Welcome to Ukraine! Upon arrival in Kyiv, you’ll be met at the airport by your Tour Leader and chauffeured to your hotel, located in the heart of the city center. Your Tour Leader will be with you throughout your entire trip – every step of the way. More than just a guide - they will be your personal travel host, along with your private driver and vehicle. Together, they’ll make sure you get where you need to go, and be available to stop when you need along the way. Not to mention, they’ll show you the best places to eat, and help you with all the small details, from using the bank machines to showing you where to find the best gifts at the market - and negotiating for the best price! They’ll share the best of Ukraine, tell you about its history, and show you the modern Ukraine. And if there are any problems, they will make sure everything gets worked out. You're in good hands! After check-in and some free time to freshen up, we will provide you with a city orientation, so you will know the closest exchange places, ATMs, and best souvenir and convenience stores. Later on, we will enjoy a delicious Welcome Dinner in one of our favorite restaurants with traditional Ukrainian food!

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Hotel Khreschatyk Kyiv
• Value Season: Hotel Khreschatyk Kyiv

Your first impression of Kyiv is bound to be a surprise. Nowadays, Kyiv is not just a city of Golden Domes, exciting and historical museums and memorials, but it’s also a cool, up-and-coming progressive city. To introduce you to the city, we’ll take you on a walking city tour – you’ll visit Independence Square, better now known as Maidan, a history-changing place, where the Revolution of Dignity happened! After the city tour, we’ll stop for lunch in one of Kyiv’s many fantastic restaurants. Afterwards, enjoy a free afternoon. Treat yourself to a shopping at Andriyivsky Uzviz – a street that’s home to the city’s artisans, craftsmen and vendors – discover all kinds of items, from souvenir trinkets, to authentic costumes and war time memorabilia. We’ll end the day with a proper Ukrainian party, or Zabava – and it’s going to be one for the books! Featuring a live music performance from a folk band that promotes and preserves authentic Central Ukrainian singing.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Hotel Khreschatyk Kyiv
• Value Season: Hotel Khreschatyk Kyiv

Today we’ll visit the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Founded more than a thousand years ago and set on the hills above the Dnipro River, this monastery astonishes tourists with its gold-domed churches, ancient icons and underground labyrinths lined with mummified monks! Next, we’ll take you for lunch at a restaurant, in the style of a traditional Ukrainian house. After, we’ll visit the Holodomor museum. Here we will pay our respects to those who suffered one of the most terrible crimes against the Ukrainian nation – famine. Learn about the tragedy at the underground museum before walking around the memorial park, and taking a moment to reflect at the monument. In the afternoon, stock up on some snacks, as, after a (late) checkout, in the evening we’ll hop on a night train to Ivano-Frankivsk.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Upon arrival into Ivano-Frankivsk, we will take you out for breakfast in a great centrally located restaurant. After, we will enjoy some local history and legends on a brief city tour. Then we’ll set off for the beautiful Carpathian Mountains. On our way, we will stop in the city of Kolomyya and visit the world’s Only Pysanka (Easter egg) museum to admire the art, and Hutsul Culture and Art Museum - the collection of costumes, tools and art will help you to imagine how ancient Hutsuls lived. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant before hitting the road again. Arriving in the afternoon, we’ll check you in, then the evening is yours to relax and unwind.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Maetok Sokils'ke
• Value Season: Maetok Sokils'ke

In the morning – take a trip to the local Kosiv crafts bazaar. Once a week vendors and artisans from the area get together to buy and sell art supplies, embroidery, antique items, food and even animals! See all kinds of unique items made by local women - Easter eggs, jewelry boxes, spoons, pottery, embroidery, leather goods, and many other goods. Even if you don’t buy something (which is quite unlikely) – it’s a real experience! Next stop is a small Carpathian village, located higher up in the mountains, where inhabitants are passionate about preserving their ancestors’ traditions. You’ll be cordially invited to dinner at a Hutsul Family House! Learn traditional songs; watch the locals dancing, try rich, home-made Hutsul food made by the local women! Experience the famous Hutsul hospitality at its best! Return to the hotel, rest of the evening at your leisure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Maetok Sokils'ke
• Value Season: Maetok Sokils'ke

This morning, we’ll visit the village of Yavoriv, famous for its ‘lizhnyky’ – unique, hand woven woolen blankets. You’ll learn why only women make them, and how through the centuries this tradition has been preserved. You will even be able to try making some for yourself. Next, we will visit a traditional Hutsul house-fortress –Hutsul Grazhda. This is an impressive piece of architecture, preserved for centuries, and feels like you are stepping back in time as you step through its low wooden doors. Now conserved as a museum, it displays many artefacts representing the local way of life. It was here that the famous film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” (a.k.a. ‘Wild Horses on Fire’) was filmed. Next stop - the Museum of Hutsul Magic! Here you’ll get to know about the mountain magicians called molphars. It is said that they could clear the dark clouds, stop the rain, and even heal diseases with tinctures from vipers… Transfer back to the hotel. Remainder of the day at your leisure.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Maetok Sokils'ke
• Value Season: Maetok Sokils'ke

Welcome to Lviv! This city has many names – Lemberg, the city of Lion, Lvov, – but under any name, Lviv has always been a city of love. The historic city centre, which is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with its antiquated buildings and cobblestoned streets, survived through Soviet and German occupations during the Second World War, and yet it still looks almost unharmed! ! We’ll get to know this beautiful city a little bit better on a city tour... Enjoy the afternoon on your own as you explore and get some shopping time in at the local souvenir market, where you'll be able to stock up embroidered shirts, handcrafted souvenirs and accessories and much more!

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Vintage Boutique Hotel
• Value Season: Vintage Boutique Hotel

In the morning we will visit Lychakiv Cemetery, a place where many famous Ukrainian writers, artists and other public figures have been buried, and their gravestones are a sight to behold! Next, visit Shevchenkivskyi Hai - a famous open-air museum, of Ukrainian village life, and a living reproduction of Western Ukraine from centuries past... Explore the reconstructed wooden houses, authentic artefacts and get a feel for Ukrainian village life. Get involved in some masterclasses or workshops in Ukrainian folklore! Take advantage of the many suggestions we have for you today! Enjoy a final afternoon in Lviv at your leisure, before coming back together for a final Farewell dinner in one of our favourite restaurants!

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Regular Season: Vintage Boutique Hotel
• Value Season: Vintage Boutique Hotel

After a free morning to stock up on souvenirs we will transfer you to the airport where, sadly, we will have to say our goodbyes! Ask us about our Tour Extension options.

Meals: Breakfast