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Catalog of Kiev excursions

INTRODUCTION:

We want our guests to fall in love with Kiev. For this you need 3 things only:

To sleep well

To have delicious breakfast

And to see the city with someone who feels passion for Kyiv

Here is a brief description of some of the excursions which you can order in the hotel. But if you

don’t see what you want here, there are 164 sightseeing trips around Kiev. We can always do

something special and personal for you.

CITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR

You will see the most interesting sights of the city, which are milestones in its history: Starokievskaya mountain, the Golden Gates, St. Sophia’s Cathedral, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Church and St. Michael’s Cathedral, the Kiev-Pecherska Lavra, the temples of Podil, the aristocratic mansions that were destroyed and rebuilt. As you travel, the city’s history will come alive.

This is a good option for those who are in Kiev for the first time, or who failed to see the city properly the first time! Learn a little about Kiev and see how ancient and modern coexist wonderfully on the streets. This tour can last anywhere from 3 hours to a whole day, depending on your schedule.

KYIV NIGHT LIFE Good music, drinks, new places and acquaintance with nice people in company of nightlife guide will open you alternative part of Kyiv. You will meet new local people! You will be served absolutely unique drinks created specially for our pub-program. And in the end - we will all get to secret place (admission is free of charge) to enjoy music, dancing and people around!

• Pub-program will take 3 hours, includes 7 pubs with the best atmosphere in Kyiv, all pubs are located in the very heart of the city, nearby to each other. Price is 25 EUR per person, includes 2 unique drinks. During the tour group will have a dinner in one of the pubs.

• Club-program may take all night. Includes 3 clubs but according to experience of our guide 1 or 2 is always enough. Price is 60 EUR per person, includes entrance fee and several drinks. Group is from 2 to 15 persons. We strongly recommend to order transfer to and from the hotel at reception in advance.

KYIV GASTRONOMICAL Recently in Kyiv many new restaurants with original cuisine, unusual interior and creative restaurateurs ideas were opened. You can visit the best of them during one evening and taste masterpieces of Ukrainian and foreign chefs. Program can be adjusted to your preferences in food. Price is 50 EUR per person. Your personal dishes and dishes of the guide shall be paid additionally. Price of transfers will be calculated after program approval.

KYIV NIGHT LIFE Good music, drinks, new places and acquaintance with nice people in company of nightlife guide will open you alternative part of Kyiv. You will meet new local people! You will be served absolutely unique drinks created specially for our pub-program. And in the end - we will all get to secret place (admission is free of charge) to enjoy music, dancing and people around! • Pub-program will take 3 hours, includes 7 pubs with the best atmosphere in Kyiv, all pubs are located in the very heart of the city, nearby to each other. Price is 25 EUR per person, includes 2 unique drinks. During the tour group will have a dinner in one of the pubs. • Club-program may take all night. Includes 3 clubs but according to experience of our guide 1 or 2 is always enough. Price is 60 EUR per person, includes entrance fee and several drinks.

Drinks and dinner for guide to be shared by group additionally. Group is from 2 to 15 persons. We strongly recommend to order transfer to and from the hotel at reception in advance.

KYIV GASTRONOMICAL Recently in Kyiv many new restaurants with original cuisine, unusual interior and creative restaurateurs ideas were opened. You can visit the best of them during one evening and taste masterpieces of Ukrainian and foreign chefs. Program can be adjusted to your preferences in food. Price is 50 EUR per person. Your personal dishes and dishes of the guide shall be paid additionally. Price of transfers will be calculated after program approval.

SOPHIA CATHEDRAL

Saint Sophia Cathedral is a living history of Kiev, because the history of the Cathedral is inextricably linked with the most heroic, happy and tragic events that took place in our city. This architectural pearl of the XIth century is unmatched in scope, greatness, and artistic value. Its brilliant mosaics, frescoes, gilded carved wood and marble, all in organic unity with its graceful architecture, add up to a masterpiece among European cathedrals.

Kiev began in Podol. This tour focuses on Podol and its churches (Church of Elijah, Turova shrine, the Church of the Virgin Pyrogoscha), which are referenced in the ancient chronicle, “The Lay of Igor”. The Podolski heavenly city is an integral part of the history of Kievan Rus.

