Tourist places in Ukraine: Top 10 🏞🌳🌿🗺🛤🚣🏻‍♀️⛲️🌄🏜🏰

1. Sofiyivka National Dendrological Park🏞🌳🌿

Sofiyivka is the largest arboretum in Europe. It contains unusual plants, and gardening art is skillfully combined with engineering ideas embodied in fountains, waterfalls and underground rivers. And all this is exquisitely framed by a gorgeous natural landscape.

Sofiyivka was built according to the idea of ​​the Polish magnate Count Potocki, who presented it as a gift to his beloved Sophia Witt. Dendropark impresses with its architecture. At every step there are ancient gazebos, bridges and sculptures.
Arboretum Sofiyivka is located in the Cherkasy region, in the city of Uman, st. Kievskaya, 12A.
The park is open to visitors from May 1 to November 15 from 9.00 to 18.00
You can also see it by going on the Sofiyivka Park and Stud Farm tour!

2. Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve 🌳🌿

Askania-Nova is one of the "100 great reserves and parks of the world", where visitors can enjoy an open-air museum and a real photo safari.

The territory of the reserve is spread over 11,000 hectares and is adjacent to a forest park with artificial ponds and canals. More than 400 species of unique plants are collected here. The park itself covers only 200 hectares. According to the plan, in the center of its composition is a beautiful pond.

Askania-Nova has a small zoo with a unique collection of animals: zebras, South American camels, Indian and African antelopes, and deer. Also in the enclosures you can see birds: African ostriches, emus, rhea, bustards, pheasants and many others. Between the enclosures, peacocks walk freely, wanting to get to know the visitors better.
Askania-Nova is located in the Kherson region, 75 kilometers from Nova Kakhovka.
You can see the reserve during the excursion tour "Askania-Nova and Arabatskaya Strelka"!

3. Lake Synevyr 💦👁💧

Lake Synevyr is a symbol of the Carpathians and the most unusual and picturesque place in western Ukraine. It is located almost a thousand meters above sea level. The area of ​​the water mirror is 4-5 hectares. The maximum depth is 22 meters. Around - Synevyr National Natural Park, where you can admire the picturesque views. In the center of the lake there is a small island "Sea Eye".
The legend tells about the daughter of a wealthy count, Blue, with eyes bluer than the sky, and about her lover, the shepherd Vir, who played the flute near the place where the girl was picking flowers. Having learned about his daughter's love, the count ordered his people to kill Vir by throwing a stone from a cliff on him. Xin, having heard about the death of her beloved, ran to the place of his death and cried. So a lake was formed, in the middle of which is the top of that same stone. The water in Lake Synevyr is clear and blue, like the eyes of Sinya.
You can get to Lake Synevyr by different roads. From the south, a road leads to the lake from Mezhgorye to the village of Sloboda, and a bus runs from Mezhgorye once a day.
You can also see it during the Transcarpathian Voyage tour.

4. National Reserve "Khortytsya" 🌄🚣🏻‍♀️

Khortytsya is a research and recreational and educational reserve, on the territory of which there are unique cultural and historical monuments and natural objects. Khortytsya There are 63 archaeological sites here. Therefore, when they list the tourist places of Ukraine, they definitely fall into their number, quite deservedly.

Khortitsa Island is the largest on the Dnieper. Its peculiarity is also in the combination of various natural complexes. Between themselves, floodplain forests and meadows, steppes, rocky strata, upland oak forests, lake complexes and hanging swamps adjoin, forming a unique ecosystem.
Ecotourism, scientific and educational excursions, sports and health recreation, cycling, horseback riding, water and underwater entertainment, and rock climbing are popular here.

The National Reserve "Khortytsya" is located in the city of Zaporozhye.
You can visit it along with our tour of the ancient sanctuaries of Khortytsia and Stone Grave.




5. Odessa catacombs 🏰

Odessa catacombs are an amazing underground world. Their total length exceeds 2.5 thousand kilometers, leaving behind the Roman and Parisian catacombs. In a complex interweaving of man-made passages and caves - evidence of numerous historical events.

At various times, robbers, smugglers, partisans and revolutionaries used the catacombs. At times, underground corridors run into real natural caves with unique fossils and paleontological finds.

Today, the Odessa catacombs attract extreme sportsmen and adventurers of all stripes.

Going to explore the catacombs is better with a reliable guide. This can be done during the tour "20,000 Leagues Under the Earth."

6. Aktovsky Canyon 🌄🏜

Aktovsky canyon is a unique natural complex in which water and forest ecosystems coexist in harmony. The only one of its kind in all of Europe, it resembles the famous American canyons.
Aktovsky canyon - the valley of the river Mertvod. Its length is about 5 kilometers. Granite-basalt rocks and an ensemble of granite boulders allow you to enjoy the unique natural beauty. More and more lovers of rock climbing, mountaineering and extreme sports come here.

Aktovsky canyon is located near the village of Aktovo, Mykolaiv region.
You can combine business with pleasure, and at the same time go rafting with our tour of the Aktovsky canyon and the Trikratsky forest.

7. Castle in Radomyshl 🏰

The castle in Radomyshl is one of the unique historical and cultural objects of our country, which is often undeservedly forgotten. It is generally accepted that you need to go to Western Ukraine to get the castles. But it is not so.

The Radomyshl complex is located just 100 kilometers from Kiev. Here you can see authentic interiors of the 17th-18th centuries, enjoy the beauty of nature and man-made miracles, visit the first Orthodox paper factory and see unique pieces of art.

The castle is located in the city of Radomyshl, along Pletenetskaya street 15.
You can go there on your own or with our excursion to Radomyshl!

8. Shypit Waterfall 💦💧

Shypit waterfall is one of the most beautiful full-flowing waterfalls in Ukraine. It got its name because of the loud noise that is heard from afar, like a whisper.
Water falls from a height of 14 meters in picturesque cascades. The waterfall is especially beautiful in spring, when the snow melts, and in autumn, during the rains and surrounded by golden foliage.

Every year since 1993, the Shipot festival has been held near the waterfall, which can be held right in nature, surrounded by majestic forests and mountains, with tents and tents.

The Shipot waterfall is located on the outskirts of the village of Pylypets, which can be reached from Uzhgorod, Volovets, Mezhhirya or Mukachevo.

You can also appreciate Shipot and other natural attractions of the region during a tour of the most beautiful places of the Borzhava mountain range.

9. Tunnel of love in the city of Klevan 🛤🌳🌿

The Tunnel of Love is a place that will surely attract the attention of romantics and newlyweds. People say that here couples in love can make wishes that will definitely come true if the love is pure and mutual. The tunnel of love is formed by a forest that stretches for about a kilometer. The length of the railway is 3 kilometers. It connects the village of Klevan with the Orzhevsky woodworking plant.

The "Tunnel of Love" is located on the railway between the villages of Klevan and Orzhev in the Rivne region in northwestern Ukraine.
You can go there on your own or join our tour of the wonders of Volyn.

10. Denishi climbing area 🧗🏻‍♀️

Denishi rock-climbing area is a place known to all climbers. Located on the banks of the swift Teterev River, it attracts attention with picturesque views. Clean air around promotes healthy and beneficial outdoor recreation.
Denishi is one of the best and most convenient tourist places in Ukraine for rock climbing. The height of the cliffs reaches 25 meters. There are various trails for beginners and experienced athletes.

Denishi are located not far from Zhytomyr, in the direction of Starokonstantinov, near the village of the same name.
And fans of extreme sports can spend their time with benefit during the climbing day in Denishi.