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RussiaIn winter, Sochi is attractive for tourists not only for its ski slopes in the resorts of Krasnaya Polyana, but also for its natural and cultural attractions, which can be visited independently or with a tour. A nice addition when visiting notable places outside the high season will be their sparseness and the opportunity to take beautiful photos. After all, it's no secret that in the summer high season the resort and all its attractions are crowded with tourists, so it's hard to even take a photo so that crowds of tourists do not fall into the frame. Another winter bonus is that many paid tourist routes of the Sochi National Park can be passed for free.
But we must take into account that not all the sights of Sochi are available or worth a winter visit. Here are the categories of places that are better to miss in the winter:
- All waterfalls as they either freeze or become very low water.
- Hiking trails and routes in the vicinity of Krasnaya Polyana are covered with snow and ice, walking on them without experience and appropriate equipment is dangerous.
- Some tourist routes of the Sochi National Park are officially closed as dangerous, although in fact the opportunity to visit them independently and for FREE remains.
As well as in the rest of the year, in the large resorts of Adler, the center of Sochi, Lazarevskoye, Loo and some others, inexpensive group excursions are sold. You can buy them from distributors on the streets and embankments of resorts, or online on trusted sites:
- 📷 search for excursions in Sochi on Sputnik8.com
- 📷 excursions to Sochi from the tour operator TEZ Tour
- 📷 search for excursions in Sochi on Tripster.ru
If you do not find a suitable excursion or just want to see the sights yourself, then here is a list of the main and most interesting places in Sochi in winter, indicating their opening hours, costs and how to get to them yourself:
Olympic Park
This is the main and largest attraction of Adler, and possibly the whole of Sochi. Built for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, as well as around the Olympic facilities equipped race track "Sochi Autodrom" for the royal car races F1 and others. By 2018, Fisht Stadium was converted to host FIFA 2018 matches. You can visit it yourself and for free, or with a sightseeing tour, which are sold at all resorts of Greater Sochi and beyond. Learn more about the Olympic Park and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: open to the public from 08:00 to 24:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission is free, sightseeing tours on request from 300 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located in the village of Sirius in the area of the Imereti resort, which is now not part of Adler (Park on the map. From almost any place in Adler you can get here on foot (but you have to walk several kilometers) or on rented bicycles, electric scooters, and from more remote cities and resorts of the Krasnodar Territory you can get there with excursions, by bus or train. Recall that you can not move around the park by car, only bicycles and individual electric vehicles (gyroscuters, scooters) are allowed. For more information, see the link with the full description.
Singing fountains in the Olympic Park
The singing fountains in the Olympic Park are one of the most visually impressive attractions of the resort, and they work even in winter. To watch this light and sound show, people even come here from other resorts and from the center of Sochi with excursions or on their own. The show is accompanied by modern and classical music, including Russian and foreign hits. The show lasts one hour and starts every day at the same time, but the schedule changes from season to season. Learn more about singing fountains here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer-from 20:00 to 21:00; in spring and autumn - from 19:30 to 20:30; in winter - from 18:00 to 19:00. several days every month the fountains do not work due to prevention.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: access to the fountains and the Olympic Park is free, a visit to the Olympic Park with a sightseeing tour - from 300 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: the fountains are located in the center of the Olympic Park in Adler (fountains on the map. The park can be reached by train from any resort of Greater Sochi to the Imereti resort Station, from the nearest resorts (Imeretiinka, Veseloe village, Khosta, etc.) by buses No. 554, 557, 88, 125C, 535, 535e to the Sochi Park or Fisht stops.
Sochi Morskoy Vokzal (Sea Terminal)
This is one of the symbols of the city and an important point for reference, an architectural landmark of federal significance. The building of the sea station was opened in 1955, and the work was carried out under the supervision of famous Soviet architects K. S. Alabyan and L. B. Karlik. For tourists today, this is a beautiful majestic building, from where many tourist "adventures" begin. So, here starts a new walking route along the historical Boulevard, from here begins the main embankment of Sochi and the city beaches. Nearby there are several remarkable modern and historical monuments and sculptures: a monument to the heroes of the film "The Diamond hand", a fountain with the goddess of navigation Isida, a rotunda, a flower clock, a decorative inscription "Sochi", graffiti by Jacques Yves Cousteau on the Buna embankment and others. Similar about the Sea station of Sochi here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock, but the sea station looks especially beautiful in the dark when the lights are on.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: the sea station is located in the central part of Sochi on the seashore (Sea station on the map. From any place in Central Sochi and from the railway station you can walk here, and from the remote resorts of Sochi and beaches you can get by bus or train. As the fastest and most convenient way, we advise you to take the train to the railway station, and from there walk to the Seaport 20-30 minutes along the Pedestrian Street Navaginskaya.
