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Kiev excursions
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Having arrived in our really beautiful city for the first time you can walk and look through all sights, admire architecture, to have a rest in cafes and to communicate with a people. But Kiev is not just beautiful city. Kiev is one of the oldest cities in Europe and also cultural and historical center. And to know more about this city you will certainly need the help of the professional tour guide. Our company has developed some fascinating routes, which lays through the most interesting places of the capital. Also we can make an individual route.
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Kiev city center
Kiev is very beautiful city of Europe. The city was based 1500 years ago. And accordingly it has very rich history and many places, that could interest you. We are pleased to offer you tours around Kiev, the ancient capital of Ukraine. During two hours you will have a chance to get acquainted with the city’s major places of interest, ancient cathedrals, churches, and other architectural and artistic treasures. Our professional staff will ensure your tour of Kiev is truly memorable. was 
established on the premises of the monastery. If you will be interested in more detailed acquaintance with city or concrete place, we organize additional excursions according to your desir
Duration: 5 hours
Cost:
1 person - $60
2-5 persons - $30 per person
6-10 persons - $25 per person
Kiyevo-Pecherska Lavra
A Ukrainian Orthodox monastery founded in 1051 by the monks Antoniy and Feodosiy. In the 11th century it became the center for the expansion and consolidation of Christianity in Calvin Rus'-Ukraine. The chroniclers Nykon, Nestor, Sylvester, the artists Alimpiy, Hryhoriy, and the doctor, Ahapit, at one time worked in the monastery. In 1240 it was looted and destroyed by the Tatar-Mongol armies of 
Baty. The monastery was again destroyed in 1480. In 1615 an imprimery was located at the monastery. In the late 16th century it was designated a Lavra (monastery). The architectural ensemble attained completion in the mid-18th century. The majority of the structures is built in the Ukrainian Baroque style. The ensemble is organically linked to the relief and forms a beautiful and majestic silhouette of Kyiv from the Dnipro River side. In 1926 the Calvin Cave Historical-Cultural Preserve
Duration: 5 hours
Cost:
1 person - $60
2-5 persons - $30 per person
6-10 persons - $25 per person
Pirogovo Open air museum
Pirogovo lies at the southern end of Kiev. . Well hidden as most interesting places in Ukraine, you have to look carefully for a sign 'Muzey' crouched under trees to find your way. When the weather is nice Pirogovo is probably the best place to relax, take a walk and enjoy the peace so close to the city. Various types of houses, churches and mills either brought from or constructed as originals from different regions of Ukraine. The construction of Pirogovo began only in 1969 but the look and feel of 17th and 18th centuries have been successfully recreated. Inside the houses there are usually souvenier shops, in the churches you can see icons, old altars and other religious items. You can also get a guided tour (ask at the entrance). There are several restaurants and cafes in the skansen as well as a shashlik place so you can rest and try all kinds of traditional Ukrainian food. The craftsmen have a little market there so you can look and buy away - handmade table cloths, embroidery, shoes, wooden kitchenware, accessories, sculptures, pictures, hats and more is on sale. You can also take a ride in a horse carriage.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost:
1 person - $60
2-5 persons - $30 per person
6-10 persons - $25 per person
Andriyivsky Descent
The best way to get to Andriyivsky Descent, one of the most popular streets in Kiev, is from the Poshtova Ploshcha Metro station. To reach the bluff where the descent begins, take the funicular (cable car) located at the bottom of the hill, just outside the subway. When you reach the top, walk straight to the square ahead from you. The building directly in front of you contains the new Brama Contemporary Arts Center. From there, veer right down the steps to the square and cross over to Desyatinna Street, named for the Desyatinna Cerkva (Tithe Church) or Church of the Holy Virgin (989) that once stood at the end of this short street. At the end of the street, veer to the left to the middle of the block and wade through the throng of street vendors and tourists and you’ll find the outline of the church’s foundation, which was reconstructed with red granite.
No.13 Andriyivsky Descent is the old Bulgakov family home. Mikhail Bulgakov, the renowned Russian writer, lived there from 1906 till 1916 and again in 1918-1919. The house is now the Bulgakov Museum.
At No.15 is an interesting building known to Kyivites as the Castle of Richard (1902). To the right of the building is a steep, twisting flight of iron steps that will take you to a lookout platform. It provides a ma
gnificent view of the Podil below the Dnieper and some of its six bridges and the plains of the Left Bank.
Along all street there are a lot of picture galleries and art gallaries. It is the best place to buy presents and souvenirs.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost:
1 person - $60
2-5 persons - $30 per person
6-10 persons - $25 per person
Podil
When you reach the bottom of the hill, turn left and yo
u’ll be at the start of Kontraktova Ploshcha (Contract Square) in Podil, Kyiv’s historic Lower City.
The Podil district is very different from the Khreshchatik which is dominated by the monumental architecture of the Stalinist Era. From the bottom of Andriyivsky Descent, go straight one block to Petra Sahaidachnogo Street. Immediately on your left at No.4 Hostinny Dvir shopping arcade, built in 1809 by the architect L.Ruska.
Cross Sahaidachnoho Street and backtrack slightly to the north end of the Square. Turn left onto Illins’ka Street and head towards the river. Three blocks down the street just before you reach the harbor on the corner at No.2 Pochainins’ka Street, stands an elegant one-domed church, the Illins’ka Cerkva (St. Elias Church), 1692.
Return to the square by Illins’ka Street and turn right on Mezhihirs’ka go two blocks to Spas’ka Street, which begins from the Contract House. The rectangular building at No.2 Spas’ka is the former Kyiv Academy, once called Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium after Archbishop Pyotr Mohyla who played a major role in its creatio
n. It was the first institution of higher education in Ukraine and in all Eastern Europe. It was Founded in 1633. In 1701 Peter the Great turned it into the Kiev Academy. Nowdays we call it Kyiv Mohyla Academy University.
5A Khoreva Street is the Nikola Pritis’ka Church (1631). This modest white-stone Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which bears just one cupola is similar in design to Ukrainian wooden cathedrals.
Turn left at the church into Pritisko-Mikilska. Florivski Monastir (St. Flor’s Convent) is just a few step down the street on your right at No.6/8. The Convent’s complex consists of the Voznesenska Cerkva (Church of the Ascension), 1722-1732, the two-store Refectory, the Bell-Tower (1740) and the House of the Mother Superior
Duration: 5 hours
Cost:
1 person - $60
2-5 persons - $30 per person
6-10 persons - $25 per person
