Chernihiv, Baturyn and Kachanivka

Plan of the tour:

Day 1 (Friday): Departure from Kyiv (08:00) — Kachanivka (lunch, sightseeing tour) — Trostianets (sightseeing tour) — Krasnosilske (hotel check-in, dinner).
Day 2 (Saturday): Breakfast and departure (08:00) — Baturyn (sightseeing tour of the fortress and palace, lunch) — Kruty (excursion in the museum) — Nizhyn (sightseeing tour) — Krasnosilske (dinner, overnight stop).
Day 3 (Sunday): Breakfast and departure (08:00) — Chernihiv (sightseeing tour, lunch) — Kozelets (tour of the Ascension Church) — Kyiv (21:00).

Accommodation: 

the hotel “7ya”, the village of Krasnosilske, 2-bed rooms with in-room facilities.

Price includes: 

- comfortable bus travel, 
- accommodation, 
- tour guide, 
- excursions to tourist sites, 
- travel insurance.

ADDITIONALLY paid: 

-Transfer to Kiev and back,
- entrance fees to tourist sites and meals.

Tour language: Ukrainian. Contact us if you would like to hire a guide who speaks English or another foreign language.

Price includes: 

- comfortable bus travel, 
- accommodation, 
- tour guide, 
- excursions to tourist sites, 
- travel insurance.

ADDITIONALLY paid: 

-Transfer to Kiev and back,
- entrance fees to tourist sites and meals.

Entrance fees:

– Trostyanetskyi arboretum: general, pensioners, students, schoolchildren – 15 UAH;
– National reserve “Kachanivka”: general, pensioners – 70 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 40 UAH/person;
– The citadel of Baturyn fortress: general, pensioners, students – 60 UAH/person, schoolchildren – 30 UAH/person;
– The house of the General judge Kochubei: adults – 40 UAH/person, schoolchildren – 20 UAH/person;
– Rozumovskyi’s Palace: adults – 100 UAH/person, pensioners, school students – 50 UAH/person;
– Kruty Heroes Memorial: general, pensioners – 30 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 20 UAH/person;
The museum of the post station in Nizhyn: general, pensioners – 15 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 8 UAH/person;
– The museum of rare books in Nizhyn: general, pensioners – 20 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 10 UAH/person;
– Antonian caves: general – 40 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 20 UAH/person;
– The Cathedral of Sts Borys and Hlib, ХІІ century: general – 30 UAH/person, students, schoolchildren – 15 UAH/person;
– Chernihiv Collegium (a folk icon and a collegium classroom): general – 20 UAH/person, students and schoolchildren – 10 UAH/person;

Meals:

Breakfast on the 1st day: Breakfast on the train.
Lunch on the 1st day: Cafe in the village of Kachanivka. The price is 105 UAH/person.
Dinner on the 1st day: Hotel. The price is 115 UAH/person.
Breakfast on the 2nd day: Hotel. The price is 80 UAH/person.
Lunch on the 2nd day: Cafe in Baturyn. Offered menu: cabbage salad, soup with meatballs, mashed potatoes, chicken chop, bread, uzvar. The price is 115 UAH/person.
Dinner on the 2nd day: Hotel. The price is 105 UAH/person.
Breakfast on the 3rd day: Hotel. The price is 80 UAH/person.
Lunch on the 3rd day: Cafe in Chernihiv. Offered menu: salad Vitaminnyi (cabbage, cucumber, tomato), borsch, buckwheat, two pork cutlets, bread, uzvar. The price is 105 UAH/person.

Kachanivka

This historical and cultural reserve is an extremely interesting palace and park complex (XVIII-XIX centuries), which includes one of the most beautiful palaces in Ukraine (1771–1780), two side houses, M. Hlynka's gazebo, St. George Church (1817–1826) and an exquisite water tower (1866–1898). Around the Palace, there is a beautifully landscaped park with a cascade of twelve ponds, bridges, an amphitheatre and sculptures. T. Shevchenko, M. Hohol, I. Riepin were fond of Kachanivka; it is now awaiting your admiration!

Trostianets

Trostyanetskyi arboretum is one of the largest and most beautiful in Ukraine. The park was founded in 1834–1887 by a descendant of Hetman Ivan Skoropadskyi, on the model of the French Rothschild Park. This masterpiece was created by the hands of the serfs. They poured mountains, dug gorges and manipulated the landscape to create this amazing space. At the moment, the area of the park occupies more than 204 hectares and contains about 400 species of plants.

Baturyn

The Ukrainian Hetmans, Mnohohrishnyi, Samoilovych, Mazepa and Rozumovskyi, invite you to explore the national historical and cultural reserve, the Hetman's capital. You will find the palace and park ensemble with a renovated palace of Kyrylo Rozumovskyi (1799-1803) built in the classical style by the famous architect Charles Cameron, the citadel of the Baturyn fortress, the house of the General Judge Vasyl Kochubei (XVIIth century) and the Church of the Resurrection (1803). Reborn Baturyn is one of the symbols of the Ukrainian spirit, which should be visited by everyone wanting to understand what it means to be Ukrainian!

Kruty

It was at this railway station where 300 Ukrainian University and High School students fought in a heroic battle with the Bolshevik army. Looking death in the eye, they sang the Ukrainian national anthem. On the battlefield, there is a monument to the Ukrainian knights.

Nizhyn

The town used to be one of the largest trading centres in Ukraine, known for its cucumbers loved even by the Queen of England. The town offers tourists a large number of attractions, the most outstanding of which is St. Nicholas’ Cathedral (1669). Near the cathedral, the famous Black Council, a momentous event in Ukrainian political history, took place in 1663. You can also see the Cathedral of the Annunciation (1716) and the Church of All Saints (1780).

You should also visit the former Gymnasia of Higher Sciences, one of the most outstanding graduates of which was M. Hohol, and the museum-complex of the post station (XVIII century). Once loved by the Ancient Greeks, you too will enjoy Nizhyn.

Chernihiv

The second capital of Kyivan Rus and rival to Kyiv, this capital was once a strong and wealthy principality, famous all over the world for the grandeur of its temples and advancements in science and art.
The tour along the “Rampart” around the Prince's citadel, which for many centuries defended the impregnable Chernihiv fortress, and the ancient sacred sights of the Prince's city, such as the Transfiguration Cathedral (1036), which served as the Prince's tomb, are especially fascinating. The Cathedral of Sts Borys and Hlib (1123), the Church of Paraskeva Piatnytsia (XII-XIII centuries) and Chernihiv Collegium (1700) are also of great interest. You will enjoy a walk of Yeletskyi monastery, the adornment of which is the Assumption Cathedral (XII century), as well as the Trinity monastery with Illinska Church (XIII century). The Trinity monastery is also famous for its underground part, which was founded in 1069 by Reverend Antonii Pecherskyi. Under the ground, you can see the famous Antonian caves, 300 meters long, and underground temples, the most outstanding of which is the Church of St. Antonii, which has unique acoustics and is the largest underground Church in Europe.

Kozelets

In this town, there is one of the most beautiful churches of Ukraine, the Baroque Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin (1752-1766), with a gorgeous interior and an incredible seven-tiered carved gilded iconostasis.