PODOL’S TEMPLES

KIEV - PECHERSK LAVRA

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is the oldest and the most revered monastery of Kievan Rus. Pilgrims from all over the world travel to Kiev, to bow to the saints, whose perfectly preserved relics are enshrined in the caves, and pray before the icons. In this tour, you will learn about the history of the monastery, the lifestyle of the monks, and the simple acts of the saints. You will visit the caves, and learn the secret of the preservation of the monks’ bodies. You will find yourself among the modest monastic cells and visit several lovely churches: the Church of All Saints, the Gate Church that dates back to ancient Russ, the Cathedral of the Assumption, and St. Trinity church, which looks now as it did in the 17th century, and is still one of the most beautiful places on Kiev’s Dnieper River.

Architectural Monuments of Vladimirskaya Street

To walk along the Vladimirskaya Street is to travel through a half thousand years of Kiev’s history, from the city of thy Kiy, to the city of Vladimir, then Yaroslav City, and the imperial university town. You will see the first foundations of the princely houses, the Tithe church, St. Andrew’s Church, St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky, the Golden Gate, the Opera and Ballet Theater, and the University of St. Vladimir. There is an epoch of history behind each of these sites.

COURTYARD OF KIEV

How to get from point A to point B, using the following conditions: --- walk no more than 100 meters on any street; --- cross the street if you must; --- walk principally through private courtyards? The solution is available only for true connoisseurs of the city. Join us, it is interesting! In 3 hours by foot, many small secrets of the city will be revealed! P.S . And at the end - surprise - one of the most interesting secret places!

KIEV OF MIKHAIL BULGAKOV

The chapters of the novel “The White Guard” come to life when we, together with his heroes, walk through the same courtyards and alleys, hear excerpts from the Kiev newspapers of that time, and remember the historical events described in the novel. The theme of this walking tour is “Master in the City,” and you will learn about Mikhail Bulgakov's period in Kiev, his characters and their real prototypes. You will visit the famous "House of Turbiny" (Andrew's Descent, 13) and places associated with the life of the Bulgakov family in Kyiv.

JEWISH KYIV

The centuries-long history of Kiev is inseparable from the history of the Jewish community. In Kiev, there were many synagogues, Jewish schools and universities. In Kiev were born future political leaders of Israel - Golda Meir and Ephraim Katzir. In Kiev, Shalom Aleichem lived and worked as a writer, Isaac Babel (born Ilya Ehrenburg) studied, and Osip Mandelstam lived. Jewish patrons also made possible Bessarabsky market, the home of the Kiev Polytechnic, and others important spaces.

UNKNOWN ANDREW’S DESCENT

You can write novels about Andrew’s Descent (this was done by one of its admirers!). Many famous people of Kiev lived there, including: the writer Mikhail Bulgakov, the artist Murashko, and Dr. Theophilus Gavrilovich Janowski. At the foot of this wonderful street is a museum that will allow you to hear their voices and to learn about the extraordinary history of Andrew’s descent...

Andrew’s Descent is one of the most popular streets of Kyiv residents and visitors. It is one of the city’s oldest and most beautiful streets.

MYSTIC KIEV

“On the night of Ivan Kupala on Lysa Gora (Bald Mountain) evil forces flock together ” ... Are you scared yet, or are you laughing? There are many places imbued with mystical legends in Kiev. Weaving in stories of real events, these legends create a multi-color picture of the city. Interested in the famous witches of Kiev, pagan traditions, rituals, and and holidays? You can learn all about them on the tour “Mystic Kiev”.

SECRET KIEV

Every day, many people pass by the secret places in the city center, not noticing them. But take a walk with a guide who has lived here forever, and the City will reveal its secrets to you. You’ll discover hidden courtyards and unknown entrances, elevators and a most unique little church, where in the center of the city you’ll find a variety of metropolitan fauna - ravens, giraffes, and… “The secret becomes clear “...

