GRAND TOUR: THE MIRACLES OF UKRAINE

Do you like miracles? Everybody likes them. We created a grand tour for you to have 11 days full of miracles in Ukraine. We will start our adventure in the capital city of Ukraine. You will learn about Kyiv and visit several museums of the city. Then we will move to the pearl of Ukraine: Kamianets-Podilskyi. We are going to see a deep rocky canyon in this city and a strong fortress. You will admire Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park and have a boat trip along the Dniester Canyon. Later we will see the Khotyn fortress, which is one of the most significant European monuments of military architecture and bastion fortification. The city of Chernivtsi is like a little Paris of Carpathians. We are sure that you will like the building of Chernivtsi National University. Pokuttia, Ciscarpathia and Transcarpathia will show you the magic of the Hutsul culture, small but very charming towns, local relax baths in vats with mineral water or thermal baths Kosino and atmospheric museums. You will try our Ukrainian cuisine in every region on your way, moreover, there is an opportunity of tastings (wine, dairy products etc.) during the tour. Our journey ends in Lviv. We call this city the cultural capital of Ukraine. 11 days of adventures. 11 days full of miracles. 11 days of pleasure. Enjoy the grand tour! Collect impressions!

Features

Monuments, museums, parks and temples

Delicious Ukrainian cuisine

Elegant palaces

Strong fortresses and castles

Crystal clear lakes

Picturesque mountains

Beautiful landscapes

Dairy products tasting at the cheese farm

Wine tasting

Relax in Transcarpathian vats with mineral water

Thermal baths Kosino

Boat trips

The capital of Ukraine

Arrival in Kyiv. Meet-and-greet at the airport. You will obtain visa upon arrival by plane in Ukraine. We will provide a transfer to your hotel. Check in. Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant. Now, you have some free time to take a rest. Kyiv City Tour: we will start our City Tour from Taras Shevchenko Boulevard, going down to Bessarabska Square and Khreschatyk Street; then the tour continues to Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square (Independence Square), Dynamo Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Mariyinskyi Park and Palace, the Square of Glory, Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, Mykhailivska Square and St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Saint Sophia's Cathedral, the Golden Gate of Kyiv and other attractions of Kyiv. What we are going to see next are Andriyivskyy Descent and St. Andrew's Church, which are the signatures of Kyiv. There are art galleries, exhibitions, theaters and art workshops in the buildings along the Kyiv "Monmartre". You will be able to buy authentic Ukrainian souvenirs in the numerous open air souvenir shops. Now it's time for lunch at an atmospheric Ukrainian café. We are ready to go to The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine "Pyrohiv". "All Ukraine in one day" – this is how we can say about a visit to this open-air museum. You are lucky enough to find out here, among the picturesque landscape, what is the difference between the Carpathians and Polissia, between Podillia and Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia) etc. You will see Ukrainian huts, mills, churches, household items and handicrafts of craftsmen, all this will reveal to you the soul of the Ukrainian people. You will have an opportunity to look at the spinning pottery wheel, to visit "shynok" or "kulishna" (a kind of authentic Ukrainian tavern), to ride a horse in the surroundings and, of course, to breathe the fresh Ukrainian air! You will also take unforgettable pictures for a long-lasting memories! We are ready to return to Kyiv. Time for a tasty dinner at a café in the city. Return to the hotel. Have a rest and a good night.

