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Crimea 7 days. Trekking and climbing in the mountains. The tour price includes

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If you find yourself in and you have a week, we suggest using a car route, which is designed in such a way that it can start both in Simferopol - the aviation gateway to Crimea, and in Kerch - the city where motorists traveling through the crossing enter Crimea.

Route:

Simferopol – Evpatoria – Sevastopol – Southern Coast of Crimea – Sudak – Feodosia – Kerch – Shchelkino – Simferopol.

Simferopol-Evpatoria

If you are visiting Crimea for tourism purposes, we advise you not to stay in Simferopol. Although this is the capital of the Republic of Crimea and the second largest city on the peninsula (after Sevastopol), there is hardly anything that will surprise you more than on the coast. So go to Evpatoria first.

We chose Evpatoria to start the route because it is located farthest from the southern coast of Crimea and, from a geographical point of view, it is more convenient to start getting acquainted with Crimea from Evpatoria.

Yevpatoria has beaches with clean sand, the largest water park in Crimea (“Banana Republic”) and a unique narrow-gauge tram.

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Of the architectural attractions, the old city deserves attention, as well as the area with the code name “Little Jerusalem”. In a small area, just under two square kilometers, monuments of several cultures coexist - Karaite, Crimean Tatar, Armenian, Russian, Jewish, Polish and Turkish. It's better to take a tour here.

A visit to the water park will take at least half a day, although there is something to do there for the whole day. Thus, you need to budget 1-2 days for Evpatoria.

Sevastopol

It is the largest city in terms of population on the Crimean Peninsula.

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When you get to Sevastopol, we recommend visiting first the historical center of the city (Count's pier, Nakhimov Square, monument to sunken ships, Primorsky Boulevard). The ancient city of Chersonesus is a must-see. According to one version, it was here that the baptism of Rus' took place.

Sevastopol has a large selection of hotels to suit every taste and budget, so we recommend spending the night here. You can choose where to eat on our website. Here is a complete list of Sevastopol attractions, in case you have some free time and want more.

the south coast of Crimea

Next, go to the southern coast of Crimea. Be sure to visit the Foros Church (to do this you need to go through the Baydar Gate). Stop at the observation deck. Here, if you wish, you can visit the Baidar-Kaspropol wall.

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Next, you can choose the attractions you want to see on the southern coast of Crimea. We recommend that you definitely visit the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka and climb to the Ai-Petri plateau by cable car, which starts from the village of Miskhor.

Not far from Miskhor there is the village of Gaspra and Swallow's Nest, which is one of the main symbols of Crimea. Right next to it is Livadia and the famous Livadia Palace, where Alexander III died, Nicholas II was crowned, and where the Yalta Allied Conference took place in 1945. If you have time, take a walk in the local park.

The next point is Yalta. If the Skazka Zoo opens, start your acquaintance with Yalta there. Be sure to take a walk along the Yalta embankment (you can swim here), and go to the Chekhov house-museum. Visit the famous Glade of Fairy Tales.

A few more kilometers along the coast and you are in Nikita. There is the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, where you can see many unique plants characteristic only of Crimea, as well as take a walk through the view park and visit the Cape Martyan nature reserve.

It will take at least two days to inspect the southern coast of Crimea in the area from Foros to Alushta. There are many hotels of different levels of comfort in Yalta and surrounding cities.

Sudak, Koktebel and Feodosia

Continue on to Sudak. Don’t be fooled by the distance - it is not great, but the road will be entirely mountainous with steep serpentines, so it will take a long time to drive. In the village of Malorechenskoye you will see an unusual temple. There is a Museum of Disasters on the Waters, dedicated to famous shipwrecks.

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The largest and perfectly preserved Genoese fortress is located in Sudak. The citadel surrounds a mountain 157 meters high. If you conquer it, you will be rewarded with a dizzying view of the city.

The sea in Sudak is usually several degrees warmer than in Feodosia, Sevastopol and other points on the southern coast of Crimea (due to the fact that there is a bay here). Be sure to visit one of the most picturesque walking routes in Crimea - the famous Golitsyn trail. It is located in the New World, a few kilometers from Sudak. Walking along it will take you several hours.

From Sudak head to Koktebel - the most literary city of Crimea. You can spend the night both in Koktebel and in Feodosia, which is half an hour away. The entire cultural program in Sudak, New World and Koktebel will fit into one day.

