Sochi National Park was established in 1983 and became one of the first national parks of Russia. In a huge territory in the mountains, the size of which is reached by 190 thousand hectares, any production activity was discontinued. This land was transferred to Russian citizens for health and tourist purposes.
Sochi National Park is located in the south of the Krasnodar Territory, north of Sochi, in the foothills of the Big Caucasus. Most of the territory of the park occupy the mountains dismembered by river valleys. The foothill zone takes a narrow strip along the Black Sea.
About 40 rivers and streams of the Black Sea basin proceed along the territory of the Sochi National Park. The length of them is small, only rivers such as Mzymt, Psou and Shahe have a length of more than 50 kilometers. On rivers and streams there are a large number of waterfalls and canyons. Waterfalls are mainly posted in the upper reaches of rivers, 103 waterfalls with a height of a threshold from 2 to 73 meters are available for visiting.
The territory of the park itself is unique, because nowhere in Russia is so close to subtropics and high mountains. That is why the mountain black severity is characteristic of the most difficult spectrum of high-rise areas in our country - from the mountainwide forests of the foot through the mountain beech and coniferous forests to subalpine landscapes and high mountains with naked rocks and snow. The territory of the Sochi National Park is attributed to the Kolchida forestful province with a very rich and diverse floral world. In the Sochi National Park there are about 1500 species of aboriginal higher plants, of which 164 species are related to trees, shrubs, semi-departments and lianams, and all others are to grassy plants. Great number of relict breeds and endemics. In the Red Book of the International Union of Nature Protection made by TIS Berry, which is often found in the Sochi National Park. And in the Red Book of Russia, 51 type of plants were listed, including TIS Berry, Pinzundskaya, 2 types of snowdrops, 3 species of fingellovikov, 3 types of Oppisi, 9 types of Tryshnikov, Samshat Kolkhidsky, Lily Caucasian, Lyon Caucasian and others.

The main places to visit tourists in the Sochi National Park

33 waterfall - The junction of Jehgrass is located in the lower flow of the River Shah, 11km from the mouth and is the right influx of this river. In the picturesque gorge there are small numerous waterfalls, thresholds, watercraft, which attract their beauty tourists and excursions. On the jig of Jehgrass there are 33 waterfalls, 7 watercraft and 13 thresholds. At a distance of 750 meters from the mouth, a significant part of the Jehgosh stream, a length of 500 meters, is a cascade of a variety of low waterfalls, thresholds and watercraft. The height of the upper waterfall 2m, Lower 7m. Above the uppermost waterfall is located a source giving water to the journey of Jehogsh.

Vorontsov karst complex - Vorontsovskaya Cave system is located on the ridge of the same name in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Sochi, 18 to 20 km from the village of Host at the absolute altitude of 419 - 680 m above sea level. Vorontsovskaya cave is the longest painted cavity in the Krasnodar Territory and ranks 6th in the classification of the long caves of Russia. The length of the Vorontsov cave is 11720m, the height differences are 240 m. It is located in the upper reaches of the river Kudepsty 3 km from the village of Vorontsovka Hostinsky district. The Vorontsov cave system consists of three parts: Vorontsovskaya, labyrinth and kabania, which are interconnected by siphons - narrow passages filled with water. You can penetrate into these labyrinths through 12 entrances, some of which were known for more primitive people. The cave is not only a geological monument. Conducted archaeological excavations found real evidence of the cave settlement of a primitive person 15-20 thousand years ago. Naeden stone and bone tools, bones of animals, residues of dishes. The bones of the cave bear were found in the bearish and response halls. Next to the cave are interesting Statues of the Guardians, as well as the abnormal head of the spelling water.

Observation Plate Eagle Nest - Arriving in Lazarevskoye, tourists seek to inspect all the beauties of this resort village. And they have a great opportunity to see them all. To do this, you should visit the Oryer Nest viewing platform, which offers a magnificent panorama of Lazarevsky. The observation platform "Orlinic nest" is not called by chance. On its territory there is the most real nest of an eagle, which can also inspect everyone. Its size is impressive, this is a huge structure consisting of trees and grass branches.

