See the striking and mysterious medieval castles of Ternopil, historic Galicia's Easternmost Oblast we've called the "Castles of the East". Choose to visit all them or just a few in combination with our heritage and ancestry tours depending upon your personal desires. And don't forget to bring your camera!
Where are we going? On our Carpathian Mountains Day Trip tour, we are headed for a place in Western Ukraine that is truly extraordinary – the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains, also known as the Eastern Beskids – a place where you can feed your desire for adventure and lavish your senses while exploring medieval sites, natural monuments,...
Ready to Walk The Tunnel of Love? What is the Tunnel of Love? The Tunnel of Love, also known as the Green Mile Tunnel, is a section of industrial railway located in Western Ukraine, near the town of Klevan in Rivne Oblast that is mainly covered by forest for nearly 5 km. The trees surrounding the...
What are the “Castles of the North”? Lutsk Castle, Dubno Castle and Tarakaniv Fort taken together being geographically in Western Ukraine’s northern-most oblasts, comprise what we’d like to call our Castles of the North Tour. Dubno Castle. Dubno Castle is one of the oldest buildings in Volyn Oblast, dating back to 1492, designed by its...
Book our Western Ukraine tour of Kamianets-Podilskyi and Khotyn and explore the medieval splendor of these 14th century bastions against invading armies. Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle. Historical accounts date Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle to the early 14th century, although recent archaeological evidence suggests there was human existence in the area since the 12th or 13th century. Initially built to protect...
Zhovkva Castle. Founded in 1597 as a private fortified town and named Żółkiew after its founder, hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, the town eventually became the royal residence for King John III Sobieski of Poland, and a hub of religious life, arts and commerce. As a private town in Poland, Żółkiew was the property over time of the Żółkiewski,...
Book our Golden Horseshoe Tour of Western Ukraine‘s Lviv Oblast, and visit area shtetl sites and tour the 16th Century castles of Olesko, PIdhirtsi, & Zolochiv – Spectacular remnants from the era of Poland’s Medieval Aristocracy, now turned into museums and art galleries. Olesko. As the first stop on our Privately Guided Western Ukraine – Golden Horseshoe...
Kolomyya. Picturesque Kolomyya is a convenient base for travelers to Western Ukraine‘s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast looking to visit not only the Carpathians, but also both the winter sports tourist Mecca Yaremche and Chernivtsi, one of Ukraine’s main cultural centers. Kolomyya is also a centre of Hutsul culture, meaning lots of authentic souvenir material at low prices. The town...
Carpathian Mountains. Formed some 50 million years ago the Carpathian Mountains have served as a natural barrier characterizing the region locally known as Transcarpathia {Закарпаття; Zakarpattia), and have always provided a refuge from conquest from invading forces such as the Mongols, Poland, Lithuania, Austria-Hungary and even the Soviets. A Western Ukraine popular destination especially in...
Individual and Group Tours can be designed to fit your specific plans and include visits to historic Jewish Heritage sites and landmarks, among them: synagogues, cemeteries, and museums; plus explore the possibility of searching local archives for ancestral documentation or of contacting living relatives.
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