Tourist information about Nikita and Otradnoye

General information

Nikita and Otradnoye - small villages near Yalta, 5-7 kilometers from the center (Nikita on the map? Otradnoye on the map. Administratively belong to greater Yalta, connected to the city by public transport, and therefore often perceived by tourists as one of the remote beaches of Yalta. The beach on both villages is common, one and a half kilometers long.

Rest in Nikita and Otradnoye

In the village of Nikita is one of the most famous attractions of Yalta - Nikitsky Botanical Gardens. This is a very interesting and spectacular place that is worth a visit and will definitely be interesting to most guests of the city, and what is good, you can visit the gardens yourself, without resorting to the help of travel agencies, but simply by getting here by bus.

As a place for permanent recreation – these villages are not suitable for everyone. Of the tourist infrastructure there are only a few hotels, sanatoriums, and rented housing. Of course, there are shops, several cafes, but there is nothing but the sea that can diversify the leisure of vacationers. For shopping, entertainment and attractions every time you have to get out to Yalta. If you only need the sea, you need a quiet calm atmosphere, and a cozy room – this place is quite suitable.

If you decide to stay in one of the villages, you will have to make a difficult choice. If you stop in the village of Nikita, then you will have to walk to the beach, since the village is separated from the shore by an impressive territory of the Botanical Garden. Each time, in order to swim, you will have to do a considerable March, and with an impressive descent, and back, respectively, you will have to climb.

If you choose Otradnoye, you will be near the beach, here hotels and accommodation are located right by the shore. But close to the beach are sewage treatment plants, so it's still better to go swimming further along the shore, in the direction of Nikita.

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Beaches in the village of Nikita and Otradnoye

Nikita and Otradnoye are popular with vacationers as remote and more calm and deserted beaches of Yalta. Indeed, even at the height of the season, when there is simply nowhere to fall on the city beaches, you can sit on the shore completely freely. Therefore, tourists come here for a day, staying in Yalta, and you can combine a trip to the beach with a visit to the botanical garden, if you arrive early.

In general, the beaches here stretch for one and a half kilometers, from the treatment facilities in Otradnoye, and in Nikita they go to the shore of the Reserve at Cape Martyan, where access is prohibited. All beaches are pebbly, and sometimes even "crushed stone", separated by breakwaters.

However, there is a downside: there are practically no beach activities and amenities, the beaches are not always cleaned, and they are difficult to reach. And it's not only that you need to get here by bus, but also because the passages to the beaches are built up with sanatoriums and blocked by the territory of the botanical garden, so you have to walk around on foot. In Otradnoye, the situation is better, hotels and accommodation are located right on the shore, but as we have already mentioned, sewage treatment plants are located next door.

How to get to Nikita and Otradnoye

Nikita and Otradnoye can be easily reached from other cities of the Crimea as well as from Simferopol airport by intercity and suburban buses. Sometimes you need to make a transplant in Yalta, but there are no big difficulties in this, and how to do it is described in detail below.

If you don't want to use local public transport (see how to get around the Crimea by bus), then you can get from the airport by taxi, and even better to book a tourist transfer. This is almost the same as a taxi, but the driver meets you at the airport on arrival with a sign. The cost of the transfer is fixed, you will not have to look for a car and bargain with taxi drivers on the spot. Payment is made for the entire car, and when traveling with a company or family, you can save money. A passenger car for a family with children, a luxury car, minibuses are available for ordering. Check the prices for the transfer, and if you want to book it, you can use the search form:

If finances do not allow you to use a taxi or transfer, then you can get to the villages in the following ways::

• From Yalta

  From Yalta Nikita and Otradnoye are easily accessible by city buses:

  • Route 29 it goes from the stop Pionerskaya Street through the center past the embankment and Lenin Square, then along Moskovskaya streets/Kievskaya, past the bus station and further along the South Coast Highway to Nikita. In the village makes the last stop at the main entrance to the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Go every 15-20 minutes, cost 25 rubles.
  • Route 29A it passes through the city in the same way as 29, but on the way it passes through Otradnoye, and further to Nikita. These buses, running every 30-60 minutes, cost 25 rubles.

  Keep in mind that the previously operating Bus Route # 34 has now been discontinued.

• From Simferopol airport

  There are no direct buses from the airport to the villages, but you can get there with a transfer at the Yalta bus station. From the airport to Yalta several times a day buses depart at a cost of 260 rubles, the journey is more than two hours. You can also take a trolleybus along the world's longest trolleybus route. It is cheaper, but much longer in time. See more - how to get to Yalta.

  Upon arrival at the Yalta bus station, you need to get out of the bus station, cross the road to the city stop, and wait there for buses No. 29 or 29A, as written above.

• From other cities

  From other cities of the Crimea to Nikita and otradnoye it is most convenient to get with a transfer in Yalta to city buses, but there is another way that is suitable for those who are ready to walk a little.

  Both villages are located along the South Coast Highway, which runs a large number of intercity buses. Accordingly, you can get off at a stop near the villages, and then get to them on foot or by local buses. For Nikita, these are the stops "Nikitsky botanical garden" or "Nikita", and then on foot to the beach or hotel 20-30 minutes (4 kilometers). For gratifying, this is the stop "Jamiet", from where you will also have to walk 4 kilometers to the center of the village and the beach.

Attractions and entertainment

As we have already mentioned, in the village of Nikita there is one of the most interesting sights of Yalta – Nikitsky Botanical Garden, which actually includes several separate gardens and parks, each with its own payment and separate entrance. In addition, in Nikita there is an observation deck "Tsar's gazebo", and a reserve on Cape Martyan. This is all, and other attractions of Yalta can be viewed on buses on their own, or buy excursions from distributors on the street and in travel agencies.

Entertainment in the villages is also not much, and they will have to go to Yalta, which, however, is easy to do by city bus.

• Nikitsky Botanical Garden

  

  The Botanical Garden was founded in 1812, i.e. more than 200 years. Today there is a scientific center for fruit growing and botany, but the park areas are open for inspection by everyone for a fee. It includes several gardens and parks at once, so sometimes there is a little confusion with what to visit and see here. At the time of writing, the garden includes: Arboretum (Arboretum) – this is the main part of the park, where tourists most often visit; Montedor Park (also includes a cactus greenhouse and the Paradise Garden exposition); seaside amusement park; Cape Martyan Nature Reserve. You can visit a choice of any of the parks, but most of the impressions will be from a walk through the Arboretum (Arboretum). It is best to visit the garden with a season from June to August, it is at this time that it is most beautiful and well-groomed. At other times, it is not so well cared for, the fountains are turned off, and the colors of the plants fade. Nevertheless, even in winter there is something to see. Learn more about Nikitsky Botanical Garden is here.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 18:00 (ticket office until 17:00)

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: payment to each of the parks and to the museum is made separately. The cost of tickets to the main park adults-300 rubles; children 7-14 years-150 rubles; up to 7 years-free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: the Botanical Garden is located in the village of Nikita, 8 kilometers from the center of Yalta (botsad main entrance on the map. You can get here from Yalta by bus number 29 and 29A, and you can take these buses not only at the bus station, they also pass through the center near the embankment. Travel in them costs 25 rubles, go every 15-30 minutes. Another option from the center of Yalta-trolleybus number 42 (20 rubles, every 30-40 minutes) to the stop Nikita or Nikitsky Botanical Garden on the South Coast Highway, and then on foot (25 minutes).