Agur Gorge - Located in the river river Agura in the Khostinsky district of the city in four kilometers from his sign in the Black Sea. Here for several hundred meters there are three waterfalls with a height of 21 m - the upper, 23 m - the middle and 30 meters - the bottom. Since the Hurative feeds on only water falling onto the surface in the form of snow and rain, in the summer it often completely breathes, disappear and waterfalls disappear. The best time to visit this object is autumn-spring, when powerful rains fill the quarrel of Agur. Waterfalls then look Grozno and majestically.

The animal world of the Sochi National Park has about 80 species of mammals, about 120 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, 9 species of amphibians, 21 species of fish. In the Red Book of the International Union of Nature Conservation, 15 species of animals were made, including leopard, a corrider, quail, Viper Caucasian, Collii, Collid toad and others. From among those species of animals that are listed in the Red Book of Russia, there are 10 species of mammals, 9 species of birds, 4 types of reptiles, 5 species of amphibians, 3 species of ringed worms, from fish - Kumj and Ukrainian Midhog.
On the territory of the Sochi National Park there is a significant number of ordered arrays - Alec, Akhun, Ahtsi, Ahshtyr, Dzuhr. There are about 200 caves on these arrays, of which 50 caves are the largest karst cavities, of interest to scientific purposes and for speleotourism. The country's long karst cavities include the famous Vorontsovskaya cave on the Achtz massif, a length of 12 kilometers and the Nazarovskaya cave on Alec array, 7 kilometers long. On the territory of the Sochi National Park, there are 114 monuments of history and culture - these are the parking lots of the ancient people, settlements, dolmenal structures, the well-like tombs, the remains of fortresses, temples, mounded burial grounds, sacrificial stone, obeliski and military monuments.
The priority direction of the park is associated with environmental education. To this end, environmental education centers with small museum expositions have been created on the territory of the Upper-Sochi, Golovinsky, Krasnopolyansky and Lazarevsky forestry with small museum expositions.
After creating the Sochi National Park, his staff paved here forest roads, landscaped paths and bridges, discovered 50 natural objects to visit guests. These were unique canyons, waterfalls, caves, dolmen, forestarks. And the guests did not make himself wait - they poured on excursions to the Sochi National Park as part of numerous excursion groups.

Rest on the beach is great. But what if you are invited to add it to a trip to the picturesque corners of the solar Krasnodar region? And also in the smallest details will be told about all the nuances and interesting things? Meet, Sochi National Park: photos and description, how to get from Sochi and Adler yourself. Show us at least one person, whom communicating with wildlife will leave indifferent. And if you still find it, take it in an amazing place.

Sochi National Park is a natural territory protected by the state. His story began in 1983, when there was a need to create a place capable of preserving unique types of animals and the Caucasian plants. But besides the valuable copies from the world of flora and fauna, more than one hundred monuments of history and culture were found here, and absolutely from different eras! Dolmen, tombs, mounded burial grounds, ancient settlements and parking of nomadic tribes, ruins of fortresses, temples. Whole open-air museum.

In March 2018, a decision was made to associate the Sochi National Park and the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve; The new structure would receive the name "Reserved Caucasus". For unknown reasons, the Sochi National Park was finally not attached to the reserve. But at ordinary orders it will not affect. In addition, annually National Park is replenished with new exhibits. And you have all the opportunities to see them!

Animals

Animals of the Sochi National Park received their huge variety thanks to a successful location, at the junction of Europe and Asia, and the gracious conditions of the region. There are at least 70 different types of animals, including brown bear, bison, Caucasian forest cat, cuckit, sulna, etc. Such valuable, rare species, like a white-headed SIP, are listed in the Red Book.

Most mammals for the period of reproduction are forced to leave with the usual habitat. So they find food and reliable shelter from bad weather and voracious predators. It is noteworthy that their main ways of migration coincide with the most convenient movement routes for humans - according to the main Caucasus ridge and along large rivers.

Leopards in Sochi National Park

The center of breeding and rehabilitation of the 2008 Leopard - the first-in-kind specialized center for breeding major predators in Russia. Mass poaching in the middle of the 20th century put this subspecies on the edge of disappearance. Now in the Sochi National Park is a program to restore the leopard population. Center specialists do everything possible to preserve a unique animal. And their works are not in vain. For 10 years of work, 14 kittens were born, and the first grown leopards were released in 2016 in the wild, where they managed to successfully take care.

