In this article, we will find out the cost of rest in Abkhazia in the summer of 2021 and share information on housing prices by the sea, where it is better to relax, what to take with you and how to plan a route.
Would you like to see the real Caucasian mountains with morning fog and beautiful wild waterfalls, walk along the paths of coniferous forests and take an excursion to the Agursky gorge? Beaches, the sea, visits to sanatoriums, low prices for tours - all this is possible!
You have already noticed that the political situation with tourism in the country begins to choke on all sides, more and more destinations are closed for Russians, there are already those destinations where we have already been with you several times and you no longer want to go to rest at these resorts.
Therefore, let's find out how much a vacation in Abkhazia costs in the summer of 2021 and touch on the topic of low prices for air tickets, where to find a cheap hotel, buy a tour, where it is better to relax in Abkhazia in the summer with children and other issues.
What documents are needed to travel to Abkhazia?
To begin with, let's start with a visa, or rather, how to pass the Russian-Abkhaz border and what a Russian tourist needs. In fact, you will not have any problems to have a rest in Abkhazia this summer, a visa is not required here.
If you decide to relax with children under 14 years old, then you will need a birth certificate with an insert of citizenship, adults will need to present a Russian passport.
When crossing the border, you will need to make insurance for one month, the cost of insurance is 270 rubles, and you will also have to pay a fee to enter the resort areas, the cost of the resort fee is about 40 rubles.
As for crossing the border by car, we take all the necessary documents for moving, up to the technical passport for the car.
Prices in Abkhazia in summer
In addition to buying a plane ticket, booking a hotel, or finding low-cost private accommodations from hosts, you will need to budget for food and entertainment. Let's find out how much a vacation in Abkhazia costs in 2021 and start with the prices of food and food.
A complete overview of the cost of private housing, hotels, air tickets, food in stores and other aspects necessary for recreation is read in a separate article.
Product cost
- Bread: from 34 rubles,
- Meat: from 380 rubles beef, sheep from 380 rubles, pork 365 rubles per kilogram, chicken from 190 rubles. per kilogram,
- Fruits, in the summer compared to Russian prices, are 30-40% cheaper (oranges from 50 rubles, peaches from 90 rubles, watermelon from 27 rubles, tangerines from 12 rubles, apples from 50 rubles)
- Cheese, as for cheese, is much tastier and a little cheaper here, for example, ‘cream’ cheese costs from 370 rubles per kg.,
- Milk, for one liter of milk you can lay out from 45 rubles, your milk on the market is sold from 100 rubles,
- Vegetables: cucumbers in the summer cost from 42 rubles per kg., Tomatoes from 65 rubles per kg.
- Beer from 55 rubles per bottle,
- Adjika 120 rub. per kg.,
- Figs 120 rub. per kg.
- Local wine 300 rub. for a liter and a half
- Egg from 65 rubles,
- Sugar from 45 rubles. kg,
- Honey 500 rub. 1 kg.
Prices for fruits and vegetables on the market:
- melon - 55-80 rubles,
- peaches - about 140 rubles,
- bell pepper - from 60 rubles,
- potatoes - from 25 rubles,
- carrots - from 27 rubles,
- eggplants - from 45 rubles,
- onions - from 30 rubles.
Prices for minibuses in the region and the cost of travel
- At the resort of Sukhum the fare is 10 rubles.
- From Sukhum to New Athos - 50 rubles.
- From Sukhum to Gudauta - 70 rubles.
- From Sukhum to Gagra - 100 rubles.
- From the resort of Gagra to Pitsunda - 50 rubles.
- From Gagra to New Athos - 150 rubles.
- Psou checkpoint to Gagra resort - 70 rubles.
- Psou checkpoint to New Athos - 120 rubles.
- Psou checkpoint to Sukhum - 150 rubles.
The fare for a taxi in Abkhazia depends on the company and the taxi driver (if you caught a private owner):
- Drive from the resort of Novaya Gagra to Old Gagra - 250 rubles,
- From Gagra to the Pitsunda resort, they will charge you 570 rubles by the counter,
- A taxi ride from Gagra to the New Athos resort will cost 1200 rubles.
