Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Kyiv
Meeting at Boryspil Airport and a car transfer to your Hotel in Kyiv downtown.  Leisure time to relax  & settle in from your flight.
Late afternoon, enjoy your 3-hour Kyiv introductory walking tour with our English-speaking guide and walk along Khreshchatyk Street to the famous Maidan (Independence Sqr) with a visit to St. Sophia Cathedral – one of the major monuments representing the architectural and the monumental art of the early 11th century, followed by a delicious dinner in one of Kyiv downtown restaurants. Dinner at the Oriental cafe or Country Complex "Partizan".  

Overnight in Kyiv (D)

Day 2:  Discover Kyiv
Breakfast in the hotel.
Begin your 5-hour Kyiv City Tour. Pecherska Lavra is the main highlight of this day tour. Visit the Dormition Cathedral, the Trinity Gate Church, the Great Bell Tower (with an optional climb upstairs for the great view), Go underground to explore the caves of the Kyiv-Pecherska Monastery, with relics of saints buried in caves. Also, visit the Scythian gold museum and the Museum of Miniatures. After a short break, visit the World War II memorial complex known for its centerpiece – the massive 62 m tall titanium statue of Motherland. Learn about the Nazi occupation of Kyiv and Ukraine while going through 18 different galleries and on the way out, explore an outdoor display with military planes and other equipment from various wars including the Russian “hybrid war” against Ukraine. Followed by a drive to the Babiy Yar memorial complex created to commemorate those thousands of Jewish & Ukrainian people who perished there during the Nazi occupation of Kyiv that lasted for 777 days. 
Lunch in the Ukrainian folk style cafe.
In the evening, enjoy a 3-hour tour around one of the oldest and most interesting neighborhoods of Kyiv – Podil with a Dnipro River public boat cruise at the end. 

Overnight in Kyiv (B, L)

Day 3:  Lviv Introduction
Early morning  Check-out. Breakfast-Box to Go. 
You will be transferred to Kyiv Train Station to board the train to Lviv (duration 5 hours, 1st class-wide intercity bus-type).
Upon arrival in Lviv, Transfer to the hotel and check-in followed by lunch at The First Lviv Grill Restaurant of Meat and Justice — located in the gloomy casemates of the Bernardine monastery with medieval times theme, with mock-ups of all kinds of instruments of torture and execution, waitresses dressed as Harlots, and much more...

Later on, start the city panoramic walking tour through the center of Lviv passes through the streets of the medieval town, the famous Market Square, avenues rich in history, see the most popular and famous monuments of architecture.  Free time on your own before your night excursion(at 22:00).
"Lviv Night Guard – fancy-dress tour" — An old legend says, that since the founding of Lviv, two burgomasters have been ruling it. The first one protects the city during the day and the second burgomaster is on duty at night. Together with his assistants in black cloaks, he walks through the dark streets of the city and keeps order. Pan Burgomaster will treat with delicious tea, and devote the most active participants into the "Honorary Guards of the City", put on a black cloak, unexpected encounters, scary legends, ghosts, secret rites, mysterious streets, and dark alleys - all this awaits us during a night walk in Lviv!  And remember: everything that happens during the tour will never happen again!

Overnight at the Lviv (B, L)

Day 4: Discover Lviv
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check-out & keep the luggage at the hotel for late-night departure. Start your day with 6-hour Golden Horseshoe Castles Tour — visit 3 historic Ukrainian towns forming the horseshoe on the map of the Lviv region. Admire the castles with fortification architecture and learn the historical facts and beautiful legends about the events that took place in each castle.
On its southern edge lies the town of Zolochiv with 17th century Castle, a former residence of the Sobieski family. Wander around the picturesque gardens of Zolochiv Castle and admire the beautiful flowers and landscapes of the castle’s grounds. 
On the northern edge lies the 14th century Olesko Castle – one of Ukraine’s most picturesque castles. Surrounded by a nice park, it also has beautiful countryside views from the castle’s courtyard and inside the castle grounds, we enjoy the exhibits of the 15th-18th centuries art collection started by the famous king of Poland John III Sobieski.
To the east, find the 17th-century Pidhirtsi Castle, known as the Ukrainian Versailles for its beauty, castle nestles among the hills of the Voroniaky Uplands. Several influential Polish aristocratic families lived here and made it a real jewel, learn how Pidhirtsi Castle used to look like, and enjoy the magnificent panoramic views at the Styr River valley from the Castle’s grounds.

Free time in the city - explore on your own.  Late evening, transfer to the Train Station for your overnight train to  Odessa (10:12 pm – 8:43 am).

Onboard Train (1st class sleeper) (B)

Day 5: Arrival in Odesa
Meet-and-greet at the railway station followed by breakfast in the city cafe.
a 3-hour Introductory Tour of Odesa, to get familiar with Ukraine’s most diverse and atmospheric cities. Walk along Deribasovskaya street and Primorsky Boulevard, admire the beauty of the Opera House, the building of the Odessa National Philharmony, the City Duma (city government house), the monument of Duke, Potemkin Stairs, Passage, the Palace of Earl M.S. Vorontsov. You will see the Odessa Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral, where miraculous icons are exhibited. Solve the main mysteries of "Mother-in-laws Bridge", & find out why and how the "One-Walled House" appeared in the city. Visit the open-air museum "Corner of Old Odessa", Visit the smallest square of the city - Square named after Ostap Bender, sit on the 12th chair, in which were hidden the treasures of Madame Petuhova, (a reference to the book “12 chairs” by Ilf and Petrov). Also, you can see the monument to the famous soviet singer Utyosov. (locals believe that giving a hug to this monument or rubbing his nose will bring you good luck).
Enjoy a late lunch at a seafood restaurant in the city. Check-in at the hotel followed by your spare time.

Later on, take a short drive to explore the famous Odessa catacombs – the longest man-made labyrinth in Europe at different times used by smugglers, robbers, revolutionaries, and guerrillas. Dinner at the restaurant on the beach.

Overnight in Odesa (B, L, D)

Day  6: Odesa
Breakfast in the hotel.
Depart on a full-day trip to Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Fortress & Immerse yourself in the rich history of the Odessa region on this exciting journey to Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, one of the oldest cities in Europe. The medieval fortress "Akkerman" on the banks of the Dniester firth is one of the largest and best-preserved in Ukraine. It takes about 1.5 hours to get to Belgorod-Dnestrovsky from Odesa, but it’s well worth the ride, especially considering the fact that on the way you see beautiful local villages, colorful agricultural fields, and the picturesque Black Sea coast with a number of old and modern resorts. On the road, learn the exciting legends of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, which is often called a city of 12 cultures as throughout its 2500 years of history it has been under the rule of Greeks, Romans, Goths, Bulgarians, Mongols, Armenians, Italians, Moldavians, Turks, Jews, Russians, and Ukrainians.

Lunch in the city cafe. Continue for Excursion and wine tasting at the Center of ”Culture and Wine of Shabo".

As a French proverb says "Life is too short to drink bad wine", therefore, we will visit the Wine Culture Center in Shabo to drink some good wine!.  Shab, founded in 1821 by the Swiss colonists, is located on the same latitude as Provence,  Bordeaux, and famous Swiss vineyards. You will have a great opportunity to appreciate the richness of the bouquet of Shabian wines and to learn in detail the history of winemaking in Shabo. We end our visit with a memorable wine tasting session and a delicious dinner.

Return to Odessa. Overnight in Odesa (B, L, D)

Day  7: Odesa Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Car Transfer to Odessa airport for a flight home. (B)