Explore the hidden gems of Odessa on a joyful 2.5-hour small group tour with a friendly local guide on a vehicle. Get insider’s tips about everyday life in Odessa, its customs, and its traditions. If you have already seen all the main sights of the city, this tour will show you some secret parts of Odessa. The feeling of surprise, the spirit of adventurism and romanticism, admiration of human cheerfulness and acuteness, all these are the main emotional features of this walk.
Accompanied by an expert guide, you will visit the chic central yards of Pale-Royal Square, of the Italian Patio, and have a look behind the curtain of parade facades of the central streets. Then, you will explore some old secluded yards, so original and so unlike each other. Moreover, you will roam on the nooks of the frightful and romantic Moldavanka district, which was home of the legendary Odessa swindlers and gangsters.
During this tour, you will have a unique chance to observe the everyday life of the local people: how they dry their linen outside, just two steps away from the center of the city; how housewives tittle-tattle, hanging out of the windows. You will see peculiar features of Odessa's way of life: unthinkable stairs with short stairwells, balconies, and galleries, artistically twirled electric wires, hanging on a wall with nails, individual mailboxes of various sizes and forms.
In addition to these wonders, your guide will tell you a million stories and anecdotes and will acquaint you with the unique language of the city, which cannot be learned, but is understandable for everybody who has a sense of humor and a sharp mind.
The tour ends with drop-off at your hotel or residence.
Professional guide service
Gratuities (optional)