Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CRIMEAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES
Crimea has some fantastic hiking and cycling opportunities. Routes are better
marked these days, but complicated logistics and a total lack of English signs
means that Westerners will find the going more challenging than usual.
If you're still determined to strike out by yourself, read the tips on camping re-
strictions, registration and mountain rescue at
www.tryukraine.com/crimea/hik-
ing.shtml
beforehand. If you'd prefer to go with a guide, the following are highly re-
commended:
Sergey Sorokin
(
067 793 9100;
www.mt.crimea.com
)
Excellent hiking and bicycle
tours.
Outdoor Ukraine
( 067 915 1257, 097 327 8698;
www.outdoorukraine.com
)
A highly re-
commended Kyiv-based operator.
Marat Pavlenko
( 095 528 7232, 067 306 7318;
www.bashtanovka.crimea.ua
)
Marat's
well-established operation runs bicycle tours from his base in the village of
Bashtanovka.
Bakhchysaray
) Best experts in Crimean trekking, but they don't speak English; loc-
ated in Bakhchysaray.
Shopping
Silpo
SUPERMARKET
(pr Kirova 19; grocery 24hr, mini-mall 10am-6.30pm)
Self-caterers should make a beeline
for this conveniently located, Western-style supermarket, located inside Univermag. The
grocery section is on the ground floor; the mini-mall is on the 1st floor.
Information
Central post office
(vul Alexandra Nevskogo 1)
