Tours

“In the world will always be a romance for one who deserves it.”
— Andre Maurois

Whether you are celebrating an anniversary, Valentine’s Day, or simply want to create an unforgettable experience, our customized One-Day Romantic Tour in Kyiv is the perfect choice. You will visit the amazing Mezhyhiria and dive into the luxurious world of the former presidential residence. After a delicious traditional lunch, we will show you the splendor of Kyiv from the most breathtaking panoramic observation decks. Exploring the city in a comfortable vehicle will add a special touch of romance and ease to your journey!

The "One-Day Romantic Tour in Kyiv" is for you, if:

• you are ready to replace ordinary gifts with an ocean of new impressions
• you want to explore the most beautiful and scenic spots of the capital
• you love Kyiv as much as we do
• you want to truly surprise and delight your partner

“Art is like a nature. If you do not let it comes in the door, it will enter through the window.”
— Samuel Butler

Kyiv is not only a city of ancient churches and cathedrals; it is also a vibrant hub of modern art. Over the last few years, the city has emerged as a center for European street art, adorned with massive murals and highly unusual urban sculptures. From the quirky installations on Landscape Alley to beloved figures like the Hedgehog in the Fog and the White "Forked" Cat, this private auto tour reveals a completely different, contemporary side of the capital.

The "Kyiv Street-Art" excursion is for you if you want to:

• know where Alice in Wonderland lives in Kyiv?
• see the most beautiful and meaningful murals of our city?
• meet the famous Hedgehog, the White "Forked" Cat, and the Ballerina?
• find out who Constantine Skretutsky is and how he transformed the streets?
• hear fascinating stories about the contemporary artists who have worked in Kyiv?

“The wonders are there, where in them believe, and more we believe, more often they happen.”
— Denis Diderot

We all know Kyiv as the "mother of Slavic cities", as the capital of Ukraine, and as a mysterious ancient city. But on this private sightseeing auto tour, we will discover nine hidden places that can truly be called wonders. This journey takes you beyond the standard guidebooks to reveal the secrets, legends, and forgotten stories of the city.

The "Nine Wonders of Kyiv" tour is for you if you want to know:

• where in Kyiv is the "Leaning Tower" located?
• which monument was intended to be covered with gold?
• which temple has never had a belfry?
• where exactly was the historical "Red Light District"?
• where is the hidden park of pillows?
• how did Lenin destroy the cathedral, and what French queen saved another?
• where did ancient Kyiv truly begin?
• where did Victor Vasnetsov put a candle to God?

“Enjoy every day, rely on the next day as little as possible.”
— Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Just one day in the city, and so many places you would like to see and visit. What excursion to choose? The perfect answer is the comprehensive One-Day Tour in Kyiv. This program combines a sweeping sightseeing overview of the capital with a deep dive into Ukraine′s rich cultural heritage. From exploring the ancient streets of the city center to tasting authentic national cuisine, this full-day adventure ensures you experience the true soul of Kyiv without feeling rushed.

If you want to know the answers to these questions, this tour is for you:

• where does the "Slavic land" start?
• where is the place where the first Orthodox Church was built?
• where was the princely hail of Vladimir the Great and Yaroslav the Wise?
• where is the "Montmartre" in Kyiv and where was the "Goat swamp"?
• where did the fairy tale hero Ilya Muromets find his last resting place?
• where is the oldest hut of the 16th century located?
• how many bridges are there in our city?

“History is a witness of the past, a light of truth, a living memory, a life teacher, a messenger of antiquity.”
— Cicero

Do you want to see the architecture of all regions of Ukraine and its evolution throughout the centuries with your own eyes? Then a visit to the Pirogovo Open-Air Museum is strongly recommended. Wandering through this vast outdoor complex, you will immerse yourself not only in the unique wooden architecture but also in the rich native flora that beautifully frames these traditional settlements. Everything is unusual here: an ancient hut under a thatched roof, a traditional barn, and even a simple wattle fence.

The excursion to the "Museum of Folk Architecture and Life Pirogovo" is for you if you want to know:

• how old is the oldest hut in the museum?
• who was the richest man in the traditional village?
• how peasants lived in Ukraine in the 17th-20th centuries?
• how can you find out that there is a girl of marriageable age in a house?
• what was the most revered saint of the peasants?
• where was a "donkey" desk located at school?

