DNIPRO CRUISE + L’VIV and YAREMCHE
June 04 - 19, 2009 |
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16 Day All Inclusive
First-Class Tour
via
LOT Polish Airlines
from Newark
STUDENT TOUR
others welcome!!! |
CRUISE (10 days): ODESA, SEVASTOPOL, KHERSON, ZAPORIZHZHIA, L’VIV AND YAREMCHE
plus: Rohatyn, Ivano- Frankivsk, Kolomyja and Vorokhta
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| Tour cost: |
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$4200 air/land/cruise (upper deck) per person twin cabin/room
$4050 air/land/cruise(main deck) per person twin cabin/room
$2850 air/land cruise (lower deck) per person triple occupancy entire tour
Semi-suite on upper deck - rate upon request |
| Single suppl: |
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$700 single supplement for cruise on any deck + hotels |
| Land only: |
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$3200 upper deck
$3050 main deck
$2850 lower deck |
| Not included: |
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Airport tax about $415 |
| Arriving: |
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Odesa |
| Departing: |
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L’viv |
FLIGHTS: Listed flights are with LOT Polish Airlines in non-smoking, from Newark via Warsaw to Odesa. Return from L’viv via Warsaw to Newark. Land only rates do not include international flights from USA. Internal flight Kyiv to L’viv is included in the Land only rate.
INTER CITY TRANSPORTATION :Odesa/ Kyiv by MS Dnipro Star Cruise. Kyiv/ L’viv by plane. L’viv/ Yaremche by deluxe AC coach. Transfers are provided only for persons using group trans-Atlantic flights.
HOTELS: Cruise ship: MS Dnipro Star, L’viv: Grand Hotel****, Yaremche: Edelweiss ****
SIGHTSEEING: As per itinerary. Off-shore optional excursions are not included in tour price. L’viv/ Yaremche as per itinerary including all entrance fees.
ESCORT: Fully escorted from Odesa (upon arrival) throughout the entire itinerary by a professional, English-Ukrainian (or Russian) speaking tour manager for groups of 15 or more. Local bi-lingual guides will be provided at each destination for groups of less than 15.
MEALS: As indicated on itinerary. Full board on cruise and in Yaremche, half board in L’viv.
SIDE TRIPS: If you wish to visit surrounding areas of Odesa, any of the port cities, L’viv or Yaremche to search for roots or additional sightseeing, this may be arranged at additional cost. Advance confirmation is recommended. Chauffeured cars are available for about $150-$200 per day and a guide-interpreter is about $10 an hour. No refund will be forthcoming for unused group services.
TOUR DOCUMENTS: USA and Canadian citizens DO NOT require visas for Ukraine. Persons holding other documents, please check with Scope Travel consultant.
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B-Breakfast,
L-Lunch,
D-Dinner |
| Jun 04 Thu |
New York/Warsaw |
TBA |
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Please be at Newark Airport, LOT TERMINAL 3 hrs prior to flight departure time. Scope representative will assist you with check-in. Your baggage must be checked to your final destination, ODESA (Code ODS). |
| Jun 05 Fri |
Warsaw/ Odesa |
TBA |
D |
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Upon arrival in Odesa, immediate transfer to MS Dnipro Star River Boat by a private motor coach. Approximate time of embarkation: 4:00PM.
MS DNIPRO STAR: Odesa-Kyiv
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PORT OF CALL |
Arrv. |
Dept. |
ITINERARY |
| Jun 5 |
ODESA
Embarkation |
16:00 |
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Captain’s Cocktail Party
Evening optional classical music performance |
| Jun 6 |
ODESA |
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20:00 |
City tour. Optional visit to Fine Arts Museum. |
| Jun 7 |
SEVASTOPOL |
16:00 |
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City tour. Optional tour to Bakchysaraj
Optional Black Sea Fleet ensemble concert |
| Jun 8 |
SEVASTOPOL |
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Optional whole day bus trip to Yalta including visit to Livadia Palace |
| Jun 9 |
KHERSON |
15:00 |
18:00 |
Boat trip to Dnipro Delta |
| Jun 10 |
ZAPORIZHZHIA |
11:00 |
18:00 |
City tour
Optional Cossack Horse Show |
| Jun 11 |
SAILING |
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Ukrainian National Day with wine tasting
Ukrainian language lessons. |
| Jun 12 |
KYIV |
11:00 |
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City tour. Optional visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral
Optional visit to Lavra Cave Monastery
Optional Ukrainian Choir concert |
| Jun 13 |
KYIV |
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Optional visit to Chernyhiv with packed lunch
Optional visit to Open Air Museum
Farewell Dinner |
| Jun 14 |
KYIV
Disembarkation |
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10:00 |
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Off Shore Optional Excursions (pls note prices are in EURO) |
- Kyiv, Cave Monastery – 22 Euro
- Kyiv, Visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral – 21 Euro
- Kyiv, Ukrainian National Choir – 24 Euro
- Kyiv, Visit to Open Air Museum – 21 Euro
- Kaniv, tour to Chernyhiv – 55 Euro
- Zaporizhzhia, Cossack Horse Show – 20 Euro
- Sevastopol, trip to Bakhchisarai – 27 Euro
- Sevastopol, Black Sea Fleet Ensemble Concert – 27 Euro
- Sevastopol, whole day bus trip to Yalta incl. visiting of Livadia Palace, Alupka and Vorontsov Palace – 60 Euro
- Sevastopol, trip to Chersonesus – 20 Euro
- Odessa, visit to Fine Arts Museum - 18 Euro
- Odessa, trip to Belgorod-Dnestrovsky – 39 Euro
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| Jun 14 Sun |
Kyiv/L’viv |
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B/L |
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An early AM flight will take us to L’viv. Transfer to hotel and lunch. In the afternoon is your first city bus tour of L’viv.
 
