Amber voyage in winter. A 6-day tour to the Kaliningrad region

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

09:00 Excursion "Chernyakhovsk: traces of history on the streets of the city" (route: Chernyakhovsk).

It is no secret that many people go to the Kaliningrad region, as to "Russian Europe". That's where we'll take you — Insterburg, now Chernyakhovsk, a city where everything is fine.  

On the way, we will stop to take a closer look at how the gateway is designed and why they were built. 

Almost 90% of the pre-war buildings of the city are being actively put in order, restorers are being trained on the remains of the ruined Insterburg Castle, which we will visit, and the preserved Georgenburg Castle is preparing to become a museum… 

Napoleon Bonaparte once stayed in this city and there is the only equestrian monument to M. B. Barclay de Tolly, a monument to I. D. Chernyakhovsky, whose name the city is named after, and in the school during the First World War there was an infirmary and nurses were persons of royal blood. 

Today it is a wonderful city where, after a walk, we will refresh ourselves, and also visit the cinema of the early twentieth century, where Marlene Dietrich and Lyubov Orlova performed at various times, presenting their films. 

This city takes away the heart without a trace, as you will see for yourself.

17:00 The end of the tour.

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

10:00 Excursion "Delicious Konigsberg" (Nekrasovo village).

The founders of the Konigsberg fortress were the knights of the Teutonic Order. It was they who came to baptize the pagan Prussians in the 13th century. 

During the tour of the ruined Shaaken Castle, you will walk through the preserved halls and basements of the 13th century, where you will be told the secrets of the Middle Ages — about the Inquisition and secular life, get acquainted with everyday life.

A private cheese factory and chocolate factory "Schaakendorf" are located near the ruins of Schaaken Castle.

The founders of this "delicious" enterprise, father and son, not only collected the best recipes, but also embodied their ideas of gastronomic tourism, which today are the hallmark of the region.

The cheese factory will tell you and show you the process of making cheeses, which are now produced here in 12 varieties — cheddar, Dutch, liska, zoke and others. 

Especially for our guests, we have prepared a tasting of the best 6 varieties of cheese with wine and several types of chocolate. 

Real crunchy chocolate from milk to bitter with a different composition of cocoa powder and cocoa butter. All products undergo strict control standards and are of high quality.

Here you can also buy all products at competitive prices and take a delicious souvenir for friends.

14:00 The end of the tour.

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

11:30 Excursion "To the very West of Russia" (route: Baltiysk).

You will be able to walk along the westernmost embankment of Russia, feel the breath of the fresh Baltic wind, and see real warships.

Baltiysk — formerly Pillau — is a city with a rich pre-war history. The political and military interests of Poland, Russia, France and Sweden have clashed here in different centuries.  

Russian Russian icebreaker You will walk where Peter the Great set foot, see the embankment, named Russkaya in the middle of the 18th century, and the harbor where the Russian icebreaker Ermak stood. 

Beautiful pre-war architecture and monuments to the brave heroes of the Pillau assault, the walls of ancient fortresses and a new temple, a bicentennial lighthouse and majestic sculptures of Elizabeth and Peter will remain in your memory for a long time.

You will visit the majestic Swedish fortress — the main citadel of Pillau, striking in its power, or the Museum of the Baltic Fleet, where you will get acquainted with the history of the city and the Baltic Fleet from the time of Peter the Great to the present day.

17:00 The end of the tour.

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

14:00 Sightseeing tour of Kaliningrad (route: Kaliningrad).

Kaliningrad is a special city. Architecturally, eventfully, geographically, this city is not at all like other cities in Russia. You can see the unique preserved Koenigsberg and modern European Kaliningrad during our trip.

Today in our city, a walk from one central point to another can take about two hours, but during this walk it will be very difficult to see the main sights. 

Thanks to our tour, which is more than 20 km long, in just three hours you can see the preserved areas of private villas (19th century), city gates (18th-20th centuries), pre-war and modern squares and parks, ravelins, bastions and towers (18th-19th centuries), the famous Konigsberg bridges, unique churches and the main symbol of the city — The cathedral. 

This format of exploring Kaliningrad-Konigsberg will significantly save your time, allowing you to see and visit other amazing places on the map of the unique exclave area.

During the tour, you will visit the Konigsberg Marzipan shop-museum, where you can learn the history of such a delicacy as marzipan, see interesting confectionery exhibits and even taste this wonderful delicacy!

18:00 The end of the tour.

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

The program for December 2024:

09:00 Excursion "To the kingdom of the sea, dunes and bird voices" (route: NP "Curonian Spit"). 

The Curonian Spit is a narrow strip of land stretching between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon, almost 100 kilometers of sand, pacified by man. 

In just one day spent there, you will see a variety of landscapes, rich and vibrant flora and fauna. 

You will go to the shore of the Baltic Sea, admire some of the widest beaches of the Kaliningrad region, see the water surface of the Curonian Lagoon and try to solve the mystery of the Dancing Forest. 

