WINE TOUR TO UKRAINE | 2019 September 21 – 30, 2019 | 10 days This is a tour that is ALL about wine, and everything associated with it! Take a trip with us, off Ukraine’s beaten path, to immerse yourself and learn more about Ukraine’s undiscovered wine culture. Get ready to be impressed. It will be a journey that you will never forget. Meanwhile, you’ll get to see all the highlights of Ukraine from east to west, ranging from the golden domes of Kyiv, the maritime charm of Odesa, to the ‘Paris of Ukraine’ – the beautiful Lviv, and, well known for its wineries - the Transcarpathia region of Ukraine. Sightseeing | Workshops | Cultural Experiences | Zabavas TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Sample Georgian wines on the banks of the Dnieper river. - Join a tour and wine-tasting at Shabo winery, near Odesa. - Participate in the harvesting process for the grapes at Shabo! - Explore the Shustov Cognac Museum, and sample this noble drink. - Taste local Ukrainian wines in a secret wine bar in Lviv. - Sample raspberry wine at the 14 th century Swirz Castle. - Visit the beautiful Schönborn Castle - Taste Transcarpathian wines in Mukachevo and Uzhorod
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WINE TOUR TO UKRAINE | 2019
September 21 – 30, 2019 | 10 days
This is a tour that is ALL about wine, and everything associated with it!
Take a trip with us, off Ukraine’s beaten path, to immerse yourself and
learn more about Ukraine’s undiscovered wine culture.
Get ready to be impressed. It will be a journey that you will never
forget.
Meanwhile, you’ll get to see all the highlights of Ukraine from east to west,
ranging from the golden domes of Kyiv, the maritime charm of Odesa, to the
‘Paris of Ukraine’ – the beautiful Lviv, and, well known for its wineries - the
Transcarpathia region of Ukraine.
Sightseeing | Workshops | Cultural Experiences | Zabavas
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Sample Georgian wines on the banks of the Dnieper river. - Join a tour and wine-tasting at Shabo winery, near Odesa. - Participate in the harvesting process for the grapes at Shabo! - Explore the Shustov Cognac Museum, and sample this noble drink. - Taste local Ukrainian wines in a secret wine bar in Lviv. - Sample raspberry wine at the 14 th century Swirz Castle. - Visit the beautiful Schönborn Castle - Taste Transcarpathian wines in Mukachevo and Uzhorod - OPTIONAL* Extend your trip to beautiful Budapest!
Welcome to the heart of our beautiful country – Kyiv!
You will be surprised that Ukraine is famous not only for food, horilka, but we are also good experts and
producers of wine and your trip to Ukraine is the ideal opportunity to experience the best of Ukrainian
wine! Ukraine has a well-established, reputed wine industry with some Ukrainian wines being exported
to neighboring countries, the European Union and the countries of North America. Winemaking in the
modern-day Ukrainian territory first appeared in the XI century in the northern part of the country,
around Kyiv and Chernihiv, with the first wine makers being monks.
Day 1 | September 21, Saturday: Kyiv
Welcome to Ukraine!
Upon arrival, you’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Check-in.
You will have some time to rest, before a brief city orientation.
Spend your time exploring this picturesque city - a unique place with a long and rich history.
In the evening, try different types of wine from different regions of Ukraine in one of the best
Ukrainian restaurants in Kyiv during a welcome dinner.
Evening at your leisure.
Day 2 | September 22, Sunday: Kyiv
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today, we will see the Golden Gates of Kyiv, and many beautiful Cathedrals, which will take your
breath away. Afterwards wander down Andriivsky Uzviz and do some souvenir shopping!
In the afternoon, we have prepared something special for you - a picnic on the beach of the
Dnieper river. Here we will try best sorts of Georgian wine - true connoisseurs will appreciate
their worth! Enjoy your time you definitely deserve it.
In the evening flight Kyiv - Odesa.
Upon arrival, check in at the hotel and evening at leisure.
Climatic conditions of Odesa are ideal for wine production. Here sunny days prevail over the cloudy,
the temperature is not too high in summer and not too low in winter. Humidity is not enough – but
this disadvantage is compensated by hardworking people of Odessa…
Being here get familiarity with the most modern, but at the same time enriched with centuries,
traditions and technologies. It is a meeting with unforgettable aromas and flavors of various wines.
It is a bunch of genuine emotion from contact with thousands of years of art creation of drink of the
gods.
Day 3 | September 23, Monday: Odesa
Breakfast at the hotel. Afternoon enjoy a leisurely walk through the city, learning its history and visiting the main tourist sites (Potiomkin steps, Derybasivska Street, and the local quay). Later, we will have lunch in one of the many local restaurants sampling best sorts of wine. Evening at your leisure.
Day 4 | September 24, Tuesday: Odesa
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take you for a day trip to a special place– Shabo, one of
Ukraine’s best wineries. Here you will have a unique opportunity to take part in the
harvesting process for the grapes, in order to understand better the intricacies of
winemaking.
Afterwards, get a private tour of the premises, participate in a wine tasting with tips from a
professional sommelier, and then visit the gift shop to buy the products you enjoyed the
most! We will return back to the hotel in the evening.
Day 5 | September 25, Wednesday: Odesa
Breakfast at the hotel.
While we still have some time in the city, we will take you on excursion dedicated to the
architectural heritage of Odesa. You will learn and literally experience how multinational
Odesa is! After lunch you are cordially invited to visit the Shustov Cognac Museum - a
unique place with many years of history. Here you will be able to learn the history of this