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Easter in Ukraine Kyiv – Lviv – Yaremche – Ivano-Frankivsk – Kossiv – Kolomyia – Chernivtsi – Kyiv (8 days, 7 nights)    Day 1 (thursday, 16 april): Kyiv Arrival to Kyiv. Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accomodation. Free time. Overnight. Day 2 (friday, 17 april): Kyiv - Lviv Breakfast. Panoramic city tour in the capital of Ukraine and the cradle of Eastern Slavonic states. The tour includes Golden Gates and Vladimir’s hill, which is supposed to be the place of foundation of Kiev-city, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Monument, National Opera and Ballet Theater, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral - a splendid architectural pearl, with beautiful paintings of V. Vasnetsov and St. Michael’s Golden Domed Monastery founded in 1108, Kyiv Founders’ Monument, Khreschatyk Avenue, Independence Square - the scene of many notable events in the capital city of Ukraine. Visiting St. Sofia Cathedral - the world famous historical and architectural monument of the first half of the 11th century. The cathedral is famous for its mosaics and frescoes by Byzantine masters. It is the first monument in Ukraine listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Free time.Transfer to the railway station and departure to Lviv by train in the 2nd class. Day 3 (saturday, 18 april): Lviv Breakfast. Lviv is a very beautiful city with its narrow medieval streets paved with stones, architectural decoration done in different styles preserved in its original form. This is an ancient picturesque city founded by Prince Danylo Halytsky in the middle of the 13th century. During the panoramic tour you will have an opportunity to admire St. George Cathedral (1765) in baroque-rococo style with unusual ornamental entry, National University Ivan Franco - one among the oldest in Europe founded in 1661, Lychakiv memorial cemetery - most beautiful necropolis in Ukraine, which is rather a sculpture garden or a museum under open air than just a cemetery; High Castle from where you can enjoy the whole panoramic view of the city and surroundings beyond. Excursion in the ancient part of the town. You will walk through the cozy streets of Lviv where each building is an architectural masterpiece with a rich history. You will discover The Opera House (1900) - an architectural masterpiece with gorgeous paintings and sculptures in the interior; Taras Shevchenko’s monument; Rynok square (16th century) - the heart of the city listed by UNESCO World Heritage Site; Armenian quarter with a splendid Armenian Virgin Mary’s Dormition Church (1370), Dominican Cathedral (1798); an interesting Pharmacy Museum that is one of the oldest operating pharmacies in the world; Baroque style Jesuit Cathedral; the Latin Cathedral and the Transfiguration Church; Jewish quarter with the remains of the Golden Rose synagogue; etc. Free time. Overnight. Day 4 (sunday, 19 april): Lviv In the morning you can visit the service at one of the Orthodox churches of the city and discover the ukrainian tradition of celebrating this holiday. After the service holiday breakfast. Visiting Folk Architecture Museum ”Shevchenkivskyi gai” - an open-air museum containing 120 monuments of folk architecture including six wooden churches. Overnight. Day 5 (monday, 20 april): Lviv – Yaremche – Ivano-Frankivsk Breakfast. Journey to Ukrainian Carpathians. Departure to Yaremche. Visit the mysterious waterfall Probiy, souvenir market, selling handicrafts made from natural materials. You will feel the fresh mountain air, rich aromas of mountain rivers, grasses and trees that grow only in this area, see the original architecture and feel the atmosphere of picturesque town with a distinctive culture of the indigenous population of the region Yaremche - hutsuls. Transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk. Overnight. Day 6 (tuesday, 21 april): Ivano-Frankivsk – Kossiv – Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Breakfast. Transfer to Kossiv. Visiting the artisanal hutsul market. Transfer to Kolomyia - peculiar corner of Ukraine, who combined in himself the Austro-Hungarian character development and atmosphere of a European town. Visiting Pysanka Museum - one of the most interesting museums in the whole Ukraine. And the aura of its building, unique 13,5 m high stone egg, fills everyone with joy and gladness. The funds of museum have an abundant collection of pysanky, over 12,000 examples of this unique art, from every region of Ukraine and abroad. Transfer to Chernivtsi. Accomodation in the hotel. Overnight.Day 7 (wednesday, 22 april): Chernivtsi – Kyiv Breakfast. Chernivtsi is a wonderful city is spread out at the foot of Carpathian Mountains, on the picturesque hills of the Prut River. It fascinates with its eclectic architecture, rich cultural heritage and the spider-web like labyrinth of ancient European streets and squares. Accomodation in the hotel. Panoramic city tour including St. Nicolas Cathedral, Holy Virgin Nativity Church. Visit to the University - the former residence of Bukovinian metropolitans. Free time. Transfer to the railway station and departure to Kyiv by train in the 2nd class. Day 8 (thursday, 23 april): Kyiv Arrival to Kyiv. Breakfast. Visiting The Holy Kyiv Pechersk Lavra - the Orthodox Christian monastery that is the holiest place of pilgrimage in Ukraine. It was founded in times of Yaroslav the Wise in XI century and is one of the most ancient monasteries in Old Rus. Trinity Church, the Assumption Cathedral (renovated in 2000), the Refectory Church and the labyrinth of the Near and Far Caves, with their relics of saints, are real masterpieces of world architecture. Transfer to Folk Architecture Museum Pirogovo - the biggest open air museum in Europe which offers a great collection of our national ethnographical heritage. There are approximately 300 unique objects of folk architecture, dating back to XVI−XX centuries from all the regions of Ukraine. During the visit you will see unique collections: windmills, watermills, forges, an old traditional sauna, village administration houses, a church school, a priest mansion, cafes named “shynok”, huts, barns, stalls, cellars etc. Returning to the city center. Free time. Overnight. Day 9 (friday, 24 april): Kyiv Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
The price includes: - Accomodation in the hotel 3*: 2 nights in Lviv, 1 night in Ivano-Frankivsk, 1 night in Chernivtsi, 2 nights in Kyiv; double/twin standard rooms; - Meals: 8 breakfasts and 8 dinners. - Train tickets: Kyiv – Lviv, Chernivtsi – Kyiv, compartment 2 class. - English guides service during the tour (the guides will not accompany the group during the train transfer). - Entrance fees according to the program; - Transport service according to the program; - One free of charge for tour leader in single room. The price does not include: - Air tickets, taxes, insurance; - Lunches; - Services not mentioned above; - Personal expenses. |
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