Palette of tastes of Crimea

"Palette of tastes of Crimea" - our author's program of tour in the Crimea for those who love and appreciate good cuisine and non-banal rest. A tour in which ordinary and unusual excursions are combined with delicious food and immersion in the Crimean and world cultural and gastronomic traditions.

Local food and products, famous Crimean wines and traditional drinks accompanied by gastroexperts, exciting places and unique views of the most different, but always and everywhere attractive and beautiful Crimea.

We have developed a tour for small teams of 4 people, the cost of which includes a lot of gastronomic delights and interesting excursion programs, and which is not insanely expensive. You can afford this taste delight!

Tour programme

Day 1 (Sunday)

• Meeting at the railway station of Simferopol from 10:00 to 10:30 (under the arches at the entrance to the city) and at the airport "Simferopol" (new terminal No. 1, serving all flights from 16.04.18) from 11:30 to 12:00 - outside the terminal, immediately at the last exit No. 1 from the terminal (under the large external inscription "Simferopol"), directly opposite the exit from the arrival zone of domestic flights. Meeting of tourists with the signature sign "Palette of tastes of the Crimea".

• Transfer to Belogorsk. Travel information.

• Lunch in a cafe in Belogorsk (Crimean Tatar cuisine).

• Moving to the village of Pavlovka to the private cheese factory of Natalia Kasyanova. Excursion to the cheese factory, tasting cheeses, acquaintance with the process of cheese production (the opportunity not only to try, but also to buy your favorite cheeses).

• Transfer to Sudak. Tourists arriving in Crimea through the Kerch Strait can join the group in Sudak (please agree in advance with the manager the place and time of joining the group).

• Excursion to the museum of winemaking and wine tasting in the winery "Sunny Valley".

• Hotel accommodation in Sudak.

• Dinner (if desired, for an additional fee).

Day 2 (Monday)

• Breakfast.

• Moving to the city. The New World. Tour of the village with a walk along the Golitsin trail.

• Wine excursion to the champagne factory "New World". Tasting classic champagne.

• Lunch (optional, for an additional fee) and free time in Sudak.

• Program options depending on the season chosen by the tour organizers:

  • May-October in favorable weather:

    Visit to the safari park "Safari Ranch "Goat Balka" (Old Crimea, c. Izyumovka). Excursion on a convertible bus to the safari park and the surrounding area. Acquaintance with the inhabitants of the park and feeding wild animals on safaribus pasture.

    Optional (optional, for an additional fee) we offer the author's tour "Cimmeria" about the history of eastern Crimea since ancient times with breathtaking views of the surrounding foothills, Mount Klementyev, Feodosia Bay, Koktebel Bay, and, in clear weather, even the Sea of Azov.

    Gastronomic dinner in the safari park: tandoor kitchen - meat, rice, vegetables, khachapuri in Adjara from tandoor, herbal tea or compote according to GOST 1962 for pioneer lags, fragrant coffee on the sand from the beans of its own roasting.

  • November-April, as well as in adverse weather:

    Musical and gastronomic evening at BarBurger Restaurant in Sudak. Local interpretation of the traditional North American grill menu: branded barburger with juicy freshly fried patty and original sauce, fries, BBQ ribs, fresh or grilled vegetables by season, craft beer or author's lemonade to choose from. Clockwork rock 'n' roll is attached.

• Back to the hotel. Rest.

Day 3 (Tuesday)

• Breakfast.

• Excursion on the southern coast of Crimea.

• Stop at the lighthouse temple of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pos. Malorechensky.

• Mid-day program options (according to the choice of the organizers, depending on the mode of work of the host party):

  • Moving to Alushta. Lunch in the bar bar "Barabula" (freshly caught sea fish and local seafood).

    On the way from Alushta to Yalta stop in the shop "Wine and cheese" (Cypress). Acquaintance with perhaps the most complete range of Crimean wines and cheeses.

