HUTSUL EASTER IN UKRAINIAN TRADITIONS
From EUR 260
Celebrate the Hutsul Easter together!
4 days in Carpathians is the best vacation for the whole family. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking traditional atosphere of Hutsulshchyna. Feel the family comfort with a true traditional Easter dinner.
The spring season is the best time to explore the nature of the Carpathians.
Day 1
- Meeting of tourists with a representative of the company «Aven - Tour»
- Check-in to the hotel in Yaremche
- A trip to the picturesque village of Kosmach
- Visiting the museum of Oleksy Dovbush, one of the most famous leaders of Opryshky
- A trip to Kolomyia - is the artistic capital of the Carpathians.
- Visiting the Museum of Easter eggs «Pysanka»
- Dinner, overnight
- The traditional Easter feast
- Tour to Maniava - a small village in Bogorodchany district
- Visiting Manyavsky waterfall (the height of the fall of the water is 16 meters, the highest waterfall Gorgan)
- Dinner, overnight
- Breakfast
- Tour to Yaremche. This is a well-known tourist center
- Visiting the fabulous waterfall "Probiy"
- A trip to the ski resort Bukovel
- Dinner, overnight
- Breakfast. Check out
- Transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk city
- Optional sightseeing tour of the city
You can enjoy the beauty of the arts and craftsmanship of famous craftsmasters, as well as visit the Museum of Easter eggs «Pysanka» and «Museum of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya» of the oldest wooden church of Pokuttya. We offer you to have a festive Easter dinner in the best traditions of Hutsulshchyna.
The main dishes of Easter dinner:
- Paskha is a cheesy pie with raisins
- Pysanka is a painted egg with traditional patterns
- Horseradish is a white root of the horseradish plant
- Sausage and cheese
We invite you to visit the picturesque corner of Carpathians – Kosmach village, town of Easter eggs – Kolomyia, Delyatin - historic town, Ukrainian Athos - Manyava Skete, the heart of the Carpathians – Yaremche town, ski resort Bukovel, to have photo shot in colorful national costumes, master class in painting Easter egg, to eat festive Easter dinner in the best traditions of Hutsulshchyna.
Inclusions
- Round-trip transportation from the railway station of Ivano-Frankivsk by comfortable bus
- Escort of company̕s representative
- Accommodation in the hotel for 3 nights
- Meal: 4 breakfasts and 3 dinners
- Festive Easter Lunch
- Master Class in making Easter eggs
- Master Class in cooking Paskha
Highlights
- Easter eggs painting master class
- A trip to the picturesque village of Kosmach
- Visit Kolomyia - the artistic capital of the Carpathians
- Visit the Museum of Easter eggs «Pysanka» and «Museum of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya»
- Trip to Maniava - a small village in Bogorodchany district (Manyava Skete )
- Enjoy the trip to ski resort Bukovel. The ski resort offers more than 50 km of excellent slopes for beginners and ski lovers
- Enjoy the festive Easter dinner in the best traditions of Hutsulshchyna
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking traditional atmosphere of Hutsulshchyna.
In Ukraine Easter is called Velykden (The Great Day). In Ukraine Easter has been celebrated over a long period of history and has had many rich folk traditions. Velykden was celebrated thousands of years ago as the victory of the Light over the Dark, Day over Night, Spring over Winter. 4 days in Carpathians is the best vacation for the whole family. Feel the family comfort with a true traditional Easter dinner. People prepare for Easter in advance, they bake traditional paskha, paint Easter eggs, so-called Pysanka. Before the Easter dinner is taken go to the church, consecrate a basket with meal, which will then be laid out on the table.
Usually people go to church in the morning. After mass, all are gathered together in a family circle and start a banquet. At first they should pray and than start eating with a piece of traditional Paskha. On Easter, children and adults play with Easter eggs, so-called "Battle with eggs", they are battling as long as someone does not break an egg.
Route
- Ivano-Frankivs’k
- Ivano-Frankivs’k
- Ivano-Frankivs’k
- Delyatin
- Delyatin
- Delyatin
- Kosmach
- Kosmach
- Kosmach
- Kolomyia
- Kolomyia
- Kolomyia
- Maniava
- Maniava
- Maniava
- Yaremche
- Yaremche
- Yaremche
- Bukovel
- Bukovel
- Bukovel