New Year in Yalta

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An amazing, bright and eventful New Year's tour to Yalta. If you have never been to Yalta or you want to see as much as possible during a short vacation, then this tour is what you need to celebrate a holiday that will be remembered for a lifetime!

Location

Simferopol

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Tour highlights

The Museum of winemaking "Massandra"

We will visit the Massandra vintage wine factory and, if desired, taste the exhibits of the collection

Fabulous Crimea

We will see famous locations in New Year's attire: Swallow's Nest, Vorontsov Park, Sevastopol and Balaklava

Rest to your taste

We will spend January 1 as you like — from lazy walks along the embankment to a boat trip or a spa session

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting, Massandra vintage wine factory, Yalta
Meeting of the group at the railway station from 10:30 to 11:00 under the clock on the tower.
Departure to Alushta.
You will be greeted by Chatyr-Dag mountain with snow—capped peaks - the fifth largest peak in Crimea. And Mount Demerdzhi with the mysterious "guardians" of the Valley of Ghosts.
We visit the famous vintage wine factory "Massandra".
A tour of the ancient cellars with a visit to the Royal basement of the Main Factory, the collection wine collection (about a million bottles), galleries for aging collectible wines, workshops for aging and processing wine materials and wines, the Massandra wine Museum.
Those who wish can taste the wines of TM "Massandra" for an additional fee. The best dry, vintage, dessert, liqueur wines are served at the tasting.
You can buy wines at the company store to share the taste of Crimea with friends and family or stock up for the New Year's table.
Transfer to Yalta.
On the eve of the main winter holiday, Yalta will traditionally wear its luxurious New Year's outfit: various light installations will appear on the embankment and central streets of the city, designed to create a truly fabulous mood for guests of the resort capital.
You will walk along the narrow crooked streets of the historical center of Yalta, go down to the main embankment of the Crimea and get acquainted with the Chekhov Lady with a dog.
We are staying in a hotel that will become your home during your New Year's trip to the Crimea.
The administration promises to turn the hotel into a fabulous corner.

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Day 2 - Vorontsov Park, Swallow's Nest
The last day of the outgoing year.
We tried to make this day interesting and selected such places so that you could capture the beauty of the Crimea and be filled with hope for a bright next year.
In Alupka you will findVorontsov Park is a business card, one of the most romantic parks in Crimea, forming a single ensemble with the Vorontsov Palace.
On a walk through the park you will see its amazing and unusual beauties: Small and Large Chaos – fragments of frozen magma that collapsed under the influence of earthquakes, which managed to organically fit into the landscape of the park through the efforts of its creator Karl Kebach.
We will walk to Trout, Mirror and Swan Lakes, visit Sycamore, Sunny, Contrasting and Chestnut glades.
The Trilby Fountain, shrouded in legends, will mentally transport you to the shores of the foggy Albion.
You will get acquainted with the keepers of the park – the lions of the Lion Terrace, sleeping, waking and awake.
We visit the gorgeous frontVorontsov Palace.
At the Swallow's Nest castle, we take photos for social networks (how can we do without them!).
The Wine Bazaar in Gaspra is the place with the largest assortment of drinks in Crimea from 45 manufacturers!
To warm up our appetite, we will visit him. What's a New Year's Eve without sparkling wine?
We are stocking up for the New Year's table.
Next, a hearty lunch at the cafe (we order dishes from the menu for an additional fee).
We return to Yalta and prepare for New Year's Eve.
In the circle of family and friends, we see off the old year and celebrate the New Year. New Year's Eve can also be bright on the Yalta embankment — choose how to celebrate the holiday to your taste!

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Day 3 - Free day
Here comes the New Year!
This day will be deservedly languid and lazy.
You can walk along the embankment and the Seaside Park.
If desired, for an additional fee you can:
Relax in the cafe;
take a boat trip on a pleasure boat along the southern coast of Crimea;
take a ride on the Yalta-Gorka small cable car to Darsan Hill;
a great idea for January 1st is a SPA vacation (we recommend it!).

