The best Russian Black Sea resort can offer its guests not only wonderful opportunities for beach and ski holidays, but also a rich excursion program.
In the vicinity of Greater Sochi, there are many natural monuments and interesting places where excursions and tourist trips are arranged. The famous waterfalls of Sochi are no exception, and thousands of travelers come every season to look at the streams of water falling from a height.
Valley of legends and waterfalls
This is the name of a popular excursion organized by numerous travel agencies in the cities of Sochi and Adler. The mountain gorge in the Lazarevsky region, where tourists like to be, is famous for thirty-three waterfalls formed by a river rushing down from a twelve-meter height.
A cascade of 33 waterfalls near Sochi is located in the Dzhegosh tract, four kilometers from the village of Bolshoy Kimchay. The surroundings and the waterfalls themselves belong to the Sochi National Park and are protected objects.
The water cascades are surrounded by a mixed forest formed by oaks, hornbeams and maples. During the excursion, naturalists will be able to see endemic plants - Colchis boxwood with vines and Pontic butcher's broom.
Along the mountain path
The most famous waterfalls in Sochi are called Agursky, and they are located in the Khostinsky district. It is here that the Agura river forms a canyon, into which its waters rush, demonstrating picturesque cascades.
Legend has it that it was here that Prometheus was chained to a rock and the beautiful Agura helped him, bringing water and food. The gods punished the disobedient, turning her into a stormy stream.
You can get to the famous Sochi waterfalls from the International Tourist Center "/>
The most interesting cascade - Lower Agursky - is a waterfall of 12 and 18 meters. The picturesque pool below them is formed by the purest blue water falling from a 30-meter cliff. Further waterfalls follow, whose height reaches 21 and 23 meters.
If you cross the river on a wooden bridge, you can go a little further and get to a tourist meadow, where tourist gatherings and picnics are held.
Hiking trails around Sochi
Useful information
- The way from the car park to the Lower Agursky waterfall takes about 15 minutes.
- Getting to the ITC "/> The best time to visit the Agursky waterfalls in Sochi is in the spring, when the river is at its fullest. Tourist groups usually arrive at 11 am.
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