If there is a desire to escape away from the charms of civilization, annoying mobile phones and the ubiquitous Internet, there is only one way out - to the Kipchak Bay on the Tarkhankut Peninsula of the western coast of Crimea, or rather, the Beautiful Harbor, the National Natural Park.
The sea, the wind, the steppe and the sun - nothing else on the gently sloping sandy shore, only a well with spring water and two shops.
With the beginning of the swimming season, a secluded bay, protected from storms by boulders and rocks, comes to life, along the beach a tent city populated by lovers of "wild recreation" and a car camping grow. Many come with children - the coast is shallow, the bottom is flat, sandy, and the water is so clear that stones are visible at a depth of 10 meters. The beach is very clean, littering is not allowed here - there are trailers nearby, on which garbage is taken away daily. A paid shower was built next to the shops.
Products can be bought or ordered in shops, many times every few days they buy the necessary food in the nearest village of Chernomorskoye. Everyone prepares food on the brought gas stoves with cylinders. Laptops and mobile phones are charged in stores, but communication and the Internet are not available in the bay - you have to climb up the slope to a higher point in the relief, so you need to take care of the film repertoire on your laptop before leaving for vacation.
Fans of windsurfing, diving, kiting come to Kipchak Bay. In addition to deep scuba diving, there are excellent opportunities for spearfishing in Kipchak Bay - there are many mussels and rapans. The depths of the Kipchak Bay are suitable for underwater photography.
There are noble places for fishing here, mullet, sturgeon are found, but even if you don’t fish, you can bargain with local fishermen and buy fresh fish from them. A little further from the beach is a mullet fishing farm. And for visiting fishermen, the season for mullet begins towards the end of August - in September.
Of the entertainment - absolutely inexpensive horseback riding, which children perceive with delight. Causing universal admiration, dolphins often swim into the bay.
Those who miss fun parties go to Chernomorskoye to discos. Traveling at night on quicksand in an SUV sometimes turns into an extreme adventure.
The Tarkhankut peninsula is rich in interesting natural objects. For a variety of recreation in the Kipchak Bay, a trip to the Atlesh rocks is a unique open-air “paleontological museum” with prints of fossil fish, algae, bizarre stone formations, grottoes, arches turning into tunnels, creating an unusual magical ensemble of unity of the sea and stone. At the rocks of Atlesh, episodes of the films "Amphibian Man", "People and Dolphins", "Pirates of the 20th Century" were filmed.
The cup of love is a heart-shaped stone water tank created by nature. Romantic tourists came up with a beautiful legend - if you jump together from the rocks, without separating your hands, into the lake, then your whole life will pass together, happily, in love and mutual understanding.
The Tarkhankut Underwater Museum was conceived by divers-enthusiasts not without a sense of humor. At a depth of about 12 m, busts of the leaders of the Soviet era lined up in a row. The underwater exposition is replenished annually with new exhibits brought from different cities of the former republics of the USSR.
The main items, without which you cannot go on vacation in Kipchak Bay, are a canopy, sunscreen and mosquito repellent. There are no trees in the Kipchak Bay, the area is open, and it is easy to get burned on the first day, ruining your rest. Experienced "savages" take with them deck chairs, barbecue, gas stove with 2 cans, dishes.
Housing - a tent - everyone carries with them, there can be no other options. It is 8 km to the Chernomorskoe, and it is simply pointless to combine a settlement in the village and a vacation in the Kipchak Bay - in the Chernomorskoe you have your own recreational opportunities.
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No other transport, except for a car - a taxi or your own, preferably with all-wheel drive, goes to Kipchak Bay. Before the bay itself, you will have to overcome a difficult steep descent 100-150 m long, which requires the experience of the driver behind the wheel, especially after the past rains.
Buses from Evpatoria and Simferopol regularly run to Chernomorsky with a frequency of an hour and a half, the fare from Simferopol is about 145 rubles, the journey time is 3 hours; from Evpatoria - 80 rubles, travel time - 1.5 hours, by taxi - from 2300 to 4400 rubles, depending on the class of car.
Liners from Moscow, St. Petersburg and some other cities make regular flights to Simferopol, the cost of the flight is 6-13 thousand rubles.
