Tour Itinerary

Day 1.
Arrival in the Kaliningrad region. Transfer to the hotel on request for an additional fee.
Check-in at the hotel after the excursion.
Attention: the program contains the exact time of the beginning of the excursions (local time). We kindly ask you not to be late, the bus leaves on schedule.
Excursion around Kaliningrad, 5-5.5 hours
13:10 start from hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
13:30 start from Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St.)
Sightseeing tour with a tour of the main sights of the city: Victory Square, the sculpture " Fighting Bison '' in front of the Königsberg Land Court, a monument to Peter I in front of the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet, a drama theater, the area of ​​the old German villas Amalienau, the city's defensive fortifications, the Royal and Rosgarten gates. You will visit the only Amber Museum in our country, which is located in the fortress tower of the mid-19th century in the center of Kaliningrad, on the shores of a picturesque lake. You will definitely take a walk near the walls of the Cathedral (an example of North German Gothic of the XIV century), where the tomb of the famous philosopher I. Kant is located. A visit to the Cathedral will acquaint you with the history of the main church of the city, the University of Albertina and, of course, Königsberg itself (visiting the Cathedral is optional for an additional fee).
Visit to the Marzipan Museum at the Brandenburg Gate.


Day 2.
Excursion to the Curonian Spit National Park, 6h.
09:40 start from Kaliningrad hotel (Leninsky prospect 81)
10:00 start from Tourist hotel (53 A.Nevskogo st.)
Route: Forest – Rybachy – Dancing forest – Dune Efa
The Curonian Spit, created by the sea and the wind, is a narrow sandy strip of land, where the salty sea adjoins the freshwater bay. This unique and picturesque place was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and recognized as a state natural national park. You will touch the mystery of the Dancing Forest, tree trunks here bend in the most bizarre way. Visit the observation deck on the Efa dune, from where you can see the whole variety of landscapes of the spit - the sea, the bay, pine forests, sandy desert.
The program of the tour until October includes a visit to the Bird Ringing Station of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and from October – Museum complex of the National Park. You will have the opportunity to purchase smoked fish, which sailed in the bay yesterday, it is sold here in abundance.
Fish lunch on request for an additional charge, from 7 USD / person.


Day 3.
Excursion " Amber Coast '', 8-8.5 hours
09:00 start from Tourist hotel (A. Nevsky st. 53)
09:20 start from hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
Route: Amber – Svetlogorsk
Acquaintance with the village of Yantarny, pre-war Palmniken. The world's largest amber deposit is located here. From the observation deck, you will see a panorama of a quarry where amber is mined by an open industrial method. You can try yourself in the role of an amber prospector and, armed with a shovel, get yourself a " sun stone '' as a souvenir. in a mini-career. All tourists will receive an Amber Miner Diploma. You can also recharge with natural energy and health in the Amber Pyramid, the construction of which took about 800 kg of amber.
The historical center of Yantarnoye is located next to the 1892 Lutheran Church. You will stroll down to the sea past the palace-style Schloss Hotel, through the Becker Park with century-old trees. This beach is the only one in Russia in 2016 received a blue flag – the sign of an environmentally friendly beach, equipped according to world standards.
Next, we will get acquainted with the sights of Svetlogorsk-Raushen. You will be enchanted by the ancient architecture of the late 19th - early 20th centuries: private villas, boarding houses, hotels. Organ hall, larch park, water tower, Kurhaus. The symbols of Svetlogorsk are the wonderful works of the German sculptor G. Brachert - " Carrying Water '' and 'Nymph'. You will see a new 'home' KVN and the Baltic Debuts Film Festival – variety theater " Amber Hall ''. To the sea you will be led by terrenkury slopes, where a promenade was built near the water for the convenience of tourists. Shopping, amber shops. Lunch for an additional charge of 350 rubles / person.
During the excursion, you will visit the dinosaur hall, where you will see the reconstruction of an ancient forest in which amber was formed. The dinosaurs that lived at that time move and growl. Here is a unique collection of stones with inclusions, as well as amber and amber-like resins from different countries.
* Interactive for making an amber souvenir with your own hands, a product for each tourist as a gift, at will for an additional charge 300 rubles / person, payment on the spot in cash.