The center itself is closed for visiting, and yet you have the opportunity to see these rare animals using online broadcast on the main site of the park.

Plants

The floral world is characterized by a large number of endemics and relics. Most of the territory of the national park is covered with forests. Women East, Oak Armenian, Alder, European Chestnut ... And Fir, spruce and pines. A striking manifold!

What is protected in Sochi National Park? Plants like Lily Caucasian, the bell is reflected, the statory of the colchis and other 56 species. Almost all of them are strictly forbidden to collect, and only the collection of medicinal plants is carried out, but strictly by permission and under careful supervision.

- part of the Sochi National Park; On its slopes, rare species also grow: berry tees, for the corresponding timber color called "red wood", and the evergreen of the evergreen. Plants there have antibacterial properties, so the walk under shady trees will be not only pleasant, but also useful.

sights

What is interesting to see there? The most real Berendevo kingdom, the Byzantine temple, the chic panorama from the species tower on the mountain of Great Akhun. And many more waterfalls, gorges, caves and mountain bowls.

Often visitors tormented by the question: Sochi National Park and Arboretum - the same thing? Partly, yes, because in 2012 it was included in the composition of the National Park Sochi, and now is one of its attractions.

What is the caretaker on nature without a cozy gathering by a fire, roasted breads of bread with meat and soulful songs? But in the very nature reserve, of course, it is forbidden to plant fire and overly noise. We advise you to go to the recreation center, which, besides, is not far from Sochi - "", located in the Kepshinsky forestry of the Sochi National Park.

Waterfalls

The waterfalls of the Sochi National Park with solid confidence can be called the work of art. Judge yourself! Dragon's mouth or deep Yar is one of the biggest adler waterfalls. "Wonderful beauty" is a waterfall that received such a gentle name for a crystal shade of water and the painting of this corner. "Maiden tears", sad, with a note of romance, flow down straight from the thickness of the stone cliff with many thin streams. But in order to better penetrate this magnificence, take a look at the photo of the Falls of the Sochi National Park.

Canyons and Gorge

No less fascinating natural complexes - canyons and gorges. Canyon Psaho, in which the stream, squeezed between the two rocks, bypassing them, forms a large bowl. Agur gorge - not just lifeless stone walls, and the riot of paints and a drinking fragrance. The crab gorge, on the path to which the fonts of the mermaids and the font of Adam, Karst Canyon and the canyon of desires are located. And if you visit the tasted canyon, then passing further, you will find a great place for swimming.

Caves

In these parts there is one of the longest caves of Russia - Vorontsovskaya. And besides numerous underground halls and galleries, an interesting find was made here. The researchers came across the parking lot of an ancient man, and also found bones ... Cave Bear! Ahshtyra cave does not lag behind the found artifacts of antiquity. There were things that were able to satisfy the most inquired and tireless in their business of archaeologists: from household items to primitive weapons.

For environmental education, go straight to the "Museum of Nature", created once on the basis of the Scientific Department of the Park.

In a small museum, only two halls, but his every centimeter is impregnated with history and valuable information. In the first hall you will be told about the history of the Sochi National Park, in the second - about the nature of the Caucasus. The impressive entomological collection with dried insects, herbaria, minerals collections attracts attention. For convenience, the entire museum exposition is divided into climatic belts. Young naturalists and their inquisitive parents for visiting must be!

Routes for tourists

A huge number of routes of different categories of complexity runs through the territory of Natpark. Some of them can be overcome on foot, others - riding a horse, and some are completely conjugated by climbers and climbers.

For novice tourists, one-day routes will be the ideal option: Tiso-Sugat Grove, racing a stone pillar, agoic waterfalls and eagle rocks, 33 waterfalls, Vorontsov caves, Wannidze waterfalls.

Experienced tourists can experience their strength in multi-day campaigns. Barpin cornis, small laba and Pass Aisho are very popular.

Do you think that are not ready for independent campaigns? Use the services of tour operators. They will help choose a suitable excursion, from which you will not pull into sleep.

