Krasnodarskiy Kray Travel Forum

i have the choice to go to Sochi, how can i get there from Varna , bulgaria, or from Frankfurt.

please advice urgently

I am planning to travel from Sochi to Trabzon in the end of June 08 and I am wondering whether there is an available timetable somewhere online, to plan my trip. Is there an alternative route to Batumi??
Additionally, is there atrain from Sochi to Sukhumi, can I travel with a Russian visa in Greek passport? (I can have another passport for possible visits to Georgia).
Regards from Oslo!
Yiannis

Hi,I love to travel and find more about peoples and their cultures.I am planning to Visit Thailand on this New Year holidays and Ukrain or Russia on comming summer holidays,too.I have been in Thailand ,Ukrain and Russia
once,long ago and it will be my second visit!
What changes I have to expect!?
What news(both pleasant or unpleasant)can be found!?
Who I have the chance to meet!?
All will be my new experiences of life and would be
pleasant memories.
Finding new friends is my most heartily interest!
It would be of my great pleasure to receive your memorials.
Yours,
Mike

Hello,

Recommend me please some budget/cheap hotel for a 2 or 3 days. Some mail from hotels ( or info for the sight) will help.

thanks

Hi!
we are from Serbia, and are planning a trip from Sochi to Poti and to Georgia. Is there any ferry from Sochi to these destination, and how often they travel? And how much time does it take? Hope to get the info from the either locals or foreigners who can share the experience. Visas for us are also needed?

thanks
Miriam

Please, i would like to know if somewhere on the russian black-sea coast exist some campings with water installations, electricity etc. where people can install their tents ?

Second question, if someone can give me general advises concerning the prices and advises about renting a studio or a flat in Krasnodarskiy Kray and in Sochi's region.

Thanks.

Please, i would like to know if somewhere on the russian black-sea coast exist some campings with water installations, electricity etc. where people can install their tents ?

Second question, if someone can give me general advises concerning the prices and advises about renting a studio or a flat in Krasnodarskiy Kray and in Sochi's region.

Thanks.

I'm planning a trip around black sea coast. I would like to go from Sochi to Sukhumi (Abkhazia). Is it difficult to cross the border and get there?
And is it difficult from Sukhumi to get into Georgia?

Thanks
Sour

Hello,
I have to reach Anapa in 11-17 June 2007 from Lithuania. Does anybody know how I could do it in cheaper way? It is easy for us to get to Kiev. Are there any cheap flights to Krasnodar or Anapa from Kiev? Is there some train or buss? Maybe night train? Where I could check info?
Thank you in advance,
Letute

Hi, I'm visiting Sochi from a cruise ship. I would like to visit Sochi without doing an organised ships excursion. Would we need a visa for just the day?

I'm considering accompanying a friend on a business trip to Sochi in March. I'll be by myself most of the time (American female)and without a car. We can stay at the Pearl Hotel (where my friend is being put up for the work) or we can stay somewhere else (company will pay for). I don't speak Russian, but love to travel and see new places. Anybody recommend, and if so hotel, food and sightseeing/activity tips (remember no car) appreciated - or do I save my miles for somewhere better.

Hallow there
i would like to spend my new year from 30 Dec to 04 jan in sochi. can you suggest me good accommodation / hotel. i will be alone and i dont wanna feel lonely too.

Thanks for your help.
cheers, Ras

Hello,
I just came back from Krasnodar and I was surprised at how much nicer it was then I expected-nice cafes and more modern. I just wanted to forewarn anyone entering Russia with visa to have the migration form filled out. I took a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Krasnodar and I was not told to fill out information for visa checkpoint. I had passport and proper visa stamp and information, but you do need to fill out a migration form for hotel or place of stay to stamp. This form is in Russian only! I was pointed this out at visa station, fortunately there is a sign with English subtitles directing how to fill out on the wall just before the visa kiosk. Although they spoke no English, the security were very nice and courteous unlike the "Old Guard" mentality that I received at the Vilnius and Riga airports (I was told this "Old Guard" demeanor is also provided at Moscow and St. Petersburg airports).

