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WESTERN UKRAINE BUS TOUR (3) (by own bus)
Chernivtsy - Lviv - Uzhhorod |
Day 1 (Monday)
pm Arrival in Chernivtsi (by own coach). Hotel “Cheremosh” check-in.
Free time.
19:30 Dinner at the hotel.
Day 2 (Tuesday)
8:00 Early breakfast
9:00 Departure for Khotyn
10:00-11:00 Tour of Khotyn with its fairy tale-like castle of the 15 th century, which is best known for towering 50-meter high walls.
12:00 -14:30 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.
14:30-15:30 Lunch in Kamenets - Podilsky. Return to Chernivtsi.
17:00-20:00 Brief 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.
20:00 Dinner + Bukovina Music Folk Show (for groups more 15 pax)
Day 3 (Wednesday)
7:00 Breakfast
7:30 Early departure for Lviv
11:30-13:00 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.
14:30 -15:30 Lunch at stylish restaurant “Hrydnytsia” in Olesko castle.
15:30-17:00 Visit to Olesko Castle, a notable monument of the 13th-18th cc. architecture, which contains a nice collection of paintings, sculpture and applied arts
18:30 Arrival in Lviv. Hotel check-in
19:30 Dinner at a typical Lviv restaurant
Day 4 (Thursday)
9:00 Breakfast
10:00-14:00 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. …..
14:00 Lunch (optional) Free time. Souvenir shopping.
19:30 Dinner at a national restaurant (Ukrainian dumplings, borsch, potato pancakes, etc), live Ukrainian national music
Day 5 (Friday)
9:00 Breakfast
10:00-13:00 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 Parlors of the History Museum…..
13:00-14:00 Lunch at hotel restaurant or in the city center
14:00 Departure for Uzhhorod (Transcarpathian Region). 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.
19:30 Arrival in Uzhhorod. Hotel check-in
20:00 Farewell dinner
Day 6 (Saturday)
Breakfast. Departure for homeland via Slovakia
The estimated cost of the programme (in Euro) is:
Group Size |
DBL |
SNG |
20+1 |
527 |
599 |
25+1 |
510 |
574 |
30+1 |
497 |
561 |
35+1 |
474 |
537 |
The price includes accommodation at 3-4* hotels (5 nights) with breakfasts, 3 lunches, 5 dinners, excursions according to the programme, services of an accompanying English (German, French, Italian) -speaking guide, city and museum guides, Bukovina Falk Show (for groups more than 15 pax), VAT.
The price does NOT include: Transportation costs. Entrance fees for the excursions: 0.5-2 Euro.
Agent's Commission: 35 EUR