Transcarpathia - gastro tour, snails, wines and fun
About this tour
Mountains and castles, swimming in thermal pools and descending into an underground bunker, wines and Transcarpathian fun - all the best that Transcarpathia can offer!
Tour dates: August 12, August 26, September 9, September 23, October 7, October 21
You are
expected:
-
acquaintance with the history, customs, culture and religion of the inhabitants
of Transcarpathia: Ukrainian-Rusyns (Boikos, Lemkos, Dolinyans), Hungarians and
Roma;
- the best
gastronomic tastings - sausages and lekvar (jam), and snails with sauce;
- the
beauty of the Carpathian mountains, therapeutic thermal pools - bathing and
healing;
- descent
into the dungeon of the Second World War;
- tasting
of the best vintage wines of Transcarpathia in ancient wine cellars, and
tasting of wines from private farms of the Berehove region;
- Transcarpathian fun - ethnic folklore ensemble "Serenchlivye Gudaki" - master classes in chardash dance, quizzes, contests and fun entertainment.
Do not
include: entrance tickets to tourist facilities, eating, tasting.
For
one-sleep accommodation, please clarify the details.
Entrance
ticket price:
— Arpad line bunker (dungeon) — UAH 70/35 UAH;
preschool children - free of charge.
—
Zhavoronok thermal pool in Berehove: general, students —210 UAH, pensioners
—150 UAH, children from 120 to 150 cm tall — 100 UAH, children up to 120 cm
tall — free of charge, locker rental — 30 UAH;
— wine
tasting — 100 UAH/person, tour without wine tasting — 50 UAH/person;
— snail
tasting with two sauces and wine — 130 UAH, tasting — 100 UAH, tour without
tasting — 30 UAH;
—
Transcarpathian fun — 190/100 UAH;
— deer farm
— 30/20 UAH;
— thermal
pool "Kosino": general - 450 UAH, children up to 150 cm tall - free
of charge;
— concert and entertainment program "Party in Transcarpathia" - 190/100 UAH.
*The originality of the text is completely preserved by the author of the tour (tour operator)
We can also prepare a set of clothes for you with cool Visit Ukraine merch, so that you are as prepared as possible for the tour and enjoy the atmosphere

Day 1
Arrival in Lviv. Check-in at the hotel (check-out time - 14.00, if there is a free room - check-in immediately, if not - things at the duty administrator until 14.00). Bus tour "Streets of old Lviv". Lviv is a wonderful, unique open-air museum city. The central pedestrian part of the city is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the territory that has emerged since the 18th century, as well as visit the Cathedral of St. George, the High Castle and the Lychakiv Cemetery. Free time for an independent walk, visiting museums and temples, a chocolate workshop and a coffee dungeon, buying gifts and gatherings in cozy Lviv coffee houses.
Day 2
Underground bunker-Beregovo (thermal pool + wine tasting) - Transcarpathian fun. Boarding in a tourist bus (8.00, departure from the railway station), departure to Transcarpathia. Verkhnyaya Grabovnitsa - in the heart of the Carpathians, there is a grandiose bunker, which is the most preserved and interesting object of the once super-powerful Arpad defensive line, which was built by the Hungarian army in 1943-1944 to defend against the Soviet army. We invite you to walk through a giant one and a half kilometer tunnel with side branches and ventilation shafts to feel like a real military tourist. Beregovo - swimming in the thermal pool "Zhavoronok", wine tasting. Accommodation in rural tourism homesteads, 2-3 bed rooms. Concert and entertainment program "Fun in Transcarpathia". We invite all guests to visit this holiday, where you can learn more about the customs and culture of Transcarpathia. The Folklore Ensemble "Greenchlivye Hudaki" will entertain guests with folk and pop songs, dances and games. For everyone, there will be master classes in the Czardas dance, as well as quizzes, competitions and entertainment.
Day 3
Botar-Iza (snail farm, deer farm) - Velyatino-Lviv. Breakfast. Botar. It is here that the tasting room is located, where you can enjoy various varieties of lekvara (jam), sausages from Mongolitsa pigs and ecological juices. Moving to Iza - the capital of Ukraine's vine weaving, passing through the village you can buy a variety of souvenirs from the vine, from simple applied ones to real works of art. Excursion to the Highland Ranch with tasting of snails, and to the deer farm, in which more than a hundred spotted deer live and bring great joy to visitors. Velyatino - a modern water complex "Thermal Waters of Velyatino" Here, among the picturesque volcanic mountains, springs of thermal waters have long been beating, on the basis of which a modern and comfortable tourist complex "Warm Waters" operates, where we, swimming, will have a great time. Transfer to Lviv, arrival at the railway station.
5 reasons to choose tour
1
Acquaintance with the history, customs, culture and religion of the inhabitants of Transcarpathia
2
The best gastronomic tastings
3
The beauty of the Carpathian mountains
4
Descent into the dungeon of the Second World War
5
Tasting of the best vintage wines of Transcarpathia
Key landmarks
1
Lviv
Bus tour "Streets of old Lviv". Lviv is a wonderful, unique open-air museum city.
2
Verkhnyaya Grabovnitsa
In the heart of the Carpathians, there is a grandiose bunker, which is the most preserved and interesting object of the once super-powerful Arpad defensive line, which was built by the Hungarian army in 1943-1944 to defend against the Soviet army.
3
Beregovo
Swimming in the thermal pool "Zhavoronok", wine tasting.
4
Botar
It is here that the tasting room is located, where you can enjoy various varieties of lekvara (jam), sausages from Mongolitsa pigs and ecological juices.
5
Velyatino
A modern water complex "Thermal Waters of Velyatino" Here, among the picturesque volcanic mountains, springs of thermal waters have long been beating, on the basis of which a modern and comfortable tourist complex "Warm Waters" operates, where we, swimming, will have a great time.
What is included?
Transfer along the route
Professional guide
The tour is conducted in the Ukrainian language. Other languages on request.
Travel insurance
Accommodation
*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.