About the trip to the Crimea in June 2016, which was published in our community "Your Crimea". At the end of the story link to the source where you can ask your questions to the author. The trip took place in mid-June and was designed for 10 days. I give the author's text unchanged.

Because I am not a special amateur stitching all the time on the beach with an indispensable attribute "All Inclusive", I decided to ride in the Crimea, as in the places where it was before and so on the uncharted paths.

First chose the beaten popular route: Vorontsovsky (Prince Vorontsov) and palaces, the swallow nest (for 300 rubles. You can drive up directly to it through the local sanatorium) and the Massandrovsk Palace of Emperor Alexander III. If it is too early to get out of your car, then you can visit everything in one day.

The next day is the passage: lamb kebabs, tasting of local wines, upwards under the Bayan's virtuoso game on the accordion and guitar. Even the German from Potsdam was born to us, we happily sang him "Katyusha". In Bakhchisara, I have never been to this trip, I thought only I was separated by the Khan's palace, and it was not there)). Footing around the palace, we were offered on UAZ (300 rubles per person) to visit the ruins of the fortress (founded in the 5-6 century as the Byzantine Colony) Chufut-Kale and cave city.

The driver of the unnecessary car climbed onto the plateau near the entrance to the fortress, and then we said goodbye to him and decided to return to their parking on foot, admiring the views of the gorge, visiting the road in addition to the ancient ruins of the cave city and the Orthodox Holy Assumption Cave of the monastery. Panoramas, of course, crazy who was not sure to visit these epic places. By evening, returned to Alushta.

Well, on the whole day, a trip (medieval Genoese fortress) with a visit to the village New World (Factory of champagne wines from Galician cellars, royal beach). On the way back, the serpentine traveled near the village of Rybachye, to swim on the wild beach. I understand the Crimean on the weekend take the tents and go to rest in these places, i.e. away from the tourist fuss. Parked cars almost all were with the Crimean numbers, I felt like a "white crow")).

The greed of hotels and airlines, which showed the head of 2016 successful 2016, and the discovery of Turkey - this today explains the sharp drop in the turmpotok in the Crimea. But market participants call another reason: "disposable" customers.

With the resort season this year something clearly went wrong: July began, and there are few tourists in the Crimea. In 2016, tourists in the Crimea rose to 5.6 million holidaymakers compared to 4.6 million in 2015, this year, the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksenov expects 6 million tourists. But at the end of May, the sale of tourpackets in the Crimea fell by 30%.

Tour operators assess the decline in demand for rest at the resorts of the Peninsula at the beginning of the season in 20%, hotel owners - 12%, reports Eadaily. At the same time, according to the Ministry of Culture of the Crimea, the total tourist frequency at the beginning of the season decreased by only 3.8%. Nevertheless, local bloggers talk about the prospects for reducing the number of vacationers by 15% for the year.

Why is it so quickly ended by a boom of popularity of the Crimean coast?

The Minister of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea Sergey Strelbitsky Vinit in this cold May and June, but according to statistics on June was sold more tours In Crimea than July, although it always happened on the contrary.

Experts of the "Associations of Tour Operators of Russia" bind those who occurred with the "greed" of the hotel and air carriers who have encouraged prices due to the fact that the success of the 2016 season "spoke them."

Strelbitsky agrees that the owners of hotels unreasonably raised prices and therefore "not deserve tourists." According to the official, a significant part of the vacationers refused the services of both tour operators and hotels, and now independently removes her housing in the private sector. They go to the Crimea without the help of operators of 48% of tourists, live in private homes and apartments - 36%.

An important reason is the opening of Turkey: this year, with a decline of tourists, not only the Crimea, but also the entire Black Sea coast of Russia. Search engines show a decline in requests on holidays in Crimea or Anapa since December 2016 by 30-35%. And, on the contrary, exit tourist destinations Right both sales and search queries.

The most inexpensive offer in Turkey is 20 thousand rubles in a three-star hotel with flight and all inclusiveWhile in the Crimea for 20 thousand rubles you can only fly plus for a taxi from Simferopol in Yalta, leads the words of the general director of the Dolphin tour operator Sergey Romashkin.

Turputevka is a decent hotel for the family (two adults and one child is 6 years old) with a full board (All Inclusive) that in Crimea, that in Anatalia will cost almost equally - at 145 thousand rubles. Turpaket includes 14 nights of rest in the first half of August. In Crimea, this will be the hotel "Yalta Intourist", in Antalya Grand Park. Lara (five stars). However, the Crimean turnover is not included in the air ticket, unlike Turkish. And this is still plus 45 thousand rubles. And this is nothing: in Yalta, trips are offered to five star hotels at a price from 500 to 2.3 million rubles for 14 days of rest.

There is another reason for the decline in tourism - prices for flights.

"Where it is coming when in Simferopol and Sochi from Moscow to fly in time equally, but for some reason the cost of 2.5-3 thousand rubles above in Crimea," said Sergey Streletbitsky.

Search for flights to Momondo.ru to Simferopol, Sochi and Antalya on the same dates (July 29-August 5) showed that the most cheap Ticket There - back to Simferopol will cost 12-15 thousand rubles, in Sochi - at 10-12 thousand rubles, and in Antalya - at 14-16 thousand rubles.

It is possible, so the calculation that the Life-supersonunciation of the Crimea will fill the military and civil servants of the Russian Federation, which is prohibited from traveling abroad, were not justified. Officials and military actually do not go to the Crimea, writes Kommersant.

According to official data, servicemen among those who rested on the peninsula in 2016, only 1%, and civil servants - 11%. In numbers it is about 650 thousand tourists. Much more of those for whom the abroad is closed, they go to the Krasnodar resorts.

Moreover, the Russians are achieved by the most conservative ways: on its own car or by train, there is not so many people on the plane. That's the answer why they do not go to the Crimea - to whom the hunt will pay from 1,700 rubles for the car on the crossing of one way, and then make a hook in 200-300 km on expensive gasoline and give the same money for housing, the quality of which leaves much to be desired ?

"Any market that grows so quickly, then falls quickly. In the Ukrainian period of the peninsula visited 1.5-2 million Russians, it was a stable figure. Over the past two years, Crimea managed to attract 3.5 million new russian tourists To those 2 million permanent customers. Many visited the peninsula for the first time, came from curiosity, climbed all attractions. However, the Crimea could not hook these new customers for a long time. The honest marketing base of the peninsula is those 2-2.5 million tourists, "Romashkin argues.

Tourists are conservative.

"If they are accustomed to relax in the format of the Turkish" Olinklyus "in a closed area, then they returned to this this year. Crimean pyramid as grown and collapsed. Crimea still has to compete for permanent tourists, "concludes Romashkin.

Tourists scare away not only prices, but also the undeveloped infrastructure - from transport to public. "To get from the airport to the rest, or you need to pay big money to taxi drivers, or you need to remove and guess with public transportThat is very uncomfortable and uncomfortable, "the public figure complains, the coordinator of the Society" Society of Blue buckets "Peter Shkumatov on his Facebook page.

Beaches also do not always leave positive emotions. "You can meet a strange picture: Restaurants who make a business on holidaymakers, throw garbage on the beach. Just because they know that municipal employees are obliged to export this garbage from there. But sometimes municipal employees do not cope with this task, and then the garbage lies until the next day. It sees all the rest, "says skullov. Reduces tourist value also chaotic and barbaric buildings Southern Shore Crimea, he adds. All these problems are Crimea anyway will have to decide if the peninsula wants to make consistently earn tourists.

Travel guide for vacationers with useful advice and relevant prices

The Crimean Peninsula attracts tourists not only by the unique beauty of its nature, but also its diversity. Here you can find everything that your soul is: sand beaches, mountain arrays, forests and steppes. On the one hand, this is a lively and noisy place, full entertainment for every taste, and on the other hand, a secluded corner, where "convenience of civilization" replaces the nature of Nature not touched by man. That quiet place Located on the west coast of the peninsula.

Tarkhankut is a real paradise for romantics and lovers of rest with tents and scuba. These places are not as popular among tourists, but the true connoisseurs of environmentally friendly rest prefer their noisy southern coast.

The Black Sea Area is famous among tourists inexpensive and very calm place to relax. If you dream to spend time away from civilization, then this is what you need. The endless steppe, wide sandy beaches, crystal clear sea and unique landscapes will allow to fully experience all the delights of the "wild" rest and enjoy solitude with nature. And if the unique Tarkhankut landscapes from year to year retain their uniqueness and inviolability, the resort itself does not stand still: infrastructure is actively developing, the choice of available entertainment becomes wider, and leisure - diverse. Every year, the Black Sea region can offer more to its guests, and this does not destroy its features at all, and vice versa - harmoniously complements the local atmosphere. And if in the previous few years these places attended a very rare tourist, then this year there is life and boils in Tarkhankut, and hits the key ...

