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Holidays
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have been discounted 7% from their brochure prices. When booking please quote Travel 55 Refs:
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Discover The Ukraine 10 Days By Air with Coach Tour
Tour Highlights
·
Guided city tours of Kiev, Odessa and Yalta
·
Yalta's Vorontsov Palace
·
Sevastopol,
'Valley of Death' and Balaclava
·
Perchersk Lavra Monastery
Discover The
Ukraine - Holiday Itinerary
DAY 1:
UK to Kiev Fly
from the UK to Kiev, Ukraine's capital, and transfer to the
Lybid Hotel (3*) or similar for one night. There will be a
brief orientation tour of the city. (D)
DAY 6:
Yalta Our included
morning sightseeing tour includes the beautiful promenade,
Lenin Square, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Livadia Palace.
The afternoon is free to enjoy this Black Sea resort further
on our own, or just relax in the sun. Before dinner at the
hotel there will be a chance to savour some local wines on
our optional Massandra Winery visit. (B,D)
DAY 2: Kiev Kiev is the mother city for all Eastern
Slavic peoples and therefore the architecture, religion, folklore
and culture is a legacy from a millennium of history. We have
an included all day sightseeing tour of the city featuring
Vladimir Cathedral, the University, Opera House, Golden Gates,
Michael's Cathedral, The Old Town, Andrew's Slope, and visits
to The History Museum and St. Sofia Cathedral. Dinner this
evening will be in a local restaurant before continuing our
journey to the south, on an overnight train in first class
cabins, from Kiev to the port of Odessa on the Black Sea coast.
(B,D)
DAY 7: Yalta A morning visit to Yalta's Vorontsov Palace
and Park is included with a magnificent photo opportunity
at the Swallow's Nest Observation Point. The afternoon is
free for relaxation but garden lovers may wish to join an
optional visit to the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens. (B,D)
DAY 3: Odessa Once we arrive in Odessa
we take breakfast in a local restaurant. An included morning
city sightseeing tour has been arranged to include Vorontsov
Palace, Primorsky Boulevard, Potemkin Steps, the British Tiger
Gun captured in 1854 during the Crimean campaign, and Opera
House. After settling in at the Chernoye More Hotel (4*) or
similar for two nights, the rest of the day is free to relax
or to take an optional visit to the Archaeological Museum.
(B,D)
DAY 8: Yalta via Sevastopol to Kiev Leaving
the hotel, our tour continues within the Crimea today as we
travel to Sevastopol. We gain a fascinating insight into the
Crimean War era on our included sightseeing tour of Sevastopol
town bastions, Lord Raglan's observation point of the `Light
Infantry' and the Valley of Death, where ª..onward rode
the 600º. The whole of the north valley can be seen and
the events of 25th October 1854 explained. Then on to Balaclava
harbour, Malakhov Hill and both the White Tower and Panorama
Museums. The Panorama Museum in Sevastopol holds an evocative
360-degree painting and relief model vividly capturing the
siege by the British, French and Turks in 1855. We end this
memorable day with a transfer to Simferopol and dinner in
a local restaurant, before our included flight departs to
Kiev where we spend our final two nights at the Rus Hotel
(3*) or similar. (B,D)
DAY 4: Odessa At leisure in Odessa. Odessa
is a major port as well as an aristocratic resort with a history,
and an air of intrigue. Our optional programme today will
include a visit to the Catacombs Museum or why not take a
short Black Sea Cruise. (B,D)
DAY 9: Kiev Our included visit this morning is to Perchersk
Lavra Monastery and caves. Spread across the wooded slopes
above the Dnipro River, it is aunique display of gold-domed
churches with underground labyrinths lined with mummified
monks and elegant monastic buildings, now museums, one of
which has a hoard of Scythian gold to match that of the Hermitage
in St.Petersburg. There will still be plenty of independent
time with the afternoon at leisure for some last minute shopping.
An optional Dnipro River cruise will also be available before
our farewell dinner in a local restaurant. (B,D)
DAY 5: Odessa to Yalta Today we
journey by coach to the Crimean Peninsula. We break our journey
at Kherson where we take an included lunch and arrive in Yalta
early evening in time for dinner at the Hotel Yalta (3*) or
similar where we spend the next three nights. (B,L,D)
DAY 10: Kiev to UK We transfer back to Kiev
airport for our return flights back to the UK. (B)