Adler Central (Indoor) Market
It is here that it is best to go in order to buy souvenirs and gifts home, or something tasty or hot for rest. The rows sell fresh fruits (but not all local, often imported), sweets, teas, spices, dried fruits, honey, fish, cheeses. Churchkhella alone can be counted here several dozen species, and from the variety of halva, pastille, pahwala and other types of oriental sweets, the eyes simply run away. Moreover, everyone gives a try, so you can eat without even leaving the counter. Homemade wine, Chacha and cognac are sold from under the counter. Learn more about Adler Central Market here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 07:00 to 19:00, seven days a week.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission is free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the central part of Adler on Demokratikaya STR., 38 (Central Market on the map. Nearby there are many more shopping centers, shops and mini markets, and this is the main trading platform of the city. From the central part of the city it is easiest to get here on foot, and from other areas of Adler and neighboring resorts by bus. Almost all buses go here in the direction of the Olympic Park and Imereti Resort and back, get off at the stop "New Century shopping center". We do not advise you to go by private transport, since there is practically nowhere to park.
Abandoned sanatorium Ordzhonikidze
This is one of the iconic architectural sights of Sochi, the heritage of the USSR. The sanatorium complex consists of several buildings, and the extensive and well-groomed territory has been in disrepair since 2010. Today it has become a place of attraction for tourists for walks and photo shoots in winter and summer. It is only important that the weather was sunny, otherwise beautiful photos will not be received. Learn more about the Ordzhonikidze sanatorium here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: Around the clock, it is better to visit in the afternoon before sunset. Attention! The sanatorium is closed to the public due to reconstruction. There is no information about the timing and it is unknown whether it will be reopened to the public or will become an operating sanatorium with a closed territory. We will inform you about the changes.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: the sanatorium is located on the territory of the Khostinsky District of Sochi, 6 kilometers from the city center and 10 kilometers from Khosta itself (sanatorium on the map). It is very easy to visit from any resort of Greater Sochi, since it is located next to the main coastal road at Kurortny Prospekt, 96. almost all city buses connecting the resorts of Sochi pass along this road. These are the Routes №№ 2, 3, 41, 43, 48, 50, 86, 90, 105, 105C, 115, 120, 121, 125p, 125C, go to the stop "Sanatorium im. Ordzhonikidze". Most sightseeing tours of Central Sochi make a stop here.
Vorontsov caves
If you have to choose one cave to visit in Sochi, we would definitely recommend this one. Of course, we are talking about the choice among caves equipped for tourist visits, and not about Speleological caves for professionals or advanced enthusiasts. The system of Vorontsov caves is the most branched and Extended of them. The investigated part of the passages has a length of more than 11 kilometers. The halls are filled with bizarre stalactites and stalagmites, the ceiling and floor are connected by columns formed over millions of years from fused stalactites and stalagmites. Learn more about Vorontsov Caves here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer from 10:00 to 18:00, in winter from 10:00 to 17:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults and children from 12 years-350 rubles; children 7-12 years-200 rubles, up to 7 years-free of charge. Since the cave is located on the territory of the Sochi National Park, you will also have to pay for the entrance to the park: 200 rubles adults, children under 10 years old for free.
🚶 How to get there: the cave is located in the village of Vorontsovka, 40 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 35 from Adler (Vorontsov caves on the map. Excursions to the caves are offered at all resorts, prices start from 700 rubles/person. The only bus that goes to the village of Vorontsovka is No. 127 from the bus station and the railway station of Khosta. It runs approximately every hour according to the schedule from 06:00 to 19:00, the fare is 55 rubles. From the stop in Vorontsovka to the entrance to the caves on foot 4 kilometers.
Sochi Arboretum
Sochi Arboretum is one of the most visited places by tourists in central Sochi, which can be included in your stay program even in winter. As stated, there are more than 1 800 species, forms and varieties of tree and shrub species, 74 species of Pines, 66 species of Oaks, 54 species of Palms, cypresses, rare species of tropical and subtropical plants. Learn more about the arboretum of Sochi here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 09:00 to 19:00, seven days a week, ticket office until 18:00. In high season, in the middle of the day, the park is crowded with tourists, large queues gather at the entrance and at the ticket office, so it is better to visit it from the moment of opening.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-320 rubles, children 7-14 years-150 rubles, up to 7 years-free of charge. Visiting together with Villa "reliable" adults – 400 rubles, children 7-14 years – 200 rubles, up to 7 years – free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: located on the outskirts of Central Sochi at Kurortny Prospekt, 74, formally it is the territory of the Khostinsky district (Arboretum entrance on the map. The main entrance and ticket offices are located on Kurortny Prospekt. You can get there on almost any bus plying between the center of Sochi and Adler.
Krasnaya Polyana cable cars
An obligatory tourist activity in Krasnaya Polyana, which every guest of the village and other resorts of Sochi should and seeks to experience, is, of course, cable cars. This is not about skiing or snowboarding, but about climbing on a cable car to one of the viewing platforms on the slopes or peaks surrounding the village of Krasnaya Polyana. By the way, even in early summer you can climb to a height with snow and play snowballs in June. There are simply ascents to the observation decks, and there are complex excursions with Entertainment and visits to individual attractions at the top (as a rule, these are waterfalls and hiking trails) or at the bottom (museums). Learn more about Krasnaya Polyana cable cars here.
