UKRAINE – COUNTRY, WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE  

Ukraine is the heart of Europe, through Ukraine pass all ways relating, Europe and Asia. Nature, landscape, climate, ancient history and traditions, unique monuments of architecture and health resorts – due to all these factors Ukraine is a country of great interest for tourists.

Company « VOG » cares so that guests of Ukraine, and also Ukrainians, could choose rest to any taste and, if necessary, could unite a business trip with interesting excursions or corporate actions, & receive the best service, bright impressions and a lot of positive emotions.

Ukraine is opened for tourism the whole year round: the winter mountain-skiers resorts of Carpathians of world level, summer rest of high class at Crimea, gold domes of temples, ancient castles and fortresses, masterpieces of landscape-gardening, unique health resorts receive guests cordially.

At any time of the year company « VOG » will offer you the best rest & service. Welcome to Ukraine!  We are always glad to see you!

CITY OF FLOWERING CHESTNUTS AND GOLD DOMES

Kiev is the capital and main transporting upshot of Ukraine, extends on a more than 20 km along Dnipro River – the greatest river in Ukraine. Modern Kiev is economic, political and cultural center of the country, with all advantages of megapolis service and comfort. And at the same time Kiev is ancient city founded more than 1500 years ago, with its legends reaching to us from the depth of ages, striking by plenty of temples and majestic monuments of old times.

Kyiv Pecherska Lavra Monastery, beautifully situated on a hill beside Dnipro River, was established back in 1051 A.D. Kyiv Pecherska Lavra is a real miracle of Kyiv & is famous by its caves and subterranean passages, where, as legends tell, gold treasures are kept. But more precious than gold is this saint place itself: since olden days every believing Christian considered necessary to make the pilgrimage to Kiev, in Kyiv Pecherska Lavra which from times of the foundation was major object of pilgrimage than Jerusalem. Company « VOG » offers remarkable excursions: «History of Kyiv Pecherska Lavra Monastery», «Near and Distant caves of Kyiv Pecherska Lavra Monastery» & others.

Does not yield by the value St. Sophia Cathedral – the oldest church in Ukraine, constructed in 1037, which is the only place in Eastern Europe, where the unique mosaic frescos of 11century are saved. Excursion «St. Sophia Cathedral» with the best guides of company « VOG » is a unique chance to open on your own one of the most sacred pages of Kiev. 

It’s possible to stroll about the streets of Kiev for hours, getting from one century in other, where the age-old streets of  : Podol are in neighborhood with the new look of  Independence Square & for this purpose there are a lot of most interesting tourist routes:«Secret Kiev», «Latin Quarter» «History of one street» etc.

 Andriyivsky Uzviz, main street of ancient Podol, is flush by museums and trays of souvenir products. «Without Podol Kiev is impossible», is one of the best excursions which recommend « VOG ».

Pride and treasure of Podol is St. Andrew’s Church, the best pattern of Baroque architecture   built from 1749 to 1754, creation of great architect Rastrelli. Another pearl of Kiev, Mariyinsky Palace, former Tsar family residence, also belongs to architectural talent of Rastrelli & is located in an age-old Mariyinsky Park. Company «VOG» recommends for the best sightseeing excursions: «Architectural monuments of the Vladimirskaya street», «Kievan parks and entertaining establishments» and many others.

Kiev is a city which is never boring, there are about 2000 architectural points of interest, more than 30 museums, 33 theaters, plenty of constantly operating art exhibitions.

Company « VOG » offers to the guests of the country enormous choice  of pedestrian and bus excursions all over Kiev with the enormous choice of long and short routes escorted with the best guides. We offer you such facilities as airtaxi, yakhtyng, motor ship excursions, organization of conferences, V.I.P. service and business programs which include placing in the best hotels of Kiev («Premier-Palace», «Opera», «Hyatt» and others), services of translators and transporting service.

THE BEST WEEK-ENDS – FOR YOU!

Kiev is the air and river gate of Ukraine, all railways ways conduct here. From Kiev it is possible to get in any corner of country. Company « VOG » offers wide range of choice of tours all over Ukraine among which are very popular day off tours.

In Ukraine there are real masterpieces of landscape-gardening. The most brilliant of them, Sofiyivsky Park is one of the few landscape masterpieces of the world to be found in central Ukraine. It is located in the city of Uman and was founded in 1796 by the count Potocky  for his lovely wife Sofia.  Sofiyivsky Park is well-known both in Ukraine and after its limits & has taken main prizes in 1995 at international competition "Europe Nostra".  « VOG » will do the best so that the day off tour to Sofiyivsky Park could become one of most wonderful week-ends in your life.

