Attractions and entertainments of Lazarevsky

Attractions directly in the village and resort Lazarevskoye, consider that there is no. Here you can independently visit a modest Ethnographic Museum, see the ruins of the fortress wall of Fort Lazarev, several local temples, and walk along one of two tourist routes or eco-trails, and that's all.

But with Entertainment here everything is much better. In general, in terms of the number of various tourist Entertainments Lazarevskoye is the leader among all resorts of Greater Sochi, and possibly the entire Black Sea coast. There are three dolphinariums, two water parks, several oceanariums, a penguin garden, the highest ferris wheel in Russia and many more attractions and entertainments.

Here's what you should visit during your vacation in Lazarevskoye, directly in the resort and its immediate surroundings of the village (bold highlighted those that we recommend in the first place):

• Lazarevskaya embankment
• Beach Entertainments (with children👧)
• Ferris wheel (with children👧)
• Amusement park (with children👧)
• Sea star Water Park or Nautilus Water Park (with children👧)
• Lazarevsky Dolphinarium, "Morskaya Zvezda" or "The Coliseum" (with children👧)
• Svir gorge or Crab gorge
• 33 waterfalls
• Volkonsky Dolmen
• Ethnographic Museum
• Center of national cultures
• Eco-Trail Berendeyevo Kingdom
• Mammadovo gorge Eco-Trail
• Wonder beauty and cool waterfalls
• Stone blockage and waterfall "Shameless"

And, of course, the options for spending time at the resort are not limited to these interesting places. In the vicinity of Lazarevsky on the territory of the Lazarevsky district there are still many attractions, mainly of a natural nature. You can visit most of them yourself by public or private transport (how to do it, below), or with excursions, which are very widely offered in the resort. You can buy them quite calmly from distributors on the embankment and on the streets, or you can pick up original and interesting group and individual excursions online on these proven sites:

• 📷 search for excursions in Lazarevskoye on Sputnik8.com
• 📷 search for excursions in Lazarevskoye on Tripster.ru

You can also go on your own during the day and see the sights and entertainments of the neighboring resorts. It is best to get to them by train, so you bypass the traffic jams that often form during the high tourist season. See more:

• All attractions of loo
• All sights of Sochi
• Sights Of Tuapse
• Sights Of Adler

And now a detailed description of all the attractions and entertainments in Lazarevskoye and its surroundings, indicating the opening hours, the cost of visiting and how to get to them. And by the way, you can print our travel guide (the page is optimized for printing) and use it during your vacation at any time.

Lazarevskaya embankment

Along part of the beach along Yantarnaya Street stretches a promenade with a length of about a kilometer. This is the main hangout and walking place in the resort, where Entertainments, cafes and restaurants, fast food, sale of excursions and other tourist services are concentrated. But, in our opinion, it is not very suitable for a leisurely promenade. The fact is that in the high season it becomes cramped and too fussy. Fast food vendors and sellers of excursions put their stalls on it, restaurants block the passage with tables, and "molesters" with photographing with animals and distributors of advertising products simply do not give passage.

Beach Entertainments

On the beaches of Lazarevskoye, traditional beach Entertainments are presented in specially designated safe zones: banana, pill, parachute rides; catamaran and jet ski rentals; SUP surf and other sports equipment rentals. It is not difficult to find these places, because almost every beach of the resort has barkers who invite you to have fun. Prices are affordable, and in our opinion even lower than prices in the center of Sochi and in other small resorts of Greater Sochi. For example, riding on the "banana" will cost 300 rubles/person, and you can find a SUP-surf for rent from 300 rubles/hour. Of course, to get a good price, you need to look and you can even bargain.

Amusement park

Lazarevsky park of culture and Recreation is the main place for active recreation and entertainment at the resort, not counting, of course, beach entertainment. Here is the highest ferris wheel in Russia (83 meters), Dolphinarium, Penguins, House of horror, rope park, roller coaster, circuit, kamikaze, Tower of fall and other children's and adult attractions. The territory is literally surrounded by Subtropical greenery, and is suitable not only for entertainment, but also for leisurely walks. On the territory there are walking paths, benches for recreation and places with shade. Learn more about the amusement park here.