A transfer from Anapa and Krasnodar via the Port-Kavkaz-Kerch ferry to Simferopol will cost passengers 350 and 750 rubles, to Evpatoria - 420 and 820 rubles.
The cost of crossing your own car on the Kavkaz-Kerch ferry is 1190-2490 rubles, depending on the length of the car. Drivers and passengers of vehicles buy a ferry ticket separately - an adult is 162 rubles, a child is 81 rubles. The ferry crossing takes 30 minutes. But you need to register a car 35 minutes before the departure of the ferry, which runs around the clock with an interval of 1 hour.
From Kerch to the Black Sea about 350-360 km through Feodosia and Simferopol.
Balka Kipchak (Kipchak, Kopchak). It is located nine kilometers southwest of the village of Chernomorskoye on Tarkhankut.
It is named after the peoples and tribes of Desht-i-Kipchak. S.N. Pushkarev claims that "the Kypchaks were the most numerous tribe in the southeast, so it was not by chance that the Russians called the Golden Horde Kypchak, and the Turkestani called Desht-i-Kypchak."
In the XV century, the Kipchaks were divided into several parts. Having received the privileges of the Crimean khans, some of them settled here.
As is known, in the middle of the 11th century, the nomadic Polovtsy invaded the southern Russian steppes, and then the Crimea from the east. Their habitation in the North-Western Crimea is confirmed by the preserved numerous stone sculptures, the so-called Polovtsian women. The villages of Gromovo, Rybatskoye, Ogni and others were formerly called Kipchak - obviously of Polovtsian origin. On the "Topographic map of the Crimean peninsula" in 1842, the village of Kypchak is listed as destroyed.
The Kypchaks were the ethnic basis for the formation of the Nogais, nomadic Uzbeks, as well as the Karakalpaks and Kazakhs. The Kipchaks once played a significant role in the ethnogenesis of the Turks of the peninsula. According to researchers, the ethnonym "Kypchak" in the list of 1783 is reflected in 22 names of Crimean villages. The author of the General History of Islam until 1324, Baibars-al-Mansuri, in his work "The Cream of Reflections on the History of the Hijra" cited the names of 11 Kipchak tribes, some of which are mentioned in Russian chronicles.
There are a large number of wells in the beam, two of which, located near the sea, are filled with fresh water.
Mount Kipchak. It is located south of the village of Chernomorskoye within the Tarkhankut Upland. Height 119 meters above sea level.
On the map of 1926 there are two Kipchak farms. One is located in the area of the modern Kipchak beam, and the second - to the north of the modern village. Maryino.
The Kipchak Bay in Crimea will be a great place for outdoor activities, here you can also fish, crabs, and rapans. And from local fishermen you can buy mullet, sturgeon and much more for a small price. Naturally, you have to bargain, otherwise some prices are higher than in the city. Rest with a tent in these parts will give unforgettable emotions and memories. You will feel the beneficial effects of nature on a person for the first time minutes of arrival.
The best vacation with a family of "savages", in my opinion, can be spent in the Kipchak Bay, which is located on the Tarkhankut Peninsula. In general, there is no direct road to the place, but this does not stop hundreds of tourists from visiting it every year. It will not be difficult for you to find a well-trodden road to the beach, in extreme cases, you can ask the residents of the village, they will tell you the best way to get there. Before the trip, you can also see a photo of the route on the Internet, having previously compiled a route for yourself. From the village of Chernomorskoye, you should move through the old cemetery, and turn right at all intersections. The road will not be easy, but you will have to drive about 8 km. The worst place along the way, I think, is the descent, which only takes 100 m of the way, but the time spent on it is about 20 minutes if you go by sedan.
Arriving, it was not difficult to find a place, since it was only the beginning of the season. I want to say right away that there is no mobile connection in this bay. Maybe for someone it will be a minus, but for me with my work it was a plus. On this cape you will find peace and quiet. You will also have to entertain yourself, since from civilization there is only a small cafe. You can, of course, go to the village of Chernomorskoye, but there, too, you will not be particularly surprised by anything. Although you can go to the disco. Also in this article you will find a complete photo report on this picturesque place.
