The director of the Center for Tourism Development in Ukraine told where in Ukraine it is interesting to relax with the whole family. Cities, resorts, parks - the expert's choice.
Sea vacation with the whole family
You can relax with the whole family perfectly in Odessa region. There is a large selection of resorts and accommodation for every budget, as well as many places where it will be interesting to go with children. For example, "Ukrainian Venice" - Vilkovo. It is a small town on the water. Instead of streets, there are canals, and the most popular transport is boats. Not far from Vilkovo is the Danube Biosphere Reserve, where you can see just hordes of different birds.
Vilkovo - a unique city on the water / istockphoto.com
Comfortable family vacation in Berdyansk. First, there are direct trains from many parts of Ukraine. We arrived in the city - and in 10-15 minutes you are at the right recreation center. Secondly, there is a sea for every taste. Shallow, calm, with a gentle slope - in the bay, where all the city beaches are located. Stormy and deep - on the Berdyansk Spit. Lovers of windsurfing and kiting are very fond of rest there. Besides the beach, Berdyansk has a lot to do. Children will love the zoo, water park, dolphinarium, amusement parks.
On the Berdyansk Spit - gorgeous sandy beaches / istockphoto.com
Another great place for a family vacation by the sea is Arabat arrow. At its beginning, in the area Genichesk, Gengorki, the sea is very shallow - suitable for recreation with the smallest holidaymakers. At the end of the arrow, near the village of Strelkovoye, the sea is already deep. The optimal resort for families with children on the Arabat Spit is the village of Schastlivtsevo, which is located between Gengorka and Strelkovoye. Here, the entry into the sea is shallow, and in order to swim normally, parents do not need to wander for several minutes knee-deep in water to find waist-deep depth.
Children will have something to do on Arabatka. There is a zoo "Safari Park", a water park "Aqualand". Children will also like the local "Dead Sea" - a lake near the village of Schastlivtsevo. The water in it is so salty that you hang in it like a float. Here you can easily take the same photo as at the Dead Sea in Israel - when you are lying on the water and reading a newspaper.
Dwarf cows in the nature park "Beremitskoe"
Nature tourism
If your family loves to wander through the forest and observe the life of wild animals, you should definitely visit nature park "Beremitskoe" (Chernihiv region, 1.5 hours from Kiev). There are three walking trails here. On eco-paths you can easily meet roe deer, tarpans, and hares. If you want to learn more about the life of the inhabitants of Beremitsa, you can order an excursion "In the footsteps of wild animals" The park also has a “Living Cat Museum”. No stuffed animals or cages. You will get acquainted with the life of wild cats with the help of modern technologies. But the biggest delight among children, perhaps, is the mini-zoo. It is home to minipigs, dwarf cows and falabella - horses that are much smaller than ponies.
Blooming Chernigov / Photo by O. Bezulik
Park "Beremitskoe" is located near Chernigov (90 km). Visit this town with children. Blooming, well-groomed, ancient, it is located on the banks of the Desna. There is a great beach in the city center. A light and music fountain works in the evenings.
Light and musical fountain in Chernigov / Photo by O. Bezulik
Sanatorium holidays with children
If one of the family members needs to improve their health and drink mineral water, then it is good to spend a vacation in a sanatorium. The most family-oriented resorts renowned for their mineral water are Truskavets, Mirgorod and Satanov. For example, in Truskavets, even a dolphinarium was opened so that little vacationers would not get bored. In Mirgorod you can go with your children to the costume show "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka". And in Satanov there are many hotels, "sharpened" for family vacations. With playgrounds, rooms, animation. By the way, in some sanatoriums you can improve your child's health for free.
Ancient Lviv / istockphoto.com
Cognitive travel
In terms of the number of historical sights and color, other cities are hard to surpass. Lviv. Be sure to visit the interactive museum "Secret Pharmacy" with your children: here they will be able to try on the role of alchemists. And in the Chocolate Workshop they will become real chocolatiers - they will make chocolate according to their own recipe.
In Kamyants-Podolsk, take a trip back in time with the whole family
But if a child dreams of seeing a real fortress, then you definitely need to go to Kamyanets-Podolsky. The fortress offers costume tours that will take you on a journey back in time with the whole family.
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