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Dear travelers!
Dear friends!
We bring to your attention a wide range of traveling services: tours, children’s and family recreation, event tourism, rehabilitation and treatment, as well as organizing business and VIP trips of different levels and complexity.
It’s up to you to choose for yourselves any place to have rest and do your business in Ukraine, and also pick up entertaining and educational events presented in section “We recommend – you choose!”.
Desire, improvise, make up your mind, and we will make your dreams come true!
Ukraine has long been known for its ancient culture, unique traditions, openness and hospitality of its residents. Any place holds mysteries and beauty sights date back to deep history.
Since ancient times, when most religious cultures were founded and flourishing, our country has been and is now a homeland for many sacred places: Sofiya Kievskaya, Kiev Pechersk Lavra are famous historical and architectural reserves. However, apart from them, there are many other monuments in Ukraine that may tell about Christian baptizing, fight with vagrant tribes, ancient antique cities and lots of other significant historic events. Outdoor museums will carry you back through many centuries and magnificent fortresses will wake up the belligerent spirit of Middle Ages.
A marvelous beauty at any season is a unique feature of our land. Each season brings uniqueness and abundance of urban and rural landscapes. Nature has generously endowed Ukraine with herbal healing properties, therapeutic muds, pure mountain air and incredible energetics. There are sand and pebble beaches suited to every fancy on the coasts of the Black and Azov seas. Skiing in the Carpathians will bring real pleasure from speed, and rest on lakes and rivers at the forest belt will give you calmness, strength and self-confidence.
Capital — city of Kiev.
Geographical position. It is washed by the Black and Azov seas in the south. It borders with Russian Federation in the east and north-east, with Belarus in the north, with Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in the west, with Romania, Moldova and unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
Ukraine is the largest state located on the territory of Europe.
Population — 45,7 mln (as of March 2011).
Territory — 603 628 km².
State system — presidential-parliamentary republic.
Administrative territorial division: 24 oblasts, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, 2 cities of republican subordination: Kiev and Sevastopol.
Climate. The climate is moderate continental on the most part of Ukraine’s territory, apart from the southern coast of Crimea, where a Mediterranean type of climate prevails. As continentality grows, summer becomes hotter and winter colder. Summer in Ukraine is warm and long-lasting, it is hot and dry in the east and south, and warm and humid in the west. In July the temperature makes up +25...+32 °C. At the same time the temperature in Crimea is +28...+35 °С. Winter temperature is region-related. Mild winter is observed in the south and west, the coldest winters are in the north-east of Ukraine. Average temperatures in January are -10...-20 °С.
Online weather
Currency - hryvnia (UAH), one hryvnia has 100 kopecks. Banknotes of denomination 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 hryvnias are in circulation. Coins of denomination 50, 25, 10, 5, 2, 1 kopecks. Currency can be exchanged in airports/stations, banks, numerous exchange offices.
Currency rates
Religion. Ukraine is a multinational state, in which church and religion hold a specific place. Ukraine’s Constitution secures the liberty of religious persuasion. Ukrainians are in general believers in all major world religions. Main part of believers are Christians, the majority of which belong to orthodox church. Catholicism is represented by Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic churches, and there is a number of Protestant communities. Islam and Judaism are among non-Christian religions.
Embassies
Border and customs regulations for entrance to Ukraine. A common migration card is issued free of charge in the State border crossing points. During passport check a seal is put onto this card. The card is divided into 2 parts, one part “B” is left with the citizen crossing the border for the entire registration period, the other part “A” is left with border guard. The card is returned to border guard when departing from the country. In case of a loss or for any other reason of migration card issue failure, a person should consult with visa and registration department or the nearest border control subdivision (railway station, ferry, sea port, airport). Should the citizens violate their rights to stay in Ukraine, it will entail fine imposition at the amount of 20 to 40 nontaxable minimum incomes. Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship who breached rules for staying in Ukraine and transit travel through the territory of Ukraine can be arrested before the case is considered by a judge or an official of the State Border Guard Service body
For more detailed information please refer to official website of Ukraine’s MFA:
http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/ua/4131.htm,
http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/ua/509.htm#top
Customs rules. Items, currency and other valuables imported on the territory of Ukraine are subject to a mandatory declaration.
Import. It is allowed to declare orally amounts in any currency, as well as checks issued by foreign banks, at the amount of 3000 (equivalent to US dollars). Authorization documents are not needed for that. Personal jewelry is subject to mandatory declaration. Foreign citizens are allowed to temporarily import to Ukraine single mobile phones the standards of which are authorized in Ukraine. It’s up to you whether to declare that you have a digital or video camera or not, there are no strict rules in such case, but you better do this. However expressly prohibited is import/export of printing materials, clichés, films, photo shots, cinema films and video records that contain propaganda of war, racism, racial discrimination and genocide ideas. We recommend to declare a laptop by stating its serial number and cost. Temporary import of transport vehicles is allowed to non-residents for their own needs till the period of one year, secured by written undertaking to export them back and provided there are documents that confirm registration of a transport vehicle outside Ukraine. Here any transport vehicles temporarily imported by non-residents for their own use for the period exceeding two months are subject to be registered with the State Automobile Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Export. Cash foreign currency is exported by individuals regardless of age. The main document for currency export is the customs declaration. You are fully entitled to export so many cash as you imported, but in case of mandatory declaration by non-residents at the amount not exceeding 10,000 UAH. Without taxation it is allowed to export from Ukraine’s customs territory items that are not goods at the amount not exceeding 1000 Euro. It is allowed to export for own needs 1 litre of alcoholic beverages, 2 litres of wine, 10 litres of beer from Ukraine. Pieces of art, cultural and historically valuable items that present a significant historical and artistic value require a special permit of the Ministry of Culture. In case of a “minor cultural value” it is enough to have a check from a shop or artistic salon where the item was purchased.
For more detailed information please refer to the official website of the Customs Service of Ukraine:
http://www.customs.gov.ua/dmsu/control/
http://www.customs.gov.ua/dmsu/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=2446430&cat_id=295966
