Ideas where to go on vacation in October 2021 in Russia. The best places for big and small trips. Find out where to find beautiful mountains, hot springs, discounts at classy hotels, and even a beach holiday.
October should definitely not be ignored for traveling in Russia! I like this month for domestic tourism, and almost every October I travel around our country, most often across the Krasnodar Territory and the North Caucasus. At the same time, the beginning of the month is even suitable for swimming! In warm weather, the water in our Black Sea resorts is kept at the level of +23 ... + 25 ° С. Beauty!
Especially for you, I have chosen places in Russia where you can go in October 2021, both independently and on a tour. Please note that sometimes a tour is cheaper than a flight, while its price includes flight, accommodation, transfer, insurance and a choice of meals - for popular destinations this is really very profitable. I indicated the prices in the examples for departures from Moscow for one person: air tickets - there and back, and tours - for 7 nights.
I only buy tours online - on the websites Level.Travel and Travelata. So in a couple of minutes I find the best deals for all tour operators and do not waste time and money in ordinary travel agencies. Check out my tips for buying inexpensive tours.
Sochi
Where to go in October 2021 in Russia if you really want to capture the last warm days? Of course, in Sochi! The city is well protected by the Caucasus Mountains from cold winds, and indeed these are real subtropics. Of course, year after year is not necessary: in October it can be very cold and cold, but sometimes tourists are lucky, and at the beginning of the month you can swim and sunbathe. Find out more about the weather in Sochi in October.
In the first half of October 2021, the weather in Sochi is usually good: water up to + 23 ° С, air during the day +20 ... + 23 ° С, air at night +14 ... + 18 ° С. So you can even go for a beach holiday! However, there are other reasons to go to Sochi:
- Visit Krasnaya Polyana. In October, there is a golden autumn and very good discounts on hotels, cable cars and entertainment, so in autumn you will spend several times less on vacation than in winter. I think you will be especially pleased to relax in hotels with heated swimming pools.
- Stay in classy 3-5-star hotels and pay several times less than in summer and September. For example, in the popular Sochi Park Hotel 3 *, Bridge Resort 4 * and Hotel-Castle Bogatyr 4 *. See also the best hotels with a warm pool in Sochi.
- Go to the beautiful Sochi arboretum.
- Go to Abkhazia.
- Get your adrenaline rush in Skypark. But I warn you: the prices are fierce!
- Take interesting excursions around Sochi and the surrounding area. See what exciting and unusual programs are on the Tripster and Sputnik.
Adygea
Holidays in October 2021 in Russia can be very interesting if you choose a non-trivial destination. I advise you to pay attention to Adygea - there are many interesting places in the republic, beautiful mountains and gorges, as well as very few tourists compared to the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory. Let's see what it is worth going to Adygea for.
Firstly, for the sake of beautiful mountains - this is the real Caucasus! There are many hiking trails and trekking is well developed. The so-called "Thirty" or the former "All-Union Route 30", which originates in Kamennomostsky, runs through the Lago-Naki plateau and goes to the Black Sea in the village of Dagomys, is still popular. The route passes through the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve and allows you to see many beauties.
Secondly, for the sake of numerous waterfalls, caves and dolmens, the largest of which is located in the village of Guzeripl. The Guam Gorge is very popular with tourists.
Thirdly, in Adygea you can do active rest: speleotourism, mountaineering, horse riding, ride an ATV or go on a jeep tour. You can stop at a campsite or at one of the tourist centers. The region's infrastructure is gradually developing, so you can easily find excellent modern hotels. Prices don't bite.
And, finally, people go to Adygea for the sake of mineral springs, in order to simultaneously have a pleasant rest and receive medical treatment. Look at our selection of recreation centers in Adygea with thermal springs and similar ones in the Krasnodar Territory.
Adygea in the middle of autumn will meet with warm and mild weather. In Maykop + 18 ° С during the day, + 8 ° С at night. In the mountainous and foothill areas there may be precipitation, but the sun is shining most of the time. In the mountains above 1500 m above sea level in the second half of October, it can sometimes rain with sleet, but usually the air warms up to +6 ... + 12 ° С.
