Booklet about ukraine

UKRAINE
TRULY UNIQUE!
Discover new
destination
in Europe

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UKRAINE –
DISCOVER NEW
DESTINATION
IN EUROPE:
• Carpathian mountains
and Crimean seasides
• Middle-century cities
with great architecture
• Ultimate places for
active travel and skiing
• Photohunting

THE WORLD
in preserved nature
• Great shopping
and nightlife

COUNTRY
IN ONE

Kyiv
here in the Lviv
Kharkiv
UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE!

world in Ternopil
several days

WEEK END TOURS
Uzhgorod
you would Kamyanets-Podilskiy
Mukachevo Chernivtsi
go down to the ancient caves, drive Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk
African Safari, discover a virgin nature
of Amazonia river and Taiga forests,
fall in love with colorful landscapes, Ukraine – is a new travel
dissolve in the boundless wheaten
fields, look into the rich inheritance,
destination in the centre Odesa

excite the best sights, feel the cool- of Europe. Very concen-
ness of crystal-clear water, inhale the trated and breathtaking
gulp of fresh air of the Alps and the
Mediterranean sea, feel the drive of architectural, natural
Crimea
ethnic folk, hear the legends of the wonders, great facilities
most beautiful middle ages castles,
for active travel, cultural
enjoy homemade food and experi-
ence the most interesting traditions life, nightlife and shop-
and national hospitality? ping makes Ukraine a
Answer: in UKRAІNE! very interesting country
to discover.
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DISCOVER NEW DESTINATION IN EUROPE

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TOP 15 Nuclear Missile Museum
(Central Ukraine) the only
Transcarpathians,
Yzhorod, Mykachevo
unique and a little wild cul-
ture. You can have a good
narrow gauge line allows
tourists to admire nature
places museum in the world,
where you can not just
(Western Ukraine)
the meeting point of
rest in green hotels in this
premier natural beauties,
of the Carpathian Moun-
tains, the views of the
to visit in hear about the rocket Hungarian, Slovakian and hike the rolling peaks, visit mountain villages, pick

Ukraine
construction and USSR Ukrainian cultures hap- cave monasteries, visit the mushrooms and berries,
missile troops history but pened in region which lies only in the word Pysanka drink mineral water.
go 12 storey underground deep in the mountains. museum, the museum
in Breznev-era elevator to Pretty, small and very of Hutsul architecture Ternopil caves (Western
Askania Nova Biosphere
the control room, where European towns Yzhorod Grazhda in Kryvorivnya Ukraine) the Ternopil
Reserve (Kherson region,
you can’t help thinking and Mykachevo, more and amazing Carpathian region is home to dozens
Southern Ukraine)
than once upon a time a than 10 old and mysteries wooden churches. of karst caves including
brainchild of a 19th century
simple push of a button castles and deep vinery the 212 km-long Optimis-
German settler, who in
could have ended the traditions will make any Carpathian Biosphere tic Cave, the longest such