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Day 4 - Foros Church, Sevastopol, Balaklava
It is impossible to come to Crimea and not visit Sevastopol!
The road to Sevastopol will pass through the beautiful Baydar Valley.
Climbing the serpentine mountain road, and we are at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ.
We visit and take memorable photos on the viewing platform at the temple.
In Sevastopol, a leisurely walk is an excursion.
You will discover the beauty of the city: Grafskaya Pier, Nakhimov monument, monument to Sunken ships, Primorsky Boulevard, the recently reconstructed Matrossky Boulevard – the first in Sevastopol, Vladimir Cathedral – the tomb of Russian admirals.
In your free time, you can relax in a panoramic cafe with a view of Sevastopol Bay, take a boat trip along the bays of the city (extra charge).
We stock up on souvenirs and go to Balaclava.
The balaclava has been transformed, and you will have a walk-tour along the cozy promenade, similar to the resorts of the Mediterranean Sea.
In your free time, if you wish, you can climb the Genoese fortress of Cembalo, take a boat trip around the bay (extra charge) and taste seafood delicacies in the restaurant.
Let's go back to Yalta!

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Day 5 - Valley of Ghosts, departure
That's the final day of the Crimean New Year's adventure.
Our way lies to the village of Luchistoe at the foot of the "Kuznets Mountain".
Demerdzhi Mountain is one of the most picturesque in Crimea. By nature itself, wind and rain, stone sculptures of the Valley of Ghosts were created on the mountainside. Huge stone figures resemble figures of animals, mysterious creatures, depending on the time of day and lighting, their images change, giving rise to fantasy.
We are going to Alushta for lunch.
The central embankment of Alushta is the main place for walking in the resort. We'll take a walk too.
After a delicious lunch in one of the cafes (ordering dishes from the menu for an additional fee), memorable photos at the rotunda "Alushta resort", we throw a coin into the waters of the Black Sea, and the way home.
The end of the tour in Simferopol.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in the boarding house "Darsan", Yalta or a similar hotel of the same level on the Southern coast of Crimea.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Placement	2-local	1-local
Cost per adult	20 500	30 750
The cost is 60+	19 500	29 200
The cost is up to 12 years	19 500	-

The tour participants stay in a tourist-class hotel in the Greater Yalta region. Please pay attention

Please note that these hotels do not have their own territories and beaches.

Pension Darsan is located on the hills of Darsan, 1.5 km from the Black Sea. It offers a view of the center of Yalta. Traditional cuisine is offered. The windows offer a beautiful view of the Crimean coast.

All simply furnished rooms at Darsan Pension have air conditioning, satellite TV and a minibar. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

A continental breakfast is served every morning. The hotel's restaurant offers a wide selection of dishes from the Crimean region. Room service is available upon request.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 16 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Simferopol

Included in price

habitation;
meals specified in the tour program (breakfast from 2 days);
travel services of a tour guide;
entrance tickets to museums according to the program;
meeting at the railway station;
return transfer to the railway station.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Simferopol and back;
meals not specified in the program (lunches, dinners);
additional services at the hotel;
New Year's banquet (the price is specified the day before);

Excursions and entertainment (if desired):

Swallow's nest castle (passage) – 200 rubles.;
Small cable car "Yalta-Gorka": adult – 500 rub./person;children – 300 rub./person.;
Boat trip along the Southern Coast of Crimea:adult – 600 rubles/person;children – 400 rubles/person.;
Boat trip along Balaklava Bay:adult – 600 rubles/person;children – 400 rubles/person.;
spa holidays – from 1,500 rubles.;
wine tasting TM "Massandra" – 800 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Comfortable clothes and shoes

It should be borne in mind that on an excursion tour you will have to walk a lot, so the shoes should be such that you can walk a lot in them. The ideal option is sneakers, moccasins. The clothes should be seasonal.

Cash

We recommend taking cash with you, because shopping stalls and souvenir shops are not always equipped with terminals, and there may not be a nearby ATM. We recommend that guests carry money in small bills.

Dates and Prices

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28 Dec, 2024 – 1 Jan, 2025 5 days 4 nights

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