Trekking in the Carpathians: Conquering the highest peaks
The Chornohora Rangeis the most popular hiking route and the highest range of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It includes all two-thousanders of Ukraine. Here you can find only “mosts”: the highest mountains, most high-altitude lake, strongest wind, most durable snow, most high-altitude buildings in Ukraine, most delicious dinner and warmest smile of the sun...
During the trip you will see:
rocky Petros, slender Goverla and White Elephant (ruins of the observatory on the Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi, 2028 m);
beautiful Carpathian landscapes;
most high-altitude lakes of Ukraine with clear cool water (Brebeneskul and Nesamovyte);
columns of Czechoslovak-Polish border;
remains of the First World War fortifications;
rocky outputs of the following mountains: Petros, Shpytsi, Kizly, Vuhatyi Kamin and Smotrych;
waterfall under Mount Smotrych, rapids on the Black Cheremosh;
hutsul huts and mountain valley household.
In July – August hikers have an opportunity to enjoy blueberries and raspberries. Hutsuls will sale you Carpathian milk, cheese, vurda or budz.
Kvasy Village - RogneskaMountain (1724 m) - Petros Mountain(2020 m) - Hoverla Mountain(2061 m) - Brebeneskul Lake - Pip Ivan Mountain(2028 m) - Vuhatyi Kamin' Mountain- Dzembronya Village - the Chornyi Cheremosh River - Iltsi Village
Price includes:
Additional payments required:
guide service
catering according to the tour program
tent and general equipment
insurance
transfer from Ivano-Frankivsk to the mountains and back to Ivano-Frankivsk
9:00 meeting at the railway station in Ivano-Frankivsk
(from Kyiv: train № 43K Kyiv – Ivano-Frankivsk; departure from Kyiv at 7:16 p.m., arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk at 7:02 a.m.)
transfer to Kvasy
snack
hiking route: Kvasy Village – slopes of SheshulMountain, 9 km
encamping and supper
day 2
breakfast
camp breaking
hiking route: slopes of SheshulMountain– RogneskaMountain (1724 m) – PetrosMountain (2020 m) - Monomakh's CapMountain (1570 m) – slope of Hoverla Mountain, 16 km
snack
encamping and supper
day 3
breakfast
camp breaking
hiking route: slope of Hoverla Mountain – HoverlaMountain (2061 m) – Breskul Mountain (1912 m) – Pozhyzhevska Mountain (1822 m) – Dantsysh Mountain (1849 m) – TurkulMountain (1933 m) – Nesamovyte Lake – traverse of RebraMountain (2001 m) – Brebeneskul Lake, 15 km
snack
encamping and supper
day 4
breakfast
camp breaking
hiking route: Brebeneskul Lake – BrebeneskulMountain (2036 m) – Menchul Mountain (2001 m) – DzemronyaMountain (1878 m) – Baltsatul Mountain (1851 m) – Pip Ivan Mountain (2028 m) – Vuhatyi Kamin' Mountain, 20 km
snack
encamping and supper
day 5
breakfast
camp breaking
hiking route: Vuhatyi Kamin' Mountain – Dzembronya Village – the Black Cheremosh River, 10 km
snack
“Carpathian Jacuzzi” on the Cheremosh rapids
encamping and supper
day 6
breakfast
camp breaking
hiking route: the Black Cheremosh River – Iltsi Village, 5 km
transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk
on the way to Ivano-Frankivsk excursion to Yaremche Waterfall and souvenir market
going home
(to Kyiv: train № 43L Ivano-Frankivsk – Kyiv; departure from Ivano-Frankivsk at 6:15 p.m., arrival to Kyiv at 6:22 a.m.)
!!! The organizers reserve the right to make changes in the program according to the circumstances!!!