very short time imported
civilization we know. In tourist beloved with this Reserve (Western Ukraine) type cave in the world. In
animals from different con- landscapes and clean Black site encompasses a group Hoover Dam – this is one
the complex you will see land. Besides the region UNESCO protected virgin Optimistic cave, where
tinents to this unique natu- see even thou still with of isolated blocks of sand- of the greatest USSR’s
four huge decommis- has great hiking, rafting beech forests. Rolling you can explore magnifi-
ral steppe – the largest post-Soviet kitsch makes stone, up to twelve me- monumental engineering
sioned intercontinental and skiing opportunities. mountains, pristine lakes, cent crystals you can take
remaining natural steppe in this land special. A great ters in height, scattered structures.
ballistic missiles, Satan bears – is not the full list excursion or sport tour.
Europe. Today you can see number of architectural around an area of some
rocket and other military Hutsul Alps – Carpathi- of what you can see in this Mlynky cave is open for
here bison’s, ostrich, fla- and natural wonders at- 3,000 square meter. Kamjanets-Podilskyy,
equipment. ans (Western Ukraine) biggest European natural sport tours only.
mingos, zebra, buffaloes, tack tourists: Livadia and Khotyn and Tovtry Na-
The Hutsul people are an preservation.
deers and antelopes and Alupka palaces, Khan’s Zaporizhkyy Cossacks Mu- tional Park (Khmelnytsk,
Poltava and Ukrai- impressive example for Holy places of Ukraine –
unique dendropark. Palace, marvel at the seum Khortycia and Dni- Central Ukraine) Kamja-
nian Pottery museum the close bond between Lviv (Western Ukraine) the golden domes churches
Mediterranean-like beauty progres DAM (Zaporizhia, nets – the 11th century
in Opishne (Central people and nature and central part of the city is and monasteries, large
Danube Delta Biosphere Balaklava, Ay-Petri moun- Eastern Ukraine) these city with a great fortress
Ukraine) here you can how Christianity is mixed included into the UNESCO Orthodox complexes is
Reserve (Odessa region, tain, dramatic volcanic two historical and indus- is located where a sharp
visit modern museum of with pre-Christian customs. World Heritage. Best something very special
Southern Ukraine) a great rock Kara-Dag Nature Re- trial miracles are located loop in a river has formed
Battle of Poltava – one of Here you can become the samples of neoclassical, ro- in Ukraine. Out of 10
bird watching place in serve, impressive fortress very close to each other. a natural moat. Not far
the most decisive battles guest on the Hutsulian coco, baroque, renaissance Lavra’s in the world, 4 is
Europe’s largest wetlands. Sudak and gorgeous Yalta Khortycia is the main from Kamjanets fortress
in European history wedding, learn special and gothic architecture located in Ukraine. You
Besides wetlands here lies coast road. residence of Cossacks – you can visit breathtaking
between Cossacks and dances and crafts, explore styles, old and majestic can visit Kyevo-Pecherska
Danube’s terminus “0 km. Ukrainian warriors, who Khotyn fortress – mas-
Russian Tsar Peter I. The churches, neat narrow Lavra with cave church
mark” and remarkable vil- Stone Tomb (Zaporizhia, governed Ukraine in sive fort overlooking the
museum in Opishne is a streets will take you into (Kyiv), Sviatogirska
lage usually called “Ukrai- Eastern Ukraine) erected 15-18th centuries, formed Dnister river. Tovtry – the
great pottery complex very romantic mood. Lavra (Donetsk region),
nian Venice” – Vylkovo. 5500-4500 BC this great their republic, gave to the park where you can see
where you can not just Pochaiv Lavra with cave
People are using narrow stone graves symbolize world the first democratic flooded village. These
see one of the biggest Carpathian Railway church (Central Ukraine),
fishing boats to cross the mystery, power and en- Constitution and were limestone hills are the
crafts in Ukraine but (Western Ukraine) this beautiful monasteries in
village streets. durance. It was the place one of the best warriors last remaining vestiges
make your own clay unique railway is the only Ternopyl, Kremenets and
where ancient people in Europe and world. And of the reefs that once
souvenir and explore still functioning mountain Zarvanytsia (Ternopyl
Crimea (Southern Ukraine) came to perform rites to the DAM is two and a half existed in what was the
Ukrainian traditions. railway in Europe. The region).
peninsula’s fascinating worship their gods. The times longer than famous Miocene See.

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FACTS 7. The dominant religion
in the nation is Or-
of the entire world’s
deposits. And there
14. Ukrainian is the
second most melodic
Europe; Ukraine is
located in east-central
ABOUT thodoxy, followed by
Catholicism, Protes-
is a lot of iron ore in
Ukraine; 7% of all world
language in the world
after Itaian. It was
Europe.

