We offer exciting and diversified close and long-distance tour programmes all over the Crimean Peninsula. Tours are organized by experienced guides of the Alupka excursion and travel bureau.
Crimea is a place that keeps traces of many ancient cultures and civilizations, mediaeval and modern history.
We offer a number of bus, car and walking tours.
Are you keen on plants and flowers? If you are, it’s worth to visit famous Nikitsky Botanic Garden. It is the masterpiece of landscape architecture, genuine worldwide collection of more than fifteen thousand species of plants unique both for Crimea and Ukraine. The garden reminds a tiny green planet and is located between Yalta and Gurzuf in the nice Nikita village. The garden is almost 200 years old. If you are going on vacation in spring or in early summer the Rose Parade is what you should visit without fail. In autumn you will be captivated by the glorious Golden-daisies Ball! During the year you can visit unique cactus and bonsai exhibitions (miniature plant compositions in Japanese style).
If you are interested to know more about Crimean history, the best choice will be Bakhchisaray, the former capital of Crimean Khanate, the most popular tourist attraction in Crimea. There are many showplaces in its surroundings including ruins of mediaeval Chufut-Kale, Eski-Kermen cave towns, working Uspensky Cave Monastery that is more than 150 years old. You can visit world-famous monument under YUNESCO safeguard, ruins of Khersones. It is from the Khersones Tavrichesky that pagan Rus started accepting Orthodoxy. Khersones is the ancient city that started in 5th century B.C. and continued till 15th century A.D., so it is more than 2500 years old. Within the Khersones conservation area one can find museum of history and archeology.
Do you want to know about contemporary history of South Crimean Coast? You are welcome to our Livadiya Palace or Alexander III Castle excursions in Massandra land. In Alupka town you can visit palace that belonged to Count Vorontsov. At your desire you can take a guided tour to the estate of Kharaks that belonged to the Grand Dukes of Romanov, look at the ruins of ancient Roman castle and Tauric Citadel (1000 B.C.), visit Lastochkino Gnezdo Castle (Swallow’s Nest) on the Aurora Cliff.
One of the most favourite places of adults and children are the zoo and dolphinarium in Yalta city. A pleasure boat is at your disposal and may take you for a sea excursion.
Aqua park in Goluboy Zaliv (Blue Bay) by the Simeiz village is the place for fun-on-water seekers.
You should certainly try wine from the cellars of the famous Massandra Vinery. The wines of Massandra are both famous in our country and far away abroad. Today Massandra wine collection has about one million bottles. Wine-making experts claim that he who did not try Massandra wine on-the-spot, does not have a clear idea about the virtues of Crimean wine.
You can admire picturesque landscapes of mountainy Crimea that will impress even weathered tourists. You will be certainly stricken by fantastic landscapes and unforgettable waterfalls of mountainy Crimea.
Crimea is a wonderful place waiting for your visit. Here you can enjoy its unique nature, historical and cultural landmarks of truly beautiful destination.