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Tour around palaces of Ukraine (Kyiv – Crimea) (7 days and 6 nights) Day 1 Arrive in Kyiv. Meet and greet at the airport Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Kyiv Check-in to the hotel  Kyiv city tour including inside visit to St. Sophia Cathedral (duration: 3hours)
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 sight-seeings. St. Sophia Cathedral (1037) is the most vivid example of the Old Rus architecture and monumental art for this place, was built and decorated when the state of Kyiv Rus was living through the peak of its prosperity. Here grand princes were crowned and buried, formal ceremonies and receptions of envoys were held, the first known library in ancient Rus and the first school for boys and girls were founded by Yaroslav the Wise. The Cathedral was known as a seat of Kyiv Metropolitan. The interior has survived from the 11thcentury and there have been practically no alterations. Mosaics and frescos of the 11th century, executed with a unique technology, which depict Scriptural scenes, individual figures of Church Fathers, Apostles, warriors and maidens, are of a great value. Time at leisure Overnight: Hotel in Kyiv Guide: 4 hours Transport: Transfer + 5 hours (including 1 service hour) Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel Check-out from the hotel Lunch at a local restaurant 2:00PM Excursion to Mariyinsky Palace, 1750-1755 (duration 2 hours) Named in honour of Tsar Alexander II wife, the Empress Maria. This beautiful blue-and-cream-coloured palace is similar in style to the imperial summer estates in St. Petersburg. Bartolomeo Rastrelli designed this building. It’s a lovely mixture of Ukrainian and Russian Baroque. Today the palace is used for official state functions. Lunch at a local restaurant *Optional visit to St. Andrew Descent St Andrew Descent is one of Kyiv oldest streets. This steep, winding stone street is a traditional place for outdoor totes, festivals, and concerts and has a variety of interesting art galleries and shops. It is at the heart of Kyiv's artist community and is a favorite stop for tourists and one of the best areas in Kyiv to find traditional Ukrainian crafts and art. Be sure - you will leave this place with many pleasant impressions and nice gifts. Time at leisure Transfer to the train station. Train departure to Simferopol Overnight: Train Kyiv – Simferopol Transport: Transfer + 3 hours (including 1 service hour) Guide: 2 hours Day 3 Arrival in Simferopol Transfer from the train station in Simferopol to Yalta Check-in to the hotel  Yalta city tour, including visit to Livadia Palace (duration: 4 hours)
Sites to visit during city tour: Livadia Palace. The summer home of the last of the Russian Tsars, Nikolai II, and in 1945 home to the Yalta Conference, where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met to re-draw the map of Europe at the end of the war - the Livadia Palace breathes the history of the last 150 years. The palace buildings and extensive gardens overlooking the sea and the bay of Yalta reflects the influence of the original architect, Ippolito Antonovich Monighetti, who was sent from Moscow to Livadia after the estate was bought for Tsar Alexander II in 1861. Overnight: Hotel in Yalta Transport: Transfer + 5 (including 1 service hour) Guide: 4 hours Day 4 Breakfast at the hotel 10:00AM Excursion to Massandra Palace including visit to Massandra Winery (duration: 4 hours)  Massandra palace is one of the most famous landmarks in Yalta. The Massandra palace has a strange history: Semen Vorontsov, the heir of the famous General Governor of Novorossia, began its construction. The initial design in style of Louis XIII was made by the French architect Bouchar. Later the palatial complex was completed by the Russian architect professor Maximillian Meismacher.
The palace was intended to be a residence of Alexander III and became a kind of a hunter's house for the august family of Nikolai II. For a hundred years of its existence the Massandra palace served as a place for relaxation during mountainous walks, later as a residence for the VIP. It experienced the years of oblivion and at last it was opened as a beautiful museum, displaying its splendour to the most welcome guest-tourists from all over the world, who enjoy romantic scenery and architecture. Lunch at a local restaurant Time at leisure Overnight: Hotel in Yalta Transport: 5 hours (including 1 service hour) Guide: 4 hours Day 5 Breakfast at the hotel 10:00AM Excursion to Vorontsov (Alupka) Palace (duration: 4 hours)
 Vorontsov Palace was consctructed for Count Vorontsov in 1828-1848 by serf-masters according to the project of A.Blore. The Palace is built in pseudo-gothic style with the eastern style elements. Opened for visitors since 1921, the Palace-museum has the original interiors, collections of furniture, painting, china, bronzes, cut-glass ware. Around the Palace there's a wonderful Alupka Park, grounded in 1820 - one of the most known landscape parks in Ukraine. The park consists of the upper and the lower zones and has a large amount of landscape architecture.
Lunch at a local restaurant Time at leisure Overnight: Hotel in Yalta Transport: 5 hours (including 1 service hour) Guide: 4 hours Day 6 Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel 10:00AM Day trip to Simferopol city  Optional* visit to Khersonesus Tavricheskiy in Sevastopol
Khersonesus Tavricheskiy is known not only in our country, but far beyond as well. For many centuries this city was a large political, economic and cultural centre on the Northern Black Sea coast. Khersonesus was a Greek colony, built in 422-421 BC. Several hundred years later people emigrated from Geraklea Pontiskaya, on the Asia Minor coast of the Black Sea. Khersonesus is located in the southwest part of Crimea, in a bay, which is currently referred to as Quarantine. Khersonesus gained a large section of the peninsula lying between Quarantine and Sand Bays within a few years of being built. (In Greek "Khersonesus" means peninsula). Lunch at a local cafe Continue the trip to Bakhchisaray Palace (ancient city of Crimean khans) Bakhchisaray Palace situated on the left bank of the Churuksu River and occupies territory of 4 hectares. Enjoy numerous buildings and sights which represent the unique ensemble, created by Italian, Persian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Russian masters in 16-18th centuries, and telling about historical events of Crimea in the Middle Ages. Khan Palace is a whole town in miniature. It is the complex of buildings of every different purpose. Till now there remain two mosques, a house of mufti, a khan's cemetery with two mausoleums-durbe, edifices of official function, living quarters of khan, servants and guests, a harem, two over-gate and survey towers, kitchen yard, bath-houses, a stable and 14 wonderful fountains of different periods. 7:00PM Transfer from Bakhchisaray to the train station in Simferopol. Train departure to Kyiv Overnight: Train Simferopol – Kyiv Transport: Transfer + 8 hours (including 1 service hour) Guide: 7 hours Day 7 2:07PM Arrival in Kyiv Transport: Transfer (train station - airport) Tentative price per person for 7 days Tour around palaces of Ukraine*: Economy | 1 - 2 pax | 3-6 pax | 7-14 pax | 15-25 pax | 26-45 pax | Total p.p in Twin, USD | 1393 | 1322 | 997 | 745 | 601 | Single supplement, USD | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | Luxurious | | | | | | Total p.p in Twin, USD | 1908 | 1817 | 1482 | 1222 | 1073 | Single supplement, USD | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 |
* Please be advised that prices are subject to reconfirmation closer to the dates of arrival.
Economy – Rus 3* Hotel in Kyiv, Levant 4* Hotel in Yalta Luxurious – Premier Palace 5* Hotel in Kyiv, Oreanda 4* Hotel in Yalta The price includes: - Accommodation at the hotels according to the itinerary
- Breakfasts in hotels
- Transfers railway station – hotel – railway station
- Tickets Kyiv-Simferopol-Kyiv
- Transport services according to the itinerary
- Guide services according to the itinerary
- Entrance tickets according to the itinerary
The price does not include: - Lunches and dinners
- Optional visit to Khersonesus Tavricheskiy in Sevastopol
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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