Still some 30 years ago for a trip to Pitsunda stood in lines, dreamed of dreams and when they turned out to be in reality, then only in a blissful state .Today smiling Abkhazia again returns to the tourist sky, and though completely without the ambitions of its glorious past, but without too much pessimism .And then the truth, why sad, when the Black Sea coast of this tiny country is still azure and pure, which even causes envy of neighbors from the Krasnodar Territory? The emerald cypresses and pine trees are still fragrant, as in the old days the guests are drinking toasted masters, and the wine, the magnificent Abkhazian wine, does not get tired of pouring from the cornucopia in every courtyard of this blessed country..There are, of course, Abkhazia's own minuses, and there are a lot of them .But the absence of any borders, the relative cheapness of the holiday (let's be realistic, it's still inexpensive compared to other beach countries), as well as the constantly improving infrastructure and the hotel base make their quiet and important business - every year attract more tourists to the picturesque expanses of Abkhazia .

The capital is Sukhum (Akua). The most popular resorts in the north of Abkhazia are Gagra and Pitsunda, Novy Afon.

Resort Pitsunda - a delightful corner of Abkhazia

The unique resort "Pitsunda" is located on the edge of a protected pine grove. Sand and pebble beach - 50 m from the buildings, umbrellas - free of charge. Buffet, plenty of entertainment for children and adults.
From 1 100 rubles / day , incl. food! Prepayment 20% rest when settling in! Instant on-line booking.

• www.kurort-pitsunda.ru

Tours to Abkhazia

On our site you will find a large selection of hotels and boarding houses in Abkhazia.
Gagra, Pitsunda, New Athos, Sukhum, Gudauta are waiting for you to rest!
Official representation of the boarding house "Camshitovaya Grove"!

(495) 955-79-23, 722-49-62 • www.prostoabhazia.ru

Tour operator in Abkhazia since 1996!

Guaranteed seat blocks in more than 60 objects!
Rest in Gagra, Pitsunda, Gudauta, Novy Afon, in Sukhum.
Excursion tour "Legends of Samurzakan"

(495) 987-14-47 • www.7-tur.ru

Tour operator "Aqua-Abaza" - 21 year with you!

All Resorts of Abkhazia! More than 60 boarding houses, sanatoriums and hotels.
Prices are lower, the prices are at the hotel counter, guaranteed availability.
Holiday from 400 rubles per day.

(495) 626-05-83, 626-02-12 • www.akva-abaza.ru

Fairy-tale Abkhazia at magic prices from STC Intourist

Cottages on the Kiparisova alley hotel from 26.04. For 7 nights from 2 800 rub.
Energetik boarding house since 01.06. for 2 nights. from 2 900 rub.
Aitar boarding house since 01.05. for 7 nights from 3,850 rubles.
Bagripsh boarding house from 20.05. for 7 nights from 7 093 rubles.
We have been working for you since 1929! Book a tour online!

• www.ntk-intourist.ru

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How to get to Abkhazia

By plane or train you can get to Adler, then go to the border post Psou by bus or minibus (cost about 30 RUB, half an hour en route), on foot to cross the checkpoint and then again take a shuttle to the desired place (there is no regular schedule, but from 10:00 to 20:00 "minibus" depart every 10-30 minutes). On average, the road from the border to Gagra takes 20-30 minutes, to Pitsunda - 40 minutes, to Athos - one hour, and to Sukhum - 1 hour 40 minutes.

In 2003, the Sochi-Sukhumi train began to run, passing through all major resorts (Gagra, Pitsunda, Novy Afon).

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Visa

Citizens of Russia and other CIS countries do not need a visa to visit Abkhazia. A detailed list of documents required for crossing the border, see page "Visa to Abkhazia."

Pine paradise on the azure shore - hotel Pshada

Prepayment of 20%! Hotel Pshada (Lzzaa village, Cape Pitsunda, half an hour's walk from the center of the resort). The rooms of the cozy small hotel include: refrigerator, TV, air conditioning, own bath and a bathroom. On the territory: a shop, a cafe, a bar and a restaurant.
Cost: from 800 rubles. per day!

