Duration: 3:00 hours.

A sightseeing tour around Stockholm

Sightseeing bus tour – it’s a great opportunity to explore Stockholm at any time of year. Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands, connects a Baltic Sea and the freshwater Lake Mälaren. City win you with its mystery and grandeur, and walk along its streets of palaces and luxury residences will be an unforgettable journey into the history of this unique northern city. With viewing platforms, embankments and numerous bridges, sweeping views over the capital of the kingdom of Sweden. During the tour you will see the palace square, the cathedral, the main decoration of Stockholm – a majestic and unusual building – the Town Hall, is one of the finest examples of modern European architecture, administrative and commercial center of the city, the Opera, Drama Theatre, Kingdom Garden (formerly the cabbage garden), and visit the most fashionable street of the city Strandvegen.

Tour will continue through the medieval Old Town which is connected with other parts of the city of numerous bridges, where in ancient seething life of medieval Stockholm, crowned and ruled by kings. You stroll through the cobbled streets and narrow alleyways that are not available for transport, see the world’s largest royal palace and an area with scenic views of the waterfront, and, if lucky, a spectacular sight – the changing of the guard. Stockholm – a jewel on the water, where harmony gets medieval charm, pristine nature and the rhythm of the modern metropolis.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 7:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B007,

Duration: 6:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

The full day tour to Jantarny, the town where amber is extracted.

Amber is a fossil resin of ancient conifers and its age is more than 50 million years. It is a semiprecious stone, alive and poetic, keeps in its depth the secret of endless charm. The Baltic Sea has been always throwing this stone to the human feet sharing its treasure. For centuries humans prescribed to amber the influence to their fate and health. Amber used to be an amulet for warriors leaving to war. In Russia wet-nurses in noble families had to wear amber necklace in order to protect babies. Egyptians used amber for embalming mummies. And now humans still believe in its medicinal qualities while science confirms that. Amber acid is a striking substance that strengthens the immunity and helps to maintain the physical form.

The main treasure of the area in the western part of the Kaliningrad region is the world’s largest amber resources. More than 90% of sun stone lies on the Baltic Sea coast, in Jantarny, former Palmnicken. During the tour to this place you will have the unique opportunity to visit the open cast mine and have a look at the only place in the world where amber is industrially extracted out of the “blue clay” and also to learn about the history of its extraction and processing. During the visit to the small private amber enterprise you will see how amber is processed from raw material to jewelry. The best place to buy amber souvenirs is in the shop belonging to the enterprise after the tour there and there will be some limited time for it. With the history and life of the town you will get acquainted in the local museum. There you will also have the chance to enjoy the diverse color spectrum of amber pieces and inclusions – insect and plant remnants. They confirm the amber vegetable origin that was proved by Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov in the XVIII century. After the museum you will be driven through the town to the beach where you will be able to see the remains of the “Anna” mine. Before the beginning of the XX century amber was extracted in shafts and the process was similar to coal mining. Memorial to the victims of holocaust shot in the mine “Anna” in January 1945 is near the mine. Then the lunch will be waiting for you in the restaurant . And after the lunch you will have some free time for walking along the seaside and probably you will be lucky to find some pieces of the sun stone that the sea waves still throw…

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee, Lunch.

Location: 50 km from Kaliningrad city centre, 40 km from Baltijsk city centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 8:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B006,

Duration: 9:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

The full day tour to the Curonian Spit with lunch.

During this full day tour you will drive along the Curonian Spit that is a unique natural formation that has no analogous in the world. It is a sand bridge, a narrow strip of land between the storming blue sea and the water smooth mirror of the lagoon. Its width varies from approximately 400 meters to 4 kilometers. The Curonian Spit is the National Park of Russia, and in 2000 it got the status of the territory protected by UNESCO and was included into the UNESCO list of World Heritage as a landscape reserve.

