Tour "In the West of Russia" November-March

Day 1, Friday

Arrival in the Kaliningrad region.

Transfer to the hotel at will for an additional fee.

Check in at the hotel after the tour.

Note: the program prescribes the exact start time of excursions (local time). Please do not be late, the bus will depart on schedule.

Tour of Kaliningrad, 5-6 hours

• 12:30 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
• 12:50 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)

Sightseeing tour with a view of the main sights of the city: Victory Square, the sculpture "Fighting bison" in front of the building of the Land Court of Koenigsberg, the monument to Peter I in front of the headquarters of the Baltic Fleet, the drama theater, the area of old German villas Amalienau, the defensive fortifications of the city, the Royal and Rosgarten Gates.

You will see the only amber museum in our country, which is located in the fortress tower of the middle of the XIX century in the center of Kaliningrad, on the shore of a picturesque lake. You will definitely visit the Cathedral (a sample of North German Gothic of the XIV century), where the tomb of the famous philosopher I. Kant is located, learn the history of the main church of the city, the University of Albertina and, of course, Koenigsberg itself.

Listen to the organ mini-concert under the arches of the cathedral and admire its greatness.

Visit the Marzipan Museum at the Brandenburg Gate.

Day 2, Saturday

Excursion to NP Curonian Spit + Zelenogradsk, 7-8 hours

• 09:30 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
• 10:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)

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 Gulf.

A trip to the spit for everyone who is tired of the noise of dusty cities and dreams of inhaling fresh sea air filled with phytoncides of coniferous forest. The program of the trip is certainly the highest dune - the height of Efa; access to the sea and a walk in the forest.

Those who wish can buy hot-smoked fish on the spit, which is caught and smoked here according to an old recipe. Moving to Zelenogradsk. You will get acquainted with the first and most famous resort of 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 of the turn of the late XIX-XX centuries; Lutheran Church of St. Adalbert, 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 beautiful view of the sea.

Day 3, Sunday

Excursion "Amber Coast", 8-9 hours

• 09:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
• 09:30 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)

Route: pos. Amber - Svetlogorsk

Acquaintance with the village of Yantarny, before Palmniken. You will learn about 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 M. Becker with centuries-old trees. Since 2016, Yantarny Beach has received an annual blue flag – a sign of an environmentally friendly and equipped beach by world standards. Here is the world's largest deposit of amber.

You can visit the quarry of the Kaliningrad Amber Plant, where amber is extracted by an open industrial method. You can try yourself in the role of an amber prospector and, armed with a shovel, get yourself a souvenir "sunstone" in a mini-career and recharge with natural energy and health in the Amber Pyramid, the construction of which took about 800 kg of amber. You will visit the amber production.

Here you will be told about the processing of solar stone and its healing properties. The opportunity to purchase beautiful jewelry, souvenirs and therapeutic amber cosmetics from manufacturers. *Visit the quarry of the Amber Plant at will for a separate fee on the spot

Next, we will get acquainted with the sights of Svetlogorsk-Rauchen. 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. Symbols of Svetlogorsk are the beautiful works of the German sculptor G. Brachert – “Bearing Water” and “Nymph”. You will see the new “house” of KVN and the film festival “Baltic Debuts” – the stage theater “Amber Hall”.

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

Day 4, Monday

Excursion "Walk around Guards and Tapiau Castle", 6-7 hours

• 09:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
• 09:20 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)

You will visit the charming town of Guardeisk, which has preserved the main signs and flavor of the old city of Tapiau: the market square, the town hall with a musical clock, the church of the XVII century and the typical urban development for these places. And the history of many cities here began with the foundation of the Teutonic Order by the knights in the Middle Ages of the castle-fortress. In the preserved part of Tapiau Castle you will be transported to the past, rich in bright events and big names of guests of the Tapiau fortress. In Tapiau met the end of the war in 1945, the Soviet poet and war correspondent A.T. Tvardovsky, it is here that he will complete the poem “Vasily Terkin”.

You will see a monument to the popularly beloved hero. The city is also known as the birthplace of the German artist Lovis Corinth, famous for his monumental paintings on mythological and religious themes. He is considered the last major portrait painter of Germany of the second half of the XIX - early XX century.

You will get acquainted with the work of L. Corinth in the house of his parents, which became the new museum of the city. Lunch on request for a surcharge.

Day 5, Tuesday

Room release.

Excursion "Kirkha-Castles-Chemery", 5 hours

• 09:50 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
• 10:20 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)

Kirch Neuhausen, ruins of Schaaken castle, Schaakendorf cheese factory, Nesselbek castle.

And how to visit Kaliningrad without photographing the mysterious churches and castles. We will definitely visit the medieval church Neuhausen in Guryevsk (1292), where we will hear the real organ. Then we will visit the ruins of Shaaken Castle in the village of Nekrasovo. Its distinctive feature is the unusual octagonal shape, such castles the Teutonic Order never built again.

A tour of the ruins of the castle, which, like other fortresses in Prussia, was built on the site of a Prussian fortification, will plunge you into the Middle Ages. Impressions will complement the Inquisition Museum in the basements of the castle.

A tasty addition will be for you cheese factory "Shaakendorf" with a story about the production of cheese and chocolate and tasting with a glass of wine. Here you can also buy cheeses and chocolate in the company store from the manufacturer. Photopause at the modern castle of Nesselbek in Orlovka, where there is a famous brewing restaurant.

If you wish, you can stay here for lunch and then independently return to Kaliningrad. Nesselbek Castle is close to Hrabrovo Airport.

15:00-15:30 Arrival in Kaliningrad. On request for a fee transfer to the airport.

The cost of the tour, rub per 1 person:

 

Hotel	double	single-seat	Three-seater
Guest house "Villa Tatiana on Linear" Breakfast is paid locally. Upper Lake, Amber Museum	16,000	24000	15500.
Villa Glamour Breakfast included in tour price Upper Lake, Youth Park	18800	27,500.	18,000
Guest House "Villa Hope" Breakfast included in tour price District of German Villas and Upper Lake, 10 minutes to the Amber Museum	19.	25,500.	19,000
Hotel Tourist*** Breakfast included in tour price Amber Museum, Royal Gate	22.	28,500.	21000.
Hotel Kaliningrad*** Breakfast is paid locally. centre-town	Standard 20,000. Studio 22000	27,000	21000.
Holiday Inn **** Hotel Breakfast is paid locally. Downtown	27,000	45,000	29,000

• transportation and sightseeing
• accommodation 4 nights
• Breakfast while staying in hotels Villa Hope, Villa Glamour, Tourist
• ticket
• environmental charges.

In addition, the following are paid:

• Air or rail tickets
• Transfers (Airport - hotel 1500 rubles, railway station - hotel 1000 rubles), breakfast at the Villa Tatiana on Linear (350 rubles / person), at the Kaliningrad hotel (500 rubles / person), breakfast at the hotel (Holiday Inn 1000 rubles / person), lunches. Additional nights for the tour - at the main price.

The transfer is not individual, it can be carried out on a minibus.

The cost of the service includes: waiting in the arrival hall 30 minutes from the stated time of arrival of the flight. If the flight is delayed, the tourist should alert the tour operator Amber Mosaic. Otherwise, the driver may leave the airport by phone 89052438822.

Boarding the tour bus

Tourists staying in the Villa Nadezhda, Villa Glamour and Villa Tatiana – board the excursion bus for 10 minutes on foot to the Hotel Tourist, A. Nevsky St. 53. Guests staying at the Holiday Inn go to the guest for boarding. Kaliningrad, Leninsky Prospect 81.

The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions without changing the program as a whole.