Ferris wheel

The ferris wheel in Lazarevskoye is the highest in Russia, its height is 83 meters. Therefore, we advise every guest of the resort to ride on it. There are open and closed cabins, you can choose which one you like best. From above there is a view of the coast and the surrounding mountains, so it does not hurt to bring binoculars or a good camera with zoom (approximation) in order to examine the surroundings in detail in 8 minutes of wheel rotation. And they say that in good weather you can even see the Turkish coast, but this statement is very doubtful, because to Turkey in a straight line more than 300 kilometers.

Sea star Water Park

An open-air water park with adult and children's slides, saltwater pools, a recreation area and a full complex of infrastructure for recreation. It is not very large, rather even small, so do not expect a "wow" effect from it if you have previously been to large water parks. Adults and teenagers can have fun on Eleven slides, but for primary school children there are very few options for entertainment: just one slide and pools. Kids have nothing to do at all, since there is no separate entertainment area for them, only a small playground and a shallow pool. Learn more about the water park "Morskaya Zvezda" here.

Nautilus Water Park

"Nautilus" is almost twice as large in area as the "starfish", but it can not be unequivocally said that it is "cooler". In fact, the slides here are even less than in the "Morskaya Zvezda", although they are a little more extreme. It is worth noting that despite its two hectares of occupied area, it still looks somewhat modest compared to large water parks, such as Amphibius in Adler. There are only 7 slides, but they are extreme and high. The coolest – tsunami and Kamikaze. A considerable selection of entertainments for children of primary school age, and a children's town with a shallow pool for the youngest. Learn more about the Nautilus water park here.

Dolphinarium "Morskaya Zvezda"

This is a closed-type Dolphinarium, performances are held in it all year round. The performance lasts about 40 minutes and is accompanied by incendiary music and comments from the presenter with the participation of trainers and their wards: 4 Dolphins, a navy SEAL, 4 beluga whales and a walrus. In addition to traditional entertainment shows, "Morskaya Zvezda" offers dolphin therapy sessions (swimming and communication with dolphins). Dolphin therapy involves Dolphins specially trained to communicate with people, not those involved in performances. A session lasting 25 minutes costs from 1500 rubles in low season, and 2500 in high season. Learn more about the Dolphinarium "Morskaya Zvezda" here.

Lazarevsky Dolphinarium

This Dolphinarium is also of a closed type, i.e. performances and swimming with dolphins take place here all year round. The dynamic show takes place to the music and jokes of the host with the participation of Black Sea bottlenose dolphins, white polar beluga whales, northern fur seals and a sea lion (sea lion). Thanks to the coaches, it turns out to be very emotional: it amuses children and touches adults. At the end of the show, a draw is held (participation is optional-100 USD), the winner of which is chosen by a dolphin. Learn more about Lazarevsky Dolphinarium here.

Dolphinarium "Coliseum"

This is another indoor dolphinarium in Lazarevskoye, where performances with animals are held all 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 there is its own "highlight": the show involves the dolphin lucky and his mother. In addition to Dolphins, northern fur seals Pluto and Lulu perform here. Learn more about the Dolphinarium "Coliseum" here.

Ethnographic Museum

This is the only museum in Lazarevskoye. It is devoted to the history and life of the indigenous population in the territory of modern Sochi since ancient times, mainly the small adygs-shapsugs. The museum is quite small, consists of three halls. The exhibition will also not surprise with its diversity and informative content. But since this is the only educational museum of Lazarevsky, we still advise you to visit it, because nowhere else can you clearly learn about the history of these places and the resort. Learn more about the Ethnographic Museum in Lazarevskoye here.

