Bus-and-walking excursion
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Independence Day tour to the Carpathians with highlights
Information
Name: Independence Day tour to the Carpathians with highlights
Duration: 3 days/2 nights
Schedule:
On request
Cost: from 2 295 UAH / person
- Children under 12 only when accompanied by adults
- The manager confirms the prepayment
- Arrive at the meeting point at least 10-15 minutes early
- Best-price guarantee
- 10% discount for groups of 7 or more
- You can reserve a specific seat on the bus
- Runs in any weather
Tour programme
- Meeting the guide at the railway station in Uzhhorod / Mukachevo / Volovets.
- The excursion “Kolochava and the geyser”.
- The stunning panoramas of the winding Volovets Pass.
- Transfer to the Synevyr Pass, which has become a true icon of Transcarpathian painting for artists.
- Transfer to the museum-village of Kolochava. A sightseeing tour of Kolochava's historic centre and photographs beside its unique monuments.
- A fascinating tour of the “Old Village” museum of Transcarpathian architecture and everyday life (60 UAH per person).
- A theatrical performance with refreshments, “Life in Kolochava 150 years ago” (100 UAH per person).
- Lunch in a kolyba.
- A visit to a unique church built without a single nail (20 UAH per person).
- Ukraine's only mountain bird park: 2000 exotic parrots and racing pigeons in an ordinary Carpathian yard (20 UAH per person).
- Transfer to a high-mountain village.
- A geyser on the bank of a mountain stream, high-altitude honey, a monument to the bee, healing water and the longest bridge in the district (93 m).
- 22:00 - Approximate time of arrival in Uzhhorod. Check-in at the hotel.
- Breakfast at the hotel
- 09.00 - Departure from Uzhhorod. Transfer to the village of Chornoholova.
- A visit to a wooden church of the 17th century.
- A hike to the mountain lagoon - during the day you will cover approximately 15 km! The path runs along the mountain river Liutianka, tightly squeezed on both sides by the foot of the ridges. The ascent along the way, however, is almost imperceptible.
- Along the route lies the Stanychne tract - a truly paradisiacal corner surrounded by steep mountain slopes! A short halt. A snack, and, with our strength restored, we move on to the river lagoon.
- Here and there you will come across lone rails sticking out of the ground - for a narrow-gauge railway once ran along the river, “carrying its cartload of brushwood” out of these hard-to-reach places.
- Two things will reward you for the journey: the mountain lagoon itself, with turquoise water that is unexpectedly deep for such places (up to 3 metres), and stones of bizarre shapes polished over millennia. You look at them - and it is no longer stone but waves frozen in stone! An astonishing natural phenomenon!
- A picnic, tea made from mountain herbs and unique photographs to remember it by. Now you are definitely in love with the Carpathians!
- Return to Uzhhorod at approximately 19:00.
- Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the rooms.
- 10:00 - Meeting the guide. Departure for the fascinating excursion “Uzhhorod and its surroundings”.
- A guided walk around the city.
- Meeting the charming bronze mini-sculptures.
- Visits to the city's cosy coffee houses and a tasting of genuine Transcarpathian coffee. It is not for nothing that they say Lviv is famous for its coffee houses and Uzhhorod for its coffee!
- Getting acquainted with a sacred landmark of Ukraine - the oldest working church, dating from the 11th century.
- Getting to know the legendary ethno-museum-restaurant “Detsa u notaria”: the story of how it came about, its distinctive Transcarpathian humour and the owner's colourful biography.
- Lunch.
- bathing in the thermal pools at the “Zolota Hora” ranch (extra charge 250 UAH per person for 2 hours)
- 18.00 - transfer to Uzhhorod railway station.
Tour booking and participation rules
Booking rules
Your place in the group is secured only after the manager confirms it. The prepayment depends on the product and we tell you the amount before we confirm your booking.
Running the excursion
The excursion runs in any weather. Please arrive at the meeting point 10-15 minutes before departure.
Cancellation by the client
Cancellation:
- more than 2 calendar days before the tour starts - we retain 10 % of the price;
- less than 2 calendar days - 50 %;
- no-show without notice - 100 %.
The final amount is based on the costs actually incurred; a breakdown is provided on request. Full terms - Booking Rules, section IX.
- more than 2 calendar days before the tour starts - we retain 10 % of the price;
- less than 2 calendar days - 50 %;
- no-show without notice - 100 %.
The final amount is based on the costs actually incurred; a breakdown is provided on request. Full terms - Booking Rules, section IX.
If we cancel the tour.
We offer another date, another route or an equivalent replacement - or we refund the amount you paid.
Participation terms
Children under 12 only when accompanied by adults. The number of places is limited by the group size.
Good to know
Best-price guarantee. 10% discount for groups of 7 or more. You can reserve a specific seat on the bus.
Other
The organiser reserves the right to make minor changes to the excursion programme due to road, weather, technical or other circumstances.
Still have questions?
You can ask our manager
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