Tour Of Ukraine And Poland

Accommodation

10 x overnight at centrally located 4 star hotels

Guide

Guided visit of Kiev, Lviv, Krakow and Warsaw Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort on all tours

Transport

Train tickets Kiev-Lviv OW (2nd class) Train tickets Lviv- Przemysl-Krakow OW (2nd class) Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary

Others

Personalized welcome package Tickets for Cable Car ride in Kiev, entrances to Boim Chapel and Medieval Pharmacy-Museum in Lviv, Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa and St. John’s Cathedral in Warsaw Porterage at the hotels Service and taxes

Meals

10 x buffet breakfast Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice

Not included:

Optional

Transfer from the airport to the Hotel in Kiev 3-hours visit to the Cave Monastery Ukrainian dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas 4-hours excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum 3-hours visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and National Historical Museum 3-hours visit to Chernobyl Museum 2-hours Lviv Beer Tour 8-hours excursion to castles around Lviv Carpathian dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine 4-hour excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to Palace on the Water Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki Transfer from the Hotel to the airport in Warsaw Half board at hotels (10 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea)

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Others

Other services and activities are not included

Flights

International flights are not included

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival Kiev
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival Kiev

Arrival in Kiev, optional transfer to Hotel Park Inn Kyiv**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.
Day 2 Day 2: Kiev
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Kiev

Founded in the late 9th century Kyiv is one of the oldest cities of Europe and the cradle of Slavic civilization and Orthodox Christianity. The morning sightseeing tour introduces us to the historic city and all its treasures including St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Golden Gates, St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, which we reach by cable car, Independence Square, Opera House and St. Andrew’s Cathedral. The afternoon is reserved for an optional excursion to the world famous Cave Monastery featuring amazing architectural monuments, ranging from bell towers to cathedrals to underground cave systems and strong stone fortification walls. In the evening enjoy an optional dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas.
Day 3 Day 3: Kiev
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Kiev

The morning offers an optional excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum, where farmsteads, wooden churches, windmills and village architecture from all regions of the large country will bring us back to the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century rural Ukraine. In the afternoon is offered an optional visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the National History Museum. The St. Sophia Cathedral - built in 11th century – is an UNESCO heritage monastery complex with unique ancient frescoes. The visit includes also Bell Tower, Monks Refectory and Metropolite House. We proceed to the National Historical Museum with over 800 thousand unique exhibits related to the history and culture of Ukraine.
Day 4 Day 4: Kiev-Lviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Kiev-Lviv

The early morning is reserved for an optional visit to the unique Chernobyl Museum dedicated to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which also signalled the beginning of the end of Soviet Ukraine. In the afternoon we go to the railway station to board the modern high-speed train bound for Lviv. Upon arrival in the evening to Lviv, transfer to Hotel Dnister**** or similar, check in.
Day 5 Day 5: Lviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Lviv

The full day optional tour today takes us to castles around Lviv: Olesko Castle dating back to 13th century and the residence of Polish Kings, like Jan Sobieski. The castle features a magnificent collection of old furniture and paintings, a nice park and a museum with beautiful pieces of jewellery, and Zolochiv Palace - the jewel of defensive architecture, built in 17th century. Over centuries the palace served as fortress and royal residence. In the courtyard we find Grand Palace and Chinese Palace.
Day 6 Day 6: Lviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Lviv

Lviv is known as the centre of West-Ukraine, which was never incorporated into imperial Russia but was a part the Habsburg Empire. Even Lviv has had an enthralling and violent history it still has a unique old-world charm. The morning walking tour takes us to Lviv Old Town - a complex of stone buildings from the 14th-16th century – and includes the Market Square with City House, Black Stone Building, Opera Square, Kornyakt Palace, Medieval Pharmacy-Museum, Armenian Cathedral, Dominical and Bernardine cathedrals and the beautiful Boim Chapel. In the afternoon is offered an optional Lviv Beer Tour. We will have an opportunity to learn how craft beer is brewed and to taste it, and during the tour we will travel from an old monastery of the 17th century to a modern beer brewery. In the evening enjoy an optional Carpathian farewell dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine with its highlight dish- Carpathian trout.
Day 7 Day 7: Lviv-Krakow
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Lviv-Krakow

In the morning we are taken to Lviv Railway Station. Here we depart with the modern intercity train bound for the Polish city Przemysl to catch our connection further on to Krakow. The scenic train ride takes us through the mountainous and forested Polish Sub-Carpathian province before we reach Krakow in early afternoon. Upon arrival we are transferred to Hotel Q Plus Krakow**** or similar, check in.
Day 8 Day 8: Krakow
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Krakow

For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 meters. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka.
Day 9 Day 9: Krakow-Czestochowa-Warsaw
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Krakow-Czestochowa-Warsaw

We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Madonna. Through the flat low-laying plain of Central Poland we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Sobieski**** or similar.
Day 10 Day 10: Warsaw
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Warsaw

Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki.
Day 11 Day 11: Warsaw Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Warsaw Departure

Optional transfer to the airport.

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Itinerary of your trip Tour Of Ukraine And Poland

Day 1: Arrival Kiev

Day 2: Kiev

Day 3: Kiev

Day 4: Kiev-Lviv

Day 5: Lviv

Day 6: Lviv

Day 7: Lviv-Krakow

Day 8: Krakow

Day 9: Krakow-Czestochowa-Warsaw

Day 10: Warsaw

Day 11: Warsaw Departure

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