Weekend tour across Transcarpathia from the travel company «Miracle Travels»

Thursday

• At 19:00 a group of tourists is landing in Kiev at the Zhitomirskaya metro station - opposite Infinity.
• At 21:00 tourists land in Zhytomyr on Victory Square.

Friday

• At about 09:00 the group arrives in the Volovets village, a small village located at the foot of the Plai and Temnatik mountains (the foot of the Ukrainian Carpathians).
• Upon arrival, the group settles in the Greenwich hotel (shower, toilet, TV in the room) in comfortable rooms of the European level equipped in the best traditions of Transcarpathia. In the village you will find many shops, cafes, trout farms, saunas, vats, etc.
• Breakfast.
• Bus and walking tour with a visit to the Pylypets ski resort: ascent on a panoramic lift to the observation deck of Mount Gymba (1491 m.), The opportunity to look at the unique Shypot waterfall, which is considered one of the deepest and most beautiful waterfalls not only in Transcarpathia, but also throughout Ukraine. Water falls in sparkling cascades from a height of 14 meters. Everyone who stands near the waterfall will be able to hear one of the fabulous legends that adorn the stories of the tour guides.
• On the way from the waterfall, you will be greeted by a souvenir market in the best traditions of the Carpathians and lunch in the gazebos right next to the river to recharge the positive energy of this place.
• Arrival to the Transcarpathian village of Kelechin, which has one of the largest deposits of ferruginous mineral waters in Ukraine. In the village of Kelechin there are three mineral springs, and the mineral water has an original, pronounced taste and color - bright orange. A delightful sight - mineral water flows into the stream and turns it orange!
• On the way back, you will stop at the Synevyr National Park, the visiting card of which is the fabulous Synevyr Lake - the most beautiful lake in Ukraine. All tourists of the Ukrainian Carpathians consider it their duty to walk and make a photo session on Synevyr, because the landscapes of the lake amaze with their splendor and extremely picturesque nature, and slender 150-year-old spruces on the steep slopes around the lake seem to grow directly from the water surface. Naturally, this place also keeps its romantic-mythical story about the unfortunate love of the count's daughter Sin for the shepherd Vir ... In addition, in 2014, Ukrainian filmmakers filmed a horror feature film "Synevyr", which is based on horror stories about a tribe of half-sons. which are still popular with the locals.
• Lunch in the hut.
• Finally, visit the bear rehabilitation center. Here are animals that were mistreated by negligent owners, from whom they were taken and sent to restore their health in the Carpathians.
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner.

Saturday.

• Breakfast.
• The beginning of this excursion day will be a tour of the Palanok Castle in Mukachevo.
• The castle is one of the most valuable architectural and historical monuments of the XIV-XVII centuries. The exact date of the foundation of the castle is unknown; it was first mentioned in documents dating back to the 11th century. Palanok survived hundreds of assaults and sieges. He changed his owners many times. Princes and kings, earls and barons strove to own it. Served as a castle and a royal residence, and princely mansions, and the capital of rebellious Transylvania, and the center of Hungarian uprisings against the Austrians, and an Austrian outpost, and a repository of the holy crown, and a harsh political prison, and during the years of the USSR it was a vocational school of agricultural profile for 15 years. Until now, it is one of the fully preserved defensive fortifications on the territory of Ukraine.
• Next visit to the palace-estate "Schönborn Castle".
• The elegant hunting palace-castle of the Counts of Schönborn is located in the Beregvar tract on the outskirts of Chinadievo, 10 km from Mukachevo. It can be safely attributed to the list of outstanding architectural structures of Ukraine. This romantic palace, like any castle, is associated with a sad love story of one of the representatives of the Schönborn dynasty for his wife. They say that the ghost of a woman offended by jealousy still walks along the corridors of the castle ... And it is also interesting that the castle project is based on an astronomical year: there are 365 windows in the castle (number of days in a year), 52 chimneys (number of weeks in a year) and 12 entries (number of months in a year). In addition, you will hear many beautiful legends associated with the park that surrounds this fabulous palace. No wonder filmmakers do not pass by this preserved architectural splendor.
• Well, how can you do without tasting Transcarpathian wines and visiting thermal pools!
• A visit to the world-famous thermal pools of Transcarpathia in the village. Kosino.
• On the territory of the complex "Thermal waters" Kosino "there are five pools, three of them are thermal. They all work at any time of the year. The large thermal pool partly goes into the "Royal Hall", where you can relax and go to the tea room, shower room, changing room, massage room or the shop of the complex. The temperature in the thermal pools is +41 ° C. The fourth pool with "Aquabar", its temperature is + 25 ° C, filling - fresh water. The pool with musical accompaniment is made in Mexican style. The fifth, children's pool, is open during the summer. He has a children's playground. All pools are surrounded by sun loungers, comfortable paths, equipped with fountains and underwater geysers.
• Thermal waters in the village of Kosino are unique in composition not only in Ukraine, but throughout Europe, with the exception of the water, which is treated in the world famous sanatorium "Gaiduszoboszlo" (Hungary).
• In addition, there are 7 unique saunas in the Kosino Thermal Waters complex (there are no analogues in Ukraine!), Where you can relax and improve your health really like a king. At your service: Eucalyptus sauna, Salt fox hole, Herbal sauna, Roman bath, Hammam, Hungarian sauna, Ice cave.
• On a tour of Transcarpathia, an obligatory item on the program is tasting the unsurpassed Transcarpathian wine, which is offered by a private juice and wine factory in the village of Gat '(Beregovsky district). Here, in a cozy little courtyard, you will have the opportunity to taste the best varieties of Transcarpathian wines according to individual recipes. Local experts will tell you the history of their wines and answer your questions. In general, a very warm, cozy atmosphere (included in the tour price).
• Return to the hotel.
• If you wish, visit a trout farm, where you yourself will catch a fish and cook it for you on coals, unforgettable emotions and taste!

Sunday

• Breakfast.
• Vacation of numbers.
• Visit to the Arpad Line bunker in Upper Grabovnitsa - a military defensive object of the Second World War, dug in a mountain at a depth of 100 m by Hungarians under the leadership of the Germans. The length of the tunnels is almost a kilometer. There is a source of clean drinking water underground. During the war, the bunker was used as a hospital, a warehouse for food and ammunition, etc. According to some reports, this is the largest military bunker in Europe, which has survived to this day. Now the bunker is one of the components of all tourist routes
• 13:00. Departure to the Pylypets ski resort. You continue to admire the Carpathians. Ascent by funicular to the mountains, overview of landscapes, photo for memory, lunch in the bosom of natural beauty.
• Visit to the Carpathian cheese dairy. Cheese tasting.
• ≈ 21:00 Departure to Zhitomir, Kiev.
• Arrival in Zhitomir (≈ 03:00), Kiev (≈ 05:00).