Despite the fact that the summer months are over, the real sea season with the first days of autumn is just beginning. They call it velvet. Perhaps because the suffocating heat gave way to pleasant warmth, the beaches are half empty, and the inflated prices drop to a very acceptable level. So a vacation in September on the Black Sea is an amazing pleasure.
Weather whispers
In early autumn, the entire Russian Black Sea coast is very comfortable. The air does not warm above + 26 ° C, and the water is kept within + 22-24 ° C. During this period, humidity is already returning to normal, and the air is filled with aromas of herbs and conifers.
A little warmer water in the resorts of Crimea. The only thing that can be a little frustrating is cool nights. There are practically no rainy days.
Abkhazia also pleases with wonderful weather. The air temperature in September is on average up to + 28 ° , and water + 26 ° . Sometimes, however, it rains. But they are warm and short-lived, so the rest will not be spoiled.
In Turkey, stable + 28 ° C holds until mid-October.
The weather on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria and Romania in September is almost summer. Air and water are warmed up to + 25 ° . Only fogs that sometimes descend speak of the coming autumn, but they disperse with the first rays of the warm sun.
Decide on the choice
A good vacation requires a careful approach to its organization. First you need to decide which is more important: sleep, lie on the beach or by the pool, take a spa course or wellness treatments? Then we stop at boarding houses, resorts, guest houses or offers from private homeowners.
Fans of outdoor activities in the Black Sea in September (reviews are full of vivid photos) choose tourist camps or sports tours.
Extreme sportsmen also have their own pleasures: unique routes to the tops of mountains, rafting along rapids, horseback riding, cycling and other walks.
Family vacations at this time of autumn are also good. You can also ride catamarans, yachts, bananas, parachutes, etc. Spending time on excursions is much more pleasant than in the summer heat. Children, who are already much smaller in resorts, go to amusement parks, dolphinariums, aquariums and penguinariums. Adults prefer study trips to private wineries.
Conditional split
The entire coast of the Russian Black Sea can be divided into three parts:
- From Anapa to Gelendzhik.
- From Gelendzhik to Dzhubga.
- From Dzhubgi to Adler.
And where is better?
The first part has many advantages. It:
- Endless sandy beaches.
- Healing air and warm quartz sand to improve the health of the child's body - that's it.
- Clean beaches and a gentle entrance are exactly what little vacationers need.
- Constant water temperature within + 26 ° .
- Mineral waters and healing silt mud.
- An abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products from local farmers.
- There are many housing options: from the cheapest rooms and private houses to luxury hotels.
If the natural landscape is important when choosing a place to spend your vacation, you need to know that Anapa, Dzhemete, Vityazevo and Blagoveshchenskaya are almost endless plains with dunes and sandy beaches. But Sukko and Bolshoi Utrish is already a foothill with amazing relict forests and you will have to go into the sea on pebbles.
The second part is to the liking of tourists who prefer a dry and mild climate, as well as clean water. But the infrastructure on this coastal zone is not particularly developed, and there is not much entertainment for children. But you can get to Dzhubga by car (it is the first on the highway) and without the famous Sochi serpentines. In the Gelendzhik area, beautiful picturesque beaches, inexpensive restaurants, dolphinariums and cable cars.
Reviews about holidays on the Black Sea in September at the resorts of the third part of the coast confirm their popularity and fame. These include Sochi and all its new areas. For adults, there are many restaurants, cafes and clubs. Those who wish to cook on their own are waiting for chain supermarkets. So it turns out that the best vacation on the Black Sea in September is at the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory.
Sochi Olympic and not only
There is no decline in guests. Perhaps even the opposite. In the first month of autumn, festivals, competitions and other events of the Russian and world scale are held in the city. For example, the New Wave opens in the first days, and the Humorina festival in the last. No less spectators are gathered by the international Black Sea regatta. And this is all besides warm water and cozy beach beds.
Judging by the reviews of tourists, a vacation in September on the Black Sea in Sochi is wonderful for sightseeing tours. Fans of active sports have a wonderful rest here. For them, rafting on mountain rivers, ballooning and water activities are organized.
Cozy Lazarevskoye
When the heat subsides, this resort becomes a favorite place for people with weakened immune systems, ENT organs and the cardiovascular system. Warm, salt-saturated air strengthens health. The sea cools very slowly after the summer heat: water of comfortable temperature - + 22-24 ° . In September, holidays on the Black Sea in Lazarevsky are not only beaches. Waterpots “Nautilus” and “Starfish”, a dolphinarium, a unique museum of local lore and an aquarium continue to operate in the village. In addition, many exciting excursions are organized, including to Sochi, Abkhazia and Krasnaya Polyana.
Crimean hospital
Three hundred sunny days a year and the healing, special air of relict pines attracts a huge number of tourists to the peninsula. In September, it is especially good to relax in Alushta, Yalta, Alupka, Foros and Yevpatoriya.
