Interesting Kyiv
Interesting Kyiv
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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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This is a tour company for those who are in love with Kyiv and also for those who visit this wonderful city. We are ready to discover Kyiv over and over again with you!
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Anya Korol
Kyiv, Ukraine17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Family
On May 2nd we’ve visited a walking city tour by guide Viktoria Filipova about legends and mystic stories of Kyiv. My mom, my daughter (9 years old) and myself were impressed by so many historical facts and interesting myths of old times, where witches and saints co-existed peacefully in routine life of citizens, where Pagans and Christians assimilated and mixed together, this unique diversity of ancient Kyiv. I even found answers on some questions which I like a native Kyiver bore in my mind from childhood. We are very grateful to Viktoriya for a splendid four and looking forward for the next one.
Written May 3, 2021
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markclair
Sylvania, OH12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
This was an absolute great time! Natalie and Alex were the best providing a combination of great education, beer and conversation! The places they took us were very cool. Needless to say we were feeling really good by the end of the night!
Written March 24, 2019
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Ryonaitis
Concord, New Hampshire11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2012 • Solo
Tomorrow morning I am doing a group tour but today I did a "solo" tour and while I speak no Ukrainian or Russian ~ I was fine with English. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this tour, it was exceptional for many reasons, not limited to:

- Knowledgable guides that were open to questions
- The overall great personality of the guides and the locations
- Nice office exchange for completing the business side of the exchange
- Fair Price, more then fair!
- Willingness to take pictures for the solo traveler

I did the Cave Monastery and WW2 Museum today and It was enlightening, The Metro ride was very interesting as was the complete walk in general. The walk was not too much even in Kiev which resembles rome from the number of hills perspective. Tomorrow I have a couple more tours with this group.

I wish I had more time to so I could do every tour!

-Rob
Written March 27, 2012
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andreyg793
Zug, Switzerland3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2017 • Couples
We have been planning a 3-day trip to Kiev for quite a while. About a month prior to our trip we left a request for a couple of private tours with "interesny Kiev". Since we have not heard back for a good while I wrote back to them - and was instructed that we have to make a prepayment "in our office or by transfer to private card". When asked how this could be done from Switzerland (with the first tour booked on the arrival day), we only experienced another row of silence. We assume that the company is not interested in us anymore and cancel the reservation. Overall, very suspicious approach, advance transfer, no means to pay with a credit card or direct wire. Strongly advise to express caution when dealing with likes of these folks.
Written July 19, 2017
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Really sorry to hear that. Unfortunately your original letter was lost, and that caused the problem. Do understand that can't change the situation now, but in case you are still in Kiev would like to offer you a free walking tour as the compliment and excuse from our side.
Written July 21, 2017
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Iryna
Cambridge, UK5 contributions
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Apr 2016 • Family

While I have been a frequenter of Interesnii Kyiv and always recommended the tours to my friends, today I and my parents did not manage to attend their 4 hour bus tour around city center about painter Vrubel. It was frustrating that neither coordinator nor manager ( and owner) of the agency did not make any effort in helping us to attend the tour. In contrary, they were confident that this is not their business to solve problems of their clients. Our problem was that we got into traffic jam and were 12 minutes late. We absolutely recognised that it was our family issue but we made all the efforts to get to the tour:
1) First of all, we notified the coordinator 5 minutes before the start time that we could be 10 min late. The lady ( who later even refused to reveal her name) said that she would pass this information to a person who is in charge of the tour. When we arrived to the place at 12.12 the bus left and nobody notified us that they were not going to wait and nobody proposed any solution to it.
2) Secondly, recognising that it was mainly our fault we called again this unnamed lady and suggested her that we take a taxi to catch up a bus. This was a reasonable proposal given that they left just 2-3 minutes ago, the tour was around city center and traffic was busy. Instead of coordinating, the unnamed lady just passed the mobile of a man from the bus and left us on our own to solve the issue. Again, nobody even tried to reach us, nobody apologised and proposed solution.
3) Thirdly, the man from the bus reminded us that this was our fault and he had nothing to do with it. We suggested to catch up with them at the place of their first stop and it was the Museum of Russian Art that was 10 min walk from the initial place. We took a taxi and get there in 5 min.
4) Fourthly, after 20 minutes of waiting next to the museum we contacted the manager ( and owner) of the agency because unnamed lady refused to talk ( was not taking calls) and help us. Arseniy, the manager, said that they are dealing with issues only before the tour and this is not their business to resolve the problems of "lost clients" after the tour started. He suggested to wait until the bus approaches the museum.
5) We waited 1,5 hour!!!! with no luck... Nobody contacted us and at least asked how we were doing. We again reached Arseniy and he suggested us to compensate our taxi cost ( Usd 2) and was again confident that it was our fault.
I was said that my parents who visit me once per two years were frustred with such an attitude. I was furious with Arseniy who position himself as Kyiv social activist and in certain circles as "agent of changes" allowed himself to behave very unprofessionally and disrespectively to our efforts.
Written April 24, 2016
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chappy19
28 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Solo
I was somewhat hesitant to book this tour, thinking I could find some cool craft beer joints on my own. However, I am so glad I took a chance and joined Natalie and Alex for their Kyiv Craft Beer Tour.

First of all, the tour didn't just consist of drinking beer. They took an opportunity to inform me about the beer making process, the city of Kiev, and Ukrainian customs, which was all very informative.

