Kherson was founded in 1778 by Lord Potemkin as a naval station, fortress, and shipbuilding center. Its name derives from its location on the probable site of the Greek colony - Chersonesus Heracleotica. Actually on the territory of modern Kherson many settlements lived even before V century BC because of its mild weather, rich great soil, more than 270 sunny days per year, and its ultimate location near the sea.
Tour Duration |
9 - 10 hours |
Approximate Walking Distance |
8 km or 5 miles |
Approximate Driving Distance |
450 km or 280 miles |
Price of tour for up to 3 people |
from 199 EUR or 219 US Dollars |
Price of tour for up to 6 people |
from 269 EUR or 299 US Dollars |
Price of tour for up to 16 people |
from 419 EUR or 459 US Dollars |
Lunch in Kherson restaurant for 1 tourist *** |
about 9 EUR or 10 US Dollars |
After foundation of Nikolaev in 1789 and Odessa in 1794, Kherson lost its value as the main commercial port in Southern Russia. Since then the Admiralty moved to Nikolaev and merchants with their offices and homes - to Odessa. In 1803 Kherson became the center of the province, and started to develop as a commercial port. After the World War II industry was completely destroyed in Kherson. In the postwar years Kherson became the industrial, agricultural and cultural center in the Southern Ukraine. Equipped with modern technology, Kherson sea port became one of the leaders in the Black Sea and took a worthy place in foreign relations of the USSR.
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Kherson region is rich with good harvests, fields, gardens, vineyards as well as famous watermelon plantations. And this land is very hospitable. The villagers will meet you with old Ukrainian custom - bread and salt, acquaint with local traditions, tell exciting stories from their life, and sing charming Ukrainian songs. It is no doubt that a day trip to Kherson from Odessa will be interesting for anyone. Kherson attracts by the panorama of the marine and river ports, shipyards, which export goods to UK, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and other countries worldwide. All paints of picturesque Ukraine play on the textiles of the Kherson cotton factory. In addition, the maize harvester combined of the Kherson production has no analogues on the world market.
There is no shadow of the doubt that in Southern Ukraine live most beautiful girls and women. And due to this fact there are many beauty competitions between women take place here, like Miss Kherson, Miss Bikini, Miss Tavria and so on... No wonder in Kherson many beautiful and gorgeous girls can be met right on Suvorov street - main walking central street of the city.
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If you are planning to take a trip to Nikolaev from Odessa, we most certainly would recommend upgrading to a Nikolaev and Kherson tour to experience to the fullest depth Southern part of our amazing country - Ukraine.
Should you wish to book an individual Kherson and Nikolaev tour from Odessa or any other tour with professional English speaking guide, please contact us in advance to schedule date, time and place where you want our guide to pick you up, or just fill in our simple Odessa tour booking form .
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