Holidays in Alushta are chosen by young people eager for entertainment, couples with children, pensioners: at their service there are boarding houses and sanatoriums with treatment, a cheap private sector, a developed trade and entertainment infrastructure.
The main types of recreation in Alushta
- Beach: You can relax on the pebble beach "Laskoviy Bereg" - it has showers, retail outlets, cafes, attractions, rental points. And in the evening you can come here for a disco and other entertainment events. Those who are interested in beaches with a sandy bottom and a small-pebble shore mixed with sand should go to the beaches of the Professor's Corner - here you can buy resort goods, relax under sun awnings, frolic on water attractions, and do a massage.
- Active: you can go on a hike through the Crimean lands, on a jeep safari, horseback riding, climb mountains, go diving and explore caves, have fun in the Almond Grove water park.
- Wellness: for treatment and recovery, climatotherapy is used (the resort is a natural inhaler with its firs, cedars, cypresses, yews), mineral waters of the Savlukh-Su spring, Saki mud, aerophytotherapy (for example, sea salt and essential oils of the local essential oil plant are used for aroma baths "Alushtinsky").
- Sightseeing: going on an excursion tour, you will see the Kutuzov fountain, the palace of Princess Gagarina, the Aluston fortress, the temple of All Crimean Saints and Fyodor Stratilat, visit the Crimea in miniature park, the Valley of Ghosts, admire the Dzhur-Dzhur and Geyser waterfalls, take a trip to Krasnaya and the Marble Caves.
- Eventful: combining several types of recreation in one trip, you can visit the Festival of Arts “Zori Alushta” (end of May), Beer Festival (June), Children's Choreographic Festival “AlushtaFest” (September), International Honey Festival “Crimean Meetings” (September), Wine Festival “Grape Seasons” (end of September).
Prices for tours to Alushta
The most favorable time to travel to Alushta is June-September. Prices for tours to Alushta reach their maximum in July-August - they jump by 40-50%. You can save money by going here in early autumn and in the low season, which lasts from late October to April (at this time, vouchers are sold at affordable prices).
On a note
On vacation in Alushta, you will need a hat, light clothing, comfortable shoes, flip flops, bathing accessories and sun protection (when packing, put these things in a suitcase).
If you want to save on housing, stay not in a hotel, but rent a house or apartment from local residents (note that housing prices vary depending on the season, living conditions and proximity to the sea).
From Alushta, you can bring decorative plates, wood products, a set of aromatic oils, jewelry made of stones and minerals, smoking pipes.
