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Best of Ukraine 8 days
Day 1. Kiev: Arrival and Panoramic City Tour.
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Panoramic city tour including Khreschatik Avenue, Independence Square, Golden Gate, Bogdan Khmelnitsky’s Monument, Opera House, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral and St. Michael’s Gold-Domed Monastery, Kiev Founders’ Monument. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2. Kiev: Lavra Kiev Pechersk Monastery – Folk Architecture and Life Museum – Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional).
Breakfast. Visiting Lavra Kiev Pechersk Monastery including Holy Trinity Gate Church, Dormition Cathedral and Lavra Caves. Coach transfer to Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Visiting Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Coach transfer to the city center. Dinner. Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional). Overnight.
Day 3.  Kiev (St. Sofia’s Cathedral – Podil Historical Area) – Lviv.
Breakfast. Visiting National Architectural Historical Reserve "Kiev Sophia", including St. Sofia’s Cathedral. Strolling along Andrew’s Descent including St. Andrew’s Church, "Castle of Richard the Lionheart" and Street Artists’ area. Visiting Podil Historical area including Contract Square, Our Lady Pirogoschi Church, Samson’s Fountain, Church of St. Nicholas Pritisk and St. Frol’s Nunnery. Dinner. Night transfer by train to Lviv.
Day 4. Lviv: Panoramic city tour – Lviv Art Gallery.
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour including Rynok (Market) Square, St. George’s Cathedral, the Latin Cathedral, Dormition Church, Pototsky’s Palace, Opera House, Adam Mitskevich’s Monument, Armenian Cathedral, Dominican Cathedral, Taras Shevchenko’s Monument. Check in. Visiting Lviv Art Gallery. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 5. Lviv (Lychakiv cemetery) – Odesa.
Breakfast. Visiting Lychakiv cemetery (the oldest necropolis in Europe, 110 acres, proclaimed to be the historical artistic reserve in 1991). Free time. Night transfer by train to Odesa.
Day 6. Odesa: Panoramic city tour.
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour including Primorsky boulevard, Potemkin’s stairway, Opera and Ballet House, Duc de Richelieu’s Monument, Alexander Pushkin’s Monument, Deribasivska Street, Dormition Cathedral, Vorontsov’s Palace. Check in. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.
Äĺíü Day 7. Odesa: Catacombs.
Breakfast. Visiting Odesa Catacombs (three layers of sandstone catacombs which form the longest – about 1000 km – man-made labyrinth in Europe). Free time. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 8. Departure.
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to airport for your flight back home.
Castles
Day 1 Arrival. 
Meeting at airport. Transfer to hotel. Panoramic city tour including Khreschatik Avenue, Bogdan Khmelnitsky’s Monument, St. Michael Gold-Domed Cathedral, Golden Gate, St. Volodimir’s Cathedral, St. Andrew Church, Podil historical area. Dinner and overnight
Day 2 Kiev - Berdichiv - Medzhibizh - Kamyanets-Podilsky.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Berdichiv. Visiting Berdichiv including Barefooted Carmelites Monastery and Holy Virgin Cathedral. Coach transfer to Medzhibizh. Visiting Medzhibizh including Castle (14-16th century). Coach transfer to Kamyanets-Podilsky. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Kamyanets - Podilsky - Hotin - Chernivtsy.
Breakfast. Visiting Old Fortress (14-18th century). Coach transfer to Hotin. Visiting Hotin Castle (15-17th century). Coach transfer to Chernivtsy. Visiting Chernivtsy including the former Residence of Bukovina Metropolitans, St. Nicolas Cathedral, Holy Virgin Nativity Church. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Chernivtsy - Chortkiv - Trebovlya - Ternopil.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Chortkiv. Visiting Chortkiv including the Castle (1610), Assumption Church, Ascension Church. Coach transfer to Trebovlya. Visiting Trebovlya including the Castle (1631), Nicolas Church. Coach transfer to Ternopil. Visiting Ternopil including   the Castle (1540), Cross Exaltation Church. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Ternopil - Zolochiv - Univ - Svirzh - Stare Selo - Lviv.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Zolochiv. Visiting Zolochiv including the Castle (16-17th century), St. Nicolas Church, Resurrection Church. Coach transfer to Univ. Visiting Univ Lavra. Coach transfer to Svirzh. Visiting the Castle (16-17th century). Coach transfer to Stare Selo. Visiting the Castle (16-17th century). Coach transfer to Lviv. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Lviv - Olesko - Brody - Dubno - Lutsk.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Olesko. Visiting Olesko including the Castle (16-17th century), Holy Trinity Cathedral. Coach transfer to Brody. Visiting Brody including the Castle (1630), St. George Church. Coach transfer to Dubno. Visiting the Castle (15-18th century). Coach transfer to Lutsk. Visiting Lutsk including the Castle (13-16 century), Jesuit Cathedral. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 Lutsk - Korets - Novograd - Volinsky - Zhitomir - Kiev. 
