About the tour

Caves of Ternopil region

Optimistic, Crystal, Verteba, Khotyn fortress


Tour dates: APRIL 13-14


TRIP PROGRAM

DAY 0 | APRIL 12

14:35 - Departure of the train 181 or 203 or 041 from Dnipro to Ternopil.

For tourists from other cities there is an opportunity to join the group in Ternopil upon arrival of the train

At the railway station in Lutsk, we are met by a bus that will be with us throughout the tour, so you can leave extra things on the bus.


DAY 1 | APRIL 13

06:16 - Arrival of the train to Ternopil / Meeting with the group leader

- Transfer to the cave "Optimistic"

- Technical preparation for the descent into the cave at the speleological base

- Visit to the largest gypsum cave in the world "Optimistic" accompanied by experienced instructors, during which you will see unique clay sculptures, visit the first cave camp and get to the hall-museum with mineral formations that have been growing in underground cavities for tens of thousands of years and visit the underground lake "Balaton"

- Delicious and hearty lunch at a real speleological base

- Transfer to the cave "Verteba"

- Excursion to the Verteba cave, which houses the only cave museum of Trypillian culture in Ukraine

- Transfer to Zalishchyky

- Incredible panorama of the Dniester Canyon on the observation deck of the village of Zalischyky

- Transfer to the hotel in Borshchiv, check in / free time


DAY 2 | APRIL 14

8:00 - Breakfast at the hotel

- Transfer to the village of Kryvche

- Excursion to the cave "Crystal", the walls of which are covered with colorful gypsum crystals, during the visit you will see a buffalo head, a snake, a drum, a caveman's bed, and also pass the places where the owner of the cave and the beautiful Natalka lived

- Set lunch in a cafe

- Transfer to Khotyn

- Excursion to Khotyn fortress, which for centuries served as a shield on the way of enemy invaders, the arena of the largest military events

- Transfer to the railway station in Khmelnytskyi

- Free time before the train departure

20:11 - Departure of train 042 P from Khmelnytskyi to Dnipro


DAY 3 | APRIL 15

9:25 - Arrival of the train to Dnipro


The price is for one person in the group!

The tour is conducted in Ukrainian!

Extra charge:

Railway tickets (you can buy them yourself or we can do it for you) Rental equipment for a tour of the Optimistic Cave (rental of overalls 120 UAH/person / flashlight + helmet + battery 80 UAH/person, 50 UAH/person shoes, 20 UAH/person mittens) Additional meals (breakfast and dinner on the 1st day, dinner on the 2nd day) Personal expenses

5 reasons to choose tour

1

A trip full of adrenaline at a low price

2

The incredible beauty of the halls of the Optimistic Cave awaits us

3

We will conquer the depths of the Verteba cave

4

We will take unique photos as a souvenir

5

We will admire the panorama of the Dniester Canyon in Zalishchyky

Key landmarks

1

Caves

"Optimistic", "Verteba", "Kryshtaleva"

2

Zalishchyky

Dniester canyon

3

Khotyn

Khotyn fortress

What is included?

Transfer according to the program in a comfortable minibus, which will always be with us

Transfer according to the program in a comfortable minibus, which will always be with us

Excursion program

Excursion program

Accommodation at the hotel "Gostiny Dvor", Borshchiv (double rooms with twin beds with private facilities in each room)

Accommodation at the hotel "Gostiny Dvor", Borshchiv (double rooms with twin beds with private facilities in each room)

Meals (lunch on the 1st day, breakfast and lunch on the 2nd day)

Meals (lunch on the 1st day, breakfast and lunch on the 2nd day)

Organizational support of the group

Organizational support of the group

All entrance tickets

All entrance tickets

Insurance

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.