Highlights of Kyiv Private Sightseeing Tour
See the best of Kyiv in one day! This tour will give you a great opportunity to get a feeling of Kyiv, as well as to visit all major city attractions and highlights. We offer you the chance to enjoy this great tour. It includes 3 tours: City tour of Kyiv, St. Andrew's Decent, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery. A Private sightseeing tour would be the best way to maximize your time in Kyiv.
Options
6-h Tour by car & walking
6-h Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 3 person, including the 6-hour guide and 3-hour transportation by car
Pickup included
What's included in Highlights of Kyiv Private Sightseeing Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Kyiv
Tour will start at 10am from the centrally located hotel or apartment of your stay in Kiev. Your guide will meet you at hotel lobby area on reception. The first part of your big tour will start with 3h city tour by private transport. You will know the most interesting places of Kyiv and can expect to see them. Among them are: the Golden Gate, Vladimirskiy Cathedral, St. Michael’s Square and St. Michael's Domed Monastery, Foundation Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytskiy, Security Head Office of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Pedagogical Museum, Red Building of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev, Bessarabskiy Market, House of Chimeras, House of President of Ukraine, National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrainian House, National Philharmonic Society, Maidan Nezalezhnosti /Independence Square, Kiev’s Funicular, Post Office Square, St. Alexander’s Catholic Church, Contract House, Fountain Samson, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,Holy Spirit Church, Clergy House, and Mariinskiy Park and Palace.
Kyiv
Visit the the hill where St. Andrew's Church is situated. Here you will know about the history of the St. Andrew’s Decent and old town. Then your private guide will bring you at 1pm to view the hill of the Pechersk district where Museum of World War II is situated. Here you will start another walking part of the tour to get familiar with territory of Museum. Optionally at 1:30pm enjoy lunch at an Ukrainian cuisine restaurant or cafe on your way. Lunch time is from 12pm - 4pm, except on weekends.
Kyiv
Lastly, enjoy Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery while visiting the Near and Far caves. The Lavra, a large monastery with 28 hectares of land, got this title in 1688. Review the monastery constructions, galleries of the Near and Far Caves, possibility to visit in extra the Museum of Historic Treasures of Ukraine, Museum miniatures and other exhibits. In 1990 Kiev-Pecherskaya Lavra Monastery was enlisted into the UNESCO's World Heritage List. Finally, you will go to the nearest Metro station where learn more about Kiev Metro lines and visit the deepest Metro Station in the World – Arsenalna (105.5 meters (346 ft)). Tour ends after the 6-hour ride and you can return to your hotel by public transport, metro, taxi, or by bus to Downtown – Independence Square called Maidan Nezalezhnosti and the guide will help you.
Inclusions
- See UNESCO's World Heritage List and expect St. Sophia's Cathedral and Lavra Monastery
- Get familiar with the Highlights Tour of Kiev, which includes 3 top tours
- Guided tour option includes 3-hour transportation from 10am-01pm by private car, minivan, or minibus
- Pickup from the hotel by guide
- One day Private guided tour duration 6 hours: 10am-4pm
- Entrance fees to the Pechersk Lavra Monastery (about 3US$ per person), St. Sophia’s Cathedral (about 3US$ per person)
- Please know that you should pay any entrance fees for your private guide
- Food and drinks. You will have time to visit a restaurant or cafe for lunch. Lunch costs about $8US per person
- Extra service
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You can enjoy this tour while walking. During the walking tour you will enjoy it by the public bus and metro between sightseeing sites. The tour will provided in downtown and some things are not available due to the destinations between them.
- Explore the ancient past and nowadays of Ukraine!
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Traveler's centrally located Hotel or Apartment in Kiev. Please inform centrally address of your stay in Kiev in your booking with Hotel name, house number and street name. In case You don't know your pick up location in Kiev we can meet you in Downtown at the Hotel Ukraina, Lobby area. Hotel Ukraina: 4 Institutskaya street, 01001, Kiev, Ukraine, ukraine-hotel.kiev.ua
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• Please advise tour leader name and second name. • Please provide the name and address of your stay in Kiev. *recommended • Please provide your cell phone number in journey. *recommended • Please provide sign name for the meeting. * recommended • Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for the walking. • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.