UKRAINE tantism, Judaism
and Islam.
iron ore reserves. resolved on global
linguistic conference
17. Ukraine claims to be
home to the geo-
12. Ukrainian musical in Paris in 1934. graphical center of
1. Trypilci, which existed 8. The world’s heaviest instrument «Trem- Europe, which is near
on the territory of aircraft, the Antonov bita» is the longest 15. With an area of the western town of
Ukraine (known as An-225 Mriya was musical wind instru- 603,628 square Rakhiv. Other places
the Cucuteni-Trypillian designed in Ukraine in ment in the world. kilometers, Ukraine in Europe claim to
culture) from approxi- 1988 and is still manu- is the second largest have the center,
mately 4800 to 3000 factured in Kyiv. The 13. The Carol of the Bells, contiguous country and the definition
BC are considered to aircraft holds the world the most popular on the European depends on the


be the first civiliza- record for carrying the Christmas carol, was continent. methodology used.
government and citi-
tion in Europe which heaviest ever load. originally composed
zens. Some research-
started to built houses by the Ukrainian 16. Ukraine is the large 18. Mikhail Bulgakov
ers believe that this
and use pottery while 9. The subway station composer Mykola country, whose ter- said about Ukrainian
document is one of the
european tribes still Arsenalna in the Kyiv Leontovych. ritory is entirely in capital and one of
world’s first constitu-
lived in caves. city center is the deep- the oldest cities in
tions.
est subway station Europe: “There is no
2. The medieval state of in the world at 105 more beautiful city
5. Ukraine became inde-
Kyivan Rus, with its meters below ground. in the world than
pendent state in 1991.
capital in Kyiv, was According to popular Kyiv».
founded in 9th cen- belief, Arsenalna was
6. Ukraine, on its own
tury. During the 10th home to secret bun- 19. Nearly all (99.4 per-
initiative, refused the
and 11th centuries, Kyi- kers for the political cent) of Ukrainians
third largest arsenal
van Rus became the 3. Parts of Ukraine 4. In 1710, Ukrainian elite of Soviet Union. over 16 years old know
of nuclear weapons in
largest and most pow- belonged to different Hetman Pylyp Orlyk how to write and 70
the world. At the mo-
erful state in Europe, empires for centuries: introduced “Pacts and 10. The Ukrainian cur- percent of the popula-
ment of the declara-
especially during the the Ottoman empire, Constitutions of Rights rency, hryvnia, derives tion has a higher
tion of independence,
reign of Yaroslav the Poland-Lithuania, and Freedoms of the from the hrivna – the education.
Ukraine had over a
Wise who was married Austrian-Hungarian Zaporizhian Host”, at massive necklace of
thousand nuclear war-
to Ingegerd Olofsdot- and Russian empire. that time a super- gold or silver that an- 20. There are at least
heads and the third
ter of Sweden, the Ukraine as it is now progressive docu- cient kings once wore. 25,000 fortune tell-
largest nuclear poten-
daughter of Swedish was formed only in ment which meant to ers, magicians and
tial after Russia and
King. Their daughters 1954 when the Crimean separate powers into 11. Ukraine has the largest astrologists of all
America. Now tourists
became queens of peninsula became part three branches and reserves of manganese kinds in the country
can visit formerly
Norway, France and of the Ukrainian Soviet regulate the rights and ore in the world, 2.3 bil- where many people
secret missile objects
Hungary. Socialist Republic. responsibilities of the lion tons, or about 11% are superstitious.
as the museums.

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UKRAINIAN the first democratic
Constitution and were
took on a deep religious
meaning. The PYSANKA
CULTURE one of the best warriors
in Europe and world.
commemorated the
Resurrection of Christ,
Ukraine is located Being great warriors, and a promise of eternal
between Asia and who can be compared life. The pagan supersti-
Europe so its culture is a with Japanese samurais tions were replaced by
combination of Eastern or Sparta warriors, Cos- religious beliefs and
and Western European sacks were a great state legends.
influences. With more leaders and keepers of
than 110 ethnic groups, Ukrainian traditions. It Vyshyvanka – traditional
there’s a lot of diversity was a honorable and rich Embroidery
and unique characteristics class from whom English Embroidery is an ancient
and symbolic tradition in


