Many people have heard about magnetic sands in Georgia. We have been to Ureki several times and are ready to tell everything about the rest at the popular resort. Who is the seaside village for? Reviews and advice of tourists.
Resort experience
Ureki is an unpretentious and distinctive resort 55 km north of Batumi. "Dacha" Georgian village, which guarantees an excellent rest by the sea without dress code and conventions. Pine trees, a sandy beach and many hotels for every taste.
There are legends about the miraculous properties of the local magnetic sand, so people from all over Georgia and even from other countries travel to Ureki for natural magnetotherapy. According to tourists, the black sand of Ureki is especially good for helping with diseases of the musculoskeletal system. In addition to a beach holiday, there are no other entertainments in the resort.
Anonymous: "We stopped in Ureki by chance, decided to stay because we liked the beautiful black sand on the beach. We have never seen this before. The infrastructure suffers a little, you cannot pay by card everywhere, but there are always exits. Ureki is oversaturated with hotels and boarding houses. In general, I liked it. but it is pointless to come for a long time, because, apart from the beach, there is nothing interesting. "
Olechka KS: "Ureki has warm sand, a gentle warm sea, like fresh milk, and a gentle coastline, which is good for children and people like me who cannot swim. The village, of course, is a village. The small street where the hotels are located is very busy - souvenir shops, grocery stores, restaurants, cafes. In the evening music plays from everywhere. There is also where to break away! A very good place for a family vacation! I would like to come back. "
What sea and beaches
There is enough space for everyone on the spacious beach in Ureki. We liked that there is no bustle here, and the beautiful black sand is framed by tall pine trees. We checked it ourselves - the local sand really sticks to metal and magnets and is not easily washed off the feet. On the shore, tourists have fun as they can. Some bury themselves in the healing sand almost headlong.
The beach is landscaped. Vacationers rent sun loungers, use toilets and showers. There are cafes and eateries on the first coastline. The entrance to the sea is shallow, the shallow water lasts a long time - it becomes deep within a hundred meters. It is very pleasant to walk on the soft bottom!
Despite the fact that the beach is not pebbly, the sea water in Ureki is quite clean. From morning to evening, merchants walk the beach offering tourists boiled corn, sweet churchkhela, baklava, lemonade, beer and fresh fruit.
_piratka_: "The beach in Ureki, although sandy, is black. Yes, yes, as if in volcanic Cyprus. This does not interfere with enjoying the feeling of sand under your feet, a gentle entrance to the sea ... Finally, you can take off your rubber beach slippers and run barefoot. the line is wide and long, there is enough room for everyone, but there are really a lot of people. "
Hotels in Ureki
When we first got to Ureki, we were amazed at the number of hotels and guest houses. Rooms and rooms are rented everywhere, and new hotels in the seaside village are being built on every corner.
According to tourists' reviews, housing prices in 2021 in Ureki are lower than in the resorts of the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory. In summer, a double room in a guest house costs 650-800 rubles, and a triple apartment with a kitchen - 850-1200 rubles. Search hotels in Ureki on the service Hotelluk.
The best hotels in Ureki according to tourists' reviews:
- Ritsa - from 794 ₽ / day.
- Tornado - from 855 ₽ / day.
- Eucalyptus - from 1467 ₽ / day.
- National - from 1467 ₽ / day.
- Ureki - from 1955 ₽ / day.
- David Palace - from 2933 ₽ / day.
All-inclusive rest is available at the Inter 3 * hotel. In high season, a double room costs 4500 rubles per day. An even more comfortable option is offered in a resort hotel with a swimming pool Kolkhida Resort & Spa 4 * - from 5000 rubles.
Food prices
In 2021, food prices in Ureki are low. The average bill for a dinner for two without alcohol is 20-25 GEL. Khinkali cost 0.7 lari apiece, hearty chikhirtma soup - 7 lari, shashlik - 11-13 lari, Imeretian khachapuri - 2-2.5 lari, 0.4 l yogurt - 1.2-1.7 lari, 1 kg plums - 2 GEL, and 1 kg of watermelons or melons - 0.4-0.5 GEL.
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Lera: "Ten khinkali, two Adjarian khachapuri, a bottle of lemonade cost us 20 GEL. An order with alcohol is about 40 GEL."
supercheater4: "A couple of times I was in restaurants and there I paid 800 rubles for a shish kebab, salad + Coca-Cola. Once I bought fruits at the local market: tomatoes, cucumbers (per kilogram) and melon. I paid 150 rubles for everything."
What to see and do
Sightseeing and entertainment is Ureki's weak point. You have to go for everything interesting. In the neighboring resort of Shekvetili there is a free Music Park, an amusement park "Tsitsinatela" and a park "Georgia in miniature", the entrance to which costs 4 GEL.
Minibuses costing 5 GEL connect Ureki with the largest seaside resort in Georgia. An hour of travel - and you are near the entertainment of Batumi. We advise you to visit the luxurious Batumi Botanical Garden. Entrance for foreign tourists - 15 GEL. It is interesting to visit the reserve "Ispani Marshes", which is located in the north of Kobuleti. You can get to the territory of the Georgian reserve free of charge.
According to tourists, excursions to the national parks "Mtirala" and "Kolkheti", the cities of Zugdidi and Kutaisi, the Shemokmedi monastery complex, the Prometheus cave, the Okatse canyon and the Kinchkha waterfall are popular from Ureki. One-day tours start at $ 30.
Vacation with children
Families with children like holidays in Ureki. The sandy coast is a rarity for Georgia, so people come to Ureki to swim in the sea from the neighboring resorts - Batumi, Chakvi and Kobuleti. On the famous black sand beach we saw young mums, grandmothers, dads and kids of all ages. In order not to suffer from noise and loud music at night, choose a hotel not on the main street of the village.
Sweet Gingerbread: "Our boarding house" Albatross "was not at all budgetary, by local standards, even expensive. Rest for three adults and a child for a week with delicious three meals a day" buffet "with dishes of Georgian and European cuisine cost 40 thousand rubles in the middle September ".
When is the best time to go
Ureki is only suitable for beach holidays. The rest of the time the village is half empty. The swimming season starts at the end of May and lasts until the end of October. Parents with babies are advised to come in June or September, when there is no extreme heat.
Is it worth going
According to tourists' reviews, rest in Ureki is pleasant and inexpensive. In addition to the comfortable climate and warm sea, you can heal on the famous magnetic sands. The village is small - don't count on special infrastructure. There are no entertainment centers, attractions and large shops in Ureki. From the beach to the highway, where minibuses run - 1.8 km.
Barabai: "We like the opportunity to completely relax and unwind in Ureki. Everything is simple. Plus guaranteed good weather, the warmest sea, delicious fruits and vegetables, hospitality and Georgian cuisine. And all this for very little money. In addition to hospitality, it is free and unconditional. "
