Attractions and entertainment of Golubitskaya

There are no attractions in Golubitskaya at all, unless you consider a mud lake with conditionally therapeutic mud as such. There are not very many interesting places in the surrounding area. For example, with an excursion or on your own, you can visit one of the mud volcanoes, go to the museum in Temryuk, and that's it. Distributors on the street and in travel agencies offer excursions to various more distant sights of the Krasnodar Territory and to the Crimea for one or several days, the choice is very large. Here, for example, are some of the most popular excursions from Golubitskaya with prices (the price does not include the entrance fee):

• Kerch and the Crimean Bridge - 900
• Lotus Valley - 350
• Hephaestus Volcano - 350
• Feodosia and Koktebel - 1300
• Anapa evening – 600

Excursions to the lotus Lake and to the mud volcanoes of the Taman Peninsula with therapeutic mud are especially popular (there are paid and free volcanoes). If you travel by your own transport, we advise you to also visit the sights of Taman during the day.

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But with various kinds of tourist entertainment for children and adults, everything is much better here. Golubitskaya has two amusement parks, a water park, a zoo, a dolphinarium, an oceanarium, a crocodile farm, and several mini-zoos. Moreover, some of the entertainment in Golubitskaya is the only one of its kind on the entire Taman Peninsula, and people come here to have fun during the day even from other resorts. You can even say that this is the entertainment center of the peninsula. For adults and young people there are several nightclubs and restaurants: Malibu nightclub, stylized cafe "Old Mill", disco bar "Shadow", open-air bar "Reeds", nightclub "Corsair".

Below is a list of the main attractions and entertainment in Golubitskaya with an indication of their opening hours, cost, and ways to get to them yourself. If you are traveling by car, we recommend downloading from our map of Golubitskaya Point in KML/KMZ format to download them to the navigator or smartphone applications Organic Maps, Google maps, etc.

Mud volcanoes

Mud volcanoes are a rare geological formation. The terrain of the Taman Peninsula is rich in such formations, there are about a dozen of them here. Some of them are equipped for tourist visits for a fee, but there are also those that you can visit yourself, and, in our opinion, they are even more interesting.

However, do not expect that you will see fountains of mud bursting out of the mouth. Although these formations do have a structure similar to real lava volcanoes, in fact most of them are hills, on top of which volcanic mud flows out of the "vent" in a small trickle. On some volcanoes, there may be several places of expiration, and some are in a "asleep" state, and may not spew anything at all when visiting. By the way, this mud is considered therapeutic, and mud baths have even been equipped on some volcanoes. Here are the most famous: Golubitsky volcano, Tizdar, Hephaestus or Rotten Mountain, Shugo, Azov hell or Plevak, Miska, Akhtanizovskaya Sopka, Karsov, volcano in Taman. Read more about mud volcanoes and how to get to them here..., and below read more about the most touristic.

Golubitskoe Mud Lake

It is also known as the Golubitsky mud volcano. This is a fairly large lake with a length of about half a kilometer, which is considered to be of volcanic origin. On its shores and bottom there is therapeutic mud, popularly known as therapeutic, but there is no evidence of this. Tourists and some locals visit it and smear themselves with "therapeutic" mud for their own pleasure. Those who do not want to smear themselves together with everyone can take mud baths in an open-air improvised mud clinic equipped nearby. Find out about the Golubitskoe mud lake here.

Mud volcano Tizdar and the "Island of Health" complex

It is located on the territory of the wellness complex "Island of Health", access to which is paid. It is worth recovering here not only for the sake of the volcano itself, but for the whole day to relax, have fun, and fix your health a little with healing mud from the volcano. On the territory there is a sandy beach on the shore of the Sea of Azov, a cafe, free wine tasting and a wine SPA, a playground, a contact mini-zoo, a playground and an attraction "steam train". Of course, there are all amenities in the form of showers, toilets, changing cabins. Read more about the mud volcano Tizdar and the complex "Island of Health" here.

Gefest Mud Volcano

Gefest is visited for a fee, and in fact it is an open-air mud spa complex. I.e. if you want to get acquainted with a mud volcano as a geological formation, it is better to go to the free volcano Akhtanizovskaya Sopka, and it is better to go to Hephaestus in order to take a mud treatment course. The complex has several communal pools with high-density mud, there are changing rooms, shower, toilet, storage rooms, a cafe-dining room, a children's playroom. Read more about the mud volcano Hephaestus here.

Mud volcano Azov inferno or Plevak

It is a slightly elevated crater with a diameter of about 10 meters, filled with volcanic mud. Moreover, it is located in a hollow on the slope next to the shore. By the way, this makes it more convenient for tourists: here you can take mud baths, and immediately wash off the dirt with sea water, and even swim if desired. The beach next to the volcano itself is also remarkable: instead of sand, the entire shore is strewn with shells of all sizes, colors and shapes. The use of mud is free. Read more about the mud volcano Azov hell here.

Temryuk Museum of History and Military Equipment

The Temryuk Historical and Archaeological Museum is a complex of three museums in Temryuk. The most popular of them among tourists is the open-air museum of military equipment "Military Hill", although we recommend not to ignore the other two either. Each of the museums is visited separately by a separate ticket.

• In the museum "Military Hill" on a spacious field there are several dozen samples of military equipment that participated in the defense of the city of Temryuk and the Taman Peninsula during the Second World War, and later weapons. The site of the museum is clean and well-groomed, there are signatures to the exhibits.
• In a separate building of the Historical and Archaeological Museum (Lenin Street, 28) there is a collection of artifacts from the period of the ancient city of Gorgippia from the IV century BC to the III century AD, and on the ground floor there is an exhibition dedicated to the Second World War.
• The Museum of the Cossacks (stanitsa Starotitarovskaya, Lenin str., 201) is a museum-estate, which shows the life and life of the Cossacks.

Lotus Valley

The Valley of Lotuses is one of the most popular excursions from Golubitskaya, to which almost every vacationer recovers. It consists of a boat trip along a canal and an estuary lake filled with blooming lotuses. The trip is accompanied by a story about these plants and the nature of the region.

Karting

Next to Golubitsky Lake there is a go-kart track. Here you can ride with the breeze on racing mini-cars for adults and children, there are no age restrictions, only in height: from 120 centimeters to 210. Training is provided for children. There are two types of cards: 6 and 9 horsepower.

Sea Reef Water Park

This is an open-air water park, formerly called "Amazons". He will not really impress adults with the height of the slides and their variety, but the children will be delighted. In addition, the price for a visit is one of the lowest among the resorts of the region. There is also a foam party, there is a cafe, you can go out during the day and return with the same ticket without buying a new one.

Dolphinarium "Nemo"

In addition to traditional show programs, swimming programs with dolphins are also offered here. The quality of the presentation is at a high level. We recommend that you definitely visit if you have never watched a show with dolphins before, and if finances allow, then buy with them at dolphin therapy sessions.

Lukomorye Zoo

A small zoo, the only one on the entire territory of the Taman Peninsula. Here you can see tigers, lions, bears, lynx, wolf, camel, yaks, antelope, kangaroo, crocodile, turtles, birds. And this is not a complete list, there is also a petting zoo where children can touch and feed hamsters and guinea pigs. The zoo is clean and cozy.

Raccoon House

This is a mini zoo and a petting zoo. In addition to raccoons, there are crocodile, goats, peacock, turkey, turtles, otters, and aquariums with fish. The main idea of the zoo is the so-called raccoon therapy, during which animals can be petted, fed, cuddled with them. A petting zoo without raccoons is conditional, and is just cages with pets that can be fed through the bars, and that's it, so it's not worth visiting it separately. When visiting you, a local photographer will "get" you, and if you do not intend to buy a photo from him, it is better to say so right away, otherwise he will be too intrusive to photograph you and interfere.

Crocodile Farm

This is a zoo-terrarium, as stated, the largest in Russia. There are crocodiles and other reptiles, more than 200 species in total, there are monkeys, raccoons, birds. An animal show is organized daily, and for an additional fee you can feed the predators with a whole chicken. This place will definitely appeal to children, especially if they have not been to such places before. If you have visited crocodile farms in tropical countries, you will most likely be a little disappointed here.

Which is good, the price includes the services of a guide, without whose story it would not be very interesting here. There is a problem with very "annoying" and arrogant photographers who offer their services very aggressively and will photograph you without permission.

Amusement parks and attractions

In Golubitskaya there are two amusement parks, as well as many separate attractions like 3D cinemas, trampolines, water slides, located mainly along Kurortnaya Street and in places of access to the beach. The largest amusement park is located in the center of Golubitskaya on Kurortnaya Street. There is a Ferris wheel, an upside-down house, a giant's house, a laser tag and so on, only about two dozen varieties. This park is suitable for children and adults. In another part of the resort near the mud lake there is a small amusement park with attractions for the youngest.