Warm-hearted Kyiv

Warm-hearted Kyiv
Plunge into the atmosphere of ancient Kyiv and discover it’s charm!
Feel Kyiv with all your heart and breathe it all over your chest!
This trip will leave you the joyful memories for a long time and you will miss Kyiv as a best friend!

Warm-hearted Kyiv

Our city is more than 1 500 years old, it is called the “mother of Russian cities”.
During the 9th -12th centuries, it was the capital one of the most powerful medieval state named “Kyivan Rus”, second in size after the Byzantine Empire.

ITINERARY
7 days/6 nights

Day 1
Arrival in Kyiv. Тransfer from airport to the hotel according to your flight data.
Check-in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight.

Day 2
07:00 – 09:00 – breakfast in the hotel.
Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby. Transfer to the Excursion – Kiev sightseeing city tour.
Duration – 3 hours.
St. Sophia Square, St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael’s Cathedral, Golden Gate, St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral, Opera House, main square of the city – Maidan nezalezhnosti (Independence square), Khreshchatyk Street, Volodymyrska (St. Volodymyr) Hill, St.
Andrew’s Decent, St. Andrew’s Church, etc.
During this excursion, you will see the main most interesting sights of the city. You will see one of the most beautiful Ukrainian Orthodox baroque cathedrals; admire the views of Dnipro river, Kyiv bridges and famous Dnipro steeps. This tour will leave you with a lot of positive impressions and will help you feel the light energy of Kyiv.

Free time. Overnight.

Warm-hearted Kyiv

Day 3
07:00-09:00 – Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.
Optional excursions:
1) Festive program “Cossack Wedding in Mamaeva Sloboda Open-air museum” (duration – 3 hours) – from 75 EUR/1 person (every Wednesday from March 2018).
In program: rеproduction of the most interesting elements of folk Ukrainian wedding, trip around the Cossack Settlement, festive banquet: degustation of Ukrainian cuisine & historical Ukrainian liqueurs, сelebration with folk group musicians and singers, master-class in Ukrainian folk dances.

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2) Gala-dinner in the thematic Ukrainian cuisine restaurant – from 50 EUR/1 person.

In program (start at 19:00) – performance with live music: songs, dances from Ukrainian music bands, folk musicians & singers!

Ukrainian cuisine – is without a doubt the «eighth wonder» of the country. Well-known for its great diversity and amazing flavours, popular ingredients in the cuisine of Ukraine are: meat, mushrooms, vegetables, berries, fruit and herbs.  Borshch, dumplings, pancakes, porridges – a business card of the country!

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Day 4
07:00 – 09:00 – breakfast in the hotel.
Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby.

Transfer to the Excursion to The Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery. Duration – 3 hours.
The Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery – is a Ukrainian Orthodox monastery, was founded in 1051. It is a holy place, where pilgrims from all over the world travel for a thousand years, where take rest more than 120 saints. The memorial is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In this excursion, we offer you:

to learn about the history of this amazing place, about the way of life of the simple monks & the saint ascets whose take rest in the walls of a monastery for nearly a thousand years!
to look into the caves – it may be possible to unravel at least one of the mysteries they keep;
see the Church of All Saints, admire the Assumption Cathedral, go into the Holy Trinity Church, preserved from the 12th century;
admire the Lavra bell tower and even drink the water from the holy spring.
Welcome to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a place that gives peace heals the soul and gives food for thought!

The end of the excursion – optional excursions*, transfer to the hotel or free time in the central square of the city (for the request).

Optional excursions:
1) Excursion to the Museum of the Historical Treasures of Ukraine & the Museum of Microminiatures. Duration – 1,5 hour.
Museum of the Historical Treasures of Ukraine – there are various decorations of ancient people, their weaponry, horses harness, ritual vessels, etc. The highlights of the Museum are the most ancient silver decorations of the Early Slavs (6th – 8th centuries) and the works by the goldsmiths of the Kyivan Rus (9th – early 13th centuries). There are also outstanding collections of Ukrainian Goldsmithery and the works by the goldsmiths of Russia from the 16th – early 20th centuries. The MHTU also houses magnificent collections of Silver Judaica and European Silver.