The Spit is also a so-called “bird-bridge”, because spring and autumn migration bird routs pass through it. While this tour you will have the unique chance to visit the first in Europe founded in 1901 ornithological station “Fringilla” and to watch a process of ringing the birds. On the parking place there are souvenir kiosks . Then you lunch will be served in one of the best restaurants in the region “Altrimo” that located in Rybachy, the largest village on the Spit. Enjoyment of the cuisine will be followed by a visit to the mysterious “Dancing forest” where most of the pines have very unusual even intricate form. Your tour continuous as you will walk to the dunes at Efa’s Height, the second highest sand dune in Europe 62 meters over the sea level. The opportunity to see both the salted Baltic Sea and the fresh Curonian Lagoon at the same time from the observation point is not to be missed. There will be also kiosks with amber and wood souvenirs at the parking place where you can spend some time. At this point the tour ends and you will return to the bus to go back to the port.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee, Lunch.

Location: 60 km from Kaliningrad city centre, 100 km from Batijsk city centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 5:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B005,

Duration: 6:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

Founded in the XIII century as a fishing village in the XIX century it was transformed into a very popular European resort Rauschen where German elite was fond of having rest. Such people like Thomas Mann and Kate Kollwitz used to stay there. And famous German sculptor Hermann Brachert used to live in Rauschen and some of his works still beautify the town. The Hermann Brachert Museum is located in the house where the sculptor lived in Georgenswalde (now Otradnoe). During WWII the town was not bombed so it still can give you an impression of East Prussian architecture of the late XIX – early XX century.  Now Svetlogorsk is a leading resort on the Baltic coast where the number of holiday makers during the season reaches more than 50 thousand people. Informally it is called “A pearl of the Russian Baltic”. The specific feature of the town is a scenic landscape and a variety of rare plants.

During the tour you will walk along Svetlogorsk and you will see the symbol of the town – the Water tower, the former Catholic Church “Mary, the Sea Star” where now the private organ hall works. The Herman Brachert sculptures “Nymph” and “The Girl with a Jug” are not to be missed. The memorial sign to the famous German writer and Noble Prize winner Thomas Mann is also on your way. The former Lutheran church where now Russian Orthodox Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov is placed is worth seeing as well. The coast in Svetlogork is not flat, there is a beautiful slope about 50 meters high. In order to come down to the sea it is possible to use either one of the convenient descents or a passenger lift or a cable railway. Walking along the promenade you will have the opportunity to enjoy the choice of amber souvenirs which are widely sold there. After some limited time for souvenirs on Svetlogorsk promenade the tour will finish and you will be driven back to the pier.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide.

Location: 38 km from Kaliningrad city centre, 50 km from Batijsk city centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 8:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B004,

Duration: 9:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

During the first half of this tour you will see the best of the Kaliningrad region capital, the city which is more than 750 years old, the city with two names – Koenigsberg and Kaliningrad, the city where fusion and interpenetrating of Germanic and Slavic cultures took place. Every passing epoch left monuments and memorials of history and culture and the visage of the city was changing during those years.

Kutuzov Street, former Amalienau district, the Queen Louise Church, the monument to Fellow Spacemen, the Zoo are on your way. You will also see the monuments to Peter the Great and Schiller. The administrative center of the city – Victory square – will attract you by the building of the City Hall and the golden cupolas of the newly built Russian Orthodox St. Christ Cathedral. In the middle of the square there is Victory column erected in 2006. After the drive along one of the central city streets – Leninsky Prospect – you will see the place where the Koenigsberg Castle was founded by the Teutonic Order nights in 1255. The tour includes visual inspection Medieval Cathedral, the symbol of the city and the bounding thread between its past, present and future.  There will be also the chance to see the grave of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Then you will be taken to the remains of the city fortification wall and it will be possible to see three surviving gates: Sackheim, Royal and Rosgarten ones and even to visit Dohna tower, because nowadays it houses the only in Russia Amber museum. After the visit to the museum you will have a limited time for souvenir shopping in the kiosks inside and outside it. Your lunch will be served in the restaurant..