I am traveling to Krasnodar and wondered how safe it is. Do people generally speak English? It sounds like it would difficult to find anyone that speaks it. Any recommendations for taxi to hotel? I am looking to stay at Intourist hotel. Thanks.

Hi! We are off to Dzhubga tomorrow and don't know anything about it. Anyone been there, been through even. Any info appreciated....

Hello,
Any advice on what to do in Sochi? I arrive on a cruise and have 1 day to hit the highlites.
Can we walk and self tour or do we need an organized tour.
Thanks

Does anyone know of any homestays in Sochi? Or - at a push - budget hotels/pensions? Have read in LP guide that owners soemtimes lok for potentail guests at the stations....do they go to the ferry terminal too? Any addresses would be helpful. Thanks.

Also - if anyone has taken the ferry between BAtumi/Poti and Sochi, what is it like?

I am looking for all information I can find on the town of Orlov, Russia, especially what is the nearest commercial airport and transportation information on how to get there. Thank you!!

Hello!
I went to Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana a few years back and saw some of the hinterland of the Black Sea coast and mountain valleys in from Krasnaya Polyana. This was done by helicopter (survey) mostly and the situation with Abkhazia at the time made hiking uncertain, and no maps were given due to the security situation.
But is it nowadays possible to go hiking/trekking in this area during the summer season - the upper reaches of Myzimtha river or what the name now was, bringing my own tent etc.? And are there organised - or possible to organize - group treks via a local commerical guide/outfitter?
It was one of the most beautiful mountain areas I have ever seen, and I'd like to come back, but seeing the area on foot. I have hiking and outdoor experience from many places, but definitely looking for lookal advice.
Thanks,
Saagar

hey there .
iŽd like to know, if it is possible to go by ferry or similar to turkey since i need to get to beirut. plains are expensive and i could not figure any schedules...
thanks in advance


derainer

I was curious what's better Train or by Plane to go to Sochi from Moscow. Is there anything nice on the way and how long does it take to get to Sochi from Moscow?.I will be visiting mid August.
Thanx

Hello to all you fellow travellers,
This summer it finally will happen. When travelling to Southern Russia, we will also stay a week in the Sochi area (Lazarovskaya, Adler, Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana). Please, if anyone has tips for this time there, which would be appropriate for a family with a little boy of 4 years old, I would be very happy to read them here in this posting. Tips regarding shelter (hotel, gastinitsa, B&B, appartment of small houses) are most welcome, but I am into learning everything about greater Sochi in activities and sightseeings as well.

Thank you very much, bolsjay spasiba,

Paul

How much does it cost to buy a one bedroom or two bedroom apartment in Temryuk?

can anyone tell me the ferry schedules for boats going to trabzon, turkey. i cannot find concrete information for the days of departure and do not know whether i should even plan on departing russia via sochi as i only have 5 more days on my russian visa and do not want to get stuck without onwards transport on the black sea.

thanks for your help,
tiffany
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I'm looking for a way to contact this agency.

Hi!,

what is the best way to reach Georgia from Sochi by road or by train?

thanks

Hello all,

I am going to moscow in the near future and would appreciate recommendation about tours that follow Mikhail Bulgakov's "Artist and Margarita".

Thanks for the help!

Hi,
Could someone please inform me of the location of the nearest International Airport, to Temryuk, Russia, in the province of Krasnodar??
Thank You,
David

My friend is traveling from Krasnodar, Russia. She has paid for the b-2 Visa, cost of 270 US dollars, and the airline ticket of 1050 US dollars. She says she now has to pay flight insurance of 450 US dollars because of new restrictions starting in 2003 because of worldwide terrorism. Is this true? Is there flight insurance required for Russian citizen to travel abroad?