Description
Ukraine Holiday Tour
Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the east and north-east. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. FIREFLIES Travels & Tours P. Ltd offers well-curated a 10 – day Ukraine tour package that takes you through Kiev (the capital of Ukraine), Chernobyl, Lviv and Carpathian Mountains. While on the tour, you will explore the stunning architecture of churches and monasteries in Kiev and marvelous natural scenery created by the Carpathian Mountains .The eerie ghost villages of Chernobyl not only leave a lasting impact on the traveler’s mind but also highlights about the worst nuclear accident in the world. Lviv is the colourful cultural city heavily influenced by Polish and Germanic traditions more than Ukrainian. Its historic old town is UNESCO listed and the perfect place to stroll around and enjoy many picturesque cafés. Travelling to Ukraine with family and friends might become your once in a lifetime experience. If you want to know more about the details of the services, cost and best time to visit, give us a call at info@firefliestravel.com.np and we will promptly answer any questions.
Your Itinerary
On arrival at the airport in Kiev, you will be greeted by our representative and transfer to hotel. We will organize a group dinner in traditional Ukrainian restaurant and back to hotel.
After breakfast in hotel you will go sightseeing tour of the most popular tourist places, including the ancient Golden Gates, magnificent St. Sofia Cathedral and the dazzling St. Michel’s Golden-Domed Cathedral. You will visit one of the most beautiful Orthodox churches of the world, the St. Vladimir Cathedral. Moreover, you will admire the Dnieper River, the Kiev bridges from the Khreshchatik Park. Lunch you can take during the tour. We are sure that you will absolutely fall in love with Kiev after this tour. We can organize here some activities like Excursion to Park Kyivska rus and horse driving charging with additional cost. Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
After breakfast in hotel we will organize a full day tour to Chernobyl. During the tour you will explore a mysterious territory of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Also you will see Ghost town of Prypiat and abandoned village Zalecie, soviet top-secret military objects and of course the place of a catastrophe itself – half ruined nuclear reactor, covered with concrete sarcophagus, Russian Woodpecker – Soviet over-the-horizon (OTH) radar system. Moreover, you will see the entire infrastructure around it including the construction site of a new confinement designed to make the station ecologically safe. This tour is a great chance to learn about what happens when human creations get out of control and our civilization gets rapidly taken over by nature. Lunch you can take during the tour. Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
After breakfast in hotel we will transfer you to railway station. On arrival in Lviv you will meet a local guide who introduces you to the city's culture and traditions, tell legends and show ancient courtyards. The tour lasts for 2-3 hours and includes several points of interest in Old Town and Lviv city, depending on your interests. During the tour you will discover the Rynok Square, the Opera Theater and the main historical and contemporary sites of old town. Unlike many cities in Ukraine, Lviv was lucky enough to escape the destruction in the World War Two, and nowadays its fascinating streets and numerous museums make it one of the most exciting places in Ukraine to explore. You will discover the historic center of Lviv, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and walk old town's main avenues, squares, and narrow cobbled streets. You can take lunch while on the tour. After lunch you can go for Night theatre excursion – “Night guard of Lviv”. Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
Today we will organize Lviv Coffee excursion to let you experience coffee from a whole different point. Lviv is already the most famous city for coffee in Ukraine, but there is a huge variety of what coffee in this city can look like. The Lviv Coffee excursion will connect the best cafes with great storytelling and tasting a lot of different coffee specialties. The coffee history of Lviv is more closely connected to that of all of Europe than you might imagine. The most coffee you will ever drink on a walking tour! And we continue our tour with gourmet quest. You will enjoy the gastronomic delights in one of the best restaurant in Lviv. Free time in the evening to stroll around the city! Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
After breakfast in hotel we will drive you to Bukovel. On the way you will stop in Yaremche for photography and visit the most famous souvenir market. Then we will continue our tour to Mountain Resort in Bukovel where you enjoy a breathtaking bird’s-eye view of the Carpathian Mountains. You will also ride on Cable Car to shoot photos of the Mountains. You will discover more family-friendly attractions in Bukovel. If you want, you can also enjoy zipline sport. During the tour you will find the people are very nice, the food and drinks are great. After the tour is over you return to your hotel, have a dinner and stay overnight in hotel.