Beach prices
- rent of a beach umbrella 200 rubles,
- a sunbed for the whole day costs 100 rubles,
Prices for thermal springs of Abkhazia
- A visit to the Kyndyg spring - entrance ticket 150 rubles, rent of a cell for the safety of things 50 rubles, parking for a car is paid - 50 rubles.
- Have you decided to go to Primorskoe? Entrance ticket 150 rubles, car parking 50 rubles.
- You can visit the Akarmar spring for 150 rubles,
- Mount Ochamchira, geyser springs - free admission.
Prices for entertainment in Abkhazia
- Entrance ticket to the water park for an adult tourist - 1000 rubles, for children under 7 years old - 700 rubles,
- Entrance ticket to the Dolphinarium - 600 rubles per adult and 300 rubles for children from 4 years old (child up to 4 years old - free of charge),
- Water activities from 500 rubles, the cost depends on the resort and beaches.
Meals on vacation according to the system breakfast - lunch - dinner
Breakfast in an ordinary cafe will cost from 300 rubles per person (casserole 70 rubles + coffee 35 rubles + fish sandwich 45 rubles + porridge 70 rubles), lunch will cost a little more (pilaf from 110 rubles + vegetable salad from 80 rubles + shashlik 250 rubles + soup 70 rubles), as for dinner, the average prices for dinner in a restaurant in Abkhazia are from 1,500 rubles per person, at dinner we definitely try real Caucasian wine.
The average cost of a summer vacation in Abkhazia is about 1,000 rubles per person per day for a full food system. You can book a boarding house or hotel with meals already included, this option will save your budget.
Where can I find a cheap hotel?
How many times have I booked hotels in Sochi or Crimea through different online databases so many times have I returned to only one hotel booking option, I recommend not to waste my time looking for the cheapest rooms and find them all at once in one place - RoomGuru.
The search engine finds all available options from all known sites for the selection of hotels (Booking, Agoda and others), you do not need to run around the Internet and compare prices, this search engine will do everything for you.
Prices for holidays in Abkhazia in summer in hotels in resort areas begin to grow smoothly, reaching their peak around mid-August. Therefore, it is worth taking care of accommodation in advance, many hotels open rooms for booking long before the holiday season.
Below we consider the resort towns, each on a separate page with a full description of prices:
- Gagra,
- Pitsunda,
- Gudauta,
- Sukhum,
- New Athos,
- Ochamchira.
All cities are located on the Black Sea coast, so you can safely choose a hotel from these cities, and in order to find an inexpensive hotel by the sea, you will need to refer to the map, which you can find and open when looking for a cheap hotel in Abkhazia through the search form.
Don't forget that there are good hotels here with ‘All inclusive', Of course, minus alcohol.
Cheap pensions and hotels
It doesn't matter in which city or village of Abkhazia you are going to rest in the summer, the main thing is to find a good accommodation. First, let's take a look at a vacation in Gagra and find the best places to stay right here.
If you are interested in renting housing in the private sector at affordable prices, then we have already made a selection on a separate page.
For tourists who have decided to relax in Gagra, I recommend the ‘Cote d'Azur’ boarding house, located by the sea, prices for accommodation start at 2300 rubles per night with three meals a day. Hotel ‘Indisan’ mini-hotel by the sea, cost 1400r.
The ‘Villa Akvavizi’ is located in Old Gagra, a modern hotel with a gorgeous view of the sea and mountains. The cost of living is from 1800r. day.
The ‘Alex Beach’ resort complex is also located near the Black Sea, its high-level services give tourists 100 percent rest in Abkhazia, the cost of accommodation is from 3400 rubles.
I recommend taking a closer look at the ‘Arstaa’ hotel, it is located in the center of Gagra with a developed infrastructure, the room rate is from 1800 rubles.
- View all hotels in Gagra →
Relax inexpensively in the village of Pitsunda, away from the noise and problems will give the hotel 'Dolphin', price per room from 2400r.
