Nature. Main river of Ukraine, one of the largest rivers of Europe. Temperate forest and steppe landscapes. Narrow sinuous areas and artificial reservoirs. Sea part of the cruise layes along the south shore of Crimea and the northern shore of Black sea.

Towns and ports. Big cities: Kiev, Kremenchug, Cherkassy, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Odessa. Industrial, scientific and cultural centers. Main ports: Kiev, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson (mouth sea port), Sevastopol, Odessa.

Routes. Kiev - Sevastopol - Odessa, Kiev - Kanev, Odessa - Sevastopol.

Motor ships. Projects 301 and 302.