Attractions and entertainment in Olenevka and what to see

Directly in Olenevka itself there are no attractions at all, and all more or less interesting places are located in the vicinity of the resort on the territory of the Chernomorskoe region. It is problematic to visit them on foot on your own, and therefore you will have to use personal or rented transport, or go to the sights with excursions.

The number and variety of inexpensive group excursions that depart from Olenevka is very modest, and includes visits only to the places closest to the resort.

The most popular excursion in Olenevka is, of course, a classic trip to the Cape and the Tarkhankut peninsula with a visit to the Love Bowl (Chasha Lubvi), The Big Atlesh, the Fishing Camp, the Dolphinarium, the small Atlesh, the through Cave, The Crocodile Rock, etc. Tarkhankut offers walking tours, excursions by minibus or jeep and boat or kayak trips. So you can choose the option to your taste. Trips to the dzhangul tract, which is also part of Tarkhankut, are also offered, but this is a separate excursion.

The most popular options for tourist entertainment in Olenevka are somehow connected with diving, which is not surprising, because the local depths are considered one of the most interesting in the whole Crimea. Here you can dive to the sunken ships of different eras, see the German aircraft of the Second World War, take a walk in the underwater sculpture museum "alley of leaders", and even make friends underwater with dolphins. Exploring the depths of the sea is available not only for certificate holders and equipment, but also for tourists with no experience at all. You can buy a ready-made dive tour from one of the local dive centers, and initial training, equipment, instructor support will be included. The price for diving is cheaper if you have wholesale and a certificate, and start from 2500 rubles. And here you can take a full course of study and get a certificate.

Also in Olenevka there are types of active recreation and entertainment – kitesurfing and windsurfing. After all, the winds in Olenevka blow constantly and evenly, and the bottom is Sandy and safe. On the beach there are schools of these sports, where you can rent equipment, get training, and then jump on the waves with a sail or kite for fun.

On the beach in separate technical areas there are traditional water activities: banana riding, rental of catamarans, jet skis, SUP surfboards. For children there are inflatable water slides and trampolines. And in the evening on the southern part of the beach there is an open-air disco.

If you come to Olenevka on vacation on your own or rented transport, then you have much more opportunities for entertainment and sightseeing. In addition to the fact that you can independently travel around the entire Tarkhankut Peninsula, during the day you can go to more remote places. So, in the district center of the village of Chernomorskoye (22 kilometers) there is a good Museum of local lore and an open-air Archaeological Museum at the site of the excavations of the ancient Greek settlement "Kalos Limen". Another settlement "Panskoye" is located in Mezhvodnoye, and there is also a lake with therapeutic mud Dzharylgach. Another archaeological site of the Greek-Scythian settlement of Bolshoy Castel is located just 10 kilometers from the center of Olenevka, although it will have to go along a bad dirt road. Well, we advise you to go to Yevpatoria if possible, because there are a lot of historical and cultural attractions, there are museums and a whole historical quarter. Therefore, we advise you to additionally read these guides:

• Sights of Evpatoria - what to see and do
• Sights of Chernomorskoe - what to see and do

And now we will tell you more about the sights and entertainment in Olenevka, which you can visit yourself:

Cape and Peninsula Tarkhankut

Tarkhankut is one of the largest and most beautiful natural attractions of the Crimea. On the peninsula you can see the picturesque coastal landscapes, which stretch for almost 10 kilometers. These places form the Atlesh landscape and recreational natural park, which is most often visited by tourists during excursions and trips to Cape Tarkhankut. The Atlesh zone stretches along the coast, and along its length there are beautiful bays, grottoes, Rocky capes, arches, man-made sights and even a whole fishing village with a dolphinarium, a chapel, and a cave. In addition to land and coastal attractions, these places are also known for the underwater world. The living underwater world here is not rich, but historically it so happened that many ships ran aground on local reefs and crashed on rocks in different historical periods. And at the bottom there is a German aircraft of the Second World War and a man-made underwater sculpture park "alley of leaders" was created.now this amazing underwater landscape attracts experienced divers and amateur tourists. Learn more about Tarhankut and how to visit it here.

Dolphinarium on Bolshoy Atlesh

On the Bolshoy Atlesh Peninsula, next to the fishing camp, there is a classic Dolphinarium where a traditional dolphin show takes place twice a day at 11:00 and 15:00, dolphin therapy sessions and diving with dolphins are held. The cost of the show is 800 rubles.

Lighthouse and Cape Tarkhankut

Cape Tarkhankut is one of the iconic points of the peninsula, which by default many guidebooks on the Internet designate the westernmost point of the Crimea. Although this is not the case, it is still worth visiting the Cape and looking at the lighthouse. True, this can only be done from the side, since this is a forbidden zone. Not far from the Cape is the dry cargo ship Ibrahim Yakim, which ran aground in 2010. Divers like to explore it, and land tourists can see it from the shore or swim by boat or kayak.

Cape white nose and sculpture "The Thinker"

On the narrow and strongly protruding Cape white nose in the sea in 2013, sculptor and artist Alexander kit installed a stone statue of The Thinker, also known as the heart of Tarkhankut. The place where it is installed is considered a place of power. In addition to the sculpture itself, you can take beautiful photos of the deep bays surrounding the Cape, one of which is called Yogi Bay, as well as the tiny turtle island.