After the lunch your tour will continue with the drive to Svetlogorsk. Founded in the XIII century as a fishing village in the XIX century it was transformed into a very popular European resort Rauschen where German elite was fond of having rest. Such people like Thomas Mann and Kate Kollwitz used to stay there. And famous German sculptor Hermann Brachert used to live in Rauschen and some of his works still beautify the town. During WWII the town was not bombed so it still can give you an impression of East Prussian architecture of the late XIX – early XX century.  Now Svetlogorsk is a leading resort on the Baltic coast where the number of holiday makers during the season reaches more than 50 thousand people. Informally it is called “A pearl of the Russian Baltic”. The specific feature of the town is a scenic landscape and a variety of rare plants.

During the tour you will walk along Svetlogorsk and you will see the symbol of the town – the Water tower, the former Catholic Church “Mary, the Sea Star” where now the private organ hall works. The Herman Brachert sculptures “Nymph” and “The Girl with a Jug” are not to be missed. The memorial sign to the famous German writer and Noble Prize winner Thomas Mann is also on your way. The former Lutheran church where now Russian Orthodox Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov is placed is worth seeing as well. The coast in Svetlogork is not flat; there is a beautiful slope about 50 meters high. In order to come down to the sea it is possible to use either one of the convenient descents or a passenger lift or a cable railway. Walking along the promenade you will have the opportunity to enjoy the choice of amber souvenirs which are widely sold there. After some limited time for souvenirs on Svetlogorsk promenade the tour will finish and you will be driven back to the pier.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee, Lunch.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 6:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B003,

Duration: 7:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

Kaliningrad Full Day Tour with chamber concert and beer-tasting.

During this full day tour you will see the outer Koenigsberg boundaries of the 18th-19th centuries. Despite the city is more than 750 years old the fortifications that still exist trace back to 1840-1862 years of construction. And Kaliningrad gives the unique opportunity to get introduction to the 19th fortifications because very few fortifications of this kind remain elsewhere in Europe. You will be able to see bastions and ravelins, towers and gates, ramparts and moats.

The tour starts from the Brandenburg Gate, the only gate that still carries its transport function. Then passing by the Southern Railway station you will be driven along Kalinin prospect where it is possible to see the remains of the former Haberberg Front, the part of Second Wall Rampart Fortification. The second gate on your way is Friedland Gate. The tour includes the visit to the Medieval Cathedral, the symbol of the city and the bounding thread between its past, present and future. There will be also the chance to see the grave of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Then you will be taken to the next remains of the city fortification wall. After passing Sackheim Gate you will visit the Royal Gate that houses the branch of World Ocean Museum dedicated to all city fortifications. The opportunity to see the plans of First and Second Wall Rampart Fortifications around Koenigsberg are not to be missed. After the visit to the museum exposition you are invited to listen to a short chamber concert in one of the museum rooms. Then the tour continues in the redoubt which also used to be the part of the Second Wall Rampart Fortification and now works as the restaurant with the same name “Redoubt”. The restaurant is famous in Kaliningrad for its natural and live beer that is being brewed in the redoubt cellars. There you will have the opportunity to see the whole process of brewing which would end with beer-tasting afterwards. After the drive along Lithuanian Rampart street en route passing bastion Grolman, one of the best preserved bastions, and impressive building of the Barrack Kronprince, you will see the last gate on the way – Rosgarten Gate. One more element of the Second Wall Rampart Fortification is Dohna tower. It is located on the bank of the Upper Pond and has a twin tower Wrangler Tower on the opposite side of the lake. On the way back to the ship you will drive through the administrative center of the city – Victory square which before the 1900 used to be the edge of the city and where now the former fortification moat is dried, hidden under the square and used for railway tracks. The square will attract you by the buildings of the Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad Business Center and City Hall and the golden cupolas of the newly built Russian Orthodox St. Christ Cathedral. In the middle of the square there is Victory column erected in 2006.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee, Concert, Beer-tasting.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 6:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B002,

Duration: 8:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

Kaliningrad Sightseeing Full Day Tour with organ concert and lunch.

