Transcarpathia – Lake Synevyr – wine and cheese tasting + Lviv
About this tour
Carpathians, fortresses, castles, wines, mountains - all the best that Zakarpattia has to offer. This tour is the most popular among all tours of Zakarpattia and the Carpathians.
Tour dates - weekly on Fridays
Program.
Day 1 - Friday
Lviv
Arrival in Lviv. Check in to the hotel (estimated time - 14.00, if there is a free room - check in immediately, if not - leave your belongings at the receptionist until 14.00). Walking tour of the streets of old Lviv. Ancient buildings, cathedrals, parks, fortifications. Unique medieval part of the city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rynok Square, Latin Cathedral, Boimy Church, Korniakt Bell Tower, Dominican Cathedral. Fascinating stories about famous people who shaped the history of Lviv, fables, legends, and historical curiosities. The unique corners of ancient Lviv are the Italian and Armenian courtyards. The Chocolate Workshop is a place that both adults and children dream of visiting. After all, Lviv coffee and chocolate are the most delicious in Ukraine! Free time for independent walks, visiting museums, buying gifts and gatherings in cozy Lviv cafes. Please note: For those who have already been to Lviv, we offer a tour of the Dungeons of Lviv instead of the Old Lviv tour.
Day 2 - Saturday
Schönborn Castle - Palanok-Berehove Castle (thermal pool + wine tasting)
Boarding a tourist bus (8.00 am, departure from the railway station), departure to Zakarpattia. One of the most beautiful and romantic castles in the country is located among the Carpathian mountains. The hunting castle of the Counts Schönborn (1890) invites you to a fairy tale.
It looks at you through 365 windows and invites you through 12 entrances to 52 rooms. The castle is surrounded by a beautiful park with many exotic plants. Mukachevo Palanok Castle (XIV century) - This outstanding military and architectural monument of the Middle Ages was built to protect and control trade and military routes. Some sources claim that in the 9th and 10th centuries there was a small fortification on the mountain built to protect the borders of Kievan Rus beyond the Carpathians.
The castle was built by Russian Prince Fyodor Koryatovich and turned into his residence. The castle walls remember their defender Ilona Zrinyi, who showed miracles of courage and heroism during the defense of the castle. If you want to feel like you are in another country where most people do not understand Ukrainian, Russian or English, then you should definitely visit the capital of Hungarian Ukraine - Berehove. Swimming in the thermal pool, wine tasting. Accommodation in rural tourism estates, 2-3-bed rooms with private facilities.
Day 3 - Sunday
Nyzhnye Selyshche - Synevyr Lake - Shipot Waterfall - Lviv.
Breakfast. Transfer to Nyzhnye Selyshche. This unique village in Ukraine is a model of local management. Residents have united in the "Association of Local Development", thanks to which the village's infrastructure has been developed and a cheese dairy has been launched, which invites you to taste different varieties of cheese with wine. The cheese is made using Swiss technology and is the best in Ukraine. Those who like the cheese will be able to buy it at the producer's prices. Lake Synevyr is a self-explanatory sea eye in the crater of a former volcano, located on top of a mountain among a dense coniferous forest... Pylypets waterfall, which fascinates with its cascades between andesite rocks, drops its water into the picturesque valley from a height of 15 meters. The waterfall originates from a large underground spring, the so-called "Sea Eye", in one of the most beautiful places in the Ukrainian Carpathians - the Borzhava valley. The time spent at Shipot helps you to relax from civilization and gives you new vitality. Transfer to Lviv, estimated arrival at 22.30.
Please note: From November to March, the tour to the Synevyr Island is replaced by Mount Makovytsia (750 m), which we will climb by cable car. From the top of the mountain you can see magnificent panoramas of the Carpathian ranges Borzhava and Gorgany, as well as the meanders of the Rika River. This is due to the short daylight hours and bad weather conditions that do not allow you to climb to the lake.
The price does not include: entrance tickets to tourist sites, meals, wine and cheese tastings.
Ticket prices: Schönborn Castle (20/15 UAH), Palanok Castle (70/50 UAH), new thermal pool "Zhayvoronok" in Beregovo (250 UAH, locker rental - 20 UAH), wine tasting (60 UAH), cheese tasting with wine - (60/40 UAH), Synevyr - (30/20 UAH), Shypit waterfall (20/15 UAH).
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You are welcome here: Familiarity with the history, customs, culture and religion of the inhabitants of Zakarpattia: Ukrainians-Rusyns (Boikos, Lemkos, Dolynians), Hungarians and Roma. The best dishes of Boyko, Hungarian, and Czech cuisine. Outstanding historical sights of the region: Schönborn Castle, Mukachevo Castle, the historic center of Berehove, a general view of Nevytsky, Vynogradiv and Khust castles, magnificent wooden churches. The beauty of the Carpathian Mountains, the Shipit waterfall, Mount Makovytsia, a deer farm in Iza, the opportunity to take a photo in a picturesque place in the Carpathians, swimming in the thermal pool of Beregovo Tasting of organic cheeses from the Selyshche Cheese Factory, made using Swiss technology, as well as tasting brynza, vurda, budzu from the Carpathian meadows Tasting the best vintage wines of Transcarpathia in ancient wine cellars, and tasting wines from private farms in Berehove district Vivid emotions and pleasant memories of the tour and vacation in Transcarpathia!
5 reasons to choose tour
1
Acquaintance with the history, customs, culture and religion of the inhabitants of Transcarpathia
2
Outstanding historical monuments of the region
3
The beauty of the Carpathian mountains, the Shypit waterfall, Mount Makovitsa
4
Tasting of the best vintage wines and cheeses of Transcarpathia
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Bright emotions and pleasant memories of the tour and rest in Transcarpathia
Key landmarks
1
Lviv
Ancient buildings, cathedrals, parks, fortifications. A unique medieval part of the city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rynok Square, Latin Cathedral, Boim Church, Kornyakt Bell Tower, Dominican Cathedral.
2
Shenborn Castle
One of the most beautiful and romantic castles in the country is located among the picturesque Carpathian mountains.
3
Palanok Castle
This outstanding military architectural monument of the Middle Ages was built to protect and control trade and military routes.
4
Lake Synevyr
Needs no introduction - a sea eye in the crater of a former volcano, located on a mountain top among a dense coniferous forest.
5
Nyzhne Selishche
A unique village in Ukraine, is a model of local farming. The residents have united in the "Association of Local Development", thanks to which the infrastructure of the village was developed and a cheese factory was launched, which invites you to taste different varieties of cheese with wine.
What is included?
Transfer along the route
Accommodation
Accommodation for 2 nights in tourist-class hotels (2-3 standard rooms with amenities, please specify the price for single accommodation)
Professional guide
The tour is conducted in the Ukrainian language. Other languages on request.
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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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.