Kherson International Airport 5 hr 15
Water park-hotel 'Atlantis' (6 min) A complex of elaborate slides, a wave pool, a giant bucket splash & a kiddie pool in a family park. Zoopark (12 min) Large zoo set near the Crimean Mountains with exotic animals & chances to feed & pet them. Solnechnaya Tropa (22 min) Groomed, leafy pathway with lookout spots including a striking rotunda, plus views over peaks & sea. Vorontsovskiy Park (31 min) Expansive park set around an 1800s palace, with trails, small ponds with swans & a beach pavilion. Vorontsov Palace (32 min) Preserved rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with Gothic flair & 99 acres of landscaped park land. Livadia Palace (11 min) Expansive, Italian-Renaissance-style palace built for the Russian royal family in 1911, with museum. Masandrivsʹkyy Park (15 min) Tranquil park with sprawling meadows, a variety of plant species & peaceful hiking trails. Swallow's Nest (20 min) Iconic, fairytale-inspired, clifftop castle with an observation deck, dating from 1912. Glade of Fairy Tales (12 min) Open-air museum & garden on a mountainside, with sculptures of figures from popular folk stories. Massandrovsky beach (13 min) This pebble beach offers public areas & rentable bungalows, plus a promenade with cafes & shops. Yalta, Naberezhnaya (9 min) Nikitsky Botanical Gardens (22 min) Gardens established in 1812 for scientific research purposes, with notable plant & tree collections. Gora Ay Petri (1 hr 1) A cable car transports visitors to the top of this Crimean peak with ocean vistas & various cafes. Dom-Muzey A.p. Chekhova (6 min) Museum & scientific library in the restored 1899–1904 former home of Anton Chekhov. Massandrovskiy Dvorets (22 min) Château-style 19th-c. villa built for Tsar Alexander III, now a museum in a landscaped park. |