Gudauta

General information, recreation, infrastructure

Gudauta - a small resort town on the Black Sea coast in Abkhazia, the administrative center of Gudauta district (Gudauta on the map of Abkhazia. The population of the city is a little more than 8000 people.

In this gudauta travel guide you will be able to read everything you need to travel or relax on your own in this resort. If you prefer an organized vacation on a ticket, you can find and book tours to Abkhazia, including with installment payment, using the following proven online search and booking services, or through the search form:

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Gudauta is a traditional calm beach resort of the Black Sea. Like most other small resort villages of Abkhazia, it is in desolation and is not very beautiful: roads and sidewalks are broken, the city park is abandoned, buildings are dilapidated. But rest in Gudauta has its advantages. First of all, the situation here is calm, almost rustic, there are very few vacationers even at the height of the season. After the bustling tourist-and transport-packed Gagra, Pitsunda or Sukhum, Gudauta is just a real corner of tranquility. If you do not need entertainment, excursions, comfortable living conditions in a hotel room, developed tourist infrastructure, then this resort may suit you.

The beach in Gudauta is not bad, and also has its advantages. As already mentioned, there are very few tourists on it, but there are umbrellas, sun beds, changing cabins, and several cafes along the coastline and a bar on the beach itself. The beach is Sandy and pebbly: pebbles at the water's edge and under water; sand further from the shore, large and gray. What is still good, the beach is almost not disfigured by Rusty concrete structures and breakwaters, as in other resorts of Abkhazia. There is no stationary entertainment, only at the height of the season there can be banana riding, parasailing, and jet ski rental. But their appearance depends entirely on the number of tourists in the season, so it may well not be. The water is clear, but the coastal strip is not cleaned often, garbage accumulates.

The tourist infrastructure in the town itself is very poorly developed. In fact, apart from a couple of dozen accommodation options and a few cafes, there is nothing more tourist. Entertainment except the beach, too,no.

There are no attractions in Gudauta, unless you consider as such an unkempt park and several monuments preserved from the Soviet era. There is also the Museum of the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia (opened in 2018), the Abgaziya Museum and the Ambar Museum. By taxi, you can take a bus to New Athos and see the sights there, visit tskuara hot springs. Theoretically, during the day you can go to Sukhum and Gagra, but there is not much to see there. On your own transport you can go to more interesting places, including visiting Ritsa Reserve and Lake Ritsa, and other attractions of Abkhazia. If you do not have your own transport, you can buy a group tour, but only during the high season.

Hotels in Gudauta, where to stay

You can stay in Gudauta in hotels, guest houses (guest houses) or in private apartments. There are only a few real hotels here, most of the accommodation is private houses or apartments that are rented through hotel search and booking systems. The quality of housing, cleanliness and cleaning in many accommodation options are very low and do not correspond to the stated prices, so when choosing, carefully read the reviews.

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Weather and tourist seasons in Gudauta, when to go

As in the whole of Abkhazia, the tourist season in Gudauta runs from May to October, and the height of the season is in July and August. In May, Gudat is already hot and you can sunbathe, but the sea is still too cold for swimming. In October, on the contrary, the sea still retains heat, but the air is already becoming cool.

Current weather in Gudauta and forecast

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How to get to Gudauta

Gudauta is located 70 kilometers from the border crossing on the border with the Russian Federation on the main highway of Abkhazia, along which the city can be reached in one and a half to two hours (Gudauta on the map of Abkhazia). You can get here by bus, train or car. By plane you can get through Adler airport (Sochi).

It is better for Russian citizens to get to Gudauta from the territory of the Russian Federation through the PSOU checkpoint in the village of Veseloye (Sochi) using an internal Russian passport, and in no case present a foreign one. Note in the passport about crossing the border of the Russian Federation-Abkhazia can further bring serious problems when visiting Georgia (see more about this How to get to Abkhazia). If you want to get here officially from the point of view of the Georgian authorities, then this can be done only with a foreign passport after obtaining the appropriate permits through the Inguri checkpoint on the border with Georgia.

Below are all the ways to get to Gudauta on your own, and you may also find the following information useful:

• How to get to Abkhazia
• Visa and visa regime in Abkhazia
• How to get to Abkhazia by car

• Gudauta by plane

  Abkhazia does not yet have a functioning airport, so you can only get by plane through the nearest Adler airport (airport on the map). It operates many flights from the regions of the Russian Federation, especially in the high season (in summer). From the regions you can fly directly or through Moscow on convenient connections. It is better to buy tickets in advance, because in high season prices rise, there are few waiants.

