What to see in Alushta from the sights? Consider all the best tourist spots worth visiting on your own or with the help of excursions. We will find out how much group programs cost and where to visit first of all, in addition to the beaches. We will find out prices for tours, all the nuances with photos and descriptions, at the end of the material we will help you plan your vacation cheaper.
What to see in Alushta and its surroundings?
The beauty of Crimea is that with a huge variety of interesting places, you can get to each of them during the day. The sights of the entire peninsula and interesting places of Alushta, which are worth visiting, can be seen in miniature in one of the city's parks. It is called “Crimea in miniature” and is located in the center of the resort. Now it has 50 castles, fortresses, temples. The collection continues to grow to this day.
All the beautiful places of Alushta can be seen in one day on your car (the nuances of a trip to Crimea by car) or by bus, since the resort town is small, but you can also go beyond its borders, where it is more interesting to explore the territory of the peninsula. Next, we will consider the most popular fascinating places among tourists, which we recommend to visit. And what and where to go, decide for yourself.
Big Alushta includes several neighboring villages, reserves, rivers and reservoirs and is about 700 hectares. The most popular places you can visit in a day:
Generalskoe village
Waterfalls on the Ulu-Uzen River, in particular Jug-Jur, gorge Hapkhal and the healing spring Ai-Andrit.
Partenit
It is a picturesque village in itself, sandwiched by mountains. Nearby is a landscape reserve, Ayu-Dag mountain... You can walk through the reserve to the Klisura observation deck over the sea, inspect the branch Nikitsky Botanical Garden on the territory of the sanatorium "Crimea", the temple of John of Gotha.
Mount Demerdzhi and the Valley of Ghosts
Suitable for tourists who like viewing platforms, especially in the evening at sunset of the day, subject to a hike with tents.
Chatyr-Dag mountain range
A must for those who like climbing and spending the night in tents. We advise you to climb the mountains Angar-Burun and Eklizi-Burun up to 1453 meters high to the Angarsk pass. While you are climbing, you will come across several more unique sights of this area: lavender fields, then we advise you to walk through a young sequoia grove and an old beech forest. This tour can be enjoyed on horseback, and many local agencies organize such rides.
Ski resort on the Angarsk pass
Suitable for those who like to relax in the Crimea in winter, in summer you can also walk along the peaks on your own, but without much enthusiasm, it is very boring. They ride here unofficially until the end of April, and there are no lifts yet. A ski resort with lifts is located a little further, in the Yalta region, on slopes of Ai-Petri... In this resort skiing until March. The cost of lifting, equipment rental is only 250-400 rubles per day. If you go up from Miskhor, then you need to pay additionally for the cable car, the cost in one direction is 350 rubles.
Cliff
Here is located castle of Princess Gagarina, the Raevsky estate «Karasan", A 200-year-old olive grove, the old Paradise park and a real Japanese garden. You can go up to the mineral spring "Savlukh - Su" rich in silver. It is located in the chapel of the Cosmo-Damian Monastery. Everything is within walking distance, you can walk slowly all day and enjoy the clean air.
Village "Santa Barbara"
Built on the basis of boathouses. The original architecture, unlike the entire style of the peninsula, gives the feeling that you are in Europe. There is a cafe on the embankment, swimming from the platforms. We recommend visiting the village at the end of summer, for the period of summer vacations it is impossible to find free space here.
Malorechenskoe
Must visit in the evening Temple (lighthouse) of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and museum of maritime disasters, the second will be of interest to schoolchildren.
Rybachye
Karabi-Yayla plateauwhere you can discover rock paintings and visit Kanak reserve with mineral springs. Cavers will be interested in caves near the village: the ice grotto in Ice cave and Mom's cave.
What else can you see in Alushta from the sights? We advise you to go to sea excursion by boat in the direction of Yalta, have a picnic, sea fishing or fishing on the shore of a mountain lake. To choose from: Castel or Ai-Efim (in the mountains near Partenit). You can come to the lake with your own or rented tent. Go by boat to wild beaches at the foot of Ayu-Dag.
