10 Days Ukraine Universal Travel

 Days Ukraine Kiev Crimea Teninsufa Odessa Tour code: EU Day : Singapore Vienna Kiev SIN/VIE OS / VIE/KBP S / Assemble at Changi International Airport for your flight via Vienna to Kiev the capital of Ukraine. Day : Kiev L/D We will arrive in Kiev in the morning one of the most ancient and important cities of Eastern Europe she passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity and is the center of Rus civilization and survivor of numerous wars purges and genocides. The main street of the city Khreshchatyk is an embodiment of the country where you can admire Kiev s architecture fountains greenery and blossoms of the famous Kiev chestnut trees. After lunch we will be visiting the St. Sophia Cathedral which foundation was laid by Prince Yaroslav the Wise in and witnessed the princes seating on the throne the debating of the Kiev  veche people s assembly reception of West European sovereigns and dynastic rituals. You will be seized by the Cathedral s grandeur and splendor once you cross its threshold. This Cathedral is not only a national treasure of Ukraine it belongs to all Christian world and is under the protection of UNESCO. Other places that we will be visiting include the Golden Gate a fortification built in th century and served as a line of defence against many enemies for centuries Starokyivska Hill St. Andrew church and Mariinsky Palace former Tsar s Palace . Day : Kiev Simferopol B/L After breakfast it is free time for your personal discoveries of this lovely and enchanting city. You can choose to take a boat ride of the city. After lunch we will proceed to Pechersk Lavra Cave Monastery . This is a  must see for all visits to Kiev. It was founded in and became the center for the expansion of consolidation of Christianity in Kyivan Rus. It is the site of pilgrimage for the Orthodox Christians throughout Europe and the functioning monastery consists of numerous churches towers and caves with ancient crypts and ecclesiastical objects. In this site was included on UNESCO s World Heritage List. From the site we will be able to view the eastern shore of the Dnipro River and see the gargantuan status of the Motherland built to immortalize the defenders of the country during the war against Germany. After which we will visit the Museum of Historical Treasures which possesses one of the richest systematized collection of the jewellery manufacturing history for the past three millennia. This collection includes the chefs d oeuvre of the world value from as far back as th century B.C. Finally we will visit the Cave Monastery where the underground vaults shelter saints who have been resting in glass coffins for many centuries without aying. All female visitors are required to wear a scarf and all visitors are required to buy a yellow candle for illumination inside the cave. After this we will depart for Simferopol on an overnight train to a cabin the train will leave at hrs . Day : Simferopol Bakhchisaray Yalta LJD Upon arrival in Simferopol at hrs in the morning we will proceed to Bakhchisaray the former capital of Crimean Tartar Khanate. We will be visiting the former Khan Palace which is now preserved as a museum and is showing the only example of Crimean Tartar palace architecture in the world. We will drive on to Yalta a resort town on the Crimean peninsula after this tour. Day : Yalta B/LJD In the morning we will be touring magnificent Vorontsov Palace which lies immersed in the lush verdure of a splendid park with the crags of Mount Ai Petri towering over the Palace. This Palace represents original modification of Tudor style with elements of oriental architecture. After this we will proceed to Vorontsov s wine cellars to taste ten samples of prestigious Massandra fortified and dessert wines followed by the Lastivachyne Hnizdo Swallow s nest castle built for baron Sneigel and reminds of a miniature knight s castle. After lunch we will be touring the Tsar s Imperial Livadia Palace where the meeting of the  Big Three took place being the venue of the Yalta conference a wartime meeting held in February between the heads of government of United States United Kingdom and Soviet Union and the isions made during this conference changed the course of history. Day : Yalta Sevastopol Yalta B/LJD After breakfast we will proceed to Sevastopol a seaside resort and tourist destination and a treasure house of historic monuments. Along the way we will see an impressive Baidar Church Foros the place of former President Gorbachev s seclusion in August Balaclava valley known for the Charge of the Light Brigade. After lunch we will continue towards Chersonesus nicknamed as  Ukrainian Pompeii and  Russian Troy . We will experience a town founded by the Greeks in th century B.C. where the Great Prince Vladimir of Kievan Rus was baptized in . Before returning to Yalta for the night we will visit the Museum of Heroic Resistance and Liberation of Sevastopol which contains the panorama  The resistance of Sevastopol in  one of the most famous panoramas in the world. Day : Yalta Odessa B/LJD After breakfast we will proceed on a whole day ride to Odessa. On the way we will be passing by Simferopol Kherson and Mykolayiv. We will be making a short stop at Kherson the capital of Kherson Oblast. Odessa a major port on the Black Sea is known as the  pearl of the Black Sea . She is the site of a workers uprising supported by the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin and Lenin s lskra. The city has a vibrancy of its own due to its cosmopolitan history. Italians and Germans were predominant among the architects. As for the populace it was a mix from the very start. Sincere tolerance has always been the spirit among all the ethnic groups inhabiting Odessa. Day : Odessa B/UD The tour of Odessa begins with the Seaside Boulevard. Its main sights are the Potemkim Stairway the A. Richelieu and Pushkin monuments and the Opera and Ballet Theatre. We will also visit the Odessa University and drive along the old section of the city. After lunch we will explore the labyrinth of catacombs that thread miles under the city and made good hideouts for World War II resistants. Day : Odessa Vienna Singapore ODSNIE S / VIE/SIN OS / In the early morning check out of hotel and transfer to the airport for your morning flight back to Singapore via Vienna. Day : Singapore Arrive in Singapore with fond memories of a wonderful tour to Ukraine! Tour Fare: Twin Share: S$ S$ Single Room: S$ S$ Child as Twin: S$ S$ Child with adults : S$ S$ SIN Airport Tax: S$ Other Taxes: S$ War Risk Levy/Fuel Surcharge S$ All taxes are subjected to changes. Visa Fee days : S$ Visa Fee days : S$ Service Fee: S$ Tips for overseas guides drivers Train Fee to a cabin S$ Train Fee to a cabin S$ Departure Dates: Sep Oct Nov Dec UNIVERSAL TRAVEL CORPORATION PTE LTD Upper Cross Street #B People s Park Centre Singapore Email: utc@universaltravel.com.sg Fax: Tel: Website: http://www.universaltravel.com.sg

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