Akhshtyr cave
Akhshtyr cave will not please you with bizarre formations of stalactites and stalagmites, will not surprise you with its gigantic size. Nevertheless, it is known and remarkable for the artifacts found in it during excavations: the remains of a cave bear, which was supposedly eaten by Neanderthals; traces of charcoal fires; remains of tools of ancient people. Learn more about Akhshtyrskaya cave here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, seven days a week.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-200 rubles, children (7-14 years) - 100 rubles, up to 7 years-free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: Akhshtyrskaya cave is located in the village of Kazachiy Brod, 45 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 20 kilometers from Adler (cave on the map. The entrance to it is not in the village itself, but higher on the mountain. You can get there by public transport (bus number 131 or with transfers), a private car. It is convenient to combine a visit to the cave with a trip to the Skybridge suspension bridge and SkyPark amusement park, for which you can use the park shuttle.
Akhshtyr Gorge (canyon)
Some pseudo-guides on the Internet describe the Akhshtyr Gorge (canyon) as one of the most notable sights of Sochi and an incredible creation of nature. In our opinion (the authors of the site) these are rather advertising exaggerations. In fact, the Akhshtyr Canyon is just a long deep gorge (about 200 Meters) formed by the Mzymta River in the rocks, and one of the stopping points for a few minutes during group excursions, and nothing more. Learn more about the Akhshtyr gorge here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock, but visiting the gorge is best tied to the opening hours of the cave (from 10:00 to 18:00) and the Skypark amusement park (from 10:00 to 17:30).
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.
🚶 How to get there: the gorge is located on the Mzymta River between the villages of Kazachiy Brod and Akhshtyr, 40 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 15 kilometers from Adler (Gorge (canyon) on the map). You can get here by bus №№ 105, 535, 219, 221, 130 to the stop "Trout Farm". You can also take the Skypark company transfer (8 times a day from 09:30 to 16:30 every hour from the Adler railway station, the cost is 100 USD), visit the park and then go down to the canyon along the trail through the Akhshtyr cave.
Mount Akhun
This is a natural and architectural landmark at the same time, and the highest observation deck in Sochi. The height of the summit is 663 meters. At the top is an observation tower with a height of 30.5 meters, built in 1936 and recognized as an architectural monument of federal significance. The tower can be climbed for a fee of 100 rubles, there is a panoramic observation deck. Also near the top there are the ruins of a chic restaurant of the Soviet period, which can be viewed for free. For the entertainment of tourists, a ferris wheel "peak 701" and other entertainment was installed here. Learn more about Mount Akhun and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: Mount Ahun can be visited at any time, but it is wise to do so only during daylight hours. The observation deck on the tower is open from 09:00 to 21:00 (in winter it can be reduced), the ferris wheel is open from 10:00 to 17:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: access to the mountain is free. Visiting the observation deck on the tower – 200 rubles, children under 10 years old-free of charge. Ferris wheel – 300 rubles, children under 10 years-200 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: Akhun Mountain is located in Khostinsky District, 20 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 28 from Adler (Vreshina Akhun on the map. A visit to the mountain is included in many sightseeing tours as one of the stops. By car you can get to the very top: there is a good asphalt road and there are places for free parking. It is better to start the first ascent from the bus stops "Red Storm" (routes No. 48, 50, 105, 105c, 125p, 125C) or "Sputnik" (routes No. 2, 48, 115). The route with an ascent through the Agur Gorge can also be started from the stop "Sanatorium" Green Grove" (routes No. 48, 50, 105, 105c, 125p, 125C). The nearest stop of electric trains "Matsesta", from it to the top will have to go 8 kilometers.
Agur gorge
The gorge is formed on the river Agurchik (Agura), which, winding, passes between the rocks of the gorge, forming several waterfalls and water slides along the way. Along the river there is a picturesque hiking route belonging to the Sochi National Park, and accordingly the entrance to it is paid (200 USD). In front of the entrance (ticket offices) on the left there is an abandoned hot spring, and 800 meters from the ticket office along the Agur gorge street there is another remarkable place - Vysotsky glade with a statue of a musician. Learn more about the Agur Gorge and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: ticket offices at the entrance are open from 09:00 to 18:00, in winter the opening hours are reduced.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 200 rubles for entering the reserve + 50 rubles additional fee (allegedly illegal). Children under 10 years-free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: Agur Gorge is located in Khostinsky District, 12 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 20 kilometers from Adler (entrance to the Agura gorge on the map. You can pass the route from the entrance through the main ticket office, or go from the other side through the Eagle Rocks or from Mount Akhun, see more about the routes at the link to the full description. It is most convenient to get to the main ticket office by car, there is a spacious free parking and even a recreation area is equipped. By bus you can get to the stops "Sputnik" (routes No. 2, 48, 115) or "Sanatorium" Green Grove" (routes No. 48, 50, 105, 105c, 125p, 125C), and walk to the entrance in 20 and 30 minutes, respectively.
