Amber voyage in winter. A 7-day tour to the Kaliningrad region

An 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's 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 great.

On the way, we will stop to take a closer look at how the gateway is arranged 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, after whom the city is named, and an infirmary was located at the school during the First World War and royal blood served as nurses.

Today it is a wonderful city, where we will take a walk, 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 your heart without a trace, as you will have to see for yourself.

17:00 The end of the tour.

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

10:00 Delicious Konigsberg tour (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, and introduced to everyday life.

A private cheese factory and chocolate factory "Schaackendorf" 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 are subject to strict control standards and are of high quality.

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

The tour ends at 14:00.

The tour 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 can stroll 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 over the centuries.

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

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

You will visit the majestic Swedish fortress, Pillau's main citadel, which impresses with its power, or the Baltic Fleet Museum, where you will learn about 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.

An 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 Konigsberg 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 and 20th centuries), pre-war and modern squares and parks, ravelins, bastions and towers (18th and 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.

An 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, with almost 100 kilometers of man—tamed sand.

In just one day spent there, you will see diverse 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 waters 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 climb to the observation deck of the Efa Height route, 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 — pos. 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 St. George's church that one could once watch the battle, the participant of which became the first recipient of the St. George Cross.

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

Zheleznodorozhny is one of the most picturesque places, and 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 Wishes", we will go to Druzhba, a village where the Caretaker himself will most likely 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 pleases the eye and gives rise to emotions. This is exactly 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 town, a holiday town created by human hands, but as if it had come out of a fairy tale.

Cozy streets, elegant houses, lots of art objects, cute coffee shops, museums and shops, and, of course, Zelenograd cats, the real 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 this 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 stay with you for many years to come.

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 St. George's church that one could once watch the battle, the participant of which became the first recipient of the St. George Cross.

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

Zheleznodorozhny is one of the most picturesque places, and 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 Wishes", we will go to Druzhba, a village where the Caretaker himself will most likely 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.

An 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 cast 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 grandeur of the designs embodied in castles and fortresses.

We will see Tapiau Castle, which was a ducal residence, then an orphanage 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 walk along the path of Peter the Great, who stayed at the castle during the Great Embassy.

And then we will see the defensive structure of the XIX century — Fort No. 1 "Stein", part of the "Konigsberg Night Feather Bed" — a unique protective ring designed to make Konigsberg 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.