EXCURSION BY THE TRAM

The first tour of the Kiev tram was in May 4, 1892. During your 2 hour excursion you will learn the history of the Kontraktova area, the history of Kiev bridges, the development of transportation in Kiev and much more.

Do you want to feel like a citizen of Kiev at the end of the nineteenth century? Do you want to ride in an old tram through the streets of the old town and get acquainted with those for whom the first Kiev tram was not only a means of transportation?

KIEV IN THE NIGHT

Kiev at night has a special atmosphere and mood. Even well-known places look new, original and unusual. On this tour, you will visit St. Sophia Square, the building of the Security Service of Ukraine, centenary apartment houses, the Old Town Theater of Kiev, the building of the Central Council, the comprehensive National University, and the many interesting architectural and historical sites on Vladymyrska Street. This walking tour takes 2-3 hours.

STALIN TUNNELS

In 1936, Josef Stalin ordered the construction of two tunnels under the Dnieper – this was a top-secret project, called “Object number 1.” Who needed these tunnels? Why were they so important? What happened at the end? The story of these tunnels combines a series of factual events that could not be concealed, with a number of conjectures, myths, and speculations. Hear the story as you experience one of our most unusual tours.

STALIN LINE. GULSKYA MINE.

In 1941, after its defeat on the border, the Soviet command decided to move its army to the Stalin Line and organize a strong defense there. The plan was to stop the German invasion and then start a decisive offensive. But the plan failed, because the Soviet Command made some serious mistakes in engineering and especially organization. We invite you to visit one of the most interesting and powerful segments of the "Stalin Line" - Gulskya mine.

WORLD THROUGH THE EMBRASURE

In the last part of the 20th century, along the western borders of the USSR, the construction of fortified areas known as "Stalin Line" continued. Hundreds of bunkers, artillery caponiers, observation and command posts were built. During this trip you will see and hear the echoes of war: a broken mini-fortress, stacked pillboxes with a developed network of underground galleries, artillery pillboxes, “invisible” pillboxes, and a unique bunker with turret.

CHORNOBYL TRIP

You can see the biggest catastrophe provoked by human self-confidence. One day trip.

Number of Visitors Cost US$

Regular (max 17

people) 160.00

Group of 30 and

more 130.00

Four 175.00

Three 225.00

Two 245.00

One 450.00

PRICES Name Type Duration Price

A sightseeing tour: Sights of Kiev (Ancient Kiev + the beginning of Andreevsky descent)

on foot From 3х hours 190 UAH per hour

A sightseeing tour: Sights of Kiev (Ancient Kiev, Podol, Pechersk)

auto + on foot From 3х hours 240 UAH per hour

Evening Kiev on foot 2-3 hours 190 UAH per hour

Court yard of Kiev on foot 3 hours 240 UAH per hour

Architectural monuments of Vladimerskaya street on foot 3 hours 190 UAH per hour

The Jewish Kiev auto + on foot From 3х hours 240 UAH per hour, auto is paid additionally (taxi, public)

Kiev Michael Bulgakov on foot 3 hours 240 UAH per hour

Bald Mountain on foot 4 hours 240 UAH per hour

Mysticism of Kiev on foot 3 hours 240UAH per hour

Tram excursion трамвай 2 hours From 1600 UAH.

Unknown Andreevsky descent on foot 2,5 hours 240 UAH per hour

Secret Kiev on foot 3 hours 240 UAH per hour

Sophia Cathedral on foot 3 hours 190 UAH per hour + entrance tickets 45 UAH. х number

of excursionists

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra on foot 3 hours 190 UAH per hour + entrance tickets 25UAH. х number

of excursionists

Podol's churchs on foot 3 hours 190 UAH per hour

Stalin tunnels to place of appointment by

car and then on foot 4 hours

For group 1-3 people = 1500 UAH, 4-7 people =1850, 8-17 people =1950, 18-30=2050 UAH

World through the embrasure to place of appointment by

car and then on foot 4 hours For group 1-3 people = 2200

Stalin line. Gulskya mine. to place of appointment by

car and then on foot 8-9 hours For group 1-3 people = 2300

*entrance tickets for guide are paid additionally