I-Balaklava yidolobhana elincane lolwandle, elitholakala ogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Crimean Peninsula 15 KM ukusuka eSevastopol, ebhange le-Deep Bay. Idolobha lasendulo elingaba ngu-2500. Kukholakala ukuthi i-Balaklava Bay iyindlela ekhululekile kunazo zonke izikebhe zemikhumbi kulo lonke ulwandle olumnyama, njengoba lincane futhi lijulile.
Ogwini lonke oluseningizimu yeCrimea eBalaclava, ulwandle oluhlanzekile nolunokuthula. Eduze ungathola amabhishi ahlukahlukene - amancane, amakhulu, abanzi. Zonke zisezindaweni zasendle - igolide, isiliva, mermaid, umhlaba olahlekile, umkhiwane. Kunamabhishi lapho ungathola khona kuphela esikebheni, nakwabanye ungahamba ngezindlela ezincane zezintaba, endleleni yokuvuma ubuhle bezintaba futhi uphefumule umoya omuhle. Amabhishi wonke awonke anesihlabathi, sokungena ntofontofo olwandle.
Abavakashi abaningi bakhetha ukuphumula e-balaclaw savage futhi bahlole konke ukubuka kwedolobha, kepha kusekhona ithuba kusuka ku-Sevastopol ukuze uhambe ngohambo lwe-grotto. Njengoba uvakashele izinkambo zamaGrotode, kanye nokuhamba kolwandle ezungeze iBalaklava Bay, ungabona ubuhle obungaphezulu komakhelwane.
Ensimini yeBalaklava yi-sarych eCape, okuyiphuzu eliseningizimu yeCrimea. I-resort idume futhi ngenqaba yeGenose ye-Chembeo, etholakala emnyango osempumalanga eBalaklava Bay. Indlela yayo engajwayelekile neyindidayo yadlula inani elikhulu labavakashi ukuncoma noma yini ngombono ofanayo endaweni ezungezile ye-Balaclacava yasendulo. Ukusuka endaweni ephezulu kakhulu ye-Chembeo, ungabona izintaba zogu oluseningizimu yeCrimea - Cape Ayia. Isonto lama-Orthodox, elisungulwa yiGenosese, liseduze neNqaba yaseGeomez. Kulezi zinsuku, isonto libizwa kabusha yibandla labapostoli abayishumi nambili.
Isimo sezulu esomile nesifudumele sikhona endaweni yaseBalaclava, efana nokuphumula ezindaweni zokungcebeleka zoLwandle iMedithera. Isikhathi sokuzilibazisa siqala kusenesikhathi, kusukela maphakathi no-Ephreli kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, kuhlala njalo labo abafuna ukuphumula endaweni yokuphumula. Iningi labavakashi likhetha ukuqasha izindlu emkhakheni wangasese, kunoma yisiphi isikhwama nokunambitha, futhi kukhona namahhotela namahhotela amancane, amanye awo ahlaba umxhwele ngokunethezeka kwawo.
