Excursions in Odessa
Whilst in Odessa, why not enhance your visit with one or more of our sightseeing programmes.
These are the benefits:
- Private tour for you and your companions only
- English speaking professional guide
- Private car or minibus with driver (not walking tours)
Supplements for foreign language guides (other than English)
Supplements apply on local public holiday dates To book, please contact us with your requirements.
Panoramic City Tour
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 90 | 45 | ||
| Minibus | 125 | 63 | 42 | 32 |
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Description
- The city center was designed according to a classical plan with wide tree-lined streets, stretching south from Prymorsky boulevard. Early 19th century buildings, a shady promenade, a wonderful park spreading towards the sea and Potemkin Steps. The 193 steps, built between 1837 and 1841, descend from a statue of the Duc de Richelieu in a Roman Toga. At the eastern end a Pushkin statue and a British Tiger Gun, captured in 1854 during the Crimean campaign, stand before the pink-and-white colonnaded Odesa City Hall. At the western end of the boulevard is the Palace of Vorontsov - the residence of a former governor of the city built in 1826 in a classical style with surprising Arabic detailing on the interior. Another highlight of the city is Opera and Ballet Theater designed in the 1880s by Viennese architects Felner and Gelmer in the Habsburg Baroque of the day, with a number of Italian Renaissance features.
- Open days
- Everyday
- Open times
- 09:00-18:00
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.
ODESSA City walk + one of the Museums
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 90 | 45 | ||
| Minibus | 125 | 63 | 42 | 32 |
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Description
- During this excursion you will visit the main places of sightseeing in Odessa and spend more time for observation the exhibits of one of the Museums - the Museum of Archeology, the Fine Arts Museum or the Museum of Literature. The Archeology Museum It is established in 1875 - it was the first museum of its kind in the former Russian Empire. There are more than 160 000 exhibits. They are the basis of one of the largest collection of information sources about ancient history of Northern Black Sea region. The museum possesses rich collection of archaeological relics of primitive and classical culture, relics of ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, besides there is a large and valuable collection of coins and medals. The best antique sculptures are exhibited in the vestibule of the building, specially built for the museum in 1883. The exhibits, represented in the first and second halls, belonged to the huge period: from the appearance of the first men to the second millennium B.C. The highlight is the Gold Room, which has jewelry and coins from early Black Sea civilizations, including the 1st Slavic coins of St. Volodymyr (10th century AD). The Fine Arts Museum Russian and Ukrainian art are well covered in the Art Museum. Its maze of over 15 rooms on 2 floors has treasures, which run from 15th century Russian icons, classical works onwards to the works by the contemporary Odessa artists, developing both the realistic and avant-garde trends. The exposition represents paintings by I. Aivazovasky, O. Sarasov, I. Kramskoi, I. Repin, M. Vrubel. The Museum of Literature The museum was set up in 1977 in the Palace of Counts Gagarins. The palace, built on the design of the architect L.Otton, in late 19-th, was later donated to the Odessa Literature and Theatrical Association. The collection of Museum amounts to 40,000 exhibits. It represents the works by Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Jewish, Bulgarian writers and illustrates their links with Odessa. This list includes 300 names
- Open days
- Tue-Sun
- Open times
- 09:00-16:00
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.
ODESSA City walk + Uspensky Cathedral
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 90 | 45 | ||
| Minibus | 125 | 63 | 42 | 32 |
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Description
- During this excursion you will visit the main places of sightseeing in Odessa and spend more time for observation of the Uspensky Cathedral. Inside the Uspensky Cathedral you will enjoy fully an exciting excursion and observation of ancient icons. The building of the Cathedral in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin started in 1855. In those times it was one of the biggest temples in the whole former Russian Emporium. The height of it's bell-tower is about 56 m. and it's size allows to encompass about 5,000 persons. It has the Upper and Lower temples. The Cathedral holds the main heritage of the orthodox south-part of Ukraine - the Kasper Icon of the Virgin. In times of severe war years the Cathedral was the asylum for many religious people of Odessa.
- Open days
- Everyday
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.
ODESSA tour - 'The Catacombs'
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 130 | 75 | ||
| Minibus | 150 | 75 | 50 | 38 |
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Description
- During this excursion you will visit the main places of sightseeing in Odessa and spend more time for observation of Odessa Catacombs. They are situated in the village of Nerubaiskoye, originally created nearly 200 years ago during mining of building materials that were used to build the city. Currently it is the labyrinth of 2,500 kilometers with hundreds of entrances, exits, caves, and tunnels. During the World War II, in 1941, when German and Romanian army occupied Odessa during the war, the Soviet Military headquarters ordered to organize the partisan resistance. And Odessa catacombs were chosen as the camp for the unit of partisans. The provisions and weapons were enough there so the unit could stay underground for half a year. The partisan unit was fighting with nazi and Romanian army during all the period of occupation.
- Open days
- Everyday
- Open times
- 09:00-16:00
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.
ODESSA tour 'Jewish Heritage'
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 75 | 38 | ||
| Minibus | 110 | 55 | 37 | 28 |
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Description
- During this excursion you will enjoy the city tour that combines general interest places like Prymorsky boulevard, Potemkin Steps, statue of the Duc de Richelieu, Opera and Ballet Theater and Jewish heritage sites among which are Synagogue, Stolyarsky Music School, Jewish school and Jewish Community Center. Odessa is rich in Jewish history. The city, located on the Black Sea, was considered liberal and historically had a large Jewish population. When the Soviet regime collapsed and the independent republic of Ukraine was formed in 1991, 70 years of Soviet oppression had taken its toll-very few Jews in Odessa knew of their Jewish heritage and culture, much less how to practice their religion. Thirteen years later, Odessa can be proud of a vibrant Jewish community, with more 40,000 Jews and a variety of Jewish agencies to support their needs. There are day schools, synagogues, a kosher restaurant, a Jewish museum, a social services agency, Hillel, two Jewish Community Centers in Odessa. The Synagogue was built probably by the beginning of the 20th century. Located at 21 Osipova Street is one of the two remaining synagogue in use in Odessa today. The synagogue is active today and a Beth Midrash is functioning in conjunction with it. Rabbi Avraham Wolff is the spiritual leader of the congregation.
- Open days
- Everyday
- Open times
- 09:00-16:00
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.
ODESSA tour 'The Palaces of Odessa' - Vorontsov, Pototskiy and Gagarin Palaces
| Number of passengers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard car | 105 | 53 | ||
| Minibus | 135 | 68 | 45 | 34 |
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Description
- During the excursion you will have the chance to wonder the Palaces of Tolstoy, Pototskiy and Gagarin. During the excursion through the Tolstoy's palace, where one of the most famous family of Odessa history used to live, you will visit the main White hall where the Tolstoys organized concerts with participation of well-known violinists, pianists, singers; see the most interesting exhibit - legendary grand piano of Franz List who had concerts in Odessa and left his grand piano in our city; hear the stories about the family members and their contribution on evolution of Odessa. In the house of the family Pototskiy today is located the Odessa Art Museum with a rich collection of painting ranging from medieval icons to the works of contemporary Odessa masters. The Gagarin's house is also now is the state property and nowadays houses the Odessa State Literature Museum.
- Open days
- Everyday
- Open times
- 09:00-16:00
- Notes
- Supplements apply for foreign language guides (other than English/Russian), and for excursions on local public holiday dates. Please ask us for a quotation.