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• Carpathian mountains and Crimean seasides • Middle-century cities with great architecture • Ultimate places for active travel and skiing • Photohunting in preserved nature • Great shopping THE WORLD and nightlife IN ONE COUNTRY

Kyiv Lviv here in the Kharkiv world in Ternopil several days Uzhgorod you would Kamyanets-Podilskiy Mukachevo Chernivtsi go down to the ancient caves, drive Dnipropetrovsk Donetsk African Safari, discover a virgin nature of Amazonia river and Taiga forests, fall in love with colorful landscapes, Ukraine – is a new travel dissolve in the boundless wheaten fields, look into the rich inheritance, destination in the centre Odesa

excite the best sights, feel the cool- of Europe. Very concen- WEEK END TOURS ness of crystal-clear water, inhale the trated and breathtaking UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY gulp of fresh air of the Alps and the Mediterranean sea, feel the drive of architectural, natural Crimea ethnic folk, hear the legends of the wonders, great facilities most beautiful middle ages castles, for active travel, cultural enjoy homemade food and experi- ence the most interesting traditions life, nightlife and shop- and national hospitality? ping makes Ukraine a Answer: in UKRAІNE! very interesting country to discover. 3 DISCOVER NEW DESTINATION IN EUROPE 4 5

Nuclear Missile Museum Transcarpathians, unique and a little wild cul- narrow gauge line allows TOP 15 (Central Ukraine) the only Yzhorod, Mykachevo ture. You can have a good tourists to admire nature museum in the world, (Western Ukraine) rest in green hotels in this of the Carpathian Moun- places where you can not just the meeting point of premier natural beauties, tains, the views of the hear about the rocket Hungarian, Slovakian and hike the rolling peaks, visit mountain villages, pick to visit in construction and USSR Ukrainian cultures hap- cave monasteries, visit the mushrooms and berries, Ukraine missile troops history but pened in region which lies only in the word drink mineral water. go 12 storey underground deep in the mountains. museum, the museum in Breznev-era elevator to Pretty, small and very of Hutsul architecture Ternopil caves (Western Askania Nova Biosphere the control room, where European towns Yzhorod Grazhda in Kryvorivnya Ukraine) the Ternopil Reserve (Kherson region, you can’t help thinking and Mykachevo, more and amazing Carpathian region is home to dozens Southern Ukraine) than once upon a time a than 10 old and mysteries wooden churches. of karst caves including brainchild of a 19th century simple push of a button castles and deep vinery the 212 km-long Optimis- German settler, who in could have ended the traditions will make any Carpathian Biosphere tic Cave, the longest such very short time imported civilization we know. In tourist beloved with this Reserve (Western Ukraine) type cave in the world. In animals from different con- landscapes and clean Black site encompasses a group Hoover Dam – this is one the complex you will see land. Besides the region UNESCO protected virgin Optimistic cave, where tinents to this unique natu- see even thou still with of isolated blocks of sand- of the greatest USSR’s four huge decommis- has great hiking, rafting beech forests. Rolling you can explore magnifi- ral steppe – the largest post-Soviet kitsch makes stone, up to twelve me- monumental engineering sioned intercontinental and skiing opportunities. mountains, pristine lakes, cent crystals you can take remaining natural steppe in this land special. A great ters in height, scattered structures. ballistic missiles, Satan bears – is not the full list excursion or sport tour. Europe. Today you can see number of architectural around an area of some rocket and other military Hutsul Alps – Carpathi- of what you can see in this Mlynky cave is open for here bison’s, ostrich, fla- and natural wonders at- 3,000 square meter. Kamjanets-Podilskyy, equipment. ans (Western Ukraine) biggest European natural sport tours only. mingos, zebra, buffaloes, tack tourists: Livadia and and Tovtry Na- The Hutsul people are an preservation. deers and antelopes and Alupka palaces, Khan’s Zaporizhkyy Cossacks Mu- tional Park (Khmelnytsk, Poltava and Ukrai- impressive example for Holy places of Ukraine – unique dendropark. Palace, marvel at the seum Khortycia and Dni- Central Ukraine) Kamja- nian Pottery museum the close bond between Lviv (Western Ukraine) the golden domes churches Mediterranean-like beauty progres DAM (Zaporizhia, nets – the 11th century UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY in Opishne (Central people and nature and central part of the city is and monasteries, large Danube Delta Biosphere Balaklava, Ay-Petri moun- Eastern Ukraine) these city with a great fortress Ukraine) here you can how Christianity is mixed included into the UNESCO Orthodox complexes is Reserve (Odessa region, tain, dramatic volcanic two historical and indus- is located where a sharp visit modern museum of with pre-Christian customs. World Heritage. Best something very special Southern Ukraine) a great rock Kara-Dag Nature Re- trial miracles are located loop in a river has formed Battle of Poltava – one of Here you can become the samples of neoclassical, ro- in Ukraine. Out of 10 bird watching place in serve, impressive fortress very close to each other. a natural moat. Not far the most decisive battles guest on the Hutsulian coco, baroque, renaissance Lavra’s in the world, 4 is Europe’s largest wetlands. Sudak and gorgeous Yalta Khortycia is the main from Kamjanets fortress in European history wedding, learn special and gothic architecture located in Ukraine. You Besides wetlands here lies coast road. residence of Cossacks – you can visit breathtaking between Cossacks and dances and crafts, explore styles, old and majestic can visit Kyevo-Pecherska Danube’s terminus “0 km. Ukrainian warriors, who Khotyn fortress – mas- Russian Tsar Peter I. The churches, neat narrow Lavra with cave church mark” and remarkable vil- Stone Tomb (Zaporizhia, governed Ukraine in sive fort overlooking the museum in Opishne is a streets will take you into (), Sviatogirska lage usually called “Ukrai- Eastern Ukraine) erected 15-18th centuries, formed Dnister river. Tovtry – the great pottery complex very romantic mood. Lavra (Donetsk region), nian Venice” – Vylkovo. 5500-4500 BC this great their republic, gave to the park where you can see where you can not just Pochaiv Lavra with cave People are using narrow stone graves symbolize world the first democratic flooded village. These see one of the biggest Carpathian Railway church (Central Ukraine), fishing boats to cross the mystery, power and en- Constitution and were limestone hills are the crafts in Ukraine but (Western Ukraine) this beautiful monasteries in village streets. durance. It was the place one of the best warriors last remaining vestiges make your own clay unique railway is the only Ternopyl, Kremenets and where ancient people in Europe and world. And of the reefs that once souvenir and explore still functioning mountain Zarvanytsia (Ternopyl Crimea (Southern Ukraine) came to perform rites to the DAM is two and a half existed in what was the Ukrainian traditions. railway in Europe. The region). peninsula’s fascinating worship their gods. The times longer than famous Miocene See.