  You can check prices and select flight options to Sochi airport using the search form:

  Minimum prices for tickets from Moscow to Sochi:

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  Minimum prices for tickets from Russian cities to Sochi:

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  How to get from the airport to Gudauta

  To get from the airport to Gudauta, you must first get to the PSOU checkpoint at the border (about 10 kilometers), go through passport and customs control there, and then go to the city for another 70 kilometers. There is no through transport on this route, you will have to change at the border. Taxi drivers from the airport do not really want to go this way either. Therefore, if you want to get there quickly and without transfers, it is best to order a tourist transfer. The driver of the car will meet you at the airport and take you across the border to the hotel. You can check prices and book such a transfer through the search form:

  If the budget does not allow you to order a transfer, you can use the following methods:

  • By bus

    From the airport you can get by bus number 173, to the PSOU checkpoint, cross the border on foot, and then take a minibus to Gudauta. These minibuses depart in the daytime from the Station Square (Bus Station), which is located after the checkpoint on the side of Abkhazia, but do not confuse, not after the Russian checkpoint. From the bus station, buses go to all popular resorts, including direct to Gudauta and passing to New Athos and Sukhum. They are sent from 7:00 to about 21:00, they are sent by filling approximately every 20-30 minutes. The fare is 150 rubles, about an hour on the way. However, keep in mind that passing buses to New Athos and Sukhum in Gudauta usually do not call, and you will either have to get off on the main highway and get to the accommodation on foot or by taxi, or negotiate with the minibus driver to bring you to the city for extra money.

  • By train from the airport

    There is a railway station in Gudauta, where you can get from the territory of the Russian Federation from the city of Sochi by train or long-distance trains (railway station on the map). From the station to the desired place in the city can be reached by taxi or on foot if your hotel is not very far away.

    To get from the airport by train, you will have to make a transfer. First, from the airport you need to get to the railway station Adler by train "Lastochka" (46 USD), or buses # 105, 105C, 131, 535 (30-60 minutes on the way). There you need to transfer to the train or long-distance train directly to Gudauta. The train costs 250 rubles, 3-5 hours on the way, departs at 07:38 and 14:10 daily, but only in the summer and not every season. You can check the schedule on the website Yandex. schedules.

• Gudauta by train

  Gudatuta can be reached by long-distance trains from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Belgorod, Samara and other cities along the way. If there are no trains from your region, then you can take the train to the railway station of Adler, and there transfer to the train or bus to Gudauta. Schedules and the cost of train tickets can be found on the official website Russian Railways.

  Gudauta railway station is located on the outskirts of the city along the main road (railway station on the map). From it to your accommodation can be reached on foot (the city is small) or by private taxi.

• Gudauta by bus

  There are no regular buses to Gudauta from the cities of the Russian Federation, so it is most convenient to get here by bus with a transfer through Gagra (see how to get to Gagra).

  You can also take a bus through Sochi (Adler). Local city buses run from the cities of Greater Sochi to the border with Abkhazia (PSOU checkpoint) :

  • #125 (from the center of Sochi via Khosta, Kudepstu, Adler)
  • No. 173 (from Sochi airport, Adler, Kudepsta)
  • No. 117, No. 100 (Kudepsta, Adler railway station)
  • No. 134 (Khosta, Kudepsta, Adler railway station)

  Buses reach the checkpoint at the border or stop near it, then you can get on foot. After crossing the border on the other side there is a parking lot of local taxis, on which you can get directly to Gudauta, or take a flight to New Athos or Sukhum and get off at the highway near Gudauta, and from there to the city center by taxi or on foot. Buses are poisoned every 20-30 minutes by occupancy, cost from 150 rubles, about an hour on the way.

• Gudauta by car

  You can get to Abkhazia by car only through the PSOU checkpoint, which is located on the border with the Russian Federation (PSOU checkpoint on the map) in the Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, Adler district, Veseloe settlement. The road to the border runs along the Black Sea coast through the cities of Greater Sochi, and this is the only way here. If you have never been to Sochi, then keep in mind that the section from Dzhubga to the checkpoint is a very difficult mountain winding road. Its length is 200 kilometers, but you can drive it in 5-6 hours with good weather and a free highway. Gasoline on this site is consumed decently. After passing the border at the checkpoint to Gudauta will have to drive 70 kilometers on a flat good road.

  Learn more about how to get to Abkhazia by car, including how to cross the border, here.

Transport in Gudauta, how to move around the city

There is no public transport in Gudauta, the city is too small. You can move here on foot, and in order to get from the railway station or from the highway to the hotel and back, you can use the services of local private cabs.

To budget from Gudauta to go during the day to Sukhum, New Athos or Gagra, you can go to the main highway, and catch any passing taxi in the right direction.