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Arrival at the airport or railway station in Kaliningrad. Check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
Please note: the program specifies the exact start time of the excursions (local time).
Please do not be late and observe the designated boarding point for the tour, the bus departs according to schedule.
Due to the possible traffic congestion, the waiting time for the bus can be 10-15 minutes.
Option 1. Excursion "Tapiau Castle and the city of Gvardeysk".
Route: Gvardeysk.
- 09:00 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby);
- 09:15 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St. 4);
- 09:30 Boarding from the Moscow hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira 19/21);
- 09:45 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).
We invite you to the medieval Tapiau Castle, a fortress of the Teutonic Order, which was visited by many of Europe's most famous historical figures during the Crusades.
An interesting tour awaits you in the castle. Settlements grew up under the walls of such castles, which later became cities.
We will take a walk around the town of Gvardeysk, which has preserved the features characteristic of German cities: the market square, framed by ancient buildings; the city parish church (church), founded in the early 16th century as a Catholic church (today the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Peter the Great). St. John the Baptist); the town hall with a musical clock.
The monument to the Russian soldiers of the four wars on Victory Square, the monument to the internationalist soldiers in the city square, as well as the bronze figure of Vasily Terkin, the literary hero of A.T. Tvardovsky's poem, remind of the heroes of bygone times.
The program provides free time for lunch (lunch is paid for independently) or a visit to the house museum of the artist Lovis Korint (tickets to the museum are purchased independently).
The duration of the tour is 5-6 hours.
Or:
Option 2. Excursion "Kaliningrad — past and present. The Marzipan Museum".
Route: Kaliningrad.
- 13:15 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby);
- 13:30 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4);
- 13:45 Boarding from the Moscow hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira 19/21);
- 14:00 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).
Sightseeing of the main sights and memorable places of the city: the ancient city gates; the main Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the region on Victory Square; important public buildings in Konigsberg — railway stations, the land office court, the post office directorate, the drama theater; the zoo; the Church of Queen Louise, which became the regional children's puppet theater, the Amalienau villa area.
A walk on the island part of the city from the Fishing Village to the ancient Cathedral, near the walls of which is the grave of the great son of this city, the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
The main street of Soviet Kaliningrad is Leninsky Prospekt, with the Khrushchev towers and the Mother Russia monument transformed beyond recognition; a panorama of the river with the territory of the Museum of the World Ocean and the stock exchange building, opening from a high trestle bridge.
The tour program includes a visit to the marzipan Museum, a popular sweet in many countries, which had its own recipe in this city and an Amber museum.
Free time to attend an organ concert in the Cathedral (on your own), lunch or a walk in the Fishing Village of your choice.
The duration of the tour is 3-4 hours.
Or:
Option 3. Excursion to the Curonian Spit National Park and the resort town of Zelenogradsk.
Route: NP Curonian Spit — Zelenogradsk.
- 09:45 Boarding from the Moscow hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira 19/21);
- 10:00 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.);
- 10:15 Boarding from the Fish Village bus stop, landmark Skipper Hotel (Oktyabrskaya str., 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 tranquility 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 the observation deck of the water tower (also known as the cat museum) or visit the museum of Resort Fashion (I purchase entrance tickets to museums on my own).
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.
