4 Caves of Ukrainian Region Podolia: Mlynky, Optymistychna, Atlantyda and Kryshtaleva
Information
Visit a unique underground world that has been formed over the course of millions of years.
Tour language: Ukrainian. Contact us if you would like to hire a guide who speaks English or another foreign language.
Day 1: departure from Lviv (at 08:00) – Mlynky cave (cave visiting and lunch) – Korolivka (excursion to Optymistychna cave) – Kryvche (dinner) - Kamianets-Podilskyi (hotel check-in at 10:30 p.m.).
Day 2: breakfast and departure (at 08:00 a.m.) – Zavallia (excursion to Atlantyda cave) – Kryvche (lunch, visit to Kryshtaleva cave) – Lviv (return at 10:30 p.m.).
Breakfast
At Slava cafe in Ozerna (Ternopil region). Everyone chooses their own food. Low prices and quick service.
0 UAH
Lunch
Lunch at the speleo base near Mlynky cave (the village of Zalissia). Menu: borshch, pilav, salad, bread. Price: 150 UAH/person.
200 UAH
Dinner
Menu: pasta with meat, salad, bread, compote. Price: 190 UAH per person.
190 UAH
Breakfast
Breakfast is served in the restaurant "Esher", hotel "7 days". Menu: omelet, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, mushroom julienne, rye bun, butter, tea/coffee. The cost is 200 UAN/person.
200 UAH
Lunch
Late lunch takes place at Kmelnytskyi speleo club “Atlantyda”. Menu: salad, pickles, fish soup, potatoes, Albanian meat, bread, tea. Price: 150-170 UAH.
150 UAH
Dinner
At Slava cafe in Ozerna (Ternopil region). Everyone chooses their own food. Low prices and quick service.
0 UAH
"7 Days" hotel in Kamianets-Podilskyi
Comfortable twin rooms with amenities.
Mlynky cave
Equipment rental: speleologist's overalls – 200 UAH / person, can be replaced by your own old clothes, flashlight – 50 UAH / person.
300 UAH
Optymistychna cave
general, senior, students, children – 150 UAN/person. Equipment rental: a helmet and a flashlight – 80 UAN/person, dungarees – 120 UAN/person, footwear – 50 UAN/person, gloves 20 UAN/person.
150 UAH
Atlantyda cave
650 UAH per person (including a caving suit and a flashlight)
790 UAH
Kryshtaleva cave
general – 50 UAN/person, children – 40 UAN/person.
150 UAH
Key landmarks
1
Mlynky cave
This is one of the most beautiful caves in Ukraine, which currently consists of 16 different districts, the total length of the maze is more than 30 kilometers. This cave is very diverse and colorful. There are many large crystals and stalactites, "stone waves", its walls are covered with beautiful snow-white, grey and brown crystals. We invite you to visit this magical underground kingdom!
2
Optymistychna cave
The longest gypsum cave in the world and the fifth longest cave. The total number of investigated routes is 236 km. Optymistychna cave consists of 10 districts, which are different from each other in structure, shape, number of crystals, and shades. This unbelievably beautiful cave invites you to plunge into the world of the underground kingdom and comprehend the greatness of the creation of the perfect creator. And after the excursion, you can taste freshly brewed beer and refresh yourself with homemade borscht with fragrant bread.
3
Atlantyda cave
Karst cave with a clear three-storey structure. Along the route, we will see various rock formations, wells, crevices such as "Baleen", "Decollete", "Tuhis", "Pioneer Hill", get into the incredibly beautiful "Guerrilla Gallery" consisting of black manganese. Legends, myths, stories, cave spirits await you while visiting the underworld.
4
Kryshtaleva cave
The walls of the endless labyrinths of the Kryshtaleva Cave are covered with multi-colored gypsum crystals, which mesmerize with their shine and make you want to stay there forever. In the cave you can see: a buffalo head, a snake, a drum, a caveman's bed, and you can also walk through the places where the owner of the cave and the beautiful Natalka lived. Kryshtaleva cave is the most studied cave of the Ternopil region, the length of the excursion route is several kilometers, and the total length of its labyrinths is 22 km, which were washed in the layers of gypsum 14 million years ago, the temperature in the cave is always the same - 12 degrees.
What is included?
travel by comfortable bus;
travel guide;
excursions at travel attractions;
travel insurance;
accommodation.
*From each purchased tour, we transfer 10% to the Ukrainian Refugee Support Fund. All profits from press tours are transferred to the reconstruction of Ukraine.