Tour "In the Trinity Kingdom" November-March
Description:
Arrival in the Kaliningrad region. Transfer to the hotel at will for an additional fee.
Check-in at the hotel from 14:00. Free day
Note: the program prescribes the exact start time of excursions (local time). Please do not be late, the bus will depart on schedule.
Day 1, Saturday
* optionally for an additional fee trip to St. Elizabeth convent, 8 hours, 2500 rubles / person
10:20 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
10:40 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
Route: Slavsk
20 years ago, on a wasteland surrounded by a forest, a small temple appeared. And today the golden domes of the churches of the architectural ensemble of the convent in honor of the Monk Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth, is an outpost of Orthodoxy on the western borders of Russia.
During the visit to the monastery, a specially trained guide will acquaint you with the canons of monastic life, you will visit the existing temples, the gallery - the museum of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth and the royal martyrs - passion-bearers, holy springs with equipped fonts. In the monastery shop you can buy consecrated icons, memorial candles, souvenirs, medicinal herbs.
Excursion "Kaliningrad-city-fortress", 4-5 hours.
- 10:40 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 11:10 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
Three-dimensional panorama "Kenigsberg-45". Fort No. 5, King Frederick William III.
Throughout its centuries-old history, Koenigsberg was a fortress city and remained impregnable until April 1945. The city gates, towers, bastions and forts preserved in Kaliningrad are examples of the brilliant embodiment of the most modern military engineering thought in Europe of the past years.
You will find a fascinating excursion with a drive along the defensive fortifications of the inner defensive ring of the city: the defensive rampart, the moat, the Don Tower, the Oberteich Bastion, the Kronprinz Barracks, the Grohlman Bastion and, of course, the city gate. Visit the three-dimensional panorama "Koenigsberg-45". The last assault" in the historical and art museum of Kaliningrad, a unique opportunity to be in the center of Koenigsberg during the assault of the city by Soviet troops in April 1945. You will not see the panorama from the outside, but will find yourself inside, in the thick of events. You will see the monument to the Heroes of the First World War and the memorial "1200 Guardsmen" - the main monument to the heroes of the Second World War in Kaliningrad, walk through the Victory Park.
And then visit the outer line of defense of Koenigsberg and visit one of the forts of the city.
Visit to Fort 5, King Frederick William III. This well-preserved fort will amaze you with the power of its walls and the ingenuity of the construction of such fortresses.
We invite you to visit the Bird Park located next to the monastery.
Travel information will acquaint with the emergence of Christian monasticism, the history of Orthodoxy in East Prussia and the revival of the spiritual life of the Kaliningrad region.
Day 2, Sunday
Excursion "Amber Coast", 8 hours.
Excursion "Amber Coast", 8 hours.
Route: pos. Amber - Svetlogorsk
- 09:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 09:30 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
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 environmentally friendly and equipped 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. Lunch for extra.
Day 3, Monday
Excursion "Kaliningrad-city-fortress", 4-5 hours.
- 10:40 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 11:10 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
Three-dimensional panorama "Kenigsberg-45". Fort No. 5, King Frederick William III.
Throughout its centuries-old history, Koenigsberg was a fortress city and remained impregnable until April 1945. The city gates, towers, bastions and forts preserved in Kaliningrad are examples of the brilliant embodiment of the most modern military engineering thought in Europe of the past years.
You will find a fascinating excursion with a drive along the defensive fortifications of the inner defensive ring of the city: the defensive rampart, the moat, the Don Tower, the Oberteich Bastion, the Kronprinz Barracks, the Grohlman Bastion and, of course, the city gate. Visit the three-dimensional panorama "Koenigsberg-45". The last assault" in the historical and art museum of Kaliningrad, a unique opportunity to be in the center of Koenigsberg during the assault of the city by Soviet troops in April 1945. You will not see the panorama from the outside, but will find yourself inside, in the thick of events. You will see the monument to the Heroes of the First World War and the memorial "1200 Guardsmen" - the main monument to the heroes of the Second World War in Kaliningrad, walk through the Victory Park.
And then visit the outer line of defense of Koenigsberg and visit one of the forts of the city.
Visit to Fort 5, King Frederick William III. This well-preserved fort will amaze you with the power of its walls and the ingenuity of the construction of such fortresses.
Day 4, Tuesday
Trip to St. Elizabeth convent, 8 hours
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.
