Museum of the History of the Ukrainian Cossacks
During the bus tour you will visit historical places of Odessa city and its suburbs which are connected with the history of Cossacks in Odessa region and also visit the only one museum of the history of development of the Ukrainian Cossacks in the South of Ukraine, which is located in Peresyp (suburbs of Odessa city).
In the second part of the tour you will get acquainted with «centre of local history «Marynivska Palanka», which is located in village Marynivka, Bilyayivka area. In the centre you will visit the open-air museum exposition “Travel in the past” – on display:boats, the exact copies of their historical analogues. Moreover, You will see the atrical performance of Cossacks entertainment, attend a Master Class on Cossacks pottery as well as a presentation of Cossacks costumes. You will be treated with traditional Cossacks dishes.
Duration of the tour: 8 -10 hours
Tour program:
Meeting of the group
9.00-9.15 Meet-uplocation- Vorontsov Palace or mentioned beforehand place.
9.15-9.25 Transfer to Museum of the History of the Black Sea Cossackdom.
9.25-10.25 Viewing museum exposition (photo)
10.25-11.00 Brunch(tea, pastry)
11.00-12.30 Transfer to village Marynivka, Bilyayivka area.
During the trip you will visit:
· place of the battle of Semen Paliy with the Turks troops.
· Kuyalnik estuary
· Kovalivka Cossacks Cemetery
12.30-13.00 Arms Show
13.00-13.45 Speech about Cossacks' ships
13.45-14.10 Lunch (yushka (fish soup) or borshch (beet-root soup), Cossacks' kulish (pottage) or potato with meat, beverage cooked with dried fruit or herbs tea and Cossacks pastry)
14:30 Cossacks' costume presentation (history of creation, presentation of casual and festive clothes), Round dance,Master class on rope craftsand pottery.
Free time.
17.00 Departure to Odessa
Tour include:
- transport and guide service for the whole tour
- Master class for your choice (forging, bead-work, motanka (rope craft), pottery)
- round dance
- lunch
- accompaniment by a company representative
- insurance
Tour does not include:
purchasing of pottery items.
Cost of a tour:
Group (15 +1) and (25+1) – 350 UAH per person
At the web-site you will find a great amount of
photos from the tour:
