The village is located on the coast of the Sea of Azov (Kherson region, Ukraine). Occupied area is approximately 130 square meters. kilometers, the population is about 500 people, which increases during the holiday season. The nearest town, Genichesk, is 12 kilometers away. The village is located on the Arabat Spit - a long narrow spit in the north-eastern part of the Crimean peninsula. It forms the Gulf of Sivash, which separates the spit from the Sea of Azov.
Scythe Arabat Spit
The spit, starting in the south from the Ak-Monai Isthmus, ends with the Strait of Genic, separating it from the mainland. The length is about 150 kilometers, and the width is from 300 meters to 8 kilometers. During spring tides, a huge amount of seawater, rich in minerals used in medicine and cosmetics, enters Lake Sivash . The lake has a huge factory for the extraction of sea salt by evaporation. At present, a spa and wellness vacation is organized on the spit, and a large number of boarding houses and recreation centers have been built around the settlements.
Genic Hill: how to get there?
The most convenient and fastest option to get to the place of rest is a personal car or fixed-route taxis that come from different cities. If this is not possible, the task is complicated, in which case it is necessary to get to the Novoalekseevka station by the Crimean train. From the station there are regular buses to Genichesk. You can hire a taxi, but it will cost more. A bus stop is located on the back of the train station. To get there, you must cross the railway track and walk a hundred meters. Buses run at intervals of thirty to forty minutes, until seven in the evening. You can also take the train to Genichesk. In any case, there is a need from the city to look for passing trucks or taxis to get directly to the spit.
Recreation facilities
The recreation center "Aist" (Genicheskaya Gorka village, 58 Naberezhnaya St.) has a large number of rooms for accommodation from two to five people. There are grocery and hardware stores, a cafe, a bar and a restaurant on site. Three meals a day are made in the dining room at the boarding house, it is also possible to settle without meals (some rooms have small kitchens). A variety of attractions for adults and children are offered on the beach of the recreation center: water slides, catamarans, bananas, parachuting and others.
The recreation center "Friendship" (Genicheskaya Gorka village, Naberezhnaya St., 48) offers accommodation in double and quadruple rooms, as well as separate houses. The dining room provides three meals a day, there is the possibility of ordering dietary dishes. In the guarded area there is a parking lot, a bar-shop, a children's playground. For sports there are football and volleyball fields, discos are organized.
Hotels and pensions
Hotel-boarding house "Garden of Eden" (Genicheskaya Gorka village, Naberezhnaya St., 36) can simultaneously accommodate up to five hundred people, which allows seminars, conferences and festivals to be held all year round. For this, a conference room, a restaurant, which has a capacity of 270 seats, and a summer terrace for 180 people with a barbecue area are equipped. The wellness center uses the mineral wealth of Lake Sivash: salt, mud and mineral water from its own artesian well.
Various water treatments are offered:
- milk and pearl baths with oils;
- circulating and Charcot's douche;
- salt baths.
You can also take advantage of various massage services. For people with respiratory diseases, there is a spa center, which is equipped with equipment for aromatherapy, inhalation, oxygen cocktails, and there is a salt room.
On the green landscaped territory of the boarding house "Villa Victoria" (Genicheskaya Gorka village, 38 Naberezhnaya St.) there is a three-story building in the form of a horseshoe. It forms a patio with a large pool. The room fund consists of double junior suites and suites with an additional sofa and a refrigerator. Own dining room produces three meals a day, including a children's menu. On the territory there is a volleyball and playground, there is a parking lot.
Children's camp "Eaglet"
Health camp "Eaglet" (Genicheskaya Gorka village, 44, Naberezhnaya St.) can simultaneously accommodate more than five hundred people. Children are accepted at the age from seven to sixteen years. The camp has seven residential two-story buildings with four-bed rooms. Shower and amenities are on the floor. A varied four meals a day includes a large number of fruits and vegetables. Most of the time children spend on a large private beach with sunshades, which has a first-aid post and a rescue station. In the evening, teachers organize sporting events, contests, festivals, discos or watching movies.
Reviews about the rest on the Sea of Azov
Rest in Genicheskaya Gorka is well suited for families with children. This shallow coastline is riddled with numerous shallows, where the water warms up to a comfortable temperature, which is necessary for bathing babies. According to the guests of the resort, the developed infrastructure allows you to relax, play sports and heal. The only inconvenience of the resort is the poor organization of the transfer from the Novoalekseevka railway station.
The Arabat Spit is not only a beach-entertaining, but also a health resort. Lake Sivash supplies unique mineral compounds and mud. They allow you to treat people with problems of the musculoskeletal system and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Air saturated with iodine compounds is excellent for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary diseases.