Krinitsa is a quiet resort village in the Krasnodar region, located near the city of Gelendzhik, between the villages of Betta and Beregovoye. The beach of the village is an ideal place for a relaxing holiday with family and children. The entire coastline here is open and visiting is free.
A fairly developed infrastructure, as well as reasonable prices for housing and services in the village, have made Krinitsa beach a popular destination for guests in the south of Russia. Residents from neighboring large cities also like to come here on weekends. The main advantage of this place is the cleanliness of the water and shore. In addition, compared to Gelendzhik and Kabardinka, for example, there are noticeably fewer people here.
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Is it expensive to go on vacation in 2022?
The small resort is a popular holiday destination on the Black Sea, so housing prices in Krinitsa are almost the same as in Gelendzhik and Anapa. In 2022, a double room on the first line costs from 3,700 rubles, options 1 km from the beaches - from 2,000 rubles per day. A turnkey house for 4-5 people will cost 3500-6500 rubles. Look for hotels in Krinitsa na Hotelluk.
Prices for groceries in stores and food in cafes do not differ from other Black Sea resorts. For lunch for two in the dining room you will pay 600-700 rubles.
Pilyugina82: “Everything is there for a beach holiday: sun loungers, massage showers, a children’s playground, a cafe with delicious food and drinks. There are many cafes, a good selection and affordable prices.”
Elena Terpugova: “There are cafes right on the shore where you can have a snack or drink beer with a view of the sea. Prices are reasonable. You don’t have to take a wallet, but walk around with your phone and pay by online transfer. There is a market on the beach, but it will be cheaper to climb the stairs. There is also a market there with more reasonable prices.”
How to get there
Most vacationers come to this resort by car, because... it is relatively remote from airport and railway stations, as well as busy roads. You can arrive to Krinitsa by train via Novorossiysk, and by plane – via Gelendzhik. The distance from Gelendzhik airport is 48 km, and from Novorossiysk railway station - 85 km.
Airplane
The distance from Krinitsa to Gelendzhik Airport is 48 km. For the summer season, carriers are increasing the number of direct flights from Russian cities. The following airlines fly here: Aeroflot, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, Utair and others.
Gelendzhik airport address: st. Solntsedarskaya, 10 (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).
Airfare prices to Gelendzhik
- Moscow — Gelendzhik from 1,900 rubles.
- St. Petersburg - Gelendzhik from 3,100 rub.
- Ekaterinburg - Gelendzhik from 2,000 rubles.
- Novosibirsk - Gelendzhik from 5,200 rub.
- Samara - Gelendzhik from 5,000 rubles.
- Tyumen - Gelendzhik from 6,100 rub.
Top cheapest air tickets to Gelendzhik
The cheapest plane tickets to Gelendzhik, which were purchased through the Avianity search.
| departure date | Route | Transplants | Search for tickets |
| 22.01.2022 | Krasnodar → Gelendzhik | Straight | 1 589 |
| 05.02.2022 | Bryansk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 573 |
| 25.03.2022 | Mineralnye Vody → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 573 |
| 06.10.2022 | St. Petersburg → Gelendzhik | Straight | 2 690 |
| 10.02.2022 | Voronezh → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 865 |
| 14.03.2022 | Moscow → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 900 |
| 31.01.2022 | Simferopol → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 965 |
| 24.02.2022 | Kazan → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 2 965 |
| 08.04.2022 | Volgograd → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 015 |
| 26.01.2022 | Makhachkala → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 304 |
| 02.02.2022 | Naberezhnye Chelny → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 365 |
| 11.02.2022 | Omsk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 573 |
| 25.01.2022 | Adler → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 615 |
| 04.03.2022 | Samara → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 665 |
| 25.01.2022 | Astrakhan → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 703 |
| 23.01.2022 | Yaroslavl → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 765 |
| 21.04.2022 | Arkhangelsk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 3 880 |
| 02.04.2022 | Nizhny Novgorod → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 065 |
| 01.02.2022 | Kaliningrad → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 220 |
| 21.03.2022 | Ufa → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 265 |
| 07.03.2022 | Kaluga → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 525 |
| 20.04.2022 | Murmansk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 682 |
| 31.01.2022 | Belgorod → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 774 |
| 01.02.2022 | Vladikavkaz → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 870 |
| 02.03.2022 | Stavropol → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 870 |
| 24.05.2022 | Chelyabinsk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 4 880 |
| 20.04.2022 | Tyumen → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 029 |
| 02.05.2022 | Perm → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 029 |
| 03.05.2022 | Syktyvkar → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 080 |
| 26.01.2022 | Pskov → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 115 |
| 18.07.2022 | Kursk → Gelendzhik | Straight | 5 157 |
| 03.10.2022 | Ekaterinburg → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 243 |
| 21.01.2022 | Cheboksary → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 500 |
| 01.03.2022 | Surgut → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 670 |
| 11.04.2022 | Rostov-on-Don → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 778 |
| 09.03.2022 | Saratov → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 794 |
| 22.02.2022 | Tambov → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 5 903 |
| 24.01.2022 | Ulyanovsk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 6 240 |
| 24.01.2022 | Kirov → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 6 240 |
| 03.02.2022 | Lipetsk → Gelendzhik | 1 transfer | 6 297 |
Airfare prices to Gelendzhik by month
The low-price calendar for air tickets to Gelendzhik selects the cheapest flights from your city by day and month for the year in advance.
