Duration: 5 days/4 nights 
Hotels used on the itinerary: Lybid ***

1 Day:
Arrival in Kyiv, meet & greet, transfer to the hotel "LYBID"***, check in 23.00 - 02.00 Night Liturgy at St. Volodymyr Cathedral (address: Shevchenko blvrd, 20. Phone:225-03-62) located 400 m from the hotel. The guests may choose any other Orthodox cathedrals or churches in Kyiv: Lavra Cave (Pecherskayia) Monastery, Sichnevoho Povstannya vul.21, tel.: 290-3071 St.Cyril (Kyrylovska) Church. Oleny Telihy vul. 12, tel.: 468-1126 Protection of the Virgin (Pokrovskyi) Convent. Bekhterivsky prov.15, tel.: 416-3322.
2 Day:
After breakfast at 8.30 - Departure to the Lavra Cave Monastery (a pilgrimage site for Orthodox Christians, Orthodox Christianity's "Rome"). Attendance at the service at the Refectory Church (9.00). Time for meditation and prayer. Tour of the Museum of the Historical Treasures of Ukraine (11.00). 13.00- Lunch at the hotel. 14.00-18.00- City tour of Kyiv including St. Sophia Cathedral and St. Michael Cathedral. Today is a special day to buy beautiful ornamented Easter wooden and real eggshells at Andriivsky Descent (artisans masters market). 19.00.- 22.00- Festive Easter Dinner with Ukrainian cuisine & folklore performance at one of the national restaurants.
3 Day:
After breakfast at 8.30 - Visit of the St. Nicholas Church (Askoldova Mohyla - Greek Catholic denomination, Western Rite of Orthodox Church) 10.30 - Drive to the village of Zazymie. The guests are met by the local priest who'll tell the history of the Christian community of the village and invite the guests to attend the service at the church. A quite village street takes guests to a cosy house where they are warmly welcomed and treated with Ukrainian national meals and folk show. Unforgettable experience! Dinner and overnight at hotel.
4 Day:
Whole day trip to Chernihiv (150 km one way), one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. The city tour includes: Transfiguration Cathedral (11th c.), Borys and Hlib's Cathedral (12th c.), Chernihiv Collegium (18th c.), a college, first of its kind, in the area with a collection of icons of 17-19th cc.; Yeletsky Convent and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral, talk with Mother Superior; Troyitskyi (Holy Trinity) Cathedral with relics of Feodosiy Uhlichsky and Venerable Lavrentyi; Precentor and Psalm-Singers School in Troyitskyi Monastery; Elijah the Prophet Church (12th c.) and Anthony Caves with underground churches dating from 12-18th centuries. Lunch at the local restaurant. Return to Kyiv Dinner and overnight at hotel.
5 Day:
After breakfast transfer to the airport for homebound flight

Itinerary: Kyiv-Chernihiv
Duration: 4 nights/5 days
Hotel used on itinerary: LYBID*** (or TOURYST***)

1 Day:
Arrival in Kyiv, transfer to hotel, check in, dinner
2 Day:
Guided tour of Kyiv incl. St. Sophia Cathedral. Visit to the Kyiv-Pechersk Cave Monastery (a site of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians, Orthodox Christianity's "Rome"). Holy mass in one of the Monastery churches. Visit to the Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine.
3 Day:
Visit to St. Alexander Catholic Church & meeting with the members of the Church. Visit to village of Zazymie near Kyiv. Attendance at the religious service in a village church with the local parson who will tell the history of the Christian community of the village. Country dinner with folk show.
4 Day:
Whole day trip to Chernihiv (150 km), one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. The city tour includes: Transfiguration Cathedral (11th c.), Borys and Hlib's Cathedral (12th c.) with tombs of Svyatoslavych Princes and church hierarchy members. Chernihiv Collegium (18th c.), the first of its kind college in this area with a collection of icons of 17th-19th centuries. Yeletsky Nunnery and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral, talk with the Mother Superior of the Nunnery. Troyitskyi (Holy Trinity) Cathedral with the relics of Feodosyi Uhlichskyi and Venerable Lavrentyi, Precentor and Psalm-Singers School in Troyitskyi Monastery. The Church of Elijah the Prophet (12th c.) and Antonyi Caves with underground churches dating from 12th-18th centuries.
5 Day:
Attendance at a religious service in St.Volodymyr Cathedral. Departure to airport for homebound flight.

