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“Lvov Kiev and Odessa - the Golden ring of Ukraine”
Ukraine, Lvov - Kiev - Odessa
Route: Lvov – Kiev - OdessaDAY 1
Arriving at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Taking exploring tour around Lvov you will see wonderful attractions such as The High castle, The Apteka Museum, St. Yura Cathedral – the main Greek-Catholic Cathedral in Ukraine, ancient Galician churches, located at Pidzamche, complex of Lvov universities, Freedom Avenue(The Opera Theatre, The National Museum, Jesuitical Catholic Church), The Mitzkevich Monument, Kopernik Str. (street of banks and palaces), Shevchenko Str. You have a great opportunity to feel mysterious atmosphere of ancient Lvov.
Free time.
DAY 2
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to airport.
Flight to Kiev.
Transfer to the hotel.
City tour with visit to St. Sophia, Khreschatik, The Opera and Ballet Theatre, Golden gates. St. Sophia Cathedral & Monastery are included into World Heritage of UNESCO.
The tour continues to Andreevskyi Uzviz (Descent) that starts from St.Andrew’s Church. Free time on Andreevsky Descent. Andreevsky Uzviz in Kyiv is like Montmartre in Paris. It is famous for its atmosphere. Artists claim that the aura of the street itself inspires their creativity. Independently of weather conditions, you can see artists demonstrating their works. You can also buy Ukrainian souvenirs and listen to street musicians. Numerous art galleries and shops of folk and applied art make this romantic street the cultural center of Kiev. There is a place where you can see artists displaying their works everywhere: on the fences, walls of the houses, on the ground, even on themselves.
Visit to unique “Chernobyl” Museum. Museum exposition describes the reasons of catastrophe occurred in 1986 on Chernobyl atomic station, tells about radiation influence on animal and plant life.
DAY 3
Breakfast at the hotel.
Pirogovo Skansen. The state museum of Folk Ways of Life. All ethnographic areas of Ukraine are represented here. The museum area is 150 hectares. It also can be called “Ukraine in miniature”.
Kiev Opera House. This is the optional activity. You are going to watch incredible opera or ballet show. Popular operas are performed on their own language in the repertoire of more than 50 compositions. The ticket’s price is reasonable.
DAY 4
Breakfast at the hotel.
The National Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra. Historical and Cultural Reserve
Every town has its own sacred place and its own soul. The Acropolis of Athens or the Kremlin of Moscow, the Egyptian pyramids at Cairo or Notre Dame of Paris. Kyiv’s soul is the Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra. Lavra indicates the highest status of an Orthodox male monastery. Orthodox Christians believe that the Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra is the second most important place of religious worship after Jerusalem. The monastery was founded on the basis of underground caves abrond a thousand years ago. Thousands of worshippers from all over the world come to pray in front of sacred relics and see the wonders that science cannot explain. Relics have been kept for centuries in the semi-darkness of the caves without embalming.
World War II Museum (1941-1945) includes museum with the high monument called Sovet Motherland, the main square with hero cities alley and two monuments, the open air exhibition with weapon and equipment, transport plane, helicopter, 27 meter long table with death certificates and embroidered towels.
DAY 5
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
Kiev-Odessa flight.
Transfer to hotel.
Odessa city tour. You will explore Arcadia, Great Fountain (Odessa Film studio),different historical avenues, squares, streets, sea port terminal, Potemkin’s stairs, Mother’s-in-law tongue bridge, monument on the 12th chair, Italian courtyard, the house-wall, The Opera House, monuments, palaces and much more.
Return to the hotel.
DAY 6
Breakfast at the hotel.
Odessa catacombs. It is an underground museum was opened in 1969. Its name is Narubayske, the oldest Odessa’s catacombs. There is 3 levels.
Boat trip along coast line. You will enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of Odessa.
French Boulvare Winery. The oldest winery of sparkling wine in Ukraine you will get a chance to try best sorts of champagne.
Taste of Ukraine. You are going to try Unique Ukraine cousin which has “little bits” of any country.
DAY 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for the airport
The tour INCLUDES
1) Guide escort;
2) Meals as mentioned in the program;
3) Accommodation in 3***, 4*** hotels (if an accommodation is unavailable we will provide you with a similar hotel or better one);
4) Transfers and domestic flights;
5) Entrance tickets to the sites listed in the program.
Notes
Company reserves the right to change the program without changing the volume of services provided. If you miss or fail to appear, tourist company reserves the right to change the sequence of program execution without changing the volume of services provided. The duration of its individual elements may change before departure and during the execution of the tour. Elements of the program, depending on climatic conditions and actions beyond the control of the organizer and organizations (road, the local administration, etc.) may be excluded from the program, based on the actual situation on the route.Tour program can be corrected according to the wishes of the group.