Celebrating the New Year's Eve at a lighthouse and "Wine Christmas": a review of holiday tours in Crimea

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As Travel Portal was told at the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea, on the upcoming holidays the guests of the peninsula will be offered about 20 multi-day tour routes and many one-day excursion programs. Mainly, on the South Coast, in Sevastopol, Eupatoria, Simferopol and Bakhchisaray regions, as well as in the eastern part of Crimea. Duration of tours is from 1 to 8 days.

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Unusual New Year celebrations are actively gaining popularity. For example, in the forest, mountains and caves, closer to nature, Crimean "places of force" and away from the bustle of the city. Among them the New Year's Eve on Mount Krepostnaya, towering above Balaklava Bay can be pointed out, for example. As part of such a tour, active travelers are offered to walk along the Sun trail, visit the famous "Temple of the Sun", the cave towns of Mangup-Kaleh and Eski-Kermen, they told us at the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism.

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An interesting novelty is celebration of the main winter holiday at the Yenikaleh lighthouse in Kerch: here for the New Year's romantics a warm cozy guest-room with a Christmas tree and a festive table is prepared. Also, the tour program includes a visit to the ancient city of Tiritaka, the Royal Mound and ancient Panticapaeum.

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Would you like to taste Crimea? Then one more interesting novelty for you: a five-day gastronomic tour "The Crimean Wine Road for Christmas". It will allow you to know the peninsula through Crimean wine and dishes carefully prepared by chefs from local food products.

And as part of the tour "Around Crimea in 5 Days", winter travelers will visit the famous Crimean palaces and ancient Chersonese, as well as go to the Massandra winery where they will taste the best collection wines.

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A real New Year's fairy tale is promised to the participants of the "New Year and Christmas Crimea − 2020" five-day tour. Holiday-makers will be able to enjoy a boat trip along the Balaklava Bay and visit the Zolotaya Balka Champagne Winery with wine tasting. The program also includes a visit to the Baydar Valley, the historical center of Sevastopol and the ancient cave monastery of St. George the Victorious at Cape Fiolent. In addition, a sightseeing tour of Eupatoria is planned with a visit to its famous Karaite kenassas and an examination of the expositions of the Museum of Local Lore and Mud Therapy in Saki.

Tourists are also offered three-day excursion programs "New Year's Voyage", "Crimean Fairy Tale", "January Holidays". All of them start in Yalta, and lead to Sevastopol, Balaklava, Bakhchisaray and Alupka.

At the same time, they added at the ministry, the participants of the Crimean Vacations in Sudak tour will be offered to climb Mount Sokol, which is the highest coral reef in Europe. In the Noviy Svet, they will visit the Tsar’s Bay, walk along the Golitsyn trail and in the juniper grove. In addition, the program includes a visit to Cape Meganom with its main attraction − a snow-white lighthouse, standing on the very edge of a rocky cliff. A trip to the Taraktash rocks is also in the itinerary − with a visit to a small cave called the Robber Cave, where, according to legend, the famous Alim the Robber used to hide his treasures.

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Exciting winter programs are being developed for children. For example, in the village of Donskoyeh, Simferopol District, a "New Year's Fairy Tale in the Kingdom of Hartenthal" is prepared. The children will talk with Santa Claus, dance around the Christmas tree, visit an eco-farm, see knight’s performances, take part in a workshop on painting Christmas honey-cakes, and also visit the southern residence of the New Year's wizard in Sevastopol.

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From year to year, cultural and educational programs "Crimean New Year’s round-the-world trip", "Crimean Christmas round-the-world trip" and the excursion tour "Festive Crimea on the New Year" are especially popular among tourists. New Year and Christmas routes "Crimean Etudes" are also in demand.