In the very west of Russia. Kaliningrad Region Tour

The program includes an excursion to the Curonian Spit National Park and a walk through the resort town of Zelenogradsk.

Route: NP Curonian Spit — Zelenogradsk.

09:50 Boarding from the Moscow Hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira, 19/21).

10:00 Departure from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).

10:10 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4).

10:30 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).

The Curonian Spit National Park is an amazingly wonderful place to relax in nature: the purest sea air filled with pine phytoncides; the greenery of the forest and the chirping of birds; the peace of the dune landscape and the vast expanses of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon.

You will have the opportunity to recharge your health by walking in the Dancing Forest among the magical "dancing" trees, look for amber in the sand by the sea and climb the highest dune — the height of Efa.

The program provides free time for lunch. Lunch is paid for independently.

After that, you will have a walk through the most beautiful resort town of Zelenogradsk. Ancient resort architecture, a special atmosphere of relaxation and pleasure! It's impossible not to fall in love with this city!

They are also very fond of cats here: it all started with the cat museum in the old water tower, and now the city houses are painted with a cat theme, a cute urban sculpture with cats, a cat town with a catfair and, of course, live fuzzies on the streets of the city.

After the tour, in your free time, you can take a walk on the promenade by the sea, climb to the observation deck of the water tower (also known as the cat museum) or visit the museum of Resort Fashion.

If you don't want to leave, you can stay — it's easy to return to Kaliningrad. In good weather, Zelenogradsk beach awaits you and a stunning sunset over the sea, which you can admire through the windows of a cafe or restaurant on the promenade (delicious and romantic!)

The duration of the tour is 8-9 hours.

The program includes an excursion "Amber Coast".

Route: village Yantarny — Svetlogorsk.

09:00 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).

09:20 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4).

09:30 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).

09:40 Boarding Zoo (bus stop on the zoo side, Prospekt Mira, 26).

Two of the most beautiful places on the seashore — Yantarny and Svetlogorsk will enchant you and will forever remain in your heart!

Places where many people in our country tend to go on vacation. Yantarny Beach is one of the best in Russia. Since 2016, this has been confirmed annually by awarding it the blue flag (the highest quality mark for beaches).

And Svetlogorsk is an All—Russian health resort with a large number of sanatoriums and sanatorium-resort type institutions, where you can combine a vacation by the sea with health improvement.

Yantarny is a place of amber mining, where the world's largest sunstone deposit is located.

You will definitely learn all about amber by visiting a private enterprise engaged in stone processing and jewelry production. You will have the opportunity to purchase amber products where they are produced.

In the past, Yantarny was called Palmniken, a place with a history. You will see the architectural "pearls" that adorn the place: the old Lutheran church (today the Russian Orthodox Church of the Icon of the Kazan Mother of God), the 5* Schloss Hotel building (formerly the home of a wealthy mining owner).

You will reach the sea through the park named after him. Moritz Becker with century-old trees.

Svetlogorsk is a popular resort town surrounded by greenery, the botanical garden city has preserved its historical buildings with villas and hotels, which are worthily complemented by modern architecture.

During the walking tour, you will see the symbol of the place — the water tower; the fabulous organ hall building (formerly the Catholic chapel "Maria — Star of the Sea"); the larch park with the sculpture of the famous German sculptor G. Brachert "Carrying water"; the variety theater "Amber Hall" and the huge elevator "Panorama", allowing you to easily descend from a very high shore to the promenade.

The program includes free time for a walk by the sea, shopping and lunch. Lunch is paid for independently.

In hot summer weather, you can take beach accessories with you.

If you want to stay on the beach after the tour, you can return on your own by regular bus. In this case, please inform the guide and driver about your decision to stay.

The duration of the tour is 8-9 hours.

The program includes an excursion "The city of Baltiysk is the westernmost city in Russia."

Route: Baltiysk.

10:40 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).

11:00 Boarding from the Fish Village bus stop, landmark Skipper Hotel (Oktyabrskaya str., 4).

11:10 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).

11:20 Boarding Zoo (bus stop on the zoo side, Prospekt Mira, 26).

The city of Baltiysk is a seaside, port city, naval base of the Baltic Fleet. All this determines the flavor and spirit of the place.

