Sevastopol & region Tour for Cruise ships passengers

For more than 10 years UkraineTour arranges very special private excursions for passengers of cruise ships coming to ports of Sevastopol, Yalta and Odessa. It can be a brief 3h tour or a long full-day tour for 8 hours, private car tour for a single person interested in the Crimean War history or minibus tour for a group of 10-15 people willing to see the most interesting sights of Sevastopol, Balaklava and Yalta. Please, review one of our most popular among cruise ships passengers Sevastopol tours and contact us to order a special tour for you this summer!

Meeting at the Sea-port & 6h (up to 8h) Sevastopol City & Balaklava Tour

(car & English-speaking guide. Admission tickets - about $15/person totally)

We start our tour at the central square of Sevastopol - the Admiral Nakhimov Square named after the famous admiral, who participated in the Synope and Navarino battles, the hero and the main leader of the Crimean war of 1854-1855. A 6-meter bronze figure of the admiral is facing the central part of the city and the open sea, and symbolizes the courage and military valor of the Russian fleet. Then we take you to a town of Balaklava (1h round trip). And on the way to Balaklava we stop at the Sapun mountain (30-40 min) to explore the World War II museum (with real Soviet and German weapons & equipment). From this position we can watch magnificent view to the Northern part of Balaklava Valley (Valley of Death) where The Charge of the Light Brigade took place.  

For the next 2-3 hours we’ll explore an ancient city on the bay - Balaklava. Founded by the Ancient Greeks more than 2500 years ago and developed by Romans during the Middle Ages, this town has a lot to offer for those who love ancient and modern history. We explore the ruins of the Genoese fortress (30 min – 1h.30 min) positioned high on a cliff top above the entrance to the Balaklava Inlet, and go down to the famous Submarine tunnel (1h. 30 min) to review exhibitions of the Sheremetiev’s museum (history  of the Crimean War) and and/or Balaklava Naval Museum complex. The underground base built in the 1950s, covered 5100 square meters and was designed for the simultaneous repair and maintenance of 7 submarines. It could shelter 3000 people in case of attack and could operate autonomously for 3 years! This unique classified facility was guarded so carefully under Soviet rule that the whole city became a “secret” and disappeared from the world map during the Cold War.

From Balaklava we drive back to Sevastopol to the world-known Panorama-museum (1h.30 min) devoted to the first siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) during the Crimean War (1853-1856). You'll see the only one Panorama in Ukraine, which is the battle painting on the canvas (115 m long, 14 m high), which is not only the canvas but the object plan. The panorama building is situated on one of the Sevastopol highs where nowadays military fortifications of the Crimean War period are being exposed. And together we explore artillery yards with old Russian cannons and make great photos of Sevastopol naval base located below the hill.

Then we take you to the Chersonese (part of Sevastopol now), an ancient Greek city with 2000 years of history behind it. The remains of the city occupy a space about two-thirds of a mile long by half a mile broad. For 2 hours we explore the ruins of ancient Chersonese - now the historical museum of ancient Greek city-colony of the 6th century BC, as well as remains of Byzantine churches of 12^th-14^th centuries.

And at the end of the tour we return back to the Central square of Sevastopol and walk along a uniquely picturesque embankment (30 min), with many historical monuments all around. We enjoy the view of Sevastopol harbor and make photos in front of the monument to the Scuttled Ships which symbolizes the courage and glory of the heroic city of Sevastopol. 

Contact us and we'll arrange a Special trip for you to any place in Crimea !

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