After breakfast in hotel you can move around in your free time exploring picturesque village of Polyanytsya, located near Bukovel, Vvedenskaya Church and bike riding on the mountain trails ( if there is no snow). The surrounding areas are environmentally friendly, which also has a positive effect on recreation. We offer you visit to thermal park “Vodaclub”but you need to pay extra costs to enjoy all the additional activities apart from our tour program. This park welcomes visitors with an atmosphere of relaxation, having a reputation of "place to go" for soothing treatments. You can enjoy sauna, dive into a warm pool or lie down in hydro-massage beds and geysers, which will help you to reduce stress and set mind at rest. Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
After breakfast in hotel we will organize a jeep ride to Carpathian Mountains – Mountain Dragobrat. Lunch will be served at the restaurant. Continue your tour to charming city of Ivano-Frankovsk to explore European-styled houses, historical monuments, beautiful parks and lush gardens. The heart of the city, customary for European towns, is the Market Square, surrounded by charming old houses. In the center of the square stands the Town Hall - the only one in Ukraine that was built in the modernist style. One of the most famous fountains in Ivano-Frankivsk, the Egg Fountain, stands in front of the Town Hall.
In the evening you will enjoy a free dinner and then be ready to catch either a Night train to Kiev or flight from Ivano-Frankivsk to Kiev whichever option is desirable to our travelers.
Arrival in Kiev, breakfast in local restaurant and you can choose anyone of these excursions you like:
Or Excursion to the Museum of corruption “Mezhyhirya” ( - 32$ per person ). A well-groomed forest park area, decorative lakes with fountains, fresh air, laced bridges. You will be impressed by the ostentatious luxury of the residence of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. You will see the famous Honka, Spa center, golf course, the magnificent Galleon ship. We will walk along the 3 km of the embankment on the shore of the Kiev Sea. You will hear fascinating stories about the expulsion of monks from of Mezhyhirya. Is it worth going to Mezhyhirya today? Yes! Our tourists, who have already experienced Kiev tour to Mezhyhirya, unanimously repeat: “We want to come back here. Mezhyhirya shall be the National Park of Ukraine!” This area has great historical past.
Or, Excursion to Andrew’s Descent (also known as “Kiev’s Monmartr”) which is one of “must see” places in Kiev - The Saint Andrew's Church. In the buildings, along the streets of "Kiev’s Montmartre", there are art galleries, exhibitions, theaters and art workshops. Numerous open air Ukrainian souvenir shops can also be found there.
Or, Visit the most famous symbols of Kiev and Ukraine: the monument "Motherland" – Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (additional -15$ per person) and Kievo-Pecherska Lavra (- 19$ per person). A colossal 62-meter statue of Motherland (102 m with pedestal) is made of special stainless steel and assembled with a special crane. The memorial complex "Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II" occupies 10 hectares on the hill of the right bank of the Dnieper. It consists of a giant bowl of the Eternal Flame, an exhibition of military equipment from the times of World War II, as well as post-war years, the alley of the Heroic Cities. Along the slopes of the Dnieper lays the front alley, which goes to the gallery of the Main Entrance leading to the square and the museum itself. The sculptures of the gallery embody the heroic defense of the USSR border from the German attack, the horrors of the German occupation, the guerrilla struggle, the labor feat of the rear, the battle for the Dnieper.
Or, Excursion to Sophia Kyivska. It is the temple, built in the first half of the XI century in the center of Kiev, according to the annals, by Prince Yaroslav, the Wise, at the place of victory in 1036 over the Pechenegs. In 1990, St. Sophia Cathedral, as well as the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, became the first architectural monument on the territory of Ukraine listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Or, Excursion to Olimpiyskiy Stadium (to be charged additional -16 $ per person). Multifunctional sports arena for football matches and athletics competitions, cultural and entertainment and any other public events.
The eponymous stadium of the complex is the main sports arena of Ukraine and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. The renewed arena has the status of an elite category stadium and its capacity is 70,050 seats. Dinner in restaurant and overnight stay in hotel
After breakfast you will be transferred to airport without guide. Say bye-bye to Ukraine. (The tour in Ukraine)