1 Day:
Arrival in Uzhhorod. Check in the hotel. Stroll around the downtown. Dinner. City tour visiting the ensemble of the Greek-Catholic Cathedral (XVII c.), a burial vault of the bishop Romzha. Medieval castle. Memorial room of the Greek-Catholic seminary rector. Visit of the Theodore Romzha Theological Academy.
2 Day:
Morning transfer to Mukachevo (42 km). Short city tour of Mukachevo visiting the Greek-Catholic Cathedral. Drive to village of Ivanivtsi. Acquaintance with the T. Romzha Memorial monument.

Transcarpathian Monasteries:
Monuments Of Sacral Architecture & History

Transcarpathian monasteries have always been abodes of spiritual life. They have made the contribution in proliferating of literacy in the land. In their scriptoriums the chroniclers compiled the historic annals. The theological and lay books were put out here. Renowned figures of" church, scholars and writers pursuing their activities in the monasteries bequeathed invaluable heritage to our people. 

1 Day:
Arrival in Uzhhorod. Check in. City tour. A visit to the abodes of the erstwhile monasteries.
2 Day:
Drive from Uzhhorod to Mukachevo (42 km) visiting en route (St. Assumption monastery) in village of Rakoshino. Transfer from Mukachevo to Irshava ( 66 km) . Visit of the St. Serafimsky monastery in the village of Priborzhava. Khust (distance from Irshava-12 km). Visit of the monasteries of Khust district: Horodylivsky, Zabrodsky and Lypchansky ( in the village of Lypcha).
3 Day:
Morning drive to Tyachiv disrict ( distance from Uzhhorod to town of Tyachiv -149 km). Visit of the St. Assumption Monastery in the village of Uhlya and the St. Resurrection Monastery in the village of Chumalyovo.

Religious Life In Transcarpathia

1 Day:
Arrival in Uzhhorod, check- in the hotel. City tour including the Greek- Catholic Cathedral XVII c. Stroll around the downtown. Visit of the Roman-Catholic Cathedral XVII c., the edifice of the Philharmonic, former synagogue.
2 Day:
Trip to Mukachevo (42 km). Architectural ensemble of the St.Nicholas Monastery (Church and monastery cells). Lunch in Mukachevo. Visit to the Mukachevo castle (Palanok castle,14th-17th cent.). Return to Uzhhorod. Overnight/Dinner at hotel
3 Day:
Visit to the Goryany Rotunda (12th cent.), the oldest church in the city. Visit to the Russian Orthodox church of Intercession. Architectural ensemble of XVIII c.- Art Gallery and Reformed Church Chapels of the religious procession on the Calvary Mount.

Itinerary: Simferopol-YALTA-SEVASTOPOL-Simferopol
Duration: 4 nights/ 5 days
Hotels used on the itinerary: YALTA****, Ukrayina**
Manner of transportation: by private coach

Ancient Ukrainian chronicles say that the first to bring the glad news of Christianity to the Crimea was St.Andrew - one of the Apostles of Jesus Christ. Presumably It happened sometime in the mid-1st century A.D. At the end of the same century St.Clement (the first of the Apostolic Fathers, Bishop of Rome, disciple of St.Paul and St.Peter) accused for preaching Christianity, was exiled to the Crimea. There he died a death of a martyr for his dissemination of to the local population. In the Medieval centuries the Crimean Christians had close ties with the Byzantium.

Most of the cave monasteries in the Crimea date back to the time when the local monks fleeing from the persecution of the authorities established new monasteries in the remote places in the mountains where they could freely worship their icons.

Kyiv prince Volodymyr who brought Christianity to Ukraine was baptized in the town of Corsun-Chersonesus, he invited local Crimean (Greek) priests and craftsmen to come to Kyiv. It was from Corsun that holy relics and icons were brought to Kyiv as well. Later on prince Volodymyr was canonized.

