Along Soviet Fringes
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Minsk
- Visit Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
- Visit Museum of Nature and the Brest Museum of Railway Equipment
- History at the Museum of Strategic Missile Forces
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- Arrival & departure transfers
- Ground transport with driver
- Accommodation
- Meals (refer to itinerary for meal plan)
- English-speaking guides
- Entrance fees to sites & parks
Itinerary
On arrival at Minsk airport, you will be met by your local guide and later transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Minsk.
Overnight in Hotel Minsk, Minsk
Meals: Breakfast
Spend the morning sightseeing in Minsk, where you will see Independence Avenue and the Holy Spirit Cathedral. Later, visit the local Komarovka Market to sample local Soviet cuisine and make an excursion to the open-air Museum of Folk Architectu...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Begin the day with a tour of Neswizh Palace. Continue on to Poleskije Tradicii. On arrival, explore the farmstead and speak with locals and have lunch. Continue to Brest and check-in to the hotel on arrival. Overnight in Brest...
Meals: Breakfast
This morning you will have a city tour of Brest, including the Brest Fortress before heading to Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, visit the Museum of Nature and the Brest Museum of Railway Equipment. Overnight in Brest.
Overnight in H...
Meals: Breakfast
This morning you will be transferred to Mir, a small town to the south-west of Minsk. You will visit the Mir Castle, an impressive architectural monument included on the list of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, before carrying on to Minsk. Y...
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast you will have a full day city tour on Kiev. During your tour you will visit St. Sophia Cathedral and Monastery Complex, St. Andrew's Church, The Golden Gates of Kiev and the famous Museum of the Great Patriotic War. Overnight in...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Take a day trip to Chernobyl and visit the Nuclear Power Station. Later, make a stop off at the town of ghost town of Pripyat. Transfer back to your hotel in Kiev. Overnight in Kiev.
Overnight in Khreshatyk Hotel , Kiev
Meals: Breakfast
Begin the day with a tour of Mezhygirya Palace. Later, travel on to the Ukrainian Village Ethnographical Museum Complex. Overnight stay here.
Overnight in Ukrainian Village Ethnographical Museum Complex, Kiev
Mezhihiriya Palace (a...
Meals: Breakfast
Make your way to Odessa, stopping en route to spend the day at the Museum of Strategic Missile Forces. Continue your journey and check into your hotel upon arrival. Overnight in Odessa.
Overnight in Alexandrovsky Hotel, Odessa
The...
Meals: Breakfast
Spend the day touring the city of Odessa, highlights will include the Potemkin Stairs, Odessa Opera House and the Fine Art Museum. Later, visit the Odessa Catacombs. Overnight in Odessa.
Overnight in Alexandrovsky Hotel, Odessa
Od...
Meals: Breakfast
Travel to the Purarci estate, where you will take a tour and have the opportunity to sample the wine. Later, depart for a tour of Chisinau. Overnight in Chisinau.
Overnight in Regency Hotel, Chisinau
Chisinau (pronounced 'kish-i-n...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Begin the day with an excursion to Cricova Winery and enjoy a wine tasting. Continue on to Old Orhei Open Air Museum. End the day with a folk show and dinner in Trebujeni village. Overnight in Chisinau.
Overnight in Regency Ho...
Meals: Breakfast
Depart to Transnistria. Spend the day touring Tiraspol and visiting Tighina Fortress. Overnight in Chisinau.
Overnight in Regency Hotel, Chisinau
The 16th-century Tighina Fortress used to be one of Moldova's most powerful fortress...
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for your flight home or onward destination.
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