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7. the dominant religion of the entire world’s 14. Ukrainian is the Europe; Ukraine is FACTS in the nation is Or- deposits. And there second most melodic located in east-central thodoxy, followed by is a lot of iron ore in language in the world Europe. ABOUT Catholicism, Protes- Ukraine; 7% of all world after Itaian. It was tantism, Judaism iron ore reserves. resolved on global 17. Ukraine claims to be UKRAINE and Islam. linguistic conference home to the geo- 12. Ukrainian musical in Paris in 1934. graphical center of 1. trypilci, which existed 8. the world’s heaviest ins­trument «Trem- Europe, which is near on the territory of aircraft, the Antonov bita» is the longest 15. With an area of the western town of Ukraine (known as An-225 Mriya was musical wind instru- 603,628 square Rakhiv. Other places the Cucuteni-Trypillian designed in Ukraine in ment in the world. kilometers, Ukraine in Europe claim to culture) from approxi- 1988 and is still manu- is the second largest have the center, mately 4800 to 3000 factured in Kyiv. The 13. The Carol of the Bells, contiguous country and the definition BC are considered to aircraft holds the world the most popular on the European depends on the record for carrying the Christmas carol, was continent. methodology used. be the first civiliza- government and citi- heaviest ever load. originally composed tion in Europe which zens. Some research- by the Ukrainian 16. Ukraine is the large 18. Mikhail Bulgakov started to built houses ers believe that this 9. the subway station composer Mykola country, whose ter- said about Ukrainian and use pottery while document is one of the Arsenalna in the Kyiv Leontovych. ritory is entirely in capital and one of european tribes still world’s first constitu- city center is the deep- the oldest cities in lived in caves. tions. est subway station Europe: “There is no in the world at 105 more beautiful city 2. the medieval state of 5. ukraine became inde- meters below ground. in the world than Kyivan Rus, with its pendent state in 1991. capital in Kyiv, was According to popular Kyiv». UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY belief, Arsenalna was founded in 9th cen- 6. ukraine, on its own home to secret bun- 19. Nearly all (99.4 per- tury. During the 10th initiative, refused the kers for the political cent) of and 11th centuries, Kyi- third largest arsenal elite of Soviet Union. over 16 years old know van Rus became the 3. parts of Ukraine 4. in 1710, Ukrainian of nuclear weapons in how to write and 70 largest and most pow- belonged to different Pylyp Orlyk the world. At the mo- 10. The Ukrainian cur- percent of the popula- erful state in Europe, empires for centuries: introduced “Pacts and ment of the declara- rency, hryvnia, derives tion has a higher especially during the the , Constitutions of Rights tion of independence, from the hrivna – the education. reign of Yaroslav the Poland-Lithuania, and Freedoms of the Ukraine had over a massive necklace of Wise who was married Austrian-Hungarian Zaporizhian Host”, at thousand nuclear war- gold or silver that an- 20. There are at least to Ingegerd Olofsdot- and Russian empire. that time a super- heads and the third cient kings once wore. 25,000 fortune tell- ter of Sweden, the Ukraine as it is now progressive docu- largest nuclear poten- ers, magicians and daughter of Swedish was formed only in ment which meant to tial after Russia and 11. ukraine has the largest astrologists of all King. Their daughters 1954 when the Crimean separate powers into America. Now tourists reserves of manganese kinds in the country became queens of peninsula became part three branches and can visit formerly ore in the world, 2.3 bil- where many people Norway, and of the Ukrainian Soviet regulate the rights and secret missile objects lion tons, or about 11% are superstitious. Hungary. Socialist Republic. responsibilities of the as the museums.