in Ukrainian culture. Dur- Queen borrowed money
ing the Renaissance and most democratic legisla- for which they fought for, Ukraine and occupies an
and who were often
the rule of the Byzantine tion. Throughout the lived for and died for. important place among
guest of Spain Queen
Empire, Ukrainian culture time this legislation was the various branches of
and other European codificated into the first Pysanka’s – Ukrainian
went through tremen- Ukrainian decorative arts.
monarchs. Constitution in the word painted egg
dous changes. Dominated Embroidery has a rich
In 15th century Cossacks known as Phylyp Orlyk Before Christianity the history in Ukraine, and has
by the Eastern Orthodox ence whether the King of festivities has remained as established as selfgov-
Church and pre-Christian Constitution. French air- egg was associated with long appeared in Ukrainian
Poland or the Emperor in strong as ever. A wedding erned community in
traditions, Ukrainian cul- port Orlie is named after pagan rituals and super- folk dress as well as played
Vienna governed them, with hundreds of quests, Ukrainian steppe, who
ture also shares its origin this great leader. stitions, symbolizing the a part in traditional Ukrai-
and the church bells still who often bring their own didn’t acknowledge no
with the neighboring Till the end of the 16th release of the earth from nian weddings and other
rang out under the long food and drink, lasts for ones power. They became
Belarusian and Russian century Cossacks formed the shackles of winter celebrations. Appearing all
period of Sovjet rule three days with dancing,
warriors who fought for their own republic – into spring; with its prom- across the country, Ukrai-
cultures. The origin of during the three years of songs with endless num-
these three cultures can food and money, than Zaporizka Sich, which is ise of new hope, new life, nian embroidery varies de-
German occupation. bers of verses, drinking
be traced to Kievan Rus. they started to protect now located in Zapori- health and prosperity. pending on the region of
So the Hutsuls live here, toasts and new supplies
Ukrainian villages from zhia. And in 17th century In 988 AD when Ukraine origin. From Poltava, Kiev,
a mountain people children weave sheep`s of food, until exhaustion
Hutsuls – people of the tartars. the Cossacks Hetman accepted Christianity, and Chernihiv in the east,
that has small, shaggy wool and bake fresh dictates that the festivities
mountains At the beginning of 16th (the Head of the whole the decorating of eggs to Volyn and Polissia in the
ponies, tends its sheep cheese to “brynza” in the must come to an end.
The Hutsul people are an century the Cossacks pop- class) became the Het- northwest, to Bukovyna,
and loves its forest but oven.
impressive example for ulations was drastically man of Ukraine and gov- and the Hutsul area in the
not the authorities. Here Their Christianity is Cossacks – founders of
the close bond between growing and they began erned the whole country. southwest, the designs
there are farmhouses mixed with pre-Christian Ukrainian Fighting &
people and nature. For transformation from Cossacks had deep tradi- have a long history which
made only of wood and customs. Devil’s women, Democratic Traditions
centuries they have been warriors into the separate tions. They were very defines its ornamental
in winter the wolves can peoples with cloven Cossacks are Ukrainian
living in the remote val- class of the society. They religious Christians, their motifs and compositions,
be heard howling. The hooves and the “unclean” warriors, who governed
leys of the mountainous started to form their own motherland, religion and as well as its favorite
families spend the days in who steal the souls of the Ukraine in 15-18th cen-
region – Carpathians. It legislation which still is freedom were 3 basic choice of colors and types
a large room, which also dead, still haunt the land. turies, formed their re-
never made much differ- acknowledged to be the values of every Cossack of stitches.
contains the loom. The However, their love of public, gave to the world