Eagle Rocks and Prometheus
This is a remarkable and well-known place in Sochi, but as a separate natural attraction for visiting, we would not recommend it, especially since presumably individuals charge 150 rubles for admission to replenish their personal budget, since tickets are not issued when paying. But to go to the Eagle Rocks during the passage of the ring route along the nearby Agur Gorge is definitely worth it, especially since the gorge is most interesting to visit in the form of a ring route through the rocks. The height of the observation point on the Eagle Rocks is 379 meters. Learn more about Orlinye skaly here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 150 rubles, children under 10 years-free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: Eagle Rocks and Prometheus are located in Khostinsky district in Matsesta, 12 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 20 kilometers from Adler (Eagle Rocks and Prometheus on the map. The easiest way to get here by car, almost to the cafe leads asphalt and narrow concrete. By public transport, you can take buses No. 48, 50, 105, 105c, 125p, 125C to the Stop "Sanatorium "Green Grove", or No. 2, 48, 115 to the stop "Sputnik", and then walk more than 3.5 kilometers.
Psaho Dry Canyon
An easy hiking route along the bottom of the dry Psaho Canyon is one of the most beautiful and unique in its origin. It is believed that it was formed about 150 million years ago, when these lands were the bottom of the ancient Tethys Ocean. It is a crevice in the rocks with a width of 2 to 7 meters, and the height of the walls in the highest places reaches 20 meters, which is approximately equal to the height of a seven-story house. Its length is about 400 meters. At the bottom of this crevice passes this simple tourist route lasting 20-30 minutes. It can be visited in conjunction with the wet Psaho Canyon. Learn more about Psaho Dry Canyon here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in the daytime.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: a national park fee of 200 rubles is charged for entering the Dry Canyon, children under 10 years old are free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: the entrance and ticket office to The Dry Canyon are located between the villages of Galitsyno and Krasnaya Volya, 25 kilometers from Adler and 50 from the center of Sochi (Dry Canyon entrance on the map. It is easiest to visit with guided tours, but since the Dry Canyon is not as popular as the wet one, inexpensive group tours are not sold here. At least, we did not meet such. There are only expensive individual tours on Jeeps, ATVs and horses. You can get here yourself by two routes through both villages by private car or buses No. 131 from the railway station Adler and No. 128 from the Av station Khosta. For more information, see the link with the full description.
Wet Psaho Canyon
This is a hiking route of the Sochi National Park along the gorge formed on the mountain river Psakho, a tributary of the Kudepsta River. The Psakho River is low-water, in autumn and winter it turns into a stream, but for millions of years its waters have washed a beautiful canyon with water slides, small waterfalls and washouts in the rock. Nature decorated the banks with red boxwood, hung with thick moss. The route is equipped in the form of wooden bridges with railings 200 meters long, it can be completed in 10 minutes. Despite the enthusiastic descriptions of the wet Psaho Canyon in commercial guidebooks, we will not recommend it for a mandatory visit. In our opinion, there are more interesting hiking trails of the National Park. Learn more about the wet psaho Canyon and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in the daytime.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: for the entrance to the wet Canyon, a national park fee of 200 rubles is charged, children under 10 years old are free of charge. Only cash is accepted.
🚶 How to get there: the entrance and ticket office to the wet Canyon is located in the village of Galitsyno, 25 kilometers from Adler and 50 from the center of Sochi (wet Canyon entrance on the map. It is easiest to visit it with excursions. There are inexpensive group tours (not from all resorts) and more expensive individual trips on Jeeps, ATVs and horses. Independently you can get by car or bus number 131 from the railway station Adler.
Canyon white rocks and Navalishchenskoe gorge
This is one of the most beautiful places in the Khosta region of Sochi. We definitely recommend it to visit if you are staying for a holiday in central Sochi and in the resorts to the South (Matsesta, Khosta, Adler, Sirius). However, almost all pseudo-guidebooks on the internet give incorrect information about the gorge and how to visit it, apparently reprinting "tourist fake" each other. The gorge itself as a tourist attraction is often confused by guidebooks with the cafe and Recreation Area of the same name, which are located at the end of the gorge downstream. But the real tourist route is in a completely different place. It is called the "White Rocks tourist route" of the Sochi National Park, the entrance to it is paid. It is better to allocate a full day for a visit from the road to it. Learn more about the White Rocks Canyon and Navalishchenskoe Gorge and how to visit them here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in the daytime.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: access to the gorge of the river from the side of the cafe is free (but there is nothing special to see), the entrance to the route "White Rocks" is 200 rubles, children under 10 years old are free.
