It is no coincidence that our planet is called blue. Most of it is occupied by seas and oceans, to which millions of rivers carry their waters. Humanity looks up, exploring space, sending satellites to other planets, trying to catch signals from aliens. At the same time, the depths of the world's oceans remain unexplored, and the capabilities of some of its inhabitants are amazing. Of course, we are talking about dolphins.
Today you don’t need to scuba dive or go on a sea expedition to get to know them. Just visit the Starfish Dolphinarium in Lazarevskoye.
Visitors will be able to see not only dolphins, but also live here:
- playful fur seals;
- great whales;
- funny walruses;
- regal sea lions.
The main activity of the Lazarevsky Dolphinarium is not entertainment, but the conservation of animals. Many of its inhabitants are on the verge of extinction.
Description and general features
In Lazarevsky, the Starfish Dolphinarium began its work in 2005. It was developed and designed following the example and recommendations of the Utrish Dolphinarium in Anapa. The Anapa complex differs from other similar ones in that all the pets are there in their usual, natural habitat, since it is located in a protected area of the Black Sea.
Thanks to the instructions and advice of the Bolshoi Utrish Dolphinarium, ideal artificial conditions for keeping animals have been created in the “Starfish”, using the latest scientific developments. Thanks to this comfort and the care of the staff for their pets, several more dolphins were recently born and have already become full-fledged performers in the programs.
Important participants in the performances are the bottlenose dolphins Basya and Lada, as well as their offspring, Aurora and Muse. In addition, during the performance you can see a sea lion, walruses and beluga whales. Employees carry out educational work among visitors: here it is easy to learn about the phenomenal abilities of bottlenose dolphins and other marine life, and expand knowledge in the field of ecology.
A distinctive feature of “Starfish” is its constant participation in charity events, projects and active social activities. Free show programs, banquets and meetings with veterans on Victory Day, performances and open lessons for students of schools and kindergartens on Children’s Day and throughout the entire school period have already become traditional.
Groups of disabled children, orphans and low-income families are accepted all year round throughout the country for free visits to the entire complex and animal performances. "Starfish" provides financial assistance to one of the schools in the village. Lazarevskoe and transfers funds to various charitable foundations.
Nutrition
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Food is the weak point of the hotel.
The restaurant seats literally several tables, so long queues form. There is no menu, what the chefs prepared today is what you have to eat.
Some guests are outraged by the lack of dietary dishes, mostly all of them fried, made with meat broth, salads with mayonnaise.
Others, on the contrary, praise the kitchen, comparing it to home cooking.
However, you can stop without food .
There is also the option of paying for breakfast, lunch and dinner at once, that is, full board.
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"Starfish": recreation and entertainment
In the village of Lazarevskoye, the Starfish Dolphinarium is one of the most important and most visited attractions. Watching incredibly smart and charming bottlenose dolphins brings great pleasure to both children and adults.
During the performance, the local pets will demonstrate fantastic dexterity and discipline. To create spectacular shows, trainers use the developed intelligence of dolphins: in natural conditions, they are able to imitate various sounds and actions, remember the image, color and shape of an object, but most importantly, they can feel sorry and sympathize.
This is how spectacular tricks are created: “artists” will demonstrate the ability to juggle objects and catch them, play water polo, with balls and hoops, dance tango, draw a picture and give their coaches a ride. The entire performance is divided into three parts, except for dolphins, walruses, fur seals, a sea lion and a beluga whale will demonstrate their abilities: someone will show morning exercises, and someone will sing a song.
For an event lasting 50 minutes, photo and video shooting is permitted. Anyone can use the services of a professional photographer and photograph themselves with charming artists or swim with them for an additional fee.
Dolphin therapy and additional options
After watching a show with marine mammals, you can diversify your vacation by visiting the following objects, which are located on the territory of the center:
1) Penguinarium. Humboldt penguins are another resident of the Starfish. Nine incredibly cute and playful birds permanently live here, watching their life and games brings only positive emotions. In the penguinarium you can admire pheasants, peacocks, monkeys, fennec foxes, pythons and fur seals;
2) Aquarium. In addition to several species of fish, including exotic ones, there are coral reefs, turtles, pythons and anacondas, caimans, monitor lizards, crocodiles and many other representatives of fauna and flora;
3) For the most active people, billiards, bowling and a cafe are available on site.
“Starfish” is not only an entertainment complex, but also a health complex. Anyone can sign up here for a massage, undergo several sessions of hippotherapy, art therapy, or practice sand painting. But the most important advantage of the center is dolphin therapy, one of the methods of psychotherapy that involves improving a person’s health through communication with dolphins.
