Beaches and areas in Tuapse - overview and where to stay

Beach overview, prices and services

In our opinion, Tuapse is one of the most unsuccessful beach resorts in the Tuapse region. The fact is that the places here are not very environmentally friendly because of the industries and enterprises engaged in servicing the port. The cargo port itself, which occupies the entire coastline within the city center, does not add comfort, and constantly plying multi-ton vessels leave traces of fuel on the water.

All beaches of Tuapse are free, access to them is not limited. But their location makes them not very easily accessible, since they are on the outskirts, where you have to get from the center on foot or by Transport.

Tides in Tuapse are almost imperceptible, the difference is a few centimeters. If you are interested, you can see the graph of tides and their forecast:

And now a more detailed description of each of the beaches of the resort:

• Tuapse City Beach

  The main beach of the resort, begins in the south (left) behind the port and the Tuapse River, and stretches continuously for many kilometers (City on the map). Theoretically, on foot along the coast and railway tracks from here you can even walk to the beginning of Greater Sochi, but this, of course, is too far.

  The entrance to it is from Gagarin Street, and it is free, but for entry by car you will have to pay 100 rubles for parking. If you wish, you can leave the car on the side of the road further from the entrance, and walk about 500 meters.

  The City Beach is different in different areas: immediately at the entrance it is Pebbles, if you go further than 300 meters, there are areas with sand separated by breakwaters. In general, the entire coast here is broken by breakwaters and reinforced with concrete, and the railway passes from above. The depth is almost everywhere large, 5 meters from the shore is already on the shoulders of adults. The water is muddy, but as you move away from the center it becomes clearer.

  Near the main entrance there are sun beds and umbrellas for rent, rental of SUP-surfboards, sometimes they offer to ride jet skis, but there is no more entertainment. By the way, renting sun loungers and umbrellas here is one of the most expensive on the whole coast – they ask 500 rubles per day and 400 for half a day. At the entrance on Gagarin Street there are stalls selling goods for recreation and souvenirs, cafes and fast food, selling excursions. Prices by the standards of other beaches and resorts of the coast are noticeably high.

  

  

  

• Vesna, Gizel-Dere and Yuzhny beaches

  If you continue walking along the coast from the city, you can get to the distant beaches of Vesna (1.75 km., Spring on the map), Gizel-Dere (3 km., Gizel-Dere on the map) and Yuzhny (4 km., ( on the map) by the names of districts and train stops. In fact, they are no different from everything else-for the better, but rather for the worse. There is no entertainment and infrastructure on them.

  

  

  

• Seaside beach or Pier 167

  Primorskiy is located on the northwestern (right) outskirts of the city across the Pauk River (Primorsky on the map). You can only get there on foot along the narrow Primorskaya Street along the river.

  A completely pebbly beach, the pebbles are mostly large but flat. On the shore comes across natural and vacationing garbage, rarely cleaned. There are no amenities, entertainment and infrastructure, only at the entrance along the seaside street there are tents selling goods for tourists, selling excursions and a couple of cafes and fast food, and sun beds and umbrellas for rent at the very beginning of the beach. Therefore, going here on vacation, it is better to take your litter and a beach umbrella, you need "aquashuzes" to enter the water. Plus Primorsky-few people compared to the city. Along the coast you can go far along Cape Kadosh to completely wild places suitable for solitude.

  

• Other beaches of Tuapse

  In addition to the beaches mentioned above, Tuapse also includes other resorts in the Tuapse region, which can be considered as remote beaches. They will have to be reached by transport, but it is quite possible to go and relax on them during the day. For more information about each of the individual resorts of the Tuapse district and how to get to them, see our travel guides:

  • Dzhubga Travel Guide (55 kilometers away)
  • Guide to Lermontovo (50 kilometers away)
  • Novomikhailovsky Travel Guide (40 kilometers away)
  • Guide to Olginka (28 kilometers away)
  • Guide to the sky (16 kilometers away)
  • Agoy guide (12 kilometers away)
  • Dedercoy guide (13 kilometers away)
  • Shepsey guide (18 kilometers away)

  

  

  

  

  

Hotels and accommodation in Tuapse and where to stay

Although Tuapse is not the most successful beach resort, there are a lot of accommodation options here, it will not be difficult to find a suitable one for your taste and budget. However, the most budget options are sorted out long in advance before the high season from July to August, and if you do not have time to do this, you may have to look for something cheaper not in the city itself, but in the neighboring resort villages of the district, for example in Dederkoe or Agoe.

The order of price for accommodation in Tuapse is as follows:

• Budget room or room for two with minimal amenities - from 800 rubles/day.
• A comfortable room in a hotel or guest house with amenities – from 1500 rubles/day.
• Room or accommodation for a family of 2+2 - from 2000 rubles/day.

As for the choice of placement, there are several options:

• You can settle in the center. There are many accommodation options, there are shops, urban infrastructure, bus station and railway station, embankment. But there is no beach here, the whole coast is occupied by a seaport. Accordingly, you will have to get to the beaches every time on foot or by transport to the outskirts. Just do not think that if you settle in the center, you will be close to Entertainment and tourist infrastructure, they are not here.
• City Beach area. Beyond the river Tuapse begins a hilly green area, where you can find very convenient accommodation options near the City Beach. But you need to choose accommodation here with extreme caution, because the apparent proximity of the beach is deceptive. In fact, the roads and paths here form a whole maze with differences in height, from which sometimes you just can not get to the shore. Therefore, carefully read in the reviews about the object, how easy it is to get from it to the beach, and do not trust the description and position on the map too much.
• Villages Vesna, Gizel-Dere and Yuzhny. These villages are a real wilderness, and Gizel-Dere and Yuzhny are almost abandoned. It is worth settling here only if you want to be in solitude and silence. There is practically no infrastructure here. Each of these villages has its own access to the beach through the passages under the railway, but the beaches themselves are also in disrepair (see photo above).

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