SIGHTSEEING TOURS & EXCURSIONS IN KHERSON, UKRAINE

Kherson city tour Several centuries before there was a fortification called Alexandr Shants, later a fortress with shipyard and admiralty was built on its place on the right bank of the river Dnipro. Walking excursion to the "heart" of the city - ruins of Kherson fortress and facilities of fortification. . Duration - 2 hours Price - 30$       Kherson museums Kherson Regional Art Museum is a peculiar symbol and a visiting card of the city. Immutably visitors' attention attract rich interiors with carving and fretwork. The Museum of Local Lore. Its history begins with a small collection of antiquity that was gathered by Victor Gashkevich (prominent Ukrainian archaeologist and public man). Duration - 4 hours Price - 60$       Kherson Churches Kherson Cathedrals are considered to be the essential cultural and spiritual part of city life. People of different nationalities and religion were involved into the process of development of the South. So spiritual needs were increasing too. Each cathedral is not only a piece of art but a part of the history of its inhabitants. Duration - 2 hours Price - 30$       River Cruise Let us invite you to the cruise on the river Dnipro. The yacht will take you from the center of the city and take to an amusement journey to the places of your choice. There is an option whether to take an excursion on tributaries of the Dnipro not far from Kherson or long distance routes several days long (Dnepr firth and the Black Sea or Khahovka natural reservoir). Minimal order - 2 hours Price - 30$/hour       Monastery Krasnyi Mayak village The excursion includes 1) Visit of a church in Tokarevka villlage; 2) Unique wooden(!) church in Berislav; 3) Monastery in Krasnyj Mayak. Monk Dionisyj will show you a temple, old wood church, caves, telling about way of monks' life. You could hear marvelous tolling of bells. Visitors will taste monks' food. Duration - 8 hours (including transportation) Price - 250 $     National Reserve Askania Nova Faltz Fane State National Park "Askania-Nova" was founded in 1874 and considered to be the oldest resource on the territory of former Soviet Union. It is a great place for development of green tourism. There are more then 1000 animals of different species and hybrid forms in Askania virgin steppe. The distinguishing feature of the Zoo is lack of cages. There are ancient barrows, Scythian stone images crated in the times of Kiev Rus. A dendrology garden was founded in the steppe. More then 200 species of plants were brought from different parts of the world and planted there. Duration - 9 hours (including transportation) Price - 260 $