Podillya - Ukrainian Louvre

Tour plan:

Day 1: Departure from Lviv (08:00) – Ivakhnivtsi (excursion to the Ivakhnivetsky Nature Reserve) - Gorodok (lunch) - Kupin (the waterfall, bridge and mill)– Sutkivtsi (church tour) – Hvardiiske (the church of St.Wojciech and the sign of Struve's Arc) – Khmelnytskyi (check in at the hotel and dinner).

Day 2: Khmelnytskyi (breakfast and departure at 08:00) – Starokostiantyniv (castle and town sightseeing tour) – Samchyky (castle tour and lunch) – Antoniny (town sightseeing tour) – Lviv (return before 23:00).

Accommodation:

Hotel in Khmelnytskyi, comfortable 2-4 bed bedrooms with in-room facilities.

You will find:

- State historical and cultural reserve “Samchyky” with a luxurious palace complex;
- Medieval monuments of military and church architecture, which Podillia is famous for;
- Picturesque landscapes, massive forests, mineral springs of the famous spa resort of Sataniv;
- Unique and beautiful half-timbered town of Antoniny, the construction of which has no analogues in Ukraine;
- Amazing stories from the life of the famous families living in Podillia;
- The UNESCO world heritage list monuments.

Price includes: 

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

Price does not include: 

- tickets to attractions,
- 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.

Price does not include: 

- tickets to attractions,
- meals.

Entrance fees:

- State historical and cultural reserve “Samchyky”: adults – 20 UAH, students – 20 UAH, schoolchildren – 15 UAH;
- State historical and cultural reserve “ Starokostiantyniv Castle ”: adults – 30 UAH, students – 20 UAH, schoolchildren – 15 UAH.

Meals:

Breakfast on the 1st day – Breakfast at home or bring sandwiches to eat during parking.
Lunch on the 1st day – Catering establishments in Gorodok. The price of lunch is approximately 95 UAH/person.
Dinner on the 1st day – Hotel. The price of dinner is a 85 UAH/person.
Breakfast on the 2nd day – Hotel. The price of breakfast is a 60UAH/person.
Lunch on the 2nd day – Catering establishments in Samchyky. The price of lunch is approximately 95 UAH/person.

Sutkivtsi

This Podillian village has preserved a masterpiece of medieval engineering, the Intercession Church-fortress (1467). The first floor of the temple was used as a church, and the second floor as a fortress to defend against attackers. The ruins of the castle of Sutkivskyi (XV century) can also be found in the village.

Hvardiiske

The ancient town of “Felshtyn" boasts the magnificent Church of St. Wojciech (XVIII century) and a unique point of geodetic Arc Struve “Felshtyn” (1816-1855), which is in the UNESCO world heritage list.

Samchyky

Here you can see one of the best-preserved complexes in Ukraine, the palace-and-park ensemble, Samchyky. You will find the luxurious Empire-style palace of Chechel (1785), a beautifully landscaped park and the icehouse in the form of a Chinese pavilion (1814). Of particular interest is the Japanese Cabinet, which preserved the unique frescoes of Mykhailo Vrubel. 

Starokostiantyniv

The southernmost outpost of Volyn has preserved a lot of interesting monuments, the most important of which are the castle of the Ostrozkyi princes (1561-1571), the defensive tower of the Dominican monastery (XVI century), the Church of St. John the Baptist (XVII century), the castle сhurch (XVI century) and the embankment with figures of iron monsters.

Antoniny

The town received its name from the wife of its owner, the beautiful Antonina. From its former greatness, we received the remains of the palace and park complex of Sanhushko-Pototskyi. Among them there is a beautifully landscaped park (XVIII century), a stone arena (XIX century), the house of the count's estate manager (XVIII century), three gates with luxurious fencing and a number of buildings made in the Dutch (half-timbered) style, a style that cannot be found anywhere else in Ukraine.