Holidays in Sochi (Russia): tours from Almaty

bought a package to Sochi through an Almaty agency, because with work I dragged it out to the last minute and couldn't get anything done myself–well and then an acquaintance told me about an office where they once picked her a tour without all that hell with the flight. chose a hotel right by the sea, seemed not too fancy, but with a pool on the roof... and so we arrive, and the pool, it turns out, is closed for repairs. thought that's it, we're done for. but no, the room they gave was normal, the AC hums like a tractor, but the bed is huge and the water from the tap doesn't smell like chlorine. went to breakfasts, there's porridge, eggs, cheese, all like everywhere. though one time the waiter brought coffee, and it was cold — well I didn't make a scene, just asked for a hot one. the sea, of course, is a whole separate story, the water in May is still bracing, but I swam every day, but the tan then lasted like two months. came back happy, only the suitcase is still standing in the hallway, I can't bring myself to unpack it

went to Sochi because of work, needed to unwind after the quarterly report, and a package deal just happened to come up at our travel agency, so I took it without really thinking. arrived, checked in - sea roaring, a seagull on the balcony almost snatched my sandwich, but overall fine, walked along the embankment, ate khychin, in the evening my legs were buzzing from all the walking, but I was saatisfied

Booked it purely because of allergies, needed to get to the sea urgently, and Sochi was right there, though the little fish shop on the promenade stank so bad it made your eyes water, the room turned out to have a view of some wall — they promised sea, yeah right, well at least the AC worked like a beast. Came back tanned and happy, if you don't count that at the airport my suitcase got mixed up with someone else's, but that's details)

wapshe v sochi potomu shto deti davno prosili more a ya vsio otkladyvala, i vot podruzhka posovetovala eto agentstvo — ona tam ranishe brala tur v turciyu i ochen hvastala.. sama poezdka normalnaya, more holodnoe no ya kupalas dva raza, hotel okazalsya s vidom na more (pravda lift rabotal cherez raz, eh) i pitanie neponyatnoe — to sup obstoyatelny, to odna tarelka risa.. no ostalsya osadok ot pereklada v moskve: prileteli pozdno, avtobus na ote l ushel i ya dolzhno byla brat taksi za svoi schet ushel i nikto ni pomog

My husband got a bonus at work and we decided it was time to get away somewhere, and then an acquaintance recommended this agency in almaty, so we bought a tour to sochi, because we'd wanted to see the sea for a long time and just stroll along the promenade... We arrived, checked into a little hotel, the room was small but clean, every day I went swimming, though the water was cool but that's a minor thing, I also remember how we ate khachapuri at a cafe and I stained my light t-shirt with a greasy spot, then spent a long time washing it in the sink, but overall everything went smoothly and I liked it, came back happy

the trip to Sochi through the agency turned out ok, but nothing wow. The manager got everything sorted fast, thanks to him, though the hotel happened to have renovation on the floor - they were drilling in the morning, so I had to go out for a walk earlier than planned. The sea is warm, tons of people, but I came back happy, even though I'm tired as a dog

сочига бардым, 5 тен 5 ғой. ұшақтан түскенде ыстық, дым, бірақ теңіз жақын, жағада жаттым. бір күні жаңбыр жауып, қолшатыр сатып алдым, 400 сом, қымбаттау көрінді, бірақ керек болды. тауға шықтым, арқан жол, аяғым ауырды, бірақ көрініс керемет... қайтарда чемоданды тағы тексердім, әйел заттарын ұмытып кетпедім. жалпы, қайта барғым келеді, тек ыстықтан кешке шыққан дұрыс шығар

Took the package spontaneously, just to get away from this job, and the choice fell on Sochi because of the sea and the mountains at the same time. Came back from there with a light heart and a light wallet, but the feeling of a holiday was worth it: the pebbles, true, are prickly, but in the evening the air smells of magnolia and shashlik.

The manager did everything smoothly, met me, saw me off. It was good in Sochi, but one thing spoiled the mood.

