Ethnic Cultural Tour: Sevastopol – Bahkchisarai–Yevpatoria
Accommodation at 3-star hotel Sevastopol
Take this 6 day / 5 night tour to explore cultural diversity of Crimean ethnic groups: Orthodox Christians, Tatars and Karaintes. During the tour you accommodate in the Best Western Hotel Sevastopol next to the central seafront, city’s main attractions and entertainments. The tour leaves you enough free time to visit other places of interest in Sevastopol or optional highlights of the tour. The price of the tour includes two-way transfer in the day of arrival and in the day of departure : Simpheropol airport - hotel in Sevastopol - Simpheropol Airport
TRANSPORTATION: Comfortable passenger cars (for the group of 1-3 tourists), mini van (for the group of 4-6 tourists), Bus: Mercedes Sprinter for the groups of 7 - 16 tourists
MEALS: 5 breakfasts during your stay at the hotel Sevastopol; accommodation at the hotel Crimea does not include meals;
GUIDING SERVICES: sightseeing tours are carried out in English, French, German, or Spanish, by professional guides
DRESSING ADVICE: comfortable shoes
The tour highlights:
Crimean Tatars’ historical heritage: visiting the Khan’s Palace of Bahkchisarai, Muslim mosques and mausoleums of Bahkchisarai and Yevpatoriya.
Medieval cave city Chufut – Kale in Bahkchisarai, a monument of everyday life of Karaites.
Worship houses and shrines of Karaites in Yevpatoria on the West Coast of Crimea.
Ancient Greek colony Chersoneses in Sevastopol.
Genoese fortress and former Genoese city in Balaklava, history of Balaclava from Tavrs to our days.
Orthodox medieval cave monastery Kalamita in Inkerman, Assumption Cave Monastery in Bahkchisarai, St.George Monastery and rock of St. Cross of cape Feolent.
Baptizing spot of Kievan Rus and the most recent Orthodox history in Chersonesos, visiting cathedral of St.Vladimir the Great in Chersoneses.
History of foundation of Sevastopol, core events of city’s history.
Optional highlights of the tour:
Panorama Museum
Museum of the Black Sea Fleet
Sevastopol Marine Aquarium
Sevastopol Art Museum of Kroshitsky
Sevastopol’s Dolphinarium
1 Day - ARRIVAL
Arrival: The driver meets the group in Simpheropol airport. Transfer to Sevastopol. Check-in at the hotel Sevastopol. Sevastopol City Tour The tour starts at the time convenient to the tourist group, according to the agreement. City tour highlights: Primorsky Boulevard, Monument to Scuttled Ships, Memorial to II WWW, Nakhimov square, Monument to Nakhimov, Monument to Kazarsky, Grafskaya Wharf (Count’s Landing Stage). Your city tour is continued with a short motor-boat trip in Sevastopol Harbour. You see Sevastopol Harbour, Southern Bay, Naval ships and submarines of Russia, the monument to Scuttled ships from the sea. Duration of the tour is 3 hours.
In winter and stormy weather motor-boat trip can be substituted by visiting the Museum of Black Sea Fleet or Sevastopol’s Marine Aquarium.
2 Day - Bahkchisaray
Bus tour to Bahkchisaray
The tour starts after breakfast at the hotel. Our bus, minivan or passenger car takes you to Bahchisaray, former capital of Crimean Tatar Khanate. Bahkchsaray tour highlights:Cave monastery of Holly Assumption; guided walking tour to Chufut-Kale, medieval fortress of Tatars and Karaites, complex of caves, defensive walls, houses. Museum complex of Khan’s palace including harem, Fountain of Tears, mosque, mausoleum, Divan-hall. Transfer to Sevastopol. Duration of the sightseeing tour is 8-9 hours.
* Lunch in the ethnic café with traditional Tatar cuisine is available at extra cost. Please Note that traditional Tatar café does not offer any alcohol drinks, only alcohol-free beer.
3 Day - Sevastopol
Bus tour to Chersoneses andFeolent
The tour starts after breakfast at the hotel. Our bus takes you to Chersoneses, Greek colony of ancient times. UNESCO heritage listed Chersoneses is a museum complex and national preserve, a legendary spot of baptizing Prince Vladimir the Great and Kievan Rus. Chersoneses tour highlights: Greek amphitheatre, mint of Chersoneses, Foggy Bell, St. Vladimir’s Cathedral. Transfer to Feolent to visit orthodox monastery of St.George and admire the view of the Rock Cross. Transfer to the hotel. In this day you have enough free time to explore the city or visit one of the optional highlights. Duration of the sightseeing tour is 5 hours.
4 Day - Yevpatoria
Bus tour to Yevpatoria
The tour starts after breakfast at the hotel. The bus takes you to Yevpatoria. Guided city tour in the central part of Yevpatoria, it was called “Small Jerusalem”, the capital of Karaites. Tour highlights: Ethnic museum of Karaites, Mosque Djuma-Djami Kenasa, Dervish Tekie, Museum of the Fortress Gates. Transfer to Sevastopol. Duration of the sightseeing tour is 8-9 hours.
* Lunch in the café or restaurant offering traditional Karaite or Tatar cuisine.
5 Day - Balaclava & Inkerman
Bus tour to Balaclava and Inkerman
The tour starts after breakfast. The bus takes you to Balaklava, founded more than 25 centuries ago by Tavrs, the earliest inhabitants of Crimea. In XIII century, Balaclava was a Genoese colony. In the period of the Crimean war it was the campsite for British army. Tour highlights narrative about the town, Genoese fortress and Sheremetyev’s museum of the Crimean war. After Balaclava you head to Inkerman where you visit medieval Fortress Kalamita built by Goths and orthodox cave monastery of St. Klement. Transfer to the hotel. Duration of the tour is 6 hours.
6 Day - DEPARTURE
Departure Breakfast at the hotel, check-in. You can leave your belongings at the luggage room at the hotel and enjoy free time in the city. You can visit any of the optional highlights listed here.
Transfer to the Airport of Simferopol. Time of the transfer is flexible. It depends on the time of your departure and adjusted to the time of your flight according to the agreem
The price includes:
accommodation(5 nights)at the hotel Sevastopol (Standard Twins) with breakfast in the restaurant of the hotel Sevastopol
or accommodation(5 nights)budget hotel Crimea (Standard Twins) without meals (breakfast is offered on the spot)
transportation according to the tour program; arrival and departure transfers Airport Simpheropol - Hotel in Sevastopol - Airport Simpheropol
guiding in English/German/French/Spanish — language choice according to your request
entrance tickets to all the attractions listed in this tour
10% discount for children aged 5-12 y.o.;
Special discount for travel agencies 10 %.
The price excludes:
Medical insurance
Entrance tickets to Optional Highlights
Meals are served at extra cost on the spot
Please, contact our managers for the price the tour: manager@laspi.com, mail@laspi.com The price of the tour may vary depending on the number of visitors or some changes in the tour schedule and accommodation; each request requires independent calculation.
Please Note: Travel agency retains for itself the right to change days and some sightseeing parts of the tour or accommodation with the equals.