Day 4
Excursion " City- fortress », 4-5 hours
09:30 start from Tourist hotel (53 A. Nevskogo st.)
09:50 start from Kaliningrad hotel (81 Leninsky prospect) .
Route: Three-dimensional panorama " Konigsberg-45. The Last Assault, Fort 11 Denhoff
Throughout its centuries-old history, Koenigsberg was a fortified city and remained impregnable until April 1945. The city gates, towers, bastions and forts preserved in Kaliningrad are examples of the brilliant embodiment of the most modern military engineering thought in Europe of the past. A fascinating excursion awaits you with a drive along the defensive fortifications of the inner defensive ring of the city: the defensive rampart, the moat, the Don tower, the Oberteich bastion, the Kronprinz barracks, the Grolman bastion and, of course, the city gates.
A visit to the three-dimensional panorama " Königsberg-45. The last assault '' in the historical and art museum of Kaliningrad, a unique opportunity, accompanied by the roar of guns and the sounds of shooting, to be in the center of Koenigsberg during the storming of the city by Soviet troops in April 1945. You will observe the panorama not from the side, but find yourself inside, in the thick of events.
You will see the monument to the Heroes of the First World War and the memorial to the 1200 Guardsmen - the main monument to the heroes of the Second World War in Kaliningrad, walk through the Victory Park.
Then you will visit the line of the outer line of defense of Königsberg and visit one of the forts of the city.
Visit of the fort No. 11 'Dönhof'. This well-preserved fort will amaze you with the strength of its walls and the ingenuity of constructing such fortresses.


Day 5
Releasing rooms.
Excursion " About churches, knights and castles '' + beer tasting at Nesselbek Castle, 5h
09:00 start from Tourist hotel (53 A. Nevskogo st.)
09:20 start from Kaliningrad hotel (Leninsky pr. 81)
Itinerary: Arnau Church, Waldau Castle, Schaaken castle ruins, Neseelbek castle.
And how to visit Kaliningrad without taking pictures of mysterious churches and castles. We will definitely visit the 14th century church of Arnau (the village of Rodniki). We will visit the Waldau castle (in the village of Nizovye), where the Great Embassy of Peter I stayed. In the castle museum, you will be told the history of the settlement of this region by humans from the end of the 3rd century BC. to the present day and the history of the Waldau Castle itself. Then we will visit the ruins of the Shaaken castle (Nekrasovo village). Its distinctive feature is an unusual octagonal shape; the Teutonic Order never built such castles again. A tour of the ruins of the castle, which, like other fortresses in Prussia, was built on the site of a Prussian fortification, will plunge you into the Middle Ages. The impressions will be complemented by the Museum of the Inquisition in the basements of the castle. In addition, you can take pictures in knightly armor. At the end of the excursion, we will get to the fairytale Nesselbek castle, where we will taste freshly brewed beer in the elegant interiors of the castle restaurant.
15: 00-15: 30 Arrival in Kaliningrad.
Optional transfer to the airport for surcharge.

Overview

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Schedule

Fees

The price of the tour per pax (without airfare), USD:

Excursions start from Tourist and Kaliningrad hotels

Payment schedule: 5% – at booking, 95% – 15 or 30 days prior to arrival.

Payment methods:
- bank transfer in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AED, ILS, DKK etc.
- credit/debit card online on our website

Fees include

- transport and excursion services;

- 4 nights accommodation in a hotel of the selected category in Kaliningrad:
    hotel Villa Glamor 3^★
    hotel Kaliningrad 3^★
    hotel Tourist 3^★
    hotel Kaiserhof 4^★

- entrance tickets according to the program;

- environmental fees

- necessary permits to visit specially protected natural areas

- the language of excursions is Russian but the guides speak English.

Fees exclude

- airfare to Kaliningrad city and return

- transfers (airport – hotel 13 USD, railway station – hotel 7 USD)

- breakfasts at the hotel "Kaliningrad" (7 USD per person), all lunches

- additional nights to the tour – according to the main price.

- meals not specified in the program

- personal spending

- early check-in or late check-out in hotels

- not included in the program or indicated as additional excursions

- personal English/Spanish guide: 100 USD per required day

Travel tips

Tourists living in the hotel Villa Glamor, go to board the sightseeing bus 10 minutes walk to the hotel Tourist, st. A. Nevskogo 53. Tourists staying at the Kaiserhof hotel, go to the landing at the hotel Kaliningrad, Leninsky prospect 81.

Please note that the last day tour ends at 15: 00-15: 30. For your convenience (so as not to miss the excursion), we recommend extending your stay for an additional day and leaving by train the next day.

Map

Kaliningrad