Climate

Thanks to special geographical position, The Black Sea region is inherent in a unique microclimate. Tarkhankut peninsula is washed by sea from three sides, and sea breeze Usually change the direction twice a day. That is why the summer heat is to transfer here much easier and more pleasant. Due to the absence of industrial facilities, a small population density and a small number of transport, the air in the Tarkhankut Peninsula is clean and fresh. It contains a large number of Bromine ions, iodine, sodium and other substances, which positively affects health. The weather is mostly sunny, and rain is a rare and short phenomenon. Water in the sea quickly warms up to 23-25 \u200b\u200bdegrees, so the bathing season begins here in May, and ends in September, or even later.

Transport

A trip from Simferopol to Black Sea by bus will take three hours (30 minutes from which - parking on the bus station in Evpatoria) - 144 km, ticket 219 rubles. The first flight from the resort bus station (railway station) at 05:40, last at 20:20 with an interval of 40-60 minutes. In addition, you can first get to Evpatoria (1.5 hours, a ticket - 120 rubles.) The first flight with "Resort" to Evpatoria goes 05:18, and the last - 21:35. There are flights Simferopol inter-water at 11:25 and 15:22. From Black Sea to inter-water (17 km), reindeer shoots (23 km), Okunevka (25 km), Gromovo (19 km) from the bus station also go buses, the fare is 22-50 rubles.

And on the picturesque Cape Tarkhankut, who is far from civilization, is much more convenient to get by their own transport, because it will have to go literally to the edge of the Earth. You can reach the reindeer, and from there 5 km on foot. It is possible to order in the Black Sea taxi, the trip will cost 900 rubles. Price trip by taxi within the village is 100-120 rubles.

Food

On the beach and in the center of Chernomorsky there are many cafes and restaurants in which you can eat for little money. The establishments offer a wide selection of fish and marine dishes prepared from Pelengas, Katrana, Kefali, mussels and Rapanov. Dinner in a restaurant (meat with a garnish and a glass of wine) will cost within 1000 rubles., Complex lunches - 500-700 rubles. Portion of borscht - 50 rub., Chop - 70-80 rubles., Pie - 30 rubles., Skewers - 120 rubles / 200 grams, salads - 160-300 rubles / portion. Burnt on the go (Chebureks, hot dogs) is possible for 60-80 rubles.
Three market works in Black Sea, the prices of which can change during the season depending on the influx of tourists: cucumbers - 50-80 rubles, tomatoes - 35-50 rubles, potatoes - 20-30 rubles., Eggs - 45-80 rubles ., Milk - 40-90 rubles., Peaches - 80-130 rubles, Apricots - 120-160 rubles., Cherry - 200-250 rubles., Grapes - 120-200 rubles.

The busiest day in the village is Wednesday, because it is on this day "Gypsy" market, where a very wide and diverse choice of products is presented: fresh fish, sausages and cheeses, vegetables and fruits. Here you can buy all the necessary products at very affordable prices, therefore the locals, and visitors often make purchases exactly here.

Leisure

The view from Cape Tarkhankut will impress any tourist, because it is impossible to tear off his eyes. Yes, on the way you can defeat boredom, because the endless empty steppe is stretched on a lot of kilometers around, but coming to the shore, you will be fighting the beauty of these places. High ripple cliffs, quiet sandy bays and lagoon, romantic grottoes, emerald water whose crystal purity will envy any resort - this is the attraction of not only Tarkhankut, but also the entire Crimean Peninsula.

The Dzhangul's tract is north of the reindeer fever and stretches along the coast at a distance of 5 km. Dzhangul is a landslide array with impressive booming of rocks and bizarre limestone figures created by weathelation and abrasion. This territory is a protected area. Nature is intact here, and the tract itself resembles the lost world.

Athlesh reserved tract, located 5 km from the reindeer extends, extends 3 km along the sea coast and is divided into two parts - a large and small atlash. Picturesque coastal cliffs, deep grots, caves and stone beaches, and in some places and beautiful stone arches - all this was created by weatheralling and marine surfs. This is a great place to occupy wind surfing, kite surfing and, of course, diving, because the rich underwater flora and fauna will not leave anyone indifferent. But in addition to this, scubaists are attracted by underwater caves, flooded ships and the only underwater museum "Alley of the leaders". At a distance of 100 meters from the shore of Small Athlesh at a depth of 12-14 meters, divers gathered under the water Gallery of sculptures, among which you can see busts and monuments of Lenin, Dzerzhinsky, Gorky, Stalin, Beethoven, Miniatures of the Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge. Exhibits for the museum bring divers from the territory of the entire former Soviet Union. Very popular for Diving Grot Neptune, "Bottle" and "Alley Anchors". Under it is the first underwater bucker road - a kind of analog cableway For divers.

