MT. HOVERLA

Departure from Kyiv to Ivano-Frankivsk by train No. 43 “Prykarpattia”.

Meeting the guests with a sign near the main entrance of the railway station in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to Yaremche resort, Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Arrival. Accommodation in a three-star hotel complex (double rooms).

Breakfast in restaurant of hotel complex.

Gathering at summer area of hotel complex. Acquaintance with members of mountain search-and-rescue detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Ascent training.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” accompanied by the members of the mountain search-and-rescue detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations to entry checkpoint of Hoverlyansky reserved forest area at Zavoevili stow. While travelling the ascent training will be conducted.

Arrival in entry checkpoint. Registration of ascent participants at the Carpathian National Natural Park.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to educational and sports base “Zaroslyak”, which is located at root of mt. Hoverla.

Arrival. Visit to the chapel on the territory of educational and sports base “Zaroslyak”.

Organized start of ascent of mt. Hoverla. During the ascent, the group is accompanied by the members of the state mountain search-and-rescue detachment, who are provided with first-aid kits, base radio-stations as well as have a “beautiful humour”.

Rest at peak of mt. Hoverla (the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians and the highest point of Ukraine, its height is 2061 m). Stories and informative data about the peaks of Chernogora ridge. Photographing. Dinner (lunch box).

Organized descent to root of mt. Hoverla.

End of descent, buying souvenir gifts on the territory of educational and sports base “Zaroslyak”.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to Yaremche resort, Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Arrival. Rest in rooms and on the territory of hotel complex (visits to SPA area of hotel, table tennis, exercise room).

Supper in restaurant of hotel complex.

Breakfast in restaurant of hotel complex.

Check-out from rooms of hotel complex.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to recreational rest area “Na penkakh”.

Arrival. Excursion and entertainment walking program “Dovbush rocks” accompanied by tourist guide-local studies expert. It is a popular tourist route. The tourist path was created in 1902 in memory of the legendary law and order avenger, O. Dovbush, who acted here in 1738-45

Rest at peak of rock mass. Photographing. View of Yamna village and Prut mountain river.

Return to root of rest area “Dovbush rocks”.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to recreational rest area “Zhonka”.

Arrival. Rest on the territory of the open-air cage farming. Photographing with Carpathian red deer and wild boars (pigs).

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to recreational rest area “Hutsulshchyna”.

Arrival. Dinner in ethnic Hutsul restaurant “Hutsulshchyna” (the most famous restaurant in the Carpathian region).

Excursion and educational program to Probiy waterfall (in the middle of the 19th century, this waterfall was expanded with explosions in order to improve for wood floating, but even in this form it looks great).

Entertainment and expensive program “Hutsul shopping” in one of the largest souvenir markets.

Departure by comfortable minibuses “Merсedes Sprinter” to Ivano-Frankivsk.

Arrival to the main entrance of the railway station of Ivano-Frankivsk.

Departure from Ivano-Frankivsk to Kyiv by train No. 143.

Arrival to the railway station of Kyiv, by train No. 143.