Lviv – Rivne – Kyiv

Description

Day 1

–:– Arrival to Lviv. Meeting at the airport with guide assistant.
–:– Lunch at local restaurant

–:– Lviv, Old Town.

Lviv is one of the most beautiful cities not only in Ukraine but in the whole Europe. Narrow streets, majestic churches create a feeling that time has died. This excursion passes through the streets of the medieval city, famous Market Square, the central avenues of Lviv, all the best known and most beautiful sights to be seen by you: photo stop di St. George’s Cathedral, House of Scientist, walking tour Lviv UNESCO Heritage Area, Lviv Opera House, Opera Fountain, Church of Peter and Paul, Chapel of Boim Family, Lviv City Hall, Dormition Church Korniakt Tower, free time Rynok Square.

–:– Excursion to High Castle Park Lviv

The Lviv High Castle or Lviv Castle Hill is currently the highest point in the city, 413 meters (1,355 ft) above sea level. The castle currently stands in ruins. On Castle Hill, there is an observation deck. You can enjoy a beautiful panorama of Lviv: domes of churches, roofs of houses, streets and parks

–:– Dinner at local restaurant
–:– Transfer to hotel. Check in.

Day 2
07:00-08:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
08:00-12:00 Transfer from Lviv to Lytsk by bus.
12:00-13:00 Lunch at local restaurant in Lutsk

13:00-16:00 Excursion to Tunnel of Love

Tunnel of Love is one of the most romantic places in Ukraine. The 5-kilometre green corridor, created by trees lined up in an arch of perfect round shape is the object of constant pilgrimage for couples in love and travellers. In the tunnel, lights and shadows play in a peculiar way and photographers adore this place.

16:00-20:00 Transfer from Lutsk to Zhytomyr by bus
20:00-21:00 Dinner at local restaurant in Zhytomyr.
21:00-23:30 Transfer from Zhytomyr to Kyiv by bus. Check in the hotel.

Day 3

07:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00-13:00 Kiev sightseeing tour including visit to St Sophia Cathedral

You will see and visit the following sights: Mikhailovska Square, Michael’s (Golden Dome) Cathedral, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev Opera Theatre, The Golden Gates, Sophia Square, St Sophia Cathedral, Volodymyr Cathedral, Independence Square, Independence Square(Maidan Nezalezhnosti), Funicular, The Motherland Monument.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at local restaurant

14:00-17:00 Metro tour
Discover the most interesting and beautiful metro stations of Kyiv. From the deepest station of the world, Arsenalna, to the modern murals of the Osokorky station – this tour provides you with brand new impressions of the underground world of Kyiv. Some stations of Kyiv metro make part of the national cultural heritage and there are many amazing facts and secrets connected with metro.

17:00-18:30 Visit to Bessarabsky Food Market.
18:30-19:30 Dinner at local restaurant
19:30 Transfer to hotel

Day 4

08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00-19:30 Full day tour to Chernobyl Zone, visit of Pripyat, lunch in dining room.

The tragedy, as a result of which has suffered not one generation; the tragedy, which has taken away lifes many thousand people; tragedy, after which for one day the young city Prypiat – became “city – phantom” on nearest 600 years. The fact- finding tour in Chernobyl begins from Kyiv, about 09:00 to you will come the automobile. After a short moving (from Kyiv up to Chernobyl 140 km), you get in 30 km Zone of Alienation. The first stop is CCP (Control Check Point) “Dytiatky” – here will check the documents and transport, the employees CCP verify the list of the participants of tour with groups structure. The excursion continues, and you approach a place of basic events April 1986. You will obtain detailed information about the explosion on the 4th block of atomic electro station, you will see the map diagram of the lethal area and photograph of participants in overcoming the consequences of catastrophe. You will see all the main objects of Chernobyl Zone.
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9:30-20:30 Dinner at the local restaurant
20:30 Transfer to the hotel. Check in.

Day 5

07:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00-12:00Excursion to Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and visit to The Motherland Monument

You will visit Kiev-Pechersk Lavra – unique historical and archeological ensemble of 11- 19 centuries. This is one of the most famous sights of the capital. Kiev-Pechersk friary was founded in 1051, and became a center for the dissemination and adoption of Christianity in Kievan Rus, spiritual, enlightenment and cultural center.

12:00-13:00 Lunch at local restaurant

13:00-17:00 Excursion to the museum of corruption Mezhyhiria in Novi Petrivtsi

Mezhyhiria has become a very popular tourist destination since the hasty retreat of its former owner, V.Yanukovych in February 2014. Mezhygorie occupies an enormous area of about 140 hectares and the former residence of President V.Yanukovych has been transformed into the Museum of Corruption or the Museum of Kitsch. Mezhyhiria represents a very beautiful park with well-groomed lawns, beds with wonderful exotic plants and flowers, amazing clear water ponds with decorative fountains and other water features.

–:– Transfer