Kyiv 2-40 pax April-September, 2019 4 days, 3 nights PROGRAM
DAY 1 WELCOME TO KYIV Arrival in Kyiv Meeting with English-speaking Guide and transfer to Hotel by private vehicle. Hotel check-in Dinner at Indian Restaurant (for Group from 10 pax) Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2 \ KYIV CITY TOUR
Breakfast in Hotel Free-time HD Kyiv city tour (4 Hour) Kyiv City Tour Proceed for Kyiv city Tour with English speaking guide-you will know more about history and development of Kyiv and see its major attractions: Independence Square (Maidan), where all major events in the country take place. Maidan Nezalezhnosti, is the central square in Kiev, the main and the most beautiful one. Parades, concerts, festivals and other city arrangements and holidays take place on this square. It contains six fountains, Independence Column and artificial waterfall. Khreschatyk –central street of the city, one of the most popular places of public amusement. On weekends the roadway turns into a pedestrian precinct. On the days of official national ceremonies, Khreschatyk together with the Independence Square turns into the main center of festivities in the country. Mihailovsky Cathedral (Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery) – the first temple with a gilded dome, monuments to famous state celebrities: Princess Olga – the first ruler of Kyiv Rus, Bohdan Hmelnytskyi – the first Ukrainian Hetman. St Sophia Cathedral (inside visit)- Holy Wisdom of God Cathedral, St. Sophia is a Christian cathedral in the center of Kyiv. It is a monument of Ukrainian architecture and monumental painting of the second decade of the 11th (1011–1018). This is one of the few surviving buildings of the Kyivan Rus’ time. This is one of the most important Christian shrines in Western Europe, the historical center of Kyiv Metropolis.
DAY 3 Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum Breakfast in Hotel Free-time HD Mamayeva Sloboda Tour (04H) Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum Proceed for private excursion to Mamayeva Sloboda with local English speaking guide. The Mamaeva Sloboda Open Air Museum replicates a traditional Cossack settlement of the 17th and 18th centuries in the heart of Kyiv. Its thematic exhibits are situated on the 9,2 hectares site and represent a full replica of a historical settlement depicting Ukrainian nature, architecture and the way of life. Nowadays the Cossack village called “Mamayeva Sloboda” stands on that particular place – among the curly cherry orchards surrounded by wattle fences. In the center of the architectural ensemble that consists of 98 units a Cossack three-domed wooden church is located. The Cossack church has the name of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin and is similar to the one that was standing at Zaporozhian Sich in the days of Bohdan-Zinoviy Khmelnytskyi. All over the territory one may meet and feed horses, goats, gees, ducks, chicken, pigs, sheep, rabbits and big grey steppe oxen that live in natural conditions. Dinner at the Indian restaurant (for Group from 10 pax) Overnight at Hotel. DAY 4- DEPARTURE Breakfast in Hotel Hotel Check-out Transfer HTL-APT by private vehicle with English-speaking assistance.