Easter in the Carpathian mountains following ancient Hutsul traditions

We invite you to celebrate the most important Christian holiday in the Carpathians and see the ancient Easter traditions!
Tour language: Ukrainian. Contact us if you would like to hire a guide who speaks English or another foreign language.

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planTour plan

Day 1: departure from Lviv (at 09:00 a.m.) - Halych (visit to the natural park, animal rehabilitation center and nature museum) - Ivano-Frankivsk (possible connection of tourists - 01:00 p.m.) - Kolomyia (excursion to the Pysanka Museum and lunch) - Yavoriv (bedspreads master class) - Verkhovyna (settlement at 07:30 p.m. and dinner).

Day 2: Verkhovyna (Holy Liturgy (05:00 a.m.-09:00 a.m.) and rite of consecration of Easter cakes near the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin (09:00 a.m.), Easter meal) - Verkhovyna (excursion-concert in the Roman Kumlyk Museum, excursion-tasting of wine and chachi in the Museum of Corkscrew, tasting of Polonyn cheeses, walk to the observation tower) - Verkhniy Yaseniv (lunch) - Kryvorivnia (review of the house-castle and the church) - Verkhovyna (Hutsul party, dinner).

Day 3: Breakfast and departure (at 08:00 a.m.) - Vorokhta (overview of the viaduct from the Austrian Empire and the wooden church) - Bukovel (lift by cable car to the top of Mount Bukovel and view the Carpathian panoramas, visit the Hutsul Land Ethnopark or free time, lunch) - Yaremche (review of the waterfall, Hutsulshchyna restaurant and souvenir shopping) - Ivano-Frankivsk (will be there at 7:00 p.m.) - Lviv (return at 10:00 p.m.).

Місця посадки
Lviv, Hotel 'Lviv'

Hotel "Lviv", 7 V. Chornovola Ave

Ivano-Frankivsk

Bus station "Radiorynik", Halytska, 203, street; Ivano-Frankivsk

placesExcursion objects
Halych National Nature Park
This reserve is one of the most interesting in Ukraine. Here you can see Ukrainian landscapes as well as the representatives of birds and wildlife from almost all parts of the country. Tourists can visit a wonderful museum "Nature of the Galician Land" and the country's first Center for Rehabilitat...

This reserve is one of the most interesting in Ukraine. Here you can see Ukrainian landscapes as well as the representatives of birds and wildlife from almost all parts of the country.

Tourists can visit a wonderful museum "Nature of the Galician Land" and the country's first Center for Rehabilitation of Sick and Found Animals. Bears, wild sheep, foxes, raccoon dogs, wolves, owls, eagles, herons, ducks, and deer are recovering here. And the real "gem" of the Center is a whole family of bison, which are the largest mammals in Europe.

Very popular among visitors is the interactive program-quest "Visiting fairy tales" during which you can walk through the forest animal trail, which reproduces the tracks of 14 species of forest animals, as well as visit the hut of Baba Yaga.

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Yaremche
The famous climatic resort is located between the picturesque mountains in the fascinating valley of the Prut River. Every year, thousands of people admire the cascading waterfall “Probii” (Yaremche Huk) and wooden restaurant “Hutsulshchyna”.

The famous climatic resort is located between the picturesque mountains in the fascinating valley of the Prut River. Every year, thousands of people admire the cascading waterfall “Probii” (Yaremche Huk) and wooden restaurant “Hutsulshchyna”.

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Bukovel
Ski resort No. 1 in Ukraine, where you can get to the top of the mountain Bukovel (1115 m) in the cable-chairlift and admire a beautiful view of the Gorgany and Chornohora mountain ridge.

Ski resort No. 1 in Ukraine, where you can get to the top of the mountain Bukovel (1115 m) in the cable-chairlift and admire a beautiful view of the Gorgany and Chornohora mountain ridge.

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Верховина. Оглядова вежа
Один із найпопулярніших туристичних об’єктів Верховини – оглядовий майданчик на горі Швейкова, який збудовано як спостережний пункт на двох смереках. З нього відкриваються чудові краєвиди на Чорногірський хребет, Верховину, Криворівню та вигини Чорного Черемошу. Підйом до майданчика триває 15-20 хв....