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Korets. Visiting the Castle (15-18th century). Coach transfer to Novograd-Volinsky. Visiting Novograd-Volinsky including the Castle (17th century). Coach transfer to Zhitomir. Visiting Zhitomir including Transfiguration Cathedral. Coach transfer to Kiev. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 Departure.
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Ancient Rus Heritage
Day 1 Arrival.
 Meeting at airport. Transfer to hotel. Panoramic city tour including Khreschatik Avenue, St. Michael Gold-Domed Cathedral, Golden Gate, St. Volodimir’s Cathedral, Old Kiev Hill, Podil historical area. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Kiev – Chernigiv – Novgorod-Siversky.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Chernigiv. Visiting Chernigiv including Spassky (Lord the Savior) Cathedral, Boris and Gleb’s Cathedral, Yeletsky Nunnery ,Trinity Illyinsky Monastery and Anthony’s caves. Coach transfer to Novgorod-Siversky. Visiting Novgorod-Siversky including Transfiguration Monastery. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Novgorod-Siversky – Putivl – Kiev. 
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Putivl. Visiting Putivl including Holy Virgin Nativity Nunnery, Transfiguration Cathedral and St. Nicolas Cossack Church. Coach transfer to Kiev. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Kiev.
Breakfast. Visiting St. Sofia’s Cathedral. Visiting Kiev-Pechersk Lavra including Holy Trinity Gate Church, Dormition Cathedral, Refectory Church, Cross Exaltation Church, Near Caves. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Kiev – Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky – Kiev.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky. Visiting Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky including National Historical Reserve "Pereyaslav" .Coach transfer to Kiev. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Departure.
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to airport for your flight back home.
The very Best of Ukraine 11 days
 Day 1. Kiev: Arrival and Panoramic City Tour.
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Panoramic city tour including Khreschatik Avenue, Independence Square, Golden Gate, Opera House, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral and St. Michael’ Gold-Domed Monastery, Kiev Founders’ Monument. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2. Kiev: Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery – Folk Architecture and Life Museum – Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional).
Breakfast. Visiting Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery including Holy Trinity Gate Church, Dormition Cathedral and Lavra Caves. Coach transfer to Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Visiting Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Coach transfer to the city center. Dinner. Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional). Overnight.
Day 3. Kiev – Uman - Kiev.
Breakfast. Bus transfer to Uman. Visiting the Sofiyivka Landscape Park (a masterpiece of landscape art of the 18th century). Boating along the underground river (optional). Bus transfer to Kiev. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 4. Kiev (St. Sofia’s Cathedral – Podil Historical Area ) – Lviv.
Breakfast. Visiting National Architectural Historical Reserve “Kiev Sophia”, including St. Sofia’s Cathedral. Strolling along Andrew’s Descent including St. Andrew’s Church, “Castle of Richard the Lionheart” and Street Artists’ area. Visiting Podil Historical area including Contract Square, Our Lady Pirogoschi Church, Samson’s Fountain, Church of St. Nicholas Pritisk and St. Frol’s Nunnery. Dinner. Night transfer by train to Lviv.
Day 5. Lviv: Panoramic city tour – Lviv Art Gallery.
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour including Rynok (Market) Square, St. George’s Cathedral, the Latin Cathedral, Dormition Church, Pototsky’s Palace, Opera House, Adam Mitskevich’s Monument, Armenian Cathedral, Dominican Cathedral, Taras Shevchenko’s Monument. Check in. Visiting Lviv Art Gallery. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 6. Lviv – Zolochiv – Pidgirtsi – Olesk – Lviv.