“Turning away from the Red Forest, radiating anxiety and fear,
In the center of the zone over the wound of the ChNPP, frozen grey as an elephant, the Sarcophagus!”
— Poetry

According to Forbes magazine, Chernobyl is the most exotic place on planet Earth. Just 140 km from Kyiv lies a city that 50,000 people left forever in a single day. This is an immersion into a different reality, where nature takes over concrete and reminds us of the fragility of our world.

The Ecological Tour to Chernobyl is for you if you want to know:

• why did the fourth reactor explode?
• who is to blame for this tragedy and what are its true consequences?
• what anomalies appeared in the Zone after the explosion?
• is the Exclusion Zone safe for tourists today?

“God created human beings, but Colt made them equal.”
— American proverb

A Kyiv shooting tour or military tour — it doesn’t matter what you call it, what matters is the explosion of adrenaline you’ll experience. You’ll have the opportunity to shoot legendary weapons at a professional gun range, including the AK-47, Dragunov sniper rifle, Garand M1, Mosin-Nagant, and various pistols. This extreme shooting experience in Ukraine guarantees unforgettable emotions under the safe guidance of an expert instructor.

The "Kyiv shooting tour" excursion is for you if you:

• love extreme activities and adrenaline rushes
• are tired of standard sightseeing and entertainment
• want to know the real difference between an AK-47 and a PPSh-41
• want to feel like a real hunter or action hero
• want to safely shoot a pistol, machine gun, and sniper rifle

“Where money talks there, conscience keeps silent”
— Folk proverb

A guided tour to the former presidential residence "Mezhyhiria" — widely known today as the Museum of Corruption — is a great opportunity to plunge into an incredible world of luxury. Once jealously guarded and built by former president Yanukovych, this massive 140-hectare estate features striking objects, beautiful landscapes, and a very complex history. Traveling comfortably on this private auto tour, you will witness the sheer scale of the grounds.

This tour is definitely for you if you want to know:

• when the ancient Mezhigorskiy Monastery appeared?
• where Nikita Khrushchev′s dacha was located?
• was there really a "golden loaf" or is it just a myth?
• how many staff used to serve the former president?
• how much was spent on the construction of the main house "Honka"?
• what exotic animals live in the zoo and what fruits are grown in the greenhouse?

“The main purpose of religion is not to get man into heaven,
but to get heaven into man.”
— Thomas Hardy

This is one of our most popular tours — and for good reason. It combines the main landmarks of Kyiv with a visit to one of the most sacred places in the Orthodox world: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and its ancient caves. You will walk in the footsteps of princes and monks, see where Kievan Rus was baptised, and descend into the underground labyrinths where the relics of saints have rested for nearly a thousand years.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• where did the Slavic lands begin?
• where was the city of Prince Volodymyr and his son Yaroslav the Wise?
• why was Kyiv called “the mother of Slavic cities”?
• where was Kievan Rus baptised?
• what is the oldest temple in Kyiv?
• how to “cancel” 50% of your sins?
• where did the folk hero Ilya Muromets find his last resting place?
• who cured Prince Volodymyr Monomakh of a serious illness?
• where is the tomb of Stalin’s teacher?

“In the evening the world is always more beautiful.”
— Erich Maria Remarque

When night falls, everything changes — especially the face of a city. Kyiv, with its thousand-year history and rich culture, reveals a completely different side after dark: golden domes glowing against the sky, lanterns reflected in the Dnipro, and streets that feel like a scene from another era. This 2-hour private night tour will show you the city you have never seen before.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• when did the first electric lanterns appear in Kyiv?
• what lights illuminate the Footbridge at night?
• which are the most spectacular panoramic viewpoints in Kyiv after dark?
• when did the cross of Prince Volodymyr begin to shine with neon lights?
• which place did Mikhail Bulgakov call “the most beautiful on earth”?

“The monk is a man who has left all things for the One,
and who finds the One in all things.”
— Thomas Merton

Since its foundation as a cave monastery in 1051, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra has been a preeminent centre of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with St. Sophia Cathedral, it is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a thousand years its golden domes have overlooked the slopes of the Dnipro — a beacon of faith, history and art that continues to draw pilgrims and travellers from across the world.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• which is the oldest monastery in Rus?
• where is the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” of Kyiv?
• how many holy relics rest in the catacombs?
• where is Stalin’s teacher buried?
• who were the first monks of Kievan Rus?

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well,
if one has not dined well.”
— Virginia Woolf

Developed by popular request from our tourists, the Gastronomic Tour “Delicious Kyiv” combines everything a traveller could want: a walk through the historic district, shopping for authentic souvenirs, and a taste of the finest Ukrainian cuisine. Borsch, Chicken Kyiv, salo, Kyiv cake — this is the city experienced through all five senses.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• where to buy the real Kyiv cake?
• when did “Chicken Kyiv” first appear?
• what is the most popular souvenir from our city?
• where is the most delicious borsch served?