  1. Square of the Sochi National Park - 1 937 km².
  2. All of its territory has no hotel for tourists.
  3. In the park, 251 species of vertebrates (except fish) are registered.
  4. About 40 rivers flow, 103 waterfalls are noisy.
  5. Located 200 caves.
  6. The subtropics and alpine areas are converged at one point, so that in a few hours a walk you can see the snow-covered cliffs, and alpine meadows, and a lush subtropical forest.

Ticket price 2019.

  • Excursion through the territory of the Sochi National Park along with the guide - 200 rubles;
  • Visiting the Arboretum Park - 250 rubles for adults, 120 rubles for children from 7 to 14 years;
  • Visit to the South Cultural Park - 250 rubles for adults, 120 rubles for children from 7 to 14 years;
  • Monthly subscription to visit the Arboretum Park and South Cultural Park - 2500 rubles;
  • Visit to the "Museum of Nature" - 100 rubles + additional payment for the services of a guide (100 rubles);

The services for creating the necessary conditions for holding photo shoots cost from 2000 to 5,000 rubles, depending on the selected locations are also provided.

People relating to the preferential category of the population are released from the fee for visiting.

How to get to the Sochi National Park from Sochi and Adler independently

FSBI Sochi National Park is at the address of Sochi, resort prospect, 74.

The territory of the Sochi National Park spread over the entire coast and consist of 3 main groups: Lazarevsky, Central and Adler district. They, in turn, are divided into 15 forestry.

How to drive, how to get there? This can be done in the following ways:

  • on a personal car, going on the highway A-147. All major objects are close to this transport path;
  • on public transport;
  • having come together with sightseeing groups on a tourist bus.

Krasnodar region

Foundation history
Sochi National Park is one of the very first parks created in our country. It was founded in 1983 in order to preserve and restore natural complexes and objects having a high media protection, scientific and recreational value. Its area is about 194 thousand hectares.
Sochi National Park is an ideal place for ecotourism due to unique climatic conditions, biological and landscape diversity, the uniqueness of many natural objects for our country.

Physico-geographical features
The National Park is located in the northwestern part of the Greater Caucasus, on its surface store. Territory relief mountain, strongly dissected.
In total, 40 rivers and streams are flowing through the territory of the National Park, the longest - Mzymta, Shahe, PSOU. On rivers and streams there are a large number of waterfalls and canyons: Unnamed (72 m) on the Psou River, Orekhovsky (ZZ M) on the right tributary of the Sochi River when the chamber's stream is pushed.
In the park there are interesting karst formations, the famous Vorontsov and Akhun caves.
The subtropical climate of the territory is distinguished by warm and soft in winter and hot summer. The average air temperature varies with a height and advancement from the north to south. The average temperatures on the northern part of the coast in January about + 5ºС, in July + 23ºС, and at an altitude of 2000 m (Circassian Pass) -5ºС and + 12ºС.



Variety of flora and fauna
The park is the most widespread forests with the predominance of beech east. His silver gray trunks reach a 50-meter height! Oak plantations occupy about a quarter-coated area covered with forest and are mainly on dry and warm southern slopes of the mountains. Only in the Caucasus in natural conditions is growing chestnishes (european), which is a relic appearance.
Very picturesque spacious plantings: lace shallow, black and green, glossy foliage of the Samsite and everywhere dry from the trunks and branches fluffy, long, like beard of fabulous heroes, Moss gives the forest a fantastic kind of green kingdom.
This territory, like the entire Caucasus, is rich in very rare and valuable species. In the Red Book of Russia, figs are listed here, Lilia Caucasian, Candyc Caucasian, Lipsky Tulip, Orchid Types: Ovelonic Outline, Anakaptis Pyramidal, Yatrynik Purple and many others.
The animal world of the National Park has about 70 species of mammals: Bear Brown, deer, Lynx, Koslya Caucasian and European, Cord, Otter and others.
The most rare and valuable types of animals are listed in the International Red Book. This is the Caucasian Handling, Eclap Poloz and Caucasian Viper.

What to see
Dozens of tourist routes are held through the National Park, many of which have a long history. They include a visit to the Agur and Orekhov Waterfalls, Mount Akhun, Vorontsovsky Caves, Ahshtyra and Hostin Canyon.
And it is also impossible not to visit Narzanov sources, Mamedovo Gorge, the archaeological monument "Dolmen", the Volokon Gorge, speleological routes on numerous caves.