Breakfast. Bus transfer to Zolochiv. Visiting the castle built by the Polish aristocrat M. Sobesky in the 17th century. Bus transfer to Pidgirtsi. Visiting the castle built by Polish aristocrat Konyetspolsky in the 17th century. Bus transfer to Olesk. Visiting the 14th century castle, the fief of the Polish, Lithuanian and Hungarian kings. Bus transfer to Lviv. Dinner. Overnight. 
Day 7. Lviv (Lychakiv cemetery) – Odesa.
Breakfast. Visiting Lychakiv cemetery (the oldest necropolis in Europe, 110 acres, proclaimed to be the historical artistic reserve in 1991). Free time. Night transfer by train to Odesa.
Day 8. Odesa: Panoramic city tour.
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour including Primorsky boulevard, Potemkin’s stairway, Opera and Ballet House, Duc de Richelieu’s Monument, Alexander Pushkin’s Monument, Deribasivska Street, Dormition Cathedral, Vorontsov’s Palace. Check in. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 9. Odesa – Belgorod-Dnestrovsky – Odesa.
Breakfast. Bus transfer to Belgorod-Dnestrovsky. Visiting Belgorod-Dnestrovsky (one of the 10 most ancient towns in the world according to the UNESCO) including the town fortress (15th century). Bus transfer to Odesa. Dinner. Overnight.
Äĺíü Day 10. Odesa: Catacombs. Breakfast. Visiting Odesa Catacombs (three layers of sandstone catacombs which form the longest – about 1000 km – man-made labyrinth in Europe). Free time. Dinner. Overnight.br> Day 11. Odesa: Departure.
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to airport for your flight back home.
Pravoslav Ukraine (Main Lavras)
Day 1 Arrival
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Kiev: Panoramic city tour - Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour including Vladimir’s Cathedral, St. Michael’s Gold-Domed Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Church, St. Nicolas’ Church at Askold’s grave, St. Theodosius’ Church, Resurrection  Church, Monument to Prince Vladimir (the Baptist of Rus), Golden Gate and Annunciation Gate Church, Nativity Church, Church of the Virgin Pirogoschi. Visiting Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, including Holy Trinity Church, Assumption Cathedral, Refectory Church, Cross Exaltation Church, Lavra Caves. Boat trip along the Dnipro river (optional). Dinner and overnight.
 Day 3 Kiev: Folk Architecture and Life Museum - St. Sofia’s Cathedral – Old Podil
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Visiting Folk Architecture and Life Museum including St. Archangel Michael’s Church, St. Paraskeva’s Church, Resurrection Church, St. Nicholas’ Church. Coach transfer to city center. Visiting St. Sofia’s Cathedral (11th century). Strolling along Andrew’s descent including St. Andrew’s Church (Baroque masterpiece of the 18th century), “Richard the Lionheart Castle” and Artists’ quarter. Visiting the Podil historical area including Contract Square, Our Lady Pirogoschi Church, Samson’s Fountain. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Kiev – Korets – Pochaiv
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Korets. Visiting Holy Trinity Nunnery (1620) in Korets. Coach transfer to Pochaiv. Visiting Pochaiv Assumption Lavra including Assumption Cathedral (1784) and Holy Trinity Cathedral (1912). Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Pochaiv – Mezhirich – Kiev
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Mezhirich. Visiting Holy Trinity Monastery (founded in the 15th century) in Mezhirich. Coach transfer to Kiev. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Departure
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Cossacks' Heritage
Day 1. Arrival. 
Meeting at the airport. Transfer from airport to hotel.
Day 2. Kiev: Panoramic City Tour and Kiev Pechersk Lavra (World Heritage object) – Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional).
Breakfast. Panoramic City Tour including Khreschatik Avenue, Independence square, Golden Gate, Opera House, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Dnipro river lookout, St. Michael Gold Domed Monastery, Kiev Founders’ Monument, Podil historical area. Visiting Kiev Pechersk Lavra including Holy Trinity Gate Church, Assumption Cathedral, Refectory Church and Lavra Caves. Free time. In the evening Cruise over the Dnipro river (optional). Dinner and overnight
Day 3. Kiev: Folk Architecture and Life Museum – St. Sofia’s Cathedral (World Heritage object) – Andrew’s descent – Podil.
