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                                                                                                                               MAGNIFICENT CITIES AND VILLAGES OF THE CARPATHIANS

                                                                                                                                                                             

MAGNIFICENT CITIES AND VILLAGES OF THE CARPATHIANS

Dzembronya is the highest mountain village in Ukraine.It is a beautiful and unique part Ukrainian Carpathians. Holidays in Dzembronya will be remembered long. It is the highest region in Ukraine and a place that has not yet become a tourist attraction. Here you can be alone with nature and yourself. To see the molphars (іn the Hutsul culture, this is called the supernatural ability of a person, such as a medicine man, magician, or folk magician.), Hutsuls, ancient customs of the local people. Here we offer you spend 3 unforgettable days. We will climb to Mount Pip Ivan (2028m), see Dzembronya waterfall and Rock Sculpture Park, and try the most delisious cheese.  First day We will start our trip from Ivano-Frankivsk. To Dzembronya we will go by comfortable bus. There we will live in the house of local people. They will meet us in the best Ukrainian traditions.  In the first day we will visit wonderful Dzembrovskiy Waterfall. It will be very active day because we will go for a walk to Mount Smotrych. There we will find one of the most beautiful waterfall The Carpathian Mountains. From village Dzembronya to Waterfall is 3,6 km., and all this time when we will go to waterfall around will be a picturesque nature.  In the evening we will arrange for you a barbecue in the garden in our house.  Second day In the morning we will have taste breakfast and after for us wait very exciting trip to Lake Maricheika and Mount Pip Ivan. It will be a difficult journey, but the result is worth it. Pip Ivan is the second highest mountain in the Carpathians. On the top we will find Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory. Now it is not active and has not been completely preserved but it is the highest located building in Ukraine where people worked. Also our first stop will be on Lake Maricheika. It is picturesque high mountain lake, located in the Carpathian National Park.  In the evening for us will wait tasty ukrainian dinner. Third Day It will be the last day our trip. We check-out and go to local men whose cook the most delisious cheese. There we can tasting it and buy for our family and friends. After we wil coe back t Ivano-Frankivsk. Tour includes: - transfer (comfortable bus) - accommodation (BB) - BBQ - guide  
From EUR 150
Horodenka is a little beautiful town in western Ukraine near The Carpathian Mountains and Dnister River. There are many historical monuments and ancient building. It is a old town with a long history, so if you want to learn ukrainian history and culture come here. We offer you one-day tour to Horodenka. Our trip will start from Ivano-Frankivsk. We will go to Horodenka by comfortable bus. Here we will visit all town ​​attractions, have tasty ukrainian dinner and enjoy wonderful ukrainian nature.  Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most valuable monuments of the late baroque. The complex also includes a monastery cell building and a column with a statue of the Blessed Virgin. Now half of the church is  restored and used in worship. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a monument of architecture of the mid-18th century. It is located in the central part of town.  Armenian church is the oldest monument in Horodenka. The church was built in the 18th century and has survived to this day and it was not restored.  Synagogue is the most importand building for the Jewish people in Horodenka.  Also we offer you to visit the most beautiful nature park near Dnister River.  National Nature Park "Dnestrovsky Canyon" is the biggest and picturesque park in Ukraine. Here you will see unique flowars, wonderful views . Also within the park is located the Dniester Canyon. It is the biggest canyon in Ukraine and one of the biggest in Europe. It is the wonderful place which you need visit. 
