The First Acquaintance

7 Days/6 Nights Tour

(Borispil - Kharkiv - Poltava - Oposhnya - Velikie Budisha - Svyatogorsk - Khortitsya - Uman - Borispil)

Day 1

Departure from Kiev to Kharkiv by
minibus.
Arrival to Kharkiv.
Accommodation in the Hotel.
Late Supper.
Overnight stay in the Hotel.

Day 2

Breakfast.
11.00 Excursion around Kharkiv.

Excursion route passes through the central part of the city. For your attention we present the historical center of Kharkiv - University Hill, where the history of our city according to written sources originates. You will see many monuments associated with the past and present of Kharkiv: from its legendary foundation until to this day.

Dinner.
15.30 Excursion around Kharkiv part
2.
Here the theme of excursion may be
chosen (The Holy places of Kharkiv or
The Kharkiv Memorials ).

Supper.
Leisure time.
Overnight stay in the Hotel.

Day 3

Breakfast.
08.00 Departure to Poltava.
10.00 Excursion around Poltava and
visit to the Battle of Poltava Museum.

Poltava - one of the most beautiful parts of Ukraine. It is especially beautiful at the time of the blooming flowering gardens. The Poltava region is proud of its historic sites and it invites willingly all guests. An excursion trip to Poltava: the center area with the buildings of government offices, The Ivanova Mountain. A visit to the historical-cultural reserve "The Field of Poltava Battle"- dedicated to the decisive event of the Northern War of 1700-1721. Many invaluable historical relics are stored in the Battle of Poltava Museum.

Dinner in the Ukrainian village restaurant – also a little show in the area and a Horse Sleigh ride.

14.50 Departure to Oposhnya.
15.30 Excursion to the Pottery
Museum in Oposhnya.

The National Museum-Reserve of pottery in Oposhnya. The Museum and the history of the craft, the process and the Oposhnyan masters? final products, which have found their place in the best museums of the world. The visitors have the opportunity to admire the work ofthese masters and to purchase their own unique souvenirs

Departure to Kharkiv.

Possible option:
A visit to the Ukrainian Wedding
Museum instead of the Pottery
Museum in Oposhnya

After Dinner departure to the Velikie
Budishev village

Visiting the Ukrainian Wedding
Museum with a dramatized show of
Ukrainian wedding with
entertainment.
A Horse Sleigh ride.

Departure to Kharkiv.
Supper.
Overnight stay in the Hotel.

Day 4

Breakfast.
08.00 Departure to Svyatogorsk.
Short stop in Izum.
10.45 Excursion to the Svyatogorsk
Monastery.

The Svyatogorsk Monastery - third functioning monastery in The Ukrainian territory. In a unique location – the chalk mountains. A walking excursion to the abbey - about 5 km route, visiting the whole ensemble of the monastery and a part of the National Natural Park - «Holy Mountains».

Dinner.
17.00 Departure to Kharkiv.
Supper.
Overnight stay in the Hotel.

Day 5

Early Breakfast.
Check-out from the Hotel.

Svyatogorsk.
08.00 Departure to the Khortitsya
Island.
12.00 The Cossack Horse Theatre
show.
The program includes elements of
vaulting, Jighitovka (stunt riding),
whip handling, Cossack games and
entertainment.

Dinner.
Excursion to the Khortitsya Island
reserve area.

The Zaporizhzhya Cossacks Museum on the Khortitsya Island was opened in 14.10.1983. Today the Museum has a collection of more than 30 000 items. It covers the historical period from the Palaeolithic times to the 19th century and also the current era. This exhibiton area has four complete dioramas. The elements of design in this space itself - the granite plates, tightly built one to one - create the impression of visitors moving like in a cave. Near to the walls lie the silent relics.

Leisure time.
Supper.
22.00 Departure to Uman.

Day 6

Early arrival to Uman.
Early check-in to the Hotel.
Breakfast.
Leisure time.
11.00 Long Excursion to the “Sofiefky
Park”.

The Sofiefky botanical park of Ukraine's National Academy of Science is situated in the Uman town (Cherkasy region). The park is well known worldwide as one of the most famous masterpieces of landscape gardening from the era of 17th century to the beginning of 19th century. Sofiivskiy stands at the same level with the other examples of park constructions of Europe, such as The Balbi Garden in Florence (Italy), The San-Susi Park in Potsdam (Germany) and The Versailles (France).

Dinner.
Leisure time.
Supper.
Overnight stay in the Hotel.

Day 7

Breakfast.
Check-out from the Hotel.
Departure to the Borispil Airport.

End of service.

Prices are available upon request.

The Price includes:

Transportation to and from the Airport, transportation during all Tour Program, accommodation in a Hotel (5 nights in a Hotel), all Breakfasts, 2 Dinners, 4 Suppers, an English or a Finnish speaking interpreter, a guide, medical insurance.