Kabardinka is a cozy resort on the shore of Tsemes Bay, surrounded by a protected juniper forest and mountain ranges.
The small village will offer travelers all the items on the mandatory vacation program: relaxing on the beach, wellness treatments, sea and land trips, water activities and exciting excursions.
In Kabardinka there is a place for museums, animal corners, landscape and rope parks, memorials, craft workshops and other tourist sites.
The diverse attractions of the resort give it additional attractiveness, and you will learn about what is worth visiting in the village and its surroundings from our material.
Old Kabardinka Park
old park
The old park, which Kabardians themselves call the “Alley of Civilizations,” is an example of the symbiosis of a museum complex and a botanical garden. More than three dozen architectural forms and historical attributes recognizable by all are inscribed in the green space of just over a hectare.
Greek temples and Gothic cathedrals, Egyptian sphinxes and Roman aqueducts, Indian raths and Japanese chapels peacefully coexist here. Buildings, bridges, fountains and waterfalls are intertwined into a single ensemble, walking through which is as if you are traveling back in time.
And if impressions are not enough, welcome to the House of the Caucasus or the House of the East, where an extensive collection of objects of material culture from different eras and peoples is collected.
old park
Museum "House Upside Down"
This exciting attraction is located in the very center of the village, next to the Eternal Flame. The two-story, 5-room upside-down cottage is a fun, light, and quirky attraction designed for both children and adults.
Every thing, from a brick chimney to a parked bicycle, is turned upside down here. A table set with fruit “hangs” from the ceiling, and flower pots are frozen upside down on the windowsill, as if they have overcome the force of gravity.
After the Old Park, this is the most photographed attraction of the resort. Some of the funniest scenes are a la “Spiderman”: sitting on a chair under the ceiling, hovering over the bed or diving into the toilet.
Bringing Down the House
Individual and group excursions in Kabardinka
Picturesque Old Park
Traveling to local attractions is the best way to diversify your holiday by the sea. As part of a group, it is convenient to go to the Old Park, go to Novorossiysk, and visit the Champagne Wine Factory in Abrau-Durso.
Individual tours will provide an opportunity to gain a unique experience, visit hard-to-reach places, see interesting objects in the mountains and visit “non-tourist” attractions. Jeeping, a trip on an armored personnel carrier, parachute flight and other unusual adventures can become the most memorable moments of your vacation.
City of Kuban masters
The exhibition center, founded on the initiative of Cossack organizations, is located on the main street of Kabardinka - Mira. One of the main attractions of the village brought together masters of arts and crafts who wanted to contribute to the popularization of the resort.
The result was a kind of ethnopark, equipped in the best traditions of South Cossack life. On an area of 2 thousand square meters. m there are haylofts, stables, huts, wells and even a mini-market. In addition to a tour of the village, visitors are invited to participate in the creation of authentic products made of wood, flax or clay.
In an improvised arena, Cossacks demonstrate the art of horse riding, knocking down plastic water bottles with a whip or cutting them with a saber. After the performance, tourists are invited to dine at a Cossack restaurant or go on a horseback ride.
City of Kuban masters
Glass workshop
The gallery-workshop opened in Kabardinka in 2011 and since then has hospitably welcomed everyone who wants to get acquainted with the beautiful and fragile world of glass. You are allowed to move freely around the complex, observing the process of making figurines, jewelry, paintings and crystal dishes.
A visit to the workshop takes place in several formats: an informative tour of the exhibition hall or a master class, where everyone will be taught how to make glass items using various techniques.
Glass workshop
Reviews from tourists about excursions in Kabardinka
Vacationers consider the main advantages of the village to be its versatility and comfortable climate. Thanks to the drier air, the heat here is easier to bear, which is important for older tourists and people with heart disease. It’s convenient for the whole family to come to Kabardinka: in addition to beach holidays and sanatorium treatment, the resort offers diving classes, excursion programs, and trips around the surrounding area.
An additional plus is the presence of several interesting attractions at once. Reviews recommend that you definitely visit the Old Park, stop by a trout farm, and take your children to the aquarium. Favorite beach entertainment is slides in the aqua park.
The location of the village, which is connected with Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik by regular bus service, is also pleasing. So getting to know the sights of neighboring resorts will not be a problem.
The disadvantages of holidays in Kabardinka include relatively high prices and a large number of vacationers, which is why sea water is rarely clean during the peak holiday season.
Monument to those killed on the ship "Admiral Nakhimov"
The memorial, installed in 1987, is located near the Kabardian lighthouse, on the southeastern cliff of Cape Doob. The monument in the form of metal pipes rushing to the sky was erected in memory of the 423 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship who died in the shipwreck on August 31, 1986.
The clock dial found on the ship and placed in the center of the composition evokes strong emotions among visitors.
Monument to those killed on the ship "Admiral Nakhimov"
Crocodile Canyon
The extreme park, located on the Kabardinka embankment, is designed in the form of an exotic crocodile farm. The spacious enclosures of the canyon are home to several dozen crocodiles and alligators, and next to them are monitor lizards, iguanas, chameleons and turtles. Visitors big and small can take part in feeding small reptiles, which happily gobble up meat strung on special fishing rods.
Crocodile Canyon
Oceanarium "Underwater World"
The multi-storey complex is located next to the Lastochka sanatorium, on the street. Revolutionary. The exhibition area, divided into two parts - freshwater and sea, is equipped with huge illuminated aquariums. Through glass, tourists observe the life of various representatives of the ichthyofauna, and after getting acquainted with fish and shellfish, they can visit the nearby terrarium with reptiles, a mini-zoo with pets, or an exotarium with giant insects.