Museum of Microminiatures. You will see the unique & unrepeatable exhibits (all are made by hand): the real shoddy flea, the
smallest violin in the world, the caravan of camels, placed in the eye of a needle, the portrait of Yuri Gagarin in a thorn seed, the portrait of the famous ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, placed on a piece of cherry stone, the illustrated book with the size of 0.6 mm consists of 12 pages, on which the poems of are written. The author of all the works is Nikolai Syadristy, which is considered as the best miniaturist in the world. His museums are in Moscow and Andorra.
2) Excursion to the Park of Glory & Museum of the Great Patriotic War. Duration – 1 hour.
Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War – is one of the largest in the CIS memorial complex dedicated to the history of the Second World War, located inside the monument “Motherland” on the slopes of the right bank of the Dnipro river
The park offers a beautiful panoramic view of the city & Dnipro river.
There are two exciting observation decks (both are equipped with binoculars): the first – at the foot of the monument (36.6 meters height), the second – on the shield (91 meters height).

Free time. Overnight.

Warm-hearted Kyiv

Day 5
07:00 – 09:00 – breakfast in the hotel. Free time.
Optional excursions:
1) Feofania Park & Pirogovo Open-Air Museum (Scansen)
2) Excursion to the Mamaeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum
3) Excursion “Mysteries of the Kyiv Orthodox Monasteries” (full day excursion)
4) Sofia Gardens (Dendropark in Uman’) (full day excursion)
5) Excursion “Jewish heritage in Kyiv & Babiy Yar”
6) Extreme tour to the Chornobyl (full day excursion)
You might also visit:
• Concert of a «Ukrainian harp» – live Bandura music
• Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theatre
Free time. Overnight.

Day 6
07:00 – 09:00 – breakfast in the hotel.
Optional excursion:
1) Excursion “St. Sophia Cathedral & St. Andrew’s Descent”. Duration – 3 hours.
During this excursion, you will have an opportunity to visit interesting sights of the city and to carry out a shopping tour for Ukrainian souvenirs, which are represented by a wide choice.
The National Reserve “Sophia of Kyiv” – is a unique place where cultural, architectural and historical memorials are concentrated: the frescoes and mosaics of the 11th century that make up the world’s most complete ensemble, ancient burials and other elements of centuries-old history. It is believed that it was Sofia that became one of the main legacies of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
– he built it in 1017 or in 1037, as a stronghold of faith in Kievan Rus. In 1990 Sofia Kievan was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
St. Andrew’s Decent – is the second most popular street in Kyiv after Khreshchatyk. It once was a customs house, a frontal place, and a street of “red lights”, and “Kyiv’s Montmartre”. This is where Kyiv’s most beautiful church is located – St. Andrew’s Church as well as the most mysterious castle of Richard, the museum of M. Bulhakov, the favourite monument of Kyiv honeymooners, etc.
There are also located many restaurants with bohemian names and romantic atmosphere as well as theatres and museums. Now, this street is a museum, the street of celebration, shopping & wide choice of Ukrainian souvenirs.

2) A motorboat trip along the Dnipro River – from 15 EUR/1 person. Dinner in the thematic Ukrainian cuisine restaurant – from 30 EUR/1 person.
An unforgettable journey along the Europe’s third longest river (after the Volga and the Danube): the proximity of water, beautiful architecture of the city will give you a wonderful mood and new emotions!

Free time. Overnight.

Warm-hearted Kyiv

Day 7
07:00 – 09:00 – breakfast in the hotel.
Check-out from the hotel. Free time in the city.
Transfer to the airport according to your flight data.

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Inclusions: 
Accommodation in the hotel;
– Breakfasts in the hotel;
– 2 English-speaking guided tours (Kyiv Sightseeing City Tour, Excursion to The Holy Dormition Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery, Excursion to The National Reserve “Sophia of Kyiv” (ET included));
– Transfers from/to the Airport.

Exclusions: 
– flight tickets;
– ptional excursions;
– Additional Meals;
– Personal expenses.

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