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benny Review submited by Benny

One of my favorite travel experiences

Reviewed October 20, 2023

It was a rare privilege to visit Odesa in this scary time. I'm grateful for the wonderful experience of touring the city and learning about its history with Natalia. Highly recommend reaching out to her if you're in this neck of the woods -- either now or in the future after the victory. :)

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albert Review submited by Albert

Odessa and Transnistria

Reviewed June 17, 2019

Our yearly trip for a longer weekend brought us to Odessa this year. I found Natalia and she proved to be an excellent choice. Our wish to visit Transnistria was successfully implemented even though our first driver cancelled on short notice. She went out of her way to make things happen espcially when making sure we got our belated luggage during a swap at a gas station with the driver who was delivering the bags and we needed to sign in person. Natalia's knowledge and organizational skills made our trip a special one and a big thank you goes to her husband Stanislaus (who happens to be a historian). He joined us on the tour and provided a lot more insight on the history and every day life of the entire region on the Black Sea. She is a great guide and her clam and friendly personality is a huge asset.

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    Natalia Vlasenko's response to the review

    December 17, 2019

    Dear Albert! I'm glad that you enjoyed our tour! You're always welcome to arrive to Odessa again, there're still many interesting places to see :)

    jerry Review submited by Jerry

    Wonderful guide!

    Reviewed October 4, 2018

    Natalia is an excellent guide. She is very pleasant, professional and knowledgeable. I spent 3 days touring with her in Lviv and thoroughly enjoyed her guiding. Her English is excellent, so we had no communication problems at all. You can’t go wrong with Natalia! 

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    Natalia Vlasenko's response to the review

    December 17, 2019

    Dear Jerry! Alough 1 year has passed after our tour and I'm responding late, I still have nice memories about our tour in Lviv. It's one of my favourite cities in Ukraine, and I'm sincerely glad if you also loved it and had a good time. Hope to see you once again, probably already in Odessa :)

    dov Review submited by Dov

    Our visit in Odessa with Natalia

    Reviewed July 15, 2018

    I came to Odessa for a personal root-finding trip. The grandfather of my grandfather was from Odessa and I am currently researching the life in Odessa in the second half of the 19th century. I was very lucky to take Natalia as a guide. First of all - Natalia is a very pleasant personality. She had answers and suggestions for all the numerous questions I asked her before my visit. Her answers came within minutes, and were full of helpful information. We took four trips with her (City Center,Jewish Odessa, The Catacombs and Hidden Yards).  Natalia has an excellent knowledge about the history and geography of Odessa and its people. She gave us excellent recommendations about restaurants, hotel, shopping and other activities we did by ourselves. Her English is fluent and she is very punctual. Touring Odessa with Natalia was exactly what I was looking for. I have now a good idea about present Odessa as well as old Odessa. I highly recomment her to anyone who is interested in an in-depth look at Odessa.   

    peer Review submited by Peer

    Outstanding guide

    Reviewed June 5, 2018

    I had the privilege to visit the wonderful cities of Lviv and Odesa - guided by Natalia. Even if you're an experienced traveller, a great guide can make a huge difference and make a city trip to an unforgettable experience. This is exactly what Natalia was able to do in both cities. Her passion for Lviv and Odesa, her incredible knowledge, her extremely professional preparation, her way to grant personal requests, her perfect English (apart from many ohter languages), her reliability and her friendliness are outstanding. She did such a perfect job that I would love to revisit both cities again one day. I can really highly recommend Natalia as a guide !

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    Natalia Vlasenko's response to the review

    December 17, 2019

    Dear Peer! My late feedback, but better late than never;) It was a pleasure to get acquainted with you first, and then with your beloved Loredana. I'm happy if you loved Lviv, and my native city, Odessa. It was nice to work with you, to talk about our countries and culture. I believe that it's the More

    most important thing, cultural exchange. Glad that we still keep in touch by email. Less