Jewish Heritage of Kyiv: Enriching Private Tour with Babi Yar Memorial Visit
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Kyiv
Explore the rich Jewish heritage of Kyiv on a private tour. Visit significant sites like Babi Yar Memorial, Brodsky Synagogue, and Sholem Aleichem Monument. Learn the fascinating history from an expert guide.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Babi Yar Memorial - Visit Babi Yar, where over 150 000 Jews were killed during World War ll. You will learn how they came there with children, old parents, and all their things hoping to be transferred to peaceful lands. You will hear the stories about few of them who survived.
  • Anatoliy Kuznetsov Monument - A monument related to the tragic events of the Babi Yar
  • Liberman Mansion - Writers’ Union House - Discover Pechersk district with beautiful samples of fine mansions from the 19th and 20th centuries, constructed by the wealthy Jewish businessmen, including S. Liberman
  • Bessarabian market - Take a look at the Bessarabsky Market, presented to the city by Lazar Brodsky more than 100 years ago.
  • Memorial’naya doska Golde Meir - See the house in which the prime minister of Israel Golda Meir was born. Discover memorial plaque to Golda Meir.
  • Sholem Aleichem Museum - During the centuries-old history of the Jewish community in Kiev, the periods of restrictions and persecutions of Jews were replaced by the loyalty periods, and by the end of the 19th century, the influence and value of the Jewish bankers and engineers, architects and businessmen became so great that the city authorities had to reckon with them.

On this excursion, you will have an opportunity look behind the curtain at the Jewish world, full of secrets and riddles. Learn the most interesting facts about the Jewish community of the different historical periods: about achievements and contributions they made into the development of the city and about those tragic pages that were like a horrible nightmare for Jews.

  • Monument Sholom Aleichem - Discover the monumnet to a famous writer Sholom Aleichem
  • Brodsky Synagogue - Visit the central Brodsky Choral Synagogue and learn its history.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a comprehensive 3-hour guided tour in a private vehicle, delving into the rich Jewish history of Kyiv. Traverse major locations and monuments associated with Kyiv’s Jewish population, such as Babi Yar, the Brodsky Synagogue, the Sholem Aleichem Monument, and the Golda Meir memorial plaque. Gain insight into the illustrious and sorrowful Jewish heritage from a knowledgeable guide.

Location
Babi Yar Memorial
Oleny Telihy Street,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tina
Nov 25, 2019
Dmytro Is Great - I am researching for a book and was fortunate to get Dmytro as my guide. His English was excellent but more important, he understood the goals I had and customized my tour to meet my needs. In addition to the places on schedule, he also showed me other places that were relevant to my research. I cannot say enough how much I learned from him. I would suggest that you ask for him if possible.
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Apwgirl
Oct 27, 2019
BABI YAR--SO MUCH BEAUTY FROM SO MUCH SADDNESS!! - The Jewish Heritage tour was interesting and my guide and driver did a great job. The synagogues were lovely and I would have loved to be able to attend services in all of them. Babi Yar is breathtakingly beautiful at this point. Particularly with the autumn leaves dressing everything up. I have seen so many documentaries related to this place and felt I knew it well. It was quite different to actually stand on the banks of the ravine, imagine how it was over those three days!!! It is a place one must visit if in Kyiv.
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Jcrane66
Jul 30, 2019
A great addition to my trip! - I had come to Kiev for a tour which did not include the Jewish sites, so I contacted Green Tour Ukraine. My guide Ludmilla was exceptional. She knew a lot about the history of Jewish Ukraine and she was able to answer my questions. She also was able to go "off script" and discuss issues of modern Ukraine. The trip to Babi Yar was eye-opening. I would highly recommend this tour. The driver was excellent and in the heat of Kiev in July, the AC was much appreciated!
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Amd00024
Jun 27, 2019
Very interesting tour - super informative - My guide Taras was extremely knowledgable, he was able to give me an extremely detailed and diverse history of Kyiv and it was lovely to have a guide that was so interested in what he was actually talking about. On the tour there was a huge thunderstorm which made it difficult to carry on the tour and yet he still did a brilliant job, tailoring the tour to my interests. Extremely good tour, I had a brilliant time and would definitely recommend.
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Isabeld334
Apr 27, 2019
Sunday in the Jewish areas and Babi Yar - Our guide Konstantine was very good. the sculptures in Babi Yardages were very thought provoking. A fascinating day ended with a tour of street art in Kiev. A city of many faces.
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Eliezer
Jul 2, 2016
Our tour guide was brilliant very... - <p>Our tour guide was brilliant very sensitive to our Jewish Heritage<br/> Highly recommended<br/> Outstanding and brilliant tour and tour guide<br/> Thanks most sincerely <br/> Dr les lucy Glassman Bayit Vegan Jerusalem Israel</p>
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