EH Scenic Ukraine and Poland

Kiev, Ukraine

Tour Details

Visit: Kiev, Lviv, Krakow, Warsaw

Day 1 (Wednesday): Arrival in Kiev

Upon arrival in Kiev, transfer to hotel, where you will check-in and have a welcome meeting.

Day 2 (Thursday): Krakow

Founded in the late 9th century Kyiv is one of the oldest cities of Europe and the cradle of Slavic civilization and Orthodox Christianity. The morning sightseeing tour introduces us to the historic city and all its treasures including St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Golden Gates, St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, which we reach by cable car, Independence Square, Opera House and St. Andrew’s Cathedral. The afternoon is reserved for an optional excursion to the world famous Cave Monastery featuring amazing architectural monuments, ranging from bell towers to cathedrals to underground cave systems and strong stone fortification walls. In the evening enjoy an optional dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3 (Friday): Kiev

The morning offers an optional excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum, where farmsteads, wooden churches, windmills and village architecture from all regions of the large country will bring us back to the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century rural Ukraine. In the afternoon is offered an optional visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the National History Museum. The St. Sophia Cathedral, built in 11th century, is an UNESCO heritage monastery complex with unique ancient frescoes. The visit includes also Bell Tower, Monks Refectory and Metropolite House. We proceed to the National Historical Museum with over 800 thousand unique exhibits related to the history and culture of Ukraine.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4 (Saturday): Kiev - Lviv

The early morning is reserved for an optional visit to the unique Chernobyl Museum dedicated to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which also signalled the beginning of the end of Soviet Ukraine. In the afternoon we go to the railway station to board the modern high-speed train bound for Lviv. Upon arrival in the evening to Lviv, check in at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5 (Sunday): Lviv

The full day optional tour today takes us to castles around Lviv: Olesko Castle dating back to 13th century and the residence of Polish Kings, like Jan Sobieski. The castle features a magnificent collection of old furniture and paintings, a nice park and a museum with beautiful pieces of jewellery, and Zolochiv Palace, the jewel of defensive architecture, built in 17th century. Over centuries the palace served as fortress and royal residence. In the courtyard we find Grand Palace and Chinese Palace.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6 (Monday): Lviv

Lviv is known as the centre of West-Ukraine, which was never incorporated into imperial Russia but was a part the Habsburg Empire. Even Lviv has had an enthralling and violent history it still has a unique old-world charm. The morning walking tour takes us to Lviv Old Town, a complex of stone buildings from the 14th-16th century, and includes the Market Square with City House, Black Stone Building, Opera Square, Kornyakt Palace, Medieval Pharmacy-Museum, Armenian Cathedral, Dominical and Bernardine cathedrals and the beautiful Boim Chapel. In the afternoon is offered an optional Lviv Beer Tour. We will have an opportunity to learn how craft beer is brewed and to taste it, and during the tour we will travel from an old monastery of the 17th century to a modern beer brewery. In the evening enjoy an optional Carpathian farewell dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine with its highlight dish- Carpathian trout.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 (Tuesday): Lviv - Krakow

In the morning we are taken to Lviv Railway Station. Here we depart with the modern intercity train bound for the Polish city Przemysl to catch our connection further on to Krakow. The scenic train ride takes us through the mountainous and forested Polish Sub-Carpathian province before we reach Krakow in early afternoon. Upon arrival we will check in at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 (Wednesday): Krakow

For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon you'll enjoy an excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 metres. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9 (Thursday): Krakow - Warsaw

We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Madonna. Through the flat low-laying plain of Central Poland we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 10 (Friday): Warsaw

Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon enjoy an excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 11 (Saturday): Warsaw

After breakfast, you'll be transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast

Escorted Tour Includes:

Arrival and departure transfers
10 overnights at centrally located 4-star hotels
10 x buffet breakfast
Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
Personalized welcome package
Tickets for Cable Car ride in Kiev, entrances to Boim Chapel and Medieval Pharmacy-Museum in Lviv, Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa and St. John’s Cathedral in Warsaw
8-hours excursion to castles around Lviv
4-hour excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine
3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to Palace on the Water
Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours
Train tickets Lviv–Przemysl–Krakow OW (2nd class)
Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary
Porterage at hotels

Not Included:

3-hours visit to the Cave Monastery: $73.00 per person
Ukrainian dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas: $73.00 per person
3-hours visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and National Historical Museum: $63.00 per person
3-hours visit to Chernobyl Museum: $73.00 per person
4-hours excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Museum: $67.00 per person
2-hours Lviv Beer Tour: $63.00 per person
Carpathian dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine: $63.00 per person
Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: $73.00 per person
Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: $73.00 per person
Half board at hotels (10 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): $589.00 per person

Hotels (or similar):

Kiev: Hotel Park Inn Kyiv 4*
Lviv: Hotel Dnister 4*
Krakow: Hotel Novotel Krakow Centrum 4*
Warsaw: Hotel Mercure Warszawa Centrum 4*

Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and escorted tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (vh)