Hutsul Carpathian mountains and Bukovel
About this tour
*The tour is conducted in Ukrainian
1 day
Departure from Lviv (08:00) – Rohatyn (visiting a church) – Yaremche (waterfalls, Hutsulshchyna restaurant, buying souvenirs and lunch) – Bukovel (chairlift ride to the top of the mountain Bukovel and viewing the Carpathian panorama) – Polyanytsia (check-in at the hotel at 19:30, Hutsul entertainment (ethnic songs and dances).
2 day
Breakfast and departure (08:00) – Verkhovyna (excursion-concert at the museum named after Roman Kumlyk, excursion and taking photos in the Hutsulian clothes at the museum “Tini zabutykh predkiv” (“Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”), visiting cheese manufacture and museum) – Verkhnii Yaseniv (lunch) – Kryvorivnya (visiting Hutsulian church and liqueur and tea museum “Didova Apteka”) – Verkhovyna (live beer tasting) – Lviv (arrival before 23:30).
5 reasons to choose tour
1
Get to know the history, customs, culture and religion of one of the most interesting ethnic groups - Hutsuls
2
Taste the best dishes Hutsul cuisine
3
Visit the most prominent historical and natural sights of this region
4
Purchase unique Hutsul souvenirs made by local craftsmen
5
Participate in Hutsul traditional entertainment: music, dances, songs and delicacies
Key landmarks
1
Rohatyn
It is the birthplace of Nastia Lisovska, known as Hurrem Sultan or Roksolana, wife of Suleiman II the Magnificent. It is a charming Halychian town with magnificent monuments of sacred art. The wooden Church of the Holy Spirit (1598) is one of the perfect examples of Halychian wooden folk architecture, one of the most valuable sacred buildings in the world listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Nowadays, it houses the exposition of the Museum of local lore, the highlight of which is unique in beauty the only one in Halychyna five-tiered Renaissance iconostasis (1650).
2
Yaremche
The famous climatic resort is located between the picturesque mountains in the fascinating valley of the Prut River. Every year, thousands of people admire the cascading waterfall “Probii” (Yaremche Huk) and a wooden restaurant “Hutsulshchyna”.
3
Bukovel
Ski resort No. 1 in Ukraine, where you can get to the top of the mountain Bukovel (1115 m) in the cable-chairlift and admire a beautiful view of the Gorgany and Chornohora mountain ridge.
4
Verkhovyna
The ethnic and geographical centre of Hutsulshchyna, the former village of Zhabie, nestled on the banks of the marvellous river Chornyi Cheremosh; in addition to the picturesque Carpathian panoramas has many other attractions for the discerning travellers. Here, you are warmly welcomed to a concert tour to the private Hutsul Museum of lifestyle and musical instruments named after Roman Kumlyk. In the house-museum of the movie “Shadows of forgotten ancestors”, you can learn about the great love of the Hutsuls Ivan and Marichka, as well as have a photoshoot in the Hutsul clothes. And in the museum of the Polonyna life “Khata-Staia”, you can taste delicious Hutsul brynza.
5
Krivorivnya
The legendary village, "Ukrainian Athens", has preserved for us the classical Hutsul Church of the Holy Mother of God (1719) and the house-museum "Hutsul Grazhda". I. Franko, M. Hrushevsky, G. Khotkevich, M. Kotsyubinsky, I. Trush and dozens of other prominent figures liked the picturesque Kryvorivnya, and obviously you will like it too.
What is included?
Comfortable bus travel
Accommodation
Guide services
Excursions to tourist sites
Travel insurance
*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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