Svir gorge

This is a simple hiking scenic tourist route along the rocky gorge and along the river Svirka. Along the way you will see three large waterfalls Svirsky", "mother-in-law tears" and "Adam and Eve" and a dozen tiny waterfalls and water slides, and a dolmen. The route is equipped with paths, stairs and bridges to cross the river, there is a clearing for recreation and picnics. In the clearing there are tables and benches, and even a stationary barbecue, where you can fry shish kebab on your coals. Since the gorge is located on the territory of the Sochi National Park, you will have to pay for the entrance as well as for all tourist trails of the Reserve. The route is not circular, its total length in both directions is 9.5 kilometers. To pass them completely, it will take from 4 hours, but for a leisurely walk, rest in the clearing and swimming in the pools of the waterfall it is better to allocate a whole day. Learn more about the Svir gorge here.

Crab gorge

This is another eco-trail for a simple hike into nature in Sochi National Park on the outskirts of Lazarevskoye. The route runs along an unnamed stream, which is a tributary of the Psezuapse River. And the gorge itself got its name because freshwater crabs are found in the clear waters of the stream. In comparison with other eco-routes in the neighborhood does not stand out, and in our opinion (the authors of the site), if you have already visited other eco-trails of the Sochi National Park, nothing will surprise you here. Learn more about the crab gorge here.

Center of national cultures

The center of national cultures is the main cultural and educational platform of the resort. Temporary exhibitions of artists are held in the building of the center, and at the height of the season there are shows and performances of pop stars, comedians. In front of the building is a square with a fountain for walking.

Boat trips

As in other major resorts of the Black Sea, Lazarevskoye is widely represented by various types of sea walks, one-day cruises, discos in the open sea on motor ships, fishing from a boat or speedboat, etc.tourist entertainments on the water. If you have never made such boat trips before, we advise you to try it, especially since the prices for them on group tours are more than affordable.

Walks are offered on large motor ships (cheaper), sailing ships and small boats in small groups (more expensive). Fishing is offered individually or in organized large groups as an excursion. Several standard swimming programs are offered:

• One and a half hour yacht trip with swimming in the open sea: adult-1200 rubles / children-600 rubles.
• Three-hour cruise with a visit to the rocks of Pastukhov: 800/400.
• Entertaining one and a half hour walk on the "pirate" ship: 1200/600.
• Fishing in a large group on the ship: 1400 / 700.
• One-hour evening walk with fireworks and disco on board: 700/350.

Also on the beach and the embankment you can hire a boat with a captain for a walk or fishing along the route at your discretion, the rental price is from 3000 rubles/hour for the whole boat. If you gather your large group, it will come out even cheaper than an organized excursion.

Attractions in the vicinity of Lazarevskoye

The following attractions and entertainments are located in the immediate vicinity of Lazarevskoye, and to visit them, you will have to use personal or public transport, or buy a group tour.

You can also visit on your own during the day or with excursions interesting places in the dry resorts of Sochi. See more:

• Attractions in Loo
• All sights of Sochi
• Sights Of Tuapse
• Sights Of Adler
• Sights of the village of Sirius

• 33 waterfalls

  

  There are many waterfalls in the mountainous regions of Sochi, but if you really choose to visit something during your vacation, then we would definitely recommend visiting the "33 waterfalls" in the Valley of the Shakhe River in the Lazarevsky district. In fact, most vacationers will not be able to see all 33 waterfalls, but only 13 of the most easily accessible and equipped with a convenient path and stairs. The reason is that organized group excursions, with the help of which this place is most often visited, are limited in time: usually no more than an hour is given for a walk and rest at the waterfalls, which is clearly not enough to get to the rest of the slightly more inaccessible ones. But if you really want to, you can see the other 20, although for this you will have to come here on your own and you will need to walk along the river along unequipped trails, which not everyone can overcome. In terms of time, the full route will take 2-4 hours with rest and swimming in natural pools (fonts), and if you are ready to limit yourself to easily accessible waterfalls, you can easily see them in half an hour. Learn more about 33 waterfalls and how to visit them here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: access to the falls in high season from 09:00 to 19:00, in low season the opening hours are reduced to 18:00. It is best to visit it in spring or early summer, as well as after heavy rains, since in summer and autumn it can dry out.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: for the entrance to the Sochi National Park will have to pay 200 rubles, children under 10 years – free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: 33 waterfalls are located in Lazarevsky District, 50 kilometers from the city center and 35 from Lazarevsky (33 waterfalls on the map. Most often this attraction is visited from the resorts of Greater Sochi, but excursions are also offered here from more remote resorts of the Black Sea coast, for example, from the Tuapse district, Gelendzhik, etc.you can get there yourself or with organized excursions. Unfortunately, public transport practically does not go here, so it is best to go on your own or rented transport or with excursions. For more information, see the link with the full description.

