New Year's Eve in the very west of Russia. Travel around the Kaliningrad region

The tour "The westernmost city of Russia". 

Route: Baltiysk.

09:30 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky str.).

09:50 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky Ave.).

10:00 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya str., 4).

Baltiysk is a small, pretty city with a military accent, surrounded by bays and straits belonging to the water area The Baltic Sea. 

It boasts a long history and an advantageous strategic location that has attracted belligerent neighbors for centuries. 

You will learn the history of the formation of the fleet since its foundation by Peter I. 

You will see the lighthouse of the famous architect Schinkel, the reformatory church, which became an Orthodox church, and hear about the Swedish fortress, which was built in the middle of the XVII century and which is still an active military facility. 

You will see the largest equestrian monument in our country to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna (2004).

The pedestal of the monument is decorated in the form of a fort, from the observation deck of which you will see an extensive panorama overlooking the Baltic Spit, the sea Strait and the ships standing in the roadstead. 

Strolling along the pier and the beach of the Baltic Sea with a glass of champagne, you will feel a real sea breeze on the westernmost point of Russia.

The duration is 5-6 hours.

Meeting of the New Year 2025:

On request, a New Year's show program "Enchanted night with miracles" in the best traditions of New Year's holidays and a banquet in the restaurant of the Tourist hotel (8000 rubles /person, children over 5 and under 14 years old — 4000 rubles, children under 5 years old for free).

Program time: 20:00-02:00. 

Guests of the program: a meeting with the fabulous Baba Yaga, who will offer life-giving drinks, an incendiary presenter, colorful show ballets, a professional DJ, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, a delightful festive table with a large assortment of dishes and drinks, including alcoholic ones.                             

Free day.

On request, for an additional fee, the excursion "Curonian Spit and Zelenogradsk" — 2200/2000 rubles / person.

09:10 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky Ave.).

09:00 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya str., 4).

09:30 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky str.).

Who among us has ever not wanted to find himself in a fairy tale? The winter Curonian Spit is not just a fairy tale, but a real enchanted forest.  

Here you can touch the mystery of the Dancing Forest, the trunks of which seem to have been whimsically twisted and tied together, and the crowns of the trees were covered with a white fur coat. 

Climbing to the observation deck on the Efa dune, you will see all the beauty and diversity of the landscapes of the Curonian Spit — the sea, bay, pine forests, sandy desert. 

No wonder this unique and picturesque place was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and declared a state national park, the smallest of 42 national parks in Russia.

You will have the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of New Year's Zelenogradsk.  

You will see the New Year's Zelenogradsk with its charming ancient architecture of the European resort in the lights of festive illumination. 

Unique boarding houses, hotels and private villas at the turn of the late XIX-XX centuries; St. Adalbert Lutheran Church, Queen Louise Square and the house where she stayed in 1807, and much more.  

A walk along the promenade will allow you to enjoy a wonderful view of the sea. 

The duration is 8-9 hours.

There is a free day according to the program.

On request, for an additional fee, an excursion "Amber Coast", 2200/2000 rubles / person.

Route: village Yantarny – Svetlogorsk.

09:00 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky str.).

09:20 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky Ave.).

09:30 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya str., 4).

Acquaintance with the village of Yantarny, formerly Palmniken. You will get acquainted with the history of the place. 

The architectural dominants of the place are the Lutheran Church of 1892, the aristocratic building of the Schloss Hotel. 

You will walk to the sea through the park named after him. A becker with century-old trees. 

Since 2016, Yantarny Beach has been receiving a blue flag every year — a sign of an ecologically clean and equipped beach according to world standards. 

The largest amber deposit in the world is located here. 

Next, we will get acquainted with the sights of Svetlogorsk-Raushen. 

You will be fascinated by the ancient architecture of the late XIX–early XX centuries: private villas, boarding houses, hotels. Organ hall, larch park, water tower, Kurhaus. 

The symbols of Svetlogorsk are the beautiful works of the German sculptor G. Brachert — "Water Carrier" and "Nymph". 

You will see the new "home" of KVN and the Baltic Debuts Film Festival — the Yantar Hall Variety Theater.

Shopping, amber shops.  

The duration is 8-9 hours.

The release of rooms at the hotel. 

Excursion "Schaaken Castle, Schaakendorf Cheese Factory, agropark".

Route: village Nekrasovo.

09:00 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya str., 4).

09:10 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky Ave.).

09:30 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky str.).

You will visit a unique complex in the Kaliningrad region. A place where history, nature, culture and art come together. 

You will plunge into the history of life and diet in the campaigns of the Teutonic Order, learn medieval bread recipes (master's bread and bread for servants) and tinctures, traditions and customs of medieval meals. 

You will be able to take part in the interactive "wheat grinding", taste 2 types of bread according to a medieval recipe with jam of local production and 2 tinctures of a unique Prussian recipe.

A delicious and interesting addition will be a visit to the Schaakendorf cheese factory with a story about the production of cheeses and chocolate and a tasting with a glass of wine. Here you can also buy cheeses and chocolates in the manufacturer's branded store. 

It is impossible to visit the Kaliningrad region without photographing the mysterious castles. 

According to the program, we will visit the ruins of Shaaken Castle in the village of Nekrasovo. 

Its distinctive feature is an unusual oval shape, the Teutonic Order never built similar castles again. 

A tour of the castle grounds will take you back to the Middle Ages. The impressions will be complemented by the museum of the Inquisition in the cellars of the castle.

The tour ends at the airport at 14:30. 

The recommended departure time is after 16:30. 

The bus returns to the Kaliningrad city center to the Kaliningrad Hotel at 15:00-15:30.