KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI CRUISE + BAKOTA
About this tour
Kamianets-Podilskyi and Khotyn fortresses, Bakota, a boat cruise along the Dniester canyon
Day 1: departure from Lviv (08:00) / Ivano-Frankivsk (10:30) - Chernivtsi (lunch, tour of the university, city, dinner) - Kamianets-Podilskyi (check in to the hotel).
Day 2: breakfast and departure (08:00) - Kamianets-Podilskyi (tour of the old town and the fortress, lunch) - Bakota (visit to the rock monastery) - Kamianets-Podilskyi (check in at the hotel).
Day 3: breakfast and departure (07:00) - cruise along the Dniester canyon - Khotyn (tour of the fortress) - Kryvche (lunch) - Bilche-Zolote (tour of the Verteba cave) - Ternopil (return at 20:00) / Lviv (return at 22:00).
The tour price includes
- travel by a comfortable bus;
- accompaniment of a guide;
- excursion services at tourist sites;
- travel insurance;
- accommodation.
They are additionally paid:
- entrance tickets to tourist attractions, meals.
Entrance fees:
- Khotyn Fortress (general, pensioner - 80 UAH, students and pupils - 40 UAH);
- Podilski Tovtry National Park (adults - 40 UAH/person, students - 35 UAH/person; children 6-12 years old - 20 UAH/person; children under 6 years old - free);
- Kamianets Fortress (general, pensioner - 100 UAH, students and pupils - 50 UAH);
- a boat cruise along the Dniester Canyon (general - 200 UAH, children under 6 - 140 UAH).
*The tour is conducted in Ukrainian
5 reasons to choose tour
1
Kamianets- Podilskyi - excursion around the old town and fortress
2
Boat cruise along the Dnister Canyon
3
Khotyn - tour of the fortress)
4
Bilche-Zolote - Excursion to the cave
5
Podilski Tovtry national park
Key landmarks
1
Kamianets - Podilskyi
This unique city is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, due to the picturesque canyon of the river Smotrych and the huge concentration of architectural monuments. Kamianets ranks third in Ukraine for its number of architectural monuments. It was also recognized to be one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. The Old fortress (ХІІІ-ХVІІІ centuries) with St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral (XVI century) has an interesting history that involved many changes to the castle. The gardens have a minaret and a sculpture of Our Lady, standing side by side. Here you will also find the oldest Сity hall in Ukraine (XV century). The old city is beautiful for walking and enjoying the natural and man-made beauty.
2
Boat cruise along the Dnister Canyon
We offer you a unique adventure, with a chance to cruise along the river Dnister and to see its most picturesque places. The cruise will pass through the Podilski Tovtry national park, and you will be able to enjoy fairy rocks, extraordinary natural vistas and see the blue waters of the Dniester River. You will remember this trip forever, and you will want to come back again and again.
3
Khotyn
The impregnable Khotyn fortress (XIII-XX centuries) is a favorite among tourists and filmmakers. The 40-meter-high walls, 65 meter deep well, and wonderful views of the Dnister are very impressive. The fortress played an important and complex role in history, and you leave with lasting impressions of this amazing castle.
4
Bilche-Zolote
The Verteba cave is also called “ Pompea on the Dniester River” because it is unique in the world for its variety of magnificent features. The length of passage ways is 8 km. The temperature in the cave is always the same, +11 Celcius. The maze “Kamiana Solomka” is also very interesting because the surface of its ceilings are covered with thick stalactites that are 10-12 cm long. The Verteba cave is the first in the world to become an underground museum of archeology. The caves were discovered in 1884 by the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture with findings from the Neolithic age. You can view a diorama with Trypillian pottery, clay figurines, tools, and other intriguing finds from extensive archeological excavations.
What is included?
Transfer along the route
Professional guide
Travel insurance
Accommodation
Hotel “7 Dniv” in Kamyanets –Podilskyi, with comfortable double or twin rooms with bathroom.
*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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