• Entertainment park "Solohaul Park"

  

  In the mountainous area, 25 kilometers from the nearest shore, there is a park of extreme Entertainments and active recreation "Solohaul Park" or "green Glade". There is a zipline, a rope park, a shooting range from onions and airsoft, a trampoline, zorbing (descent in an inflatable sphere on a slope), riding on an armored personnel carrier, a balloon and an airship. And all this is surrounded by tea plantations and with magnificent views of the mountains. It is worth coming here for the whole day.

  Practical Information

  🌐 Website: https://solohaulpark.ru/pricelist

  🕐 Working hours: from 12:00 to 20:00, seven days a week.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the park-500 rubles, children under 14 years old-free of charge. Further, each of the entertainments is paid separately or you can buy a package of entertainments from 400 rubles. See more prices on the official website at the link above.

  🚶 How to get there: Solokhaul Park and Zelenaya Polyana are located in the mountainous part of Lazarevsky district near the village of Solokhual (Solohaul Park on the map. A serpentine road leads here from Dagomys. You can get there yourself by car or bus No. 145 (from Dagomys) or 154 (from the center of Sochi through Dagomys) to the Stop "upper Solokhaul" from 80 rubles. A taxi in one direction will cost from 800 rubles. The park also offers to order its own transfer from the railway station in Dagomys 200 rubles/person one way and 400 rubles / person round trip.

• Volkonsky Dolmen

  

  Volkonsky is a one-of-a-kind monolithic Dolmen (carved from a single piece of stone, or rather right in the rock), preserved in excellent condition. This is one of the most visited dolmens by tourists in the entire Krasnodar Territory and a place of pilgrimage for believers of non-traditional religions and sectarians. It is part of the easy tourist route "Volkonskoe gorge" of the Sochi National Park. In addition to the Dolmen itself, you can walk around its surroundings, walk along the Godlich stream (in summer it dries up), see the hydrogen sulfide spring and walk along the path to The Rock "Two Brothers", which is associated with a beautiful legend about love. From the ticket office and the beginning of the tourist route to the Dolmen go 200 meters, then to the Rock another two hundred meters. Learn more about Volkonskiy Dolmen here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: in summer from 09:00 to 19:00, in winter the Working Time may be reduced.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: For the entrance to the Dolmen and the route you will have to pay 200 rubles in the form of a collection of the Sochi National Park, children under 10 years old – free of charge. In low season or during non-working hours, there may be no one at the checkout, you can go for free.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the village of Volkonka, 60 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 10 from Lazarevskoye (Volkonsky Dolmen on the map. It is easy to get here by yourself, having reached the village by train or buses (see train schedule at the station "Volkonka". From the railway station to the entrance and ticket offices one kilometer or 20 minutes on foot by signs, from the bus stop "Dolmen" only 5 minutes on foot. By private transport you can get to the entrance. Also visiting the dolmen is included in many group excursions, in particular the most popular one at "33 waterfalls".

