Directly in Olginka there are no attractions that you can visit yourself during your vacation. With some reservations, they include notable places and entertainment located in the village and in the neighborhood, such as the embankment, the water park, the agriysky landscape reserve with a waterfall, the ruins of Suvorin's dacha. In addition, such a recognized architectural landmark as Olga's House or the "General's dacha" are now privately owned and are not available for public inspection. And in general, speaking objectively,all these places can not be called full-fledged natural or historical attractions.
However, all this does not mean that on vacation in Olginka, except for the beach, you will not see anything, and you will only miss interesting places. In fact, a well-developed infrastructure allows you to diversify your vacation very well with the help of excursions. Single and multi-day group excursions to all corners of the Krasnodar Territory, to neighboring regions, and even to a neighboring country Abkhazia Without a passport, are offered in a wide variety of distributors on the streets and in travel agencies. Prices for them are low, sometimes even more profitable than going on your own on your own transport.
As an alternative to popular group tours from distributors, you can pick up excursions online on these proven sites:
- 📷 search for excursions in Olginka on Tripster.ru
- 📷 search for excursions in Olginka on Sputnik8.com
If organized excursions are not interesting to you, and you prefer to explore everything yourself, then by suburban buses or private transport you can visit the sights and entertainment in neighboring resorts. So during the day you can go to Tuapse, Dzhubga, Arkhipo-Osipovka and other villages in the Tuapse district, and theoretically you can even visit the resorts of Sochi, but for this you have to get to Tuapse by bus or taxi, and then take the train "Lastochka". For more information about buses and transport, see "How to get to Olginka", and also see these guides:
- Attractions and entertainment in Dzhubga, what to see.
- Attractions and entertainment in Novomikhailovsky, what to see
- Attractions and entertainment in Lermontovo, what to see.
- Attractions and entertainment in Tuapse, what to see.
And here is a list and description of the few interesting places that are in Olginka, indicating their opening hours, the cost of visiting and ways to get to them:
Water Park "Summer"
A classic outdoor water park with a small number of slides, but with reasonable prices. Of course, it is much inferior in Variety and extremity of slides to such large water parks as, for example, in Dzhubga, but the pricing system allows you to visit it without much damage to the budget, besides, you do not need to go far. There are high slides for adults and older children, a swimming pool with water movement, a recreation and sunbathing area, children's slides, a cafe. Just consider the weather, because this is an open-air water park without heated pools: in cloudy weather, as well as at the beginning and end of the season, the water is cool.
🌐 Website: aquaparkleto.RF
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, open from June to September.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price:
- Ticket for a full day from 10:00 to 18:00: adults-1100 rubles, children up to 1.4 m – 900.
- Ticket for half a day from 10:00 to 14:00 or from 14:00 to 18:00: adults – 800 rubles, children up to 600.
Children up to 1 m tall – free of charge. There are discounts for family visits.
🚶 How to get there: located in the center of the resort area near the waterfront (water park on the map).
Crocodile farm
This is a mini-zoo of reptiles and not only. Here you can see crocodiles, turtles, iguanas, various lizards, pythons. As stated, there are more than 1000 individuals. If you have never seen crocodiles live, then of course you should go here, especially with children, and if you have already been to such places, you will not see anything new. The visit includes a small tour with a story about animals. When visiting, it is suggested to feed the crocodiles or take a photo with them for an additional (and considerable) fee.
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 22:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 400 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located near the embankment at Horizont Microdistrict, 29 (crocodile farm on the map).
Agria nature reserve
To be more precise, this is the Agria landscape Reserve. It is organized to preserve the unique coastal and mountain landscapes in the vicinity of Olginka, and it is also possible to see rare inhabitants of flora and fauna, including the Red Book. On its territory flows the Zaichina river with the waterfall "Devchi Kosy", there are two Springs, Mount Tu, Cape Agria, wild beaches. The boundaries of the Reserve are not clearly marked, a special visiting regime is not established. Stunning views and beautiful places are not to be seen here, but if you like one-day hiking, you can go on a route through the Reserve, and at the same time visit Suvorin's dacha at the end of the way.
🕐 Working hours: around the clock.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: the reserve covers a vast area north of Olginka and includes villages and sanatoriums up to the Black Sea coast (nature reserves on the map. You can go for a walk along the route to the river and waterfall on foot, or drive by car along the old asphalt road that continues after Primorskaya Street. To get to the waterfall "Devchi Kosy", you need to go from the road along the path along the Zaichina River upstream 1 kilometer (waterfall on the map).
Suvorin's Dacha
The ruins of the building of the end of the XIX century, a historical and architectural monument, the dacha belonged to the book publisher and journalist Alexander Suvorin. Now it is in an extremely neglected state and needs restoration, everything is overgrown with shrubs and littered with garbage. If you like to climb the ancient ruins, you can visit it during a trip/hike through the Agria reserve, but you should not go here specifically.
🕐 Working hours: around the clock.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located eight kilometers from Olginka on the territory of the Agria nature reserve (ruins on the map. You can walk or drive along the old asphalt road to the sanatorium Chernomorye, the ruins are next to the road.
Beach activities
Olginka Beach offers traditional beach and water activities for children and adults. There are simple inflatable slides and trampolines for small children, extreme rides on "bananas" and "cheesecakes", jet ski rental. Part of the entertainment is not on the beach itself, but on the embankment.
🕐 Working hours: in the daytime.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price:
- Riding on the "banana" - 400 rubles.
- Riding on the "cheesecake / tablet" - 500 rubles.
- Rent a jet ski-1500 rubles/10 min.
- Rent Sup-board-500 rubles / hour.
- Rent a catamaran-500 rubles / hour.
Prices are indicated for reference, as they can change from day to day and even from time of day, besides, you can bargain.
Water and entertainment complex "orbit" and Arboretum
On the territory of the complex there is an arboretum, a mini-aquarium, a children's train runs. It also offers wellness treatments. Each of the entertainment and services is visited for a fee.
🕐 Working hours: around the clock.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the complex and a walk through the arboretum – 100 rubles, for visiting objects and services payment is additional.
🚶 How to get there: ("Orbit" on the map).
Just in case, we remind you once again that the best way to get acquainted with interesting places in the resort is excursions. And even better, if they are held by local residents who know and love their city well. Find and Book Group or individual excursions from locals with reviews on these trusted sites: