In YMCA Lviv`s tour you will visit two worlds: the European city of medieval origin, and the nature of folk traditions.

Lviv

is a business card of Ukraine, an ancient European city with interesting architecture, churches of various denominations, dozens of museums, festivals and rich artistic life.

Carpathians

are fabulous mountains with soft views. Real mountain inhabitants have preserved their colourful traditions, ancient crafts, beliefs, fast energetic music, delicious and nutritious cuisine to this day.

You will see the city sights of:

• Lviv panorama from the city hall

• a gallery of contemporary art

• the temples (Orthodox, Armenian, Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Synagogue ruins)

• Halician cuisine in folk environment

On a trip to the mountains, you will cognize:

• the traditions and beliefs of mountain riders

• experience the master classes in hand-making wool woven bedspreads

• folk icon painting

• pottery

• playing folk instruments of ethnic Hutsul together with professional musicians

• ancient wooden churches

• sheep watching in the mountain valleys covered with legends of rocks

• traditional dishes and drinks at open air

• wandering in the mountains

• evenings by the fire

…and many joyous adventures

Tour duration: 7 days

Group of travellers & Price:

for a group of 3 to 5 people, the cost per person is $ 490
for a group of 6 to 10 people, the cost per person is $ 440
for a group of 11 to 15 people, the cost per person is $ 400

Average cost indicated. The final cost will depend on the choice of hotels, restaurants and master classes.
We focuse on young people living an active life and loving to travel!
If you contact us a month in advance, we will be able to pick a journey for you: choose the hotels where you will be most comfortable, arrange the most interesting master classes or advise the most interesting festivals that will be at disposal at that time.

Day 1

Lviv

Arrival to hotel. Accommodation.
Panoramic city view from Ratusha city hall.
Visiting temples and city known sights.
Lviv Opera.
Galleries.
Ukrainian traditional food & Halician local cuisine

Day 2

Bus transfer from Lviv to Carpathian region

On the way:

Wooden church in Rohatyn.
The ruins of the medieval castle Ancient Halych.
Museum of Easter-Egg in Kolomya.
Waterfall in Sheshory.
Town center in Kosiv.
Arrival to Cottage.

Day 3

Cottage in village (Carpathians)

Master-classes to opt:

playing folk instruments
authentic singing
hutsul icon painting
hand-making wool woven bedspreads
ester eggs painting
pottery
Hutsul cooking

Walking in the mountains. Museum of Embroidery. Watching movies on screen. Dinner at open fire.

Day 4

Bus transfer to YMCA hotel in Verkhovyna

On the way:

Trip to Pysanyi kamin’ (Painted Stone) – sacral place covered with many legends
Picnic at natural spot
Trip to Grazhda in the famous Kryvorivnia – the wooden fortress and farm, the old traditional spot in the mountains.
A visit to Hutsul household museum and Cheese making museum.
Herbal bathing in mountain bowls.