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Our Travels to Ukraine

Below is a sample of our trips to Ukraine. All trips below can be arranged on different dates on request. We also tailor make trips for groups and individual. Contact us for more information.

UKRAINE: A glimpse into Kiev.

Location: Ukraine, Kiev – Stolpiagy – Kovalyn - Kiev.
Date: On request. Four days and three nights. Extension possible. See suggestions below.
Group size: From two to twelve people.
Accommodation: Familyrun hotel and guesthouse.
Price: From Euro 369 per person based on two sharing room.
Including: Accommodation including breakfast, full board on day 2, return transfer
to the airport, program as mentioned below, Norwegian tourleader on group departure.

Description: This short break will not only introduce you to the gems of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv (the local name of Kiev), but will take you beyond the typical tourist routes and show you some inspiring examples of sustainable living in Ukraine. You’ll get to enjoy UNESCO-listed St. Sophia Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Descent, and explore some off-the-beaten track attractions as Sculpture Alley. A trip to National Chernobyl Museum will be an eye-opening experience that will tell you more about the greatest eco-disaster of XX century. You’ll visit a family-owned organic farm and learn how sustainable agriculture brings positive impact to local community. Also, you’ll have a chance to experience the simple life of rural Ukrainians with a day at a local village: a day full of home-grown food, horse cart rides, and hordes of chicken in the backyard.

See the whole itinerary "Citybreak in Ukraine, Kiev" here...

Family Holiday on the Countryside in Ukraine.

Location: Ukraine, Khutir Khajenky. About 2,5 hours (15 km) from Kiev.
Date: On request from May to September. One week.
Price: On request.
Including: Seven nights in guesthouse (see description below) with breakfast and dinner all days, two picnic lunches, transportation in Ukrain, local guides during day trips, all activities as mentioned in the itinerary.
Suitable for: Families with children between 1 - 6 years old.

Description: Spend a relaxing week in Ukrainian countryside. Venture 150 km away from the capital Kyiv and enjoy your stay in Green House village. Gorgeous nature of Ukrainian north, trips to the fields and the farm, master classes in traditional crafts, delicious home-grown food and plenty of time to rest and rejuvenate. You will feel that you went back in time Ð when the life was simple, food was good, and days full of nature.

Highlights:

Spend a week in Ukrainian countryside, in wooden houses with spacious yards, nearby forest and river. Take walks in Ichnyansky National Park and enjoy the fresh summer breeze in the nature or take relaxing walk in beautiful Kachanivka park. Ride in a boat along Ichnyanka river. Visit the local farm, see farm animals and learn where your food comes from, take a walk in the fields among barley and wheat. Learn traditional Ukrainian craft and engage your kids in a fun afternoon activity. Spend quite and relaxing days in Green House village, with barbeques, plenty of playtime and calm evenings.

See the whole itinerary "Family Holiday on the Countryside in Ukraine" here...

Christmas festival in Ukraine.

Location: Ukraine: Lviv - Radekhiv - Lviv.
Date: On request.
Price: Please contact us for details.
Group size: 4-10 people.
Includes: Three nights in 3 * family-run guesthouse w / breakfast, all transport in Ukraine, English speaking guide, Norwegian tour guide and activities described in the itinerary.

Description: Do you want to experience something really special? Extend Christmas and join us for a different kind of Christmas celebration in heartwarming and charming Ukraine! In Ukraine Christmas is celebrated in January, without Santa Claus, Christmas trees or gifts but with old symbolic Christmas traditions. Experience Christmas with a local family, with a Christmas dinner consisting of 12 traditional dishes (!), magical candle lit atmosphere, Christmas carols and vertep (street performances).

We visit Lviv, a cozy and romantic city with a historic center that is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here you can immerse yourself in the daily life of the locals, eat borshch (beet root soup) with them and enjoy a pleasant stay in a family pension. This trip makes a positive contribution to the community through collaboration with local artisans, meals at locally-owned restaurants and interaction with the locals. A cultural experience not to be missed!

See the whole itinerary "Christmas festival in Ukraine" here...

UKRAINE: Kiev, Village experience and the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Location: Ukraine: Kiev, Stolpiagy, Kovalyn, Lviv, Kolomyia, Kosmach.
Date: On request, one week. Best time to travel April - October.
Group size: From two to twelve people.
Accommodation: Familyrun hotel and guesthouse.
Price: From 750 euro per person based on two sharing room.
Including: Accommodation including breakfast, fullboard three days, halfboard one day, return transfer to the airport, local guides, transportation and activities as per program as mentioned below.

Description: This short break will not only introduce you to the gems of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv (the local name of Kiev), but will take you beyond the typical tourist routes and show you some inspiring examples of sustainable living in Ukraine. You’ll get to enjoy UNESCO-listed St. Sophia Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Descent, and explore some off-the-beaten track attractions as Sculpture Alley. A trip to National Chernobyl Museum will be an eye-opening experience that will tell you more about the greatest eco-disaster of XX century. You’ll visit a family-owned organic farm and learn how sustainable agriculture brings positive impact to local community. Also, you’ll have a chance to experience the simple life of rural Ukrainians with a day at a local village: a day full of home-grown food, horse cart rides, and hordes of chicken in the backyard.

