Discover Mykolaiv Oblast

• The Tylihulskyi Regional Landscape Park covers 8,195.4 hectares within the oblast.
• Buzkyi Gard National Nature Park extends across the valleys of the Southern Bug and the Mertvovid and Arbuzynka rivers.
• At Yelanetskyi Step Nature Reserve, the Dyvo-Step educational trail is open from early April to mid-October. Visitors must notify the administration in advance and stay on designated paths.
• Olvia Protected Area includes the ancient city of Olvia and its necropolis, as well as the site of the ancient city of Borysthenes on present-day Berezan Island.

At 8,195.4 hectares, Tylihulskyi Regional Landscape Park offers a concrete point of reference for the scale of a protected area in the oblast. At the close of the 2025 tourism season, its recreation areas were among the region’s most attractive places for visitors. This assessment refers to that season; it is not a recurring ranking.

A different landscape defines Buzkyi Gard National Nature Park: within the oblast, it extends across the Southern Bug valleys from Pervomaisk to Oleksandrivka, as well as the valleys of the Mertvovid and Arbuzynka rivers between Petropavlivka, Aktove, and Trykraty. The park is located in Voznesensk and Pervomaisk districts. Within the park, the Labyrinth tract is described as Count Skarzhynskyi’s park, with narrow paths, canals, and bridges over waterways.

For another kind of nature destination, Yelanetskyi Step Nature Reserve offers a different focus: it is considered the largest area of untouched steppe in the northwestern Black Sea region. The Dyvo-Step educational trail is open seasonally from early April to mid-October. The excursion covers the reserve’s history, its plant and animal life, and the animals in the enclosure. To visit, you must notify the administration in advance and stay on designated paths.

At the close of the 2025 tourism season, places near the Myhiya Rapids and Aktove Canyon were also among the oblast’s most attractive places for visitors.

The Olvia National Historical and Archaeological Reserve brings together several archaeological sites: the ancient city of Olvia and its necropolis, and the site of the ancient city of Borysthenes on present-day Berezan Island. This adds a historical focus to the natural areas.

When choosing your focus for the region, you can weigh different interests: river valleys and the described paths in Buzkyi Gard, the steppe and seasonal educational trail in Yelanetskyi Step, or the ancient sites of Olvia.

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How large is Tylihulskyi Regional Landscape Park?

The park covers 8,195.4 hectares within Mykolaiv Oblast.

What should you know before visiting Yelanetskyi Step?

Notify the administration in advance and stay on designated paths. The Dyvo-Step educational trail is open from early April to mid-October.

What does Olvia Protected Area include?

It includes the ancient city of Olvia and its necropolis, as well as the site of the ancient city of Borysthenes on present-day Berezan Island.

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