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WESTERN UKRAINE BUS TOUR (2) (by own bus)
Uzhhorod - Lviv - Ivano-Frankivsk – Chernivtsy |
Day 1
12:00 Arrival in Uzhhorod (by own coach). Hotel check-in.
13:00-14:00 Lunch at hotel restaurant
14:00 Short tour of the city through the new as well as old city including the visit to the Botanic Garden, Uzhhorod State University, the Castle of Uzhhorod. A visit to a Carpathian market + wine tasting (optional)
19:30 Welcome dinner with wine and live music.
Day 2
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Departure for Lviv. You will travel through the most beautiful part of the Carpathian Mountain range – Yablonetski pass – and enjoy the breathtaking panorama of the Carpathian mountains. Make a stop at the pass to stretch and take pictures.
14:30 Arrival in Lviv. Hotel check-in.
15:00-16:00 Lunch at hotel restaurant (optional)
16:00-19:00 Walking tour around the Historic and Architectural Preserve of the central part of the city (under the protection of UNESCO). View the historic buildings of the 16-17 century, beautiful churches of different confessions – Roman-Catholic, Greek-Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian; walk along Svoboda Avenue to the magnificent Opera House, stop at the pharmacy museum operating since 1735 as well as at the Museum of Historical Treasures in Palazzo Bandinelli or Royal Parlours of the History Museum …..
19:30 Dinner at a national restaurant (Ukrainian dumplings, borsch, potato pancakes, etc), live Ukrainian national music OR dinner at a typical Lviv restaurant + concert programme of a typical Lviv cabaret (performance optional)
Day 3
8:30 Breakfast
9:00-13:00 Go on a bus tour around the city, visiting popular Lviv attractions such as St. George cathedral from the 18-th century, Lviv Universities complexes, open-air Museum of Rural Life and Architecture “Shevchenkivsky Hay,”and enjoying a beautiful panoramic view from the High Castle park observation platform.
13:30-15:00 Lunch at hotel restaurant or in the city center
14:30 – 17:00 Free time in the city center. Souvenir shopping.
17:15 Tour of Lviv Opera House. Stay for a performance (optional, when available).
19:30 Dinner at one of typical Lviv restaurants or late dinner at the hotel after the performance (optional)
Day 4
7:00 Breakfast
7:30 Early departure for Ivano-Frankivsk (via Pochaiv and Ternopil)
10:00-11:30 Excursion to Pochaiv Lavra, the second largest Orthodox monastery in Ukraine (16 ctr). Tour of the Pochaiv Monastery complex (with the Dormition Cathedral, a large bell tower, and the Trinity Church) and the wooden Church of the Holy Protectress, from 1643. Among its most revered artifacts are a “footprint” of the Mother of God, a miracle-working icon, and the relics of Saint Yov.
13:00-14:00 Lunch in Ternopil
15:30 Arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk . Short tour of the city - an overview of the city and monuments from the 17-20 centuries, including the Roman-Catholic Cathedral; and Resurrection Cathedral of the 18th century - samples of baroque style; as well as the 17th century City Hall.
17:30-19:00 Hotel check-in. Free time. Souvenir shopping
19:30 Traditional dinner + Musical performance of the Hutzul (one of ethnic groups of the region) Falk group - traditional Hutzul wedding (performance optional).
Day 5
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Departure for Chernivtsi.
10:00-11:00 On the way to Chernivtsi, stop in Kolomyia at the Museum of Easter Eggs (the largest collection of Easter Eggs in the world).
12:00 Arrival to Chernivtsi. Hotel check-in. Lunch (optional)
14:00-17:00 Tour of Chernivtsi , including the former residence of the Bukovynian archbishops, now the University of Chernivtsi (1864-82), the Opera House - a masterpiece of the Austrian architects Fehlner and Helmer; an Armenian Church and the famous Kobylyanska Street - most characteristic example of Austro-Ukrainian secession style. Free time
19:30 Dinner + Bukovina Music Folk Show (for groups more 15 pax)
Day 6
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Departure for Khotyn
11:00-12:30 Tour of Khotyn with its fairy tale-like castle of the 15 th century, which is best known for towering 50-meter high walls.
13:30-14:30 Lunch in Kamenets - Podilsky
15:00 -18:00 Tour of Kamenets-Podilsky , a delightful old town with an imposing castle of the 18 th century surrounded by shear cliffs and a picturesque old town rising above a horseshoe-shaped meander in the river Smotrych. This thousand year-old city has numerous churches and other historic buildings that line uneven cobblestone streets. The city is included into UNESCO World Heritage List.
19:30 Return to Chernivtsi.
20:00 Farewell dinner. Optional: perf o rmance of a traditional Jewish music group
Day 7
Breakfast. Departure for homeland via Romania
The estimated cost of the programme is (in Euro):
Group Size |
DBL |
SNG |
10+1 |
674 |
767 |
20+1 |
595 |
679 |
30+1 |
560 |
640 |
40+1 |
529 |
609 |
The price includes accommodation at 3-4* hotels (6 nights) with breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners, excursions according to the programme, entrance fees, services of an accompanying English (German, French, Italian) speaking guide, city and museum guides, Bukovina Falk Show (for groups more than 15 pax).
The price does NOT include: Transportation costs. Entertainment program (typical Lviv cabaret) = 250 Euro per group. Hutzul Falk Performance = 200 Euro per group, Jewish traditional music group = 250 Euro per group
Agent's Commission: 35 EUR