From EUR 50
Kosiv is located on the area of the National Park “Hutsulshchyna”, the Mykhalkova Mountain (812 meters above sea level). The resort is 2 kilometers away from the center of the city, which is said to be the cultural and tourist center of Hutshulshchyna (a region in Western Ukraine). This is a peculiar area where people keep to the old traditions and customs, rituals and culture. Kosiv district is a land of high mountains, swift streams, woods, and valleys, where there is a sound of trembita (a specific musical instrument) and unique melodies of the Hutsul musicians. There are unique types of flora and fauna, the sources of waters and mountain waterfalls. The Kosiv souvenir market works twice a week: every Thursday and Saturday, major religious holidays make the exceptions. You can buy there: Easter pysankas (pattern-painted eggs), wooden vases, jewelry boxes, statuettes, pottery plates, embroidered and weaved shirts, towels, carpets, lizhnyks (woolen blankets), items of beads, metal, leather and even cheese and other hand-made things. The Kosiv Huk is the geological natural monument of a great significance. It is located on the Rybnytsia River, with the city of Kosiv, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The Kosiv waterfalls or “Huks”, consist of two parts – huk, that is a fall, and foam – the part of the river where the water flows down. It creates a so-called “boiling pot” covered with white foam. Kosiv Museum of Hutsulshchyna Folk Art and Life is in the house (19-20 centuries) which initially belonged to the European community. The museum possesses about 5 000 showpieces. The collection is represented by the best items of wood, pottery, leather and metal, Hutsul clothing and embroidery. The Mykhalkova Mountain is the highest peak in Kosiv. There are amazing views from the mountain and fascinating panoramas of the city and the closest villages. Mykhalkova is the heart of ski tourism in the Kosiv district. Cable chair lifting track was constructed in 1975. Its length is 900 meters, and the track is 1200 meters. The height is 250 meters. May 6, the holiday of Saint George, the Dragonslayer, there is a great bonfire on the mountain peak that can be observed from all around Kosiv.
From EUR 30
Lviv – Ivano-Frankivsk – Kolomyia – Delyatyn – Yaremche – Ivano-Frankivsk Duration: 6 days/5 nights Lviv is an old city, a place of history and museums. It is also considered to be the capital of Galicia and the centre of Western Ukraine. A historical part of Lviv is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here is the biggest amount of architectural monuments in Ukraine. The city Lviv is named after Prince Leo I of Galicia, son of the Lviv founder King Daniel of Galicia. The city has never changed its name. Master class in the Lviv Handmade Chocolate House is an hour and a half of a chocolate craft, decorating chocolate pieces, new knowledge about chocolate, tasting drinks and sweets made by yourself under the supervision of a professional choclatier. Every participant will turn into a true chocolate-master and your sweet dream will come true. We will have you wear a chocolatier uniform, give you all the necessary items and natural chocolate of a high quality. Lviv is an old city, a place of history and museums. It’s also considered to be a capital of Galicia and a centre of Western Ukraine.  Ivano-Frankivsk is the city of promenades, first of all. It’s one of the very populous and old regions of Ukraine. The city fascinates by its architecture, forged pieces, and souvenir shops with unique works of craftsmen. Yaremche is the most famous climatic health resort of the Precarpathian area, the touristic (travel) center of Ivano-Frankivsk region and the whole Hutsulshchyna. It is located among picturesque mountains and on the riverside of the river Prut at the altitude of 550-585 meters above sea level.  Optional tour: Kolomyia is the center of the social, cultural and educational life of Precarpathian area, the capital of the Pokuttya land. This city impresses both its guests and local people by its vivid museums, incredible historical, cultural and architectural monuments. This city has saved its original architectural charm of a European city, having been built at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. One of the well-known monuments of this city is a Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called Spaska. It was built in 1587 and is considered to be one of the oldest wooden churches in Galicia. An old iconostasis of the XVIII century was preserved in the church.  
From EUR 620
The mountainous town Verkhovyna is one of the most beautiful places in the Carpathians among the magnificence of mountain peaks, lush valleys, fleeting rivers and hills. Day 1 Meeting tourists. ·         Transfer to Verkhovyna - named the "Hutsul capital", and used to be called Zhabie, located on the Black Cheremosh River. There is a legend that the first settler in the valley of Black Cheremosh was Zhabka, after which the former Zhabie got its name ·         Visiting the Museum of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, in which Serhii Parajanov lived during filming his best film "The Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". The film tells about the life of the Hutsuls, so for the best conveyance of the atmosphere, the director lived with the real Hutsul family. · Visiting the museum "Khata-staja" - Hutsul's old hut-museum. Participation in th e process of preparing cheese "budz" from sheep's milk - a traditional Hutsul dish. ·         Lunch. ·         Accommodation at the hotel. Day 2 ·         Breakfast. ·          Departure from the hotel. ·         Moving to the mountainous picturesque town of Yaremche. The resort town, located above the swift river Prut, among the picturesque mountains, and the neighboring village of Dora, which is called the door to the Carpathians. We will look at the unique wooden church of St. Michael. The main local attraction is the Probiy, a picturesque corner of nature with a cascade of waterfalls. There is a souvenir market, where you can buy amazing artworks of local craftsmen. ·         Accommodation at the hotel.  