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"Why Odessa is awesome" private walking tour

Location Odessa, Ukraine, Europe
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Overview

This tour is the perfect introduction for Odessa with historical and cultural information. How did the city of Odessa get started? Where did this special mentality its inhabitants have come from? There's a story about all the things around and I know all of them. This tour will help you understand why Odessa is so special, colorful and multicultural city. As your guide I'll show you what is worthy to see. I know all the best spots and great views :)

The tour is private, so you are welcome to choose when to start. After booking you'll receive a message from me.
"Why Odessa is awesome" private walking tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
  • Snacks
  • Leave-behind gift
  • Usually we take a pause to rest and have a coffee. It's optional. Drinks and food in cafe are not included in tour price

Meeting point
The starting point is in the begging of Derybasivska Street – the Main Street of Odessa, near the monument to Iosif De Rybas
Return details
The tour ends near the famous hotel Passage, it’s basically the end of Derybasivska Street

  • Monument to Iosif De Ribas
    How did Odessa get started "in the middle of nowhere" and how a Neapolitan adventurer became father founder of the city?
  • Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
    See the spectacular exterior of the theater. Know why a theater appears in a sixteen-year-old city and how it affects the life of citizens through centuries
  • Former first stock exchange, symbol of Odessa's prosperity. How Odessa became "boomcity" in XIX century.
  • The Cannon of the Tiger Fregate
    Why the cannon of Anglo-French naval forces is set up in the center of Odessa? Urban legends and actual reality.
  • Monument to Poet Pushkin
    Sun of Russian poetry in exile. Legends and rumors about Pushkin in Odessa.
  • One of the main symbols of Odessa and favourite place to saunter (pass by)
  • Statue of the Duc de Richelieu
    The person who made Odessa look like little Paris. Why a French aristocrat was one of the most popular Odessa governors?
  • The most famous staircase which has a tricky name.
  • Monument to Catherine the Great and Founders of Odessa
    Catherine II and her 4 companions (one of them was the last royal minion aka lover :))
  • Flat House House-Wall or Witch House
    Why Vorontsove lane has such an Unusual shape? Original constrution of Flat House. Secret passages in courtyards.
  • Vorontsov Palace
    Count Vorontsov in Odessa. Architectural ensemble. Connection with Pushkin
  • Belvedere of Vorontsov's Palace
    Beautiful panorama of the port. Best spot for sunset in the summer
  • Ugolok Staroy Odessy/ Old Odessa Corner
    The rarities from all over Odessa in a lovely nook near Mother-In-Law Bridge
  • Faltz-Fein House (House with the Atlanteans)
    Picturesque Gogol Street will Shah's Palace, Faltz-Fein House (and its secret courtyard), beautiful architecture of the street
  • House of Scientists
    Former Count Toltoy's Palace. Tolstoy family - the great philanthropists of Odessa. Touching love story of a heritor of noble house and a "petite bourgeoise"
  • City Garden
    First public garden in Odessa. Was property of de Ribas family.
  • Deribasovskaya Street
    Main street of Odessa, that wasn't planed to be main street. Grand Moscow hotel. Hotel France.
  • Odessa Passage
    Hotel and gallery with two entrances. Beautiful exterior and interior decoration. Symbols of the city’s wellbeing based on sea and grain trade. Secret tiny street inside Passage.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • How it works?
    01 You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

    "Why Odessa is awesome" private walking tour

    Location Odessa, Ukraine, Europe
    Experience unavailable
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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