Lovers Lakes

Those lakes look like stone - trough. According to the local legend short dipping into the lakes will help you to find your love. An exotic subtropical nature around the lakes is beautiful. Mini bus will deliver you directly to this place.

Bolshoy Akhun( Big Akhun) mountain

This tower on the top of the mountainwas built in 1936 by architect Vorobjev according to an old Caucasus traditions of building. There is a view point on the top of the tower. You can see Main Caucasus mountain range and the Big Sochi from there. Some people after visiting local restaurant insisted that they could see even the Turkish coast of the Black Sea.

Primates nursery

To make sure that Mr.Darwin was right you must visit this place. Here you can meet monkeys - cosmonauts. Also you will know the rules of training the primates for the space flights.

Agura canyon

This place was popular as a tourist place in Russia before the revolution of 1917. You will see three water falls, located one by one in the narrow canyon. Nice vertical Eagle Rocks(Orlinie Skaly) – this place is really beautiful. The path is rather easy passablefor the people of any age, but please keep an eye on your children.

Alpine meadows

Cable cars are working round the year in Krasnaya Polyana. Therefore Alpine meadows are reachable for anybody. Not necessary to be a sportsman. This possibility you can find only in Sochi. Landscape of the Main Caucasus mountain ridge, aroma of flowering Alpine meadows are unforgettable. Don’t forget to take with you video camera.

yew - box grove

In 1929 during the vacations in Hosta Vladimir Mayakowkiy with his his girlfriend Veronika Polonskaya first of all decided to visit particularly this place. And today, like sometime the great poet, you will see beautiful Jurassic canyon and virgin vegetation as it was before the Ice Age. Today thegrove is a part of the Caucasus State Biological Reserve. A lot of plants here are registered in the Red Book of Nature. Take care of them.

Krasnaya Polyana

It will be a big mistake not to visit this place. First of all the road cutted through the rocks at the end of XIX century. Virgin Tears water fall and Chvezhipse mineral water springs will add more impressions. Krasnaya Polyana itself, rounded with snowy peaks of the Caucasus will surprise you with its historical past.

Bee-keeper house

You will not find here Caucasus Honey as alcoholic drink, well known from antic times, but the choice of different sorts honey is more than rich here. Just to remind you that chest-nut tree honey is never getting spoiled and in Russia you can find chest-nut tree forests only in Sochi.

Delphinarium

The dolphins are following the ships in the open sea. There are many cases when the dolphins saved people in distress. They love us as brothers. Therefore Delphos in Greek means Brother. In this show dolphins are dancing, singing songs, drawing pictures. Your children will like this show.

A visit to Adyges in aul Thagapsh. Mysteries of the ancient civilizations.

Adyge-Shapsugi has been living in this area (Lazarev district of Sochi) since the ancient times. Names of their auls(villages) haven't been changed since centuries. Their children are studying native language in schools. The country estate museums are available in auls Ligoth and Thagapsh. You will see an ancient traditions, and you will have possibility to try ancient dishes and drinks

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