In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and East Prussia. And the Spirit of God hovered over the waters and rested over East Prussia.
— Robert Budzinski, painter, graphic artist and writer, "Discovery of East Prussia" 1929
Individual travel to East Prussia
Welcome to the land of storks and Trakehner horses!
The former German province of East Prussia is today divided — and belongs to the territories of Poland, Russia and Lithuania, including the former Memelland.
We will gladly listen to your travel wishes and put together an entirely individual plan for your journey to East Prussia. Even unusual requests can usually be accommodated.
With our thorough archive research we also support you in tracing your ancestors in the former East Prussia — through genealogical and archival inquiries.
Under Special travel you will find proposals for group trips in small groups of up to 6 people. We organise these around specific themes or different East Prussian landscapes — such as Masuria. Here too we are glad to take your wishes into account.
This wonderful and melancholy land — with its often still untouched nature and unique people — cannot be described in words. Each must discover and experience it themselves… Our team will gladly support you on the way.
Travel to East Prussia — small-group tours
Travel planning for 2026 is almost complete. You are still welcome to send us your personal wishes regarding places and dates — we will gladly take them into account.
Tracing Lena Grigoleit in the Memelland — Lithuania
New, still in planning. The exact route and dates will be available here in a few days. During this trip we will also visit the former city of Memel (today Klaipėda) and the Curonian Spit — Nida (Nidden).
Castles and manor houses in East Prussia
Please tell us your preferred locations or interests — we will prepare a travel proposal according to your wishes.
Masuria + Oberland trip
The first dates for small-group trips with up to 6 participants in 2026 — Masuria, Oberland and Marienburg — are available here.
Additional locations can still be added.
Note: Travel to Russia is severely restricted due to EU sanctions, particularly for tourist services that EU providers may no longer sell or arrange (19th package since October 2025). We therefore currently offer only guidance for your private trip, which remains possible without difficulty.
Here — reports from previous journeys.
Own vehicle?
Do you have a suitable vehicle — for example a minibus — that you would like to use? This naturally reduces costs. We will gladly provide a regional guide who can also serve as a driver.
Even if you do not wish or are unable to travel to the former East Prussia yourself — we can help. We will gladly answer all your questions about this former province.
We also gladly research and send information about the localities of your ancestors.
Overview map of the East Prussian province — can be enlarged considerably.
Recommended books
At last a book I would gladly recommend. I read this work by Jochen Buchsteiner with great enthusiasm.
Jochen Buchsteiner — Wir Ostpreußen (We East Prussians). An ordinary German family history.
The detailed account of the author's grandmother's flight is the starting point for Jochen Buchsteiner's book about East Prussia. He describes this almost forgotten German province — in its tragedy, but also in its historical and cultural uniqueness.
"Gebrauchsanweisung für Masuren" (Guide to Masuria) by historian Andreas Kossert is well worth reading — not only before a planned visit to Masuria.
The book was awarded in the category "Special travel book" with the ITB BuchAward 2023.
Detailed bilingual maps of East Prussia and city plans were prepared by Dirk Bloch.
Here you will find a wide selection of BLOCHPLAN maps.