Poehali otmechat' moyu zashchitu diploma, a to sideli vse v delakh i nikak ne mogli vyrvat'sya. Vybrala Sochi, potomu chto khotelos' k moryu, no chtoby bez etikh dolgikh pereletov i lishnikh zamorochek s vizoy. Granitsy byli zakryty, a tut khot' kakaya-to smena obstanovki i bilety na poezd tuda-obratno vzyali normal'nye. More, konechno, v iyune yeshche prokhladnoye i vodorosli mestami plavali, no zato vozdukh i vid na gory vse kompensirovali. Vernulas' zagorelay a i dovol'naya.

Жұмыстан демалыс сұрап, екі апта бос жүрдім. Барғызбай, Сочиге баруды шештім. Туристік фирмаға кіріп, жолдама алдым. Ұшақта үш сағат отырдым, аяғым ұйыды. Сочиде теңіз жағасында серуендедім, ауа райы жақсы болды. Кейде жаңбыр жауып, қолшатырсыз қалдым. Бірақ таудың көрінісі керемет, әсіресе Красная Полянада. Қонақүй таза, тамағы дәмді болды.

we flew to Sochi just to breathe out, work was really getting to me, and the manager sorted everything in a couple of days when I was ready to go to Antalya of all places. the hotel turned out decent, the sea was cold of course but we didn't come to swim, we came to walk along the promenade and eat khychiny (greasy but tasty). came back happy, five stars even though the tap in the room dripped all night.

went to Sochi to close out ski season cause there's really nowhere decent to ski in Kazakhstan in january, and here the flight was convenient and the hotel right next to the lift. Snow in Krasnaya Polyana was enough, lines were almost nonexistent, except in the morning at the upper stations skiers sometimes pushed around, but in the evening down below you can calmly eat khinkali and not rush anywhere. Came home with a phone stuffed with photos and a slight sadness that it all ended so fast.

Poezdka v Sochi cherez kazahstanskoe agentstvo, no letel ya iz Almaty i vso proshlo bez zabvinih kuskov) tur firma sdelala vso chetko, hotel dali pryamo u mora, kormili norm, no v nomere chasto barahll condicioner i ya prosypalsya nochyu ot zhary i shel na balkon kurit i smotret na volny. No sam gorod - eto otdelnyy razgovor, gulyal po naberezhnoi, el chebureki,katalsya na katamarane, hotel vernutsya

Сочи... ағаштар, теңіз, жағажай. Таңғы алтыда шыққан ұшақтан түскенде, ыстық бірден бетке соғылды. Менеджер маршрутты алдын ала жазып берген екен, содан таксиге отырып қонақүйге жеттім. Бөлме тарлау, бірақ терезе ашылады, ал балконда кір жуатын жіп бар. Таңертең теңізге бардым, су тұзды, ал аяқ астындағы тастар өтіп кетеді. Кешке қарай Ривьера саябағында жүрдім, балмұздақ жедім, адам көп. Жанымдағы бір әйел қазақша сөйлеп қалды, сонда бір қуанып қалдым. Екінші күні тауға шықтым, арқан жол ұзақ, бірақ шыңдағы көрініс тамаша. Қорытындылай келе, демалысқа бес балл қоямын, өйткені баға да, ауа райы да көңілден шықты.

Poezdka v Sochi cherez kazahstanskoe agentstvo - 5 iz 5. Oformili vse bystro, hotel dali normalnyy, hotya i ne pervoy linii - do morya minut shest peshkom. More chistoe, no vtoroy den shtormil vetrom, lezhaki sdulo. Zavtraki odnoobraznye, ya uzhe na tretiy den ne smotrel na kolbasy. No more teploe, soldnechno, i ya vernulsya otdohavshiy.

Went to Sochi, liked everything. Sea, mountains, lots of people for sure, but I even liked it. Came back rested and with a bunch of magnets.

the trip turned out great, the hotel was right by the sea — you step out and there it is, though the water was still bracing, not every day you'd dare to go in. i walked along the promenade, ate khychiny with cheese - delicious, and once i wandered into a cafe where they served jam made from pine cones, weird but tasty) came back tanned and with a slight sadness that it all ended so fast