Visit Lviv – Ukraine’s most charming city. Stroll along its winding cobbled streets and sip coffee at UNESCO World Heritage Rynok Square. Go off-the-beaten track and experience Ukraine rarely seen by foreigners.

Spend some time away in the Carpathian Mountains, living the life of Hutsuls – ethno-cultural group of Ukrainian highlanders. Enjoy this remote place, where people still plow their own fields, bake their food and practice traditional crafts.

Visit Kolomyia – the center of Hutsul highlanders' culture, and visit to its famous Easter-Egg Museum. Experience the traditional lifestyle of Hutsul highlanders and visit Hutsul shepherds. Visit local Hutsul artisans and learning more about traditional local crafts. Explore intricate Hutsul wooden churches and architecture. Simply enjoy and explore!

See the whole itinerary "Kiev, Village experience and the Ukrainian Carpathian" here...

UKRAINE: A glimpse into Kiev, Chernobyl, Mizhrichynsky and relax on the river Desna.

Location: Ukaine, Kiev – Stolpiagy – Kovalyn - Kyiv.
Date: On request, one week. Best time to travel April - October.
Group size: From two to twelve people.
Accommodation: Familyrun hotel, guesthouse and campsite.
Price: From 860 euro per person based on two sharing room.
Including: Accommodation including breakfast, fullboard three days, halfboard two days, return transfer to the airport, local guides, transportation and activities as per program as mentioned below.

Description: This short break will not only introduce you to the gems of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv (the local name of Kiev), but will take you beyond the typical tourist routes and show you some inspiring examples of sustainable living in Ukraine. You’ll get to enjoy UNESCO-listed St. Sophia Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Descent, and explore some off-the-beaten track attractions as Sculpture Alley. A trip to National Chernobyl Museum will be an eye-opening experience that will tell you more about the greatest eco-disaster of XX century. You’ll visit a family-owned organic farm and learn how sustainable agriculture brings positive impact to local community. Also, you’ll have a chance to experience the simple life of rural Ukrainians with a day at a local village: a day full of home-grown food, horse cart rides, and hordes of chicken in the backyard.

Tour to Chernobyl and gain a unique insight into the world’s largest technological disaster. An unprecedented tragedy at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant is the world’s worst nuclear accident. Pripyat, the town closest to the reactor (3 kilometers distance), was home to 49,000 residents before the disaster, mostly the families of the plant workers; now no one lives there, a ghost town.

The next couple of days,learn more about the environment and pristine nature of Europe’s last marshlands in Mizhrichynsky National Park. Enjoy a short briefing on the environmental challenges of the park from our specialist guide and walk along the beautiful scenery of the park – full of rare birds and plants. Spend your day in the tranquility of Ukrainian village, on the river Desna. Go fishing, or swimming in the slow waters of Desna.

See the whole itinerary "Citybreak in Kiev, Chernobyl and River Desna" here...

Kiev, Chernobyl and Nature- and Village Adventure in Northern Ukraine.

Location: Ukraine, Kiev, Stolpiagy, Kovalyn, Chernobyl and Polissa.
Date: On request. Best time to travel April - October.
Group size: From two to twelve people.
Accommodation: Familyrun hotel, guesthouse and campsite.
Price: From 840 euro per person based on two sharing room.
Including: Accommodation including breakfast, return transfer to the airport, program as mentioned below.

Description: This short break will not only introduce you to the gems of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv (the local name of Kiev), but will take you beyond the typical tourist routes and show you some inspiring examples of sustainable living in Ukraine. You’ll get to enjoy UNESCO-listed St. Sophia Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Descent, and explore some off-the-beaten track attractions as Sculpture Alley.

Tour to Chernobyl and gain a unique insight into the world’s largest technological disaster. An unprecedented tragedy at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant is the world’s worst nuclear accident. Pripyat, the town closest to the reactor (3 kilometers distance), was home to 49,000 residents before the disaster, mostly the families of the plant workers; now no one lives there, a ghost town.

Finally, explore the green Ukraine andlearn more about the environment and pristine nature of Europe’s last marshlands in Polissya Nature Reserve. Polissya, loosely meaning "woodland", is the name of the marshland area shared by Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Russia, and considered to be one of the largest in Europe. Take a walk in the pristine nature surrounding with Reserve’s nature specialist, and enjoy discovering the abundant wildlife in this true off-the-beaten track.

Learn more about rural communities in Ukraine by visiting family-owned bee hives farm and joining a host family in Ukrainian countryside.

See the whole itinerary "Citybreak in Kiev, Chernobyl and naturebreak" here...