During this full day tour you will see the best of the city that was founded by Teutonic Order knights in the XIII century when they were expanding eastwards. So this is the city which is more than 750 years old, the city with two names – Koenigsberg and Kaliningrad, the city where fusion and interpenetrating of Germanic and Slavic cultures took place. Every passing epoch left monuments and memorials of history and culture and the visage of the city was changing during those years.

The tour starts from the parts of the city that can give you an impression of the beginning of the XX century Koenigsberg, Kutuzov Street, former Amalienau district. Then you will pass the Queen Louise Church, which now houses the Puppet Theatre. Kaliningrad is the only city in the world that can be proud of 4 people that flew into space and the monument to Fellow Spacemen is on the way. You will also see the monuments to Peter the Great, the founder of the Russian fleet and to Schiller, the famous German poet. The administrative center of Kaliningrad – Victory square – will attract you by the buildings of the Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad Business Center and City Hall. The golden cupolas of the newly built Russian Orthodox St. Christ Cathedral dominate over the square. In the middle of it there is Victory column erected in 2006. After the drive along one of the central city streets – Leninsky Prospect – you will see the place where the Koenigsberg Castle was founded by the Teutonic Order nights in 1255. Now the digs of the castle cellars are being held by archeologists. After driving through the Brandenburg Gate, the only gate that still carries its transport function, you will have a look at the Northern Railway station, opened in 1927. In front of the Station there is a monument to Mikhail Kalinin, a person whose name was given to the city in 1946. Another former church, a Church of St. Family, the Philharmonic Hall now, is later on your way, on Khmelnitsky Street. The tour includes the visit to the Medieval Cathedral, one of the two oldest buildings of the city. Now it is the so-called symbol of the city and the bounding thread between its past, present and future. There you will enjoy the short organ concert performed in the former Dome Church. And after it you will have the opportunity to visit the Cathedral museum. There will be also the chance to see the grave of German philosopher Immanuel Kant on the way back to the bus. The lunch will be served in the  restaurant and after it you will be taken to the remains of the city fortification wall. There will be an opportunity to see one of the survived gates: Rosgarten one and to visit Dohna tower, because nowadays it houses the only in Russia Amber museum. After the visit to the museum you will have a limited time for souvenir shopping in the kiosks inside and outside it and then the tour will wrap up and the bus will take you back to the ship. On the way back you will pass more of the fortifications: bastions Grolman and Oberteich, barrack Kronprince, Royal and Sackheim gates. Then the tour will wrap up and the bus will take you back to the ship.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee, Concert, Lunch.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 4:00 hours from port of Kaliningrad.

Tour code: KLD B001,

Duration: 5:00 hours from port of Baltijsk.

Kaliningrad half day tour with the Medieval Cathedral and Amber Museums.

During this half day tour you will see the best of the Kaliningrad region capital, the city which is more than 750 years old, the city with two names – Koenigsberg and Kaliningrad, the city where fusion and interpenetrating of Germanic and Slavic cultures took place. Every passing epoch left monuments and memorials of history and culture and the visage of the city was changing during those years.

The tour starts from the parts of the city that can give you an impression of the beginning of the XX century Koenigsberg, Kutuzov Street, former Amalienau district. Then you will pass the Queen Louise Church, the monument to Fellow Spacemen, the Zoo. You will also see the monuments to Peter the Great and Schiller. The administrative center of the city – Victory square – will attract you by the buildings of the Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad Business Center and City Hall and the golden cupolas of the newly built Russian Orthodox St. Christ Cathedral. In the middle of the square there is Victory column erected in 2006. After the drive along one of the central city streets – Leninsky Prospect – you will see the place where the Koenigsberg Castle was founded by the Teutonic Order nights in 1255 and a bit later – the Philharmonic Hall, former church of St. Family. The tour includes the visit to the Medieval Cathedral, the symbol of the city and the bounding thread between its past, present and future. There you will enjoy the short organ concert performed in the former Dome Church. There will be also the chance to see the grave of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Then you will be taken to the remains of the city fortification wall and it will be possible to see three surviving gates: Sackheim, Royal and Rosgarten ones and even to visit Dohna tower, because nowadays it houses the only in Russia Amber museum. After the visit to the museum you will have a limited time for souvenir shopping in the kiosks inside and outside it and then the tour will wrap up and the bus will take you back to the ship.