“Wishes are necessary to give your life constant motion.”
— Samuel Johnson

This tour is for you if you believe in magic, love to dream, and want to test the power of your own thoughts. We will open to you the secrets of Kyiv, help you make wishes that truly come true, and show you the city from a mysterious and unexplored angle.

You will find answers to these questions:

• How and where to gather intelligence?
• Where to get the power of an ancient natural spirit?
• How to marry successfully?
• How to become rich?
• How to protect yourself from evil?
• How to overcome a cold?
• Where can you get the protection of Archangel Michael?
• What must be done to fulfil your most cherished desire?
• How to get rid of envy?
• How to strengthen family ties?

“Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.”
— Golda Meir

The century-long history of Kyiv is inseparable from the history of its Jewish community, whose roots date back to pre-Christian Rus. Prominent manufacturers and merchants, engineers and lawyers, writers and artists all left their mark here. Future political leaders of Israel — Golda Meir and Ephraim Katzir — were born in Kyiv. The great writer Sholem Aleichem lived and worked here. This tour reveals the Jewish soul of the city.

The excursion “Jewish Kyiv” is for you if you want to know:

• when was the Central Kyiv Synagogue built?
• why did the shootings at Babyn Yar begin?
• who was the chief Maecenas of Kyiv?
• where was Golda Meir born?
• why is Podil called “Little Odessa”?
• why were Jews forbidden to trade at the Jewish market?
• how many Jewish pogroms took place in Kyiv?

“Any uprising against foreign invaders is a matter of law and the first duty of every nation.”
— Stendhal

This private 4-hour car tour combines a panoramic sightseeing of Kyiv’s most iconic landmarks with a visit to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War and the legendary Motherland Monument. Our city suffered enormously during the Nazi occupation that lasted 778 days. More than 100,000 people were shot at Babi Yar. The city population fell by more than 60%. A professional guide will lead you through 1,500 years of Kyiv’s history — from its founding princes to the darkest chapter of the 20th century.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• which legendary family founded our city, and what is their story?
• on which ancient hills did Kyiv first appear?
• how was the chief pagan god Perun punished?
• which three places in Kyiv were used for work, prayer and feasting?
• who received more military awards than Marshal Zhukov?
• why did the mass shootings at Babi Yar begin?
• which monument could theoretically be covered in gold?
• how long did the Nazi occupation last in Ukraine?

“Since you live in a Soviet country, your dreams must also be Soviet.”
— Ilya Ilf & Yevgeny Petrov

The USSR was an era for many generations. Some still feel nostalgic — remembering free trips, a stable salary, a loaf of white bread for 13 kopecks, or ice cream for 9. But behind the veil of penny prices lay millions of ruined destinies and lives. On this tour we will show you the real Soviet past — not the myths, but the history.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• when did the largest country in the world appear?
• in what year was communism supposed to be built?
• who was Lenin’s neighbour in the mausoleum?
• which Soviet-era places still remain in Kyiv today?
• why did the Chernobyl catastrophe mark the beginning of the Soviet Union’s collapse?

“All peoples have a secret sympathy for their evil spirits.”
— Samuel Butler

Have you ever been on Old Kyiv Hill on a Sunday morning? At that hour, a kind of madness reigns in the air — the chime of church bells interrupted by pagan chants. How could such different faiths coexist in the “Orthodox Jerusalem”? We have the answer. On this tour your professional guide will take you through the mystical side of Kyiv — its haunted houses, pagan hills, dark legends and the spirits that never quite left.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• how many Bald Hills are there in Kyiv?
• where does the pagan god Perun still stand?
• where is the Devil’s Hill in the city?
• where is Kyiv’s most famous “haunted house”?
• why was the monument to Volodymyr the Baptist never consecrated?
• why does the coat of arms of Kyiv bear the image of Archangel Michael?
• where is Kyiv’s Golgotha?
• how is the Central Post Office connected to a poltergeist?

