Half-Day Trip to Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi from Kyiv

Half-Day Trip to Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi from Kyiv

Spend a wonderful day on a private guided tour to Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, the city of museums. This small city combines all features tourists like so much: rich history, beautiful architecture, and cosiness. With your expert guide, you will discover many interesting facts about Ukrainian culture and national traditions, while visiting the open-air Museum of Folk Architecture and Household.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ethnical Historical and Ethnographic Reserve Pereyaslav, Shevchenka St., 8, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi 08400 Ukraine

Your day trip to Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi will start from meeting your guide in the hotel. During a 1.5-hour ride by a comfortable private car or minibus, your guide will start the fascinating story about the city’s most interesting places and most important historical events.

As an important center of the Kievan Rus’, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi features the special atmosphere woven from the cultural heritage, spirituality of Ukrainians, their mentality, and the glorious past. There are many historical buildings, including St. Michael’s Church, Holy Trinity Church, Ascension Cathedral and others, that are worth seeing. Besides, in this Cathedral, you may have a look at the famous diorama “The Battle for the Dnieper near Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi in Autumn, 1943”.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Srednyaya Naddnepryanshchina, Letopisnaya St., 2, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Ukraine

Going to Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, you’ll hear from the guide that this city is often called the city of museums. Therefore, you will plunge into the atmosphere of the Ukrainian village of the 19th century while visiting the open-air Museum of Folk Architecture and Household. Those cosy small yards near traditional clay houses, authentic wooden churches, and old windmills will definitely impress you. You will explore the Ukrainian traditions, customs, and arts.

If you are looking for a more in depth impressions, there is a wide selection of thematic museums on the grounds of open-air Museum of Folk Architecture and Household, including the Museum of Bread, Museum of Ukrainian Embroidered Towel, Museum of Cosmos, Museum of Trypillian Culture, Museum of Beekeeping, Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts, etc. Just choose the ones you are interested the most and learn new interesting information.

You will have a free time in the city of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskyi, when you may have lunch in one of the local cafes (own expense). After that, your return trip to Kiev will start, and your driver will drop you off at your hotel upon arrival.

Duration: 1 hour