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the first democratic took on a deep religious UKRAINIAN Constitution and were meaning. The PYSANKA one of the best warriors commemorated the CULTURE in Europe and world. Resurrection of Christ, Ukraine is located Being great warriors, and a promise of eternal between Asia and who can be compared life. The pagan supersti- Europe so its culture is a with Japanese samurais tions were replaced by combination of Eastern or Sparta warriors, Cos- religious beliefs and and Western European sacks were a great state legends. influences. With more leaders and keepers of than 110 ethnic groups, Ukrainian traditions. It – traditional there’s a lot of diversity was a honorable and rich Embroidery and unique characteristics class from whom English Embroidery is an ancient in Ukrainian culture. Dur- Queen borrowed money and symbolic tradition in most democratic legisla- for which they fought for, Ukraine and occupies an ing the Renaissance and and who were often tion. Throughout the lived for and died for. important place among the rule of the Byzantine guest of Spain Queen time this legislation was the various branches of Empire, Ukrainian culture and other European codificated into the first Pysanka’s – Ukrainian Ukrainian decorative arts. went through tremen- monarchs. Constitution in the word painted egg Embroidery has a rich dous changes. Dominated th In 15 century Cossacks known as Phylyp Orlyk Before Christianity the history in Ukraine, and has by the Eastern Orthodox ence whether the King of festivities has remained as established as selfgov- Constitution. French air- egg was associated with long appeared in Ukrainian Church and pre-Christian Poland or the Emperor in strong as ever. A wedding erned community in traditions, Ukrainian cul- port Orlie is named after pagan rituals and super- folk dress as well as played Vienna governed them, with hundreds of quests, Ukrainian steppe, who ture also shares its origin this great leader. stitions, symbolizing the a part in traditional Ukrai- and the church bells still who often bring their own didn’t acknowledge no with the neighboring Till the end of the 16th release of the earth from nian weddings and other rang out under the long food and drink, lasts for ones power. They became

