Day Trips

Places you can visit that are just a short bus or car ride away.

Chernobyl Tour/Pripyat

A day trip into the exclusion zone to see Reactor 4, the Red Forest and the abandoned city of Pripyat. You can only go on an organised tour.

Park Kyyivsʹka Rusʹ

A full-scale reconstruction of ancient Kyiv out in Kopachiv village, with horse stunt shows, archery and combat festivals. Bus 15 goes direct from Vydubychi.

Mezhyhirya Residence

The 140 hectare estate former president Viktor Yanukovych built for himself, now open as a museum. Marshrutkas run direct from Heroiv Dnipra metro.

Pereiaslav Space Church

A 130 year old church housing a unique space museum, not far from Kyiv.

Zhytomyr

Only 90 minutes from Kyiv is Zhytomyr, full of history and the home to all things space in Ukraine. It's the same road out of the city as the ostrich...

Ostrich Valley

Get up close and personal with the ostriches at the largest Ostrich Farm in Kyiv. Afterwards you can even taste ostrich meat in the restaurant.