In the Footsteps of the Cossacks – Zaporozhye

Cossack Horse Show, Zaporozhye

This morning we continue cruising on the Dnieper River towards Zaporozhye and we’re expecting to arrive there just after lunch.

10:30 Morning lecture on the history of Ukraine throughout the centuries.  Also a presentation on the Zaporozhye Dam.

11:45 Information session on program in Zaporozhye.

12:30 Lunch

14:00 We arrive in Zaporozhye and leave immediately for our city tour.  Next we visit the Khortitsa Cossack Museum to learn a little about Cossack culture and their military history.

After the city tour, we head for the island of Khortitsa where we walk in the Footsteps of the Cossacks and enjoy amazing Cossack horsemanship.  You’ve got to have a high-speed camera to capture these riders flying past and doing their stunts.

After the show there are market stalls on the grounds where you can buy handicrafts, t-shirts, costume jewelry, porcelain, etc.

We’re back on the river boat by tea time and at 19:00 the boat sets sail for Kiev.

After dinner there is a Ukrainian concert put on by the crew.  Some of the staff are really quite talented and the show is entertaining.