🚶 How to get there: Navalishchenskoye Gorge and white rocks are located on the Bolshaya Khosta River between the villages of Khleborob and Krasnaya Volya, Khostinsky District, 22 kilometers from Adler and 28 from the center of Sochi (Recreation Area "Navalishchenskoye gorge" on the map, entrance to the canyon "White Rocks" on the map. To the cafe and the entrance to the tourist route leads a passable road for any car. You can get from the bus station and the railway station of Khosta to the cafe and Recreation Area by bus No. 127, to the entrance to the gorge at No. 128, and a couple of kilometers on foot. For more information, see the full description at the link.
Yew-boxwood Grove
This is one of the most popular one-day hiking trails in beautiful natural places. Its popularity is due to its convenient location (easily accessible by Transport and with excursions to Khosta, Adler, Sirius, the center of Sochi), beautiful views, as well as a variety of attractions along the route.
The visit is paid, 300 rubles. You can walk in a large (1 hour) or small circle (2-4 hours), along the route "into the depths of the centuries", or all at once. Along the way you will see a sinkhole, several beams, a cave, a clearing, a spring, a giant Yew, a labyrinth in a stone fault, the ruins of a Byzantine fortress (in fact, only the foundation and a pile of stones). The most beautiful and interesting part of the route, in our opinion, passes on a large circle along the Khosta river through the relict Yew-boxwood forest, decorated by nature with green moss. Learn more about the Yew-boxwood Grove and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer (from March 15 to September 30) - from 09:00 to 18:00; in winter (from October 1 to March 14) - from 09:00 to 17:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-300 rubles, children (7-14 years) - 150 rubles, up to 7 years-free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: Yew-boxwood Grove is located in Khosta a couple of kilometers from the center (main entrance on the map. It is easily accessible with inexpensive group tours and private transportation. It is easy to get by bus or train and get to the entrance on foot. For more information, see the link with the full description.
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".
Sochi Park amusement park
This is the grandest theme park in the whole of Greater Sochi, a kind of Russian "Disneyland". On the territory there are more than 20 extreme and children's attractions, several playgrounds, a dolphinarium and Aquarium, a mini zoo, an anti-Museum, a children's play complex "country of bears", a fairy tale theater and its own 4-star hotel. And all this is visited on a single ticket and without time limits. Learn more about "Sochi Park" and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer from 10:00 to 22:00, in winter from 11:00 to 19:00. You can check the schedule on the website or by Phone 8 800 100 33 39.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: the cost varies seasonally. As of 2021:
- In summer, adults-1900 rubles, children-1500 rubles.
- In winter, adults-1500 rubles, children-1300 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: Sochi Park is located next to the Olympic Park in Imereti resort (Sochi Park on the map. It can be reached by buses 50, 152C, 535, 535e, 88, etc. From other resorts, it is best to take the train to Imereti resort Station (see station schedules), and then 20 minutes walk to the entrance to the park. For private transport there is free parking.
Riviera Park
This is the main entertainment park of Sochi with children's and extreme attractions, a ferris wheel, a dolphinarium, a crocodile show, a mini-aquarium, a Penguins, a mini-zoo, a butterfly rear, alleys for walking and Recreation, several mini-museums, a fear room. The park is very large in area (but not in the amount of entertainment), and going here with the whole family you should plan to spend half a day on it, and, of course, a lot of money. Unfortunately, there are very few extreme attractions for older children and adults, and many of them are often on prevention. So, at the height of the season in July 2021, there was not a single extreme attraction that could be of interest to older children or adults. Well, if your kids are less than 10 years old, then there are a lot of options to have fun. Learn more about the park "Riviera" here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: the park is open to the public without breaks and weekends from 06:00 to 23:00, but each of the attractions and Entertainment operate on its own schedule.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission to the park is free, the cost of attractions from 100 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: Riviera Park is located on the Right Bank of the Sochi River near the center (Riviera Park on the map. You can easily walk here from almost anywhere in the center of Sochi, for which you can cross the river on one of the bridges, or take buses to the park Riviera stop. We do not advise you to go by private transport, because there is simply nowhere to park nearby. From other Sochi resorts the park can be visited during the day with inexpensive group excursions, or get to the Sochi railway station by bus or train (recommended).
Sochi Discovery World Aquarium
This aquarium in pseudo-guides on the Internet is described and positioned as the best and largest in Russia. In fact, this is not so, and it is inferior to the aquarium in Moscow in size, and in terms of the diversity of inhabitants it is not much better than other oceanariums in large cities and resorts of the Russian Federation. But if you've never been to a tunnel aquarium, it's definitely worth a visit. In addition to the tunnel with a length of 44 meters, there are 30 large aquariums with underwater inhabitants, and the "highlight" is a show with mermaids and feeding sharks. In the peak season in summer there are a lot of visitors, but in winter there is full space.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: sochiaquarium.ru
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday and Tuesday are days off. Shark feeding from 14:00 to 15:00, mermaid show from 11:00 to 11:30 and from 15:00 to 15:30.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults (from 12 years) - 800 rubles, children (4-11 years) – 500 rubles, excursion support-250 rubles for a group of up to 5 people.
