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Interesting Kyiv. Top tours of the capital.

Do you know where the oldest bridge in Kyiv is located? Or maybe they once visited Khrushchev’s dacha? Did you know that in the capital there is a garden of stones and a tree of wishes? Come on a tour of Kiev and find out!

Night in the Baron’s Castle

Night excursion to the house of the baron or the Castle of the knight on Yaroslavov Val 1.

Probably, there is no house in Kyiv that would be told as many legends as about this amazing house with a tower on the corner of Yaroslaviv Val Street. It is called the House of the Baron, the Castle of the Baron, they also say that on its balconies sometimes like to sit Kiev witches… On the tour you will have a unique opportunity to get to the house of the Baron in the evening, but in the evening it is easy to believe in mysticism and miracles.

Cost: UAH 250

Mysticism of Kyiv

Mystical Kyiv invites you to fully immerse yourself in the mysterious atmosphere, learn the secrets and legends. Want to hear about local beliefs? Do you want to remember the famous writers Bulgakov and Gogol? Sign up for a new excursion program. Now every guest of the city will be able to walk along the most mysterious street of the capital, to hear what signs used to recognize a witch.

Cost: UAH 200

Drainage – tunnel system “Mikilska”

Not far from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in the depths of the sloping hill at the beginning of the XX century a system of underground passages was built. The ancient drainage tunnel has about three kilometers of underground passages on two levels. The fact is that the land in this area is very saturated with water, and this can lead to landslides, for artificial drainage of soils in the depths of the mountain built drainage galleries. Construction was completed in 1916, as evidenced by the coat of arms, contralateral anchor and ax, and below it the above date.

Cost: 300 UAH

Night city lights

Kyiv is over one and a half thousand years old. Antiquity and modernity coexist perfectly on its streets. On this tour you will be able to see the most interesting sights of the city, which marked the pages of its history as milestones: Starokyivska Hill, a stone with the inscription “Where did the Russian Land come from”, the famous Golden Gate, St. Sophia Cathedral, Vladimir Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Church and St. Michael’s Cathedral, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, admire the temples of Podol and aristocratic mansions of Pechersk. You will go through the centuries-old history of the city, XI-XX centuries, see the city of the XXI century.

Price: individually from UAH 3,900

Legends of Andrew’s Descent

This tour is a confession of love for “Kyiv Street itself” – Andriyivsky Descent.
This street is shrouded in romance and mysticism, here every house has its own secret, every yard is ready to tell its story, and openwork gazebos are ready to show the most beautiful views of Kyiv.

On the tour you will walk up the street and learn about the secrets of Richard’s Lionheart Castle, why there are four houses on Andriyivsky Descent under № 13. You will see the house of the “amazing building” where Mikhail Bulgakov and his heroes lived. Learn the estate of Proni Prokopivna and much more.

Rental price: UAH 300