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Kyiv + Chernobyl Tour dates: every week (Thursday-Sunday) Day 1 : Kyiv Arrival. Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 : Kyiv: panoramic city tour, Holy Pechersk Lavra 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’s 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, Khreschatik Avenue, Independence Square - the scene of many notable events in the capital city of Ukraine. 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. Free time or optional excursions: * Excursion to Folk Architecture museum Pirogovo - the biggest open air museum in Europe which offers a great collection of our national ethnographical heritage. * Visiting the museum of the Second World War + Motherland Statue. * Boat trip on Dnipro river. Overnight at the hotel. Day 3 : Kyiv - Chernobyl - Kyiv Breakfast. Excursion to Chernobyl and Pripyat (join a group tour in English). Chernobyl and Pripyat are two sadly famous places due to the 1986 nuclear accident. You will visit a ghost town and will see the terrible damage caused by a simple mistake. We will meet at the indicated time near Kyiv Central Station, where we will board the bus that will take us to Chernobyl. After about two hours of travel, we will arrive in this ruined city that will make us feel a pang in our hearts, but that will also offer us the opportunity to fully understand the disastrous effects of the nuclear accident. Return to Kyiv. Overnight at the hotel. Day 4 : Kyiv Breakfast. Free time or optional visiting. Transfer to airport for your flight back home.
The price includes: - Accommodation 3 nights with buffet breakfast in chosen hotel; standard double room; - Private transport service according to the program; - Private guide service (English, German, French, Polish etc) for excursions on Day 2; - Excursion to Chernobyl - participation in the group tour in English; - Entrance fees: Holy Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The price does not include: - lunches and dinners; - services not mentioned above; - personal expenses. |
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