🚶 How to get there: located at 219 a/4 Lenin Street (Oceanarium on the map. You can get there by any bus from Adler in the direction of Sochi and vice versa, get off at the stops "Sanatorium Izvestia" or "Pension Fregat".
SkyBridge suspension bridge and Skypark extreme amusement park (AJ Hackett)
This is a complex of extreme entertainment in Sochi, located on the road to the mountain resorts of Krasnaya Polyana. The basis of the Skypark is the SkyBridge Suspension Bridge (read "SkyBridge"), stretched over the Akhshtyr Canyon and the Mzymta River at an altitude of 207 meters. In addition to walking on the bridge for an additional fee, you can try really extreme rides at the limit: Bungy Jumping, Zipline, high-speed troll MegaTroll, the world's highest SochiSwing swing, rock climbing along the Via Ferrata track, rope park. You can come here to have fun in winter, but you need to dress very warmly, because the bridge is at a height and open to all winds. Learn more about the SkyBridge suspension bridge and SkyPark Park and how to visit it here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: From 10:00 to 17:30, ticket office until 17:00. Before visiting, check the operation of individual extreme attractions by calling 8 (800) 100-42-07 or on the website, as they sometimes do not work due to prevention or weather conditions.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the park for walking on the bridge adults-1500 rubles; children (7-15 years) - 800 rubles; pensioners, veterans, disabled-1200 rubles; family ticket (2 parents and children) - 3800 rubles. Extreme attractions are paid additionally, their cost is indicated above.
🚶 How to get there: the bridge and park are located in the village of Kazachiy Brod, 45 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 20 kilometers from Adler (Skypark on the map. You can get there by public transport, with excursions or by private car (there is a spacious free parking), but the easiest way is to use the transfer for 100 rubles provided by the park. Read more at the link with the full description.
Visit the Dolphinarium
Every major resort in Sochi has at least one Dolphinarium, and many of them hold performances around the clock, albeit on a reduced schedule. For example, if in summer there are 3 performances every day, then in winter they are reduced to several per week. The show is held with the participation of Black Sea Dolphins, white whales, sea lions to incendiary music and accompanied by the host. Here are the dolphinariums in Sochi that work in winter:
- Dolphinarium in the center of Sochi, site with schedule - https://delfin-riviera.ru/
- Adler Dolphinarium, site with schedule - http://www.adlerdelfin.ru/
- "Coliseum" in Lazarevskoye, site with schedule - https://vk.com/dolphin_sochi
- "Morskaya Zvezda" in Lazarevskoye, site with schedule - https://www.delphinoterapiya.ru/
- Lazarevsky Dolphinarium, site with schedule - http://www.delfin-laz.ru/
Water park and entertainment center "Galaxy"
RC "Galaxy" is the entertainment center of the ski resort "Gazprom", but if you wish, you can visit it from other resorts in Sochi. In addition to the indoor year-round water park, there is a wax museum, a museum-exhibition of Cosmonautics, A Museum of illuminations "Wow Park", an Ice Arena, a cinema, a slot machine zone. Also in the RC there are shops with souvenirs, sports and festive events are held, etc.even if you do not intend to visit the water park or one of the museums, you can just come here and take a walk, take beautiful photos. Learn more about the RC "Galaxy" and the water park here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 00:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission is free, access to museums and entertainment is paid extra. Water park tickets: adults and children over 9 years-1600 rubles; children 5-9 years-1400; children under 5 years-350 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: The Galaktika RC and the water park are located at the Gazprom resort on Achipsinskaya Street, 12, almost at the very entrance to the resort (Galaktika shopping center on the map. From the center of Estosadka (Resort "Krasnaya Polyana") and "Rosa Khutor" it is more realistic to walk here during a leisurely walk, you will have to walk 2-4 kilometers. You can also take a taxi from 100 rubles or on local buses No. 105, 535, 163.
Mountain Beach Water Park
Another year-round Water Park Mountain Beach is located in Krasnaya Polyana. It is quite modest in terms of slides: there are only children's slides, three parallel pipes and several spiral slides. But there are several swimming pools, recreation areas, a sandy beach, artificial palm trees, a restaurant, a bar, a salt cave. Actually, it is in this form-as a place of rest, and not as a classic water park, we advise you to consider it, so as not to be disappointed after visiting.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: https://krasnayapolyanaresort.ru/aquapark
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 20:00 seven days a week, break from 14:00 to 15:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: the visit is divided into two shifts in the morning and in the evening, tickets cost from 1300 rubles for adults, and from 800 rubles for children. When buying on the site, a 5% discount is provided.
🚶 How to get there: located in the center of the resort "Krasnaya Polyana" on the 3rd floor of the shopping center "Gorki Mall" (Mountain Beach Water Park on the map. You can get from other resorts by bus # 105, 535, 163 to the Stop "Gorki City Mall".