Breakfast. Coach transfer to Folk Architecture and Life Museum. Visiting Folk Architecture and Life Museum where all regions of Ukraine are represented with the authentical buildings of the 18th – 20th centuries. Coach transfer to the city center. Visiting National Architectural Historical Reserve “Kiev Sofia” including St. Sofia’s Cathedral with wonderful mosaics of the 11th century. Strolling along Andrew’s descent including St. Andrew’s Church (Baroque masterpiece of the 18th century), “Richard the Lionheart Castle” and Artists’ quarter. Visiting the historical area Podil including Contract Square, Our Lady Pirogoschi Church, Samson’s Fountain. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4. Kiev – Saporizhya
Breakfast. Coach transfer from Kiev to Saporizhya via Poltava (Poltava 1709 battlefield preserve). Check-in. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5. Saporizhya – Dnipropetrovsk
Breakfast. Visiting the national historical preserve on the Khortitsa Island. Coach transfer to Dnipropetrovsk. Check-in. Panoramic city tour including Potyomkin’s palace (1786) and Lord the Savior Cathedral (1835). Dinner and overnight.
Day 6. Dnipropetrovsk - Kiev
Breakfast. Coach transfer from Dnipropetrovsk to Kiev via Chigirin (Cossacks’ capital 1648-1676) and Subotiv (St. Elias Church (1651) (Bogdan Khmelnitsky’s burial site)). Check-in. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7. Departure.
Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to airport for your flight back home.
Short Tours All Over Ukraine
1) Rerih’s mosaics (1 day)
Kiev – Maryanivka – Parhomivka – Bila Tserkva – Kiev
The tourists visit the Kozlovsky’s Museum in Maryanivka, see Rerih’s mosaics in the Protection Church in Parhomivka, visit Alexandria park in Bila Tserkva.
2) Gems of landscape arts in Chernigiv region (2 days)
Kiev – Sokirintsi – Trostyanets – Kachanivka – Kiev
The tourists visit the landscape park and palace in Sokirintsi. That’s the former estate of Galagan’s family. They visit the National Historical Cultural preserve “Kachanivka”. That ‘s the former estate of the Tarnovsky (the famous family of patrons of arts). The tourists visit the landscape park in Trostyanets. The tourists enjoy their stay in “Falcon village” in Petrushivka.
3) Sofiyivka landscape park (1 day)
Kiev – Uman - Kiev
The tourists visit Sofiyivka landscape park in Uman, the best landscape park in Ukraine.
4) The Northern Ukraine Capital (1 day)
Kiev – Kozelets – Chernigiv – Kiev
The tourists visit the God’s Mother’s Nativity Cathedral and Cossacks’ regiment offices in Kozelets. The tourists visit Holy Trinity monastery, Yelets nunnery, St Anthony catacombs, St. Boris and St. Gleb ‘s Cathedral, St Catherine’s Church in Chernigiv.
5) Monasteries and Castles in the Southern Volin (2 days)
Kiev – Ostrog – Mezhirich – Derman – Rivne – Korets – Novograd-Volinsky – Kiev
The tourists visit Mezhirich, Derman, Korets monasteries as well as the sites in Ostrog and Isyaslav. The tour is interesting special for those who like the works of Lesya Ukrainka.
6) Castles in Podil region (2 days)
Kiev - Medzhibizh – Kamyanets-Podilsky – Kiev
The tourists visit the mausoleum of Israel Ben Eliasar ( he was the founder of Hassidic movement) in Medzhibizh. They visit Medzhibizh and Kamyanets-Podilsky fortresses. The tourists enjoy the site of the valley of Smotrich river.
7) The Tourist Pearls of Poltava region (3 days)
Kiev – Bogdanivka – Dibrovka – Veliky Sorochintsi – Yaresky – Gogoleve – Poltava –
Dikanka - Opishnya – Homutets – Mgar – Berezova Rudka – Kiev
The tourists visit Catherine Bilokur’s museum in Bogdanivka, horse stalls in Dibrovka, Veliki Sorochintsi (the birthplace of Nikolay Gogol), museum of Poltava Battlefield, Kotlyarevsky’s museum in Poltava, picturesque banks of Psel river, Nikolay Gogol’s museum in Gogoleve, National potters’ center in Opishnya, Muravyov-Apostol’s estate in Homutest, Mgar monastery, the Zakrevsky’s estate in Berezova Rudka.