Another Genoese fortress has been preserved in Feodosia, although if you have seen the fortress in Sudak, then the fortress in Feodosia will not particularly impress you. The main thing here is museums. This is the art gallery of I. Aivazovsky, the literary and memorial museum of Alexander Green and the house-museum of Vera Mukhina, the author of the monument “Worker and Collective Farm Woman”.

The sea and beach in Feodosia are not the cleanest in Crimea (port), therefore, after visiting museums, we go to Kerch.

An ancient city, undeservedly deprived of the attention of tourists. This is not a resort, and there is not much tourist infrastructure here yet (maybe the construction of the Kerch Bridge will change the situation). However, there is something to see here. Adzhimushkai quarries, the Kerch fortress, the remains of the ancient city of Panticapaeum, the Kerch Museum of Antiquities - these are just some of the interesting places in Kerch.

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By the way, there are several decent hotels in Kerch, and in its surroundings there are many inexpensive recreation centers.

To complete your week-long tour of Crimea, take a trip to Shchelkino on the Sea of Azov. After the bustling resort towns, Shchelkino will surprise you with the leisurely pace of life. By and large, this is not a resort, but just a city on the seashore with a good sandy beach. The water temperature in the Sea of Azov is usually 2-3 degrees higher than in the Black Sea. Arriving in Shchelkino, you can visit the Cape Kazantip nature reserve.

Based on materials from http://krimkanikuli.ru/

Tour route: Simferopol - Old Crimea - Koktebel - Feodosia - Sudak - New World - Alupka - Livadia - Balaklava - Inkerman - Sevastopol - Bakhchisaray - Simferopol

The excursion tour is ideal for getting acquainted with the entire excursion palette of the Crimean peninsula. Literally all the main attractions of the peninsula - castles, caves, palaces, mountains, embankments of resort towns, national cuisine and Crimean wine - are presented in a rich excursion tour of Crimea.

Accommodation

1-, 2-, 3-bed rooms with private facilities(shower, toilet) in tourist class hotels.
Basic hotels for the tour:
Koktebel - Hotel "Summer"
South Coast - hotel "Alushta" or hotel "Chaika"
Sevastopol - Hotel "Optima"
Tour operator "Dolphin" reserves the right to replace hotels with similar ones in terms of comfort.

Tour program

1st day

Meeting the group at the NEW airport in Simferopol from 11.00 to 11.30 (when leaving the baggage claim area, turn right, past the TAXI counter. Meeting with the guide takes place on the outside of the exit for “Tourist groups”, sign “ALL CRIMEA”). Departure at 11.30.
Transfer to Simferopol.
Visit to the Holy Trinity Convent in Simferopol, where the relics of St. Luke rest.
Transfer to Belogorsk.
Travel excursion and stop at the White Rock - (site of an ancient man, place of oath of the Crimean Tatars of Russia, filming sites for Western films), stop at the oldest oak tree in Russia - the 850-year-old oak of Suvorov.
Lunch in a cafe with dishes of Crimean Tatar cuisine (included in the price).
Along the way, a stop in the city of Old Crimea, a visit to the ancient mountain Armenian monastery of Surb-Khach (100 rubles/person), sights of the ancient city of Solkhat.
Transfer to Koktebel. Stop at an observation point on Mount Uzun-Syrt with a view of the ancient extinct volcano Karadag and Koktebel Bay.
Hotel accommodation. Welcome dinner with Crimean wines (included in the price). Free time, walk along the embankment.

Nutrition: Lunch, dinner.

Cities: Simferopol, Koktebel, Old Crimea, Belogorsk

Attractions: White Rock, Ruins of the ancient city of Solkhat, Surb-Khach Monastery

2nd day

Breakfast. Excursion to the house-museum of the artist and poet Maximilian Voloshin (200 rubles/person), a boat trip along the Kara-Dag mountain reserve (from 600 rubles/person). Free time for lunch (not included in the price).
Excursion to Feodosia. Sightseeing tour of the historical part of the city and the fortress complex of the medieval Genoese fortress of Kafa. Visit to the art gallery of artist I.K. Aivazovsky (400 rubles/person).
Return to Koktebel. Dinner (included in price). Free time in Koktebel.