Tour notes: This tour involves a certain amount of walking mostly on flat roads but some parts of the pavement near the Amber Museum and Medieval Cathedral are cobblestone-covered.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrence fee.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 4:30 hours.

As you depart from the harbor, your tour will take you to the oldest part of Riga, established in 1201. Medieval Old Town walking tour acquaints you with the romance of Middle Ages, the merchants and craftsmen town, founded more than 800 years ago. Let’s walk around the narrow cobblestone streets with its ancient houses, fascinating and beautiful church towers, which still survive from the Middle Ages. Reach baroque style St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, one of the most significant and beautiful Gothic churches in Riga and the Baltic states. Some free time for souvenir shopping is offered near Konventa Seta, where you can also find the oldest stone wall structure of Riga, the St. George Church (now the Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts).The oldest in Latvia and largest religious building in the Baltic States, grandeur Dome Cathedral, which combines features of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and modern architecture is on your way. The cathedral is famous for its magnificent organ (1884), renowned for its superb acoustics. Music-lovers will be happy to learn that regular concerts take place in the cathedral, built in XIII century. The romantic Convent Courtyard, Great and Small Guilds, take a look on “Cats House”, which is located right in front of the Great Guild. Gothic House of Blackheads, St. John’s Lutheran Church established in 1234 and became a church in the late 13th century. Swedish Gate and other historical monuments of the Old Riga do not leave you indifferent. Like most medieval cities, Riga was once encompassed by a fortified wall, a few fragments of which can be still seen. One of the oldest parts, built between the 13th and the 16th centuries is in Jāņa Sēta (restored in 1957-60). Near Gunpowder Tower is a part of the wall including the Swedish Gate, built during the Swedish period in 1698.The baroque building above the gate is the office of the Society of Latvian architects. In Pils Square you can see the imposing Rīga Castle, built between 1330 and 1353 by the Livonian Order, including a convent, four corner towers and a gate tower. Today the castle is the residence of the Latvian president. Oldest residential building in Riga Three brothers and St. Jacobs church.

Also, you have an opportunity to buy a local sweets and famous Riga Black Balsam, a 45 percent proof herbal drink which is one of the visit-cards of our city. It is famous since 18th century for its rich taste, curable power and nice herbal aroma.

The second part of the tour brings you to the Open Air Museum, founded in 1924. The Latvian Ethnographic Museum is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. 100 hectares shows how life used to be in Latvia. Historical dwellings, peasants’, fishermen’s and artisans’ homesteads, a tavern and windmills have been gathered here from all over Latvia. Farmsteads, churches, windmills, fishing villages and other historic countryside buildings have been moved here and are preserved for posterity. You can watch craftsmen working in the traditional way and buy attractive souvenirs.

It will conclude your tour program and you will return to your coaches to go back to the pier.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide, Entrance fee.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.

Duration: 3:00 hours.

This about three hour long excursion by bus unites sightseeing around the UNESCO heritage center, panoramic view with the President Palace, the walk around the unique Art Nouveau area, Boulevard Circle with National Opera and Latvian University, the Freedom Monument and rendezvous’ spots, including excellent examples of Art Nouveau as well as Medieval Architecture of cloisters, churches, warehouses and lodgings Moscow forshtat visiting.  The Old Town’s sublime beauty with the view of the city centre and the more distant suburbs of Riga, thanks to which the city expanded. In the time of the excursion the guide will introduce you to the history of Riga’s development, and you have an opportunity to make short pit-stops for walking along Alberta Street – the most explicit collection of Art Nuoveau buildings in Europe and Moscow forshtat visiting.

The tour will end with a guided tour along the streets of the Medieval Hanseatic Old town enjoying.

What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide.

Location: City centre.

Availability: All year around.