1 Day:
Arrival in Simferopol, transfer to Yalta (105 km),check in the hotel.
2 Day:
Morning guided city tour of Yalta takes the group not only to traditional touristic high-lights but also to the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevskyi (one of the most worshipped Russian Saints). The guests are then transferred to the former Armenian church designed in the style of early medieval Armenian architecture and frescoed traditionally by Armenian artists. This afternoon the guests will visit Livadia - the former summer residence of Russian Imperial family. The programme includes also a visit to the praying house of the Christian Baptist community to meet the members of the community.
3 Day:
Sevastopol is a sensational destination in its own right! Fascinating shoreline drive begins the day. En route the passengers pass one of the most inspiring sites - the Baidar Resurrection Church that perched on a cliff's top. After the check in the hotel in Sevastopol the tourists visit the highlight of the tour - Chersonesus. This is one of the most important centres of antique culture in this country founded in the 5th century B.C. It is from Chersonesus that Christianity started spreading in Kyiv Rus State after the Great Prince Volodymyr was baptized here in 988. The tourists also visit St. Nicholas Church designed originally at the cemetery of Sevastopol defenders (Crimean War 1854-1855). Another tourist site is Cape Fiolent that boasts a monastery which was founded by Greek sailors in the 9th century. The traditional story says it that the sailors were caught in a bad storm and they prayed to St.George to save them and the Saint who paid heed to their prayers restrained the waves. The sailors reached the shore safely and discovered in the cliffs an icon image of the Saint miraculously revealed to them. The monastery they founded was naturally given the name of St.George. The icon that the Greek sailors found among the rocks is now exhibited in the National Fine Arts Museum in Kyiv.
4 Day:
The day is dedicated to the memorable visits to former Orthodox Cosma and Damian monastery. An unforgettable and spectacular ride through the mountains that take your breath away! Tourists find themselves in the very heart of the Crimean Mountains - the sheltered Central Gorge where the former monastery is situated. The Saglyk-Su spring ("healthy water") attracts pilgrims. In the early evening the guests meet local clergy and believers of different confessions and discuss questions of mutual interests.
5 Day:
Today's final destination is Bakhchisarai, the former capital of the Crimean Khanate and also the seat of mufti-the head of Crimean Moslems. The tour includes the former Khan's Palace with Khan- Dzami (Great Palace Mosque) and Minor Palace Mosque. The guests are then transferred to Marjum-Dere (St.Maria Valley) to visit the medieval cave monastery of Assumption.

Duration: 4 days/3 nights
Accommodation: HTL GRAND **** on the half board basis

1 Day:
Arrival to Lviv, accommodation in the hotel GRAND **** Dinner at the hotel.
2 Day:
After breakfast (9-12 A.M.) city tour (main historic highlights - High castle, Market square, Gunpowder Tower, Liberty avenue, monument to Schevchenko, Armenian Cathedral, and others). Visit to the main sacred place of Ukrainian Greek- Catholics - St.George Cathedral. 12-02 P.M. - visit to the former Franciscan monastery, now the praying house of the Adventists. You'll meet the members of the parish, discuss the problems of the community, its charity and guardianship activity, listen to the choir. 03-06 P.M. - visit to the Assumption Cathedral, one of the most beautiful church ensembles in Lviv (16-18 cc). To-day it belongs to Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. You'll meet with the members of St.Andrew Staurophighian brotherhood XV c, in XVI-XVII it was the leading one in Western Ukraine, it had its own school, printing shop, hospital, in 1708 it joined Unia; acquaintance with the exhibits of the museum of Staurophighia (direct subordination of a church or a monastery to Patriarch). Attendance at the service. Dinner at local restaurant.
3 Day:
After breakfast - service at the Roman-Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary. (9-11.30 A.M.) 11-01.30 - visit to the Museum of the History of Religion located in the premises of the former Dominican Monastery. It possesses more than 50 thousand exhibits, among them: silver Byzantine Reliquary (11th c), collection of the Ukrainian icons, ancient Bibles, rich Judaic collection and rare samples of religious sculpture. In the afternoon (03-06 P.M.) drive to Krekhiv (47 km) to visit the Basillian Monastery. Tourists will see this renovated complex (17-18 cc), the original cave of its founders, meet the students of the Theological Seminary. Dinner at the monastery.
4 Day:
After breakfast homebound departure.