Transfer from airport
You can get from Gelendzhik Airport to Krinitsa by bus with a transfer in Gelendzhik or by taxi. A trip by public transport costs on average 200 rubles, by taxi from 1,300 rubles. The average travel time is 3.5 hours.
You can order an individual taxi transfer. This is a more comfortable option for travel: passengers will be met at the airport by a driver and taken to the resort. The cost of the service is from 1,400 rubles, travel time is 1 hour.
Train
If you plan to come to Krinitsa by train, then first you need to get to Novorossiysk. There is a railway station in the city, where long-distance passenger trains and electric trains from Russian cities arrive daily.
Novorossiysk railway station address: st. Zhukovsky, 16 (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).
Prices of train tickets to Novorossiysk
- Moscow — Novorossiysk from 3,100 rub.
- Krasnoyarsk - Novorossiysk from 3,300 rubles.
- Krasnodar - Novorossiysk from 600 rubles.
- Samara - Novorossiysk from 700 rub.
- Saratov - Novorossiysk from 3,000 rubles.
- Nizhny Novgorod - Novorossiysk from 3,900 rubles.
It is convenient to search and book train tickets online through Avianity.
Bus
I don’t come to Krinitsa by intercity buses. The nearest major bus station is in Gelendzhik, from where you can get to the resort by local bus, minibus or taxi.
Gelendzhik bus station address: st. Obezdnaya, 3 (Yandex Maps | Google Maps).
Bus ticket prices to Gelendzhik
- Moscow — Gelendzhik from 3,200 rub., 19 h.
- Mineralnye Vody - Gelendzhik from RUB 1,800, 7 hours.
- Rostov-on-Don - Gelendzhik from 1,300 rubles, 10 hours.
- Maykop - Gelendzhik from 800 rubles, 8 hours.
- Krasnodar - Gelendzhik from 700 rubles, 4 hours.
You can check the schedule and buy bus tickets online on Avianity.
Automobile
The only dead-end road from Pshada leads to Krinitsa. After another 6 km it ends in the village of Betta. The distance to Krinitsa from Novorossiysk is 80 km, from Tuapse - 98 km, from Krasnodar - 169 km.
Public transport
Buses and minibuses connect Krinitsa with Betta, Pshada and Gelendzhik. Timetables are available at the local bus stop.
Taxi
You can get to Krinitsa by taxi from both Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk. It is also possible to call a taxi to the village, on the condition of full prepayment for the trip (debited from the card immediately).
Car rent
The nearest car rental services are in Gelendzhik. You can use the services of local rental companies, where the cost for 1 day of rental starts from 1,000 rubles.
You can book a car online in Gelendzhik through local rental services.
What a sea and beaches
Vacationers speak well of the beaches of Krinitsa. The Central Pebble Beach has changing areas, toilets, showers, canopies, sun lounger rentals, cafes and attractions.
To the south of the mouth of the Pshada River lies the beach of the Krinitsa children's sanatorium. You can go down to it via a metal staircase. Even further south, near the Krinitsa boarding house, there is a popular wild beach. Those who like a secluded holiday will like the small pebble and rocky beaches between Krinitsa and Betta.