Один із найпопулярніших туристичних об’єктів Верховини – оглядовий майданчик на горі Швейкова, який збудовано як спостережний пункт на двох смереках. З нього відкриваються чудові краєвиди на Чорногірський хребет, Верховину, Криворівню та вигини Чорного Черемошу. Підйом до майданчика триває 15-20 хв. і вздовж нього гостей чекають оригінальні дерев’яні скульптури.

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Верховина. Музей-садиба Галинки Верховинки (Музей вишивки)
Надзвичайно душевний музей, який заснувала поетеса Галина Яцентюк. Під час інтерактивної екскурсії вона розповідає про гуцульські традиції, особливо обряд весілля, орнаменталістику гуцульської вишивки, переодягає туристів у гуцульські строї. Особливо розчулюють гостей вірші, які від щирої душі декла...

Надзвичайно душевний музей, який заснувала поетеса Галина Яцентюк. Під час інтерактивної екскурсії вона розповідає про гуцульські традиції, особливо обряд весілля, орнаменталістику гуцульської вишивки, переодягає туристів у гуцульські строї. Особливо розчулюють гостей вірші, які від щирої душі декламує господиня із чудовим творчим псевдонімом Галинка Верховинка.

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Verkhovyna
The ethnic and geographical centre of Hutsulshchyna, the former village of Zhabie, nestled on the banks of the marvellous river Chornyi Cheremosh; in addition to the picturesque Carpathian panoramas has many other attractions for the discerning travellers. Here, you are warmly welcomed to a concert...

The ethnic and geographical centre of Hutsulshchyna, the former village of Zhabie, nestled on the banks of the marvellous river Chornyi Cheremosh; in addition to the picturesque Carpathian panoramas has many other attractions for the discerning travellers. Here, you are warmly welcomed to a concert tour to the private Hutsul Museum of lifestyle and musical instruments named after Roman Kumlyk. In the house-museum of the movie “Shadows of forgotten ancestors”, you can learn about the great love of the Hutsuls Ivan and Marichka, as well as have a photoshoot in the Hutsul clothes. And in the museum of the Polonyna life “Khata-Staia”, you can taste delicious Hutsul brynza.

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Yavoriv. "Hutsul cheese factory"
In a picturesque area in Carpathians - in the heart of Yavoriv there is a "Hutsul cheese factory", where you can listen to how cheese are made, walk around the "Eco-farm" and feel the atmosphere of the Hutsul region. Local owner will be happy to treat customers with eco-cheeses made of goat meat wit...

In a picturesque area in Carpathians - in the heart of Yavoriv there is a "Hutsul cheese factory", where you can listen to how cheese are made, walk around the "Eco-farm" and feel the atmosphere of the Hutsul region. Local owner will be happy to treat customers with eco-cheeses made of goat meat with jam and honey. Sheep, goats and a shepherd dog nicknamed "Chuika" will meet you curiously on the territory. This place is often called "Little Switzerland" after a visit. You're welcome to visit the "Eco-farm" in Yavoriv to taste carpathian cheese.

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Kolomyia - Pysanka museum
The town of kolomyikas, one of the most beautiful towns in Halychyna, can boast of magnificent Secession buildings in its central part. Be sure to see the visiting card of Kolomyia, the world's unique Museum of Easter egg painting, also known as Pysanka Museum. It is located in the largest egg in th...

The town of kolomyikas, one of the most beautiful towns in Halychyna, can boast of magnificent Secession buildings in its central part. Be sure to see the visiting card of Kolomyia, the world's unique Museum of Easter egg painting, also known as Pysanka Museum. It is located in the largest egg in the world, standing at 13.5m high, and has a collection of 12,000 exhibits. In the town, you will also see one of the best museums in Ukraine, the National Museum of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttia named after Yosafat Kobrynskyi, one of the oldest in Ukraine wooden Church of the Annunciation (1587) and the Town Hall (1877), which is not in the center of the Market square but on a street corner.

