Kiev & Crimea

KIEV-SIMFEROPOL-SEVASTOPOL-YALTA-KIEV 9 Days

Day 1 - KIEV Arrival & transfer to the hotel, accomodation in Kiev.

Day 2 - KIEV Breakfast. Tour of the historical Kiev, one of the european cities with more
history & a rich architectonic legate that show all the cultures that passed through.
We´ll visit the Cathedrals of St. Sophia & St. Vladimir, the church of St. Andrew, & we´ll do
a walk around Podol district, the most atractive in town. Accomodation in Kiev.

Day 3 - KIEV-SIMFEROPOL-SEVASTOPOL Breakfast. We take the flight from Kiev to
Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, & go towards the picturesque town of Bakhchisarai,
where we´ll visit its palace, later we head until the historical town of caves in Eski- Kermen,
finally we´ll arrive to Sevastopol. Accomodation in Sevastopol.

Day 4 - SEVASTOPOL-YALTA Breakfast. Today we go by the Black sea coast,
first stop to see the ancient greek ruins of Chersonesus, after that way to
Inkerman where is located the monastir of St. Clement inside some caves,
later on stops in Kalamita fortress, in the quite Balaklava, where we´ll see its
fortress ruins & port, the church of Foros, the palace of Vorontsov of Alupka town,
the palace Dullber in Miskhor, the palace of Livadia built as the summer
residence of Tzar Nicholas II, & finally we´ll arrive to the impressive bay of Yalta,
mistique town surrounded by green hills that create a unique landscape
altogether with its beaches. Accomodation in Yalta.

Day 5 - YALTA Breakfast. While in Yalta, apart of enjoying its panoramic
views, we´ll visit the cathedral A. Nevsky & the armenian church.
Accomodation in Yalta.

Day 6 - YALTA-SUDAK Breakfast. We go to the Palace of Tzar Alexander III
in Massandra, passing through Alushta & Novy Svet, admiring its steep
hills around the coast before arriving to Sudak, where the main sight is
its fortress & the landscape around this town situated in the middle of
many mountains & from where we can watch the Meganom cape.
Accomodation in Sudak.

Day 7 - SUDAK-SIMFEROPOL Breakfast.Today in the way to Simferopol,
we´ll visit the house-museum of prince Golitsin, its wineyards & impressive
grotos where he used to hide his wines. Accomodation in Simferopol.

Day 8 - SIMFEROPOL-KIEV Breakfast. Today we fly back to the capital, where after visiting the Lavra, this cave monastery ensemble from the XI c., we´ll head 12 km South of Kiev, towards the open air museum of architecture, that exhibits the traditional styles of wooden architecture, that were used during the .XVII & XX c. in different parts of the country. Accomodation in Kiev.

Price includes:
- 8 B/B overnights at 3* or 4* hotel.
- 4 lunches in good restaurants (3 courses menu, incl. coffee/tea and table water): in Crimea.
- Return flight Kiev-Simferopol
- Transport in comfortable coach with air conditioned during all trip.
- Escort english speaking guide for all the trip.
- Excursions with english speaking local guides as indicated in program.
- Tickets as below:
Kiev: Monastery of Lavra,
Crimea: Palace of Khan in Bakhchisarai, Palace of Alupka, Palace of Mishkor, Palace of Livadia,

Price does not include:
Tips, porterage at hotels & anything not specified in the program.

Hotels 3* :
Kiev: HOTEL *** www.
Sevastopol: HOTEL *** www.
Yalta: HOTEL *** www.
Sudak: HOTEL *** www.
Simferopol: HOTEL **** www.

Hotels 4* :
Kiev: HOTEL **** www.
Kaunas: HOTEL **** www.
Riga : HOTEL **** www.
Tallinn: HOTEL **** www.
Simferopol: HOTEL **** www.

The stay will be in the above mentioned hotels or in others of same or superior category depending on availability. In case hotels would be different, price may slightly vary.