Day 1
• Lviv: arriving, transfer from the airport to the hotel according to the arrival, check-in
• Historical Center of Lviv, listed on the UNESCO world heritage list: medieval Armenian, Ukrainian and Jewish quarters of Lviv’s Old Town
Day 2
• Breakfast
• Around the historical center of Lviv (optional): St.George’s Cathedral (the metropolitan cathedral of the Greek-Catholic Church), High Castle viewpoint, Lychakiv cemetery (the necropolis of the XVIII-XX centuries)
Day 3
• Breakfast and check-out
• Rohatyn: Holy Spirit Church
• Yaremche: walk through the Dovbush trail
• Lunch
• Walk to the Probiy waterfall and Hutsulschyna restaurant, an example of hutsul architecture
• Visit to an ancient wooden church in Vorokhta
• Dinner and overnight stop in Verkhovyna
Day 4
• Breakfast and check-out
• Visit to the archaic hutsul dwelling and the ancient wooden church in Kryvorivnya
• Visit to the high-mountain sheep farm
• Lunch in the mountains: classical Hutsul banosh (corn flour porridge with sheep cheese, cooked on fire)
• Visits to masters in wool blankets weaving, traditional Hutsul craft
• Dinner and overnight stop in Kosiv
• Optional: sauna
Day 5
• Breakfast and check-out
• Visits to potters, the makers of traditional Kosiv hand-made ceramics
• Lunch
• Museum of Hutsul everyday life and traditions and Museum of Painted Easter Eggs in Kolomyya
• Return to Lviv: check-in
Day 6
• Breakfast and check-out
• Optionally: excursion, cheese & wine tasting session
• Transfer to the airport (according to the departure time)
Vorokhta is a high-mountain resort (850 m asl) and a famous center for both winter and summer sports. Vorokhta Viaducts are archwall railway bridges built in the XIX century when these territories were a part of Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The Church of The Nativity of the Virgin is one of the oldest temples in the region. It is a perfect exemplar of the archaic Hutsul wooden architecture.
Kryvorivnya is a small village in the Black Cheremosh river valley. In the XIX century, the village had a fame of the Ukrainian Athens, being a favourite summer destination for the UKrainian intellectual elites.
Kosiv is a small town known as a center of traditional Hutsul crafts, such as widely-known Kosiv ceramics, wood carving and sheep wool blankets weaving. The town grew in the Middle Ages as a place of the salt mining and trade.
Yavoriv is a most famous village of blanket weavers in Ukraine. In 1967, Yavoriv blankets were a Prize-winning entry at the World Exhibition in Montreal.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Transportation by private vehicle (minibus)
- Transfer from/to airport
- Guide and translation services
- Accommodation in a lodge (double or twin room)
- Meals (half board in the Carpathians)
- Extra drinks and meals
- Sauna
- 2nd excursion in Lviv
- Excursion with cheese & wine tasting session
- All mentioned expenses are optional.
- Price doesn’t include an accommodation in Lviv. You can book a hotel on your own or we can help you with it.
Your adventure begins in Lviv, a prominent city in Western Ukraine, and the heart of the historic Galicia region, renowned for its exquisite architecture and deep-rooted history. From here, you’ll venture to the Carpathian mountains, specifically the Hutsul region – a journey into Ukraine’s wild heart and a trip down memory lane!
Hutsuls are one among the ethnic groups of Ukraine, residing in the Carpathian Mountains. Settled in remote montane vicinities, they have managed to keep their ancient traditions, artisanal crafts, and lifestyle intact to this day. The itinerary includes visiting Hutsul sheepherders who continue living as their forefathers did. You will have the opportunity to participate in the creation of typical Hutsul crafts such as pottery, blanket weaving, and wood carving. You’ll witness the distinctive Hutsul wooden architecture- a world heritage recognized by UNESCO. Furthermore, you’ll get the chance to enjoy the local traditional food. This experience would be occurring amidst the brilliantly beautiful backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers, except infants
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant meals not included
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Dress code is smart casual
- A minimum of 4 people per booking is required
- It is possible to organise the tour even for 1 person, but it will be more expensive.
- A maximum of 15 people per booking. It is possible to organise the tour for 40 people as well.
- Price doesn’t include an accommodation in Lviv. You can book a hotel on your own or we can help you with it.
- This tour will be really fascinating for creative people who like nature and are looking for inspiration. You will be able to try yourself in painting and pottery, so
- be careful you may open your hidden talents!
- During the tour, you won’t put much of physical efforts, but we will have some walking in the mountains. Thus, we ask you to have comfortable trekking or sports shoes. Unfortunately, lack of local infrastructure makes this journey unavailable for handicapped people. Also, please note that deep in the mountains weather could be challenging, which implies lower temperatures, windy conditions or sudden rain. Please dress accordingly.
- In the case of dramatic weather changes that could threaten the safety of the group, the program could be changed.
- The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions in the program provided that some museums may be closed on the dates you choose for travelling.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
