3-Day Odessa from Kiev Small-Group Bus Tour including Missile Base and Sofiivka

A small-group bus tour to Odessa from Kiev is a great way to discover must-see attractions of Odessa and relax at the Black Sea shore. This tour includes accommodation in a comfortable hotel, round-trip transportation by air-conditioned minibus and service of a friendly expert guide.

Day 1 Kiev – Sofiivka Park in Uman’ – Odessa

In the morning, meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel and set off on a cheerful 3-day journey from Kiev to Odessa. After driving 273 km South from Kiev, you will arrive to the first destination of the day – Sofiivka Park in Uman’.

Sofiivka Park is a perfect example of park and garden architecture with winding alleys, secluded gazeboes, mysterious grottos and elegant sculptures. Your guide will tell you the love story of count S. Potoski and his beloved wife Sofia in honor of whom the park is named.

Continuing our trip, we drive to Odessa (273 km south from Uman’), where you will enjoy a walking city tour after accommodation in the hotel.

You will discover the Opera and Ballet Theater, Duke de Richelieu Monument at the top of the legendary Potemkin Stairs and the monument to the 12th Chair at Deribasovskaya Street. Moreover, you will walk through Primorsky Boulevard and see Vorontsov Palace.

Overnight: Your selected 3- or 4-star hotel in Odessa

Day 2 Odessa Catacombs

After breakfast, we invite you to discover one of the iconic attractions of the city – Odessa catacombs on a 2.5-hour tour. With an expert guide, you will explore the labyrinths beneath the city and learn the most important facts from their history. Odessa Catacombs appeared in the city in the beginning of 19th century, when people started excavating limestone for the building of the houses. As a result, the labyrinths of Odessa Catacombs spread underneath the whole city and are longer than the ones in Rome or Paris.

In your free time after this tour, you may either relax on the sandy beach Arcadia district or do some shopping in the city center.

Overnight: Your selected 3- or 4-star hotel in Odessa

Day 3 Odessa – Strategic Missile Forces Museum in Pervomaisk – Kiev

After breakfast and check-out, we’ll travel to Strategic Missile Forces Base in Pervomaisk (230 km from Odessa).

It used to be a top-secret military object of the Soviet Union and now it’s a one-of-a-kind museum. You have a unique chance to learn striking facts about the nuclear weapon of the Cold War period and see inactive missile silo, ballistic missile “Satan SS-18” and even press the “red button” in the underground command center.

Then, our return trip to Kiev will start (318 km). When you arrive in Kiev in the evening, your driver will drop you off at your hotel.