Secondly, there was not one bar we visited that I could not see myself visiting again. I won't spoil the surprise by naming those bars, but each and every one had a great beer selection and nice vibe. They also seemed to be popular with locals--which made the experience even more fun.

Thank you, Natalie and Alex!
Written March 19, 2019
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3Kiwiflyers
Auckland, New Zealand.95 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2018 • Family
Our family took this tour in September whilst in Kiev on holiday. We expected exactly what the tour advertised; seeing a genuine Cossack Village in action and learn about their history whilst in a totally different country to ours.

Before we even arrived, we discovered they had over charged us (and blamed Viator for the mistake) but when refunding us, didnt take into account the exchange rate fluctuations so we were left significantly out of pocket. They then just ignored our emails and discussions with them requesting a way of sorting this out (we thought there would be options, ie something free on the day in return or a discount on another tour) before and since the tour.

On the tour, the guide was lovely but she was very focused on telling us how terrible their lives had been, how bad the Russians had been, and then spent a significant amount of time preaching to us about the insides of their (beautiful) church, telling our 12yo son that he needed to make choices so he didnt go to hell instead of the 'eternal glory of heaven'. She had no idea of our religious beliefs and it was extreme for this type of generic tour. This was only one of a handful of times where she went into detailed explanations of religious items around the village and warned us about 'making choices' and how we were only welcome if 'our hearts were open and filled with kindness for their beliefs'.

We then wondered around the village where there only a handful of other tourists strolling through. There were no working houses, no other staff (apart from one inside a house where they tried to sell gift shop items and one other in the bar/restaurant). There was no music, no dancing, no interaction, no 'life'.

The half day tour starts at 3pm and goes three hours. Hardly a half day tour. There was no military garrison, no market place and no military chancellery. Just a dozen houses, a church, a windmill and a pretty lake. Even the man who looked after the horses wasn't there (according to the guide, he didnt bother coming in today because there weren't enough people and it wasted his time) so we couldn't even see a blacksmith in action!

We basically spent money to wonder around a park in the middle of Kiev and be lectured about religion. I'm pretty sure there are better ways of spending your money than this. Our one and only letdown in an amazing city.
Written October 14, 2018
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RoxanneW
Portsmouth, NH35 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
The Get Your Guide Kiev Street Art Tour was excellent. Not only did we have the opportunity to see the murals but we also visited many interesting historical spots in a variety of neighborhoods.
Our guide Alonya explained the historical and interpretative meanings related to the murals. It was truly fascinating. She knows her subject and explained it well and answered our questions pertaining to all the spots we visited
We walked thorough many Interesting sections of Kiev that tourists would never find. At one point we went to a hidden garden and saw the raven mural and the ravens in cages. There was a lovely local coffee shop there. We went through a sculpture garden in a lovely park.
Another interesting spot was to visit the home of a famous citizen who invented the helicopter. After the tour, our friend told us that they are friends of the inventor’s grandson who lives in Maine USA. What a small world.
The tour was a treat....you walk everywhere but the three hours went by so fast. So much better than a bus tour. Alonya was punctual and patient while we took photographs. Highly recommended.
This was our first Get Your Guide Trip. The booking process was easy and the follow up communication was seamless. Well worth the price
Thank you Alonya for introducing us to your city.

Written October 5, 2019
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Thank you so much for a warm review! We will swnd it to Alyona. Hope to see you in Kyiv again)
Written March 31, 2020
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LesleyJ
England8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Couples
I really wasn't sure what to expect when booked this tour for my group whilst staying in Kiev. We met our lovely guide, Olena outside St Andrews Church in the old district of Podil.
We had aleady participated in a city sightseeing tour but the guide for that deliberately didn't include this area so it was all new to us. Olena, gave us the history of the area and also described how various cuisines in The Ukraine have evolved. During the tour we visited 3 excellent restaurants and also a cafe. Each venue was very different with lots of character...places you would never just stumble across.
It was great being able to try dishes that you probably wouldn't choose. I, for one, nearly always stick to the safe options as none of us want to make wrong choices and waste money. This gave us the opportunity to be adventurous. We really expected it to be just a tasting and had agreed that we would then all have dinner together as a group afterwards. During the tour, we ate so much that we all so full, that dinner wasn't then required.
With regards to what we tasted, I can't remember all the names ( I should have made notes!) It was all really tasty.
Olena, our guide, was really friendly and loads of fun and certainly made history alot more interesting than reading the guide books.
I would definitely recommend this tour and will be offering it to my groups to Kiev in the future.
Written August 20, 2019
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Hi Lesley, we are so grateful to receive your review! We are happy that your tour was so tasteful and bright! Hope you are well.
Written March 31, 2020
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Cynder929
19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Solo
Let's start with the hosts: Natalie and Alex and both incredible! They're definitely entrenched in the inner workings of the craft beer movement in Kyiv and in the larger region.

The venues you'll see on this private tour range from the unseen hole in the wall (or more specifically, the hole in the wall in a large public market), to upscale terraces with high-end champagne.

And the beer variety was great - and included items we don't normally have in the states. I start with an "herbed" beer and loved it. I loved it so much, I've gone back twice for more outside of this tour.

This is a private tour with Natalie and Alex. I didn't realize it at first - as a solo traveler I was looking forward to meeting some different people. However, I'm so glad that I had the time with just them. They adjusted the tour according to my wants, and within minutes I wasn't sitting with guides - but with old friends.

I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who loves to enjoy and learn about beer in Kyiv.
Written July 28, 2019
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Thank you so much for your review!
Written July 30, 2019
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