“Walking through the courtyards — it is the city seen from within.”
— Viktor Nekrasov

Everyone knows the tourist landmarks — Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, St. Sophia Cathedral, Independence Square. But today we invite you to step off the main streets and stroll through the hidden courtyards of Kyiv. Here you will find three old ravens in a huge cage, four giraffes and eleven pandas — without a cage, a cat-centipede, and a Ukrainian Madonna made of mosaic. None of these are in a zoo. A professional guide will show you the city that most visitors never see.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• where is the courtyard with the ravens?
• which Kyiv park is compared to Gaudí’s Park Güell in Spain?
• where does the cat-centipede live in Kyiv?
• where is the “Kyiv Madonna”?
• do pandas really live in our city?
• on which balconies do flowers bloom all year round?

“Beauty is a promise of happiness.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche

The most popular places in any city are its observation decks. It is there that you can truly appreciate the scale of the city, see how ancient architecture and modern buildings intertwine, and take away a unique portrait of Kyiv in all its scope and grandeur. This private 3–4 hour car tour takes you to the finest panoramic viewpoints of the capital — places that locals treasure and tourists rarely find.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• which is the highest hill in Kyiv?
• where is the “Leaning Tower” of the city?
• where is “the most beautiful place on earth” as Mikhail Bulgakov described it?
• why was the monument to Volodymyr the Baptist never consecrated?
• where was the founder of Moscow, Yuri Dolgoruky, buried?
• where was the first skyscraper in Kyiv?
• which monument was almost covered in gold?

“But without Podil, Kyiv is not possible, as Saint Volodymyr without the cross.”
— words from a song

If you’ve never visited Podil — you’ve never truly been to Kyiv. Nestled beneath the Kyiv hills on the bank of the Dnipro River, Podil is the city’s oldest and most atmospheric historic district. In the era of Kievan Rus it was the beating heart of commerce — the trading quarter, the main port, the harbour and the customs house were all here, in the place once called The Lowest City. Today it blends ancient churches, majestic monuments, old merchant buildings and charming narrow streets into one unforgettable walk.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• why is Podil called Podil, and what does the name mean?
• where and when were the biggest trade fairs in Kyiv held?
• where was Mikhail Bulgakov born?
• why did Napoleon set fire to Podil?
• where is the Florivsky women’s monastery?
• did Peter the Great really live in Podil?
• where was the first shopping centre in Kyiv built?

“Andriyivsky Descent is one of the real ‘Kyiv’ streets.”
— Viktor Nekrasov, writer

Every city has its landmark street. In Paris it is Montmartre, in London it is Carnaby Street — and in Kyiv it is Andriyivsky Descent. A street with a soul, a character, and a legend. Here Mikhail Bulgakov grew up and wrote his early works, here architect Rastrelli left his mark in stone, and here you will find Landscape Alley — Ukraine’s first art park, often compared to Gaudí’s Park Güell in Barcelona.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• the history and legends of this legendary street
• where did Mikhail Bulgakov live, and how did Kyiv inspire his writing?
• why does the “Richard the Lionheart” castle have such a nickname?
• was Andriyivsky Descent once Kyiv’s “Red Light District”?
• where is the most “crying” mountain in Kyiv?
• what fairy-tale characters live on Landscape Alley?

“History is a witness of the past, the light of truth, the living memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity.”
— Cicero

The oldest cathedral in Kyiv, the largest collection of 11th-century mosaics and frescoes, the main church of Kievan Rus — it’s all about St. Sophia Cathedral, the living memory of our city. Founded in 1037 by Yaroslav the Wise, the cathedral survived the Mongol-Tatar invasion, the destruction of Kyiv by Crimean Khan Mengli I Giray, the revolution of 1917, and the Second World War. Today it stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most remarkable monuments of medieval Europe.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• when and how was St. Sophia Cathedral built?
• where are Yaroslav the Wise and his wife Iryna buried?
• what is the “Inviolable Wall” and what makes it miraculous?
• what did Mikhail Vrubel paint inside the cathedral?
• how did the cathedral survive centuries of wars, fires, and Soviet rule?

“To forget the victims is to kill them a second time.”
— Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Babi Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and one of the most tragic sites of the Second World War. The most documented Nazi massacre here took place on September 29–30, 1941, when 33,771 Jewish men, women, and children were shot in just two days. In total, between 100,000 and 150,000 people were killed at Babi Yar — Jews, Roma, Ukrainian patriots, and prisoners of war. This private 3-hour car tour will take you to the memorial complex with a professional guide who brings the history to life.

This tour is for you if you want to know:

• what was the official pretext used by the Nazis to carry out the massacres at Babi Yar?
• how did this ravine get its name, and what does it mean?
• how many people were killed here, and over what period of time?
• which famous writers, artists, and public figures perished at Babi Yar?
• how did the world come to learn about what happened here, and why was it kept silent for decades?