Ukraine · City Tours

7-Day Ukraine History Tour with Kyiv, Chernobyl and Odesa

7 Days Round trip from Kyiv Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Kyiv's eclectic mix of Soviet architecture, golden-domed churches, and historic monuments
02 Visit the Chernobyl zone for a powerful insight into the legacy of nuclear catastrophe
03 See the former missile base at the Museum of Strategic Missile Forces in Pobuzke
04 Discover Odesa's landmarks, from French Boulevard and Arcadia to the Philharmonic Theatre building
05 Descend into the famous Odesa catacombs, known for their vast underground labyrinths

See the best of Ukraine and learn about its history on this 7-day tour from Kyiv to Chernobyl, Pobuzke, and Odesa. Explore Kyiv's eclectic cityscape of Soviet-era architecture, golden-domed churches, monuments, and museums, then visit the Chernobyl zone for a powerful look at the legacy of nuclear catastrophe. Continue to the Museum of Strategic Missile Forces before discovering Odesa's landmarks, World War II monuments, Kuyalnik resort, and the city's famous underground catacombs.

Explore Kyiv's eclectic cityscape of Soviet-era architecture, golden-domed churches, monuments, and museums, then visit the Chernobyl zone for a powerful look at the legacy of nuclear catastrophe.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Kiev, Odesa, Chernobyl

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival in Kyiv

Meet your tour representative at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Enjoy your free time while in the hotel.

Day 02

Explore Kiev

Have breakfast at the hotel.
Depart from the hotel for a sightseeing tour in Kyiv, a city of great socialist history, with its typical grey Soviet architecture, blended with modern, vibrant buildings, is the Ukrainian eclectic of the twenty-first century.
The abandoned factories, the usual residential areas of the city, as the monuments of the past, will meet us at almost every step.
Discover the images of the famous Kiev, its ancient past, the golden-domed churches, and ancient monasteries through the monument to the founders of Kyiv, the panorama of the Kievan city from the observation place, the Museum of the Second World War and one of the suburban metro stations - Arsenalna.
Take time for lunch.
Excursion to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War.

Enjoy your free time.

Day 03

Excursion to Chernobyl zone

After breakfast at the hotel, take a lunchbox and tour the Chernobyl zone.
Return to Kyiv.

Day 04

Kyiv – Museum of Strategic Missile Forces

After breakfast at the hotel, take a bus transfer from Kyiv to Pobuzke.
Depart to Museum of Strategic Missile Forces.
Take a bus transfer to Odessa.
Check-in to the hotel.

Day 05

Odesa & Kuyalnik resort

After breakfast at the hotel, go for a sightseeing excursion with a guide around the main interesting attractions of the city.
You will see French Boulevard, city resort Arcadia, old district Moldovanka, the Philharmonic theatre building, World War II monuments, maritime passenger terminal, and other famous Odessa locations.
Take time for lunch (included).
Excursion to Kuyalnik resort. Kuyalnik Estuary (from Crimean Tatar Kuyanlık - thick) or Kuyalnik, located on the northwest coast of the Black Sea, north of Odesa.
Enjoy the rest of your free time at your leisure.

Day 06

Underground Odesa

Have breakfast at the hotel and check out of the hotel.
Underground excursion to Odesa catacombs.
Transfer to Odesa railway station.
Board a night train Odesa-Kyiv.

Day 07

Depart from Kyiv

Meet at the railway station and transfer to the airport.

Where this trip takes you

Kyiv's golden-domed churches, Chernobyl zone, Odesa catacombs

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Kyiv 3 cities · 7 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Accommodation in a 3-star hotel (rooms for two persons) with breakfasts
All airport and railway transfers
All mentioned excursions with local Ukrainian guides and English guide service
A vehicle with a driver during the sightseeing program
Night train tickets (compartment class)
Museum entry tickets and attraction fees
Visa support
Insurance (medical expenses and accident)

What's Not Included

Visa fee
Airplane tickets
Additional lunches and dinners
Car/guide at disposal

Know before you go

Ukraine was the second-largest Soviet republic in the former USSR. That is why you can find many memories and monuments of Soviet history here, including the Chernobyl zone of nuclear catastrophe, the museum of the nuclear military missile base, and the Odesa catacombs.
National Museum of the History of Ukraine: This memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War is located on the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right bank of the Dnieper River. The memorial complex covers an area of 10 hectares (approximately 24.7 acres). It contains the giant bowl

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