BUKOVEL: SKIING, SLEDGES AND HUTSUL FUN
About this tour
Skiing on Bukovel, Dovbush trail, Kolomyia, Yaremche, photo shoot, Hutsul fun and more!
Tour dates: 22.02, 14.03
You will find:
- acquaintance with the history, customs, culture of one of the most interesting ethnic groups in the world - Hutsuls;
- the best dishes of Hutsul cuisine;
- skiing, sledding, snowboarding in one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe;
- the most outstanding historical and natural sights of the region: Hutsul churches, waterfalls, rivers, picturesque Carpathian landscapes, Hutsul museums;
- exhibition and sale of products of Hutsul folk artists: wood carving, weaving, hazel weaving, embroidery, musical instruments, Easter eggs, cheese toys;
- and unforgettable "Hutsul fun" with music, dancing, singing and delicious Hutsul dishes.
Tour program:
Day 1
Departure from Lviv (08:00) - Pidhiria (visit to the park "UNDERHILL") - Kolomyia (lunch, photos near the museum "Pysanky", visit to the museum "Hutsulshchyna") - Verkhovyna (tasting live beer "Verkhovyna", checking into Hutsul mansions).
Day 2
Breakfast and departure (08:00) - Bukovel (free day for skiing in the resort of Bukovel) - Verkhovyna (return to the estate, Hutsul fun).
Day 3
Breakfast and departure (08:00) - Bukovel (free day for skiing in the resort of Bukovel) - Verkhovyna (return 19:20, bathing in vats).
Day 4
Breakfast and departure (08:00) - Verkhovyna (excursion and photography in Hutsul clothes in the museum "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and a concert in the museum of folk instruments by Roman Kumlyk) - Yaremche (lunch, Dovbush Trail, rock viewing, waterfall viewing, souvenir shopping) - Lviv (return to 22:00).
HUCULIAN FUN!
To fully understand the Hutsuls, their character, customs, cuisine, we invite you to visit the Hutsulian fun.
- singing and dancing from the Hutsul chapel "Dovbushova taistra";
- master classes in Hutsul dances: Hutsulka, resheto, golubka; Hutsul songs, kolomyikas, songs about the Carpathians; initiation into the Hutsuls; and dancing, dancing, dancing to incendiary Hutsul music.
The price does not include and is paid additionally: entrance tickets to museums, meals, participation in the Hutsul fun, ski equipment rental.
Entrance fees: Earth History Park: adults, pensioners, students - 100 UAH, children under 6 years old - free of charge; Hutsulshchyna Museum: general and pensioner - 30 UAH, student - 20 UAH, pupil - 15 UAH; Rise by cable car to Mount Bukovel (both ways): general, student, pensioner - 190 UAH/person, pensioners and children under 12 years old - 150 UAH/person; Excursion-concert at the Roman Kumlyk Museum of Hutsul Life and Musical Instruments: general, student and pupil - 50 UAH; Museum "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors": general, pensioner and student - 40 UAH, pupil - 35 UAH/person; Entrance ticket to the Dovbush trail: general, pensioner, student - 50 UAH, pupil - 35 UAH.