 
Situated in the western part of Ukraine, L’viv, the “City of Lions”, is its heart and soul. Founded in the 13th c. by King Danylo Halytckyj, it was named in honor of his son Lev (Leo). Through centuries of Polish, Austrian and Soviet occupation, L’viv was the gateway to “the East”, but with independence in 1991, L’viv is finally free to develop its own Ukrainian identity. Highlights of the first city tour are Rynok, the 15-16th c. city square, the Dominican Church, Armenian Church Complex, the Chapel of the Bojim Family, the Armenian Quarters, the Opera House and L’viv University. St. George’s Cathedral, the stronghold of Western Ukraine’s Catholic Church,
is our final stop.
Dinner under own arrangements. |
| Jun 15 Mon |
L’viv |
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B/L |
 
Today’s tour is to Shevchenko Haj, an open air museum with an active Bojko Church and replicas of Western Ukraine’s Lemko and Bojko villages dating back to the 18th c. This “village” is a popular Sunday outing for L’viv residents. We continue to Lychakiv Cemetery to view graves of Ivan Franko, Solomija Krushelnytcka, Volodymyr Ivasiuk, Oleksander Tysovsky and many others. We will have a late lunch in a local restaurant. Remainder of the day free. |
| Jun 16 Tue |
L’viv/Yaremche |
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B/L/D |
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Today we join our touring coach and head to the heart of the Carpathian Mountains, to Yaremche. From L’viv, through Rohatyn's newly reconstructed city center, we view the lovely new statue of Roxolana, then continue to Ivano- Frankivsk, the capital of the Ivano- Frankivsk oblast, for lunch. Take time to walk through this lovely Subcarpathia city.
This afternoon we drive to Vorokhta ski resort for a sunset ride on a ski lift (weather permitting) and then to Yaremche for a folkloric dinner in specialty Restaurant Hutsulshchyna and overnight.
  
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| Jun 17 Wed |
Yaremche/L’viv |
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B/L |
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We rejoin our touring coach for a drive through some of the most enchanting Carpathian villages before arriving in Kolomyja, famous for its master-ceramists and woodcarvers. Lunch in a local restaurant, and guided tours will take place at the Hutsul Pysanka and Woodcarving Museums. Free time to browse through this lovely town, before we return to L’viv.
Dinner under own arrangements.
  
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| Jun 18 Thu |
L’viv |
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B/D |
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The entire day is free for own exploration of L’viv. Optional tours are available to nearby Krekhiv and Zolotchiv. Within L’viv, optional excursions can be arranged to Virmenskyj Sobor or the National Museum.
Evening Gala Farewell Dinner at a specialty restaurant. |
| Jun 19 Fri |
L’viv/ Warsaw/ Newark |
LOT Polish Airlines |
TBA |
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Morning transfer takes us to L’viv airport for our flight to Warsaw with connecting flight to Newark. |
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