Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Travel now to dodge the extreme temperatures of summer or winter.
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Spring can be chilly, but it's a pleasant time to be in blossoming Kyiv.
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Visit Crimea in autumn and avoid the summer crowds.
Low Se
w Season
(No
(Nov-Aprr))
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Expect temperatures well below zero, heavy snowfalls and hard frosts.
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The Carpathians skiing season runs November to March.
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Book ahead for New Year and early January.
Websites
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/ukraine
) Info, hotel bookings, traveller forum and
more.
Brama
(
www.brama.com
) The most useful gateway site.
Ukraine.com
(
www.ukraine.com
)
Gateway site with news and lots of background info.
Ukraine Encyclopedia
(
www.encyclopediaofukraine.com
)
One of the largest sources of
info on Ukraine.
Travel to Ukraine
(
www.traveltoukraine.org
) Official state tourism website.
Important Numbers
When calling within a city, leave off the city code. When calling abroad from landlines, dial
0 then wait for another tone before pressing
0 again.
Country code
38
International access code
00
General emergency number
112
Exchange Rates
Australia
A$1
7.45uah
Canada
C$1
7.72uah
Europe
€1
11.16uah