Green tours: why it is worth holidaying in Transcarpathia
Green tours
Its vast recreational potential and unique architectural and historical heritage have made Transcarpathia a genuine centre of «green» tourism in Ukraine. It draws ever more tourists from all over. «Green» tours ( eco-tours, rural tours) - are an engaging holiday (both active and passive) in nature, in the fresh air, at the most interesting and comfortable homesteads, amid the picturesque Carpathian mountains, in colourful villages. Above all, these are health-improving trips, informative journeys, a variety of excursions, hikes, mushroom picking, berry picking, fishing horse riding, folk crafts such as weaving, embroidery, pottery, wickerwork, and wood carving. This lets tourists rest and learn more about Transcarpathia, enriching themselves aesthetically and spiritually. It also lets them discover the sources of folk culture and spend time alone with wonderful and abundant nature.
It is worth stressing that green tourism in Transcarpathia is possible all year round. More than 80% of the region’s territory is made up precisely of villages and urban-type settlements. They open up wonderful opportunities for developing rural «green» tours here. Green tourism today is most developed in Mizhhiria, and in the Rakhiv, Berehove, Khust, and Perechyn districts, as well as in the Svaliava, Velykyi Bereznyi and Volovets districts of the region. All the advantages of rural «green» tourism in Transcarpathia have long been appreciated by guests from neighbouring countries - Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Poland.
Green tours to Transcarpathia: priorities and offers
The picturesque Rakhiv district, surrounded on all sides by the magnificent Carpathians, is rightly considered the pioneer of «green» tourism in Transcarpathia and in Ukraine. Many innovative projects are being carried out here, introducing interesting «green» tours and mountain hikes, and reviving Hutsul traditions and Transcarpathian folk crafts. The main centres of «green» rural tourism in the Rakhiv district are the colourful villages of Yasinia and Kvasy and the surroundings of Rakhiv, where a holiday at the homesteads will give you nothing but unforgettable impressions and incredible emotions.
The most picturesque corner of the Carpathians is Mizhhiria, which offers unrivalled «green» tours. Tourists from all over the world come to admire the high-mountain Lake Synevyr, the Shypit waterfall, and to visit Ukraine’s only rehabilitation centre for brown bears . The Mizhhiria district has many ski resorts whose lifts also operate in the summer. So you can admire the boundless Borzhava meadows and conquer Mount Hemba at any time of year.
Green tourism is developing splendidly in the Perechyn district. Here you will be offered a rather exotic tourist service - the so-called Carpathian jacuzzis, or bathing in tubs of hydrogen-sulphide water. The district can boast wonderful natural treasures, such as the cascades of waterfalls in the picturesque village of Lumshory , the aristocratic Schönborn park at the Voievodyne resort and others.
Today, rural «green» tourism is developing promisingly in villages of the Berehove district, such as Koson, Chetfalva, Bene, Borzhava, Dyida and other settlements. The most popular are excursions to the thermal waters of Berehove and Kosyno, wine tastings in ancient wine cellars, and an excursion to «little Hungary» - the town of Berehove . This region is famous for its hospitable people, delicious Hungarian cuisine, mineral springs and a rich architectural heritage.
«Green» tours to the Uzh Valley offer the chance to feel all the beauty of the mountain landscapes, to visit the region’s unique wooden churches , to learn about the heroic past of the Uzhok Pass and about the legendary defensive Árpád Line, and to taste delicious water from healing mineral springs in the Velykyi Bereznyi district . Almost half of its territory is taken up by the wonderful Uzhanskyi National Park, and the Krasiia ski resort with modern infrastructure is also located here.
«Green» tourism in the Vynohradiv district
Here you will be offered wonderful «green» tours to unique tourist landmarks - the protected «Chorna Hora» (Black Mountain) massif, Kankiv castle and Nialab, local history and ethnic museums, sacred architectural landmarks, and the Perényi palace in ancient Vynohradiv , which 
The Khust district is widely known for its unique natural and local attractions. These are, first of all, the Valley of Narrow-Leaved Daffodils, which formed in the Kireshi natural boundary back in the Ice Age, the famous cheese dairy, where Carpathian eco-cheeses are made using Swiss technologies, the noble spotted-deer farm, and the thermal waters of Veliatyno .
The Carpathian mountains open up vast opportunities for all types of mountain «green» tourism: mountaineering, rafting on mountain rivers, ski tourism, moto - and quad touring, jeeping, mountain biking, caving, paragliding flights, hot-air balloon rides, riding Hutsul horses, hiking in the mountains, including the ascent of Hoverla .
«Green» tourism in the region is developing dynamically and effectively. More and more interesting, colourful homesteads and eco-cottages are appearing, and tourist services are becoming more varied. Local friendliness and hospitality are growing, and the distinctive Transcarpathian cuisine is a delight. Green tours in Transcarpathia give exceptionally comfortable, colourful, pleasant and unforgettable impressions!
