Excursion programs

Our Centre will be glad to provide you with the excursions and the professional English speaking guide who has several years experience in this industry and certified by Kiev State Administration.

Excursion # 1: Andrew’s Descent

Start: St. Andrew’s church. How to get there: metro “Maidan Nezalezhnosti”, then up the street to the church. Entrance ticket: 6 UAH (Andrew’s church). Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

We start the excursion near St. Andrew’s church, then go down the descent and get to know about one of the oldest and original streets of our city, the legends about Kyiv witches, Richard the Lion Heart Castle, then go up to Uzdykhalnytsya Hill and see panoramic view of Dnipro river and Podil. We finish our short tour at Kontraktova square.

Excursion # 2: Ancient Kyiv

Start: Golden Gates. How to get there: metro “Golden Gates”. Entrance ticket: 22 UAH (St. Sophia Cathedral). Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

We start near the monument of Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, then go to the main temple of ancient Kyiv — St. Sophia Cathedral with the largest collection of 11-century mosaics and frescoes in the world. Having made photos near the monument to Bogdan Khmelnytskiy, we move to the place where Kyiv was founded in the 5th century AD — Old Kyiv Hill, and see the panoramic view of Podil and Castle Hill. Our route lead us to Michael Square where we will find out about the tragic history of St. Michael Cathedral the Golden Domes. We finish our tour at Volodymyr Hill near Grand Prince Volodymyr the Baptizer. You can see one of the best panoramic views of Dnipro river and Left Bank from this place.

Excursion # 3: Old history of Podil

Start: the monument to Grygoriy Skovoroda. How to get there: metro “Kontraktova square”. Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

We start at Kontraktova square and make an acquaintance with such monuments of history and architecture as Gostinniy Court, Kontraktovy House, National University of “Kyiv Mohyla Academy” and former Bratsky monastery, the monument to Ukrainian philosopher Grygoriy Skovoroda, Peter the Great’s House. We also visit church of Nikola Prytyska, Frolovsky nunnery, Pyrogoshcha church, Pokrovska church, St. Elias church.

Excursion # 4: Along Khreshchatyk Street

Start: European square, National Philarmony. How to get there: metro “Maidan Nezalezhnosti”. Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

The tour starts near the Arch of Friendship with the panoramic view of Podil and Dnipro river. Then we go down to European Square, and along Khreshchatyk Street we pass Independence square, National Musical Academy, then go up to the Franko Theatre and see House with Chimeras. Then we continue our route to the monument to Panikovsky, the Kyiv City Administration, the monument to Volodymyr Lenin. We finish at Besarabska square.

Excursion # 5: Strolling Pechersk

Start: metro “Kreshchtyk”, Instytutska Street . Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

We start near very unusual building — the House with Chimeras. The building is decorated with fantastic fishes, elephants, rhinoceroses, antelopes, frogs, lizards, eagles, snakes. Then we move to Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) and Mariinsky Palace. The palace was constructed in the middle of 18th century for Great Empress Elizabeth but she never lived there. After that we watch the signs of the bullets on the wall of plant Arsenal since the civil war times. Askold’s grave is one of the oldest places in our city. The chronicles evidenced the story of 9th century. Then we move to the monument of Eternal Glory and finish near Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the sacred place of Orthodox Christianity. This monastery was founded in the 11th century and since then millions of believers have visited it. Visit of the monastery is a separate one.

Excursion # 6: Open Air Museum of Folk Architecture and Life.

Start: near the entrance of the museum. How to get there: bus to Pyrogovo from metro “Lybidska” or “Druzhby Narodov”. Entrance ticket: 10 UAH. Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

Open Air Museum of Folk Architecture and Life is situated in Pyrogovo, Kyiv’s outskirts. Here you feel yourself in the village of 18th — 19th century. The real houses and household buildings were brought here from different regions of Ukraine. On the territory of 150 hectares you will see the different zones of Ukraine — the central and southern regions, the Carpathian Mountains, Polissya, Podillya. The wooden churches of 18th century are of special interest. National fairs and holidays are held there. The exhibits tell us how Ukrainian people lives centuries ago.

Excursion # 7: Botanical Garden and Vydubetsky monastery.

Start: near the entrance to the garden. How to get there: metro “Druzhby Narodiv”. Entrance ticket: 5 UAH. Time of the excursion: 2 hours, by feet.

Botanical Garden is beautiful in any season. It is located on Sverynetskaya Hill, very special place. Two monasteries are located nearby — Iona monastery and Vydubetsky monastery. The last one is one the ancient monasteries of our country. It was founded in the 11th century by Grand Prince Vsevolod and situated on the Dnipro-river bank. The Monastery acquired its present appearance in the 18th century. Iona monastery was founded in the 19th century by monk of Vydubetsky monastery. Here you can feel the relaxation and forget rapid tempo of the city.