Day 1, Kiev
• Arrive to Kiev
• Transfer to the Hotel
• Hotel check-in
• Kiev sightseeing city tour
Once you visit Kiev, you will forever fall in love with it. Our sightseeing tour will give you an opportunity to become acquainted with such attractions as St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael's Monastery, Golden Gate, Khreshchatyk (the shortest main street in Europe), St. Vladimir's Cathedral, The embankment of the Dnipro, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the Park of Glory and much more.
*Option:
• Tour to St. Sofia Cathedral and Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Monastery (3 hrs.)
St. Sophia Cathedral is a cathedral temple of Kiev Metropolis. The cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first patrimony on territory of Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO along with the Kievo-PecherskLavra Monastery complex. Since Lavra foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 it has been a preeminent center of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe.
• Time at leisure
*Option:
• Night Performance according to the schedule of the Opera House
Day 2, Kiev
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Hotel check-out
• Tour to Ukrainian Village (Ukrainskoe Selo) with Handicrafts Masterclass (5 hrs.)
Coming from different parts of Ukraine, people brought and preserved traditions of folk architecture, trades, handicrafts to Ukrainskoe Selo. Moreover, you can join one of the master classes you like: pottery, smith metal, baking in Ukrainian stove, making traditional motanka doll, pysanka drawing (Eastern eggs) and moonshine making.
• Time at leisure
• Transfer to the train station
• Overnight train to Lvov
Day 3, Lvov
• Arrive to Lvov
• Meet & greet at the airport
• Walking sightseeing city tour. (3 hrs.)
Lvov was once a major population center of the Halych-Volyn Principality, the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Today Lvov remains one of the most charming and mysterious beauties of Eastern Europe. It is the only Ukrainian "Ensemble of the Historic Centre" included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Hotel check-in
• Visiting Chocolate-Masterclass (2 hrs)
Dive into the magical world of chocolate as we discover how chocolate is made at Lvov Handmade Workshop!
• Time at leisure
*Option:
• Night Performance according to the schedule of the Opera House
Day 4, Lvov
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Hotel check-out
• Walking tour to the most interesting Cafés in Lvov (3 hrs.)
Lvov is famous with its amazing cafés. To name a few, you will see the only known statue in the world of Leopold Masoch. It stands just outside Masoch café. At Market Square, you can come upon a basement tavern, designed to look like a kryyivka (underground bunker) Kryyivkas were used by partisan soldiers enlisted in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. GasovaLyampa (Kerosene Lamp) restaurant and tavern is the first museum-restaurant in Ukraine. In fact, it hosts a huge collection of kerosene lamps.
• Transfer to the train station / airport
*Option:
• Tour to the Lychakov Cemetery (3 hrs.)
Lychakov Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe. Each year its architectural beauty attracts hordes of tourists and it has been compared to famed Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