This type of influence is widely used not only to treat adults and children with disabilities, but also to relieve stress and improve the health of anyone. Communication with them lifts your spirits, pacifies you and gives you a charge of vitality. Sessions are conducted both individually and in groups, and include not only swimming with them, but also performing various simple exercises.
The health program is developed individually for each person, and the lesson lasts on average about 25 minutes. The recommended duration of procedures is 10 sessions. It is important to know that healing dolphins do not take part in entertainment show programs. Dolphinarium "Starfish" is open all year round. The price of a visit depends on the row: the cost of an entrance ticket for an adult is from 500 rubles, for a child – from 350. All additional services are paid separately.
Diving
At the Lazarevskoye Dolphinarium you can not only watch unique performances, but also dive into the underwater world with dolphins. Diving takes place under the guidance of qualified scuba instructors. Diving underwater with experienced instructors is absolutely safe. Here you can not only gain diving skills, but also interact with dolphins. After the entire event, diving participants will receive excellent professional photographs and videos as souvenirs that will always remind them of this exciting adventure.
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Address, prices, schedule
- Address: Pobedy street, 153, Lazarevskoye, Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia.
- GPS coordinates: 43.918937, 39.318514.
- Phone: 8-862-290-60-25.
- Official website: https://www.delphinoterapiya.ru/
- Schedule: programs run at 11:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 20:00.
- Ticket prices: for adults – from 500, for children – from 350 rubles.
Reviews from everyone who has ever seen dolphins or come into contact with them speak about one thing - they are incredibly sociable, kind and affectionate animals that give only positive emotions. Dolphinarium “Starfish” is a great way to have a fun and unusual time, lift your spirits and meet amazing inhabitants of the depths! At the end of the text, watch a video about it.
Rooms
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The complex consists of two buildings - the old and the new, built across the road . In the first case, you will have to be content with the old situation. In reviews, tourists claim that the surroundings do not correspond to the description of the rooms presented on the official website. There are no dishes or kettles; they go down to the first floor to get boiling water.
But the new building offers very pleasant living conditions. Everything here is brand new - furniture, decoration, appliances.
Public spaces are decorated with oil paintings and heavy vases. In the room you really feel like you are relaxing on the sea coast - the design is made in a Mediterranean style.
In the collection of rooms you can choose from: “standards”, junior suites and suites.
Separately, we can highlight luxury apartments that can accommodate a family or a company of 3-4 people. All the amenities of civilization are available, including a kitchen with household appliances and a washing machine.
All rooms have one thing in common - the presence of the technical stuffing necessary for comfort:
- air conditioner;
- TV with cable TV;
- safe;
- mini bar;
- hair dryer
There are showers in the bathroom, the owners took care of bath accessories (soap, shampoos, shower gels). If something runs out, they immediately bring new packages. Towels are changed frequently, almost daily, during cleaning, and bed linen every few days.
As an additional sleeping place there are very comfortable portable chair-beds, no worse than a lorry.
Even an adult will find it very comfortable to sleep.
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Information for visitors to the Riviera Dolphinarium
The complex is open from Tuesday to Sunday inclusive, sanitary day is Monday. During the tourist season, the dolphinarium holds three performances daily. Tickets cost 500 rubles for adults, children under 3 years old are free. Where is the Sochi Dolphinarium located? Exact address: Sochi, st. Egoryevskaya, Riviera Park. This place can be reached by public transport. Choose any bus or minibus that goes to the Sportivnaya stop. In addition to the marine animal show, the complex also offers a variety of additional services, in particular swimming and photography with dolphins, as well as diving.
Beach
The hotel is separated from the sea by 10 minutes. Every time you have to cross the highway , the traffic light only takes a few seconds for pedestrians, but cars travel for a long time.
The beach is central, which means that during peak hours there are so many people that you can’t squeeze through. Moreover, there is no place on the shore; they ask for money for sunbeds in the shade.
The shore is quite landscaped, it is convenient that you can calmly change clothes in cabins or go to the toilet.
This resort on the Black Sea has pebbly shores, but the sea is clean with an excellent smooth sunset . To reach the depth, you need to overcome several meters.
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Staff
Dolphin is one of the Russian resorts that are rightfully proud of their well-established level of service.
There is even such a service as a free transfer from the train station.
The administrators are always at their post, ready to help, and friendly. Requests are fulfilled promptly, no question is left unanswered.
Everyone will be able to feel like a welcome guest on vacation 2021.
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