Welcome to Ukraine: Kiev - Odessa Tour (5 days/4 nights)

What is special?

During this tour you will feel heart beating of two big cities, discover picturesque sceneries and impressing historical past of Kiev and feel the unique atmosphere of southern city of Odessa on the Black sea.

Program

Days	Desription
DAY 1 - KIEV	Arrival transfer to the hotel, check in and dinner at the hotel.
DAY 2 - KIEV	Breakfast at the hotel. During panoramic city tour we will show you Kiev the capital of Ukraine and the cradle of Eastern Slavonic states of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. The tour includes visit to Vladimir’s Cathedral the most prominent sacral painting complex of the late XIX c. You will examine magnificent mosaics and frescoes of St. Sophia Cathedral the oldest temple in the Eastern Slavonic states. The tour continues to St. Andrew’s Church a striking piece of baroque architecture of XVIII c. built on the top of Vladimir’s Hill.Andriivskyi Uzviz (Descent) that starts from St.Andrew’s Church will impress you with its unique atmosphere.Numerous art galleries and shops of folk and applied art make this romantic street the cultural center of Kiev. Visit to the National Museum of World War II. The major exposition is located in 14 rooms covering the area of 5,000 square meters and includes more than 12,000 exhibits. The documents of military commanders and rank-and-file participants of the war; valuable collections of orders, medals and arms; unique things and documents of Nazi-occupation and liberation period attract the attention of numerous visitors of the Memorial. On the territory of the museum there is a large exposition of military equipment of Soviet epoch. Dinner at a local restaurant.
DAY 3 - KIEV	Breakfast at the hotel. Tour to the National Kiev-Pechersk Caves’ Monastery Historical and Cultural Reserve. The monastery was set up in the mid XI century A.D. It is one of the most ancient monasteries on the territory of Eastern Slavonic states. During this tour you will visit underground labyrinths of caves with mummies of monks, Museum of Treasures displaying the rich Scythian Gold collection and collection of the Judaic ritual silver objects XVIII - XX centuries, Museum of Microminiature. The reserve is situated on the picturesque hills and from the sightseeing place of Bell Tower you will have opportunity to delight the view over the gold-domed monastery complex and marvelous banks of Dnipro river. After lunch visit to the Museum of Folk Architecture and Lifesituated in the picturesque suburb of Kiev Pirogovo. It is one of the largest museums under open air in the world that covers about 159 hectares and contains more than 300 unique buildings of folk architecture XVI – XX c. churches, houses, household constructions and workshops filled with household utensils, working instruments, clothes, works of folk art. The collection of the reserve amounts to 80,000 objects. The real atmosphere of Ukrainian village with the customs and traditions of different regions of the country and the beauty and verity of Ukrainian nature will give you a short escape from urban tension. Farewell dinner at the Ukrainian restaurant in Pirogovo. Transfer to the railway station. Departure from Kiev.
DAY 4 -ODESSA	Meeting at the railway station followed by transfer to the hotel. Check in & breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic city tour of Odessa. Beautiful buildings, mild climate and soft sea made the city the real pearl of Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The tour will take you to the world-known 142-m long Potemkin's Stairs that was build 1837. You will be impressed by the genius of the designer who could create the great optical illusion. While standing at the top of the stairs you won't see the steps only smooth sloping surface. And stairwells are invisible when looking from below just only steps. The magnificent Opera House in Odessa is one of the most beautiful theatres in Europe. Luxurious and elegant building constructed in the fantastical Venetian Baroque style with the elements of Italian Renaissance and French Rococo never made anyone indifferent. In the main street of the Humour Capital Deribasovskaya you will feel the atmosphere of fun and joy. After lunch you will visit the Odessa Fine Arts Museum. It was inaugurated in 1899 on the initiative of the Odessa Fine Arts Association in the palace, designed by architect Franz Boffo. The collection constituted in XVIII - XIX centuries features the history of painting from the old Russian icons and development of the realistic and avant-garde trends. Dinner at a local restaurant. Transfer to the hotel.
DAY 5 -ODESSA	Breakfast at the hotel.Check out of the hotel. Transfer to the airport.