Activities in Crimea
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Cable Car
About 1km east of Alupka, behind a little cluster of market stalls, is the cable car up the cliff of Mt Ay-Petri. It’s a truly dizzying ride across the foothills and up the mountain’s sheer face, during which you overlook the coast and the sea. Until the end of 2007, when they were ripped down, one of the most enjoyable things about journeying to the peak was the Crimean Tatar food stalls here. With any luck, they might be rebuilt.
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Vremena Goda
For something a little special, visit this spa hotel and medical centre for its chocolate massages and mud treatments. With clean, modern lines complemented by a few Art Nouveau stained-glass windows, the ‘Four Seasons’ is within fairly easy reach (a 10- to 15 -minute walk) of the high-season action.
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Outdoor Ukraine
Crimea has some fantastic hiking opportunities but a scarcity of really good topographical maps with marked routes. In addition, a total lack of English signs mean that Westerners will find the going more challenging than usual. Guided tours such as those offered by Outdoor Ukraine are recommended.
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Sergey Sorokin
Crimea has some fantastic hiking opportunities but a scarcity of really good topographical maps with marked routes. In addition, a total lack of English signs mean that Westerners will find the going more challenging than usual. Guided tours such as those offered by Sergey Sorokin are recommended.
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Breeze
If you speak Russian, stalls in Feodosiya and Koktebel sell paragliding (about 180uah), gliding (360uah to 420uah) and microlight (230uah) flights, or you can contact the paragliding school Breeze. The mountain ridge is off the Feodosiya–Koktebel road, signposted ролөты.
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Akvarmarin
PADI-approved Akvarmarin offers dives through the watery channels of the factory, or in the bay or sea. Tour operators along the harbour tout regular, short cruises.
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Intourist
If you’re happy to tag along on one of Intourist’s many crowded day tours, great. If you want something different, tough. Customisation isn’t a speciality here.
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Chairlift
This flimsy plastic-bucket-style chairlift swings above the rooftops to Darsan, to a bizarre pseudo-Greek temple and lookout that’s popular for impromptu teenage parties.
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