The well-known boarding house `` Boxwood Grove '', I recommend booking this place for a vacation in Abkhazia very early before your next vacation, the price per room is from 1800r.
- Hotels in the resort Pitsunda →
In the city of Gudauta it is worth looking at the ‘Villa Victoria’ hotel from 1600r. day.
Do not forget to consider guest houses, the cost of housing is from 300 to 900 rubles in any city.
I recommend taking a closer look at other options for hotels for recreation in Abkhazia in the summer of 2021 with prices no higher than average for RoomGuru.
Where can I find an inexpensive plane ticket?
The question of finding an inexpensive hotel in Abkhazia has been resolved, now we need to deal with the purchase of plane tickets, here I recommend you use two search engines that will find the most relevant flight options to Adler.
- It is better to look for profitable flight options through Aviasales.
Airfare to Adler by month:
Unfortunately, you will not reach Abkhazia by plane, the best option used by all vacationers is to buy a ticket to Adler. And then the question arises - how to get from Adler to Abkhazia?
How to get to Abkhazia?
All detailed information on prices and ways to get to the resorts is read in a separate article >>
We will assume that you have bought a plane ticket to Adler (the average cost of a plane ticket from Moscow to Adler is 2800 rubles). Upon arrival at the airport, you will need to leave the terminal and get to the border, a distance of 10-13 kilometers. This can be done by taxi and minibus.
There will be no problems with a taxi, taxi drivers will find you faster than you. In terms of cost, this will be the most expensive way to get to Abkhazia, although there is also an inexpensive taxi on my website with good service.
If you decide to take a taxi, the cheapest way is to book your transfer through Kiwitaxi. The method is especially relevant for travelers with children who are tired after a flight or a group of friends.
A minibus from the airport to the border can be reached without any problems (the fare is about 40 rubles). If you get from the railway station, then we take a minibus to the village ‘Veseloe’ or ask the drivers who is going ‘to the border ’or to‘ Psou ’.
Travel time to the border is from 10 to 25 minutes, it all depends on the day of the week and traffic on the road. The fare from the border depends on the distance of the resort town from 70 rubles (Gagra) to 230 rubles (New Athos).
How to get to Abkhazia by train from Moscow and other cities of Russia?
For example, a train ticket from Moscow to Sukhum will cost from 4,200 rubles, depending on the holiday season.
Prices for rental housing in Abkhazia from the owners
Prices for the private sector in Abkhazia are reasonable, many tourists prefer to relax on their own, so it will be cheaper from some cities of departure. Consider vacation, prices for private housing in Abkhazia and accommodation conditions.
We go to Booking.com and look for affordable rental options without intermediaries, also in a separate material you can find the best housing offers from the owners and excellent reviews from tourists - Prices for private housing in Abkhazia.
The private sector has a different price category, the most expensive rental housing will be in Gagra, but you can also save money, find accommodation options further from the sea in all resorts of Abkhazia.
It is not always profitable to rent an apartment or a guest house without intermediaries, it must be done in advance, at least three months before the main holiday season.
For the period from June to August, places can still be found, but the rental price will be higher than when booking a hotel or boarding house.
In the summer season, the private sector of Abkhazia looks like this, renting an apartment in Gagra will cost you from 680 rubles a day. Pitsunda has housing from 650 rubles, Gudauta from 500 rubles, remote areas are even cheaper to rent, from 450 rubles.
It is worth noting that prices for the private sector will depend on several factors:
- how far from the sea is the accommodation,
- are there any additional places for vacationers,
- what amenities do you need,
- home comforts (sofa, TV, air conditioning, etc.),
- internet (WI-FI),
- developed infrastructure.
The advantages of resting in Abkhazia in the summer in the private sector:
- You can find private accommodation near the coast on the first line.
- You can find housing via the Internet without intermediaries.
- You can find offers cheaper, but a little further from the coastline.
- In New Athos, there are many housing options for rent right on the Black Sea coast, there is always a choice for holidays in Abkhazia at low prices.
- Conditions, most options have better conditions than hotel accommodation.
- You don't need to depend on your daily routine and you can cook from your own products whenever you need to.