One of parks can be visited yet being in Kiev. It is picturesque Pirohovo with Ukrainian peasant's huts, unique national colour and plenty of dishes of the Ukrainian kitchen. Miracle of Pirohovo is a miniature landscape park in which, as on a palm, a culture and way of life of different ethnic groups of population of Ukraine is represented in different cultural and historical epochs. Another similar park, which also recommends to visit company « VOG » is in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky – little comfortable small town  on the riverside of Trubezh, left influx of Dnipro, where it is very comfortable to rest in nature's lap and to learn about the interesting pages of Ukrainian history.

Day off tours are remarkable rest for lovers and domestic pairs. But our company cares also about masculine companies.  We have special programs such as hunting and fishing.

Company « VOG » disposes only the best, equipped at high level hunting and fishing bases on the Kievan and Kakhovka` storage pools, in the mouth of Danube, and also in the Kievan and Winnitca regions.

Day off tours at hunting & fishing bases are excellent possibility to get the charge of adrenalin, cheerfulness, whip off a fatigue accumulating for a week. In May-July hunting on male of roe deer is popular. It’s individual, therefore most bright on the impressions. To hunt on wolves in Ukraine settled the whole year round. From August, 12 till October, 30 is opened the season of hunting on a wild boar, elk, hare, fox. That is collective hunting, as a rule, optimum amount 5-6 persons. The best huntsmen will become your hunting guides.  Company « VOG » does all possible in order that our clients could assuredly enjoy active rest on the bosom of picturesque Ukrainian nature. Our programs based on extreme rest are also very interesting: flights on balloons, parachuting, pedestrian routes on the Crimean and Carpathians mountains.

Special place in the programs of company « VOG » occupy individual and the V.I.P. tours, corporate and incentive tours which are excellent methods of motivation of employees and partners through different measures (corporate conferences, trainings, corporate evening-parties) in combination with active rest. Specialists of our company have an enormous experience in organization of encouraging journeys to different places in Ukraine & will do your incentive tours an enthralling, comfort and unforgettable event for every participant.

 ROADS TO HISTORICAL LEGENDS AND SACRED OBJECTS

 In Ukraine there are more than 400 cities, in five of them – Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Donetsk the amount of habitants exceeds 1 million persons. There are cities comparatively small on a quantity, but prominent due to the historical sights and monuments of architecture. Among the enthralling tours all over Ukraine, in which « VOG » would like to invite you, are very popular tours to Lvov.  

In ancient Lvov founded about 1256, the closeness of architectural monuments of the city   can be compared to Paris and Vienna. Lvov also strikes by plenty of nice small cafes, where coffee is considered to be the best in Ukraine. Pearl of ancient Lvov is Opera Theater which is regarded one of the most beautiful theaters of Europe and the real treasure of Ukrainian Baroque. A city with centuries-old history saved its «historical heart» --   Ploshcha Rynok & Vysoky Zamok. Different styles united in the architectural monuments of Lvov: gothic architecture, renaissance, baroques leaving the brightest imprint on the monuments of old times of Lvov, remarkably harmonize with each other. Company « VOG » recommends excursions «Temples of Lvov», «Historical treasures of ancient Lvov», «Mystic Lvov» and other interesting routes.

 Another remarkable historical city on the south-west of Ukraine, which company « VOG » recommends to visit is Kamenets-Podolsky, where there is one of wonders of Ukraine – the Old Fortress built in times of Turkish domination in Ukraine.  

For those, who would like to learn more about famous Ukrainian Cossacks, company

 « VOG » recommends a remarkable tour to Chortitca island, filled by the aura of myths, legends and stories, among which not only the historical legends are interesting but also recitals about the treasures hidden a few ages ago by the Cossacks of Zaporozhska Sich.

Another enthralling program of company « VOG » is for the real romantics who love flowers in blossom & ancient castles. The route «Valley of narcissuses» is an unforgettable rest in Carpathians, you will be able to see flowering of real Japanese sakuras in Carpathians and a great valley of wonderful narcissuses. You are expected by a healthful pool with thermal waters in the town of Beregovo. Also we advice you to make a visit to a unique  Castle Palanok in Mukachevo, where from 14 to 18 centuries  there was residence of dynasty of Rakotsy. One of descendants of Rakotsy dynasty went down in history as famous count de  : Saint Germain  -- a legendary man whose extraordinary capabilities & life history till today remain a riddle.  

