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13 Days Cossacks & Constantinople - Ukraine, Moldova & Istanbul Tour Package Duration: 13 Days / 12 Nights Priced From: $10,295 ( Price is per person, based on double occupancy ) Dates: October  Tour Itinerary Day 1: USA/Kiev, Ukraine Depart on an overnight flight to Kiev. In-flight Day 2: Kiev • You are transferred privately to your centrally located hotel, and the remainder of the day is at leisure. Join your fellow travellers for welcome cocktails and dinner. Premier Palace Hotel D
Day 4: Kiev/Simferopol/Yalta • Fly to Simferopol in the Crimea. After a lunch of Tartar specialties visit the underground Massandra winery. Dinner is accompanied by a private folkloric performance. Hotel Oreanda B, L, D Day 5: Yalta/Sevastopol/Yalta • In Bakhchisaray see highlights of the brutal Crimean War. After lunch, cruise Sevastopol's naval port. Your evening is at leisure. Hotel Oreanda B, L Day 6: Yalta • Visit Vorontsov Palace, then have lunch in the 19th-century Swallow's Nest. Dine tonight at Livadia Palace, the site of the Yalta Conference. Hotel Oreanda B, L, D Day 7: Yalta/Kiev/Odessa • Explore the Nikitskiy Botanical Gardens and Nature Museum and visit Massandra Palace, the former home of Czar Alexander III. Fly to Kiev and connect to Odessa. Mozart Hotel B, L, D Day 8: Odessa • Discover Odessa, the spirited city founded by Catherine the Great. Visit the Art Museum and have tea in one of the city's palaces while watching a dance performance. Dinner is at leisure. Mozart Hotel B, L
Day 10: Chisinau/Istanbul, Turkey • Explore the cave monastery complex of Orheiul Vechi. Drive to the wine cellars at Cricova for a tour, tasting and lunch. Later, fly to Istanbul. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul B, L, D Day 11: Istanbul • Stroll through Topkapi Palace and visit the underground Basilica Cistern. Later, explore Hagia Sophia, considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. Pause for an Ottoman lunch and leisure time. Privately cruise on the Bosphorus before a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul B, L, D Day 12: Istanbul • Visit reminders of the Ottoman Turks: the grand Suleyman Mosque and the Rustem Pasha Mosque. After lunch, shop at the amazing Grand Bazaar. Following a farewell cocktail party, have dinner at leisure. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul B, L Day 13: Istanbul/USA • Board your homebound flight. B B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = DinnerSave time, money and stress! For reservations: Fill out the vacation planner to be contacted by our Europe vacation specialist. Contact: Travelwizard.com Phone: 1-415-446-5252 or 1-800-330-8820 10/08 |
Day 3: Kiev • Visit the 11th-century monastery of Pecherska-Lavra and the Great Patriotic Museum of World War II. Join a participant of the Orange Revolution of 2004 for lunch, see the Independence Column and attend a private choral concert at St. Sophia Cathedral. Dine at leisure tonight. Premier Palace Hotel B, L
Day 9: Odessa/Chisinau, Moldova • Drive to Chisinau for lunch and a city tour that includes the Cathedral, the bustling central market, the Victory Arch and the Government House. Tonight a guest speaker outlines Moldova's political and social realities. Afterward, dine at La Taifas restaurant. LeoGrand Hotel & Convention Center B, L, D
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