So many places to choose, so little time…
Ukraine tourism industry statistics shows that the most popular tourist destinations are:
-1- Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv.(another 30%).
-2- City of Lviv
-3- Carpathian region.
-4- City of Odessa
Ukraine tourism opportunities are not restricted to the traditional destinations which I mentioned above. There are still many "special" places where you:
1) will find the unique combination of virgin nature and animal life. There are 33 National Parks, Biosphere and Nature Reserves in Ukraine. The most famous are "Askaniya-Nova", "Shatskyi", "Krymskyi"," Karpatskyi", "Chornomorskyi".
2) can feel the spirit of the glorious battles and fearless warriors of the defensive fortresses of Kamyanets-Podilsky, Lutsk, Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky, Medzhybizh, Uzhgorod, Mukacheve.
3) will touch harmony of nature and design at one of the most beautiful places, created by human hands,Dendrological park "Sofievka" which was given as "a very special gift" by the Polish count Potocky to his beautiful Greek wife Sofya, after whom the park owes its name.
All these places are interesting and have a lot to offer that will keep you excited and busy for long periods of time. Otherwise they wouldn't be that popular. I have visited many of them on a few occasions and I'm sure I will go there again!
Ukraine tourism attracts more than 15 million travelers every year (17.6 million in 2005). What are they looking for? Each of them has his/her plans and places of interest. But all of them will find some unspoiled spots in Ukrainian nature and culture which are still waiting to be discovered.