First Time in Kiev Tour

Tour Highlights

• Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery – with Caves (visit, caves – optional)
• Golden Gates (outside)
• St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral (outside)
• Bogdan Khmelnitsky’ Monument
• St. Sophia Cathedral (optional visit)
• St. Andrew’s Cathedral (outside)
• Pechersk – Dom s Khimerami (outside)
• Khretchatyk Street and Maidan Nezalezhnosti (visit)
• Bessarabskiy market (optional visit)

Tour Details

City of Kiev, the so-called “Mother of Russian Cities”. Ancient city on the shores of a mighty River Dnieper, Kiev always played a key role in region’s fate. Pass through a bridge from its dark past to its bright present, with our First Time in Kiev Tour! This tour is the best option, if you are visiting Kiev for the first time, are in a limited timeframe, and desire to see and experience its key and major parts.  And you will – in modern city of Kiev, everyone will find here something to his liking.

Your journey will start on Andriyivsky Uzviz (Andriyivsky Descent), a walking street where many famous people lived, including Russian classic writer Mikhail Bulgakov. When you are ready to leave, continue forth – and will visit the cathdrals of central Kiev – including IX century St. Sofia Cathedral, while walking through Khretchatyk street and Kiev Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square – a place of historical importance, past and present power centre and modern Ukraine, cradle for 2014 Ukrainian Revolution.

Our tour guide will show you around the places where legendary Grand Prince Vladimir and Yaroslav the Wise were ruling in ancient Kiev – including Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, with its golden-clad cathedrals, and an optional visit to its amazing cave complex, where hallows of Orthodox saints lies.

Cast aside your daily worries and prepare for amazing journey into the past and present of the beautiful city of Kiev!