Optional: Swimming in the Carpathian Tanks Sauna on the wood. Hutsul fun. To fully appreciate the Hutsuls, their customs, and cuisine we invite you to visit the Hutsul fun. During the fun you may expect: - Hutsul cuisine: soup of white mushrooms, banosh with cheese, tea from fragrant curative Carpathian herbs; - master classes on Hutsul dances: hutsulka, hopak, holub; - Hutsul singers, kolomyikas, songs about the Carpathians; - and dancing, dancing, dancing to the Hutsul music. Day 3. Breakfast. Departure from the hotel. Transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk city. INCLUSIONS: ·         hotel accommodation ·         food according to the program of the tour ·         transportation according to the program ·         excursion service ·         insurance
From EUR 280
Vorokhta is fairly the most popular mountain resort in the Carpathian Mountains and it is included in the Carpathian National Natural Park. Vorokhta is located both in the lowland and on the mountain slopes. The line Rebrovach, which is covered with the spruce wood, separates the area on the east side from Tatariv (village). You will have: Meeting of tourists with a representative of the company «Aven - Tour» Comfortable transporation Visiting 100-year-old viaduct Trip to the Nesamovyte Lake Zip – line in Vorothta Climbing the Kukul Mountain The price includes: Pick-up from Ivano-Frankivsk Escort of company̕s representative Transfer in either direction Lunch The trip lasts 8-9 hours
From EUR 50
The one-day children’s marvelous trip by «The Carpathian Tram» in the woods, exploring plants, animals, mountain waterfalls.   The unique museum tour where everything can be touched, the showpieces can be taken, turned over, listened to. The trip will slowly take you down the banks of the clean river Mizunka through amazing places that get truly exotic, especially when the mountains hang over the train, and the railway track imitates the stream of the river.
From EUR 149.99
Vyzhnytsya is a small Carpathian town. The wonderful beauty of the surrounding mountains and forests, the rapid Cheremosh in combination with the original architecture of Austrian times, makes it a real pearl of the Carpathian part of Bukovina. It is rich in nature monuments located within a day walk area. So all day we will spend on the nature. Mount Nimchych - one of the most picturesque place in the Carpathian. From here opens a magnificent landscape to the mountain valley through which the stormy River Cheremosh flows.  Nearby Nimchych are the most interesting and beautiful sights of the Bukovynian Carpathians. First of them are Bukovyna's Stonehenge - Protyatyi Stones. It is an amazing natural formation,these are large rocks scattered among the beech forest.  The most valuable memento here is the ten-meter stone arch Sokolyne Oko (Falcon's eyes). It is named because the stone arch is very reminiscent of the eye. Wonderful place! Here in the summer you can ride quad bikes and horses, in the winter on skiing. Next stop will be Bukovynski Waterfalls. On the River Cheremosh near Nimych there are 7 waterfall. It is a fantastic natural attraction. All waterfalls are different with different height from 3m. until 18m.. Also on the River Cheremosh you can try rafting.  We will have a delicious ukrainian picnic on the nature.  
From EUR 60
It is an excellent trip for corporate retreat of the whole team. Recreation in the Carpathian Mountains is exciting! Day 1. Meeting tourists. Moving to the mountain town of Yaremche. ·   Walking around Yaremche - Yaremche waterfall "Probiy" on the Prut river, over which you will pass a 20-meter high bridge to the market of Hutsul souvenirs, where you can see the true works of art of Hutsul masters. Excursion to the restaurant-museum “Hutsulshchyna”, built without a single nail completely out of wood. The Church of St. John the Merciful, the bell tower, as well as the wooden church - the best example of Hutsul folk architecture. ·   Lunch ·   Incredible walks on powerful off-road cars in mountainous terrain. You will be delighted with the lush beauty that opens up to adventure seekers. Mountain ridges and peaks, like on the palm of your hand, reveal the beauty of even the most remote grasslands and paths. ·   Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner. ·   Bathing in tubs (tanks) - the best spa treatment in the Carpathians, which, as they say, has a rejuvenating effect. Carpathian Tanks - huge cast iron boilers filled with water and warmed by a fire to the temperature of 40-45 degrees. ·      Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 ·      Breakfast. ·      Departure from the hotel. ·   Transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk city. INCLUSIONS: ·         accommodation in the hotel ·         meals according to the program ·         bathing in the Carpathian Tanks. ·         Transportation according to the program EXCLUSIONS: ·         personal expenses ·         jeep rides
From EUR 150