Ship Goverla leaves from the pier in Podil and goes to the Velikiy island.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated running time to the island - 2 hours
- return of the vessel from the island to the base - 2 hours
- the time of stay at the island is calculated according to the corresponding tariff of the ship
- boat rental starts and ends at the starting point
- if the trip is one way, the return of the vessel is paid according to the rental rate
Perhaps, the most popular route for boat trips - "Podol - Veliky Island".
Outdoor recreation by a small company or a team of 100-200 people it is not an easy matter. you need to find a suitable place, organize a transfer, equip the meadow with furniture, electricity, toilets... All these problems can be easily solved if you rent a motor ship with catering services! On board you can sit in comfortable saloons and on the upper observation deck. On the boat, a banquet table or buffet is served, background music is played or a DJ is working. These few hours of travel to Velikiy Island will be a good prelude for a picnic.
Route "Podol - Veliky Island"
The walk begins in the area of Pochtovaya Square. The motor ship passes by Trukhanov Island and Rybalskiy Island, under the Zheleznodorozhny and Severny Bridges, then up between Natalka Park and the Severny and Muromets Islands, along Obolon and the Desna estuary, to Veliky Island, to which you can walk around it to the right or enter the quiet lagoon of the island.
Description of the resting place - Veliky Island
Upstream of the Dnieper River, between the dam of the Kiev reservoir and Obolon (opposite Vyshgorod), on 315 hectares, there is a natural pearl of the Kiev water area - the Velikiy Island. The shape of the island resembles a horseshoe with a comfortable lagoon. The coast of most of the island is sandy, in places steep with a beautiful beach area. The sandy edge turns into a mixed forest zone with shady lawns and open glades, where you can have a great rest, have a picnic, or passively active rest. On its territory, 24 species of animals and 4 species of plants included in the Red Book have been identified.
Ship Goverla leaves from the pier in Podil and heads towards the Kiev reservoir, to the Lighthouse.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the base - 2 hours
- return of the vessel to the the base - 2 hours
Route "Podil - Kiev reservoir"
From Podol, past Trukhanov Island and Rybalsky Island, we pass under the Zheleznodorozhny and Severny Bridges, then up between Natalka Park and the Severny and Muromets Islands, along Obolon and the Desna estuary, we go around Veliky Island on the left, we pass to the channel along Vyshgorod to the gateway - exit to the Kiev reservoir, after taking a short walk, we return to the lock towards Kiev.
After passing through the gateway to the Kiev reservoir, you can turn in the opposite direction without reaching the Mayak, or you can go further and walk along the waves of the artificial sea. It all depends on the length of your walk and the opening hours of the gateway.
Description of the turning point
The Kiev Sea begins immediately behind Vyshgorod with a 70-kilometer dam - the longest artificial dam in the world, with an area of almost 1000 km², about 100 km long, maximum width of 14 km, maximum depth of 18 m; to create it, more than 50 settlements were flooded, in which 33 thousand people lived.
About 40 species of fish live in the Kiev Sea, incl. silver carp, grass carp, catfish, red book sterlet, beavers and nutria are found, about 800 species of microalgae, more than 70 species of higher aquatic plants, many birds nest.
Ship Goverla leaves from the pier in Podil and heads towards Mezhyhirya.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the base - 2 hours
- return to the base - 2 hours
- anchorage time at the pier in Mezhyhirya is calculated according to the corresponding tariff of the ship
- boat rental starts and ends at the starting point
- if the trip is one way, the return of the vessel is paid according to the rental rate
You can get to Mezhyhirya in different ways. We propose to use the water: a boat trip, views of Kiev, passing through the gateway to the Kiev reservoir, Mezhyhirsky park and the estate itself - all this will bring visual and emotional pleasure to the participants of the cruise.
Route “Podol - Mezhyhirya”
The walk begins at Pochtovaya Square. The motor ship passes along Podol, bypasses Rybalsky Island, passes Natalka Park on the right bank and Muromets Park - on the left. Further, along the Obolonskaya Embankment, goes near Great island. Passing Vyshgorod, it reaches the gateway - the exit to the Kiev Sea. The sluicing process is interesting for both children and adults. Having passed a little more along the sea, the motor ship is moored to the pier at the Mezhygorsk park.
Description of the resting place - Mezhyhirya
A picturesque historical area - Mezhyhirya (the former residence of the former president of Ukraine in the village of Novye Petrivtsi, which he occupied from 2002 to 2014), which modern historians call nothing other than the second Jerusalem due to historical facts, in particular:
- in 988. the first Orthodox candle was lit on the territory of Kievan Rus;
- the funeral service for Yaroslav the Wise was performed here; buried Evstafy Gogol - great-grandfather of N.V. Gogol, Semyon Paliy;
- twice for a long time lived and painted pictures of T.G. Shevchenko;
- now there is a museum of corruption.
Mezhyhirya is 74 years older than the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
On its territory there are artificial lakes with shady parks and hunting grounds, a yacht pier with a yacht-restaurant "Galleon", a club house "Honka" and a palace on the water, an equestrian club, a zoo, a nursery, a shooting range, a golf club, a helipad, museums transport and other entertainment and tourist complexes.
Ship Goverla leaves from the pier in Podil and goes to the island of Vezenia.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated running time to the island - 3 hours
- return of the vessel from the island to the base - 3 hours
- the time of stay at the island is calculated according to the corresponding tariff of the ship
- boat rental starts and ends at the starting point
- if the trip is one way, the return of the vessel is paid according to the rental rate
There are many interesting places around Kiev, and the Island of Luck is one of such places.
Route "Podil - O. Vezenia"
Passing under the pedestrian bridge, past Trukhanov Island, the route lies along the green slopes of the Dnieper, overlooking the Mariinsky Park, Askold's grave, and, passing the Metro bridge, Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Singing Field and the Park of Eternal Glory. We pass under the Paton, Darnitsky and South bridges. After passing the island of Zhukov and the passage to the Galernaya Zatoka, rounding Vodnikov Island, Kazachy Island and Olgin Island, we come to Vezenia Island.
Description of the resting place
"Island of Luck" is not an island in the vastness of the Dnieper, but a recreation area on the mainland in a beautiful picturesque corner on the bank, 26 km from Kiev towards Ukrainka. You can come here with a huge motor ship and perfectly celebrate a corporate party, or you can also take a small yacht and spend time comfortably in a comfortable, but far from civilization place. The guests of the base have at their disposal a beach and shady green areas, sports grounds and gazebos, a restaurant and a real Russian bath with access to the Dnieper.