Day 5, Wednesday
Excursion "To Baltiysk, to the West of Russia", 6-7 hours
- 09:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 09:30 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
Route: Baltic
This excursion to the city of Baltiysk - previously closed for free access base of the Baltic Fleet. You will learn the history of the formation of the fleet from the time of its foundation by Peter I, to whom a monument was erected on the city pier in 1998. You will see the lighthouse of the famous architect Schinkel, the reformed church that became an Orthodox Church and the Swedish fortress, which was built in the middle of the XVII century. and which to this day is an active military facility. You will see the harbor - the gateway to the Kaliningrad commercial and military ports, warships and civilian ships standing at the pier of the sea channel and next to the ferry crossing.
You will see the largest equestrian monument in our country, Queen 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 ships standing on the raid. Walking along the mole and the beach of the Baltic Sea, you will feel a real sea breeze.
Free time to walk or visit the Museum of the Baltic Fleet, from 450 rubles / person.
Day 6, Thursday.
Free day.
*optional for extra charge
Excursion Insterburg - Chernyakhovsk, 6-7 hours, 2500 rubles / person
- 09:00 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 09:20 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
You will find a trip to the city of historical significance, rich in sights from different eras: the ruins of the medieval castle-fortress Insterburg of the XIV century; the magnificent building of the Reformed Church of 1883.p. (now - the Orthodox St. Michael's Cathedral of Chernyakhov-Slavic Diocese); the Catholic Church of St. Bruno, built in the neo-Gothic style in 1902; the charming old architecture of the city of Insterburg, which was very similar to pre-war Berlin. Insterburg was personally Tsar Peter I, as well as the Grand Embassy of 1697.
As a reminder of the era of the Napoleonic wars - a monument to the hero of the Russian Empire, Field Marshal M.B. Barclay de Tolly and a monument to the Russian soldier, the work of the famous Russian sculptor V. Surovtsev; the house where Napoleon stayed in 1812. During the First World War, troops of the 1st Russian Imperial Army stood in the city.
And, of course, the monument to General I.D. Chernyakhovsky, commander of the 3rd Belorussian Front, whose name the city proudly bears, Normandy-Neman squadron with French pilots was based in the city at the end of the Second World War. Lunch for extra.
*optional for extra charge
Excursion "Twilight of Koenigsberg with the Friedland Gate Museum and dinner in a Bavarian restaurant", 4-5 hours, 3200 rubles / person
- 15:30 boarding from the Hotel Tourist (A. Nevsky St. 53)
- 15:50 boarding from the hotel Kaliningrad (Leninsky Prospect 81)
During the evening tour of Kaliningrad, you will touch the history of the city, take a virtual walk along Königsberg within the walls of the Friedland Gate, visit the Marzipan Museum, where you will taste the delicacy of kings - marzipan.
You will be transported to Königsberg at the beginning of the 20th century, visiting the districts of the German villas Hufen and Amalienau, and finish the evening at the restaurant with a special beer and traditional German snacks.
Day 7, Friday
Free day.
* Optional for extra. fee
Excursion to Kaliningrad, 5-6 hours, 1800 rubles / person
- 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 8, Saturday
Room release by 12:00.
Free day.
On request for a transfer fee.
Hotel accommodation:
The cost of the tour, rub per 1 person:
Hotel | double | single-seat | Three-seater |
Robinson Guest House Breakfast is paid on the spot 300 rubles District of German Villas and Upper Lake | 15800 | 24000 | 15500. |
Hotel Academic*** Breakfast is paid on the spot 400 rubles | 16,000 | 22. | 15700 |
Hotel Kaliningrad*** Breakfast is paid on the spot 500 rubles centre-town | Standard 24000 Studio 27,000 | 36000 | 25,500. |
Guest House "Villa Hope" Breakfast included in tour price District of German Villas and Upper Lake, 10 minutes to the Amber Museum | 25,000 | 35,000 | 24000 |
Hotel Marton Palace**** Breakfast included in tour price | 28,000 | 37,000 | 26,000 |
The price includes:
- Transport and excursion services
- Accommodation 7 nights
- Tickets.
- Environmental charges
- Breakfast at the Villa Hope, Marton Palace
The price does not include:
- Tickets to Kaliningrad and back, transfers (Airport - hotel 1500 rubles, railway station - hotel 1000 rubles), breakfasts in cash at the Robinson hotel 300 rubles, Academic 400 rubles, Kaliningrad 500 rubles, lunches during excursions.
Boarding in the excursion bus is carried out from the hotels "Kaliningrad" and "Tourist", collection in the hotel lobby. Tourists staying in the hotel "Robinson", "Academic", "Villa Hope" - get on their own to board the tour bus to the hotel "Tourist", A. Nevsky street 53. Guests staying in the hotel "Marton Palace" get on their own to board the hotel "Kaliningrad", Leninsky Prospect 81.
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 notify the tour operator Amber Mosaic by phone. Otherwise, the driver can leave the airport.
The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions without changing the program as a whole.