Bus tours around Ukraine are one way to find out about this country. Someone thinks that traveling by bus is too tiring and does not allow one to know this or that city well. Indeed, this kind of travel is chosen in order to see as soon as possible a new one. But this does not mean that such tours are less emotional and not saturated with events. On the contrary, within a few days almost the entire country can sweep before you - is this not an excellent adventure?
Tours in Kiev
This excursion tour is usually designed for two days off to get acquainted with several important sights of the city. Learn all about Kiev in such a short time is impossible, but to create a general impression - the very thing.
The first day of tourists expects a sightseeing tour around Kiev, it can also pass at night, when the city looks very different. Among the sights the guides sing out the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - a three-hour excursion with a detailed account of this sacred place for orthodox places.
The second day is full of visits to several notable museums, for example, the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum. Tourists get acquainted with the central streets of the city, the excursion includes a visit to Andreevsky Uzviz.
The cost of such tours varies depending on seasonality and accommodation in the hotel. We can say that the prices for a two-day tour of Kiev start from 7 thousand rubles - the cost includes moving and living in a three-star hotel with breakfast.
Tours in Western Ukraine - $
This tour is designed, first of all, to visit the castles and cathedrals of Western Ukraine. It starts in Khmelnytsky and ends in Ternopil. Within 5-6 days you can see the most famous religious monuments located in this region.
For example, in Kamenetz-Podolsky - a visit to Troitskaya, Nikolaitskaya Orthodox churches, Franciscan and Dominican Church, City Hall. In Chernivtsi - an excursion to the Armenian Church and the local university, which used to be the residence of Bukovina Metropolitans. In Chertkovo - the Dominican Cathedral, the Assumption Church, and then the trip to the Holy Dormition Church and Saint Anna's Bath.
The cost of such a tour starts from 11 thousand rubles - this includes transfer, accommodation in a three-star hotel, excursions.
Tours to Odessa
Along with traveling around the Crimea, this is one of the most interesting tours. Odessa accepts guests for a whole week, so that just enough time for a detailed acquaintance with the city.
Most of the excursions are pedestrian - yards of old Odessa, literary monuments, sightseeing tour. The bus includes excursions, telling about the criminal history of the city, about the famous humorists and heroes of local anecdotes, about catacombs and stories related to adventures in caves.
At will, you can visit monasteries and seminaries, a literary museum, learn everything about the Odessa tram. Rest on the beach - as many as you want. This tour will cost approximately 20 thousand rubles. For an additional fee, you can rent a car for a day and independently explore the surrounding area.
Tours in Kiev, Lviv and Odessa
This is an overview tour, which allows you to visit the three large Ukrainian cities - Kiev, Lviv and Odessa - within 6 days. Each city is given 2 days, which will be fussy and restless, as it will be necessary to see a lot of sights.
Guides try to maximally load tourists with information so that they have a feeling that they have learned about every city literally everything. Visiting each city is bus and walking tours. In Kiev - walking along the streets, sightseeing, of course, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. In Lviv, you are waiting for acquaintance with the "Old Town", the buildings of the era of the rule of the Austrian emperors and castles of Western Ukraine. Finally, Odessa will tell about its fascinating history and reveal the secrets of its yards.
The cost of such a journey starts from 17 thousand rubles - you pay for a transfer, accommodation in a three-star hotel and for basic excursions. All other services are paid separately.
Winter tours in Ukraine
These tours are a real pleasure for lovers of skis and snowboards. During the week you visit such cities and resorts as Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Bukovel, Dragobrat, Yablunitsa. Such tours are usually held in December and January, you need to book places in advance, as a lot of connoisseurs of winter recreation are recruited.
Travel includes both visits to attractions and well-known Ukrainian ski resorts. For example, the largest resort in Eastern Europe - Bukovel with 50 kilometers of trails and special night roads, Yablunitsa, which offers a wonderful view from the tops of the Carpathian ranges, or Dragobrat with extreme trails for professionals.
Also in the tour program includes excursions to Manyava skete, Hutsul churches and museums, labyrinths of Lviv streets and Ivano-Frankivsk areas. The cost of the tour is from 9 thousand rubles - this includes transfer, accommodation in mini-hotels, breakfasts, excursions. Separately paid ski passes and equipment hire.
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Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in the sunshine |
Uzhgorod's streets |
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