Ten days in Latvia and Lithuania
 

Hi all,

I wanted to get any feedback on this itinerary for 10 days in Latvia/Lithuania.

Day 1 - Fly to Riga, Riga in afternoon
Day 2 - Sigulda and Cesis, stay in Cesis
Day 3 - Cesis to Riga, Riga
Day 4 - Riga to Siauliai, Siauliai to Klaipeda (Lithuania)
Day 5 - Klaipeda to Curonian Split, stay in either Juodkrante or Nida)
Day 6 - Explore Curonian Split, late train to Vilnius OR
Day 7 - Early train to Vilnius
Three full days in Vilnius with a friend before flying home.

My main questions are:

1. Do you think this is too little time in Riga?
2. Would you stay in Cesis or Sigulda in the Gauja National Park?
3. Is it possible to get from Riga to Siauliai early in the day? On Google it appears the first bus connection is at 3pm
4. Would you stay in Juodkrante or Nida on the Curonian Split?

Many thanks for your help.

Yes, I think it's too little time in Riga. I did a trip (also included Tallinn) that was 4 days Riga and 3 days Vilnius and I think those are minimums.