33 waterfalls in Lazarevskoye in Sochi - immersion in a fairy-tale world
During the trip, I wanted to get to 33 waterfalls anyway. Firstly, I know that this place is quite popular among vacationers, which means I need it here on the blog, and secondly, I was there 15 years ago and it was interesting for me to see what has changed.
I got there only on the second try. The first time it was raining so hard that it lasted for 30 seconds, even the umbrella did not save me, I had to jump back into the car. Therefore, he retired, spent the night on the seashore and returned the next day..
The content of the article
- one 33 waterfalls in Lazarevskoye
- 2 Video
- 3 Information to visit
- 4 Map and how to get there yourself
33 waterfalls in Lazarevskoye
33 waterfalls, 2000
There is something in this, to be near a mountain river immediately after heavy rains and in autumn. You walk along the river bed, and there is no one around! One. Just you and the forest. The air is cool, still warm, especially when the sun comes out, but the summer is no longer hot. Around the trees, all polls are covered in moss, on which drops glisten from that very rain. Everything is wet and from that the colors are very juicy, as if someone's hand trembled strongly when he moved the saturation slider in Photoshop. And the space next to it is difficult to live, breathes and looks who has come. Story!
I am not embellishing, these are the sensations I had. Most likely it is the moss that gives this place a special fabulousness, because then I visited the Tiso-Samshitovaya Grove near Sochi and there is a similar fairy tale. Yes, of course, if you come to 33 waterfalls at the peak of the season, when the river and waterfalls are thin streams, the grass will be burnt out, and there will be a whole crowd of people next to you, then it is very unlikely that you will be able to feel like you are in nature and be imbued with it..
The road to 33 waterfalls is pretty beautiful
The road to 33 waterfalls is pretty beautiful
Periodically views of the Shahe Valley
Tea plantations along the way
They are the same, but in 2000
From the parking lot to the ticket office, you walk along the souvenir shops
Several wooden figures stand near the entrance.
At the very beginning, the highest waterfall
From this angle, it seems smaller
Changing cabins
The moss is so juicy that you want to eat it
Wooden decks and ladders run along the riverbed on both sides
When the sun came out, the moisture began to shine
Well, not a fairy forest?
We continue to walk up the footbridge
One cascade replaces another
Heavy rain triggered a mini-landslide
Of course, someone needed to scribble something
Here they are 33 waterfalls, going down
The route has ended, but the path continues on
The path goes kilometers ahead
Everything looks about the same, only more wild
Swim in a mountain river, class!
33 waterfalls is a conditional name, in fact they are just cascades of a mountain river. The differences in height are very small, so their language does not dare to call them waterfalls. There is only one waterfall at the very beginning, there are also changing cabins. The lazy ones can swim there and not go further :) The river bed goes further up the mountain, where there is no longer a refined wooden path, and as I was told, there are also waterfalls there, the same height as the first one. I walked only 15 minutes up after the end of the route, where I bathed in one of the bowls. The path went further.
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Information to visit
What else to see in Lazarevskoye and its surroundings
The facility is open to the public all year round. The cashier also works all this time.
Entrance fee 100 rubles per person.
By the time of work - you need to be at a time when it is light, otherwise you can break your legs. Yes, and nothing will be visible.
There are places to eat around 33 waterfalls
Map and how to get there yourself
In fact, 33 waterfalls are located not in the village of Lazarevskoye, but not far in the mountains in the Shakhe valley. First you need to get from Lazarevskoye to the village of Golovinka (it is also located on the coast), and then turn towards the sign to Bolshoi Kichmai. But it’s not over yet. It is necessary to follow on the road (there are no other turns) to the very end. After Kichmai, the asphalt will be replaced by gravel and you have to drive a few more kilometers along it along the river. Do not believe that only an SUV will pass there, as drivers of UAZs offering their delivery services can push you, any passenger car will pass. It took me about 40 minutes to get from Lazarevskoye in my car..
Unfortunately, you cannot get there by public transport, only by your own car or with a guided tour, which will be offered in all small travel agencies, whose booths are on the street. Also you will be offered more and «jeeping», in this case, part of the route will be transported by off-road vehicles or trucks directly along the bed of the Shakhe River.
33 waterfalls
33 waterfalls
A cascade of waterfalls, but in fact just the bed of a mountain river, along which ladders were made. The forest around is covered with moss, very beautiful.
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A cascade of waterfalls, but in fact just a bed of a mountain river, along which ladders were made. The forest around is covered with moss, very beautiful. More details