Prices for excursions in Alushta
Where to go on excursions in Alushta is a matter of your preferences. Local guides try to accommodate most of the desires. This includes convenient transportation, a fun program with an experienced route guide, and food on the road.
The most popular route, according to reviews and personal experience, is to master the path to the Demerdzhi mountain range. Auto-walking excursion with snacks and dinners in nature, included in the price.
For 5000 rubles, a group of up to 4 people can:
- walk along the slopes of Demerdzhi and the relict beech forest,
- visit the Valley of Ghosts,
- Byzantine fortress Funa,
- Dzhurla waterfall,
- filming locations for "Prisoner of the Caucasus".
We advise you to try the second most popular excursion "Alushta's ancient face". It is led by a tour guide Julia, who has earned excellent reviews. Moreover, despite the fact that her excursion lasts 2 hours, some visitors come with small children and are satisfied. The route and information is presented in such a way that everyone is interested. The cost of the excursion is 1,800 rubles.
With Yulia, you can go from Alushta to inspect the business card of the Crimea - the Swallow's Nest, as well as the Livadia, Massandra and Vorontsov palaces with the surrounding parks. Dinner and a lot of interesting information await you on the way. The cost of an excursion for 1-7 people is 6,300 rubles, tickets and a minibus are paid additionally. It should be noted that this excursion is long, it takes up to 9 hours.
Tours to all parts of Crimea, including Yalta, Bakhchisarai, Holy Dormition Monastery, Sevastopol and Feodosia, are also sent from Alushta.
Where to go for a walk in Alushta?
What to see in Alushta on your own in one day and how best to plan it? The itinerary for a self-guided tour must include embankment, especially in the evening. Its central part is 300 meters, but its total length is 7 kilometers. It is more convenient to inspect it on a bicycle. On the way, you will see the so-called Professor's Corner, where dachas are located, and now museums, writers and scientists of the early 20th century.
Then you can visit water park "Almond Grove", admire the extinct the Castel volcanovisiting a wine shop. From the central part of the embankment and the city beach you can walk to Primorsky Park and plunge into the smells of cypresses. There is also an Olympic center, a dolphinarium, an extreme zone, fountains and cafes. There is a functioning mosque in Alushta with a beautiful interior and minaret of Yukhary-Jami.
Where to visit with children?
The main attraction of Alushta is its long beaches. They are finely pebbled, with a smooth entry into the sea and are quite safe. Therefore, people traditionally stay in the city to rest with children.
- Dolphinarium... There are two dolphinariums "Akvarel" and "Nemo" in the city. Aquarelle has a lot of positive reviews. Especially from swimming with dolphins. Affordable prices, 500 - 600 rubles, depending on the sector.
- Aquarium... One of the largest collections of fish in Russia, plus crocodiles and turtles. Upstairs there is a small petting zoo with monkeys and birds.
- Entertainment center "Rainbow"... An interesting show, a large space for games. You can rent a table for a children's party for free.
What else to do in Alushta with a child besides the sea?
- In the dolphinarium, you can sign up for training with dolphins. In addition to swimming with dolphins, children learn to play and communicate. According to reviews, such activities help them become more free and self-confident.
- With older children, you can go horseback riding in the mountains. Such tours are offered by private stable "Fortuna" in the village of Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka or a stable in the village of Rozovoy.
- Go in for water and even extreme sports in the village of Rybachiy.
- Cycling. In Alushta, you can rent a bike, ride along the embankment or along mountain roads.
- Arrange a tour to the contact bird park "Donteria in Koktebel ".
How to have an inexpensive vacation in Crimea?
When planning a vacation on your own, we advise you to use services that really help you save money:
- The best prices for tours to Crimea can be found with the help of Travelat, and we must use promotional codes. When registering, use: UAF500travel-picture gives a discount of 500 rubles, for tours from 40,000 rubles. UAF1000travel-picture gives a head start of 1000 rubles, for tours from 70,000 rubles. How to use?
- The Tripinsurance service will help you profitably insure your health and life while traveling, the service will help you insure the whole family while on vacation in large companies, this is very important when trusting your health.
- Cheap flights? Experiencedly, we advise you to use Aviasales, he is looking even among low-cost airlines.