When going to, make a list of things that you should take with you. My list included a gas stove, a couple of gas bottles, a barbecue, a sun lounger, dishes, two tents, sunblock. It is also necessary to take a canopy, since there are no trees in the bay and there is an open area everywhere, a canopy is simply an irreplaceable thing.
By the end of the holiday there were already quite a lot of people, but there was enough space for everyone. After all, the beach covers a huge area. Do not be afraid to take a tablet with you so that you can watch a movie in the evening, you can charge it in the nearest store. If you do not want to spend time leaving the bay for the city, but there is a need for something, then it can be ordered from the sellers from the shop. But it’s better to go to the city at least once every couple of days and buy groceries in the supermarket.
As for the sea, it is clean and very calm. The fact that the beach is sandy is a big plus for children. On the sand it is much easier for them to enter the water, unlike pebbles. The water is warm almost all the time, it heats up quickly in the morning. You can also entertain yourself with horseback riding, it will not cost you much. You can also see dolphins very often in this bay.
Vacationers in Kipchak try not to litter, there are trailers where you can throw garbage, they are taken out every day. It is also possible to take a shower. Near the cafe you will find paid showers and toilets. If you need drinking water, you can always get it from the well.
In general, all vacationers are satisfied. But before you go there, you must fully realize that you will have to live without civilization. Although, since you can only get there by car, there will be no problems with food. Convenience is also generally up to you.
And the best thing is that you won’t have to spend a lot of money on this type of vacation. It will be a wonderful break from the noisy city. The lack of civilization will help to get closer to their relatives. You also decide how long you will stay there, it can be either a weekend getaway or a long-term trip. Returning home, you will definitely have a desire to return to Cape Tarkhankut more than once. Because there you will find a carefree pastime, not burdened by everyday affairs.
Kipchak Bay lurks in the west of the Crimean peninsula Tarkhankut. On Tarkhankut, the water is the cleanest and most transparent in the Crimea. Sailing 50 meters from the shore, it is quite possible to see how, at a depth of more than 20 meters, at the very bottom, scuba divers explore the rocks.
The water in the bay warms up very quickly, and its location, protected from strong winds, allows you to swim even in a storm. In summer, on the banks of the Kipchak, a spontaneous tent parking and car camping breaks. Many lovers of untouched nature enjoy spending their holidays here. Parking is spontaneous. And this is both its advantage and its disadvantage. The absence of even minimal amenities is not suitable for every person spoiled by the comfort of their homes. Only a well with drinking water and a couple of stalls in the distance help to maintain the Spartan life in this parking lot.
But the absence of all these benefits allows you to completely merge with nature, to feel the life of distant ancestors, to know what it is like when there is only the steppe and the sea around.
At an insignificant distance from the Kipchak Bay there is a fish factory that fishes for the Crimean mullet. There you can buy fresh catch cheaply. Or you can start collecting numerous mussels and rapans yourself.
Kipchak Bay is located on the Tarkhankut peninsula, and of course is in great demand among people who like to relax on the sea as "savages". This is facilitated by the colorful microclimate of the Crimean steppes, as well as the clear and warm sea.
Get to the bay
not so easy, because there is no road as such, but only a knurled track in the steppe. It is best to drive to the bay from the side of the Chernomorskoye village. It is necessary to go around the village and at the fork where the road goes to the village of Olenevka, turn to the village of Kalinovka, and there, approximately in the middle of the village, there will be a turn to the right and you will see how the road goes straight into the steppe. On this road along the forest plantation, about 5 - 6 km. and here is Kipchak.
First of all, Kipchak
stands out for its size, there is a quite capacious beach, on which, at the height of the summer season, it is almost never deserted. Of the benefits of civilization, there is a small well with quite drinking water and a couple of food stalls. The water in the sea is crystal clear and warms up quickly enough.
In the sea, next to the bay, there are local fishermen who can always please you with local delicacies such as mullet. If you have the desire and skill, you can dive near the coastal cliffs and if you can catch mussels, rapans.
