Synevyr. The Sea Eye of the Carpathians, the Divocha Kosa waterfall and the brown bear rescue centre

11.5 hours (08:30–20:00) · Departure at 08:30, meet from 08:15
Truskavets, pick-up at your hotel or sanatorium
Lake Synevyr with its rafts
The mountains reflected in Lake Synevyr
Lake Synevyr among the spruce forest
The autumn Carpathians in fog near the Synevyr Pass
A brown bear at the rehabilitation center near Synevyr
An autumn view from the Synevyr Pass
Lake Synevyr with its raftsThe mountains reflected in Lake SynevyrLake Synevyr among the spruce forestThe autumn Carpathians in fog near the Synevyr PassA brown bear at the rehabilitation center near Synevyr

Synevyr is called the Sea Eye of the Carpathians: the lake lies almost a thousand metres above sea level among spruce forests. It was formed naturally, so its water and shore look especially unspoilt. This tour from Truskavets combines the lake with the pass, a chairlift up Mount Makovytsia, a waterfall and Ukraine’s largest rehabilitation centre for brown bears.

Why go

  • Lake Synevyr at almost a thousand metres – Ukraine’s largest high-mountain lake of natural origin
  • The brown bear rehabilitation centre on twelve hectares of forest, home to about thirty animals
  • A chairlift up Mount Makovytsia with a viewing platform and a wide panorama of wooded mountains
  • The Divocha Kosa waterfall and the Synevyr Pass with stops for the best photos of the day
  • A full day in the Carpathians: a bus from Truskavets, a guide and time for lunch in Transcarpathia

Route

Starting point:
Truskavets, pick-up at your hotel
Departure at 08:30
Drive to Transcarpathia
About 180 km, a stop at the Synevyr Pass for photos
Synevyr Pass
A panorama of mountains and mixed forests, photo stop
Mount Makovytsia
A chairlift ride up to the viewing platform
Chairlift – UAH 250, paid separately
Brown bear rehabilitation centre
Watching bears rescued from captivity
Admission – UAH 100, paid separately
Divocha Kosa waterfall
A small waterfall in the national park
Lake Synevyr
On foot to the lake, a walk along the shore, the island in the middle
Admission to the lake area – UAH 90, paid separately
Lunch
Time for lunch at a place near the park
At your own expense
Return to Truskavets
About 180 km of road
Truskavets, at your hotel
Expected return around 20:00

Good to know

What’s included
Travel by comfortable bus or minibus Truskavets – Synevyr – Truskavets and a guide for the whole day.
Paid separately
Chairlift up Mount Makovytsia – UAH 250, bear rehabilitation centre – UAH 100, admission to the Lake Synevyr area – UAH 90. Tickets can be added to your order. Lunch is at your own expense.
Length of the drive
It is about 180 km each way to Synevyr, so a good part of the day is spent on the road with panoramic views; we return to Truskavets at about 20:00.
What to bring
Warm clothes and shoes for walking – it is cooler at altitude than in Truskavets – water and a light snack.
Tour language
The tour is conducted in Ukrainian.

We set off early in the morning and cross into Transcarpathia over the Synevyr Pass. The pass is one of the most beautiful stretches of the road: mixed forests, wide panoramas and a photo stop. On Mount Makovytsia we ride a chairlift up to the viewing platform. Below you can see a village split in two by a river, and forested peaks rise all around. Then we enter Synevyr National Park: the brown bear rehabilitation centre on 12 hectares of forest, now home to about 30 animals rescued from mistreatment, the Divocha Kosa waterfall and, of course, the lake itself with its little island in the middle. There is time for lunch between the stops. Zakhid Travel provides transportation and a guide, and tickets to the park, the bear centre and the chairlift can be added to your order.

Schedule

Thu
Nov 12
08:30
18 seats left
Sun
Nov 15
08:30
18 seats left
Thu
Nov 19
08:30
18 seats left
Sun
Nov 22
08:30
18 seats left

Organized by: Zakhid Trevl · Guide: Danyliv Oksana Mykhailivna