RutaHelz
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The recreational and wellness center "RutaHelz" is located in the village of Opaka, 300 m from the center and 500 m from the Naftusia and Zalizysta mineral water springs. Guests can enjoy comfortable standard, family rooms, and economy class accommodations. The complex features its own small lake, a free swimming pond nearby, and a children's playground located 500 m away. At "RutaHelz", you can ride a pony, take a ride on a homemade buggy-quadracycle, go off-roading with an experienced driver, grill shashlik, order an excursion along Ivan Franko's trails, and search for a hideout where UPA heroes lived while red soldiers were stationed in all surrounding villages. A grocery store and public transport stop are 250 m away. The distance from the recreational and wellness center "RutaHelz" to the Bukovytsia ski slope and lift is 19 km, and to the railway station in Truskavets is 23 km.
Accommodation with children is possible. Extra beds are not provided.
The recreational and wellness center "RutaHelz" collaborates with the clinic of the Pochmursky sisters; for stays of 7 days or more, a consultation with a top-category doctor is included in the price. Guests can benefit from mineral waters such as Naftusia and Zalizysta, and undergo treatment using traditional medicine methods. For stays of 7 days or more, herbal teas prescribed by a doctor for your condition are included in the accommodation price. Upon prior request, you can undergo a course of therapeutic massage for the back, legs, arms, head, etc.
By public transport: from Lviv, take the Lviv-Skhidnytsia bus from the main railway station (departing every hour). Get off at the penultimate stop, Bukhivskyi Pereval. Here, you can be met by private transport by prior arrangement. For bookings of 7 days or more, round-trip transfer is included in the price. Another option is to take the Kyiv-Truskavets train, and from Truskavets, take a bus from the railway or bus station (departing every hour). Get off at Bukhivskyi Pereval, and then follow the same instructions as in the first option. By car: follow the signs to Opaka at the entrance, heading to the coordinates 49.271521, 23.292187 (on Google Maps and OpenStreetMap). You can set your navigator to Opaka; turn off the main road at the Opaka sign, immediately after the stadium, turn right.
At the recreational and wellness center "RutaHelz", you can order breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If needed, you can use a special kitchen designated for self-cooking.
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