Footsteps of the Cossacks

Footsteps of the Cossacks

Why not join us for a fabulous cruise along the Dnieper River on a journey of discovery. Explore ancient cities and grand monuments and encounter a vibrant culture rich in tradition. With tours in Kiev, Yalta and Odessa, you experience Ukraine's time-honoured history first hand.

11 days from only £1795

Holiday highlights
• Welcome cocktail reception & dinner
• Captain’s farewell dinner
• Port lectures
• Explore ancient cities along the Dnieper
• Yalta’s famed White Palace
• Odessa’s Potemkin Steps
• The maritime history of Sevastopol

Included excursions
• Cossack horsemanship show
• Monastery caves
• Cruise the canals to Fisherman’s Island
• Visit the Khan Palace
• Tour of Kremenchuk
• Tour of Zaporozhye
• Tour of Seva Stopol
• Tour of Yalta
• Tour of Odessa

Holiday Itinerary by Air
Day 1 UK to Kiev - Fly from London to Kiev, and transfer to your ship. After boarding, take free time to relax before dinner. Dinner included
Day 2 Kiev - Tour Kiev, one of Europe’s oldest cities, with a heritage of Viking, Cossack, and Ukrainian peoples. Explore its historic buildings and monuments, including a guided tour of the lovely domed St. Sophia Cathedral. After lunch aboard, tour the Monastery of Caves, an incredible complex of churches and museums which were founded by monks in 1051. Enjoy dinner aboard followed by evening sailing along the peaceful Dnieper River. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 3 Dnieper River & Kremenchuk - During this morning’s scenic cruising, take in the Dnieper’s landscape of rolling hills, ancient forest groves, historic villages and wide lakes. After lunch, stop in Kremenchuk for a guided city tour. Largely destroyed in World War II, this town has well-planned parks and squares and monuments of the city’s past. Dine aboard. Beakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 4 Zaporozhye - After breakfast, tour Zaporozhye, ancestral home of the Cossacks. Drive along Lenin Street; see the Lenin Monument, dam and the city’s massive hydroelectric plant. After lunch aboard, you are treated to a special Cossack horsemanship show including folkloric music and dance. An early evening departure is followed by dinner aboard. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 5 Kherson - After a morning of scenic cruising, you arrive in Kherson this afternoon. Here, you board a small boat and cruise the narrow canals to Fishermen’s Island with the beautiful landscape of the Dnieper Delta as your backdrop. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 6 Sevastopol - During breakfast, arrive in Sevastopol, base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Tour the city centre and see St. Vladimir Cathedral and Admiral Nakhimov Square. After lunch aboard you have free time or you can attend the optional Black Sea Choir concert. Dine aboard. Moor overnight. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Day 7 Sevastopol - This morning, take a coach excursion to the Tartar city of Bachtischisarai to visit the Khan Palace, built in 1519. During your tour, see many different architectural styles within the complex. Visit the courthouse, harem and mosques. Witness the Turkish influence on its various interiors. Later, stroll the beautifully landscaped grounds. After lunch, enjoy free time to further explore Sevastopol, site of the famed "Charge of the Light Brigade" or take an optional tour to Balaklava with a visit to the Panorama Museum. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 8 Yalta - Today, enjoy a morning tour of Yalta, travel along Lenin Embankment to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Livadia. Visit the White Palace, site of the 1945 Yalta Conference between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill and a guided tour takes you through official halls and private apartments of the Tsar’s family. Return to your ship for lunch aboard. This afternoon, explore at your leisure or choose an optional tour to the Nikita Botanical Garden featuring 50,000 species of plant life. Dine aboard; dock overnight. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 9 Yalta - Spend your full day of free time exploring Yalta. Or join one of the optional tours available before the ship sails this afternoon. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 10 Odessa - Cruise through lunch then enjoy a half-day tour of Odessa. See the elegant city filled with terraced hills and landscaped parks. Travel along Pimorski Boulevard to the Opera House and Potemkin Steps. You have the rest of the afternoon at leisure to further explore Odessa independently. Tonight, you can join the optional evening opera performance. Dinner aboard. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Day 11 Odessa to UK - After breakfast, disembark and transfer to Odessa Airport for your flight to London.

This itinerary is also available in the reverse direction and is one day longer (11 nights/12 days) on dates marked†

Flight departures. Heathrow and Manchester.

By air - whats included
• 10 nights full board cruise
• Return flights & resort transfers
• 10 Included excursions

* This itinerary is also available in the reverse direction and is one day longer (11 nights/12 days) on the dates marked