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. Spend 13 days exploring this resilient region influenced by Polish princes and Lithuanian lords, by Cossack hetmen and Turkish khans, by Russian communists and by Ukrainian poets and nationalists.
Days 1-4: 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 some of the city's most charming areas.
Days 5-7: Simferopol, Yalta, Sevastopol
In the resort city of Yalta, tour distinguished Livadia Palace, where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met after World War II. Explore the ruins of Chersonesus, an ancient Greek fortress, and the vestiges of the Crimean Tatar Khan's Palace in Bakhchysaray.
Days 8-9: 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: |
9 Days |
| Departures: |
Your choice of dates - start on a Sunday |
| Land Tour Cost for 2010 trips: |
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| 2 traveler minimum |
From $3,095 to $3,295** |
| Single Supplement |
From $575 to $625 |
| **Land tour cost includes internal flight costs which are subject to change; see the Descriptive Daily Itinerary for details. |
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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 Features
- 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 5-6: |
Crimean Peninsula |
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| Day 7: |
train to Odessa |
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| Days 8-9: |
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, Taras Shevchenko University, 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 |
| 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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