Arrive in Moscow

Transfer from the Airport to the hotel

Check in to the hotel

Rest

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel

10:00 Meeting with the guide for a general city tour (vehicle for 8 hours): The Kremlin, Red Square, St Basil Cathedral, Zaryadie Park, Lenin Tomb, GUM department store

14:00 Excursion to the Kremlin and it’s grounds

Rest (Famous Moscow circus, folklore show/ ballet/chamber concert – on request)

1.  “General city tour” (travel time 2.5 — 3 hours): Victory Square, Upper Pond, Rossgarten gate, lower pond, Konisberg Castle, Konisberg Cathedral and Brandenburg Gate, Amalienau, visiting the Amber Museum on request.
2.  “The Bunker Museum” (travel time — 30 — 40 min): excursion with an audiogiude to the Museum of military history which is located in a German air raid shelter from 1945.
3. “Museum of World Ocean” (travel time 2 — 2.5 hours): one of the best and most important maritime museums in Russia is located in Kaliningrad. It has a beautiful collection of items connected with global ecology, history, and natural science. The main exhibition is Vityaz, the biggest museum ship in Russia; also, you can visit a submarine and see different other ships of the Russian fleet. Inside the main building, there is an amazing collection of shells, corals, and sea species like fishes and mollusks — and a detailed description for each of them. You can also see exhibitions related to icebreaking, fishing, navy, and cosmonautics. This is a perfect place for everyone who loves to discover the world!

1.  “Zelenogrask (Cranz) & Curonian Spit (Kurshskaya Kosa)” (travel time 8-9 hours): Zelenogradsk — A resort with the atmosphere of a small Europe. Previously, it was a popular royal resort called Kranz. On the coast of Zelenogradsk, guests are delighted with a chic sandy beach with equipped sun loungers, a beautiful pier extending far into the sea, a Ferris wheel and a huge number of cafes, restaurants with excellent service and delicious food from fish dishes. A particularly popular dish here is stroganina from bonito. It is the capital of cats. Curonian Spit is a national park, located in Kaliningrad Region in approximately 90 kilometerers from Kaliningrad center. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for its unique nature. The tourists routes of the spit are created for full immersion into the wild nature and will become a real retreat. We do not miss the Dancing Forest, a small piece of land with strangely twisted trees. Swan Lake is a clear water reserve, sand dunes and rare birds and animals. The Curonian Spit has several observation platforms with magnificent views on the Baltic shores.
2.  “Svetlogorsk & Yantarnyi” (travel time 6-8 hours): Svetlogorsk is a recognized tourist center on the coast, which is called «little Switzerland». Peace and harmony reign in this amazingly beautiful city. Today Svetlogorsk is a modern and dynamically developing resort. Yantarny is located on the Baltic Sea coast in the Kaliningrad region of Russia and is one of the most popular resorts in the region. The town is famous for its sandy beaches, which are very long and have excellent ecology. You can also see a huge amount of amber here, which is mined in the immediate vicinity. This is the largest amber deposit in the world.
3. “Excursion «Shadows of Old Cities». Pravdinsk, Znamensk, Gvardeysk” (travel time 7 hours): the village of Zelenopolye (Borcherstorf) – preserved smalt mosaic. The city of Pravdinsk (Friedland) – visit to the old market square of the city, the oldest park, the observation deck of the Church of St. George (1360) on the bank of the Mill Pond, from where a panorama of the city opens up. A walk around the city of Znamensk (former Velau) with a short sightseeing tour of the city center. External inspection of the Semiarochny Bridge across the Pregolya River, the German Order Church of St. Jacob, a monument of Gothic architecture of the 13th century, a water tower from the early 20th century. Sightseeing tour of the historical center of Gvardeysk and the market square, the Tapiau XIII Order Castle (overview), the Tapiau water tower (1920), Danzigerstrasse, the house of the artist Lovis Corinth (1825), the town hall (1922) with dancing doll figures — and the Tapiau church. In the village of Nizovye (Waldau) — a tour of the very first Waldau Order Castle (XIII). Stop at the museum — the Arnau church (Rodniki village), in memory of St. Katarina, external inspection.

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel

Free day

Rest (boat trip ride/ folklore show/ ballet/ chamber concert – on request)

Excursion to the Hermitage

Rest

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel

10:00 Meeting with the guide for a general city tour (vehicle for 8 hours): Nevsky Prospekt, Kazan Cathedral, Church of the Savior on Spilt blood, central bridges and embankments, the Admiralty, General Staff building, Palace Square