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walletFinances
The tour price includes
  • travel by comfortable bus;
  • accommodation (2 nights) in estates:
  • 2 breakfasts (including holiday meal with the owners of the estates) and 1 dinner (on the 1st day);
  • travel guide;
  • excursions at travel attractions;
  • travel insurance;
The price does not include and is paid additionally
  • tickets to tourist sites;
  • food (lunches and 1 dinner);
  • Hutsul folk party;
  • easter basket.
Discounts
  • Children under 3 years old, accompanied by 2 adults, without a separate seat on the bus and accommodation - free of charge
  • Дітям від 3 до 12 років, знижка від загальної вартості туру - 300 грн.
  • ATO participants (at the presence of a certificate): discount 550 UAH/person from the cost of the tour
ticketsEntrance tickets

Halych NNP: museum and the Center for the rehabilitation of wild animals: general, pensioners and students – 50 UAH, schoolchildren – 25 UAH;

Сhairlift ride to the Bukovel mountain and back: general - 250 UAH, pensioners and children up to 12 years – 190 UAH;

Етнопарк «ГуцулЛенд»: загальний – 250 грн., діти до 12 років, пенсіонери, учасники АТО — 200 грн, діти до 6 років - безкоштовно.

Corkscrew Museum and wine tasting: general, students, pensioners - 75 UAN/person.

Museum “Didova Apteka”: general – 60 UAH (taste liquors and teas), schoolchildren – 50 UAH (taste syrups and teas)

Museum of Hutsul life and musical instruments n.a. Roman Kumlyk: general - 50 UAH

Museum “Tini zabutykh predkiv” (“Shadows of the Forgotten Ancestors”): general - 50 UAH, schoolchildren - 40 UAH;

Hutsul folk entertainment party: Price for participation in the entertainment without dinner – 95 UAH.

Excursion and cheese tasting at the Hutsul Eco-Cheese Factory, Yavoriv: general, pension, students, pupils - UAH 250.

Pysanka Museum: general and pension - UAH 30, student - UAH 20, student - UAH 15;

axe Hutsul party

To fully get to know the Hutsuls, their temperament, customs, cuisine, we invite you to visit the Hutsul party.

During the party you will find:

  • Hutsul cuisine;
  • singing and dancing from the Hutsul chapel "Dovbush's Taister";
  • master classes in Hutsul dances: hutsulka, resheto, holubka;
  • Hutsul songs, kolomyykas, songs about the Carpathians;
  • dedication to Hutsuls;
  • and dances, dances, dances to inflammatory Hutsul music.

Note: Hutsul entertainment takes place if there is a group of 35 people who want to take part in it.

keysAccommodation
Hutsul estates of green tourism in Verkhovyna

It takes place in the cozy Hutsul estates of green tourism in Verkhovyna, rooms: 2 and 3 beds with amenities on the floor.

mealFood
1day
Breakfast

You can have breakfast at home, bring snacks or have breakfast during bus stops at catering establishments to your taste and choice.

Lunch

Takes place in the restaurant "Tourist" in Yaremche and consists of dishes: soup with meatballs, bulgur with chicken kruchenik, carrot salad in Korean, bread, compote. The cost is 150 UAH.

Dinner

Відбувається в сабидах сільського туризму і складається з пісних страв. Вартість включена в ціну.

2day
Breakfast

It takes place after the Holy Liturgy and consists of dishes from the Easter basket: Easter cake, Easter eggs, sausage, corned beef, budz (cheese), budzhenina, salt, horseradish. stewed fruit. Breakfast is included in the tour price.

Lunch

Takes place at the restaurant “Zgarda” in  Verhniy Yaseniv village  (Verkhovyna district). Menu: vegetable salad, ukrainian borshch, potato pancaces with sour cream, bread, Carpathian herbal tea. Price: 150 UAH.

Dinner

Takes place in the museum complex "Polonynska Vatra" during the holiday "Hutsul party". Hutsuls cuisine offers: mushroom soup, roast (potatoes stewed with meat), sourdough, sliced ​​meat, bread, compote. Cost is 140 UAH/person.

3day
Breakfast

Takes place in estates. Offered menu: omelet, pancakes with blueberries, cheese sandwiches, tea / coffee. Included in the tour price.

Lunch

Обід відбудеться в кафе "Надія" м. Коломия. Орієнтована вартість 130 грн.

faqQuestions and answers
General questions
Що входить у вартість туру?

У вартість зазвичай ВХОДИТЬ (якщо інше не передбачено описом туру): проїзд комфортабельним автобусом, проживання, супровід гіда-екскурсовода, екскурсійне обслуговування в туристичних об’єктах, страхування на час подорожі.

За що потрібно оплачувати окремо?

Окремо Ви зазвичай оплачуєте вартість вхідних квитків і харчування (якщо інше не передбачено описом туру).

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Easter in the Carpathian mountains following ancient Hutsul traditions