SIGHTSEEING TOURS, EXCURSIONS IN ZAPOROJIE, UKRAINE. ZAPOROZHYE (ZAPORIZHZHYA) TOURISM AND TRAVELS
Island Khortytsia is pride of Zaporozhye. Khortytsia is the biggest island on Dnieper. It had a favorable arrangement - ahead thresholds, behind reed beds. Here in 16 century one of Siches was based. The Zaporozhye Sich for a long time was the center of army force of the Ukrainian Cossacks and all people; has played a significant role in liberation struggle of the Ukrainian nation. To reach Khortytsia is possible by bus or by an electric train. The all territory of the island is pegged by tablets that remind about famous times of Cossacks, Scythia and the Kievan Rus’. In the south of island reed beds are, in the center - gardens, in the north - woods, sites of steppe, a rest house. In a northeast part the tourist beach is located. Rocks available here attract there climbers even from other cities for trainings. Civilized tourists are attracted by the Museum of a history of the Zaporozhye Cossacks - in the northern part of island. The wonderful panorama on Dnieper Hydro Electric station from there opens. Undoubtedly, speaking about Khortytsia, it is necessary to recollect well-known "Horse theatre" which is placed in the south of Khortytsia.
Museum of the Zaporozhye Cossacks history is beautiful and big one. There are also impressing panoramas it in the museum. Near to a museum the big barrow is (it is visible from a dam). This barrow as some historians assert is a Scythian burial place and earlier at its top was a kurgan stelae. Constantly expositions work: "The Zaporozhye territory during the most ancient time", "Zaporozhye during the Kievan Rus’ ", "Zaporozhye in days of Cossacks", «Settling of the Zaporozhye territory at 18-20 centuries". Constantly four dioramas work: "Fight of the Kiev prince Svjatoslav", "The military council on Sich", "Construction Dnieper Hydro Electric station named after Lenin", "Liberation of Zaporozhye on October, 14, 1943 ". Exhibitions: "The Zaporozhye Cossacks in historical literature and fiction", "The 350-anniversary of Liberation war under leadership Of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy", "The nature of island Khortytsia ", "Orthodoxy in the Zaporozhye area", "Kamenskaya Sich’s 290 years", "New archeological finds of National Reserve “Khortytsia", "On waves of Dnepr through centuries» (it is devoted to 70-anniversary of Dnieper Hydro Electric station). In the museum the program of excursions for children of school age is. In the program: Game - excursion "Acquaintance to a museum ", Game - excursion "Acquaintance to cossacks ", Walking tour "the Nature of island Khortytsia ", Game morning performance "Juras are young Cossacks ". Constant excursions: "Taras’ a path-way", "Force of spirits", "Road to Sich" Zaporozhye, Khortytsia, National reserve "Khortytsia" Tel.: +38 (0612) 52-73-17, 52-73-13
Zaporozhye horse theatre Sstandard program across Zaporozhye includes visiting of "Horse theatre". The stylized Cossack life in the center of an old Cossacks settlement - Khortytsia, a dinner, a glass of vodka and Cossack-show are included in program. To spectators offers the program of the folk-ethnographic horse theatre which has started the activity from the beginning of 90th years. The program includes elements of La Voltige, performance with whip, Cossack games and entertainments. After performance it is possible to ride (free of charge). In territory of the horse theater cafe "Cossak zaloga" works, where it is possible to try traditional Ukrainian dishes. Also it is possible to get the Ukrainian souvenirs and products of the smith and the potter. The last can be made directly in your presence. It is possible to order an addition to performance at horse theatre the program of other creative collectives: bandura players, kobzars, national songs, ethno-folklore show-ballet. Zaporozhye, Khortytsia, “Cossack zaloga” Tel.: +38 (061) 701-24-81, 213-32-858
Zaporozhye city children's botanical garden as a place for practical studies of students and teachers - biologists has been created in 1958 under the decision of Zaporozhye city administration. Now in Zaporozhye children's botanical garden is raised about 3 thousand kinds of plants, it occupies the area in 12 hectares. Since 1992 the Zaporozhye botanical garden is a member of association of botanical gardens of Ukraine. Zaporozhye, Charivnaya str., 11 Tel.: +38 (0612) 65-32-52, 65-57-15
Zaporozhye oak is situated on the Top Khortytsia. This well-known 700-years oak, unfortunately, dried. Diameter of a trunk is about 2 meters. It is considered, that under it Zaporozhye Cossacks wrote the well-known letter to the Turkish sultan.
Museum of the weapon history is unique in Ukraine a museum of a history of the weapon. In an exposition of an exhibition is more than 2000 cold and fire-arms weapon - display all stages of formation of human civilizations. Zaporozhye, Lenina ave., 189 Tel.: +38 (0612) 32-15-55, 13-20-00
Regional museum of local lore is placed near to students' hostels. Here many constantly working expositions: "The nature of the Zaporozhye territory" "Archeology" "Cossacks" "Ethnography" "Great Domestic War" "Nestor Makhno and his time ". There is also the exhibition - "Aleksandrovsk - Zaporozhye on a post card" Zaporozhye, Chekistov str., 29 Tel.: +38 (0612) 64-39-12
Zaporozhye regional art museum is based on September, 29, 1971 at absence of a base museum collection which today has about 13 thousand exhibits. The collection collected by hands of small collective of art researchers is extremely various and rich. Ukrainian and Russian painting Õ²Õ-ÕÕ of centuries, the graphics, a sculpture, pictures of Shishkin, I.Ayvazovsky, K.Krizhitsky, S.Svetoslavsky, S.Vasilkovsky, D.Burljuk, T.Jablonskaja, N.Glushchenko, V.Kasijan, G.Jakutovich, A.Pavlenko, I.Kavaleridze, N.Lysenko, E.Prokopov and others. Collection of the Ukrainian national decorative art is one of the largest in the region (4,5 thousand exhibits). In it all kinds of a folk art are collected. Zaporozhye, 40-let Sovetskoy Ukraini str., 76-b Tel.: +38 (061) 233-61-93.