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UKRAINIAN ABOUT
CUISINE UNIQUE
Ukrainian food is one
UKRAINE
of the richest national
cuisines. Its dishes are Unique Ukraine Travel
well known far away Company – incoming
from Ukraine. And the with fillings such as Ukrainian tour op-
Ukrainian recipes of the potato and cheese, often erator. The company
foods are very popular served boiled. operates from 2008
nowadays. Is anyone, and has more than
who doesn’t know the 70 author tours and


Deruny: potato pancakes,
Ukrainian Borsch? Paska: traditional rich usually served with rich representations in 9
Easter bread. It is shaped servings of sour cream. cities. The company
The Ukrainian food in a short round form. is one of the pioneers
is characterized with The top of the paska is Halushki: sweet dough in Ukrainian inbound in Ukraine and is THE RANGE OF TRAVEL Unique Ukraine has it’s
large number of compo- decorated with typical similar to doughnut tourism. The director author and host of SERVICES WE OFFER: representations in ma-
nents. For example the Easter symbols, such as holes. Frequently tossed of the company has the Unique Ukraine • GROUP TOURS jor Ukrainian cities and
traditional Ukrainian roses or crosses. with sugar. Halushky (pl., more than 15 years TV show, which was • INDIVIDUAL AND will arrange the best
food – borsch – con- singular is halushka) can experience in orga- broadcasted on major TAILOR MADE TOURS city breaks: meeting
tains 20 components. Varenyky (Per- also be filled with poppy nizing the best tours Ukrainian TV channels. • WORLD HERITAGE and logging, sightsee-
ogy): Dumplings seed or other UKRAINE TOURS ing tours in and out of
TOP Ukrainian stuffed sweet fillings. • ACTIVE TOURS the city.
recepies are: • HEALTH, WELLNESS
AND SPA TOURS We are welcoming
Borscht (borshch) is a • RECREATION IN you in:
vegetable soup made UKRAINE • Kyiv
out of beets, cabbage, • CORPORATE TOURS • Lviv
potatoes, tomatoes, AND EVENTS • Odesa
carrots, onions, gar- • Crimea
lic, dill. There are • Chernivtsi
about 30 variet- • Kamyanets-Podilskiy
ies of Ukrainian • Uzhgorod
borscht soup, • Ternopil
and the dish • Mukachevo
often includes • Kharkiv
meat. • Dnipropetrovsk
• Donetsk

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HISTORICAL
AND CULTURAL
HERITAGE
TOURS
One will be amazed people of the mountains We offer tours to: • Middle century city
with Ukrainian culture. and impressive example Kamjanets-Podilskyy,
Cossacks – Ukrainian for the close bond be- • Zaporizhkyy Cossacks Khotyn and Tovtry
warriors who can be tween people and nature, Museum Khortysia • Transcarpathians:


compared with Japanese Ukrainian crafts, songs • Hutsul Alps – Uzhgorod,
samurais or Sparta war- and amazing historical Carpathians Mukachevo
riors founders of Ukraini- middle century cities will • Poltava and Ukrainian • Bukovyna and Jewish
an Fighting & Democratic impress even experienced Pottery museum in cultural heritage
Traditions. Hutsul’s – travelers. Opishne tours
WORLD HERITAGE TOURS
Unique Ukraine operates
a number of tours which
includes places from World
Heritage List. It may be
one-place tour or combined
tours from 2 days till 1 week.
To the World Heritage
belongs:

• Saint-Sophia Cathe- • Lviv – the Ensemble • Residence of Buk- • Primeval Beech For-
dral and Related Mo- of the Historic Centre ovinian and Dalma- ests of the Carpathi-
nastic Buildings, Kyiv- – in its urban fabric tian Metropolitans ans – rolling moun-
Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv) and its architecture (Chernivtsi) – tains, pristine lakes,
– symbolizes the new Lviv is an outstanding an outstanding bears – is not the full
Constantinople capital example of the fusion example of 19th- list of what you can
of the Christian prin- of the architectural century historicist see in this biggest
cipality of Kyiv, which and artistic traditions architecture, European virgin
was created in the 11th of eastern Europe. also includes a semi- beech forests.
century. nary and monastery.