8) The Tourist Pearls of Sumy and Chernigiv regions (3 days)
 Kiev – Gustinya monastery – Romny – Pustoviytivka – Kulishivka – Horuzhivka – Sumy – Sofroniv monastery – Putivl – Gluhiv – Shostka – Krolevets – Baturin – Kruty
The tourists visit Gustinya and Sofroniv monasteries, see the sites in Romny, Sumy and Putivl. They visit the former hetman’s capital Baturin, see the mammoth monument. The tourists pay respect to the heroes fallen in the battle at Kruty, they are given information about the prominent bee-keeper Prokopovich.
9) Cossacks’ Capitals (2 days)
Kiev – Baturin – Gluhiv – Putivl – Kiev
The tourists visit Cyril Razumovsky’s palace in Baturin, National Preserve “Hetmans’ Capital” in Gluhiv and Molchansk monastery at Seym river.
10) Pearls pf the Southern Ukraine (3 days)
Kiev – Mikolayiv – Askania Nova – Zaporizhye – Kiev
The tourists visit the landscape park “Granite Steppe Boog-river region” and the nature preserve “Askania Nova” as well as the unique nature and archeological preserve “Kamyana mogila” (“Stone grave”). They see the biggest area of the virgin steppe and the biggest forest, make the excursions to Olvia and round the island of Khortitsa. The tourists visit the Cossacks’ Glory Museum.
11) Golden Horseshoe of Lviv area (3 days)
Kiev – Olesko – Lviv – Zhovkva – Zolochiv – Univ – Kiev
The tourists visit Olesko and Zolochiv castles, Univ Lavra, Krekhiv monastery and Pidgirtsi palace. They enjoy sites in Lviv and in Zhovkva.
12) Introducing Zakarpatye (2 days)
Kiev – Mukacheve – Sinyevir lake – Hoost – Uzhgorod – Mukacheve – Kiev
The tourists visit palaces in Mukacheve, Shoenborn’s hunting palace, Shepit waterfall, Sinyevir lake, the folk architecture museum in Uzhgorod.
13) Western Volin (2 days)
Kiev – Lutsk – Zimne – Volodimir-Volinsky – Dubno – Kremenets – Pochayiv – Onishkivka – Kiev
The tourists visit the castle in Lutsk, Zimne monastery, St. Volodimir’s Cathedral in Volodimir-Volinsky, the castle in Dubno (it is mentioned by N. Gogol in his novel “Taras Bulba”), old city in Kremenets, Holy Trinity Lavra in Pochayiv, St. Ann’s spring in Onishkivka.
14) On the roads in the Dnepr river area (2 days)
Kiev – Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky – Chigirin – Subotiv – Cherkassy – Moshny – Kaniv –
Korsun-Shevchenkivsky – Kiev
The tourists visit the folk architecture museum in Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky, Chigirin national preserve, the former estate of Bogdan Khmelnitsky in Subotiv, Lopuhin’s palace in Korsun-Shevchenkovsky, Chernecha mountain in Kaniv.
15) Yalta (3 days)
Kiev – Yalta – Kiev
The tourists visit the palace in Livadiya, Swallow Nest Castle, the palace in Alupka, Nikitsky botanical garden, the Valley of Ghosts, wine cellars.
16) Palaces in Podilya area (2 days)
Kiev – Bila Tserkva – Parhomivka – Nemiriv – Voronovitsya – Vinnitsa – Strizhavka – Kiev
The tourists visit “Alexandria” park in Bila Tserkva, God’s Mother’s Protection Church in Parhomivka (there are Rerih’s mosaics in the church), Mary Sherbatova’s palace in Nemiriv, Goroholsky’s palace in Voronovitsya, Pirogov’s estate at Vinnitsa, Hitler’s headquaters in Strizhavka.
17) Mountains and Plains (3 days)
Kiev – Ivano-Frankivsk – Yaremcha – Goverla Mountain – Vorohta – Manyava – Ivano-Frankivsk – Kiev
The tourists visit Dovbush’s Rocks preserve, Goverla Mountain (the highest mountain in Ukraine), monastery in Manyava. They use the cable cars too.
18) Odessa (3 days)
Kiev – Odessa – Kiev
The tourists visit the sites in Odessa including the catacombs. They enjoy sunbathing on the Black Sea shoreline.
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