Private Tour
Highlights of Kyiv Private Sightseeing Tour
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
See the best of Kyiv in one day! This tour will give you a great opportunity to get a feeling of Kyiv, as well as to visit all major city attractions and highlights. We offer you the chance to enjoy this great tour. It includes 3 tours: City tour of Kyiv, St. Andrew's Decent, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery. A Private sightseeing tour would be the best way to maximize your time in Kyiv.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can enjoy this tour while walking. During the walking tour you will enjoy it by the public bus and metro between sightseeing sites. The tour will provided in downtown and some things are not available due to the destinations between them.
Explore the ancient past and nowadays of Ukraine!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
See UNESCO's World Heritage List and expect St. Sophia's Cathedral and Lavra Monastery
Get familiar with the Highlights Tour of Kiev, which includes 3 top tours
Guided tour option includes 3-hour transportation from 10am-01pm by private car, minivan, or minibus
Pickup from the hotel by guide
One day Private guided tour duration 6 hours: 10am-4pm
Entrance fees to the Pechersk Lavra Monastery (about 3US$ per person), St. Sophia’s Cathedral (about 3US$ per person)
Please know that you should pay any entrance fees for your private guide
Food and drinks. You will have time to visit a restaurant or cafe for lunch. Lunch costs about $8US per person
Extra service
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Kyiv
Tour will start at 10am from the centrally located hotel or apartment of your stay in Kiev. Your guide will meet you at hotel lobby area on reception. The first part of your big tour will start with 3h city tour by private transport. You will know the most interesting places of Kyiv and can expect to see them. Among them are: the Golden Gate, Vladimirskiy Cathedral, St. Michael’s Square and St. Michael's Domed Monastery, Foundation Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytskiy, Security Head Office of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Pedagogical Museum, Red Building of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev, Bessarabskiy Market, House of Chimeras, House of President of Ukraine, National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrainian House, National Philharmonic Society, Maidan Nezalezhnosti /Independence Square, Kiev’s Funicular, Post Office Square, St. Alexander’s Catholic Church, Contract House, Fountain Samson, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,Holy Spirit Church, Clergy House, and Mariinskiy Park and Palace.
Kyiv
Visit the the hill where St. Andrew's Church is situated. Here you will know about the history of the St. Andrew’s Decent and old town. Then your private guide will bring you at 1pm to view the hill of the Pechersk district where Museum of World War II is situated. Here you will start another walking part of the tour to get familiar with territory of Museum. Optionally at 1:30pm enjoy lunch at an Ukrainian cuisine restaurant or cafe on your way. Lunch time is from 12pm - 4pm, except on weekends.
Options
6-h Walking Tour 4-6 pax
6-hour Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 6 person, including the guide
Pickup included
6-h Tour by car & walking
6-h Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 3 person, including the 6-hour guide and 3-hour transportation by car
Pickup included
6-h Tour by minibus & walking
6-hour Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 15 person, including the 6-hour guide and 3-hour transportation by minibus
Pickup included
6-h Walking Tour 1-3 pax
6-hour Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 3 person, including the guide
Pickup included
6-h Walking Tour 7-15 pax
6-hour Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 15 person, including the guide
Pickup included
6-h Tour by minivan & walking
6-hour Private Tour: 6-hour private tour for maximum 6 person, including the 6-hour guide and 3-hour transportation by minivan
Pickup included
Reviews
38 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Experience!!
648stijnd,
Mar 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing guide, spoke English very well and was very helpful during our tour. A awesome experience was created and memories were made. Could not have wished for someone better!
We have enjoyed our tour...
Fuad M,
Dec 24, 2021
- Review from Viator
5.00We have enjoyed our tour and got a great overview of Kyiv. The tour guide spoke very good English which made the tour more worthwhile.
Worth every penny!
atravelingbryant,
May 24, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Decided on this tour because I was by myself and it looked very interesting! I made the right choice! The tour had so much to offer! From churches to government buildings to facts and stories of Ukrainian independence among so many other things! My tour guide taya was very friendly, knowledgeable, and answered every question I had with extra explanations when I saw anything that was random! Would very much recommend her! Our driver made sure we we close to the destinations and safe getting in and out of the vehicle! This tour is wonderful and very much worth it! If visiting Kyiv for the first time don’t hesitate because it’s worth it!
Myroslava is the best!
hamrickpa,
Feb 16, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved our tour! We were there during extreme cold and lots of snow. Our driver was safe and we felt comfortable. We saw everything despite the weather and our guide, Myroslava, was very careful to check in and make sure it was a good experience despite the weather. I highly recommend this tour to get a good overview of Kyiv
Amazing experience!
MarinaNt,
Jun 4, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you so much for creating an amazing experience! For somebody who left Kyiv 26 years ago and had very little memory of the city, this tour felt very informative, personalised and created lasting memories and understanding of the history of my homeland. My tour guide Miroslava was very relatable, had lot of warmth and was happy to answer any questions in a way that made you feel comfortable to ask more. I was genuinely sad to say "goodbye". Would definitely recommend it! :-)
Great comprehensive walking tour of Kiev.
Jeffdee,
Oct 29, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a very thorough walking tour of Kiev and covered all of the main sites. Even though we had to pay the entrance fees at the sites this was still remarkable value for a private tour. Our guide was brilliant and so knowledgeable about Kiev and the history of Ukraine from the earliest times.
A wonderful experience.
semihberk,
Oct 29, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was very comprehensive given the limited time available for such an interesting city. Myroslava is a very professional guide. She provided me with lots of insightful information about the Kiev and Ukraine in general. I would definitely recommend this experience to visitors who want to have a quick glance to the city.
All in all, a fantastic tour of Kiev!
dc5209,
Oct 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This 6 hour tour was a fantastic way to see the highlights of Kiev. Slava was an incredible guide; very friendly, knowledgeable, passionate about Kiev. As this was a 6-hour walking tour, it made for a long day but was very much worth the walking we did as we covered so much. Slava asked if wanted to go to Peshersk-Lavra (to go into the caves) and I am SO glad we did. Was extremely interesting and moving. I highly recommend this private tour and Slava as a guide!
Fascinating City
wahunt,
Oct 3, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kiev is rich in cultural history. Now, the capital of Ukraine, it's gone through an extensive transformation from a small, walled village to a bustling metropolis. My expert guide, Slava, gave me a wonderful introduction to the city via a walking tour. Since Kiev is quite hilly, this tour may not be for everyone. We started from Independence Square and walked through the section of town devoted to the Ukrainian government to the high point of the tour, the Lavra Monastery. This is an extensive complex of buildings and churches, including the catacombs where ascetic monks lived and prayed with little light, space, and food. The view of the complex from the bell tower was stunning. Next, we took the subway to the Golden Gates, one entrance to the old city. There, we saw some magnificent churches, including St. Sofia's Cathedral, St. Michael, and St. Andrew. Slava was very knowledgeable about Kiev and I learned a lot from her. This was a very good tour. To really see Kiev, you'll need many days to explore. This tour was an excellent introduction.
Just ok
pupsik,
Sep 5, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00I was born in Kiev but my parents moved away when I was little and now I brought my own kids to visit the motherland. My kids are not very good with Russian therefor I requested English tour. The guide was a lovely lady and she spoke fluent English but her narrative was very matter of fact. She only spoke about dates and facts, I did state that I have kids and I am not sure why this was not relaid to the guide. Either way by the end of the tour I was bored, even though guide was fluent in English she kept inserting strange "rrrr" sound so that was very annoying. I spoke with her in Russian and she did not make any of these sounds so it leads me to believe someone thought her that a correct way to speak English, lol
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