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Day 1, Friday  Arrive in Kyiv. Meet and greet at the
Boryspil airport Transfer from the airport to the Opera hote Check-in to the hotel ***Optional: Dinner at Tsarske selo restaurant Overnight: Opera hotel Transport: Transfer Day 2, Saturday Breakfast at the hotel 10:00 Kyiv Grand city tour including inside visit to St. Sophia Cathedral (Duration: 4 hours) Kyiv mother and cradle of all Russian lands, by Christian legend predicted to be one of the eternal cities of the world – like Jerusalem, Rome and the others. You would hardly find any other city in the territory of FSU that ever played that important role for a spiritual life of Ukraine and Russia. During this city tour you will see Khreshchatyk street (main Kyiv boulevard), University building, Opera House as well as admire Volodymyr’s Old Town, St. Andrew’s Church, the Golden Gate of Kyiv and other sightseeing. Visit to St. Sophia Cathedral  The excursion to St. Sophia Cathedral is dedicated to the history of Kyivan Rus during the reign of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. There preserved a great architecture, mosaics of the 11th century and ancient frescoes in St. Sophia Cathedral. Masterpieces of Eastern Christian Arts occupy more than three thousand square metres. Among the ancient relics of the Cathedral is richly decorated marble sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise.
St. Sophia Cathedral is bounded by the stone buildings which are the brightest representatives of Ukrainian baroque of the 18th century. 14:00 Lunch at a local restaurant Time at leisure 18:30 Transfer to the Kyiv Opera House 19:00 Night Performance**** According to the schedule of the Opera House Return to the hotel Overnight: Opera hotel Transport: 9 hours Guide: 4 hours Day 3, Sunday Breakfast at the hotel Check-out from the hotel 10:00 Excursion to Kyiv Cave Monastery (Duration: 3 hours)  Kyiv Cave Monastery including inside visit to a narrow labyrinth of the Monastery Caves with underground churches and sacred remains of the monks.
Upper territory of the monastery - Refectory Church (inside visit), Belfry (outside), newly rebuilt Assumption Cathedral (destroyed during WW II and now being under restoration), the Ukrainian Applied Arts Museum (contains the amazing collection of Ukrainian folk clothes and skilfully painted eggs called “pysanky”, collection of Ukrainian ornamental painting and ceramics). The Golden Treasury that contains a collection of Scythian Golden Jewellery, a collection of “Treasures of the Church” that were expropriated by the Soviets in 1926 and stored at the museum forever since. The Museum of Microminiatures Mykola Syadristy has created about 100 miniatures with instruments he made himself. It takes him nearly a month of painstaking work to create one piece - whether it's baby swallows inside a nest made of half a poppy seed, or a red rose on a green stem 0.05 millimetre (0.002 inch) thick, inside a human hair that has been polished so thoroughly that the flower can be clearly seen through it. 14:00 Lunch at a local restaurant Transfer to the airport Depart Kyiv Transport: Transfer + 4 hours (including 1 service hour) Guide: 3 hours *Saturday night performances schedule: February,2 – Madam Butterfly opera by G.Puccini (in Italian) February,9 – Norma opera by V.Bellini February,16 – The Marriage of Figaro ballet by W.A.Mozart February,23 – The Forrest Song ballet by M.Skorulsky If you wish to attend performances on week-days please request the repertoire additionally Tentative price per person for 3 days Kyiv Opera Tour*: | 1 - 2 pax | 3 - 6 pax | 7 - 14 pax | 15 - 25 pax | 26 - 45 pax | Total p.p in Twin, USD | 924 | 879 | 746 | 674 | 653 | Total p.p in SGL, USD | 1390 | 1345 | 1212 | 1140 | 1119 |
* Please be advised that prices are subject to reconfirmation closer to the dates of arrival. Above price includes: · Accommodation at the Opera hotel in Kyiv for 2 nights · Breakfasts at the hotel · Transport services according to the itinerary · Guide services according to the itinerary · Entrance tickets according to the itinerary Above price does not include: · Lunches and dinners We would be happy to provide any additional services or to change the above mentioned itinerary upon your requests to make this trip an unforgettable tailor-made journey for you
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