Private Odessa Criminal History Tour
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Uncover mysterious and exciting dark past of the beautiful Odessa city! A thrilling private 2.5-hour Criminal Odessa Tour is created especially for those who adore seeing things how they are! Fascinating journey through the most intriguing events and places of city’s criminal history will show you the dark side of Odessa. This exciting tour will introduce you to outstanding gangsters, who once lived in Odessa, and whose life stories have not faded in centuries.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Find out the most thrilling stories about the dark past of Odessa city! Fascinating criminal history of Odessa starts from the very day of its foundation. Being a new port city with tempting opportunities to get rich quickly, the city attracted many people with a dubious reputation. Walking through the streets that once were home for the famous gangsters, the criminal past of the 19th-20th centuries Odessa will surprise you with its scale and intensity.
Explore the most significant places of the criminal Odessa, including the famous Shevchenko Park, where one of the legendary fortress’ walls is still visible, and the customs’ office. Moreover, you will visit such intriguing crime-related places as Myasoedovskaya and Moldavanka Streets, the quarantine harbour and the famous “Chumka”. The Moldavanka district became popular because of Mishka Yaponchuk, the famous chief of Odessa mafia, who was born here. Moreover, the higher robbery academy, preparing “staff” for both the Russian Empire and campaigns abroad, was operating in Moldavanka. Odessa was a home for numerous legendary thieves, pickpockets and tricksters, including well-known Sonka the Golden Hand and others.
Hear the criminal stories, related to the port.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Green Tour Ukraine
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Odessa
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 10 city tours we list in Odessa.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Odessa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is a Black Sea port city of grand steps, an opera house, sandy beaches and a famously dry sense of humour.
Odesa stands on the northern shore of the Black Sea in southern Ukraine and was founded in 1794 under Catherine the Great on the site of an Ottoman fortress. Its wide streets, laid out in a grid, are lined with nineteenth-century buildings in neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles, and Primorsky Boulevard runs along the clifftop above the port. The Potemkin Stairs, a monumental stairway of 192 steps, leads down to the harbour and appears in Eisenstein's 1925 film.
Top-ranked sights in Odessa: Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.