century Cossacks formed the shackles of winter UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY celebrations. Appearing all Belarusian and Russian period of Sovjet rule three days with dancing, warriors who fought for their own republic – into spring; with its prom- across the country, Ukrai- cultures. The origin of during the three years of songs with endless num- food and money, than Zaporizka Sich, which is ise of new hope, new life, nian embroidery varies de- these three cultures can German occupation. bers of verses, drinking they started to protect now located in Zapori- health and prosperity. pending on the region of be traced to Kievan Rus. So the Hutsuls live here, toasts and new supplies Ukrainian villages from zhia. And in 17th century In 988 AD when Ukraine origin. From Poltava, Kiev, a mountain people children weave sheep`s of food, until exhaustion tartars. the Cossacks Hetman accepted Christianity, and Chernihiv in the east, Hutsuls – people of the that has small, shaggy wool and bake fresh dictates that the festivities At the beginning of 16th (the Head of the whole the decorating of eggs to Volyn and Polissia in the mountains ponies, tends its sheep cheese to “brynza” in the must come to an end. century the Cossacks pop- class) became the Het- northwest, to Bukovyna, The Hutsul people are an and loves its forest but oven. ulations was drastically man of Ukraine and gov- and the Hutsul area in the impressive example for not the authorities. Here Their Christianity is Cossacks – founders of growing and they began erned the whole country. southwest, the designs the close bond between there are farmhouses mixed with pre-Christian Ukrainian Fighting & transformation from Cossacks had deep tradi- have a long history which people and nature. For made only of wood and customs. Devil’s women, Democratic Traditions warriors into the separate tions. They were very defines its ornamental centuries they have been in winter the wolves can peoples with cloven Cossacks are Ukrainian class of the society. They religious Christians, their motifs and compositions, living in the remote val- be heard howling. The hooves and the “unclean” warriors, who governed started to form their own motherland, religion and as well as its favorite leys of the mountainous families spend the days in who steal the souls of the Ukraine in 15-18th cen- legislation which still is freedom were 3 basic choice of colors and types region – Carpathians. It a large room, which also dead, still haunt the land. turies, formed their re- acknowledged to be the values of every Cossack of stitches. never made much differ- contains the loom. The However, their love of public, gave to the world

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UKRAINIAN ABOUT CUISINE UNIQUE

Ukrainian food is one UKRAINE of the richest national cuisines. Its dishes are Unique Ukraine Travel well known far away Company – incoming from Ukraine. And the with fillings such as Ukrainian tour op- Ukrainian recipes of the potato and cheese, often erator. The company foods are very popular served boiled. operates from 2008 nowadays. Is anyone, and has more than who doesn’t know the Deruny: potato pancakes, 70 author tours and Ukrainian Borsch? Paska: traditional rich usually served with rich representations in 9 Easter bread. It is shaped servings of sour cream. cities. The company The Ukrainian food in a short round form. is one of the pioneers is characterized with The top of the paska is Halushki: sweet dough in Ukrainian inbound in Ukraine and is THE RANGE OF TRAVEL Unique Ukraine has it’s large number of compo- decorated with typical similar to doughnut . The director author and host of SERVICES WE OFFER: representations in ma- nents. For example the Easter symbols, such as holes. Frequently tossed of the company has the Unique Ukraine • GROUP TOURS jor Ukrainian cities and traditional Ukrainian roses or crosses. with sugar. Halushky (pl., more than 15 years TV show, which was • INDIVIDUAL AND will arrange the best food – borsch – con- singular is halushka) can experience in orga- broadcasted on major TAILOR MADE TOURS city breaks: meeting tains 20 components. Varenyky (Per- also be filled with poppy nizing the best tours Ukrainian TV channels. • WORLD HERITAGE and logging, sightsee- ogy): Dumplings seed or other UKRAINE TOURS ing tours in and out of UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY TOP Ukrainian stuffed sweet fillings. • ACTIVE TOURS the city. recepies are: • HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SPA TOURS We are welcoming (borshch) is a • RECREATION IN you in: vegetable soup made UKRAINE • Kyiv out of beets, cabbage, • CORPORATE TOURS • Lviv potatoes, tomatoes, AND EVENTS • Odesa carrots, onions, gar- • Crimea lic, dill. There are • Chernivtsi about 30 variet- • Kamyanets-Podilskiy ies of Ukrainian • Uzhgorod borscht soup, • Ternopil and the dish • Mukachevo often includes • Kharkiv meat. • Dnipropetrovsk • Donetsk

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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURS

One will be amazed people of the mountains We offer tours to: • Middle century city with Ukrainian culture. and impressive example Kamjanets-Podilskyy, Cossacks – Ukrainian for the close bond be- • Zaporizhkyy Cossacks Khotyn and Tovtry warriors who can be tween people and nature, Museum Khortysia • Transcarpathians: compared with Japanese Ukrainian crafts, songs • Hutsul Alps – Uzhgorod, samurais or Sparta war- and amazing historical Carpathians Mukachevo riors founders of Ukraini- middle century cities will • Poltava and Ukrainian • Bukovyna and Jewish an Fighting & Democratic impress even experienced Pottery museum in cultural heritage Traditions. Hutsul’s – travelers. Opishne tours WORLD HERITAGE TOURS Unique Ukraine operates a number of tours which includes places from World UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY Heritage List. It may be one-place tour or combined tours from 2 days till 1 week. To the World Heritage belongs:

• Saint-Sophia Cathe- • Lviv – the Ensemble • Residence of Buk- • Primeval Beech For- dral and Related Mo- of the Historic Centre ovinian and Dalma- ests of the Carpathi- nastic Buildings, Kyiv- – in its urban fabric tian Metropolitans ans – rolling moun- Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv) and its architecture (Chernivtsi) – tains, pristine lakes, – symbolizes the new Lviv is an outstanding an outstanding bears – is not the full Constantinople capital example of the fusion example of 19th- list of what you can of the Christian prin- of the architectural century historicist see in this biggest cipality of Kyiv, which and artistic traditions architecture, European virgin was created in the 11th of eastern Europe. also includes a semi- beech forests. century. nary and monastery.