• www.pshada-hotel.ru

Rest in a pine forest - holiday home Sunny + $

Bars, restaurant, billiards, disco, swimming pools: indoor and outdoor, sports complex. Meals - Swedish table. Maybe Single accommodation.
Accommodation: 1 050 rub. per day. Prepayment of 20%, the rest at check-in.

• solnechni.ru

Sanatorium "Sana" invites you to Abkhazia!

Sanatorium "Sana" is a beach holiday with treatment. The only sanatorium in Abkhazia with its hydropathic institution! Prices for accommodation in San. We always have available seats.
Prepayment of 20%! From 1 170 rubles / day . Hurry up to book!

• www.sana-gagra.ru

Pitius - the best choice for a break from the city bustle!

Pool with sea water, excellent beach, 3 meals a day.
On the territory of a beautiful park and mini zoo, cafe.
Prepayment 20%, the rest at check in.
From 1 169 rubles per day.
An excellent choice not only in the summer, but also on the May holidays!

• pitius-hotel.ru

Boarding house Energetik: rest, which is worth a dream!

The boarding house is located in Gagra, on the very shore of the Black Sea, 2 minutes from the water park and the center. market. Own beach with a wide strip of sand, cafe, restaurant, night bar, disco, massage, billiards, volleyball, cinema hall. Accommodation: 1 500 rub. per night, incl. 3 meals a day (Swedish table)! Prepayment of 20%! Online booking.

• www.energetik-gagra.ru

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Boundary

The border checkpoint is open around the clock. Technical break (from the Russian side) from 01:00 to 03:00 in the morning. Transfers to the checkpoint - 07: 45-08: 15, 19: 45-20: 15. Sanitary clock - on Tuesdays from 07:30 to 12:00.

According to the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1706-r of 30.11.2000, on the Russian-Abkhazian border on the river Psou for citizens of the Russian Federation a visa-free regime is maintained with the passage of general customs and passport control. To cross the border, it is necessary to get out of the transport to the Russian post, walk through the control zone on foot, present documents and luggage, declare the currency and other items to be declared, then pass the checkpoint on the Abkhaz side and get back into transport.

Crossing the border on a personal car

To cross the border on personal vehicles with Russian numbers, you need to have a driver's license and technical passport (and if you cross the border on someone else's car - and a general, notarized power of attorney for the car, in which a separate item is allowed to travel abroad).In the customs border inspection zone on the Abkhaz side of the border, it is necessary to obtain a vehicle registration at the traffic police of the traffic police of Abkhazia, paying a fee in the amount of 70 to 150 RUB depending on the type of vehicle (if you intend to stay in Abkhazia for more than 3 days) $ .

Rules for the passage of citizens, transportation of goods and currency across the border of the Russian Federation are contained in the Code of Customs Regulations of the Russian Federation and, basically, comply with the rules for leaving the Russian Federation to any other country. There are some restrictions on the importation into Russia of food and drinks purchased in Abkhazia. This information can be obtained at the border at the entrance.

From 16.03.03 residents of the Russian Federation can export from Russia cash foreign currency in the amount of up to 3000 USD without declaration and submission to customs authorities. In case of exporting more than 3000 to 10,000 USD, the currency must be declared.

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Pension Gagra is the warmest place in Abkhazia!

Prepayment 30% the rest at check-in! Close to the best attractions of the country! To the sea - 150 m through the park of Prince of Oldenburg. Water activities, tennis, disco on the beach. All rooms with balconies, TV and bathroom; there are suites with European-quality repair.
From 1 000 rub. per day , incl. 3 meals a day.