Keep in mind that in the summer, prices for private sector vacations change, it all depends on the season. Agree in advance on the time of rest and distribute the family budget.
Where to go on vacation with children?
If Abkhazia attracts you in the summer, then I will give you some recommendations that should definitely help you decide where you will rest. I advise you to take a closer look at three resort towns, where the child can not only swim, but also have fun:
- Sunbathe on the coast of the city Pitsunda.
- Arrange a summer vacation in Gagrah and entertain children in New Gagra.
- Visit the mountain ranges of the city New Athos.
All three resorts have ideal conditions for an inexpensive vacation in Abkhazia with children in the summer. Here you will be greeted by a gently sloping coast, mountain ranges and sights on which children will not get bored (for example, an excursion to the New Athos gorge, a cave), and forests can make you spend the whole day breathing coniferous air.
When to vacation with children in Abkhazia? I recommend choosing the end of the summer season, from August to September. At the end of the season, the water here warms up to maximum temperatures, and the climate for this period of time is more easily tolerated by both children and the elderly.
The best options in August-September will be exactly the three resort cities of Abkhazia for family vacations, which I have named to you above.
Leisure
Active recreation in Abkhazia in summer and winter is possible in all directions, the conditions that nature and mountainous terrain provide will be ideal for holding a variety of competitions and preparing for them.
Recently, diving (especially in Novy Afon), parachute jumping, airplane flights, mountain trails for cycling are well developed here.
How do you look at an active trip while conquering mountain peaks? Active tourists from the communities gather here every year at the appointed time to go to the mountainous area for a few days to overcome not only their emotional mood, but also just to communicate, to relax in the summer in Abkhazia from all the hustle and bustle in the wild.
Tours to Abkhazia from Moscow 2021 with flight
In order to arrange an inexpensive vacation on the Black Sea coast from Georgia, I recommend buying cheap tours to Abkhazia from Moscow with flight, transfer, accommodation and other services already included in the price on the Level.travel website.
It all depends on where you live. If you take the cities of Russia, which are located in the Siberian and eastern parts of the country, then rest at the resorts will be cheaper by purchasing a tour.
As for the cost of rest, the purchase of a voucher from Moscow will cost from 15 thousand rubles for 7 nights per adult tourist.
When choosing a voucher from St. Petersburg to Abkhazia, the cost of the tour starts from 19 thousand rubles. It all depends on the season, we look at the current cost online directly on the website.
Where is the best place to rest?
Holidays in Abkhazia 2021 may not be inexpensive if you follow my advice on buying cheap tours and booking hotels only through the services that I constantly use.
Take note of the fact that when buying a tour, its price already includes transfer, hotel accommodation, insurance, meals and other services.
Buying a tour will be especially relevant for families with children.
Where to have an inexpensive vacation? I recommend taking a closer look at the southern coast and the state of Apsny (‘country of the soul’) - an ideal place for family vacations, including those with children. These include the following resorts: Sukhum, Pitsunda, Mussera, Gadauta, Novy Afon, Alakhadze, Tsandripshe.
All these cities and towns attract tourists not only with low prices and wild places, where you can not only find solitude with nature, but also find a good hotel and visit amazing sights.
To save money on vacation, I recommend booking hotels 2 * -3 * stars. If you decide to go on vacation to Pitsunda, take a closer look at the ‘Litfond’, ‘Boxwood Grove’ hotel.
The ‘Sinop’ hotel will help you to have a good time in Sukhum or take a look at the guest houses by the sea.
All information about sandy beaches and where they are located can be found in a separate article >>
I do not advise considering a vacation in Gagra in the summer at the peak of the season, there is always a maximum influx of tourists and the highest prices on the entire Black Sea coast, places and vouchers to the resort diverge a few months before the start of the season, at the end of summer the influx of tourists reaches a maximum.
Holidays in Abkhazia will be hot in summer, the number of tourists in this direction is growing every year, so manage to book hotels and hotels three to four months in advance, as for buying a cheap tour to Abkhazia, we buy a ticket at least three months before the vacation.