12 DISCOVER NEW DESTINATION IN EUROPE 14 UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! • popular tours: Among the most and virgin nature. rich on reservations Ukraine isvery AND EXPEDITION TOURS ECOLOGICAL E natural steppe in the largestremaining Southern Ukraine) – (Kherson region, and BiruchyiIsland Biosphere Reserve Askania Nova urope. T oday you dropark. and unique den deer’s and antelopes zebra, buffaloes, ostrich, flamingos, can seehere bison’s, - • largest wetlands. place in E great bird watching Southern Ukraine) a (Odessa region, Biosphere Reserve Danube Delta urope’s • style aresaved. traditions and life where stillpagan wild woodforests Central Ukraine) – Reserve (Zhytomyr, Polissia National gest gypsum cavein the Optimistic Cave,the lon including the 212km-long more than 10showcaves, natural cavesystemsand Caving –a spectacular to hard routes. teur and no experience different levelsfromama - than 10riverstoraftand Rafting –wehave more to morerelaxedtrips. from adrenalin days range ofactivities, We offera ACTIVE TOURS great - are charmingwithvirgin and Crimeamountains tracks Mountain climbingand T sport caveisMlynky in world. The mostthrilling ernopil region. –Carpathians and greattrackingroutes. lakes, abandonedvillages nature, mountainrivers, interesting Ukraine willbevery travelling by bicycle Bicycling –forlovers DISCOVER NEWDESTINATION INEUROPE from where birds seeit! cities orpreservednature see middlecenturies Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ballooning –flyabove 15

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HEALTH WELLNESS & SPA Skhidnytsia. Healthgiving waters, fresh mountains air – all these components UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY are very helpful in liver, kidney, stomach diseases treatment, radionuclide and heavy metals getting out from the human body.

TRUSKAVETS. Is a cosy USSR. It has unique fa- SKHIDNYTSIA. The SPA HOTELS IN CAR- and pure ecological cilitiesof mineral waters small Ukrainian Baden PATHIANS. zone with a moderate determine main resort Baden and one of the A number of great SPA – continental climate, treatment directions: most promising Euro- and Wellness small private one of the oldest health urology, gastroenterol- pean health and wellness hotels and big interna- resorts of Europe and ogy, metabolic diseases resorts – that is how Euro- tional chains are located number one balneo- and all kind of rehabili- pean specialist are talking in ecologically clean Ukrai- logical resort in former tation. about mountain resort nian Carpathians.

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RECREATION CORPORATE EVENTS

Lakes & Rivers – for AND CONFERENCES lovers of not hot but re- Among our services: laxing summer vacations Unique Ukraine offers a vast • Company fun days UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY UKRAINE TRULY UNIQUE! UKRAINE TRULY Ukraine can offer lakes array of team building activi- • Team building activities and rivers. Two most ties and corporate events to • Themed events beautiful lakes with pure our clients. We are happy to • Conference organization clean water full of miner- secure a location for the day, • Indoor and outdoor events als Svityaz and ranging from sports grounds • MICE are among seven natural to the grounds or a stately Sea and beaches – Black Skiing and Snowboard- Mountains & Forests – wonders of Ukraine and home, organize the most fun Also we can provide and Azov Sea are giving ing – we have 9 skiing originally designed, built have good recreation party in different styles, meet great beach facilities. resorts the most popular from ecologically clean business people travelling facilities. Also you can your guest and provide with logistics. When offering our pro- to Ukraine with personal Crimea, Odessa, Azov of which is Bukovel. This wood private houses are go fishing to Danube, grams we will take into account your specific requirements Sea and resorts is the modern complex warmly welcoming guest assistants, driver, Desna or others Ukrai- and preferences and propose several options. translation. have all kinds of facilities with 16 lifts and 50 km and providing the best nian rivers. from budget to luxury of slopes and excellent service. villas. European facilities.

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