Tour leader - Catherine P. · Tripsider.com

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Hello, my name is Ekaterina
On Tripsider.com since February 2021
On Tripsider.com since February 2021
Russia, Kaliningrad
I speak Russian
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I'm happy to welcome you all!

My name is Katerina!

My great-grandfather recaptured this city from the Germans!

My grandfather worked all his life as a local historian!

Kaliningrad gave me three adorable children!

And I just can't help but love this amazing city and share that love with visitors to the city!!!

It just so happens my life is that I am a psychologist, an art therapist by training.
An organizer by vocation.

I will be happy to introduce you to this unusual city with a European flavor and an endless variety of attractions!

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Rating 4.00 (7 reviews)
About the tour: This tour wasn't very good. Initially, there was an episode with a change in the tour date, which was warned after paying for the trip in advance (since no tickets were purchased). The meeting at the airport was late. The hotel stay was uncomfortable, to put it mildly (inconvenient location, unhelpful staff, cold breakfasts from the previous day, no room cleaning despite the request for cleaning). The changes in the program were inconsistent with the plan presented in the tour program on the website. Lack of communication with guides (there were time delays at the beginning of the sightseeing day). The tour program states that the eco-fee for visiting the Curonian Spit is included in the tour price; in fact, I had to pay for it myself.
I would also like to mention guide Vladimir, a very competent and interesting person. The tours with him were fun and comfortable, and thanks to him, a lot of things were remembered about the history of the Kaliningrad Region.
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Travel expert's answer: Arthur, thanks for your feedback. The meeting at the airport was not late because your plane arrived ahead of schedule, especially since the exact meeting time was not agreed in advance. You forgot to mention that you were taken directly to the sea above the program, where you had breakfast with beautiful views, instead of sitting for 6 hours at the hotel and waiting for check-in time. The entire excursion program was carried out in full. The time for individual tours and the number of locations have exceeded the declared number of hours. We have taken the most individual approach to you. We will take into account your feedback on the hotel and change the hotel. We will resolve the misunderstanding with the eco-fee and translate it. Read more
About the tour: And I don't agree with previous writers Olga and Natalia. In addition to the concept of “QUALITY”, there is the concept of “PRICE”, and it is necessary to evaluate the price/quality ratio. It is impossible to add four more lunches and dinners to the tour price.
The hotel is rated three stars. (three stars, Carl). Without luxury, but clean and cozy. It is located 500 meters from Moscow Avenue. Prospects on the outskirts are not given this name. And taking a 10-minute trolleybus to the very center does not seem like an insoluble problem.
This group offers the same tour at a higher price. There's a five-star hotel and different food.
Yandex maps (or something similar) will show a map of any city with restaurants, shopping centers, concert halls, and routes to them. Choose - I don't want to.
Well, Vladimir's detailed story about the history of the region will delight any, the most demanding tourist.
When contacting Catherine, there have never been refusals, but only the most detailed answers to all questions.
I recommend the tour as a budget one. If you want luxury, shell out
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About the tour: Good afternoon. At the end of the tour, I was not impressed with the gastronomic features of the region. Thanks to the guide Vladimir and his love and knowledge of the region, I will return to Kaliningrad, but on my own. The tour was not very well organized. The hotel was located within a 40-minute walk from the tourist center. In the evening, you can only return by taxi, as the hotel is located between garages. The pool was closed (we went from 16.09-20.09) in the sauna complex women's day - Wednesday. Breakfast at the hotel is very simple, but you won't stay hungry. All other meals are at your own expense. Even a welcome dinner. Importantly, we also looked for the place ourselves. The organizer did not recommend it. The tours ended at 17-18, and then tourists on their own. It was difficult for us to navigate the city. Once again, special thanks to guide Vladimir and driver Oleg and Sergey. It was very comfortable and interesting. Read more
Travel expert's answer: Natalya, thank you for your feedback. You have visited all the declared locations indicated in the tour program in full and even more. The site details what is included in the price and what has been fully secured. By paying for the tour on the website, you fully agree to the tour program. The hotel is located in the historic center of the city, close to, within walking distance, the city's main attractions: the Royal Gate, the Sackheim Gate, Kant Island and the Fish Village, a beautiful promenade overlooking the Kaliningrad Stadium, which is illuminated in the evening. I will take into account hotel recommendations. You were given recommendations for the welcome dinner, but you decided your own way. Read more
About the tour: Good afternoon everyone. I will definitely not recommend this tour to anyone. A gastro-tour is just a name that has nothing to do with the tour itself, the tour organizer probably does not know that if you declare your tour as gastronomic, it means that the group will attend various tastings, get acquainted with local cuisine, visit interesting places, etc. The tour description includes tasting fish soup, beer, stroganina, all this is not the case, you will simply be brought to a restaurant where you can order it for At your own expense, as well as a welcome dinner, you will also be brought to the restaurant and ordered at your own expense. This is just a sightseeing tour of Kaliningrad and the region. There are no complaints about the guide Vladimir, he told everything perfectly, showed me, and advised me where to go. The group was picked up from the hotel at 9 am, the tours ended at 5 pm, and then entertain yourself as you like, Ekaterina did not recommend anything, did not offer help, otherwise people came to sit in the room and it is difficult for locals to find out where to go and what else to see. The hotel itself, which accommodates tourists, is located in a “godforsaken place”, there is nothing nearby, the center is 40 minutes away on foot. It is also important that the tour states that it ends at 17.00, so the tickets were purchased for the evening and you will take care of yourself as you like all day before departure. The conclusion is this: I was lucky that there was a good company and we had fun ourselves, and the organization is terrible, it doesn't exist at all, entertain yourself, find for yourself where to eat and what to see. I will never go with this organizer again and will not recommend her either. Read more
Travel expert's answer: Olga, thanks for the review. The welcome dinner is not included in the tour price. As an organizer, I was always in touch, despite the fact that during the tour the temperature was 38 degrees, and this sometimes happens to tour organizers. Despite this, the tour program and everything stated in it were provided in full and even beyond what was planned. Read more