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Package Overview

Join our extensive Ukraine photography tour, taking you to the farthest corners of Ukraine.

If you want to take unusual and authentic photos of rarely seen sights – you are at the right place with a perfect tour to serve your needs. Your backdrop scenery will be continuously changing: you will go from modern, vibrant city like Kiev to romantic, full of history Lviv; from National Biosphere Reserve in Odesa region to swampy North with its wild nature; from Ukrainian Venice to well-known Carpathians.

How you will make a difference
At Active Ukraine we travel responsibly and encourage others to do so as well! Check out how this particular trip is helping you make a difference and bring positive impact to Ukrainian community.

You contribute to the economic well-being of local communities by eating your meals at homes or locally owned restaurants
You stay at small guest-houses that bring direct economic benefit to the local people
Your guides are local and give you in-depth knowledge about Ukraine
You eat meals with local families and understand the real lives of Ukrainian people

Where you will stay
3* hotels and guesthouses with all the commodities

Pick up and Drop Off
Kiev

Route
Kiev-Odesa-Vylkovo-Odesa-Lviv- Polissya - Lviv - Ivano-Frankivsk - Kosmach - Yavoriv - Dzembronia - Verkhovyna- Lviv - Kiev

Transportation
All long-distance travel in the tour is done by train. Trains are comfortable and environmentally friendly option for transportation on our trips.

For your comfort we make sure you have 2nd class compartment tickets only (four people per compartment). For short distance you will travel by car/mini-bus (depending on the group size)

Pricing per person
For a group of 2 - 1747 Euro, for a group of 4 - 1187 Euro, for a group of 6 - 972 Euro



Sightseeing Kiev and visiting its non-tourist sites for unusual photo opportunities
Visiting Vylkovo – Ukrainian Venice and enjoying a tour to Danube Delta Reserve
Meeting locals at Lipovan community in Vylkovo
Exploring Lviv – Ukraine’s most romantic city
Traveling to the very north of the country and exploring its uncharted territory, rarely visited by foreigners
Taking a ride on the narrow gauge railway train in Polissya – Ukrainian North
Exploring Carpathians in all its beauty with the least accessible villages
Meeting Hutsuls and learning about their lifestyle and craftsAir tickets
Extra meals

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Pick-up and Welcome

  Pick-up and Welcome. Meeting with your Active Ukraine guide. Hotel check-in.
  
  Take a guided tour along city’s major landmarks and attractions. Visit the UNESCO-listed St. Sophia Cathedral with its beautiful frescoes; take a walk at St. Andrew’s Descent – street of writers and artists; learn more about the environmental challenges at National Chernobyl Museum, stroll along the main street Khreshchatyk, and sip delicious tea at the famous Independence Square.
  
  In the evening relax in the greenery of Kyiv Mariyinsky Park and enjoy the stunning views of majestic Dnieper River.
  
  Overnight in a 3 star hotel
• Day 2 : Visit non-tourist sites

  Visit non-tourist sites of Kyiv (Kyiv Off the Beaten Track), have a chance to take photographs of elderly babushka.
  
  Transfer to Odessa.
  
  Overnight in a train ( 2nd class compartment)
• Day 3 : Arrive to Odesa.

  Transfer to Danube Delta (Vylkovo). This place is called Ukrainian Venice. Visit Danube Delta reserve. Meet locals at Lipovan communities. Lipovans are Old Beleivers. The main centre of Lipovan community in Ukraine is located right in Vylkovo. In order to construct their homes, the Lipovans create islets of dry land by digging mud out from trenches and making a series of canals.
  Overnight in a guesthouse.
• Day 4 : Day at Leisure

  Spend one more day at Lipovan community. Get to know more about their lifestyle, make it an interesting experience for yourself.
  
  Transfer to Odesa.
  
  Transfer to Lviv.
  
  Overnight in a train (2nd compartment).
• Day 5 : Lviv – Ukraine

  Explore Lviv – Ukraine’s most charming and romantic city. Walk along the hidden valleys of its cobbled streets: full of coffee shops, street musicians, and art galleries. Wander around Rynok Square – UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit city’s magnificent and world-class Opera Theater (optional)
  
  Relax in the greenery of Stryjskyi park, stroll around or take a short cycling tour in the park.
  
  Overnight in a 3 star hotel.
• Day 6 : Polissya

  Travel to Polissya region, Ukraine’s least explored North. Observe its wonderful world of flora and fauna, take spectacular pictures of the wild nature.
  
  Overnight in a rural guesthouse.
• Day 7 : Europe’s

  Take a train along one of Europe’s longest and oldest narrow-gauge railways. Visit the farthest and wildest corners of the country. This journey will draw your attention to the nature untouched by man, calm forest inhabitants and the longest wooden bridge in Ukraine.
  
  Overnight in a rural guesthouse .
• Day 8 : Travel back to Lviv.

  Spend the day relaxing and arranging any necessities you might have in Lviv city.
  
  Overnight in a 3 star hotel.
• Day 9 : Ivano – Frankivsk

  Take a morning train to Ivano – Frankivsk. Transfer to Kosmach – an off-the-beaten treck Hutsul village. Participate in daily life of village locals.
  
  Overnight in a guesthouse.
• Day 10 : Travel to Dzembronia.

  Visit traditional wool weaving craftsmen in the Yavoriv village.
  
  Travel to Dzembronia.
  
  Overnight in a family-owned guesthouse.
• Day 11 : Spend 3 days

  Spend 3 days exploring less accessible villages of Verkhovyna region: Hramota, Yavirnyk and others.
  
  Transfer back to Lviv.
  
  Take train to Kiev.
  
  Overnight in a train (2nd class compartment).
• Day 12 : Spend 3 days

  Spend 3 days exploring less accessible villages of Verkhovyna region: Hramota, Yavirnyk and others.
  
  Transfer back to Lviv.
  
  Take train to Kiev.
  
  Overnight in a train (2nd class compartment).
• Day 13 : Spend 3 days

  Spend 3 days exploring less accessible villages of Verkhovyna region: Hramota, Yavirnyk and others.
  
  Transfer back to Lviv.
  
  Take train to Kiev.
  
  Overnight in a train (2nd class compartment).
• Day 14 : Departure

  Arrive to Kiev. Transfer to Boryspil. Farewell and departure.

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing
• Accomodation: 3 nights in 3* hotels, 7 nights in guesthouses and 3 nights in trains (2nd class)
• Meals : Day 1 – none, Day 2 – breakfast, Day 3 – full board, Day 4 – breakfast and lunch, Day 5 – none, Day 6 – lunch and dinner, Day 7 – full board, Day 8 – breakfast, Day 9 – lunch and dinner, Days 10,11,12 – full board, Day 13 – breakfast and lunch.
• Point-to-point transfers and airport transfers
• Guided tours in Kyiv, Lviv, Vylkovo and Carpathians
• English-speaking guide and all workshops

Exclusions

• Air tickets
• Extra meals

Price & Rates

Terms & Conditions

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• Leontovycha St, 8, Ivano-frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - 76000
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