With the start of the bathing season a secluded bay, protected from storms by boulders and rocks, comes to life, along the beach a tent city populated by lovers of "wild recreation" and a car camping grow. Many people come with children - the coast is shallow, the bottom is flat, sandy, and the water is so transparent that stones are visible at a depth of 10 meters. The beach is very clean, littering is not allowed here - there are trailers nearby, on which garbage is taken away daily. A paid shower was built next to the shops.
Products you can buy or order in shops, many times in a few days they buy the necessary food in the nearest village of Chernomorskoye. Everyone cooks food on brought gas stoves with cylinders. Laptops and mobile phones are charged in stores, but communication and the Internet are not available in the bay - you have to climb up the slope to a higher point in the relief, so you need to take care of the film repertoire on your laptop before leaving for vacation.
To the bay of Kipchak Lovers of windsurfing, diving, kiting come here. In addition to deep scuba diving, there are excellent opportunities for spearfishing in Kipchak Bay - a lot of mussels and rapans. The depths of the Kipchak Bay are suitable for underwater photography.
For fishing here are noble places, there is a mullet, a garfish, a bonito, a goby, a flounder, a sturgeon, but even if you don’t fish, you can bargain with local fishermen and buy fresh fish from them. A little further from the beach is a mullet fishing farm. And for visiting fishermen, the season for mullet begins towards the end of August - in September.
From entertainment- absolutely inexpensive horseback riding, which children perceive with delight. Causing universal admiration, people often swim into the bay.
bored for fun parties go to the Black Sea on. Traveling at night on quicksand in an SUV sometimes turns into an extreme adventure.
Nearby attractions
Peninsula Tarkhankut rich in interesting natural objects. For a variety of recreation in the Kipchak Bay, a trip to the Atlesh rocks is a unique open-air “paleontological museum” with imprints of fossil fish, algae, bizarre stone formations, arches turning into tunnels, creating an unusual magical ensemble of unity of the sea and stone. At the rocks of Atlesh, episodes of the films "Amphibian Man", "People and Dolphins", "Pirates of the 20th Century" were filmed.
Cup of love- a heart-shaped stone water tank created by nature. Romantic tourists came up with a beautiful legend - if you jump together from the rocks, without separating your hands, into the lake, then your whole life will pass together, happily, in love and mutual understanding.
Main Items, without which you cannot go on vacation to Kipchak Bay - a canopy, sunscreen and mosquito repellent. There are no trees in the Kipchak Bay, the area is open, and it is easy to get burned on the first day, ruining your rest. Experienced "savages" take with them deck chairs, barbecue, gas stove with 2 cans, dishes.
- tent- everyone carries with them, there can be no other options. It is 8 km to the Chernomorskoe, and it is simply pointless to combine a settlement in the village and a vacation in the Kipchak Bay - in the Chernomorskoe there are opportunities for recreation.
Russia, Crimea, Kipchak bay
No other transport , except for a car - a taxi or his own, preferably with all-wheel drive, Kipchak does not go to the bay. Before the bay itself, you will have to overcome a difficult steep descent 100-150 m long, which requires the experience of the driver behind the wheel, especially after the past rains.
to the Black Sea buses run regularly from Evpatoria and Simferopol with a frequency of an hour and a half, the fare from Simferopol is about 145 rubles, the travel time is 3 hours; from Evpatoria - 80 rubles, travel time - 1.5 hours, by taxi - from 2300 to 4400 rubles, depending on the class of car.
To Simferopol airliners make regular flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg and some other cities, the cost of the flight is 6-13 thousand rubles.
From Anapa and Krasnodar via the ferry Port-Caucasus - Kerch to Simferopol will cost passengers 350 and 750 rubles, to Evpatoria - 420 and 820 rubles.
Own car on the Kavkaz-Kerch ferry - 1190-2490 rubles, depending on the length of the car. Drivers and passengers of vehicles buy a ferry ticket separately - an adult is 162 rubles, a child is 81 rubles. The ferry crossing takes 30 minutes. But you need to register a car 35 minutes before the departure of the ferry, which runs around the clock with an interval of 1 hour.
From Kerch to the Black Sea about 350-360 km through Feodosia and Simferopol.
Bay Kipchak Tarkhankut