• Eco-Trail Berendeyevo Kingdom

  

  This is a simple tourist walking route near the resort of Lazarevskoye in the Mammadov gap. Each of the places on the trail is given a name in honor of the fairy tale. Ostrovsky's "Snow Maiden". Here you will see several small waterfalls, ancient structures dolmens and menhirs, you can swim in natural pools of fonts. Along the Eco-Trail grow red book plant species,including a rare species of Boxwood-Boxwood Colchis. There are two options for walking around the Berendeyev Kingdom: a simple length of one kilometer, and a longer one of about 5 kilometers. Learn more about the Berendeevo Kingdom here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: round the clock, visit during daytime. The best season is spring and the first half of summer, the rest of the year the waterfalls dry up. Sometimes they become full of water after heavy rains.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you need to pay the entrance to the Sochi National Park 200 rubles, children under 10 years old-free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Berendeyevo Kingdom is located in the vicinity of Lazarevskoye, 6 kilometers from the center of the resort (Berendeyevo Kingdom on the map. The entrance to the trail is located next to the main route along the coast towards Tuapse, so this place is convenient to visit on the way to rest or from rest by car, there is free parking. Buses are also available№№ 71, 78, 80, 159, 161, 162 to the stop "Mamedova Schel" or even walk.

• Mammadovo gorge Eco-Trail

  

  Mammadovo gorge (also Legends of Mammad) is one of the many uncomplicated one-day tourist routes of the Sochi National Park. It runs along the kuapse riverbed along the bottom of the gorge and is well equipped with paths and signs for tourists without hiking experience to pass. During the walk you will see several waterfalls and water slides with swimming pools, Dolmen "healer" and "Kuapse", stone blockage, Colchis forest and fascinating natural views. A leisurely walk along the route will take 1-2 hours. Learn more about Mamedovo gorge here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: round the clock, visit during daytime. The best season is spring and the first half of summer, the rest of the year the river and waterfalls dry up. Sometimes they become full of water after heavy rains.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you need to pay the entrance to the Sochi National Park 200 rubles, children under 10 years old-free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: Mammadovo Gorge is located next to Lazarevskoye Resort, 7 kilometers from the center of the resort (entrance to Mamedov gorge on the map). Can be reached by buses №№ 71, 78, 80, 159, 161 to the stop "Mamedova gap" and walk 15 minutes on foot, or on No. 162 directly to the entrance.

• Wonder beauty and cool waterfalls

  

  Two waterfalls miracle beauty and cool are on the short tourist route "tract miracle beauty" in the Sochi National Park. The trail is extremely simple, runs along the stream on equipped bridges and steps, and will lead you first to the first waterfall miracle beauty (it is also called "tender"), and then to the cool. There is a cafe with a seating area in front of the trail entrance. Read more about the waterfalls miracle beauty and cool here.

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: round the clock, visit during daytime. The best season to visit is spring and the first half of summer, as the rest of the year the river and waterfalls become shallow or completely dry.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you need to pay the entrance to the Sochi National Park 200 rubles, children under 10 years old-free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: waterfalls Chudo-Krasotka and Prokhladny are located 7 kilometers from Lazarevskoye on the road towards Sochi (entrance to the waterfalls of Wonder Beauty and cool on the map. You can get there by private car (there is free parking), or you can take any bus from Lazarevskoye towards Sochi to the Stop "miracle beauty".

• Stone blockage and waterfall "Shameless"

  

  This is another of the countless tourist routes of the Sochi National Park. It is little known, rarely visited by tourists, and, frankly, we also do not particularly recommend visiting it, but it is impossible not to mention it. The route is poorly equipped, the walk to the waterfall will be almost extreme with jumping over rocks and walking on water, if it (water) of course will be. The fact is that by the middle of summer the stream almost dries up, filling with water only after prolonged torrential rains. Accordingly, instead of a waterfall, you have a chance to see only a thin trickle of water, or even just wet stones. The only plus of this place is that there are very rarely tourists. Learn more about the stone blockage and the "shameless" waterfall here

  Practical Information

  🕐 Working hours: round the clock, visit during daytime. The best season to visit is spring and the first half of summer, as the rest of the year the river and waterfalls become shallow or completely dry.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: you need to pay the entrance to the Sochi National Park 200 rubles, children under 10 years old-free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the village of Tshagapsh, 20 kilometers from Lazarevsky (entrance to the Stone blockage and waterfall "Shameless" on the map. It is best to get there by private car, but you can get there by minibus No. 157 from the railway station Lazarevsky, the fare is 60 rubles.