Question: "Where to go in November in Russia?" can take travelers by surprise, as holidays in many Russian cities can be overshadowed by slush and cold winds.
Where to go on vacation in Russia in November?
In the last month of autumn, tourists can go on a bus tour around the Golden Ring, devote their free time to inspecting the exhibits of the Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) and the Hermitage (St. Petersburg).
November is a good time for those wishing to improve their health: they are advised to take a closer look at the sanatoriums and boarding houses of the Moscow region, as well as the Caucasus and the Urals, where, in addition, there are healing springs. If you are not averse to swimming in thermal springs, pay attention to Zelenovskie Ozerki (Kamchatka) - their water is enriched with hydrogen sulfide and radon.
In November, you can pay attention to the resorts of the Black Sea coast: tourists should wander through the gorges and mountain trails, and guests of Anapa, Gelendzhik and Sochi should see the waterfalls located there and ride a cable car to admire the local beauty from a height.
From the end of November, active travelers will be able to test the tracks of Russian ski resorts. At their service - Ural, Dombay, Khibiny.
Children in the last month of autumn should be pleased with a visit to Veliky Ustyug: on November 18, Father Frost's birthday is celebrated there. Little guests will enjoy sweet treats, fairytale characters and festive events. In addition, those who wish can put congratulations intended for Santa Claus into a special mailbox that opens on his estate. At the end of November (28-29) with children it is recommended to go to Karelia to the city of Olonets - at this time the “Olonets games of Santa Clauses” begin there, which are accompanied by cheerful competitions (“New Year's disciplines”).
Kids and adult active travelers may be interested in the year-round water parks. So, they will be able to have fun in the Sochi "Akvaloo". In the covered part of the water park, adults will have the slides "Pigtail", "Kamikaze", "Black Hole", "Multislide", "Water Tunnel", and children will have a children's pool with rain and waterfall, and slide "Rainbow", " Elephant "and" Rabbit ". In addition, “Akvaloo” is equipped with 1 bath, 3 Finnish saunas, a hot tub, a large jacuzzi pool and 2 swimming pools with waterfalls.
Kaliningrad is also worth a visit in November, when the Jazz at the Philharmonic Festival is held here. And the village of Nikulinskoye (Vologda Oblast) at the end of autumn is interesting for the Samovar Festival celebrated here.
Abzakovo
Those who decide to come to the Abzakovo ski resort in November (it is better to plan a trip in the middle to the end of the month; the snow cover is maintained at the required level thanks to the artificial snowmaking system), will see its 13 slopes, the total length of which is 15 km (vertical drop up to 320 m). It offers 6 drag lifts, 1 cable car, tubing, skating rink, cross-country skiing track, rental of the necessary equipment and equipment.
Guests of Abzakovo are recommended to visit:
- water park “Aquarium”: there is a children's pool and a pool with 2 underwater geysers (the water temperature is at + 30˚C all year round), slides, a sauna with dry steam, a vertical solarium, a bar;
- local zoo: its inhabitants are wolves, foxes, sika deer, llamas, Far Eastern leopards, Amur tigers and other animals (they can be treated with food sold on the territory of the zoo);
- entertainment complex “Non Stop”: its guests can play billiards, bowling or table tennis, spend time in the hall with slot machines, watch a movie they like in the cinema hall. After sunset, those who wish can dance at the nightly disco. Well, the complex has prepared a special playroom for children.
As for the vacationers who have decided to improve their health, they will be able to try on themselves the effect of the health-improving program “Territory of Health”.
Pyatigorsk
Those who arrived in Pyatigorsk in early November (air temperature + 10-12˚C) will be able to devote time to health programs (mud from the Tambukan Lake, radon and hydrogen sulfide mineral waters are used in treatment; the specialization of Pyatigorsk hospitals is pediatrics, gynecological diseases, diseases of the skin and musculoskeletal system) and local attractions - Park "Flower Garden" (it is good to walk here before or after hydrotherapy), Lazarevskaya Church (is a reflection of the architectural style "Old Russian Classicism"; divine services are held here every day), Lermontov's grottoes (to the grotto located in Emanuelevsky Park, stone-paved path) and Diana (this grotto can be found in the Park "Flower Garden"; it is a cave, artificially carved into the rock - it is decorated with columns of hewn stone), as well as the observation deck "Gate of the Sun" (from here you will be able to admire the nearby mountains and areas Pyatigorsk).