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ECOLOGICAL ACTIVE TOURS
AND EXPEDITION TOURS
Ukraine is very We offer a great
rich on reservations range of activities,
and virgin nature. from adrenalin days
to more relaxed trips.
Among the most
popular tours: Rafting – we have more
than 10 rivers to raft and
different levels from ama-
• Askania Nova teur and no experience
Biosphere Reserve can see here bison’s, • Danube Delta • Polissia National to hard routes. world. The most thrilling nature, mountain rivers, Ballooning – fly above
and Biruchyi Island ostrich, flamingos, Biosphere Reserve Reserve (Zhytomyr, sport cave is Mlynky in lakes, abandoned villages Ukrainian capital Kyiv,
(Kherson region, zebra, buffaloes, (Odessa region, Central Ukraine) – Caving – a spectacular Ternopil region. and great tracking routes. see middle centuries
Southern Ukraine) – deer’s and antelopes Southern Ukraine) a wild wood forests natural cave systems and cities or preserved nature
the largest remaining and unique den- great bird watching where still pagan more than 10 showcaves, Mountain climbing and Bicycling – for lovers from where birds see it!
natural steppe in dropark. place in Europe’s traditions and life including the 212 km-long tracks – Carpathians travelling by bicycle
Europe. Today you largest wetlands. style are saved. Optimistic Cave, the lon- and Crimea mountains Ukraine will be very
gest gypsum cave in the are charming with virgin interesting

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HEALTH WELLNESS & SPA
Skhidnytsia. Healthgiving
waters, fresh mountains
air – all these components
are very helpful in liver,
kidney, stomach diseases
treatment, radionuclide
and heavy metals getting
out from the human body.

TRUSKAVETS. Is a cosy USSR. It has unique fa- SKHIDNYTSIA. The SPA HOTELS IN CAR-
and pure ecological cilitiesof mineral waters small Ukrainian Baden PATHIANS.
zone with a moderate determine main resort Baden and one of the A number of great SPA
– continental climate, treatment directions: most promising Euro- and Wellness small private
one of the oldest health urology, gastroenterol- pean health and wellness hotels and big interna-
resorts of Europe and ogy, metabolic diseases resorts – that is how Euro- tional chains are located
number one balneo- and all kind of rehabili- pean specialist are talking in ecologically clean Ukrai-
logical resort in former tation. about mountain resort nian Carpathians.

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RECREATION CORPORATE EVENTS
Lakes & Rivers – for
AND CONFERENCES
lovers of not hot but re- Among our services:
laxing summer vacations Unique Ukraine offers a vast • Company fun days
Ukraine can offer lakes array of team building activi- • Team building activities
and rivers. Two most ties and corporate events to • Themed events
beautiful lakes with pure our clients. We are happy to • Conference organization
clean water full of miner- secure a location for the day, • Indoor and outdoor events
als Svityaz and Synevyr ranging from sports grounds • MICE
are among seven natural to the grounds or a stately
Sea and beaches – Black Skiing and Snowboard- Mountains & Forests – wonders of Ukraine and home, organize the most fun
and Azov Sea are giving ing – we have 9 skiing originally designed, built Also we can provide
have good recreation party in different styles, meet business people travelling
great beach facilities. resorts the most popular from ecologically clean facilities. Also you can your guest and provide with logistics. When offering our pro-
Crimea, Odessa, Azov of which is Bukovel. This wood private houses are to Ukraine with personal
go fishing to Danube, grams we will take into account your specific requirements assistants, driver,
Sea and Black Sea resorts is the modern complex warmly welcoming guest Desna or others Ukrai- and preferences and propose several options.
have all kinds of facilities with 16 lifts and 50 km and providing the best translation.
nian rivers.
from budget to luxury of slopes and excellent service.
villas. European facilities.

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DESTINATION
IN EUROPE

UKRAINE
TRULY UNIQUE

SCHEDULED GROUP TOURS FOR 2013
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