Kyiv (Kiev) City Break
Description
To discover the city-cradle of Slavic culture, capital of the first Ukrainian state, "The RUS of Kyiv (Kiev)".
Kyiv (Kiev) is rich in its great past history and its incredible current modernity, often unsuspected.
You will visit the following major tourist sites, in particular: the Pechersk Lavra Monastery, the Cathedrals of Saint Sophia and Saint Michael, the Saint Andrew's Church, the Saint Andrew's Descent, the long Khreschatyk Street and the Independence Square - Maidan. As well as the Opera, the Ethnographic Museum in the open air and the Museum of Miniatures.
For all group trips in Ukraine, Vacanture offers:
- a choice of modern and designer hotels, located in the city centre, with a range from 3-star to 5-star hotels (in line with international standards of comfort, hospitality and aesthetics).
- a choice of modern restaurants, with a designer decoration, and a high quality service. They offer a revisited authentic Ukrainian cuisine, designed to satisfy a demanding international clientele.
- transfers in modern, air-conditioned buses that meet strict international standards for comfort and safety. Highly qualified personnel for bus driving.
- optional activities for evenings.
The detailed program of the stay
3 days / 2 nights
Kyiv (Kiev)
Program (3 days / 2 nights)
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Kyiv (Kiev)
Reception at the international and modern airport Boryspil in Kyiv (Kiev).
Transfer to a hotel. Installation in the rooms.
Departure for the guided tour of Kyiv (Kiev), during which you will discover its main monuments: the University of Mohyla, the Golden Gate, the golden domed Saint Michael's Cathedral and the Saint Sophia Cathedral.
The visit will take the form of a treasure hunt. Your guide will wait for you in front of the monuments that you will have to find yourself thanks to the clues he will provide you. Characters in period clothing will help you if you ask for them.
Lunch at a restaurant. The guarded entry will only be accessible to you after you have stated the password you collected during your visit.
Free time in afternoon.
At nightfall, ride in Chayka (old car equivalent to the Soviet limousine) to the Opera.
Dinner at a restaurant. -
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Kyiv (Kiev)
Breakfast.
Visit to a Kyiv (Kiev) Brewery.
Lunch at a restaurant.
Visit of the Pechersk Lavra Monastery, splendid and millenary, with immense religious importance in the history of Orthodox Christianity.
Visit to the Museum of miniatures.
Visit to Treasure Museum "The Gold of Scythians".
Visit the old central market of Bessarabia where caviar is traditionally tasted before buying it.
Caviar tasting.
Walk along the picturesque St. Andrew's Descent, the oldest district in Kyiv (Kiev), where many painters, artists and craftsmen offer their craft creations.
Visit of the remarkable St. Andrew's Church, in Baroque style, with its terrace overlooking Kyiv (Kiev).
Lunch at a restaurant.
Free time.
Dinner at a restaurant.
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3
Kyiv (Kiev)
Breakfast.
Departure for the village-museum of Pyrogovo. Visit of the open-air ethnographic museum.
Purchase of the most popular products of Ukrainian cuisine.
You will prepare and share a meal with famous Ukrainian borsch (soup) and varenyky (ravioles).
Transfer to the airport and assistance with boarding formalities.