During the tour, you will visit the Museum Complex of the Curonian Spit National Park. 

And when you go up to the observation deck of the route "Efa Height", where you will see some of the highest dunes in Europe. 

17:00 The end of the tour.

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09:00 Excursion "Multicolored province" (route: Pravdinsk — Zheleznodorozhny village — village Friendship).

Kaliningrad is a city with two stories, but the region is not far behind. 

Going to the former Friedland, today Pravdinsk, we will not only remember the "heroes of bygone times", whose names have been preserved, but also give you the opportunity to climb one of the very first churches built on our land. 

It was from the church of St. George that one could once watch the battle, the participant of which became the first knight of the St. George Cross.  

And while walking around the city, we will stop at the house described in L. Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" — it has been preserved to this day.

Zheleznodorozhny is one of the most picturesque places, it's not for nothing that people have been traveling here for hundreds of years to enjoy the views. 

And although the houses in Gerdauen were restored after the First World War, the renovated streets leave a complete feeling of the Middle Ages, running from the church to the lake, and will look wonderful in your photos.

Having made our wish in the "Arch of Desires", we will go to Druzhba — a village where, most likely, the Caretaker himself will be waiting for us in a House next to the lock — you will learn about the history of how the "brother" of the Panama Canal could appear on our land, and why this did not happen — more details on the tour.

17:00 The end of the tour.

The program from January to April 2025:

09:00 Excursion "Sea, dunes, city. To see and fall in love" (route: NP Curonian Spit — Zelenogradsk).

Beauty can be different, natural and man-made, moving and frozen. The main thing is that it would please the eye and give rise to emotions. That's what we promise you on the "Sea, dunes, City" tour.. 

It will begin with a visit to the Curonian Spit National Park, where even inveterate skeptics are imbued with the beauty of nature. After all, here, on the narrow strip of land separating the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon, you can simultaneously see beautiful dense forests, majestic sand dunes, and the expanses of the gray Baltic. 

Imbued with the natural beauty, we will go to the wonderful Zelenogradsk, a resort city, a holiday city created by human hands, but as if it came out of a fairy tale. 

Cozy streets, elegant houses, lots of art objects, cute coffee shops, museums and shops and, of course, Zelenograd cats, real  the owners of this wonderful city.  

Here you will feel what a city should be like, created for human comfort and pleasure, and our guides will tell you how such an effect was achieved. 

And believe me, you will fall in love with these places without a trace, and the emotions and impressions of this trip will remain with you for many years.

17:00 The end of the tour.

or

09:00 Excursion "Multicolored province" (route: Pravdinsk — Zheleznodorozhny village — village Friendship).

Kaliningrad is a city with two stories, but the region is not far behind. 

Going to the former Friedland, today Pravdinsk, we will not only remember the "heroes of bygone times", whose names have been preserved, but also give you the opportunity to climb one of the very first churches built on our land. 

It was from the church of St. George that one could once watch the battle, the participant of which became the first knight of the St. George Cross.  

And while walking around the city, we will stop at the house described in L. Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" — it has been preserved to this day.

Zheleznodorozhny is one of the most picturesque places, it's not for nothing that people have been traveling here for hundreds of years to enjoy the views. 

And although the houses in Gerdauen were restored after the First World War, the renovated streets leave a complete feeling of the Middle Ages, running from the church to the lake, and will look wonderful in your photos.

Having made our wish in the "Arch of Desires", we will go to Druzhba — a village where, most likely, the Caretaker himself will be waiting for us in a House next to the lock — you will learn about the history of how the "brother" of the Panama Canal could appear on our land, and why this did not happen — more details on the tour.

17:00 The end of the tour.

The excursion on the day of arrival is NOT included in the price of the tour.

09:00 Excursion "From knights to kings — castle, fortress, fort" (route: Gvardeysk, Tapiau castle — village Lower reaches, Waldau Castle — Fort no. "Stein").

All the owners of the lands of Prussia sought to demonstrate their power and strength in stone, erecting grandiose structures that served both as residences and fortresses. 

The past centuries have thrown a veil of oblivion over the names of proud rulers, but the ancient walls continue to rise majestically above the lands of East Prussia.

On our tour, we will be able to touch a bygone era and appreciate the greatness of the plans embodied in castles and fortresses.

We will see Tapiau Castle, which was a ducal residence, then a shelter for the poor, and then became a prison for many years. 

Then we will go to Waldau Castle, where we will learn not only about the history of the castle built by the Teutonic knights, but also follow the path of Peter I, who stayed at the castle during the Great Embassy.

And then we are waiting for a defensive structure of the XIX century — Fort No. 1 "Stein", part of the "Koenigsberg Night Feather Bed" — a unique protective ring designed to make Koenigsberg an impregnable fortress.

Full immersion in the era of wars, battles, balls and minstrels, as well as luxurious photos are guaranteed!

15:00 The end of the tour.