In May, Russians will have a long weekend. If you do not like to sit still, arrange yourself a May vacation and try to relax in a new environment: out of town or by buying a ticket to a holiday home. Someone prefers budgetary nearby recreation centers, and someone spends time in spas. The most restless choose a vacation somewhere abroad.
Examining the calendar
How does the country rest on the May holidays? Let's find out our schedule and calculate how many days you have at your disposal and add a couple of days off, you will get a good rest for the May holidays. An excellent opportunity to go on vacation for 10-12 days, gain strength and new impressions.
What to do in May
Where to go for the May holidays? This is the question Russians ask themselves before the long weekend.
Holidays can be spent inexpensively, but interesting. Options depend on preferences and financial capabilities:
- arrange an active holiday by going on a hike or fishing;
- the whole family to go by car to local attractions;
- go by train to a neighboring city;
- fly to one of the capitals;
- buy tickets to a travel agency and fly to a place where it is warm and you can already swim.
Many Russians dream of flying with their children on the May holidays at sea. But it is still cold to swim in the Black Sea, and in the Mediterranean too. At best, you will be able to sunbathe. A full beach vacation is available in Asia, Africa, Indonesia. For children, it is better to relax in a familiar climate, where it is not so hot.
When choosing a trip abroad, consider the direction. There are a number of countries where you can fly cheaply without a visa and even without a passport: Abkhazia, Belarus, Kazakhstan. Read reviews, check the weather and call the travel agency.
Southern resorts of Russia
On the territory of Russia, the warmest of all is in the Krasnodar Territory. The air in Sochi warms up to 16-20 °, in water 15-16 °. You won't be able to swim in the sea, but you can visit Adler and explore the Olympic Park, take hydrogen sulphide baths in Matsesta, and walk around the Sochi arboretum. Holidays tours departing from Moscow cost from 21,500 rubles.
It is sunny but windy in Anapa. Children play on the sand and have fun in the water park, active tourism awaits adults - hiking, excursions, wine tastings in Abrau-Dyurso.
The holiday season is just beginning in Crimea. The sea in Yalta is 15-18 °, in the air at night 8-10 °, in the daytime 16-17 °. Tourists leave excellent reviews, advising to climb Ai-Petri, visit the Swallow's Nest, visit Chekhov's dacha. An economical trip will cost 21,500 rubles. for two.
Tours to the Sea of Azov can be bought for 5-6 thousand, but without flight and food. Yeisk offers a wonderful holiday for children - the shallow sea heats up quickly, and the sandy beaches are still quiet and almost deserted.
Across the Russian expanses
Let's put off a beach vacation for "later" and go to conquer the capital. In Moscow sunny and festive, music is playing in the squares, lilacs are blooming. Go to Zaryadye Park, go to Red Square or the Tretyakov Gallery.
For peace and quiet, go in outskirts of Moscow… Cozy holiday homes with swimming pools and horse clubs offer prices from 2 800 rubles. per day.
In St. Petersburg for the May holidays, dry, cool weather is predicted: 12-15 ° during the day, 4-6 ° at night. It is worth going to the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, taking a walk along the Nevsky, ordering a river trip. Tour price - 19,000 rubles. taking into account moving, meals, excursions.
In Kazan the temperature ranges from 16 ° to 21 °, at night 8-11 °. Prices depend on the number of days: from 5 500 rubles. 2 days before 19,300 per week, discounts for children. Visit the Kazan Kremlin, the Puppet Theater, walk along the pedestrian Bauman Street.
In Karelia excellent fishing, beautiful nature, clean air. Temperature - 8-12 ° during the day, 1-3 ° at night, frost and rain are possible. Reviews of tourists are advised to combine excursions with treatment in sanatoriums. A regular tour for 3 days and 2 nights costs 10,900 rubles.
Relaxationin mountainous Altai will take place against the background of a blooming maral. The mountain slopes are covered with a lilac carpet. You will see waterfalls, turbulent rivers, colored rocks and snowy peaks. The temperature ranges from 7 ° to 15 °, precipitation is possible. Tour cost - from 26,000 rubles. without flight.
In Belokurikha vacationers are waiting for radon springs, healing mud and a modern medical base. A room in a sanatorium costs from 1,200 rubles. per day. It rains a little in May, 15 ° during the day, 6 ° at night. There are no jumps in atmospheric pressure here, and the air is saturated with phytoncides.
In Adygea summer warmth - 20-21 ° during the day, 13-15 ° at night. Go mountain trekking past streams and waterfalls, through alpine meadows. At the end of the path, you will reach the glacier and, if you wish, climb the snowy peak at an altitude of 2867 m. A double room with amenities will cost you 9 600 rubles. for two with a transfer from the airport and 2 meals a day.
In Kaliningrad see the Amber Museum, the Cathedral, the Museum of the World Ocean. It is worth taking an excursion to the Curonian Spit. It is cool in the city - from 13 ° to 16 ° during the day, 4-8 ° at night. Tour package cost - from 4950 rubles. for an adult and from 4550 for a child.
On Seliger May pleases with the sun, the air warms up to 18 ° during the day, and drops to 8 ° at night. The reviews of tourists are full of admiration for nature, fishing, cozy houses. Last minute tour for 3 nights costs from 9730 rubles. for two, and a hotel room - 1300 rubles. per day.
In Kislovodsk in early May, only 13 ° during the day and 9 ° at night. The weather is sunny, dry, the resort park beckons with fresh greenery, the mountain air is clean and fresh. Here they not only drink narzan, they bathe in it. The price for a room with treatment and meals starts from 3,500 rubles. per day.
On Baikal in addition to the unique lake, horseback riding, rafting and kayaking, hunting and fishing, places of power, helicopter rides are waiting for you. In the air during the day from 12 ° to 18 °, at night the temperature drops below 0 °. Sightseeing tours cost from 14,000 for 3 days and 4 nights. But you will have to fly to Irkutsk on your own.
Near Abroad
Holidays in the CIS countries for the May holidays are no less popular.
In Georgia you will discover the mountainous Caucasus, ancient settlements and modern cities with temples, fortresses, palaces. In Tbilisi, in early May, 17-20 ° during the day and 10 ° at night. Hotel room 3 * from 1200 rubles. No visa required. Tours from 19,000 rubles per person
In Abkhazia the air temperature rises to 22-24 °, in the sea 18 °. Must-see - Lake Ritsa, the caves of New Athos, the Botanical Garden and the monkey nursery in Sukhumi. Prices for vouchers start at 10,500 rubles.
Relaxationin Belarus available even with a minimal budget. Take a sightseeing tour of Minsk, visit the Brest Fortress, walk along the Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The weather is cool - 16-17 ° during the day, 11-12 ° at night. A week of rest in Minsk will cost 34,000 rubles. for two.
More and more tourists are resting In Kazakhstan… Temperature swing does not surprise anyone. The thermometer can jump up to 30 ° and drop to 8 °. Reviews of tourists amicably recommend visiting Astana and Alma-Ata, walking along the foothills of the Tien Shan, listening to the singing of dunes in the steppe. The trip will cost from 30 800 rubles.
Vacationin Baku will give a lot of impressions. May is rich in events - a holiday of flowers, a music festival, grandiose fireworks. In the air during the day up to 19 °, at night 17 °. A hotel room costs from 1900 rubles. Tours from 16,000 per person
