The breath of the Baltic Sea. Spring tour to the Kaliningrad region

Breakfast buffet.

9:00 Excursion to NP Curonian Spit and Zelenogradsk, 8 hours

Boarding from the Dona Hotel (Vasilevsky Square, 2).

The Curonian Spit is a unique corner of nature, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. A narrow strip of land between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. A trip to the spit is for everyone who is tired of the noise of dusty cities and dreams of breathing in the fresh sea air filled with phytoncides of the coniferous forest. 

The program of the trip certainly includes the highest dune – the height of Efa, access to the sea and a walk through the forest. Those who wish can buy hot smoked fish on the spit, which is caught and smoked here according to the old recipe.

Zelenogradsk. You will get acquainted with the oldest and most famous resort in East Prussia – Krantz (now the city of Zelenogradsk). 

During a walking tour of Zelenogradsk, you will see the unique ancient architecture of Krantz: 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.

Return to Kaliningrad.

Breakfast buffet. Room release at the Don Hotel.

11:00 Transfer to Svetlogorsk. Boarding from the Dona Hotel (Vasilevsky Square, 2).

Walking tour of Svetlogorsk.

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. You will be led to the sea by terraced slopes, where a promenade was built near the water for the convenience of vacationers. Shopping, amber shops.

Check-in at the Raushen hotel in Svetlogorsk.

Breakfast buffet. Free day at the resort.

10:00 On request for an additional fee "Excursion to the village Amber", 4h.

The village of Yantarny got its name for a reason: according to geologists, the largest amber deposit in the world is located here. And this is the only place in Russia where industrial extraction of sunstone is carried out. Amber is a business card of the Kaliningrad region. 

We will tell you all about amber. The program includes a visit to the enterprise, where you will be told about the extraction, processing of amber and the manufacture of jewelry with amber. You will also learn about the beneficial, healing properties of this stone. Amber is used in pharmaceuticals and in the production of medicinal amber cosmetics.

In your free time, you can visit the quarry of the Kaliningrad Amber Combine, where amber mining is carried out in an open way, and where the path of stone from the earth to man begins. A visit to the quarry is offered on request, payment for tickets at the company's ticket office independently from 1300 rubles.

As part of the tour, there is time for purchases of amber products and souvenirs, because here in Yantarny is the main specialization of activity: stone mining and the manufacture of everything from amber!

We will also take a walk around Yantarny and get acquainted with its history. Previously, Amber was called Palmniken. The decoration of the place is the ancient Lutheran church of 1892. And the building of the Schloss Hotel in 1881, built as the home of the owner of the mining enterprise Moritz Becker, as well as an arboretum with century-old trees – a place where you can hide from the summer heat.

Return to the hotel.

Breakfast buffet. 

Rooms are available until 12:00.

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