Gurzuf & Artek
You are invited to an amazing place in Crimea – Gurzuf (Hurzuf). Grown from a small Tatar village, Gurzuf is a resort town located 18 km northeast of Yalta (20 minutes drive). This town is proud of the 200 years tradition of the Crimean hospitality. If you want to relax, Gurzuf is full of sanatoriums and beaches to visit.
The history of the town’s name came from the natural wonder nearby – a mountain in the form of a bear drinking water – Bear Mountain (“Urzus” in Latin) – #1 hiking & sightseeing place in the area. Later Tatars named “bear drinking water” mountain – Ayu-Dag. There are many romantic Tatar legends on how it was formed. The real story is that when a volcano failed to erupt, molten magma rising from the bowels of earth did not go out on the surface; the only thing it did is to raise strata of sedimentary rocks and hardened as a mountain. A very fascinating fact about Mountain Ayu-Dag is that it’s empty inside!
The International Children Center Artek (former All-Union Young Pioneer camp Artek) is situated just behind the mount of Ayu-Dag. Every summer up to 4000 children from Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Canada and many other countries enjoy their summer holidays playing and learning together. Over its history, Artek has invited children from more than 35 different countries! Every day of camp’s life is full of fun & exiting events: fun swimming in the warm water of the Black sea, hiking trips on Ayu-Dag, educational excursions to different cities of sunny Crimea, dance & drama performances and competitions in the evening, a home country presentations made by kids from different parts of the world, and a special Ukraine culture day. UkraineTour can help you to book an unforgettable trip to Artek Summer Camp for your kids. Contact us for details. Artek is a wonderful place for children of all ages to explore Ukraine and its culture.
After exploring Gurzuf by foot you can take a sea voyage to enjoy a breath-taking view of the area. For sure your boat captain will take you to two mysterious Adalary rocks staying 300 m from the beach. There is a legend that if you swim between the rocks and make a wish – soon it will come true! These amazing rocks used to be attached as arches to land until the sea has took them away with it.
Many believe that Gurzuf is the only place where you can stand in a crossing of powerful energy flows of space and Earth! Visit Gurzuf with UkraineTour and check these legendary powers on yourself! Contact us for details or make your ORDER now!
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