Based on materials oopt.info and zapoved.ru

"Sochi National Park" - with this announcement there were all tourists who traveled to natural sites in the Large Sochi area. Many of us are perplexed: "What is the National Park? What a feature. " So here

1. The Sochi State Natural National Park appeared in 1983 and was, almost the first national park in Russia. Long before that, since 1870, Sochi forestry existed. It included Sochi and partly Veliaminovskoye (now Tuapse region) Departments of the Black Sea District. Forestry was engaged in collecting and disembarking seeds, issued a permit for hunting, birds and animals, was engaged in forestry and selling forests.

By 1915, the Square of Sochi Lesnia was 114745 tenthenes.

2. In November 1995 The Sochi State Natural National Park was renamed Sochi National Park.

3. The area of \u200b\u200bthe park is 93,000 hectares - these are mountains and a narrow band of the foothills.

4. The park includes 15 forest areas, Arboretum Parks and Southern Cultures, Leopard Reintroduction Center and Priazovsky Reserve.

5. About 40 rivers flow, 103 waterfalls are noisy.

6. It grows - 1500 species of the aboriginal higher plants, and only 164 species are related to trees, shrubs, semi-departments and lianams, and all the others are to grassy plants.

7. In the Red Book of Russia, 51 type of plants are listed. The most famous of these are 2 types of snowdrops, tes berry, Samshat Kolkhidsky, Lily Caucasian.

8. There are 80 species of mammals, about 120 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, 9 species of amphibians, 21 species of fish.

9. In the Red Book of the International Union of Nature Protection, 15 species of animals were made, including Leopard and Hauduk Caucasian.

10. On the territory of the park there is a significant number of ordered arrays, there are about 200 caves in them. The most famous are Vorontsovskaya and Nazarovskaya caves.

11. Found 114 monuments of history and culture are found - these are the parking lots of the ancient people, settlements, dolmenal structures, the well-like tombs, the remains of fortresses, temples, mounded burial grounds, sacrificial stone.

12. The entire territory of the National Park is divided into 5 zones. The largest zone of adjustable recreational use is 86683 hectares, it is 44.7% of the entire territory. The smallest is the zone of economic purpose - 3453 hectares (1.8%). But the zone that is called the visitors' service area of \u200b\u200bonly - 13031 hectares (6.7%).

13. There are no production activities on the territory of the National Park.

14. For the entrance to the Park territory takes payment from all tourists.

15. In March 2018, environmental protection areas were to unite into a new structure - the FGBU "Reserve Caucasus" ("United Directorate of the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve and the Sochi National Park").

Now you can say with confidence that the Sochi National Park is not the fiction of bureaucrats. This is a unique territory that needs to be saved for descendants.

It is interesting

Sochi National Park is one of the first parks that were created in the country. The park is located in the northwest of the Grand Caucasus. It was created in 1983 to restore and preserve natural complexes and objects having a high scientific, recreational and environmental value. The total area of \u200b\u200bthe park is about 194 thousand hectares.

In total, 40 streams and rivers flow on the territory of the Sochi National Park, the longest of them - Psou, Shahe, Mzymta. On the streams and rivers there are many waterfalls and canyons. Also in the park there are interesting karst formations - the famous Akhun and Vorontsov caves.

The national park is widespread forest with the predominance of the east beech, the silver-gray trunks of which reach a height of 50 m. About a quarter-coated area covered with oak plantings, they are mainly on warm and dry southern slopes of mountains. Only in the Caucasus in vivo, chestnis sowing (European), which is a relic appearance grows. Sugite plantings look very picturesque. Moss gives the forest an unusually fantastic view of the real green kingdom.

The animal world of the Sochi National Park has more than 70 species of animals, among which the bear is brown, lynx, deer, the root of the European and Caucasian, the otter, the curtain and many others. Valuable and rare animal and plants are listed in the International Red Book.

There are a large number of tourist routes on the territory of the park, some of them have a long and interesting story. They include visiting Orekhovsky and Agur Waterfalls, Vorontsov Caves, Mount Akhun, Hostinsky and Ashtyra Canyons and many others.

The Sochi National Park is a wonderful place for ecotourism, and all this thanks to the unique climatic conditions of the country, landscape and biological diversity, the uniqueness of natural objects.