The city of Mykolayiv, named after St. Nicholas, is one of the youngest cities in Ukraine, it is just over two hundred years old. His life and history are inextricably linked with the history of the sea and river fleet.
Why will this tour 100% cause your interest? Because for sure you will see everything for the first time:
- one of the youngest cities in Ukraine Nikolaev;
- the oldest shipyard in the country;
- Ancient Greek city-state Olvia;
Ochakov fortress of times of the Ottoman Empire;
- a secret military base of strategic missile forces.
And even if you've already seen all this, you will certainly want to come back here again!
In the program of the tour: railway travel from Kharkov, transport and excursion services, accommodation in Nikolaev, meals, excursion around Nikolaev, excursion to Ochakov, historical and archaeological reserve "Olvia", boat trip along the Southern Bug, museum of the Strategic Missile Forces in Pervomaysk, zapovedenik Askania-Nova.
Route
Duration of the tour
Transport
Type of tour
Rest and recuperation:
on the shore of the Southern Bug
Excursion program
Departure from Kharkov to Nikolaev by train number 375 in 19-39
1 day Meeting the group in Nikolaev at the railway station in 12-32.
Sightseeing bus tour of Nikolayev "City of Shipwrights":
The city of Nikolaev, named after St. Nicholas, is located at the confluence of the Southern Bug to the Black Sea. The city by Ukrainian standards is young, it is slightly more than 200 years. Historical and architectural sights, the old necropolis, the Admiralty, the embankment - the Fleet boulevard, monuments to the founders of the city - M. Faleeva and G. Potemkin, the monument to St. Nicholas, the monument to the native of Nikolayev - Admiral S. Makarov, the Cathedral of the Kasperovskaya Mother of God, the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin. It is possible to visit the best in Ukraine zoo, a children's town of fairy tales, a museum of shipbuilding and fleet, an excursion to the oldest shipyard in the country. You can take a boat trip along the Southern Bug.
Check-in to the hotel. Lunch. Free time.
2 day Breakfast. Excursion to National Historical - Archaeological. Olvia is an ancient Greek city - a state that was located on the territory of the present-day Mykolaiv region and existed for more than 1000 years. Olvia was one of the largest countries of the Northern Black Sea Coast, and now it is an integral part of the cultural heritage of Ukraine. In translation into Greek, Olbia means "HAPPY".
Excursion to the ancient Greek city-state: Main city gates, Agorpa, Temenos, hydraulic system, shopping arcades, gymnasiums, defense system of the Roman citadel, lower city, Dicasteria (court), inspection of crypts, excavation museum.
Excursion to Ochakov - the city where the ancient Greeks lived, Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, Polovtsians, Pechenegs, Tatar-Mongols, etc. The battle for Ochakov, the liberation of Ukrainian lands from the yoke of the Ottoman Empire. Lunch. Free time.
Departure 2-x day tour.
3 day Breakfast. Free day.
We offer optional excursions *:
- Excursion to the city of Pervomaisk, Nikolaev region, to a military base *. Earlier, a strictly secret missile base has now become a museum of strategic missile forces. Two mines: one with a rocket, the other with a command post hidden at 12 storey depth; the famous missile "Satan" SS-18 and its combat friend missile R-12, which played a key role in the Caribbean crisis 1961 year; a fleet of trucks MAZ-537, rocket engines, tanks and armored personnel carriers, a mock-up of a nuclear warhead and many other things.
- Excursion to the Reserve Askania - Nova *. Biosphere reserve "Askania-Nova" is one of the 7 natural wonders of Ukraine, the oldest steppe biosphere reserve of the planet and the largest among European steppe reserves. It was created more than 100 years ago by Friedrich Eduardovich Faltz-Fein - a descendant of the German colonists and the owner of these lands. In 1985, the Askania-Nova reserve was included in the list of reference territories of the planet by the UNESCO decision and is a biosphere reserve. Visiting the zoo and dendropark, leaving for the reserved steppe.
- Excursion "Dnieper plains of Kherson" *. Kherson is famous for its historical and architectural complex "Kherson Fortress", the Catherine's Cathedral, the grave and monument to G.A. Potemkin - Tavrichesky, the embankment of the Dnieper. Kherson Fortress - the place where the city was founded. To this day, from the architectural ensemble of the Kherson fortress, only the Ochakovsky and Moscow gates with adjacent bastions, the fortress well, the Arsenal building, a powder magazine, the Catherine's Cathedral with a bell tower have survived. Other sights of the city: Greek suburb, Pokrovskaya square, Assumption Cathedral, Privoz, Treasury chambers, Necropolis, old town. The green necklace of Kherson is the Dnieper floodplains, which the Greeks called Gilea, the Goths - the Myurkvid forest, the Slavs - Oleshy, the Zaporozhye Cossacks - the Great Meadow.