Meals: Breakfast on day 1 - you can have breakfast at home or take sandwiches with you to eat while the bus is moving or during the parking lots. Lunch on day 1 - will be held in the cafe "Shtolnya" in Kolomyia. Menu: Ukrainian borsch, potato casserole with cheese sauce, mushrooms and chicken, beetroot salad, bread, tea. The cost is 130 UAH. Dinner on the 1st day will be held in Hutsul houses. Menu: kulesha with mushrooms, chicken broth with homemade noodles, cheese, Carpathian herb tea. The cost is 120 UAH per person. Breakfast on the 2nd day will be held in Hutsul houses. Menu: omelet, pancakes, cheese sandwiches, tea/coffee. The price is 80 UAH/person. Lunch on the 2nd day - will be held in cafes, restaurants of Bukovel resort at tourists' own choice. Dinner on the 2nd day - can be held in Verkhovyna in the cafe "Galina's" as a holiday "Hutsul fun!" Menu: porcini mushroom soup, Hutsul cabbage rolls, sweet treats, tea made from fragrant Carpathian herbs. Breakfast on Day 3 - will be held in Hutsul houses. Menu: pancakes with cheese, sliced sausage, cheese, eggs, tea/coffee, bread. Price: 80 UAH/person. Lunch on the 3rd day: in cafes and restaurants of Bukovel resort of tourists' choice. Dinner on the 3rd day: in Hutsul houses. Menu: pickled cucumber, potatoes with meat (roast), Hutsul borscht, bread, tea. The cost is 120 UAH per person. Breakfast on the 4th day is held in the mansions. It is a typical European breakfast. The cost is 80 UAH/person. Lunch on the 4th day is held in the kolyba "Carpathian Vodohrai". Menu: mushroom soup, mashed potatoes with pork goulash, beetroot salad, bread, tea. The cost is 125 UAH.
Day 4
Breakfast and departure (08:00) — Verkhovyna (excursion and photographing in Hutsul clothing in the museum "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and an excursion concert in the museum of folk instruments of Roman Kumlyk) — Yaremche (lunch, "Dovbusha" Trail, view of the rocks, viewing the waterfall, buying souvenirs) — Lviv (return by 10:00 p.m.).
5 reasons to choose tour
1
Acquaintance with the history, customs, culture of one of the most interesting ethnic groups in the world - the Hutsuls
2
The best dishes of Hutsul cuisine
3
Skiing, sledding, snowboarding at one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe
4
The most outstanding historical and natural sights of the region: Hutsul temples, waterfalls, rivers, picturesque Carpathian landscapes, Hutsul museums
5
An unforgettable "Hutsul fun" with music, dancing, singing and delicious Hutsul snacks
Key landmarks
1
Pidgirya
The "Park of the History of the Earth" opens its doors to everyone who wants to learn about the Cenozoic era, which began 66 million years ago and continues today. The entertainment and educational park stretched over 8 hectares.
2
Kolomyia
The city of Kolomiyok, one of the most beautiful cities of Galicia, with a wonderful Art Nouveau building in the central part of the city. You should definitely visit the business card of Kolomyia - the unique and only in the world Museum of Easter egg painting, also known as the "Museum of Easter eggs", it is located in the largest egg in the world (13.5 m) and has an exposition of 12,000 exhibits. The city is also waiting for you: one of the best museums of Ukraine - the National Museum of Folk Art of Hutsul region and Pokuttia named after of Josaphat Kobrynskyi, one of the oldest in Ukraine, the wooden Church of the Annunciation (1587) and the town hall (1877), which is not in the center of the square. The market is on the street corner.
3
Verkhovyna
The former Zhabye, on the Black Cheremosh River, the center of one of the most interesting regions of Ukraine, hospitably invites you to a concert-excursion to the private Hutsul museum of life and musical instruments named after Roman Kumlyk, as well as the hut-museum of the film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (with photography in Hutsul clothes) and the "Hat-Staya" museum (with the purchase of cheese).
4
Bukovel
Ski resort No. 1 in Ukraine, where you can climb a chairlift to the top of Mount Bukovel (1115m), which offers a wonderful panorama of Gorgan and the Black Mountain range.
5
Yaremche
A famous climatic resort located between picturesque mountains in the picturesque valley of the Prut River. Thousands of people are mesmerized every year by the Yaremchanskii Huk cascade waterfall and the wooden restaurant "Hutsulshchyna", and here we will also see the famous rocks of Oleksa Dovbush, admire the breathtaking panoramas on the way to them.
What is included?
Transfer along the route
Professional guide
Travel insurance
Accommodation
In cozy Hutsul manors of green tourism in the city of Verkhovyna, rooms: 2-bed and 3-bed with benefits.
*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.
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