Eastern Ukraine is also full by the remarkable openings for tourists. Company « VOG » invites in the unforgettable tour to Donbass, which begins in large industrial, administrative, scientific and cultural center – city Donetsk which, in spite of being industrialized is known also as «city of million roses» – due to plenty of wonderful flowers and green trees. Next stop of our trip is not far away from Donetsk  in the heart of Donbass, in town of Soledar   where there is a unique concert hall on a depth about 300 meters  – the only one in the world, created in asbestos caves. It goes without saying – the symphony concerts there are majestic. 

Company « VOG » disposes also of a great choice of religious tours to sainted places. One of such tours lies through treasure of Donbass, Ukrainian Athos, – Svyato-Uspensky Svyatogorsky  Monastery. History of this ancient monastery leaves deep into ages.  It is assumed that in hard times of Turkish dominion a great part of coenobites, retiring from Sainted Mountain Athos, chose for those hermit life exactly these places.  

Lands of South Ukraine hide in itself a lot of wonderful, and to open this magic page will help you the best guides of company « VOG ». City-legend, without which the impression about Ukraine always will be incomplete – «Ah, Odessa, pearl at a sea!» it is a modern megapolis and a large trade center with ancient history, striking by the scope and splendour which was highly appreciated by famous cardinal Richelieu. Company «VOG » also recommends  seeing  the most well-known Odessa` sights: among them Potemkin Stairway & Opera & Ballet Theatre designed in 1884-1887 by the Viennese architects H.Helmer & F.Felner. The Odessa’s Opera & Ballet Theatre is one of the most beautiful in Europe & can be compared with brilliant Vienna opera theatre. 

OUR EXCLUSIVE: WINE TOURS

«…I KNOW, THE TRUTH – IN WINE!»

  Alexander Blok

Company «VOG » cares so that resting on the south of Ukraine could be possible the whole year round. Sparkles of our programs are wine tours which acquaint guests and habitants of Ukraine with the mystery of creation of wine – process which since olden times was considered the high art. Wine tours can be both day off tours and complex measures: they perfectly combine with summer rest, can become the real gift for the participants of incentive tours and quite uniquely unite with catering tours (corporate parties, banquets, celebrations of different momentous dates) – services which also will realize at high level the specialists of company «VOG».

The basic starting points of wine tours are «Kiev-Odessa» and «Kiev-Simpferopol». Rather frequently programs of wine tours are fit up individually, depending on our clients’ tastes.  

If you like brandy you would also prefer our cognac. Company «VOG» recommends visiting New Кakhovka where everyone can taste high-quality cognacs at the Agro-industrial firm «Tavriya». The enterprise created yet in 1889 on unique fertile lands & has its own vineyards for production of wines and cognacs basing on classic technology. The products of «Tavriya» are awarded by more than 100 gold and silvers medals. «Tavriya» is the largest exporter of cognacs in Ukraine. Most known brands of cognacs: «Tavriya», «Kakhovka», «Àskaniya», «Imperial» and new group of cognacs «Alexx».

To the admirers of refined dry Crimean wines company «VOG» suggests to visit the Inkerman`s factory of fine wines, which is situated not far from Sevastopol. This unique enterprise of Ukraine is one of the largest in Europe wine vaults. A factory is founded in 1961. Inkerman is the real wine city, where under earth on a depth 30 meters the best wines of Ukraine are kept in galleries. Most known: «Pearl of the Inkerman», «Rkatsetely of the Inkerman», «Old nectar» & many others.

If you like high-quality strong and dessert wines company «VOG» recommends a wine tour to Association «Massandra». Lands of «Massandra» are disposed on the narrow off-shore bar of the South bank of Crimea. Basements of «Massandra» are built in 1894-1897 years under the direction of a connoisseur of good wines and great vine-maker of Russia –  : Prince Golytsyn. The tunnels of basements deeply embed in picturesque mountain slopes. Under earth, in coolness, wine ripens in numerous oak barrels. More than million bottles of wine are in collection of «Massandra» basements, the oldest of which is «Sherry de la Frontera» of 1775. Most known brands are «Kaberne», «Àlushta», «Sherry» etc. The products of «Massandra» are for sale on auction of «Sotbis». 

Company «VOG» recommends tasting champagne in settlement Novy Svet («the New World») – not far from resort center Sudak – which does not yield in quality to champagne wines of France.