- Migian thresholds *. Here the Southern Bug River has made its way, creating a narrow valley-canyon. The steep cliffs surrounding it sometimes reach 40. You will see Migian rapids, waterfalls, islands and steep cliffs. Thresholds "Mill", Integral, Protik tract, rafting on the Southern Bug is possible.
- "Tavria" is the home of Ukrainian vintage cognacs *. You will learn the history of winemaking in the Tauride region, and then the cellars, in which the highest quality cognac spirits are kept for decades, will reveal their secrets. The gallery with 6,5 thousand oak butts and barrels is amazing. After the excursion, those who wish will be able to taste ordinary, vintage and collection cognacs, as well as wine.
- National Park "Buzky Guard" *. First, we will explore the Small Aktovsky Canyon "Devil's Valley", also known as the Arbuzinsky Canyon. This is one of the oldest canyons in Ukraine. It is considered pride and one of the main attractions of the Nikolaev region. There are quite high rocks here, and the fast-moving river makes its way through the boulders. Walk to the Blue Quarry Lake.
Next we will have to go to the Aktovsky canyon. This is a unique complex of forest and aquatic ecosystems with an ensemble of rocks and granite boulders, the only one in Europe that in its geological and landscape indicators in miniature with a huge accuracy in time of formation resembles the famous canyons of North America. The Deadtwater River divides the Nikolaev canyon in half, the rocks on its banks sometimes reach 30-50 meters in height.
Departure from Nikolaev to Kharkov by train № 375 in 16-57.
Return to Kharkov in 10-12
The cost per person in UAH.
Cost 2-day tour:
group / hotel | 10 + 1 | 15 + 2 | 15 + 1 | 18 + 2 |
25 + 2 | 30 + 3 | 40 + 4 | 50 + 4 |
hostel (4-8-local numbers, convenience for several rooms) |
3750 | 3350 | 3250 | 3150 | 3050 | 2950 | 2850 | 2750 |
Hotel 2 * (2-6-local numbers, facilities in the room) |
4000 | 3600 | 3500 | 3400 | 3300 | 3200 | 3100 | 3000 |
Hotel 3 * (2-3-local numbers, room amenities |
4200 | 3800 | 3700 | 3600 | 3500 | 3400 | 3300 | 3200 |
Cost 3-day tour:
group / hotel | 10 + 1 | 15 + 2 | 15 + 1 | 18 + 2 |
25 + 2 | 30 + 3 | 40 + 4 | 50 + 4 |
hostel (4-8-local numbers, convenience for several rooms) |
4650 | 4050 | 3950 | 3850 | 3750 | 3650 | 3550 | 3450 |
Hotel 2 * (2-6-local numbers, facilities in the room) |
5150 | 4550 | 4450 | 4350 | 4250 | 4150 | 4050 | 3950 |
Hotel 3 * (2-3-local numbers, room amenities |
5450 | 4850 | 4750 | 4650 | 4550 | 4450 | 4350 | 4250 |
Included
railway pass (reserved seat), ticket booking, group supervision by tour operator representative, excursion service, transport service according to the program, hotel accommodation, meals according to the program, insurance.
Notes
- The tour operator reserves the right to change the program and the sequence of excursions without changing the number of services.
- The tour is valid for groups of 10 people. At the request of customers, a tour can be ordered any day. The price depends on the agreed program, the number of people in the group, the level of the hotel, etc.
- Entrance tickets to visited facilities, optional activities, are paid additionally.
- For adult groups, it is possible to miscalculate a tour on a comfortable bus from Kharkov.
If you are looking for group tours and tours for groups, then we can offer you:
- big choice tours in Southern Ukraine
- tours to Odessa and Odessa region in any season
- corporate holidays, weekend tours to the sea
- tours in Kherson, Askania-Nova and others Reserves of Ukraine
- bus tours in the Kharkov region
- group tours by bus in Ukraine
- ancient manors of Kharkiv region and Ukraine
- castles and fortresses, palaces and parks of Ukraine
- project "Multicolored" vacation in Ukraine
- group tours by train across Ukraine
- Children's and youth camps at sea and in the Carpathians
If you choose an individual tour or holiday, or a tour in the group, you can see:
- our prefabricated tours in Ukraine, weekend tours
- weekly regular guaranteed tours in Ukraine from 2 people
- tours to Europe for individual tourists and groups
- popular rest in Odessa and Zatoka
- holidays at the resorts and beaches of the world
- sightseeing tours around the world
- always popular tours for the New Year and Christmas