Holidays on the Caspian Sea in 2018. Overview of coastal resorts

The Caspian Sea is sometimes called a lake, since it does not have a connection to the world ocean. Its waters are washed by Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kalmykia, Dagestan and the Astrakhan region. The Caspian Sea warms up faster than the Black Sea, since it is smaller and its waters have a healing effect. In the same comparison, the Caspian has less developed beach vacations, but there are a lot of interesting things and a trip here will leave only positive emotions and memories.

Holidays on the Caspian Sea in Russia

Russian holidays are available in the following regions:

• Dagestan;
• Kalmykia
• Astrakhan and Astrakhan region.

Holidays on the Caspian Sea in Astrakhan

Fishermen are very fond of Astrakhan, as there are a lot of fish in these places. You can engage in its fishing on your own or in an organized manner. In 2018, a 4-day tour for one fisherman costs around 20,000 rubles. The price includes - food, accommodation, huntsman services, boat rental, freezing, butchering and cooking. Moreover, you can come fishing all year round. Those who like to be alone can come to the delta on their own. Accommodation for two travelers in a house will cost around 4,200 rubles. Rent a boat and huntsman services costs:

• for one person - 3,000 rubles;
• for two people - 1,500 rubles. per person;
• for three people - 1,300 rubles. per person.

If the vacationer has water rights, you can independently rent a swimming facility for 1,500 rubles.

In the Caspian, rest is associated with the contemplation of lotuses. An excursion to the valley of flowers on a boat will cost 1,500 rubles.

Accommodation in a double room costs from 650 rubles, in an inexpensive cafe a business lunch costs from 300 rubles, dinner is a bit more expensive. Near the Volga embankment they offer to rent a comfortable apartment from 1,000 rubles per day.

Prices for holidays on the Caspian Sea in Kalmykia: hotels, recreation centers, private sector

Contemplation of lotuses and fishing is not worse than in Astrakhan will be offered to tourists in the Kalmyk town of Lagan, which is located on the Caspian lowland. A ten-kilometer canal separates it from the sea. There are sandy beaches near Lagani. Buddhism is practiced in Kalmykia, so you do not need to fly to far Tai to see amazing and beautiful Buddhist structures - the Lagansky Hurul, pointed pagodas. There are Buddhist drums in front of the khurul. In this place you can check the veracity of the legend - in order to fulfill the desire, you need to scroll the musical instrument clockwise and walk around it three times.

You can stay in the town at the hotel. Through popular search engines to book accommodation does not work. The cost of living in mid-range hotels in the range of 1500-3000 rubles per day.

Rent a 1-room apartment here is offered for 1 thousand rubles.

Ecological tourism and outdoor recreation are very popular in the region. Recreation centers are located on the Caspian Sea coast, where they offer accommodation from 1250 rubles per day.

The cafe has traditional food, but you can find catering establishments serving local dishes. Tourism infrastructure in this region is poorly developed. Here you can spend a little time on the way to Dagestan.

Holidays on the Caspian Sea in the sanatoriums of Dagestan

Travel service in Dagestan in recent years has been developing quite actively. Everyone who visits the republic has vivid impressions of amazing nature, beautiful mountains and blue waves of the Caspian Sea.

Beach holidays can be combined with treatment. Healing waters and muds help to improve health at balneological resorts.The cost of accommodation and a minimum set of procedures in the sanatoriums of Dagestan starts from 2130 rubles per day.

The price of accommodation in Makhachkala starts from 1,300 rubles per day. For families with children, the coastal cities of Izberbash and Kaspiysk will be preferable. Accommodation here is relatively inexpensive. For a double room you need to pay 1,000 rubles., Quadruple - from 2,000 rubles. Sandy beaches are separated by mountains and blue waves with white lambs. The Caspian is suitable for children. Water warms up earlier and faster compared to the Black Sea coast. Prices in this comparison are also humane.

Dagestan is very interesting for relaxation with its extraordinary nature - canyons, dunes, caves, waterfalls, beaches, salty waves. There are a lot of attractions in the republic - Itsarinskaya Tower, Naryn-Kala Fortress, Seven Brothers, Gunibskaya. Derbent Champagne Wine Factory is considered one of the best in the country.

Overseas Caspian

The Caspian Sea is located on the territory of three former Soviet republics - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Rest on the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan

By the intensity of urban development in the twenty-first century, Baku can be compared with Dubai. The capital of Azerbaijan has a rich past. Hiking trails have been laid out for many sights - the Shirvan Shahs Palace, the Caravanserai, the Maiden’s Tower, the Baku Acropolis.

Gaidai made the film “Diamond Hand” in the ancient part of Baku. You can make an impression of the city’s colorfulness from short frames of the film.

The Absheron peninsula in the republic is popular for its wonderful resorts and healing waters.

A room on the coast of the Caspian Sea can be rented for 1,500 rubles, guest houses in the capital cost from 750 rubles, and housing in the village of the Eastern Caucasus can be found for 600 rubles.

Holidays with children on the Caspian Sea in Aktau, Kazakhstan

Compared with Azerbaijan, the tourism industry in Kazakhstan is less developed. But this does not mean that the state does not have popular sea resorts.

Aktau is the most popular of them among the local population. Hotels of the first coastline offers rooms from 2,400 rubles. The hotel has its own beach.

Not only the citizens of this country have a rest on the Kazakh coast. There are many Russians here. Aktau is a great place to relax with your children. Local hotels and beaches have play areas for toddlers.

Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan

In Turkmenistan, beach tourism is poorly developed. But from a historical point of view, it is a very interesting country, rich in ancient cities. In Turkmenbashi Avaza resort complex is located. This place is popular with the local population. It is difficult for Russian tourists to visit a Turkmen resort due to the difficulty of booking hotels through social networks.

Reviews about holidays on the Caspian Sea

Holidays on the sandy beaches of the Caspian Sea will surely appeal to tourists who prefer a relaxing holiday surrounded by beautiful nature. There are not so many vacationers here, when compared with the Black Sea coast, so the prices here are much lower.

The advantages of relaxing in the resorts of the Caspian include a huge number of interesting cultural, historical, architectural and natural attractions.

But the disadvantages include poorly developed infrastructure in most resorts. In some places, for example, in Dagestan, tourists note a dirty coast and lack of entertainment.