Oceanarium
Dinopark "The Lost World"
An exhibition of “revived” lizards that scream, growl and move is an excellent opportunity to plunge into the prehistoric atmosphere and learn about the life of an oviraptor, a centrosaurus or a caprosuchus. After meeting twelve moving dinosaurs, you can visit an impromptu paleontological excavation in the park, buy themed crafts, and even ride giant reptiles.
Dinopark
Where to buy excursions in Kabardinka in 2021
The Double-Travel service contains dozens of offers from guides ready to show all the sights of the Black Sea coast. Classic sightseeing tours, trips to unusual natural sites, thematic routes and extreme tourism - among the site’s programs, everyone can find an option to their liking.
Before purchasing excursions in Kabardinka, on Double-Travel you can read reviews of tourists who have already visited the resort, learn about local attractions, and ask the guide about any questions regarding the upcoming tour.
Water parks
Kabardinka guests have two water parks at their disposal:
- "Hellas"
The territory of the complex is decorated in a Greek theme. Adults can enjoy extreme multi-slide slides, the winding “Big Hole” and the super-fast “Serpentine”.A water town with splash pools, waterfalls and fungi-sprinklers has been created for kids.
- "Hope"
The water park is small in size, equipped with a huge swimming pool, divided into several zones. One of them is intended for young visitors, the other for adults and those who slide down the spiral slide.The advantages of the water park: a variety of attractions, the presence of children's animators and multi-colored lighting of infrastructure facilities in the evening.
Water park "Nadezhda"
Waterfalls
Cost: from 500 rub.; Entrance to the waterfalls is free or for a nominal fee.
A visit to the sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory is never complete without excursions to the mountains, where so many interesting things are hidden. These include dolmens marking the sites of ancient man, relict forests, fast mountain rivers and beautiful waterfalls. There are several such places in the vicinity of Kabardinka:
- Waterfalls and dolmens of the Zhane River
- Plesetsk waterfalls
- Waterfalls of the Pshada River
- Teshebskie waterfalls
They are all picturesque. Some are arranged in cascades with dozens of rapids. Trips to the Caucasian nature are always a little extreme. Those who want to see the most interesting things must have good physical fitness to overcome rough terrain. A visit to these sites is always a trek along mountain paths several kilometers long.
Group excursions are organized from Kabardinka to the mountains, to waterfalls and dolmens. The main part of the route to interesting places is covered by motor transport.
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Rope park "Uzelok"
Newfangled entertainment is located in the center of the village, on the territory of the Zhemchuzhina sanatorium complex. Rope trails for children and adults with bridges, ropes, suspended islands and climbing frames will give you the opportunity to feel like, if not a climber, then at least a dexterous person.
The park is “cared for” by young but experienced instructors who teach everyone the secrets of survival in the trees.
Rope park
St. Panteleimon Church
Address : st. Collective, 2 Telephone Website : https://svpanteleimon.prihod.ru/ Opening hours : 6:30–17:00, daily
The temple that can be seen today was rebuilt in the wake of the new religiosity of the 1990s. As such, it has no historical value. Although it stands on the site of one destroyed in the 1930s. churches. By some miracle, at that terrible time, the main religious artifact of the temple was preserved and has survived to this day - the icon of Panteleimon, which, according to legend, was brought here by the Greeks in the 19th century. Believers consider it miraculous.
The temple is an active religious institution. Services and other events take place.
Dolphinarium
The Sea Animal Theater is located in the center of Kabardinka, 20 m from the Central Beach. Hour-long show programs featuring fur seals and bottlenose dolphins are updated every year and invariably draw applause from the audience. Dolphins dance here, jump through rings, flip in the air and even paint pictures.
In addition to the performances, visitors are invited to watch the process of feeding the mammals, take photographs or swim with them in the pool.
Dolphinarium in Kabardinka
Memorial "Captain Zubkov's Battery"
How to get there : highway M-4, in the direction of Novorossiysk – 5 km.[/junkie-alert]
Kabardinka is located near Novorossiysk, which, thanks to its seaport and geographical location, was a key settlement in the realities of the Second World War. At that time there was an artillery battery located five kilometers from Kabardinka. She fired at the German side and made a significant contribution to the defense of Novorossiysk.
The Soviet side suffered enormous losses at the site of the battery’s deployment for such a small piece of land. Several thousand people said goodbye to their lives at this place. In memory of them, an open-air museum memorial complex was organized. Here you can see unique weapons of the Second World War, go down the stairs underground, walk through a tunnel connecting strategic points, find yourself in a bunker and look through its embrasure the way soldiers did in the 1940s.
Castalian font
The Kastalskaya font is a comfortable complex for family recreation, located in the north of Kabardinka, at the foot of the Markhotsky ridge. The landscape park appeared thanks to the efforts of a local businessman, who cleared the lake, dividing its water area into small ponds.
Pontoon bridges were installed along the banks of man-made reservoirs, turning them into a point of “fishy” relaxation. A restaurant was built nearby in the form of a pseudo-Castilian fortress with gazebos and columbariums. To the delight of young visitors, an ornitarium was recently opened in the Kastal font, which is home to pheasants, peacocks, turkeys and other representatives of the feathered kingdom.
Castalian font
Of course, our article does not mention all the sights of Kabardinka, which are becoming more and more numerous every year. Let's hope that the 2021 season will be marked by the emergence of new, interesting objects that can make this resort even more popular and attractive.
