7 days

PROGRAM

 Dag 1

 08. 50 -12.00 Flyg  Arlanda - Kiev   

12:00- Coach transfer Kiev Boryspol airport- hotel  "Slavutich"

Kiev is not only the capital of Ukraine but also the mother city for all Eastern Slavic peoples. Kievan Rus, the state from which Ukraine, Russia & Belarus are all descended, was established here between the 9th & 11th centuries. The modern centre & the remains of the old city are both on the hilly west bank of the Dnipro, third largest river in Europe. (no entrances)

 Dag 2

Breakfast at the hotel

09:00-13:00- city tour of Kiev including observation excursion: University, Golden Gates, entrance to St Sophia Cathedral, continue to History Museum(inside)

Time for lunch (at own arrangement)

14:30-18:30- continue to Andrew’s Slope with Andrew’s Church(inside) and Low town of Podol, proceed to River Port, Funicular (cable car), Friendship Arch, Vladimir’s hill, Independence Square, Khreshatik Street.

Dag 3

Breakfast at the hotel

09:00-13:00- excursion to Rural Life and Architecture open air Pirogovo Museum

Time for lunch (at own arrangement)

14:30-18:00-  continue to Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery with caves and II World War Museum with open air war crafts exhibition and Motherland Statue

Dag 4

Early or packed breakfast at the hotel followed by early check-out and transfer to the train terminal to take Kiev-Poltava morning express

# 164    06:33 – 10:17  2nd class 

Arrival to Poltava, meeting with guide,

11:00-13:00 - observation city tour of Poltava (2 hours)

Poltava is the considerable centre of national culture of the Central Ukraine. It was first mentioned as a settlement of Ltava in chronicle in 1173. In the years of liberation war 1648-54 a city became the centre of the Poltava regiment. In the years of North War between Russia and Sweden the Swedish army with Charles XII at the head came up to Poltava. Here Peter I arrived with basic forces of the Russian army. The main battle – Poltava battle happened on this territory on June, 27.

Visit to the Round Square, the central square of the city. In the middle there is a garden with the monument of Glory. The centre of the old city is a semicircular Neoclassical square with the Tuscan column of cast iron (1805-11), commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Poltava and featuring 18 Swedish cannons captured in that battle. Poltava city has 27 monuments devoted to the North War.

Check in at hotel 

PM- free time

Dag 5

Breakfast at the hotel

10:00-16:00   excursion incuding Visit to the Museum of the Poltava Battle. The museum was established in 1909 on very the field of the Poltava battle next to the Brothers Grave. There are more than five thousand exhibits: works of art, weapon, rewards, colours, uniform and equipment of the Swedish and Russian armies, personal things of Peter I and his associates. You can listen to the sound diorama of the Poltava fight. Alongside is a monument to Swedes from Russians, cross on the brothers Grave of Swedish soldiers, monument to Peter I.

Krestovozdvizhenskiy cathedral (XVII) is a silent witness of the North War. It is a unique seven-domed church in Ukraine built in baroque style with a four-storied bell tower.

Monument to the Glorious defenders of Poltava, monument to Ukrainian Cossacks, monument to Unsubdued Poltava are tightly connected with Poltava battle.

 Dag 6

Breakfast at the hotel

10:00-13:00- excursion to Poltava Cathedrals: Spasskiy, Makarivsky, Uspensky

 Dag 7

Breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out and transfer to the train terminal to take Kiev-Poltava train# 162    09:18 – 12:55. 2nd class 

12:55 Arrival to Kiev, meeting with guide, transfer to the hotel

PM- free time

 Dag 8

04:15- packed or early breakfast at the hotel followed by check out and early departure transfer to the airport- 

06.35 - 08.05  Kiev - Arlanda/Flyg