Excursion tours to Kaliningrad, one of the largest cultural and historical centers of Russia, can be conditionally divided into several categories: weekend tours, sightseeing tours to Kaliningrad and the region, seasonal tours .Each of the options involves visiting the main sights of the city, getting acquainted with its exciting and difficult history, exploring the natural values that Kaliningrad region is so rich in..It is worth noting that Kaliningrad, once a Koenigsberg, can indeed be regarded as one of the most colorful and distinctive cities in the country: once belonged to the peoples of Prussia, and later to Germany, Kaliningrad still retained the spirit of the European Middle Ages to a great extent .So, in the city you can still meet churches and castles, defensive fortresses and forts and other monuments of medieval architecture .
"To Kaliningrad for the weekend"
Weekend tours to Kaliningrad, in addition to the excursion program for the city, include a trip to the national park "Curonian Spit" and Svetlogorsk. Duration of the tour - 3 days. The first day is spent on a trip to the Curonian Spit - a unique natural site included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The second day of the tour involves visiting the sights of the city: the Cathedral, the fishing village, the Amber Museum and the Museum of the World Ocean. Further on the program - an eight-hour excursion to the village of Yantarny. Its uniqueness is explained by the concentration of 90% of the world's amber reserves and the only enterprise for its production.
Next, the group will go on a walking tour of Svetlogorsk, the former town of Rauschen, whose streets reflect the hundred-year history of the resort and the six centuries of the city's existence between the lake and the sea. The cost of the tour is from 6250 RUB.
"In the West of Russia"
Excursion tour in addition to visiting the sights of the city, the Curonian Spit, the settlement of Yantarny and Svetlogorsk includes a tour of Kaliningrad "Fortress City", which will acquaint you with the history of the construction of fortifications of the city of Konigsberg. On the fifth day of the tour, a trip to the "westernmost city of Russia" Baltiysk takes place with a visit to the historical and cultural complex "Elizabethan Fort" and a walk through the mole. The minimum cost of the tour is 11,300 RUB.
"New Year in Kaliningrad"
Seasonal New Year tour lasts 5 days and starts usually on December 30. During this time, the group expects to walk around Kaliningrad, an excursion to the Curonian Spit along the route Lesnoye-Rybachiy-Dyuna Efa, a trip to the village of Yantarny, and the city of Svetlogorsk. Possible accommodation in hotels 3 stars and 4 stars to choose from. The cost of the tour is from 9150 RUB. Separately paid travel to Kaliningrad, New Year's banquet, transfer to the hotel.
All prices are for October 2014
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