• www.gagra-hotel.ru

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Documents required for border crossing:

• Crossing the border is possible on a foreign passport or on an internal Russian passport (if you have an "old" passport of a citizen of the USSR, there must be an insert in it). On temporary identity cards, it is impossible to cross the border.
• Children under the age of 14 must have a birth certificate, with a liner on Russian citizenship, and from 14 - a passport.
• Children under 18 accompanied by one of their parents or with other accompanying persons are required to provide a notarized power of attorney from the second or both parents for the departure of the child from the Russian Federation (or a certificate of divorce, death of the parents or their certified copies).

Security

The criminal situation in the country is quite calm. Moving into the evening and night hours is almost safe. But money, documents and other valuables should be deposited in a hotel or boarding house safe.

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Where to call, if that is

Embassy of Russia in Sukhum: st. Lakoba, 103; tel: +7 (840) 226-36-93, 226-04-91; website

Emergency telephone numbers - fire brigade, police and ambulance - are dialed, like in Russia - 01, 02, 03 from city phones of any settlement.

The republican duty unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia in Sukhum:

• When roaming: + 7 (840) 226-41-41 and + 7 (840) 226-14-38.
• From a city phone or on the map of local mobile operators: 226-41-41 or 226-14-38.

Duty unit of the Gagra district police department:

• When roaming: + 7 (840) 234-11-71
• From a city phone or from a card of local cellular operators: 234-11-71.

The climate of Abkhazia is

The climate in the country is humid subtropical. Average temperatures of July on the coast: + 22 ... + 24 ° C, in the mountains: + 16 ... + 18 ° C. The temperature of sea water in summer reaches +27 ° C and up to October does not fall below + 18 ... + 19 ° C, so the swimming season on Abkhazian beaches lasts from mid-May to October. The most favorable time for rest is the middle of summer and the beginning of autumn.

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Beaches of Abkhazia

In Abkhazia - pebbly and sandy beaches.

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Hotels, pensions of Abkhazia

In Abkhazia there is no official classification of hotels, all sanatoria and boarding houses, with rare exceptions, have remained since Soviet times. But many of them are being seriously reconstructed now, but there are many who want to rent out different accommodation for tourists.

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Money

The monetary unit of Abkhazia is the Russian ruble. Exchange offices are in banks of large cities. There is no fixed size of the tip, they are usually given at will.

Information on exchange points:

• Gagra Str. Abazgaa, 55/4 (near the "Abkhazia" hotel behind the "Continent" supermarket on the 1st floor of a five-story building)
• Pitsunda, Gitsba, 9 (in the center of the city opposite the association of boarding houses "Pitsunda Resort")
• Gudauta, Heroes Ave., 20 (in the city center opposite the sports school)
• Ochamchyra, Sukhum highway, 97 (next to the House of Culture)
• Tkuarchal, st. Absilov, 5 (opposite the City Administration)
• Gal, Mira, 96 (next to the House of Culture)
• Sukhum, Mira Ave., 84 (opposite the meeting point and the Gumista store)
• Sukhum, pl. Constitution, 1 (on the embankment next to the seaport)
• settlement Agudzera, st. Kurchatov, 27 (in the post office next to the police)

Thank you for the information provided by the head of the foreign exchange department of the Savings Bank of Abkhazia Irina Zoukhimovna Zuhba.

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Entertainment, excursions and sights of Abkhazia

The main sights of the country are the ruins of ancient cities: Sebastopolis (in Sukhum), Anakopia (in Novy Afon), Pitiunt (in Pitsunda), basilicas in Pitsunda (4-5th centuries), Gantiadi-Tsandripshte (6-8th centuries), Lykhny (6 century), New Athos Monastery, Novyafonskaya Cave, Ritsa Lake, "Alpine meadows", monkey nursery in Sukhumi.

Karst caves: "Novo-Athos", "Snow", cave-abyss on the ridge Arbaika - the deepest in the world (1860 m). Reserves: Ritsinsky National Park, Pskhusky Reserve, Gumistinsky Reserve, Pitsundo-Mussersky Reserve. The resort infrastructure in the cities is well developed, there are a variety of water activities, diving, regular excursions. The prices are much lower than, for example, in Sochi.

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