10 Day Discover Ukraine and Moldova Tour 20/21

Welcome to Kyiv. Upon your arrival to the airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel will be arranged. Have some free time after a smooth check-in. Later on, we meet for dinner ( if you arrive on time) and have a pleasant walk to a restaurant.

Hotel – Ukraine Hotel
Included Meals – Welcome Dinner

Our walking tour will start from exploring ancient part of Kyiv city center. 
Why Kyiv is so impressive? Because it combines the styles of different epochs. Walking along one street will lead you through the history of the city from the moment of foundation to the world nowadays. 

Enjoy discovering churches and cathedrals, hear the stories about life of locals and explore hidden areas. Learn the history of modern Ukraine just from one central square and stroll along the shortest and the widest main street in Europe!

Main attraction:
– Golden Gates
– St. Sophia Cathedral (UNESCO)
– St. Michael Golden-Domed Church
– Maidan square

Local Experience:
– Local Oldest Bessarabskyi market

Optional tour: 
– Local street food tour

Hotel – Ukraine Hotel
Included Meals – Breakfast

Your tour by minivan will start with exploring one of the most important religion sites which located on the hills right above the Dnipro river. You will be impressed with the beauty of this Orthodox monasteries complex, which is included to the UNESCO Heritage List. Then we are going to see the “iron woman” who protects Kyiv and Ukraine – the Motherland Mother statue and the complex.
Learn the history of Ukraine during the Second World War at the local museum and finish your tour with taking the ride on a metro – just as locals do!

Main attraction:
– Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
– WWII Museum
– the Motherland Statue complex

Local Experience:
– Take a metro ride from the deepest metro station in Europe to one of the most beautiful world’s metro station

Optional:
– Mezhyhirya Tour
– Pirogovo open-air museum

Hotel – Ukraine Hotel
Included Meals – Breakfast

The adventure begins today! Prepare for a long ride today (around 6 hours) but we promise you will not regret. During the journey you will have a chance to see how locals live in different regions of the country and hear lots of useful information about Ukrainian lifestyle from your travel manager. Upon arrival to Kamianets-Podilskyi join the city tour and get impressed with the beauty of small town. Of course the main highlight of the tour is visiting the fortress!
Personal advice: meet the sunset on the observation desk in front of the fortress, cause the sun hides right behind it!

Main attraction:
– Kamianets-Podilskyi fortress
– the Cathedral of the Saint Peter and Paul
– St. Nicolas Armenian Church

Local Experience:
– Visit to blacksmith’s workshop

Optional:
– Yellow jeep riding along the canyon

Hotel – Ukraine Hotel
Included Meals – Breakfast

After a short ride, you will see one of the main highlights of Bukovyna (the historical region of Western Ukraine). Khotyn fortress will give you the atmosphere of Medieval times. Our knowledgeable guide will lead you into the history of the courageous battles which took place near the fortress.
Continue driving to Chernivtsi – the real cozy European city, situated on the spot where the roads from Europe and Asia cross each other. It will envelop you with a charming atmosphere of colorful old buildings and cobblestoned streets.

Main attraction:
– Khotyn Fortress
– Chernivtsi National University
– Kobylianska street

Local Experience:
– Visit the old Austrian-style cafe

Optional:
– Jewish history of Chernivtsi city

Hotel – Allure Inn Hotel or similar
Included Meals – Breakfast

In the morning we drive to open a new country – Moldova. It’s known for aromatic wine and cheerful people. Prepare for a long ride and borders crossing. 

Upon late noon arrival explore the capital – Chisinau. You will see both the historic and the modern faces of the city. Who Stephen the Great was and what did he do for the city? You will listen to the cultural, historical facts and legends, while we walk along the central part of the city. On Stephen the Great Boulevard there are many elegant administrative buildings. You will enjoy seeing cultural centers of Chisinau and find out the input which well-known architects and poets such as Bernardazzi, Sciusev and Pushkin gave to this city.

Main attraction:
– The Presidency, the Parliament and the City Administration
– National Theatre M. Eminescu
– The Organ Hall
– Theatre of Opera and Ballet

Local Experience:
– Visiting one of the biggest food markets in Europe
– Visiting the flea-market

Hotel – City Park Hotel or similar
Included Meals – Breakfast

Continue exploring the country and one of the main symbols of it – wine. Visiting the winery, learning the process of winemaking, discovering long wine cellars full with large barrels, observing the impressive vineyards – all this would make you inspired and impressed. Especially after the wine degustation! Do not forget to buy one bottle and bring it home for a special family dinner!

You will have a chance to discover the lifestyle of locals in Butucheni village where the lunch will be served. Discovering the secrets of the ancient cave monastery, observing the breathtaking view of the rocks and valleys which stretched along the Raut river will definitely bring you full satisfaction for this day!

Main attraction:
– Cricova Winery
– Orhei Vechi village
– Curchi monastery

Local Experience:
– Local lunch in eco-village
– Wine tasting

Optional:
– Jewish culture in Chisinau

Hotel – City Park Hotel or similar
Included Meals – Breakfast, Local Lunch

Be prepared for the unforgettable experience which will take you to feel the USSR atmosphere.
On the way to Ukraine you will visit the country that does not officially exist – Transnistria. A city tour of its capital Tiraspol would show the Soviet Union standards of life. Feel the atmosphere of this disputed territory, which has always been a battlefield between the major powers of the region.

Main attraction:
– Ruins of Tiraspol Fortress
– Palace of Culture
– Cathedral of the Nativity
– Monument to Lenin
– Tank T34 Monument

Local Experience:
– Sturgeon caviar production in Transnistria

Hotel – Milano Hotel or similar
Included Meals – Breakfast

Welcome to Odesa – a pearl of Ukraine, on the coast of the Black Sea. This city is famous for its locals with specific sense of humor, big local market with fresh fish and the Seaport. 

Our local tour guide will help you open the real soul of the city. You will visit small yards, where the residents hang up the bed linens from one balcony to another. You will get impressed with the architectural ensemble of the main age-old streets in the downtown. 
Do not forget to take a photo at the famous Potemkin stairs. They are the main entrance to Primorsky Boulevard from the seaside from where you witness the fascinating view to the marine terminal and the seaport.

Main attraction:
– Opera House
– Derybasivska street
– Monument to Duke de Richelieu
– The Potemkin stairs
– Vorontsov Palace

Local Experience:
– Visiting the house yards
– Visiting Privoz – the local market

Optional:
– Odesa Catacombs Tour
– Sea Boat Cruise
– Inside Opera House Tour

Hotel – Milano Hotel or similar
Included Meals – Breakfast, Dinner

Our great adventure is ending. It was a wonderful time together. See you next time in Ukraine!

Included Meals – Breakfast