  • Moving to Yalta. Visit to the Central market of Yalta. Excursion to the market, acquaintance with the history, features and gastronomic diversity of the market of the southern seaside city. Tasting local products (everyone negotiates and trades himself).

    Lunch in a very unusual restaurant "Last Supper", located right on the Central market of Yalta. High kitchen in the bazaar. Real food without embellishment from the creator or to your taste!

• Tour of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Tasting of culinary products made from local and exotic plants grown in the garden. In the tasting menu: phytochai, local olives, jams of figs and feijoa, jam from rose petals, compote from zizifus.

• Accommodation in a hotel in Big Yalta.

• Evening of Ukrainian cuisine in the restaurant "At Mother-in-law" in Gaspra. The dinner menu includes traditional and more modern Ukrainian dishes: hardy jolder, lard, home pickles, dumplings with potatoes and squarks, cutlets in Kiev, as well as a compliment from the institution, which we will not give in advance.

Day 4 (Wednesday)

• Breakfast.

• Room release.

• Moving to Alupka, sightseeing tour of the Southern coast of Crimea. On the way, inspect the castle "Swallow's Nest" (from the observation deck).

• Excursion to the Upper and Lower Park of the Alupka Palace and Park Complex is the most romantic architectural monument of the Crimea.

• Lunch in Alupka, Miskhor or Simeiz (optional, for an additional fee).

• Transfer to Sevastopol. On the way, inspect the church in Foros (from the observation deck).

• Sightseeing tour of Sevastopol: Historic Boulevard, Count’s Wharf, Nakhimov Square, Primorsky Boulevard, monument to sunken ships, memorial to the heroic defense of Sevastopol 1941-1942

• Accommodation in a hotel in Sevastopol. Free time.

• Enogastronomic evening in the restaurant "Wine Room" on the embankment of Cape Crystalny in Sevastopol Bay. Several changes of dishes accompanied by tasting of characteristic wines from the best winemakers of the Crimea, selected by a keen sommelier. Format of the evening: delicious food, discussion of wines and terroirs, gastronomic experience and impressions, with good weather - a "live broadcast" of the sunset over the sea.

• Back to the hotel.

Day 5 (Thursday)

• Breakfast.

• Moving to Balaclava.

• Walking tour of Balaklava. Walk along the Promenade des Anglais, explore the Genoese fortress of Chembalo.

• Lunch in the cafe "Hut of the fisherman" on the embankment of Balaklava. In the menu (depending on the season) dishes from fresh Black Sea fish, the names of which (sultanka (drum), stacker, catran, lufar, mullet, flounder) will certainly cause an acute attack of appetite in any gourmet.

• Acquaintance with the production of sparkling wines and tasting sparkling wines in the new "TerruArt" champagne of the Golden Balka wine company in Balaklava.

• Back to the hotel.

• Dinner at the hotel (optional, for an additional fee).

Day 6 (Friday)

• Breakfast.

• Room release.

• Transfer to Bakhchisarai. In good weather, stop for c. Upper garden for a light snack is already legendary, according to the hostess and chef of the institution, donuts from Baba Asi (optional, for an additional very small fee). In the menu of the roadside diner on wheels there are different types of donuts and cakes, herbal tea and homemade compote. You never know in advance how amazing people can be found on the road.

• Excursion to the Khan's Palace in Bakhchisarai.

• Free time. Lunch in one of the many restaurants of Crimean Tatar cuisine in Bakhchysarai (optional, for an additional fee).

• Transfer to Evpatoria through Simferopol airport. For tourists traveling on a 6-day program: the end of the tour at the airport "Simferopol" at about 16:30-17:00.

• Accommodation in a hotel in Evpatoria.

• Dinner and evening of Jewish cuisine in the cafe-museum "Yoskin cat" in the historical part of Yevpatoria. In a cozy home environment, you are expected: a story about the traditions and variations of Jewish cuisine, a discussion of kashrut, live music, expressive dishes and an extremely pleasant surprise from the cafe, as to our taste.

