Essential Ukraine
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"We cannot say enough good things about our experience. Thanks to the MIR Ukraine staff we were able to meet many people and see Ukraine in a very unique way. MIR embraced our needs and the guides were fantastic advocates, full of spontaneity."
Barbara Wright
Seattle, WA
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Ukraine is the new borderland between Europe and Russia. Explore this resilient region influenced by Polish princes, Cossack hetmen, Turkish khans, Russian communists and Ukrainian poets and nationalists.
Days 1-3: Kiev
In the capital, Kiev, visit 11th century St. Sophia and the Caves Monastery, admiring the golden domes and underground tunnels lined with mummified monks. Stroll and shop in one of the city’s most charming areas, the cobbled descent down Andreevsky Street.
Days 4-6: Simferopol, Yalta, Sevastopol
In the resort city of Yalta, tour Anton Chekhov’s house, where he wrote The Cherry Orchard and , and the distinguished Livadia Palace, where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met during
World War II. Near Sevastopol, explore the ruins of Chersonesus, an ancient Greek fortress, and the vestiges of the Crimean Tatar khan’s palace in Bakhchysaray .
Days 7-8: Odessa
In Odessa, Catherine the Great’s naval base and strategic fort, explore the World War II partisan catacombs and the famous Potemkin steps on the waterfront.
Trip Details
| Length of Trip: |
8 Days |
| Departures: |
Your choice of dates - start on a Thursday |
| Land Tour Cost for 2012 trips: |
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| 2 traveler minimum |
From $3,095 |
Plus internal air
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$230
(economy class, subject to change) |
| Single Supplement |
From $625 |
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| Essential trip prices vary by season and are subject to hotel availability for your travel dates. Hotel upgrades, additional nights and solo traveler prices are available on request. Contact us for a descriptive itinerary and booking details. |
MIR Signature Experiences
- Walk the hallways of Livadia in the footsteps of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin
- Explore Kiev, focal point of Ukraine's "Orange Revolution"
Map - Click to Enlarge
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| Days 1-3: |
Kiev |
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| Day 4: |
Fly to Simferopol, drive to Yalta |
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| Days 5: |
Yalta |
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| Day 6: |
Overnight train to Odessa |
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| Days 7-8: |
Odessa |
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| Bakhchysaray |
Khan's Palace |
| Livadia |
Summer palace of Russian royal family and site of the Yalta Conference in 1945 |
| Sevastopol |
Chersonesus open-air museum (Ukrainian National Preserve Site), Panorama Museum, Graphskaya Pier, home of the Russian Black Sea Fleet |
| Kiev |
War Memorial and Army Museum, St. Elias Church, Podil Disctrict, Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Babi Yar, Khreschatik Street, Golden Gates, Pecherska Lavra with St. Sophia and related monastic buildings (UNESCO World Heritage site), St. Mikhail Cathedral, Independence Square, site of 2004 Orange Revolution protests, St.Andreevsky Descent, Friendship Arch, Kiev Metro, Chernobyl Museum, “Nation’s Mother” statue |
| Yalta |
Lenin Embankment, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Chekhov’s House Museum,Alupka Palace, Swallow’s Nest |
| Odessa |
Potemkin Steps, Opera House, City Hall, Vorontsov Palace, Cathedral of Assumption, catacombs & Partisan Museum |
About Essential Trips
Flexible Essential Private Trips are compact, well-designed private tour itineraries - researched and ready to book on the dates you choose. They work perfectly as brief overviews of a country or as effortless extensions to group tours - great for solo travelers, couples, or private parties who prefer to travel independently but appreciate a savvy predesigned program.
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