Yalta
Rest at the sea in October in Russia is possible in one more place - in the Crimea. To do this, it is best to go to Yalta, it is warmest there. Most often, the first half of the month is warm and sunny, the second is damp and cool. Usually the first week of October in the afternoon is +18 ... + 22 ° С, then it can get colder. The average water temperature in the sea is + 20 ° С, but if autumn is late, then at the beginning of the month it may be quite suitable for swimming - about + 23 ° С.
However, even if the beach vacation did not work out, you definitely should not despair, because the middle of autumn is a great time for excursions in Crimea. There are so many beautiful places! For example, these are:
- Tarkhankut and Dzhangul
- Mount Ai-Petri
- Golitsyn Trail, Space, Heaven and Hell in the New World
- 34 interesting places in Yalta.
In the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, in October-November, the "Chrysanthemum Ball" is held; such a number of species of this autumn flower is difficult to see anywhere else.
It is convenient to visit other resorts from Yalta, check out our travel itinerary in Crimea - hundreds of our readers have already used it and were satisfied.
A trip to the peninsula in autumn is also good because at this time hotel prices are greatly reduced. For less money, you can afford more. Check out the best hotels on the first line and new hotels in Crimea, as well as find out how much it costs to go to Crimea.
Caucasian Mineral Waters
If you want to combine a wellness program with an excursion program, but do not know where to go, then feel free to choose KavMinVody. In Yessentuki, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk there are local health resorts and specialized sanatoriums. In October there is wonderful weather: in the afternoon +18 ... + 27 ° С, and there are very few rainy days. I went to Pyatigorsk in October: then the weather was cloudy, but even so it was no worse than in the summer here in Perm.
The main tourist attractions are Mount Mashuk and the cable car in Pyatigorsk, the Kurortny Park and the remains of the fortress in Kislovodsk, the palace of the Emir of Bukhara in Zheleznovodsk and the park in Yessentuki. Tourists love to walk around Lermontov's places in Pyatigorsk: Lermontov Grotto, Lermontov's House, Duel Place, Lermontov Square, Chinese Gazebo, etc. Be sure to look into the famous Proval Cave with an underground hydrogen sulfide lake of natural origin.
- What to see in Kislovodsk
- What to see in Essentuki
In general, the rest in the region is very calm and is more suitable for older people. Although for the young and active there are also many interesting things: ATVs, horse riding, jeep trips to the mountains. I highly recommend going to the Bermamyt plateau (only by off-road vehicle) and the healing springs of Dzhily-Su (by any car) in the Elbrus region. It is breathtakingly beautiful there! I have already traveled to each of these places twice.
Rest outside the city
For a vacation in October in Russia, you don't have to go far - just go to the Moscow region. Of course, this option is more suitable for residents of Moscow and the region, but each region of Russia has its own recreation centers and boarding houses.Such a vacation has its advantages: there is no need to waste time on a long trip, there is no need to fear the consequences of possible acclimatization, and the risks of canceling such a short trip outside the city due to quarantine are minimal.
Resting outside the city in autumn is good and pleasant: crimson-golden trees, clean air and silence. Late mushrooms are still found in the forest, you can fish, walk in the forest, play sports in gyms, play tennis and billiards. For children, there are usually playrooms or small playgrounds on the territory. And in boarding houses and spa complexes you will find a wide range of medical services: massages, inhalations, therapeutic baths.
Where else to go in October 2021 in Russia
In general, there are enough places to relax in Russia in October. For example, you can go on a tour of the Golden Ring, go to Lake Baikal (at this time there are much fewer tourists, so prices are reduced) or enjoy the autumn sea and the depopulated small resorts of the Krasnodar Territory. It is very beautiful in the autumn in Altai, the Caucasus and Karelia. It is also always a pleasure to go for a couple of days to Kazan, Petersburg, Moscow or other beautiful and interesting cities of Russia.
Before traveling, we recommend that you carefully read the weather forecast and think over your wardrobe in case of cold weather and winds: take waterproof shoes, raincoats and warm clothes.
