The capital of Ukraine
Arrival in Kyiv.
Meet-and-greet with a guide at the airport.
We would like to invite you to a sightseeing bus and walking city tour"Kyiv. The capital of Ukraine". During the tour you will get acquainted with the main monuments of history and architecture of Kiev, such as St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, the Golden Gate of Kyiv, Bohdan Khmelnytsky Monument and many other.
You are invited to visit the greatest monument of Slavic and World culture, history, architecture and art - Saint Sophia's Cathedral. It was built back in the 11th century, it has always fascinated people as an outstanding architectural monument and an unrivaled work of art, as one of the greatest temples of world civilization. As far back as the 9th century, Metropolitan Hilarion of Kyiv said: "The Church is wonderful and glorious to all the surrounding countries ...". This monument of architecture is so significant that it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In 2011 the Cathedral celebrated a 1000 years since the foundation.
Time to have lunch (self-catering).
Kyiv Underground Water Museum (Water-Information Centre). In this museum you will be able to learn the secrets of artesian well, go inside the soap bubble, watch how the glaciers melt and rain is born... (Entrance fees:children - $2, adults - $3).
We will provide a transfer to your hotel. Check in at the hotel.
Free time in the city. Have a rest and good night.
The Mezhyhirya Residence and Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra
Breakfast.
Moving to the village of Novi Petrivtsi, we will have a walk in Mezhyhirya. The Mezhyhirya complex is a former private residence of Viktor Yanukovych in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, Vyshhorod District, Kyiv Oblast, where he had been living since 2002 till 2014. Mezhyhirya was a state governmental residence from 1935 to 2007, until it was transferred to private ownership. The 140-hectares complex Mezhyhirya has a five-meter high fence with perimeter length of 54 km. On the territory of the complex there are a yacht pier, an equestrian club, a shooting gallery, a tennis court and other entertaining and tourist attractions, as well as hunting grounds. Journalists and politicians call Mezhyhirya a symbol of presidential corruption and a museum of corruption. (The cost of admission tickets + guide services in the museum is $8the same both for children and adults).
We are ready to return to Kyiv. Free time to have lunch (self-catering).
Now we are going to visit a cave monastery Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra (2 hours tour).
Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra is an outstanding monument of Christianity, which history is an amazing interweaving of destinies and dramatic events. A visit to the Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra is the main event of any tour of Kiev. Every year, a huge number of pilgrims and tourists visit the holy monastery.
You can chose other options for visiting museums in Kyiv.
Free time in the city. Return to the hotel.
Museums of Kyiv and transfer to airport
Breakfast. Check out. You can leave the luggage in the hotel's luggage room.
Departure for a tour to the Pyrohiv National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine.
Pyrohiv is a unique phenomenon - it is the first museum that brought together not only the buildings and household items of the nation, but also concentrated several regions of Ukraine on its territory.
After arriving in the village of Pyrohiv, you can visit this museum either on your own, or as part of a guided group tour, during which you will hear information about each exhibit, as well as about the history and traditions of the people of that time. The tour in the museum is considered to the smallest detail - you can choose the duration of the tour on your own - beginning with one and up to three hours long, depending on your mood and daily plans (admission fee: $2/adult, $1/child; guide service: from $10 / a group up to 25 people);
MUSEUM AND EXHIBITION CENTER "MUSEUM OF KYIV HISTORY". The exposition of the museum tells us about the brightest episodes of the city’s history presented through the prism of fate of Kyivans, beginning with Kyivan Rus and up to the present time. Each of these people created Kyiv, and no matter whether they were prominent figures or ordinary townsmen. The visitors will be able to get acquainted with various areas of urban life: production, trade, education, science, art, religion, war, etc. (admission fee: $2 / adult, $1 / child; guide service: from $10 / a group up to 25 people);
You can chose other options for visiting museums in Kyiv.
Free time in the city. Return to the hotel. Take your belongings from the luggage room.
Transfer from Kyiv to the airport.