Museums of Kyiv

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant. In the early morning, we are going to visit Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum. On April 26, 1986, the largest man-made radiological and ecological disaster of our time occurred - a nuclear accident at the fourth power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The purpose of creating the museum’s exposition is to help humanity to comprehend the Chornobyl disaster as a real factor of the possible destruction of our civilization, to comprehend the lessons of this tragedy in all spheres of life, to prevent the world from forgetting these lessons, and to become a warning to generations of the next millennium. A lot of materials that are presented in the museum were published for the first time: documents, photographs and maps with the restriction stamp "confidential". All these unique exhibits, including relics from the exclusion zone (ancient icons, folk art, local crafts and household items of the inhabitants of Ukrainian Polissia), and also personal belongings of the disaster relief workers, make us think about the most painful problems of the present, including environmental, social, and spiritual losses caused by the accident. Then you will have an excursion to one of the most famous symbols of Kyiv and Ukraine – The Motherland Monument and the Museum of the History of Ukraine in the World War II. The colossal 62-meter statue of the Motherland, which is 102 m high with a pedestal, was made of special stainless steel and assembled using a special crane. The memorial complex "Museum of the History of Ukraine in the World War II" covers an area of 10 hectares on a hill on the right bank of the Dnieper river. There is a giant bowl of "The Flame of Glory", the "Alley of the Hero Cities" and the exhibition with military equipment of the World War II as well as post-war years. Ceremonial alley goes to the gallery of the Main Entrance along the slopes of the Dnieper, leading to the square and the building of the museum. The sculptures in the gallery represent the heroic defense of the USSR’s border from the German attack, the horrors of the German occupation, the partisan struggle, the heroic deeds of the workers on the home front and the battle for the Dnieper.
Lunch at a city café.
In order to have the complete picture of today, we must also visit the "Kyivan Rus Park". Ancient Kiev in the "Kyivan Rus Park" is a unique recreation and construction in the history of mankind of one of the most famous and at the same time the most mysterious medieval city of Eastern Europe – Ancient Kyiv of the 5th-13th centuries, the capital of the great medieval state – Kyivan Rus – in the size of its historical center, known as "Kyiv Detinets" or "the City of Volodymyr". Its architectural image is recreated in full 1:1 scale, taking into account the knowledge of modern science. The atmosphere of Kyivan Rus is recreated there too. Now we are going to have dinner at an oriental café in the city. Overnight in the hotel

Kamyanets-Podilsky

06:30 Early departure from Kyiv. Moving to Kamianets-Podilskyi. 14:00 Arrival in Kamyanets-Podilsky. We will provide a transfer to your hotel. Check in at the hotel. Let us take part in a sightseeing tour "Kamianets Podilskyi as the historical pearl of Ukraine". We are going to see a deep rocky canyon in the city center, the Castle Bridge, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, the Church of St. Nicholas, Honcharna and Kushnirska Towers, Turkish and Armenian Bastions, Kamianets Town Hall and Armenian Well, Dominican and Trinitarian Monasteries, Polish and Russian Gates, Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Triumphal Arch of Stanislav Augustus, the Muslim Minaret, the Old Castle, the New Castle and other attractions. Free time in the city.

Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park

Breakfast at the hotel. We are going to have a historical and environmental excursion "The Charm of Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park": Surzhynetskyi Canyon (mountains "upside down"), the village of Kytaigorod (an amazing combination of cultures; Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish, Russian Old Believer, hypothetically Chinese, the charming landscape, the ruins of the Pototsky Palace); Sovynyi Yar (natural reserve, which is a part of the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park); Bakota (rock monastery of the 11th century, springs of healing mineral water, magnificence of the Bakota Gulf of the Dniester River).
Lunch outdoors.
An optional program: A boat trip along the Dniester river.
Dniester Canyon is a geological natural wonder (the cost of the trip depends on the amount of participants). Return to the city. Have a rest and a good night.