And in the area of \u200b\u200bBig Athlesh, an underwater museum is created at a depth of 25-30 meters military equipment. There will be planes raised from under the water, guns, self-propelled guns times great Patriotic War. One of the first exhibits became the Soviet attack aircraft "IL-2" became one of the first exhibits in 1944.

A considerable role of Athlesh played in Soviet cinematographic art, because it was here that episodes were filmed for "Man-Amphibian" films, "Pirates of the twentieth century", "Taman", "People and Dolphins". For guests Alyas, exciting excursions and trips on the boats along the rocky coast.

And the most romantic place in Tarkhankut can rightly consider the bowl of love - a closed natural pool with a diameter of 20 meters, built by waves in the rocky shore. The depth in the bowl reaches 8-9 meters, and at a depth of 4 meters there is a natural underwater tunnel, which connects the pool with open sea. There is a legend: if the lovers jump into the bowl of love, holding hands, and their hands in flight will not open up, they will live in love and harmony. And if you open up, it is still early under the crown of a pair. The only minus - those who want to plunge in the basin quite a lot, which violates the atmosphere of privacy. Entrance to the Athlesh's territory from the fishing mill - 20 rubles, a tour of the boat along the coast to the bowl of love - 300 rubles.

On a large Athlete, there is also a dolphinarium, where you can not only watch an exciting view with the marine inhabitants, but also to do diving with dolphins. In July-August in Dolphinariums show three performances with a duration of 40 minutes (Monday - day off): 11:00, 15:00 and 18:00. A day view ticket costs 600 rubles, children under 5 years old - free. Photo with dolphins on a platform (up to 5 people) and in water (1 person) costs 500 rubles. on your camera and 600 rubles. On the camera Dolphinarium, dolphinotherapy - 5000 rubles, diving with dolphins - 6000 rubles, bathing with dolphins (three circles on water) - 3000 rubles. per person, video filming is allowed.

To admire the inhabitants of the Black Sea, the fish of the rivers of Africa and America, turtles and crocodiles, as well as birds and rodents in the aquarium, located at the address: Black Sea, ul. Postal, 1b (at the beginning of the city beach). Operating mode - from 9:00 to 22:00. Ticket price - 200 rubles / adult, 150 rubles / Children.

Many tourists come to west Coast Crimean Peninsula only to visit local lakes - Karadzhinsky in the reindeer plant and mud-salty lake Yarylgach (Sasiek, Klavskoye) in the village of Intervaled. These places are famous for their baby sulfate mud, which are healing. They are effective in treating many diseases. Water in the lakes also has the treatment force, which contributes to the improvement and rejuvenation of the body.

Not far from Olenevka is the estate of General Popova, which was built simultaneously with Vorontsov Palace. Today, the estate is located in a renovated and rebuilt on the territory of the Pension "Solar Valley". Preserved I. lovely Parkwhich surrounded the building: embossed landscape, green plantings, fruit trees and neat flower beds. The majestic building can still eclipse modern buildings. The uniqueness and beauty of his architecture and today attracts tourists, resting on Tarkhankut.

A lot in the Black Sea Area of \u200b\u200bArchaeological and natural monuments. So, for example, the ancient settlement of Koslos Limin (translated from the Greek - "Beautiful Harbor") for about 3000 years. Rests of other ancient settlements are preserved here: the Greco-Scythian Belyus and the rubber, on whose territory a few years ago a slab was discovered with a picture of a pouring herakla.

And 4 km from the village of Olenevka, on Cape Tarkhankut, there is a powerful lighthouse of 42 meters high, built from white inkerman limestone. For 200 years, the Lighthouse has been a loyal not only for ships, but also for hiking. Thanks good quality Construction, to this day, the construction required only cosmetic repairs. 142 steps of cast iron spiral staircase lead to the tower. It is possible to climb the Tarkhankut lighthouse with the permission of the administration, but the appearance opening from the top is worth any effort.

A place under the sun

In the Black Sea district there are a large number of hotels, boarding houses, recreation centers, campgrounds, so each tourist will be able to find housing by pocket. Almost all types of housing are equipped with parking lots, so do not worry for your car. Local residents Also willingly rent housing with garages or places for the car.

