See the best of Kyiv in one day! This tour will give you a great opportunity to get a feeling of Kyiv, as well as to visit all major city attractions and highlights. We offer you the chance to enjoy this great tour. It includes 3 tours: City tour of Kyiv, St. Andrew's Decent, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery. A Private sightseeing tour would be the best way to maximize your time in Kyiv.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ See UNESCO's World Heritage List and expect St. Sophia's Cathedral and Lavra Monastery
✔ Get familiar with the Highlights Tour of Kiev, which includes 3 top tours
✔ Guided tour option includes 3-hour transportation from 10am-01pm by private car, minivan, or minibus
✔ Pickup from the hotel by guide
✔ One day Private guided tour duration 6 hours: 10am-4pm
✖ Entrance fees to the Pechersk Lavra Monastery (about 3US$ per person), St. Sophia’s Cathedral (about 3US$ per person)
✖ Please know that you should pay any entrance fees for your private guide
✖ Food and drinks. You will have time to visit a restaurant or cafe for lunch. Lunch costs about $8US per person
✖ Extra service
Pickup Locations
1. Domus Hotel
2. Khreschatyk Hotel
3. Ibis Kiev Railway Station
4. Express Hotel
5. MaNNa Boutique Hotel
6. Reikartz Attache Kyiv
7. Kiev Story
8. City Park Hotel
9. Chervona Kalyna
10. Asteri Hotel
11. Diplomat Hotel
12. Kyiv Hotel
13. Sonya Hotel
14. Dudman Hotel
15. Kiev City Center
16. Salute Hotel
17. Kiev Accommodation Apartments On Mikhailivska St
18. Khreschatyk Business Suites
19. Podol Plaza
20. Apartments in City Center Area
Additional Info: Traveler's centrally located Hotel or Apartment in Kiev.
Please inform centrally address of your stay in Kiev in your booking with Hotel name, house number and street name.
In case You don't know your pick up location in Kiev we can meet you
in Downtown at the Hotel Ukraina, Lobby area.
Hotel Ukraina: 4 Institutskaya street, 01001, Kiev, Ukraine, ukraine-hotel.kiev.ua
Itinerary
1
Kyiv
Tour will start at 10am from the centrally located hotel or apartment of your stay in Kiev. Your guide will meet you at hotel lobby area on reception. The first part of your big tour will start with 3h city tour by private transport. You will know the most interesting places of Kyiv and can expect to see them. Among them are: the Golden Gate, Vladimirskiy Cathedral, St. Michael’s Square and St. Michael's Domed Monastery, Foundation Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytskiy, Security Head Office of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Pedagogical Museum, Red Building of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev, Bessarabskiy Market, House of Chimeras, House of President of Ukraine, National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrainian House, National Philharmonic Society, Maidan Nezalezhnosti /Independence Square, Kiev’s Funicular, Post Office Square, St. Alexander’s Catholic Church, Contract House, Fountain Samson, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,Holy Spirit Church, Clergy House, and Mariinskiy Park and Palace.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Kyiv
Visit the the hill where St. Andrew's Church is situated. Here you will know about the history of the St. Andrew’s Decent and old town. Then your private guide will bring you at 1pm to view the hill of the Pechersk district where Museum of World War II is situated. Here you will start another walking part of the tour to get familiar with territory of Museum. Optionally at 1:30pm enjoy lunch at an Ukrainian cuisine restaurant or cafe on your way. Lunch time is from 12pm - 4pm, except on weekends.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Kyiv
Lastly, enjoy Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery while visiting the Near and Far caves. The Lavra, a large monastery with 28 hectares of land, got this title in 1688. Review the monastery constructions, galleries of the Near and Far Caves, possibility to visit in extra the Museum of Historic Treasures of Ukraine, Museum miniatures and other exhibits. In 1990 Kiev-Pecherskaya Lavra Monastery was enlisted into the UNESCO's World Heritage List. Finally, you will go to the nearest Metro station where learn more about Kiev Metro lines and visit the deepest Metro Station in the World – Arsenalna (105.5 meters (346 ft)).
Tour ends after the 6-hour ride and you can return to your hotel by public transport, metro, taxi, or by bus to Downtown – Independence Square called Maidan Nezalezhnosti and the guide will help you.
Duration: 2 hours
4
National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
5
Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
6
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Includes to the tour
Duration: 30 minutes
7
St Michael's Golden Domed Monastery
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
8
St. Volodymyr's Cathedral
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
9
Golden Gate
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
10
Kyiv Mohyla Academy
Includes to the tour
11
Fountain of Samson
Includes to the tour
12
Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky Monument
Includes to the tour
Duration: 5 minutes
13
The House with Chimeras
Includes to the tour
Duration: 10 minutes
14
Mariinsky Park
Includes to the tour
15
The National Bank of Ukraine
Includes to the tour
16
Besarabsky Market
Includes to the tour
17
Pedagogical Museum - The Teacher's House
Includes to the tour
18
Kiev Funicular
Includes to the tour
19
The National Philharmonic of Ukraine
Includes to the tour
20
Ukrainian House/ The International Convention Center
Includes to the tour
21
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Includes to the tour
22
The Holy Dormition Kyiv Caves Lavra
Includes to the tour.
Duration: 2 hours
23
Eternal Glory Park
Includes to the tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
24
National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War
Includes to the tour.
Duration: 15 minutes
25
Includes to the tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• You can enjoy this tour while walking. During the walking tour you will enjoy it by the public bus and metro between sightseeing sites. The tour will provided in downtown and some things are not available due to the destinations between them.
• Explore the ancient past and nowadays of Ukraine!
