The ski resort Bukovel (Carpathians, Bukovel tract) is rightly considered the winter capital of Ukraine and the Carpathians. It is a kind of pearl of Ukrainian mountains and recreation sphere of our country. Such a title Bukovel received not for nothing. After all, the tourist complex has been improving its infrastructure over the years. Bukovel popular due to the convenient and beautiful location in the mountain range Carpathian, healing air and therapeutic sanatoriums based on mountain mineral waters. And also Bukovel resort is a huge range of entertainment, attractions, and a variety of winter and summer recreation in the Carpathians.
To get to Bukovel resort is not difficult at all. By plane or train you can fly or drive to the regional center — the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, and from there you can go to the village Polyanitsa, where the resort is located. The route by your own car is similar: if you drive from Ivano-Frankivsk, you will have to go to the towns of Nadvornaya and Yaremche. On the way don’t forget to visit this souvenir capital of the Carpathians — the Hutsul town of Yaremche, because it is famous for the biggest souvenir market in the Carpathians and a very beautiful stormy waterfall Proboy.
Bukovel itself is located near the village of Polyanitsa, not far from the local villages. This location is very convenient and favorable for both tourists and locals. After all, vacationers have the opportunity to live not only on the territory of the tourist complex, but also in the surrounding area, which is a little cheaper. For locals, this arrangement is convenient because a large number of tourists every day practically does not break the peace and quiet of the surrounding villages in the Carpathians.
The rest in Bukovel is equated to European, because the tourist complex is no worse than those that are far abroad. Bukovel in recent years has become a popular ski resort not only for Ukrainian, but also for tourists from neighboring countries. You bet! After all, the service, infrastructure, cheerful atmosphere — here at the height. For us, vacation at Bukovel resort has many advantages: affordability (compared to the cost of vacation at foreign resorts), no visa regime, quick and convenient access to Bukovel, its own, Ukrainian atmosphere, very interesting Hutsul culture.
Bukovel provides its clients with a huge choice of places to stay and eat: from hotels and cottages with exquisite luxury rooms to small and inexpensive rooms in cheap hotels or private houses. And when choosing a place to eat, your eyes run wild. Bukovel has built and spacious royal restaurants, and small cozy cafes, and colibs with Hutsul cuisine, and fast food outlets, and cafes on the very tops of the slopes with large panoramic windows overlooking the snow-covered mountains.
The main activity of vacationers on Bukovel is skiing or snowboarding. For this purpose the tourist complex has equipped more than 60 ski slopes of different levels of difficulty with night lighting, cannons and tractors. There are elevators to each peak, as well as five ski equipment rental points of world manufacturers. Training schools are available for beginners and those who want to improve their skiing skills. In them experienced instructors will teach both adults and children the basics of skiing and small tricks, without which skiing on the snow-covered slopes of the Carpathian Mountains does not seem so interesting.
Skiing or snowboarding is not all the fun that Bukovel has to offer. For active people, horseback riding or dog sledding in the Carpathian forests, or snowmobiling, snowbiking, quad biking or snow tubing are ideal.
Ski Bukovel was, is and will remain one of the best tourist complexes in the Ukrainian mountains. After all, we, Ukrainians, deserve the best.