewish printing houses, fliur mills, money exchanges, jewelry shops used to be.
This tour will give you a good feeling what life was like in Vilnius before WWII and what role the Jewish population had in this city and beyond.
I will also share my personal experience of growing up Jewish in the post-Soviet Lithuania.
This private tour is suited for 2-4 people group. Which allows for an intimate two-way communication.
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Local guide
Local taxes: all included in the fee
Entrance fees: €2 donation to walk inside the synagogue (optional)
Food and drinks
Vilnius Old Town
We will visit two Jewish ghettos which were based in what was formerly known as the Vilnius Jewish Quarter. I will tell you about the Jewish cultural and religious life in Vilna before WWII, during it, and after it.
Vilna Gaon Monument
We will stop by the Vilna Gaon Monument, I will tell the story about him, what he did, how he lived, and what a rich legacy he left after he died.
During this extended tour we shall first have the 3-hour walking tour around the two Vilnius ghettos. After that I will drive you to the active Jewish cemetery, and Ponar forest.
This insider look by the local litvak is a 3-hour walking tour around the two Vilnius ghettos. We will follow the traces of Jewish culture in the old town of Vilnius.
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
wybe,
Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
If you do anything in Vilniu, do this tour! It is worth so much more. Emma has a wealth of knowledge and her English is impeccable She is one of the few people left in a once very Jewish city. She can show you places that you would never find by yourself
Eliot F,
Jul 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
An excellent and informative tour of the old Jewish section of Vilnius. Our guide Emma is native born and very knowledgeable. She gave us a good history of the Jews of this city.
Operated by Private Jewish Guide in Vilnius