Husky
During a rest or excursion to Krasnaya Polyana, you can make friends with affectionate and kind husky dogs. To do this, you need to go to one of the Husky parks, of which there are currently three in the vicinity of Krasnaya Polyana. Each of them offers similar services and prices for communication with dogs, so the choice of place will rather depend on where it is more convenient for you to get to. The program of the visit is about the same: it includes a sightseeing tour with a story about animals, and then the opportunity is given to stroke, play and "cuddle" dogs, from which both children and adults remain delighted. Winter visit promises a special bonus-the opportunity for an additional fee to ride in a sled, which will cost from 1500 rubles. Learn more about Husky parks here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 17:00.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance ticket and excursion from 500/300 rubles, Husky riding from 2000/1500 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: all parks are located on the upper levels of the resorts of Krasnaya Polyana, and in most cases, to get to them you will have to buy a ticket for the cable car. Husky farm in the resort "Rosa Khutor" can be reached by car (there is free parking), and the Husky Center in the resort" Krasnaya Polyana" is available by taxi or private car with parking.
Stalin's dacha Museum
This is one of the few historical and informative museums in Sochi. In the entire rather large structure of the dacha, only 3 rooms are open to the public. Original parquet, some doors and stairs, furniture are preserved. But the exhibits that recreate the situation are replaced by replicas or modern things. Therefore, if you expect to see luxury and a spectacular exhibition here, we advise you to look for another museum to visit. If you are ready to pay for a tour and listen to an interesting tour about the history of the dacha and the habits of the "leader of the peoples", then the visit will be interesting. Read more about Stalin's dacha here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, seven days a week. In the low tourist season, the museum can be closed for prevention, please check on the website.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults (over 14 years) - 350 rubles, children (7-14 years) - 200 rubles, up to 7 years-free of charge. The tour is paid additionally-1000 rubles per group.
🚶 How to get there: Stalin's dacha museum is located in the Khostinsky district in Matsesta, 12 kilometers from the center of Sochi and 20 kilometers from Adler (Stalin's dacha Museum on the map).
It is best to get here by car or with group excursions. The cottage is located on the territory of the sanatorium "Green Grove", where you can go by car and get to the museum, there is free parking.
On buses No. 48, 50, 105, 105c, 125p, 125C you need to go to the stop "Sanatorium "Green Grove". From the stop, go to the main gate of the sanatorium (barrier) and then all the way up a little more than 1 kilometer.
Museum of Krasnodar tea and retro cars
This museum presents two private collections: vintage cars and Krasnodar tea. It was founded in 2010 by local collector Sergey Abramchuk. In the museum, he collected and restored old Soviet, American and other foreign cars Ford, BMW, Chrysler, Chevrolet and other rare brands that have now ceased to exist. The oldest of the exhibits "Ford-t" 1915 release. In addition to cars, there are agricultural and truck equipment, buses. Almost all cars are in excellent condition after restoration, and in some you can even sit and take a photo. Learn more about the Museum of Krasnodar tea and retro cars here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer it is open every day from 09:00 to 17:00; in the rest of the year from Tuesday to Sunday by appointment by phone +79881476677.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-250 rubles, children 7-14 years-150 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located in uchdere at 14 Semashko Street (Museum on the map. Semashko Street is the main coastal route leading to the center of Sochi, so you can get here by any bus from Lazarevskoye and Loo in the direction of the center or back, exit at the Uch-Dere stop. These are bus routes№№ 75, 76, 77, 143. From the tourist center of Uch-Dere or Dagomys here is quite far, almost 5 kilometers, so you also have to use transport.
Museum of sports glory of Sochi
This is a thematic museum dedicated to the achievements of the city in the field of sports, and of course with a large section dedicated to the Olympic Games and the FIFA Cup 2018. Among the exhibits are Sports Awards, cups, equipment and sports equipment, photos, documents. In general, quite an interesting museum, which is nice to visit even if you are not fond of sports.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: in summer from 10:00 to 20:00 seven days a week; in the rest of the year from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday is a day off.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-200 rubles, school-age children-100 rubles, photographing-50 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located in the center on the pedestrian Navaginskaya Street at UL. Sovetskaya, 26A (Museum on the map. By bus, go to the stop "Sberbank" and then walk 5 minutes. You can also take any bus to the terminus near the railway station, and from there walk along the pedestrian street for 15 minutes.
Museum of the USSR
The Museum of the USSR is a kind of private museums that has already become Classic in many resorts, in which a collection of objects from the Times of the USSR is presented. Among the exhibits are toys, household items, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, a collection of bottles and cigarettes, soda machines, weapons and even motor vehicles. There is a school corner, a Soviet store, a hospital and much more. The collection is simply huge, and even if you have already visited such places in other cities, we advise you to visit it in Sochi. What is still nice, the exhibits can be touched, tried on and photographed with them.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 21:00, seven days a week.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults (from 12 years) - 450 rubles; pensioners-400 rubles; children under 12 years-400 rubles; up to 7 years-free of charge. For family visits, a discount of 50 rubles from each ticket. Birthday and persons over 70 years old-free of charge.
