Summer season in Crimea failed: cold sea and shock prices scared off tourists

The summer tourist season in Crimea failed due to cold weather, low sea temperatures and a shortage of local fruit. High prices for entertainment and fuel only worsened the situation, leaving vacationers disappointed.

This was reported by Krim.Realii.

Cool weather and abnormally cold sea water ruined the vacation of tourists in Crimea in June. Social networks are full of complaints from Russian vacationers who could neither relax on the beach nor swim due to low temperatures.

Crimean experts and local residents note that the water temperature on the peninsula was around 10-12 degrees, which is extremely unusual for the summer season. Due to the spring frosts, there is also no local fruit on the shelves - cherries, cherries and apricots brought from other regions are of poor quality and high price. Cherries and cherries cost 400-450 rubles per kilogram, and apricots cost 250-350 rubles.

In addition, tourists are upset by high prices for visiting local attractions and gasoline. In particular, a ticket to the Taigan lion park has risen in price from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles, which is a significant amount of money for a family vacation. As noted in the media, the occupation authorities of Crimea planned to receive 7 million tourists in 2025, but so far the season has been markedly difficult - over 1.5 million people have vacationed on the peninsula in the first six months.

Due to dissatisfaction with the military in Crimea, high prices, and disputes with locals, Russians are increasingly choosing domestic tourism in the summer season of 2025 - Kamchatka, Sakhalin, and other regions.

In addition, more and more of those who moved to the occupied Crimea after 2014 are selling their real estate and returning back due to frustration with the climate, military atmosphere, high prices, employment problems, and conflicts with locals.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Crimea has increasingly become a war zone: military vehicles are on the roads, patrols are constantly on duty on the streets, and document checks have become commonplace.

Анна Бальчінос