Everyone knows the famous local wineries. They conduct not only fascinating excursions, but also tastings of products. Adults are very happy with such excursions. Children like to visit mud volcanoes. In general, a family vacation in September on the Black Sea of Crimea is almost an ideal option.
It is warmer and more comfortable at this time in the southern part of the peninsula. All entertainment facilities continue to work actively: beach cafes and bars, museums, water and zoos, dolphinariums, etc. Fruit paradise, cable car to the stunning Ai-Petri plateau, cave cities, temples and palaces erected several centuries ago, the oldest Yalta zoo, Nikitsky Botanical Garden, and a lot of interesting things awaits guests of the Crimea.
And do not forget about the festivals: jazz in Koktebel, self-development in Alushta under the name "Kanaka Fest" and others.
You can start your vacation on the Black Sea in September from Simferopol (the capital of the peninsula), and then (because the city is a hub), go by train, bus or trolley to the sea. The closest village on the coast from Simferopol is Nikolaevka. A little more to Ordzhonikidze, Feodosia, Yalta, Koktebel and other cities. Comfortable buses leave from the Kurortnaya bus station to the southern coast of Crimea every 20-30 minutes. And if there are no places in them, then there is a parking of private carriers in front of the station. Their prices are almost the same.
Self rest
This is one of the most popular types of recreation on the Black Sea at the end of September. At this time, everything favors him, starting with prices. The main flow of tourists has subsided and the owners are ready to rent out housing at relatively low prices, moreover, quite comfortable and not far from the sea. It will be good in the first month of autumn in Lazarevsky, Kudepst, Tuapse, Adler, Anapa, Sochi. The fruit season is in full swing here. And if the cost of fruits is not very different from prices in other Russian cities, then you can be sure of freshness. Numerous cafes, bars and restaurants also lower the price bar, offering a menu for every taste and budget.
Native abroad
This is visa-free for guests from Russia and beloved by many Abkhazia. Holidays in September on the Black Sea of this country is famous for price lawlessness. Because even in the highest season the cost of food and fruit is very low. Some may complain about the poor service, but everyone knows that Abkhazia is considered a country of a budget type of vacation. Therefore, cheerful companies of youth, retirees and families with children who ignore the services of upscale five-star hotels are happy to wait here. Almost all over Russia, you can buy a group tour to this part of the Black Sea coast with amazing subtropical vegetation, the unique Ritsa Lake, New Athos, etc.
Favorite resort places of Abkhazia:
- Sukhumi is a wonderful climate that heals people with problems of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system. There are many guest houses and private guest houses.
- Gudauta is a humid climate zone. Tourists are accommodated in resorts, boarding houses and recreation centers.
- Gagra is a picturesque area, known to many by the film “Winter Evening in Gagra”. Here, low prices in private hotel complexes.
- New Athos - a beach holiday plus stunning sightseeing tours to the monastery and its environs.
- Pitsunda - unique climatic conditions: relict pines and sea air heals not only the body, but also the soul.
Visa-free countries
It is not always possible to plan a vacation: either incidents at work, children are sick, etc. In this situation, it is easiest to choose a country on the Black Sea for relaxation that does not require a “pass”. This is Turkey or Georgia.
In addition to the lack of a visa, last-minute tours in September are a big plus for holidays in the Black Sea in these countries. The conditions are created the best. There are children's menus, entertainment programs, babysitting services, etc.
The Georgian coast welcomes guests the entire first month of autumn. Water temperature does not fall below + 24 ° , and air temperature + 27 ° . The cleanest sea and beautiful beaches are a priori considered in Batumi and in the nearby villages: Gonio, Kvariati and Sarpi. There are cozy guest houses, mini-hotels and affordable offers from the private sector. You can relax on the Cape Verde beach and on the wild village beach in Tsikhisdziri.
Lovers of sandy beaches can relax in the villages of Magnetiti and Ureki (their beaches are covered with therapeutic magnetic sand), and in Shekvetili and Grigoleti (very quiet villages with houses in the forest). The remaining beaches of the Georgian Black Sea coast are covered with pebbles.
Everyone knows about the Turkish September price decline and the weather for relaxing on the Black Sea (reviews confirm this).
You can also relax with a visa
The main thing is to do it in advance and indicate the corridor (estimated time of arrival). You will need it for a trip to Romania and Bulgaria. The latter has always attracted an amazing ratio of quality of services and prices. Accommodation, meals, sightseeing trips are really very small. We add to this the practically absence of a language barrier and the benevolence of the local population and we get a magnificent, memorable vacation in September on the Black Sea. And inexpensive.
Romania by the beginning of autumn is becoming incomparably beautiful. And if you consider that this country is universally recognized as a health resort in Europe, then a priori rest cannot be bad. True, there is one “but”. On the Black Sea coast of Romania (only 245 km) there are practically no five-star hotels and, accordingly, the all-inclusive system. But on the other hand - there are cheap and surprisingly tasty wines, unusual cuisine, interesting and varied excursion programs and stunning beaches.