Went to Sochi because needed a change of scenery and at least breathe out after this winter, well and my husband wanted to see the mountains. Took a tour at our agency, everything went fine, the hotel was clean, food was decent, though I was picky about the coffee in the mornings.. Walked along the embankment, went up on the cable car, hands were freezing to hold onto the railing

went to close a loan and decided to combine it with a vacation in Sochi. The manager sorted everything out quikly, came back happy and with the bank issue closed.

we went to Sochi with my daughter on business, needed to sort out the apartment issue — and my husband says, you'll get some rest too. I bought a package at our agency, same place as always, because I wouldn't have put anything together myself — always everything at the last minute. The flight was fine, no turbulence, they served chicken with rice — the rice was dry though, but that's minor. They put us in a hotel not far from the sea, the room was small, but warm — in December just what you need. I walked along the embankment, hands in my pockets, the wind from the sea is freezing... but beautiful, damn it, and no one around, quiet. My daughter is delighted with the palms — I tell her they're almost not real, but she still photographs every one. in the evenings we ate khinkali at a little cafe nearby, the owner an armenian woman kept asking where we're from, when she found out we're from Shymkent she said we're almost countrymen. well I don't know, countrymen or not but her borscht was excellent, though what borscht has to do with it I never figured out. On the way back we flew with a three hour delay, my daughter slept on me, my neck got horribly stiff

The trip to Sochi was something else. August, heat +35, my friend and I flew in and straight to the sea, the water is warm like milk, true, the jellyfish got to us a bit, but I quickly stopped paying attentoin. The hotel turned out decent, true the breakfasts are the same every day.

Bought it at the agency, came to the office, well and took it. Sochi... a city like a city, there's sea, there are mountains. They put me in a hotel, won't say it's straight up wow, but livable (the AC worked, already a plus). Went to Krasnaya Polyana, the lift is fire, only that line, stood forty minutes, froze like a dog. Then back to the sea, it's warm there, walked along the embankment, ate shashlik at some cafe, okay. the girl at the reception turned out nasty, but that's little things already. Overall okay trip, came back not pissed

Well, Sochi in January was something else. I flew from Almaty, everything was smooth, no delays. I booked the tour with this agency because the price really worked for me and the hotel was right by the sea. The weather, of course, lset me down — it rained almost every day, but I still walked a lot along the promenade and took a trip to Rosa Khutor. I was really happy, if you want a winter reset — this is the place for you.

Took a tour to Sochi at one of our agencies. The hotel is right by the sea, which in winter is of course more for the sound of the waves than for swimming. Walked along the embankment, drank coffee in a small coffee shop where the cups are a bit dirty but tasty. The food at the hotel was okay, though at breakfast the omlet was sometimes dry. Exkrus... took an excursion to the mountains, there's snow and a view of the sea at the same time. The weather was damp. Came back happy, though tired as a dog.

We went to Sochi because the doctors said I urgently needed a change of climate, and on my own I would never have gotten it together. The manager at the agency picked out a hotel right by the sea, though at first I was worried about the flight and my messed-up sleep schedule. In the room I touched the towels with my hand — stiff to the point of squeaking, but the coffee at breakfast was quite decent, and that made up for everything. I came home with clear lungs and a phone full of photos from the embankment, where we ate hot corn.

Had to go to Sochi for work, needed to leave for a week, but they wouldnt give me vacation. Took a tour at the agency, because I didnt want to fly with transfers myself. The manager sorted everything out fast, tickets and transfer were in place. Only thing — the hotel turned out a bit further from the sea than I thought, about twenty minutes on foot, but it didnt ruin the trip. Came back happy, though tired.

trip to sochi is just what you need, sea, mountains nearby and the air. walked along the embankment, ate chebureki, once i even watched dolphins from the pier and honestly, didnt expect to get so hooked on these waves, though usually im indifferent to water (well maybe just to soak my feet), the sun was burning so hot that the sunscreen ran out in three days, bought a new one at magnet on the corner, expensive but what can you do, at least the view from the balcony was of the mountains and thats the only thing that really stuck besides the chebureki, came back happy though tired, thanks that nothing let me down

Sochi was nice, but the humidity was so draining that by evening I just collapsed on the bed and didn't want to go anywhere... The manager did everything quickly, without any fuss, but one excursion got ruined by the weather — came back a little upset, but still giving it a four.