Hutsul Festival "Berlybaskyy banush"

Dovbush path, animals, the museum of the Carpathian miniatures and wood carving, the Trufanets waterfall and Hoverla view.

Day 1: Departure from Lviv (08:00) – Deliatyn (visit to a local history museum, church and lunch) – Dora (monastery) – Yaremche (visit to the museum of the Carpathian miniatures, enclosure farming and walking route along Dovbush path) – Yasinia (hotel check-in at 20:30 and dinner).
Day 2: Breakfast and departure (08:00) – Yasinia (the Trufanets waterfall) – Rakhiv (Museum of Hutsul Carving and Museum of Mountain Ecology and History of Nature Use) – Kostylivka (Berlybaskyi banush festival) – Lviv (return at 23:00). ґ

Contacts: [email protected], +38-(063)-670-55-87 (WhatsApp / Viber).

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

Duration:
2 d / 1 n

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Price - 895 uah

INCLUDED: Comfortable bus transportation, accommodation, local guided excursion, excursion services at touristic sights, insurance for the time of the trip.

NOT INCLUDED (extras): Entry tickets to tourist sights and meals.

Entry tickets cost:
- Local history museum in Deliatyn: free will donation;
- Park and museum “The Carpathians in miniature”: general, seniors and students – 30 hryvnias, pupils – 20 hryvnias;
- Enclosure farming in Yaremche: general, seniors and students – 20 hryvnias, pupils – 10 hryvnias;
- environmental and educational route “Dovbush path”: general, students and seniors – 20 hryvnias, pupils – 10 hryvnias;
- Museum of Hutsul Carving: 10 hryvnias per person;
- Museum of Mountain Ecology of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve: general, seniors – 30 hryvnias, students – 20 hryvnias, pupils – 15 hryvnias.ґ

Technical information on environmental and educational route “Dovbush path”:
1.The length of the route to the rocks and back is 4 km, with a varying height of 230m;
2.Ascent up to Dovbush rocks takes about 1 hour, descent back – about 45 minutes.
3.The itinerary is worked out for an average group of physically abled people.
4.To take the excursion you do not need to be previously prepared, no experience needed.
5.To take the walking route, make sure you have comfortable footwear.
6.The walking route is not compulsory, those who do not want to take it can have more spare time in Yaremche.

Accommodation: Hotels in Yasinia village: twin and triple rooms with amenities.

Meals:
Day 1 breakfast – Breakfast at home or take sandwiches with you to have a snack at bus stops.
Day 1 lunch – Eateries in Deliatyn village. Approximate price – 85 hryvnias.
Day 1 dinner – Hotel in Yasinia village. Price – 80 hryvnias per person.
Day 2 breakfast – Hotel, European meal. Price – 60 hryvnias per person.
Day 2 lunch – Berlybaskyi banush festival in Kostylivka village. Everybody arranges lunch on his/her own.

Deliatyn

Well-known town in the past for saltworkers. Besides beautiful Carpathian panoramas and the Prut river, the town draws visitors’ attention with the Church of St. Francis (1857). The church has Roman and Gothic architectural elements. It was built on the occasion of Austrian emperor Francis Joseph I’s visit in 1851. The fanciest villa of Deliatyn hosts a local history museum with a rich exhibit of Hutsul antiquities, especially embroidery and wood carving. The museum tells about the melodist of the village, Marko Cheremshyna, as he worked here in a lawyer's office. What is most striking, however, is the museum room of extremely talented artist Yosyp Vaskiv whose paintings excel in technique and cultural performance; Hutsuls called him Gandhi for his world outlook and way of living.

Dora

Here in the Yaremche outskirts, an excellent ensemble of Studite monastery matches perfectly with the scenic Carpathian Mountains. The newly renovated, multi-layered Church of St. Elijah (2015) with a bell tower is the gem of sacral wooden architecture here.

Yaremche

This well-known climatic resort is situated in the picturesque valley of the Prut river. Besides a popular waterfall and restaurant, the new jewel of the city is the Park and museum “The Carpathians in miniature” with the main historic and natural relics of Hutsulshchina scaled down 10 times. The museum enables visitors to look over all the Carpathians’ interesting sights in just a few minutes.
Find out exciting stories about Opryshky’s life and stroll along the environmental and educational route, “Dovbush path”. All fans of wildlife are welcome to the Carpathian National Nature Park where red deer, wild boar, fox, wild ducks, white swans, owls, peacocks and pheasants reside.

Yasinia

The “Hutsul capital”, this village is situated in the Carpathian Chornohora and Svydovets ranges on the banks of obstinate Chorna Tysa. Not far from the village, the highest waterfall of Transcarpathia, the Trufanets, forms a beautiful image as water cascades 36m down the rock face.

Rakhiv

Officially the highest city in Ukraine, Rakhiv sits 820m above sea level, and variations of height between streets reaches up to 600m. Besides picturesque Carpathian panoramas, visitors of the city will be attracted by Yuriy Pavlovych's Museum of Hutsul Carving and the Museum of Mountain Ecology and History of Nature Use, located in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve.

Kostylivka

A Carpathian village with the ancient name, Berlybash, it is home to one of the most exuberant Hutsul festivals "Berlybaskyi banush". The program of the festival offers festive Hutsul processions with a Hutsul line-up parade, opening of the festival by trembiters, lighting up of polonynska vatra, contests on cooking and eating the most delicious dish of shepherds , banush, and performances by ethno-bands. All can participate in amusements and contests. You can also buy Hutsul souvenirs made by local masters, and local cheese, such as budz, vurdu and bryndza.