Overview
The starting point of your travel is Lviv, the biggest city in Western Ukraine, and the center of the historical region of Galicia with beautiful architecture and rich history. You’ll proceed to the Carpathian mountains, to the Hutsul region. This journey to the wild side of Ukraine will take you back in time!
Hutsuls are one of the Ukrainian ethnic groups who inhabited the Carpathians. Living in desolate mountain areas, they preserved their long-time traditions, handicrafts and way of life. We will visit Hutsul sheep shepherds, who still keep their ancestors’ lifestyle.
We will make Hutsul traditional handicrafts such as pottery, blankets weaving and woodcarving. We will see traditional Hutsul wooden architecture which is on the UNESCO world heritage list. And we’ll indulge ourselves with traditional local cuisine. All that will be happening in the breathtaking landscapes of the Carpathian Mountains.
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- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
- Mobile ticket
What's included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Dinner
Breakfast
Transportation by private vehicle (minibus)
Transfer from/to airport
Guide and translation services
Accommodation in a lodge (double or twin room)
Meals (half board in the Carpathians)
Extra drinks and meals
Sauna
2nd excursion in Lviv
Excursion with cheese & wine tasting session
All mentioned expenses are optional.
Price doesn't include an accommodation in Lviv. You can book a hotel on your own or we can help you with it.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the meeting point.
Good to know
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This tour will be really fascinating for creative people who like nature and are looking for inspiration. You will be able to try yourself in painting and pottery, so be careful, you may open your hidden talents!
Price doesn't include an accommodation in Lviv. You can book a hotel on your own or we can help you with it.
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required. For accommodation we choose a comfortable loadge in the Carpathians, twin or double room, extra charge for single room if required.
During the tour, you won’t put much of physical efforts, but we will have some walking in the mountains. Thus, we ask you to have comfortable trekking or sports shoes. Unfortunately, lack of local infrastructure makes this journey unavailable for handicapped people.
Also, please note that deep in the mountains weather could be challenging, which implies lower temperatures, windy conditions or sudden rain. Please dress accordingly, dress code is smart casual.
In the case of dramatic weather changes that could threaten the safety of the group, the program could be changed.
The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions in the program provided that some museums may be closed on the dates you choose for travelling.
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
What to expect
Day 1
• Lviv: arriving, transfer from the airport to the hotel according to the arrival, check-in
• Historical Center of Lviv, listed on the UNESCO world heritage list: medieval Armenian, Ukrainian and Jewish quarters of Lviv’s Old Town
Day 2
• Breakfast
• Around the historical center of Lviv (optional): St.George’s Cathedral (the metropolitan cathedral of the Greek-Catholic Church), High Castle viewpoint, Lychakiv cemetery (the necropolis of the XVIII-XX centuries)
Day 3
• Breakfast and check-out
• Rohatyn: Holy Spirit Church
• Yaremche: walk through the Dovbush trail
• Lunch
• Walk to the Probiy waterfall and Hutsulschyna restaurant, an example of hutsul architecture
• Visit to an ancient wooden church in Vorokhta
• Dinner and overnight stop in Verkhovyna
Day 4
• Breakfast and check-out
• Visit to the archaic hutsul dwelling and the ancient wooden church in Kryvorivnya
• Visit to the high-mountain sheep farm
• Lunch in the mountains: classical Hutsul banosh (corn flour porridge with sheep cheese, cooked on fire)
• Visits to masters in wool blankets weaving, traditional Hutsul craft
• Dinner and overnight stop in Kosiv
• Optional: sauna
Day 5
• Breakfast and check-out
• Visits to potters, the makers of traditional Kosiv hand-made ceramics
• Lunch
• Museum of Hutsul everyday life and traditions and Museum of Painted Easter Eggs in Kolomyya
• Return to Lviv: check-in
Day 6
• Breakfast and check-out
• Optionally: excursion, cheese & wine tasting session
• Transfer to the airport (according to the departure time)
Vorokhta is a high-mountain resort (850 m asl) and a famous center for both winter and summer sports. Vorokhta Viaducts are archwall railway bridges built in the XIX century when these territories were a part of Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The Church of The Nativity of the Virgin is one of the oldest temples in the region. It is a perfect exemplar of the archaic Hutsul wooden architecture.
Kryvorivnya is a small village in the Black Cheremosh river valley. In the XIX century, the village had a fame of the Ukrainian Athens, being a favourite summer destination for the UKrainian intellectual elites.
Kosiv is a small town known as a center of traditional Hutsul crafts, such as widely-known Kosiv ceramics, wood carving and sheep wool blankets weaving. The town grew in the Middle Ages as a place of the salt mining and trade.
Yavoriv is a most famous village of blanket weavers in Ukraine. In 1967, Yavoriv blankets were a Prize-winning entry at the World Exhibition in Montreal.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.
Times are local to the experience (Europe/Kiev).
Additional Information
- The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions in the program provided that some museums may be closed on the dates you choose for travelling.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Each booking must include at least one adult.
FAQs about A Journey To Hutsuls, Ukrainians Who Live On The Wild Side
Can I cancel A Journey To Hutsuls, Ukrainians Who Live On The Wild Side for free?
Yes. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start time.
How long does it take?
It takes about 6 days.
Is pickup offered?
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the meeting point.
What's included?
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Transportation by private vehicle (minibus)
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guide and translation services
- Accommodation in a lodge (double or twin room)
What's not included?
- Extra drinks and meals
- Sauna
- 2nd excursion in Lviv
- Excursion with cheese & wine tasting session
- All mentioned expenses are optional.
- Price doesn't include an accommodation in Lviv. You can book a hotel on your own or we can help you with it.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is offered in English.
Is it suitable for children?
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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