Zhvanets – the Trenches of St. Trinity – Khotyn Fortress

Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your guide in the hotel lobby. Today we are going to have an excursion "Zhvanets – the Trenches of St. Trinity – Khotyn Fortress": we will see the village of Zhvanets (fortresses of the 15th-18th centuries); the Dniester river; the "Trenches of St. Trinity". This is a bastion fortification of the 17th century, the conventional border of the three regions of Podillia, Galicia and Bessarabia, the point of contact of three administrative borders of Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions, formerly, the state border of the Russian, Austrian and Ottoman Empires between the first and the second World Wars; the state border of the USSR, Poland and Romania. Moving to the town of Khotyn. Khotyn Fortress Tour. Khotyn fortress is one of the most significant European monuments of military architecture and bastion fortification. Geopolitical issues of great importance for the Eurasian continent were repeatedly solved in the numerous battles around this fortress. The walls of its castle, 30-40 meters high and 5-6 meters thick and the shafts of the bastions, with deep escarp trenches, are subjects of great interest to all who visit this fortress, picturesquely towering above the Dniester. Moving to Chernivtsi.
Lunch at the restaurant.
Let's start a walking sightseeing tour in Chernivtsi. It is also known, as "A Little Paris of Carpathians". We will see four main squares of the city (Central Square, Philharmonic Square, Teatralna Square and Soborna Square), Olha Kobylianska Theater, the Holy Spirit Orthodox Cathedral, the former Catholic Armenian Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (now it is a House of Organ Music), the wooden 17th century Church of St. George, the Church of St. Nicholas (the original church with twisted domes, the beginning of the 20th century) and many other architectural and historical monuments. The tour will take you next to the main building of the Chernivtsi National University – the former residence of the metropolits of Bukovyna and Dalmatia (an architectural monument of the 19th century). This unique object is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Walking along the pedestrian O.Kobylianska Street (former Panska Street). Return to Kamianets-Podilskyi. Check in at the hotel. Have a rest and a good night. 

Pysanka Museum and Museum of Hutsulshchyna

Breakfast at the hotel.
Moving to Kolomyia. Kolomyia is the center of Pokuttya. This town is a guard of the Hutsul culture, the cradle of Western Ukrainian history, with a true architecture preserved since the reign of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia (pysanka is a painted egg, dedicated to Easter celebration) is the only museum of painted eggs in the world, the architecture and design of which are indeed surprising, as the museum is built in the shape of a giant egg (the largest egg in the world). National Museum of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya Folk Art – The collection of the museum consists of Hutsul antiques, more than 22 thousand items made of wood, processed metal and leather, yarn and embroidery. Moving to Yaremche. Check in at the hotel. Have a rest and good night. Rest in the mountains. 

Yaremche – Bukovel – Vorokhta

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
09:00 – Departure for the tour "The pearls of Prykarpattia": Yaremche – Bukovel – Vorokhta. On our route we will visit Bukovel, where everyone can have sunbath on the ski slopes; there is also a chair lift that will take you to the top of the mountain Bukovel, which is 1127 m high above sea level. At the top of the mountain, you can have a glass of mulled wine in Hutsul style at the Panorama Bar and take a picture with Mount Hoverla on the background. In Vorokhta we will take a panoramic ski lift, view ski jumps, take photos in Hutsul traditional clothes on horses. In Vorokhta you will find enchanting beauty of wild mountains, rivers framed by steep cliffs and villages scattered in the mountains. Yaremche is one of the most famous climatic resorts in the Carpathians, it is the most beautiful corner of our mountains. This charming town is situated in the picturesque valley of the river Prut.
 18:00 Moving to Mukachevo. Late check in at the hotel. Have a rest and a good night.


Mukachevo and thermal pools of Kosino

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
We are going to have a sightseeing tour in Mukachevo "A town over Latorica"; during the tour we will visit a medieval castle "Palanok". The restored medieval fortification architecture, old courtyards and galleries with exhibitions of modern sculpture will pleasantly surprise you in this pearl of Transcarpathia. There are exhibits of rare items of the Stone Age, the Copper and Bronze Ages; there are also weapons and tools. We will also see a collection of items dedicated to the ethnography and everyday life of the inhabitants of the town, there are icons of the 16-19th centuries. Now it is time to have a lunch (self-catering).
Departure for the thermal pools of Kosino. The admission fee to the thermal complex is a subject to additional payment. After relax in thermal pools, we are going to move to Berehovo. Wine tasting at the Chisai plant (subject to additional fee).
Return to the hotel. Have a rest and a good night.

Welcome to Uzhgorod

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
We are going to visit Uzhhorod. A sightseeing tour in the city. Uzhgorod is a "Window to Europe": it is widely regarded as one of the most important Ukrainian and European historical centers. Throughout its more than a thousand-year history, Uzhgorod changed hands repeatedly. The architectural appearance of the city has been particularly affected by the almost six-hundred-years presence of Hungarians: many streets of Uzhgorod are very similar to the neighborhoods of the Hungarian cities Debrecen or Budapest, such as picturesque two or three storey houses, that have preserved medieval ornamentation on their walls. On our way from Uzhgorod we will stop at the humorous korchma "Detsa u Notaria". This is a tavern and a museum, the concept of which is based on the vivid folk humor of Transcarpathia. Its name is translated as "A shot at the Notary" or "A 100 grams of vodka at the Notary". The visit will turn into a funny tour. There will be al lot of reasons for laughing out loud: funny signs and advertisements around the entrance and a menu with the use of local dialect.
Transfer to the village of Lumshory, relax bathes in vats with mineral water (subject to additional payment, the price depends on the amount of participants). Heated water tanks, with water from a hydrogen sulfide mineral spring, started to be used for medical procedures back in the 17th century. One of the old cast iron vats is now in Austria, and the other one is always ready for our guests! The vat is filled with cold mineral water, river stones are laid on the bottom, then the water is gradually heated on an open fire. When the temperature reaches 30 degrees, you can start taking a bath, alternating immersion in hot water with cooling in a cold waters of the mountain river. Return to the hotel in Mukachevo. Have a rest and a good night.

Chynadiyevo

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
Moving to Chynadiyevo. We will make a Stop at the railway station "Karpaty". Excursion to the hunting castle of the Counts Schönborn (Castle Beregvar). The castle of the Counts Schönborn is a very beautiful piece of architecture and can tell us lots of stories about its buildings. Compared to others, Schönborn Castle is a kind of piece of art of the time, when it was built. A wonderful landscape, which is unusual and beautiful at the same time, a castle built by a talented architect and, of course, an interesting story, all of them create a specific mysterious atmosphere during the tour.
12:00 Moving to Lviv. We will have a stop for a lunch during our way. Arrival in Lviv. Now you are having free time in the city for visiting restaurants and cafes.

The Labyrinths of the streets of Lviv

Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
You are welcome to a sightseeing walking tour "The Labyrinths of the streets of Lviv". The Ensemble of the Market Square – everything here is so antique, that it seems like you moved several centuries back. Everything here feels like fairy tale and helps you to discover the real beauty of old Lviv. You will see Lviv City Hall and Italian courtyard (a unique three-tiered Renaissance archway and loggia, which is the only one in Ukraine and the main attraction of the square), the Latin Cathedral and the Boim Chapel – the burial-vault of wealthy citizens. The Armenian cathedral and courtyard are unique corner of the eastern architecture in Lviv. The Dominican church and monastery of the Body of God is one of the largest and most outstanding examples of baroque style in Lviv. The Pharmacy Museum is the oldest pharmacy in Lviv. Prospekt Svobody avenue is the main street of the city, the place where the first Lviv hotels, restaurants, cafes , banks and photoshops appeared. The Opera and Ballet Theater is, of course, an architectural pearl of Lviv. It is considered to be one of the most luxurious theaters in Europe. The greatness and perfection of the building is amazing. Even more delightful is the interior of the theater, which is generously decorated with colorful marble and gilding. Free time in the city. 14:00 departure to Kyiv. 21:00 late arrival in Kiev. Overnight stay. *If necessary, there is an opportunity to book an additional night at the hotel, as well as an individual transfer.

Net prices per person

Hotel category

2+1

6+1

10+1

15+1

20+1

3-star Hotel

$1,440

$765

$705

$625

$595

4-star Hotel

$1,850

$1,120

$1,055

$945

$870

5-star Hotel

$3,580

$2,270

$2,200

$1,950

$1,865

Please, check the prices by sending us an inquiry before making a reservation!

The price of the tour includes
  • Accommodation in the hotels;
  • All transfers according to the route;
  • Breakfasts at the hotel;
  • All excursions according to the tour program;
  • All admission fees;
  • Guide services; 
  • Lunch in a restaurant (on the way to Chernivtsi) and a lunch outdoors.
The price of the tour does not include
  • Meals, that is not directly specified in the tour program as included in price (self-catering for participants during their free time);
  • Medical insurance.


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