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PICTURESQUES UKRAINE



Kyiv. The majestic Dniper river, the picturesque hills of its bank sands and hundreds of green trees give it a unique charm. Sightseeing tour includes St. Sofia Cathedral, Golden Gates, St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral, St. Michael’s Monastery, St. Andrew’s Cathedral.

Kyiv. Visit the National Kyiv-Pechersk Caves' Monastery Historical and Cultural
Reserve.

Kyiv – Zaporizhia. Travel to Zaporizhia through a small town where Taras Hill is rising on the high and steep Dnieper river bank. Three hundred fifty six steps lead to the top /the same as the number of days in a year/ where is a monument over the grave of Taras Shevchenko, the great poet of the Ukrainian people.

Zaporizhia.
Tour to Island Khortytsia and visit museum dedicated to Cossacks Glorious Past. Lunch on the Khortytsia.

Zaporizhia – Yalta. Depart Zaporizhia for Yalta via Sevastopol, to visit ancient city of Bakchysaray.

Yalta. City tour includes: Livadiyskyy Palace, Vorontsovskyy Palace in Alupka.

Yalta. Free time to spend on the sandy beach.

Yalta – Odessa. Depart Yalta for Odessa via Kherson. Walking tour around Odessa city centre.

Odessa. City tour of Odessa and visit to a famous Odessa Opera House.

Odessa – Vinnytsya. Transfer to Vinnytsya via famous Dendropark “Sofiyivka” in Uman.

Vinnytsya – Chernivtsi. Depart Vinnytsya for Chernivtsi. On the way visit ancient Kamianets-Podils’kyy and Khotyn Fortresses of 12th-16th c.

Chernivtsi. City tour of Chernivtsi including Chernivtsi University – the former residence of the Bukovynian Metropolitans.

Chernivtsi – Uzhgorod. Transfer to Uzhgorod via picturesque Carpathian mountains. Stop in Yaremcha, Yablunetskyy mountain-pass, geographical center of Europe near Rakhiv.

Uzhgorod. City tour of Uzhgorod including a visit to Castle Fortress.

Uzhgorod – Lviv. Transfer to Lviv via Mukachiv. Visiting Palanok Castle of 14th-17th century.

Lviv. Lviv sightseeing includes St. George Cathedral, Svobody Avenue (Freedom Avenue), Opera House, Lychakiv Cemetery, Rynok Square. Visit performance at Lviv Opera House.

Lviv. One-day excursion "Golden horseshoe of Lviv" (8 hours) with visiting of Oleskyy castle (XIII-XVIII c), Pidhoretskyy castle and Zolochiv castle (built in 1630-ies). During the trip lunch at the castle restaurant of Ukrainian national cuisine with its tasty borsch /beetroot soup/ and varenyky /ravioli with potatoes, cheese or meat filling/.

Lviv. Departure.