Day 1 Saturday
When you did arrive at Simferopol and
did all things you have to do with the Crimean customs, your tour
leader will bring you to your accommodation in Sevastopol. When you
did freshen up a little, you go together with your tour leader, to
the city centre for a first meeting with the city of Honour. In an
Ukraine style restaurant you will enjoy a welcome diner with of
course the well known liquor "Vodka".
Day 2 Sunday
After breakfast you will leave the hotel
for a beautiful walk though the city centre. In Sevastopol are about
half a million people living. You will enjoy fantastic views on the
Black Sea and Buchta. At some places this sea is 1700 meters deep.
In this walk you will visit the most important places and monuments
of the city. In the afternoon it is time for a visit at the
panorama, where you can see the history about the Crimean war. After
this it's time for the Military Marine museum where you can see the
complete history from defensive Sevastopol, from the Crimean war
until today. Your diner will be served in Sevastopol.
Day 3 Monday
This morning after you did have a
breakfast You will go by bus to Inkerman, where the Black River end
his stream in the Buchta of Sevastopol. This place is unique. In the
white steep rocks are many like honey rates old cave houses to see.
Bishop Clement, son of Peter was sent here. With a lot of hard work
and a lot of sets back he did start in one of the caves to build a
church. In the 8th and 9th century, from this place on the Byzantine
monks started to build a monastery what would take a 1000 years to
finish. After this visit you will go on to the place named
Bahchisaray.
Along the road, you will pass an area from the Tartars of Crimea. It is
one of the most beautiful nature areas in Europe, with a lot of lakes
where frogs do live. In Bahchisaray you will find really old cave
houses from whom even now a few are used like a real house. at this
place is also a cave from 120 meter deep, where the clearest water
stream is. In the afternoon it's time to visit a Islam Palace of the
former Khan who did live there with his Harem. The day will be
closed with a tasty diner.
Day 4 Tuesday
Today the program will take you to
Yalta. As soon you did leave Sevastopol, the landscape is changing.
From the more slowly hills you will pass the vineyards of Crimea
until you are at the South Coast and in the middle of the mountains.
there you will make your first stop at a very small church, from
where you have the most fantastic view over the South point of the
peninsula. When you travel on towards Yalta, you will pass the high
in the mountains build church of Faros, what is a place what you
should have visited. You will! You even will visit a wine factory to
taste some of the famous wines from Crimea. Here is the place to ask
all about what you want to now about Crimean wines. After a visit at
the Massandra palace, an other old Dacha of one of the Romanov's, you
will stay for the night in Yalta.
Day 5 Wednesday
Today after a late breakfast a local
guide will show you around in the city of Yalta. the most important
visiting places will be seen. In the afternoon you have spare time
to do what you want to by your selves or you can join one of the
facultative excursions with maybe dolphins. After diner you will stay
for the night in Yalta.
Day 6 Thursday
After you did have a breakfast, the
Summer Palace of the last Tsar is at the program. The "Livadia"
palace was the place where in 1945 by Roosevelt, Stalin en Churchill
the peace of Yalta was signed. During special occasions, this
beautiful palace is still the place where the members of the family
Romanov meet each other. You will return in Yalta in the afternoon
where you are free to do what you want to. Maybe go to the beach or you
can join one of the facultative excursions.
Day 7 Friday
After breakfast you will go to the
famous "Swallow nest", what is a small castle on a rock at the shore
of the Black Sea and where you can make the most beautiful pictures,
you will visit an other palace. This is the Palace "Alupka" of Count
Vorontsov. The
building time of this imposing English looking palace, took in the
19th century twenty years. The result can be seen. it is a palace
with about 150 rooms with more then 11000 beautiful sculptures,
paintings and furniture. After a diner strait from the grill in one
of the many Crimean Tartar restaurants, you will return in
Sevastopol.
Day 8 Saturday
After breakfast you
will bring a visit at the place where Sevastopol started. The area
called "Hersones" or "Chersonesus" is from the time the Greeks did
settle at the peninsula. In the afternoon you will visit the
Diorama. At Sapun hill is a building where you can see a famous
painting about one day of the Second World War. The day of the
firestorm of Sapun mountain at may 7, 1944. Diner will be in
Sevastopol.
Day 9 Sunday
Yes, again after breakfast, (you eat a
lot isn't it?) you will go to the mountain Aj Petri to enjoy a
exclusive and enormous view over Crimea. With a cable road you will go
to 1233 meter high. The nature with all the rocks, flowers and trees
is wonderful. On top of the mountain there are Tartars who will sell
you baklava, plof, meat, fish, wine or all kinds of fruit drinks. in
the evening you will enjoy a diner in Sevastopol.
Day 10 Monday
This morning you will
leave Sevastopol early to go direction Sudak. You will pass the town
of Novyj Svet. This is the capital of the Crimean Champagne. The
battle of Michail Gorbashov against alcohol in the Soviet Union, he
lost for shore in this region. Novyj Svet produces one of the best champagnes
of the world. Five kilometre on is the city of Sudak. This city is
already for centuries the trade connection to the far East and
China. This trade did bring the city a lot of wealth in the past. at
one of the slopes one can still find the fortifications from 1389.
Between the towers are enormous walls in 1804 Sudak became the
centre of the Russian wine and the famous wines of this region did
win different prizes during the years. You will have a lot of time
to take a look everywhere you want and can join us to taste a few
wines as well. late in the afternoon you will leave for Sevastopol
again.
Day 11 Tuesday
This day is after
your breakfast completely yours. You can visit a museum, go
shopping, enjoy the view over the Buchta and Black Sea from one of
the many terraces or go and take a swim in this beautiful blue Black
Sea from one of the beaches. In the evening the goodbye diner will
be served in one of the nice and beautiful restaurants in town.
Day 12 Wednesday
After a early breakfast, you will leave
for the airport to leave Crimea after a beautiful holiday. Your tour
leader will join you until you did complete your check in.