Fishing camp and Big Atlesh

Cape Bolshoy Atlesh is the main point of attraction for tourists on the entire coast of Tarkhankut, and often tourists with excursions are brought here to show Tarkhankut. Here is a small fishing tourist village (fisherman's camp) with a paid entrance of 100 rubles per adult. In this village there is the largest natural stone arch of Tarkhankut and a cave, through one of the passages into which you can see the sea. And there is also a pier from which pleasure tourist boats depart to Cape Maly Altesh.

Small Atlesh, a through cave and "smugglers ' hole"

Cape Maly Atlesh is another place of tourist attraction, where there are several interesting sights at once. This Cape attracts not only tourists, but also filmmakers. So, here they shot scenes of the films "Pirates of the twentieth century", "Amphibian Man", "dreams of Green".

The famous through cave or as it is called the tunnel, through which under the screams of tourists at speed fly pleasure excursion boats, is located here. Well, if you find yourself here on foot or by car, you can look at another miracle of nature, called the "smugglers ' hole". This is a vertical cave with a height of 20 meters and a diameter of about 2 meters, which leads from the surface of the Cape vertically down to the same through tunnel.

The Cup Of Love

This natural Natural Landmark is just a couple of hundred meters from Little Atlesh. Here, on the rocky seashore, a natural natural pool has formed in the rocks, in which the water is always warmer than in the sea. You can swim in the bowl, but usually in high season there are a lot of tourists, so for swimming it is better to come here early in the morning, or stay until the evening.

Local History Museum and lapidarium in the Chernomorskoe

The Local History Museum-Reserve "Kalos Limen" and lapidarium in the Chernomorskoe is the main regional museum. We recommend that you visit it without fail and first of all before you go to get acquainted with the settlement of Kalos Limen, the ruins of the "Pansky" settlement in Mezhvodnoye and other historical places in the Chernomorskoe region. The museum is small, but very informative to visit. Quite recently, a complete reconstruction has been carried out here, and therefore you will be pleasantly surprised by the excellent condition and, although small, but neatly presented collection of exhibits, which in traditional form tells about the history of the region from different periods. Read more about the Local History Museum and lapidarium in Chernomorskoye here.

Settlement "Kalos Limen" in the Chernomorskoe

This is the main and most famous historical and archaeological site in the Chernomorskoe region, and indeed in the northwestern part of the peninsula. These are the ruins of an ancient Greek city, founded approximately from IV BC.E. during its heyday, the city was a fortress with an area of about 4 hectares with a very favorable geographical and economic position, and therefore was constantly raided. It existed until the First Century AD, when it was invaded by the nomadic tribes of the Sarmatians, the inhabitants of the northern steppes and completely destroyed. You can pay for the entrance, and then walk around the territory along the paths and inspect the ruins yourself. But it is much more interesting and informative to first visit the Museum of local lore, and then go here and get acquainted with the Archaeological Park with excursion service, which is offered when buying tickets for an additional fee. More detailed nickname "Kalos Limen" here.

Museum of wooden sculptures in the Chernomorskoe

The Museum of wooden sculptures or the museum-exhibition "Forest sculpture" in Olenevka is a private collection of original products from parts of trees, roots and stumps. There are whimsical figures of fairy-tale characters, masks, vases, pens and pencils, and even furniture. Some of them are real works of art with their own idea. All exhibits can be viewed and touched, and what you like, even buy. Prices start from 100 rubles for the simplest products, and reach tens of thousands for complex sculptures. During the inspection of the museum, the hostess or the owner tells about the exhibits, how and from what they are made, and can also tell a lot of interesting things about the village.

Settlement "Panskoye" near Mezhvodny

The northwestern coast of Crimea is rich in the ruins of ancient settlements and mounds dating back several centuries BC. Most of them were investigated by Soviet archaeologists and subsequently preserved, and "Panskoye" is just one of these preserved and covered with Earth. Objectively speaking, you will not see anything particularly exciting here, but if you have a lot of free time and have become completely bored, you can drive here or even walk from the center of Mezhvodny on foot. Learn more the nickname "Panskoe" here.

Therapeutic mud of Lake Dzharylgach

Near the village of Mezhvodnoye is one of the famous lakes in the Crimea, at the bottom of which is a therapeutic cosmetic mud. There is no infrastructure for taking mud baths here, you will have to do everything yourself: get the dirt from the bottom, smear it, and wash it off in a few minutes. Usually they wait for the dirt to dry and turn into a crust, after which it is washed off. A layer of black therapeutic mud lies under a layer of silt, and to get to it, you have to dig a little, for which smart tourists use just a cut plastic bottle. Just do not leave plastic behind on the shore, but take it to the village and throw it in the trash.

In general, self-treatment with mud is not recommended by specialists, and therefore it is necessary to adhere to the following rules during the first procedures: do not apply dirt on the whole body, no more than 10% of the surface is recommended; the session should last no more than 10 minutes and no more than three times a day; watch your health and Learn more about medicinal mud in Crimea and how to use it here.