SKI TOUR TO DRAGOBRAT + HUTSUL ENTERTAINMENT
About this tour
Vacation in the Carpathians, Dragobrat, museums of Verkhovyna, Yaremche, Hutsul fun and more!
Tour dates: 22.02, 14.03
They are waiting for you:
- acquaintance with the history, customs, culture of one of the most interesting ethnic groups in the world - the Hutsuls;
- the best dishes of Hutsul cuisine;
- skiing, sledding, snowboarding at 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) - Dragobrat (free day for skiing in the resort of Dragobrat - Verkhovyna (return to the estate, Hutsul fun).
Day 3
Breakfast and departure (08:00) - Dragobrat (free day for skiing in the resort of Dragobrat) - Verkhovyna (return 19:20, bathing in vats).
Day 4
Breakfast and departure (08:00) - Verkhovyna (excursion and photo in Hutsul clothes in the museum "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and excursion and concert in the museum of folk instruments of Roman Kumlyk) - Yaremche (lunch, Dovbush Trail, rock viewing, waterfall viewing, souvenir shopping) - Lviv (return to 22:00).
Hutsul fun!
To fully understand the Hutsuls, their character, customs, cuisine, we invite you to visit the Hutsul fun.During the fun you will be able to enjoy:
- dishes of Hutsul cuisine: porcini mushroom soup, banush with cheese, tea made from fragrant healing Carpathian herbs, ...
- 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; Transfer Yasinya-Dragobrat by GAZ-ZIL cars in both directions: 190 UAH; Bathing in vats: 250 UAH for 2 h. 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.
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
Pidhirya
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. The museum will tell about the history of the creation and origin of life on Earth. You will be greeted by huge statues of the mammoth family, the saber-toothed tiger Sid and more.
2
Kolomyia
The city of Kolomiya, 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
Dragobrat
A ski resort located on the slopes of Svidovets, one of the highest Carpathian ridges at an altitude of 1300 - 1700 m. With the help of a chairlift, you can climb to the top of Mount Styg (1707 m), which offers some of the most beautiful panoramas in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The winter landscapes of Dragobrat will charm everyone with their landscapes. There is also an opportunity to go skiing (snowboarding), enjoy the mountain air and get unforgettable emotions.
What is included?
Transfer along the route
Professional guide
Travel insurance
Accommodation
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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The simultaneous stay of visitors in the hotel lobby not more than one person per 10 square meters of serviceable area is allowed.
Persons can visit hotels and stay there (outside hotel room) only if they wear respirator or face mask (including homemade mask), so that the nose and mouth are covered.
Hotel guests are obliged to keep the 1.5 meters distance.
Online check-in making in advance is recommended to avoid queues at check-in to hotel.
Meals in hotels are provided through meals delivery service to rooms upon prior order or at hotel restaurants situated inside or in open areas, provided the distance of at least 1.5 meters between seats at adjacent tables.
Not more than 4 clients are allowed to stay at the table (excluding children under 14 years old). Unless these tables are separated by a special partition;
Self-serve is not allowed.