Day 7 (Saturday)

• Breakfast.

• Rest on the beach (in the warmest time).

• Visit to the cultural and ethnographic center of the Crimean Tatars "Odun-bazar kapusy".

  Depending on the composition of the group and the season, at our discretion, we offer two options for the continuation of the gastronomic and cultural program in the Dzheval restaurant, which is part of the ethnographic center:

  • Pilaf cooking master class.

    With the help of the chef of the restaurant Rustem-agha, who knows more than 30 recipes of pilaf, you will learn the secrets of creating this famous oriental dish. In two hours of the master class you will learn about the history and traditions of pilaf preparation, learn how to cut vegetables and cook zirvak, see all the stages of the birth of a dish in a huge cauldron. The reward for your efforts will be a personal certificate confirming your qualifications, and a delicious lunch prepared together.

  • Ethnogastronomy lunch in the restaurant "Jeval" accompanied by oriental music and national dances.

    In a cozy, lovingly stylized antique hall or, in warm weather, in the shady courtyard of the restaurant, you will enjoy exquisite dishes of Crimean Tatar cuisine, beautiful music and dances, hear stories about the history, culture and culinary customs of the ancient Crimean people.

• Walking tour of old Evpatoria on the route "Little Jerusalem". You will pass through the labyrinth of countless turns of narrow streets of medieval Kezlev, which store the treasures of the 25-century history of Yevpatoria, and get acquainted with the most significant objects of the cultural heritage of the ancient city.

• Visit to the Egyptian Capai Synagogue.

• Free time. Dinner (independently, for an additional fee).

Day 8 (Sunday)

• Breakfast.

• Room release.

• Coffee ceremony in the coffee shop "Kezlev Kavesi" on the second floor of the fortress gate "Odun-bazar kapusy". Traditional coffee and a wide variety of sweets prepared according to ancient national recipes, to the melodic sounds of Eastern music, a story and slides about the history, ethnography, tea and coffee traditions of the Crimean Tatars.

• Visit to the museum "Odun-Bazar Kapusy" on the third floor of the fortress gate of Kezlev.

• Excursion to Karaite kenasses. Study of the history, life and traditions of the Crimean Karaites.

• Lunch in Karaite ethnic cafe "Karaman", located on the territory of Kenass. Experience authentic Karaite cuisine.

• Visit to Lake Sasyk-Sevash near Evpatoria. Here on the salt mine "Crimean Royal Salt" is extracted ecological sea salt with a delicate pink hue and a subtle smell of violet, which brine gives living in the lake microscopic algae "Dunaliella Sallina". Our guide will tell you about the history of the Crimean solprom and the technological process of growing and producing salt.

• Transfer to Simferopol airport by 17:00-17:30, to the railway station of Simferopol by 17:30-18:00. End of tour.

Duration of tour

8 days / 7 nights (short program 6 days / 5 nights).

• Accommodation in hotels in rooms with facilities.
• Meals (half board). Including breakfasts on the menu of the day of the accommodation base (2-8 days of the tour); thematic gastronomic lunches (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th days) and dinners (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th days of the tour), including cultural, musical and educational program.
• 2 tasting of original local products with familiarization with the peculiarities of its production + delivery of perishable products purchased by tourists to the airport by the end of the tour.
• 3 professional wine tastings with excursions to the production facilities of wine companies.
• Coffee ceremony.
• Tickets for other paid excursion facilities in addition to the enogastronomic program: the Goat Balka Safari Park (during its work), the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, the Vorontsov Park in Alupka, the Balaklava History Museum, the Khan's Palace in Bakhchysarai, the Yegiye Kapai Synagogue and Karaite Kenasses in Evpatoria.
• Guide services and transport services throughout the route.
• Travel insurance.

Discounts for children

For children under 12 years - a 20% discount on the cost of the tour per adult.