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Recreation tour "Varyshska Palachinta"

Relax in thermal complexes, Kosino and Golden Hill, visit a Carpathian bunker, taste dozens of different Palachintas (Hungarian pancake) varieties and enjoy folk music on this relaxing two day tour.

Day 1: Departure from Lviv (08:00) – Verhnia Hrabivnytsia (bunker visit) – Chynadievo (lunch) – Barvinok (thermal bath) – Berehivskyi district (manor houses of village tourism, check-in at 20:00, dinner).
Day 2: Breakfast and departure (08:00) – Kosyno (thermal bath) – Mukachevo (excursion around the castle, spare time at the festival and lunch) – Lviv (return at 23:00).

Contacts: vidviday.com.ua@gmail.com, +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

What’s INCLUDED: Comfortable bus transportation, accommodation, local guided excursions, excursion services at touristic sights, insurance for the trip.

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

Discounts for children:
- Children under 6, guided by 2 adults, not taking a separate seat in a bus and in a hotel – free;
- Children under 12 – discount from total amount for the tour 80 hryvnias per person.

Entry tickets cost:
-Bunker of the Arpad Line: general, seniors – 60 hryvnias; students, 10th-11th graders – 40 hryvnias; veterans of the War in Donbass, 1st-9th graders – 30 hryvnias; children under 6 – free.
-Thermal bath “Zolota Hora” (“Golden Hill”) (2 hours): general – 250 hryvnias, children under 150 cm high – 125 hryvnias, children under 110 cm high – free.
-Kosino thermal bath: general – 450 hryvnias, veterans of the War in Donbass and disabled people of group I – 300 hryvnias, children under 150 cm high – free, locker rent – 50 hryvnias.
-The Mukachevo Castle: general – 40 hryvnias, students, seniors – 30 hryvnias, children under 14 – 20 hryvnias.

Accommodation: Cozy rural homestays in Berehivskyi district with amenities, twin and triple rooms. Check the photos of houses here: http://goo.gl/OqmvIX

Meals:
Day 1 breakfast – Breakfast at home or take sandwiches with you to have a snack in a bus or at stops.
Day 1 lunch – Restaurant in Chynadievo village. Menu: salad “Mixed vegetables”, soup “Pidbyvani lopatky” (soup made of green beans and sour cream), mashed potatoes with “strobiles” and mushroom sauce, Carpathian tea, bread. Price – 85 hryvnias per person.
Day 1 dinner – Rural homestays after check-in, with Hungarian cuisine dishes on the menu: bograch-goulash, Hungarian cabbage rolls, Hungarian sweets, wine/palinka, kompot. Price –90 hryvnias per person.
Day 2 breakfast – Rural homestays, on the menu: sausage, cheese, lanhosh with jam (looks like pancakes), butter, bread, coffee/tea. Price – 55 hryvnias per person.
Day 2 lunch – Mukachevo at “Varyshska palachinta” festival at tourists’ taste and preferences.

Verhnia Hrabivnytsia

This scenic Carpathian village hosts a great bunker. This is the most interesting and preserved structure along the once powerful defensive Arpad line. The line was built by Hungarian army in 1943-1944, for protection against the Soviet army. Take a walk through the gigantic 1.5-km tunnel with side branch lines and air trunks, immersing yourself in the experience of soldiers in the Second World War.

Barvinok

Not far from Uzhhorod, surrounded by the Carpathians, thermal waters flow from below the surface of the Earth. Springs are rich in health giving properties and responsible for the high spirits of Zolota Hora’s (Golden Hill) visitors. You will find four modern thermal baths, indoor and outdoor, with water from 29C-39C. The water is rich in healing properties and compositionally similar to thermal waters in the best resorts in France, Germany and the Czech Republic.

Kosyno

Kosino Thermal Waters is a super modern, relaxing complex located in the oak grove. It offers 5 pools and 7 saunas, with an average water temperature of +40˚C. The complex contains the biggest jacuzzi fountains in Ukraine, representing coffee, wine, beer and palinka, as well as a 15.5m fountain, the Golden Tap of Health. The complex is suitable for both adults and children, and is full of health benefits.

Mukachevo

Here a solitary volcanic hill hosts the strongest fortress in Ukraine, Palanok Castle (XIV). It was built by prince Fedir Koriatovych, and fanned with heroic fame by princess Ilona Zrinyi, a Hungarian noblewoman, who, between 1685 and 1688, defended the castle against the Habsburg Empire. If time permits, you can pay a visit to many other interesting sights in Mukachevo: St. Martin chapel (XIV), the Rakotsis palace (1663) and the beautifully green city hall.

“Varyshska palachinta”

“Varyshska palachinta” is a fair and festival, waving farewell to winter and celebrating the coming of spring. At the festival participants make palachintas (thin pancakes) with different fillings and sauces. Visitors are also treated to wine, honey, cheese and dishes of local cuisine. This experience is topped off with folk music that ties together the embracing, community feel.