🚶 How to get there: the museum is located in the center on the pedestrian street Navaginskaya 7/3 on the second floor of the shopping center (Museum of the USSR on the map. By bus, go to the stop "Sberbank" and then walk 5 minutes. You can also take any bus to the terminus near the railway station, and from there walk along the pedestrian street for 15 minutes.
Museum of the history of the resort city of Sochi
This is the main city Museum of local lore, telling about the history of the city since ancient times, when the place is modern. The collection of more than 4000 exhibits consists of an archaeological and ethnographic section, the nature of the region, the period of the Second World War and the USSR, modern achievements of the city and its formation as a resort. Each exhibit is equipped with signatures, and you can get more information by reading QR codes. The visit will be even more interesting and useful if you use the excursion support.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: http://museumsochi.ru/
🕐 Working hours: in summer from 10:00 to 20:00 seven days a week; in the rest of the year from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday is a day off.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-200 rubles, school-age children-100 rubles, preschoolers-free of charge, photographing-100 rubles. Excursion service-900 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located in the center at 54/11 Vorovsky Street (Sochi History Museum on the map. It can be easily reached on foot from the Pedestrian Street Navaginskaya, from the railway station or even from the embankment. From other parts of the city you can take any bus or train to the railway station.
Sochi Art Museum
The main collection of the D. D. Zhilinsky Sochi art museum consists of sections Russian art of the XIX-XXI centuries, antique silver and cold weapons, graphics of the XIX-XXI centuries, Russian expanses (painting of the XX century), and temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and Classics are held here. The museum building is an architectural monument, built in 1936 and previously housed the district administration.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: https://sochiartmuseum.com/
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00, Monday is a day off. It is better to call the ticket office 8 (862) 262-29-47 in advance to agree on the time of the visit.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-200 rubles, schoolchildren-100 rubles, preschoolers-free of charge. Photography – 50 rubles, excursion-200 rubles. Temporary exhibitions are paid additionally, the cost depending on the exhibition is about 500 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located near the center on Kurortny Prospekt, 51 (pump room on the map. You can walk or take buses to the Stop "Hotel Sochi".
Museum of sports and classic cars or "Sochi Auto Sport Museum"
This is a museum of cars and motorsport, collected by a private collector. The exposition presents several thousand exhibits dedicated to the history of cars and motorsport, including smaller models of cars, caps, helmets, costumes of racers and mechanics, cups, wheels, awards. But the most important thing is more than 40 sports and classic cars in the original. Among them is a real F1 car-Jaguar R5B 2004, a car for Drag Racing Dodge Viper for, a super-fast Jaguar XJ220, the legendary DeLorean DMC from the movie "Back to the future" and others. There are also Russian cars, of which most have not even heard. Learn more about the Auto Museum here.
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 10:00 to 19:00, seven days a week.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: admission-500 rubles, photographing with cars-300 rubles.
🚶 How to get there: located in the main grandstand of the Sochi Autodrom in the Olympic Park on the 1st floor, entrance "a" (Sochi Park on the map).
Tesla electric Museum
Informative and entertaining museum, introducing visitors to the nature of electricity and its properties. The visit is an excursion to get acquainted with the inventions of scientist Nikola Tesla, and then in an entertaining interactive form, visitors are shown a show program with lightning. The visit takes place only in the form of excursions that begin every hour.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: tesla-sochi.ru
🕐 Working hours: from 11:00 to 20:00, The Tour starts every hour.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-350 rubles, children (7-12 years) and pensioners-300 rubles, up to 7 years – free of charge. You can buy tickets with a discount of 50 rubles from tour operators or distributors of excursions on the streets.
🚶 How to get there: since 2021, the museum has been operating at a new address, 12 Mezhdunarodnaya Street, next to the Olympic Park (Tesla Museum on the map. See above for directions to the Olympic Park.
Leonardo da Vinci Mechanical Museum
This is another informative and entertaining museum dedicated to the great artist, scientist and inventor. The exhibits are mechanisms and machines recreated according to drawings and diagrams left by Leonardo, including: perpetual motion machines, flying machines, catapult, crossbow, trebuchet (throwing machine), auxiliary mechanisms, etc. Some of them can be touched and activated, and guides tell about the purpose and principle of work.
Practical Information
🌐 Website: leonardo-sochi.ru
🕐 Working hours: from 11:00 to 20:00, The Tour starts approximately every 20 minutes.
💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-300 rubles, children (7-12 years) and pensioners-250 rubles, up to 7 years – free of charge. You can buy tickets with a discount of 50 rubles from tour operators or distributors of excursions on the streets.
🚶 How to get there: since 2021, the museum has been operating at a new address, 12 Mezhdunarodnaya Street, next to the Olympic Park (Leonardo Museum on the map. See above for directions to the Olympic Park.
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. You can find and Book Group or individual excursions to Sochi from local residents with reviews on these trusted sites: