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The Coliseum is another indoor dolphinarium in Lazarevskoye (in addition to the starfish and Lazarevskoye Dolphinarium), where animal shows are held year-round. This is the smallest of the three dolphinariums, and judging by the reviews of visitors, the performance here is the simplest and shortest in time. But it has its own "highlight": the show involves the dolphin lucky and his mother. In addition to Dolphins, northern fur seals Pluto and Lulu perform here.
After the performance, you can take a picture with dolphins (500 rubles/1 picture) and swim with them in the pool (1000 rubles/2 laps of the pool). But carefully clarify all the conditions for photographing and swimming before paying, so as not to be disappointed later. The fact is that the time for shooting is given very little, and the fee is charged for each picture, and not for a photo session of several photos. As a result, due to the haste and unpreparedness of your camera, you can get photos of very poor quality, but you still have to pay for them. In general, we recommend taking pictures on full-fledged cameras with a lens, and not on smartphones.
Which dolphinarium in Lazarevskoye is better to visit
In Lazarevskoye there are three dolphinariums at once: «Lazarevsky", "Morskaya Zvezda" and "The Coliseum". You will probably have a question: Which one is the best and which one is worth visiting? In our opinion (the authors of the site), all three dolphinariums are almost the same at the price they ask for a visit, so you can just choose the one that is more convenient for you to visit at the time and place. Perhaps these tips will help you a little.
- How the Dolphinarium is Cheaper the Coliseum is the most inexpensive Dolphinarium to visit. But the price in it is lower, because the pool and the room here are slightly smaller, and the performance is shorter in time. But the price difference is quite small if you buy cheap tickets without a place from distributors on the streets.
- When is the weekend each of these recreational facilities has a weekly weekend for resting and recovering animals. At the Coliseum it's Monday and Thursday, at Lazarevsky it's Monday, and at Morskaya Zvezda it's Tuesday.
- Where to swim with dolphins: you can swim in the dolphin pool in all three dolphinariums. But if you need real dolphin therapy, it is better to go to the "Morskaya Zvezda" or "Lazarevsky". And in "Lazarevskoye" you can also make a dive (diving).
🌐 Website: https://vk.com/dolphin_sochi
🕐 Working hours: shows are held all year round: in summer at 12:00, 16:00 and 20:00; in winter at 15:00. Monday and Thursday are days off. The schedule may change in high or low season, so check on the spot, on the website of the Dolphinarium or by phone +79881803837.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 600 rubles, children under 5 years-free of charge. Photographing with dolphins-500 rubles/1 Photo; swimming with dolphins-1000 rubles/2 circles.
🚶 How to get there: located in Lazarevsky park of culture and recreation on 2A Pavlova Street near the embankment (Dolphinarium on the map. From any place in the resort you can walk here in 10-30 minutes, a taxi ride will cost 60-150 rubles.
From other neighboring resorts and the center of Sochi, it is most convenient to get here by train. Trains to Lazarevskaya station go several times a day, the cost depending on the distance from 40 rubles, from the center of Sochi 200 rubles, here schedule. From the railway station to the Dolphinarium you can walk in 20-30 minutes, you will have to go almost 2 kilometers.
You can also take buses, but they go slowly along the local serpentines, so we advise you to use them only for trips from the nearest resorts.
A trip to the Coliseum by private car is not the best option. The fact is that free or paid parking is not provided, you will have to look for a parking place far from the Dolphinarium in a residential area or near hotels, and from there get on foot.
We also advise you to see interesting options for individual and group tours of Sochi on these proven sites:
- 📷 search for excursions in Lazarevskoye on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 excursions from the tour operator TEZ Tour
- 📷 search for excursions in Lazarevskoye on Tripster.ru