In Krinitsa you can relax not only by the sea. There are several pebble beaches on the banks of the Pshada River. There is enough shade from the trees, and the water in the river is warm.
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Tanya: “The water is clean. You can see the pebbles underwater. The fish are swimming. The beach... is wide. I've never seen anything like this. Or rather, I have met, but not so free.”
Mironova Irina Igorevna: “The beach has everything you need. We tried kebabs and pasties, but didn’t get poisoned. Everything is fresh and tasty."
Panorama of the beach in Krinitsa
Things to do
The most entertainment is in the village near the sea. Resort guests enjoy the prize-winning shooting range, billiards, table tennis, air hockey and volleyball on the beach. Boat walks, slippery football, a sports trampoline, an aquazorb, an inflatable slide, riding on catamarans, jet skis, “tablets” and “bananas” are in demand. Those who like to relax are offered massage sessions. Many people travel around the outskirts of the village on ATVs and jeeps.
According to reviews from vacationers in 2022, excursions to waterfalls and dolmens in the valley of the Zhane River, Plesetskaya and Melnichnaya Shchel, to the Bigius and Pshad waterfalls, tours to the Sea of Azov, Abrau-Durso, Novorossiysk and the Gelendzhik Dolphinarium are popular in Krinitsa.
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Tamara: “There’s not much entertainment on the beaches. There are catamarans, the cost of an hour rental is 700 rubles. In our opinion, this is not bad.”
Vacation with children
According to reviews from 2022, holidays in Krinitsa with a child have pros and cons. The village has a convenient beach and a lot of fresh air. Not far from the sea there is a swimming pool with electric jet skis in the shape of swans, a Spider-Man game labyrinth and an inflatable trampoline ship.
The village has hilly terrain. If the guest house is located far away, you will have to go down a hill to the beach. Getting back up with a small child, and especially with a stroller, is not easy. There is housing near the sea, but during the season it is in great demand. Book your room in advance!
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AV27121966: “With small children it’s just paradise. The sun does not reach the playground in the pine trees at all. The greenery ends almost at the beach. We walked along paved paths with a stroller to the sea all 12 days of our vacation.”
Waterfall "Giant", Pshad waterfalls. Photo: Sergey Walker / wikimedia.org / CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embankment
The embankment is conventional and consists of an old asphalt path with Soviet benches. To the left is the sea, to the right are large clearings with trees, and then beautiful and quite high mountains.
Krinitsa embankment
Krinitsa embankment
When is the best time to go?
The first tourists reach Krinitsa in late April - early May. At the end of spring, the sea water temperature is +19…+20°C. June is a favorite month of rest for those who cannot stand the summer heat. In July and August the resort is hot, about +30°C and above, the sea warms up to +26...+27°C.
Very nice on the Black Sea in September. At the beginning of autumn, the coast is as warm as summer. The beach season ends at the end of October - beginning of November.
divimarchenko : “The weather in September turned out to be mild, the water temperature was from +20°C to +24°C, so the child was able to swim in the sea to his heart’s content. Not a single day with rain or wind.”
Where is the climate better?
In terms of weather conditions, both resorts are in no way inferior to each other. In Kabardinka the climate is dry, subtropical, identical to the Southern Coast of Crimea. The swimming season lasts from mid-May to the second ten days of October, while the average air temperature in summer reaches +27 ˚C, the water warms up to +26 ˚C.
Krinitsa also has a dry subtropical climate, and air and water temperatures, levels of solar activity and precipitation are similar to Kabardian ones. In addition, Mount Shahan protects the resort from cold northeastern winds, and even at the height of the season, fresh sea breezes bring pleasant coolness, leveling the summer heat.
Thus, the climate of Krinitsa is not much different from the climate of Kabardinka and is favorable for any type of recreation and for all age groups.
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Is it worth going to Krinitsa in 2022?
According to reviews, many families with children and young people vacation in Krinitsa. The resort can be recommended for older tourists. The village has an excellent beach, a lot of greenery, shops and good bus service to all the resorts of Greater Gelendzhik. In Krinitsa there is no bustle and noise, like in the large resorts of the Black Sea coast - in Anapa, Gelendzhik or Sochi. There is little entertainment. Count only on beach holidays and excursions!
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