Prices in rubles per day (minimum - maximum):

- Koyka in the private sector (up to 1.5 from the sea, shower, washbasin);

Apartment / House (2-3 rooms, air conditioning, all amenities);

Mini-hotel (up to 1 km from the sea, 2-bed room);

Pension (seashore, number for 2 people, 3-meals a day)

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Hotline for vacationers in Crimea

Under the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic of Crimea, there is a 24-hour hotline "Polite Crimea": 8-800-100-12-20 . The call to the hotline is free on the territory Russian Federation!

The number of vacationers decreased several times

In the Crimea, as the local "authorities" declare, only half the beaches are ready to rest tourists. Entrepreneurs complain: tourists from Russia are sent to state sanatoriums, while "private traders" remain without earnings. According to social skins, only 4% of Russians plan to spend their vacation this summer on an annexed peninsula. Prices for housing and products grow, and the number of tourists is reduced. About how tourist season In Crimea, found out the site "Today.ua".

Earn this summer will not be able to earn

According to the "Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Crimea", 4.5 million people rested on the peninsula, in 2014 - 3.6 million. At the same time, as an ex-minister of resorts of Crimea Alexander Liev, the annexation of the resort workers was 4 times more. This year, local "authorities" hope that the number of tourists will grow. Most of the holidaymakers - Russians, however, judging by the forecasts of sociologists, citizens of the Russian Federation are not going to go on vacation in.

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According to the representatives of the administration of the Crimea, this year the tourist flow on the peninsula increased again.

"This year is high holiday season In general, passed successfully. The total number of those who rested from the beginning of the year and as of mid-October exceeded five million people, "officially informed representatives of funds mass media Last Friday.

Is it much?

No, it's not too much.

On the one hand, it is more than last year and much more than a year earlier. Over the past year, 4.59 million tourists visited Crimea for the whole year (which, in turn, is 21% more than the 2014 indicator).

There is reason to believe that the final figures of 2016 will be equal to the middle "household" years, when 5.5 million tourists arrived in Crimea per year. And maybe if the winter start goes well - and exceeds them.

What, by the way, the most curious thing: a growth was recorded in 2.2 times the tourist flow, even from the "warring" with us of Ukraine. Since the beginning of this year, a little more than 864 thousand citizens of this militant power have rested in the fact of the fact.

This means the following things:

1) The preserved mental health of the pretty decent part of the citizens of Ukraine, which, in fact, in a purely household level, passes by the ears of each iron with the lutuy of media hatred and "impel-uneques".

2) the resource for the extensive development of the tourist industry of this Russian region is rapidly destructive. Simple replacement of most tourists from Ukrainian on Russian (before reunification - two thirds from Ukraine, after reunification - four fifths from Russia) has already been exhausted.

Now the tourist infrastructure of the peninsula must be systemically reformed.

And this is a very difficult task: in the flagship in this regard, Sochi, for example, was carried out only at the expense of the Olympic project. And this is despite the fact that at that time Sochi and Black Sea coast The Caucasus was generally the only Russian "tourist region".

But the new "Olympic project", unfortunately, is not visible. Especially in the Crimea.

No, it is impossible to say that nothing is done in this direction. "Expanded" transport infrastructure, and the speech here is not only about " kerch Bridge." The airport is expanding, there is an improvement of domestic road communications. I am restored and new tourist objects are being built, the key to any "tourist region" is solved with the objects of sightseeing and entertainment.

Just what is being done is categorically a little.

Moreover, we have repeatedly talked about the need for a "national project" in the T.N. "Inland and inbound tourism", the part of which, of course, should be both Sochi and Crimea. But for its implementation, it will have to change the entire structure of the tourist industry, starting with the mentality of people, this branch of managers.

Officials are still, by and large, perceive "tourism" exclusively as "outbound" discipline.

Want a small example?

The question of the so-called is now actively lobby. " spa collection With travelers, "at the regional level. And this means that this "collection" - yes, small - will be charged exclusively with the "internal" and "entry" tourists. And not with those who prefer the Crimea and Sochi Egyptian Sharm-Eshech. At the same time, it is not difficult to deteriorate in a purely technically, as well as to send funds from the hypothetical "field collection" to the development of the tourism infrastructure of their own country.

But such an approach at the system level of these people in the head is simply not in fact. And here with such a mentality of state managers who do not even think about creating additional advantages For competitors to our own "tourist regions" and objects, tourism as a national project is definitely impossible.