             House of champagne wines the «New World» is founded by prince Golytsyn in 1878. Champagnes of Novy Svet are created according to classic technology. These champagnes entered in world elite yet in XIX age, getting Grand Prix at the World exhibition in Paris in 1900 & were preferred by aristocracy & tsar's family. Most known sorts: the brut «New World», half-dry «Crimea» & others.

Company «VOG» offers to people who like check wines and cognacs a remarkable tour to Koktebel. The factory of check wines and cognacs «Koktebel» is founded in 1879.  Pride of Koktebel is the largest in Europe Madeira area, where in oak barrels, straight under the rays of a burning Crimean sun, famous koktebelian madeira wine ripens. Treasure-house of the Ukrainian wine-making acknowledged as national property of Ukraine is legendary koktebel`s enoteka, keeping more than 300 thousand bottles of collection wines. Most known of them are wines «Madeira», «Old Nectar», «Kara-Dag», «Muscatel Koktebel», «Talisman» & cognacs «Koktebel», «Crimea» & «Kutuzov».

Company «VOG» recommends a magnificent wine tour to Odessa. The real judges of cognac assert that to visit Odessa and not to taste «Shustov» is the same as to visit Vatican and not to see Pope. Odessa’s cognac factory «Shustov» is founded in 1863 and has complete cycle of production – from a vineyard to the prepared cognac. The Odessa cognacs are remarkable due to high quality, bright individuality and richness of bouquet in all assortments of products – from ordinary «Three stars», glorified «Desna» and refined «Shustov» – to elite «Gold Duke».

Employees of company «VOG» guarantee to every participant of wine tours excellent rest with high level service and a lot of bright unforgettable impressions.

REST WITH «VOG»!

Company «VOG» does all possible, so that to give our clients resting of world level.

The most popular summer resting-place in Ukraine is a peninsula Crimea. The season of rest in Crimea is opened from May till September. Unique climate, luxurious vegetation, healthful mountain air – characterize Crimea not only as resort but also as health-resort of high class.  «VOG» cares so that rest of our clients could be rest of your dream. We reserve the best hotels of Alushta, Yalta, Simpferopol, Sudak, Kerch and other  leading resorts of Crimea & have individual approach to the tastes of our clients.

Carpathians – little Ukrainian Switzerland: transparent mountain air, plenty of herbs, flowers, mushrooms and berries, a quiet, calmness and splendour of the wooded mountain slopes, are so charming!  Prykarpatia, especially, Truskavets and Morshyn are famous by the healthful sources and medically-health bases, the best of which recommends «VOG».

All large popularity among habitants and guests of Ukraine acquire the mountain-skiers resorts of Carpathians. Company « VOG» will help to do your winter rest in Ukraine unforgettable. We co-operate with the best hotels – among which: «Bukovel», «Green house», «Eldorado» etc. – & give winter rest of world level, answering the highest queries.

«VOG»:  WE ARE THE BEST!

Ukraine is one of the largest European countries. Geographical location, plenty of sights, possibility to choose rest to any taste – from a trip to the sea up to rest in mountains, river and marine cruises make Ukraine one of central tourist regions of Eastern Europe. Kiev, Odessa, Crimea and Carpathians - these names are known by all Europe.

« VOG» with pleasure will offer to the tourists most bargain prices and maximally worked routes. We make for our clients a complete tourist package. Our eminently qualified managers operatively reserve hotels in Kiev or any other Ukrainian cities, and pick up the most acceptable variant at price and quality.

If you decided to make voyage or to order a tour to Ukraine appeal to «VOG». Our knowledge of local market and rich experience will help you to economize time and to store nervous cells. «Intourist Ukraine» offers the wide spectrum of services.

At your disposal:

- individual and group tours;
- residence in the cottages of Ukraine (Carpathians, Crimea);
- child's and youth rest in Ukraine and abroad;

- fishing and hunting tours;
- marine and river cruises;
- event-trigger and business tourism;
- internal tourism: archaeological routes, ancient cities of Ukraine, excursions all over Kiev,  day off tours;
- organization of journeys to seminars, exhibitions, conferences;
- hotels of any category,

- reservation of air and railway tickets;

- insurance;
- services of guide-translator;

 - renting of cars, yachts, air taxis.

And also exclusive grand-tours all over Ukraine, wedding, medical and educational tours &   V I P tourism based on the individual programs. 

Welcome to   UKRAINE!