Mount Ai-Petri is not only the main attraction of Big Yalta, but also one of the main record visited places of the entire Crimean Peninsula. I can say this not only as a resting tourist, but also as a former resident of the Crimea. The boys, at the beginning of the 70s, the best holiday in the summer for us was considered with a tent to spend a couple of weeks to leave Simferopol on the electrician in the sun, behind Sakami, or on trolleybus, to Alushta, Gurzuf or Yalta. The beaches were not for us, attracted more wild places, there were still such. That's right and I got the first time on Ai-Petri. There was no cable car, no cafe or equipped inputs to the cave. Ai-Petri region belonged to the Crimean Reserve. The influx of tourists also did not smell. A visit to this beauty belonged to an extreme campaign, and not to a trivial excursion. How did all this changed with time ...
And so, in 2010, together with his wife, "martial glory" of my youth went. How I wanted to ride on the transport of youth - by train, a horned trolleybus, but under the ass rummed the SUV, the wife, from behind, from the open window, was delighted with nature, lost a huge senber in the wind. And I was and good, and calmly, but at the same time sadly. It is better to meet with youth alone ... But, backing the lyrics ...
As he said at the beginning of the narrative, I will tell you how to go there it is better to go to an ordinary tourist. I had to go twice. The first, in full force: I, wife, dog, jeep. The last two were absolutely useless load. I do not know how now, and in the tenth year, to park a private car near the site turned out to be the case impossible. I failed to prove local taxi drivers and private excreeders that I am not a competitor. They indictantly looked at the wheels of my car, in the eyes there was a movie about the loss of air from the wheels. In short, the first trip failed by 100 percent. Although not. Surpantine lifting and descent impressed. By no means nature. And at how local car owners with tourists are famously "serpentine", with all their views and behavior showing what Loch is sitting in the car from the 77th region.
It was hard to persuade the spouse to re-visiting. It was easier to persuade the dog, leaving a friend who stopped. The buddy was convinced of the loyalty to my "calf". Moreover, any Senbernar replaces everything for immeasieled swimming in the sea: food, owner, even their homeland!
This time I went at the best way, I advise everyone, not even from the principles of economy, but by ease of execution.
Before the foot of Ai-Petri can be reached from the city from the central bus station on the bus station to the lower cable car station. You can catch a taxi that we have done, but then you will have to explain taxi driver that you are not a mischief in life, but just want to ride on the rope ... well, it is clear. So, it is better not to "use" private traders to keep the mood.
The cable (cableway), has three stations: bottom, medium and top. The rise, like the descent, costs about 200 rubles for our money, then it was more expensive to hryvnia, Rubles respected more. But believe me, it is worth it. The view from the height of a bird's-eye is envy to our hands-made brothers, which, by the way, are not at all afraid of the cabins of the cable. From the middle station "Sosnovy Bor" begins the most interesting and impressive part of the road - insanitious. The trailer crashes to the rocks.
Views that open from the top of the mountain will not describe the words powerless. Especially, the lack of the horizon line between the sea and the sky, the limitless blue! Naturally, you need to choose good weather. Even the average cloudiness can spoil all the impressions.
On the top platform there are three caves available for visiting. If you are related to speleology, of course, they are not impressive. Yes, and with the caves of the new Athos, it is difficult to compare on scales. But like entertainment, I recommend. Payment of visits to the guide is about 150 rubles. Our choice stopped at the "geophysical". A steep spiral staircase is really high and deep. And very cool. Light blouse ladies does not hurt. Who came with the children, it will be interesting to ride your city chad on humble horses. All actually necessary institutions are present in prosperity. Two paid toilets, one free. Many cafes and souvenir shops, where all the goods are somehow connected with Ai-Petri, cable car and other seats of the peninsula. Several cafes and a full-fledged restaurant.
By the way, the local hosts of these cultural institutions, including paid toilets, have acquired the names, in the role of which work boys and girls of school age. Apparently, an example of Egypt is infectious.