You will have the opportunity to walk along the embankment in the historical part of Baltiysk, where ships are moored; see the oldest operating lighthouse in the Kaliningrad region (1816); monument to Peter I— the founder of the Baltic Fleet.

The Russian tsar visited here, including the Swedish Fortress, which he later modeled on the Peter and Paul Fortress when founding the northern capital.

The building of the old Reformed church, which has now become St. George's Naval Cathedral of the Baltic Fleet, has been preserved.

You will definitely have the opportunity to go to the sea at the monument to the Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.

The program includes free time for a walk by the sea and lunch. Lunch is paid for independently.

At lunchtime, you can optionally visit the Baltic Fleet Museum or the Swedish Fortress (only for citizens of the Russian Federation with a passport or birth certificate for minors!) — tickets are purchased independently (the objects are not included in the price of the tour).

In hot summer weather, you can take beach accessories with you.

If you want to stay on the beach after the tour, you can return on your own by regular bus.

In this case, please inform the guide and driver about your decision to stay.

The duration of the tour is 6-7 hours.

Free day.

Room release before 12:00

Optional, for an additional fee, guided tour of the Old Waldwinkel School and the Blankenstein Brewery with tasting. The cost of the tour: full / reduced 2500/2300 rubles.

Route: Polessk, village Ilyichevo, village Turgenevo.

10:40 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).

10:55 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4).

11:10 Boarding from the Moscow Hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira, 19/21).

11:20 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).

In the village of Ilyichevo, which used to be called Waldwinkel, you will hear the history of school education in the old village school of eight years.

Sitting down at a school desk here, someone will find themselves in their childhood, and someone will be transported back to the time of their grandparents.

In another room of the school museum, you will learn about the settlement of the Kaliningrad region after World War II by new people and about the labor feat of our first Soviet settlers.

Beer is traditionally a favorite drink in Germany.

In Polessk, you will visit the historic Blankenstein brewery, where you will learn about how beer was brewed and taste beer produced in the Kaliningrad region.

On the way to the village of Turgenevo, you will see the medieval church (church) of Gross Lehitten, near the walls of which the niece of Napoleon Bonaparte is buried.

The program provides free time for lunch. Lunch is paid for independently.

The duration of the tour is 7-8 hours.

On request, transfer to the airport for an additional fee.

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Optional, for an additional fee, guided tour "Konigsberg — fortress city". The cost of the tour: full / reduced 2000/1800 rubles.

Route: Kaliningrad.

11:30 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).

11:40 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4).

11:55 Boarding from the Moscow Hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira, 19/21).

12:10 p.m. Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).

Since its foundation in the 13th century, the city has lived for 691 years with the name Konigsberg. It began its history during the Crusades with a fortress castle of the Teutonic Order and, in case of a possible future war, was rebuilt and strengthened in the following centuries.

Since the second half of the 19th century in Europe, Konigsberg has become a fortress city of the first rank. In today's Kaliningrad, a large number of ancient Konigsberg fortifications have been preserved.

You will have the opportunity to visit one of the forts of the outer defensive belt of the city. You will visit Fort 1, one of the most preserved. After going through its premises, you will learn how such fortresses were built.

The reliability and monumentality of these walls, the thoroughness and thoughtfulness of the citadel to the smallest detail surprise and inspire respect for the military fortification engineers and builders who designed and built such fortresses.

Fortification was considered a separate science, and only a few European countries could boast of their fortification school — Prussia was one of the strongest.

Driving through the streets of Kaliningrad, you will also see the defensive structures of the inner defensive ring: ancient gates, bastions, ramparts, moats, the Kronprinz defensive barracks, the Don and Wrangel towers.

You will also learn how the Red Army stormed the fortress city in April 1945. The complexity of this operation was highly appreciated by the leadership of the Soviet Union and the high command of our troops: a separate medal "For the Capture of Konigsberg" was established.

During the tour, you will learn about the heroism of our soldiers and see the monuments erected in their honor.

You will learn about the storming of Konigsberg by visiting the panorama exhibition "Konigsberg 45 — the last Assault" at the Kaliningrad Historical and Art Museum.

Duration: 5-6 hours.

On request, transfer to the airport for an additional fee.