Please be at NEWARK AIRPORT at least 3 hrs prior to flight departure time.  Scope representative will assist you with check-in.  Your baggage must be checked to your final destination KYIV  (code KBP).  If you have more than one piece of checked baggage, a surcharge of $50 will be collected at airport by agency representative for porterage.

At Frankfurt Airport you board your non-stop flight to Kyiv. Lunch on board. Expected embarkation 4-5:00PM.

Should there be no direct flight from Odesa to L’viv,  the group will fly Odesa/Kyiv/Lviv.  Upon arrival in L’viv, you will join the Mini Ukraine II tour for the Western Ukraine portion  - L’viv/Yaremche/Kamianets-Podilsky/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.

Directly from the Airport, we proceed on our first tour 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 18^th 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 lunch in a local restaurant, then proceed to check-in at hotel. Remainder of the day free.

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.  Have lunch in a local café and take time to walk through this lovely Subcarpathia city. 
Afterwards we drive to Bukovel 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.

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.  Guided tours will take place at the Hutsul Pysanka and Woodcarving Museums.  We proceed directly to Chernivtsi,
the capital of Bukovyna.  It’s a beautiful and mysterious town with lots of narrow streets and hidden views, and some incredible architectural gems which we will see in our city tour after lunch:  The National University of Chernivtsi,  Kobylanska Museum and the Opera House, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and the two churches of St. Nikolai.  Late arrival in Kamianets Podilskyi for dinner.

This “museum city” is renowned for its diverse historic architecture but the real “wow” is the immense canyon that completely encircles the old city.  The rocky  island is high and inaccessible, except for one very small road leading to the site of Podilia’s largest medieval fortress – the object of our tour this morning.  The castle was built in the 11th c., but most of what we will see was added between the 14c and the 18c.

We rejoin our touring bus for a short visit to Zarvanytsia, followed by lunch prepared by the sisters.  Zarvanytsia is considered the Lourdes of Western Ukraine. It houses a miraculous icon of the Blessed Virgin with Christ Child, a spring of healing water, and an active monastery and church.  Late arrival in L’viv.  Dinner under own arrangements. 

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.

Morning transfer takes us to L’viv airport for our  flight to Munich with connecting flight to Newark.