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1. City tour
3-hour drive along the streets of Odessa. You will find out many interesting things about Odessa, the history of which
goes back to the late 18th century. Your camera will be of much use!
Price: $35.00
2. Odessa cathedrals
3-hour drive along the streets stopping by at Orthodox, Catholic and Greek cathedrals and Muslim mosques. You will visit
old and new cathedrals of Odessa, will feel the breath of history, will see many wonderful places and hear many enchanting
ancient legends.
Price: $50.00
3. Excursion/Performance at the Opera and Ballet Theatre
By special arrangements, a classical performance will be staged for your enjoyment at the gracious Opera House. The
opulent theatre ranks in grandeur with St. Petersburg's Mariinsky (former Kirov) and Moscow's Bolshoi. You will also see
the interior of the theatre. Completed in 1887, the baroque-style building resembles the Vienna Opera House and Dresden
Court Theatre, and was designed by the same architects. Its interior is lavishly decorated in Louis XVI style and its
ceiling frescoes depict Shakespearean scenes.
Note: Cost of tickets for performance is included in the price
Price: $49.00
4. Excursion to Sofia Park in Uman
The world knows many masterpieces of landscape gardening, and it takes a lot of courage to pick out one as a unique
pearl. But speaking about the Sofiyivka we can say with certainty that it undoubtedly ranks high among them. Few works of
landscape architecture can rival it in the amount of legends and romantic stories, which are concealed in its shady
alleys, mysterious grottos, in formidable heaps of rocks. They unfold to those who know how to look and to listen. Now you
understand why we invite you to roam through the Sofiyivka alleys, paths and glades namely in autumn.
Price: $130
5. Excursion to Vilkovo (Ukrainian Venice)
Approximately 220 km (120 miles) from Odessa is a very unique and interesting village of Vilkovo located in the Danube
delta region and within the 46,000 hectare (approximately 115,000 acres) Danube Biosphere Preserve. This is one of the few
areas in the world that is actually growing with the build-up of alluvial silt from upstream. The local status symbol of
course is a boat which they claim there are over 3500 though many hardly looked seaworthy or river going.
Price: $150
6. Catacombs/Museum of Partisan Glory
The sandstone on which Odessa stands is riddled with about 1000 km (620 miles) of tunnels, known as the katakombi
(catacombs). Quarried out for building in the 19th century, they have since been used by smugglers, revolutionaries and
WWII partisans. In Nerubayske village on the north-western edge of Odessa, a network of tunnels that sheltered partisans
in WWII has been turned into the Museum of Partisan Glory. This museum is very popular. It is located 7 miles off Odessa.
Catacombs served as a cover for Odessa Partisans during World War II. You'll walk in tunnels under the ground, where
conditions of partisan camp are reconstructed. You'll here the story about Odessa heroes.
Price: $40
7. Excursion to Ancient Belgorod-Dnestrovski citadel
Did you often visit a place, which is nearly 2000 years old? You'll have such an opportunity if you visit
Belgorod-Dnestrovski citadel located nearly 30 miles off Odessa. You'll be able to walk inside this citadel, and even find
some antiques to bring back home! The tour-guide will tell you the citadel's rich history. Price includes trip at car
there and back
Price: $70
8. Archaeological Museum
Odessa Archaeological Museum was the first museum founded in the city and is one of the oldest in the CIS. There you can
see the final results of many archaeological groups and individuals, represented in more than 160,000 exhibitions.
Displays of the museum show us the long history of life on the Black Sea coast - from the first colonies of men up to
recent times.
Price: $30
9. Fine Arts Museum
The Museum has an amazing collection of icons from the 14th -15th century and 18th-19th century paintings - Aivazovsky,
Repin, Vrubel, Serov, Savrasov and Kramskoy.
The building of the museum used to be the palace of count Pototsky and was erected in 1805. Exquisitely ornamented halls
with painted ceilings, beautiful parquet floors, made of rare kinds of wood and fine marble mantelpieces lend an elegant
atmosphere to high class painting collections.
Price: $30
10. Naval Museum
The building of Naval Museum was originally the English Club erected in 1842.
The museum has a vast collection, which traces the history of local shipbuilding and navigation from ancient times to
present days. The exhibits include automatic models, diagrams, and instruments, which are inherent to ship's bridges and
radio cabins. There is an imitation of a ship's sway, the sound of waves.
Price: $30
11.Museum of Literature
Used to be the residence of count Gagarin. The building is completely restored and is really beautiful.
The museum collection amounts to 40,000 exhibits. It represents the works of Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Jewish,
Bulgarian, etc. writers and illustrates their links with Odessa. The list includes about 300 names.
Price: $30
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