Reserve Stone Tombs ( "KAMENNYE MOGILY")
The integrated nature reserve. Located in the Donetsk region Volodarskom area (300 hectares) near the village Nazarovka and Kuybyshevskom area Zaporizhzhya region (100 hectares) along the right bank of the river Karatysh, left the river flow of Berdy. Founded on April 5, 1927
The reserve is a rocky exits height of 50-70 metres middle of the steppe, formed 2 billion years ago due to volcanic eruptions. The chain of mountains consists of West and East ridge. The height of 200 meters peaks A granite ridge on the chemical composition and physical structure are unique. A granite outcrops combined with plots of virgin steppe.
Here at the same time can be seen traces of life on their various cultures and peoples of origin. At this place at different times inhabited by ancient hunters, herders, farmers, later passed on this land Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Huns, Hazaras, Cumans ...
In the caves and grottoes Stone Tombs concentrated more than three thousand rock drawings from the Stone Age to the Bronze age and the lateness of the hour.
In reserve grows 29 species of flora made in the Red Book of Ukraine. Flora has 468 species of vascular plants, 38 - algae, 78 - lichens, 182 - mushrooms. Among the plants growing on the territory of the reserve, there are absolute endemic, among them the naked trees. Fern-vudsiya alpine except reserve, is not found closer than 1000 km away.
Mining for religious education was yamnyh representatives, katakombnyh carcass and cultures. At the perimeter of the reserve located Scythian burial mounds. The first ring barrows diameter of 5 km, the second - 17 km. A central reserve exhibited ancient manor stone womans, brought from different places in the steppe.
According to academician versions Kudryashova May 31, 1223 Stone graves in the territory of a fortified camp was located in Kiev prince Mstislav during the Battle of Kalke.
It is believed that Stone Graves, all famous ancient Stonehenge (Britain) and the Egyptian pyramids! Over the millennia, it remains a place of worship for many people.
Reserve Stone Tombs.
Credit card and travellers' cheques American Express, Thomas Cook, Diners Club in Ukraine
Travellers' cheques companies American Express, Visa and Thomas Cook in U.S. dollars are accepted in almost all major banks, usually taken face values of 50, 100, 500 and 1000 USD or 50100200500 EURO, a commission usually 1-2% of the amount.
With regard to Diners Club, then this payment system is in Ukraine several "point" projects. In 1998 PrivatBank has signed an agreement with Diners Club Int. Ltd about acquiring the club charts. The bank "Nadra" collaborating with this payment system in another framework. Its currency issue ATM cash on these cards. But only for those who are not issued by Russian banks.
Kazantip Beach Party, amazing techno, trance and house music.
About KaZantip
KaZantip. What is it? http://www.kazantip.com
Z16 = 26.07.2008 - 30.08.2008
kaZantip republic is the biggest, longest, craziest and most amazing techno, trance and house music event in the world.
A republic dedicated to music, fun and happiness on the most beautiful sandy beach directly on the black sea.
KaZantip is located at the south-west coast of the Black Sea in the Crimea, Ukraine. KaZantip is a virtual republic and is every year new founded.
How to reach the KaZantip festival:
The easiest way is to fly to Simferopol International airport where you then make your way to KaZantip. You can also fly first to Kiev then make your way to Simferopol by plane or train. At Simferopol we will meet you and ensure you get to KaZantip without delay. We recommend that you book your trip trough a travel agency with experience in dealing with Ukraine.
There are also other ways to reach the KaZantip festival. You can take a coach to Simferopol from every major European city which one-way should take around 48 hours, obviously this is cheap but not the most comfortable way to get to Kazantip.
Flight outside you dreams, unlimited fun, lot of sun shine, wonderful sand beaches, warm Black See, sexy pretty youth, non-stop party on 14 dance flour, first-rate Russian & foreign DJs… This unbelievable non-stop party goes in every year from middle of July till the end of August. Fresh breath of see-breeze brings good weather and wonderful mood for all the people on the beach.
The temperature is about +28-30 0C during the day and +23-25 0C at the night. The water temperature is nearly +22-24 0C and it’s ideal for non-stop dances and see-bathing.
Being there you forget about everything and only dance, have fun and swim. Party night changes by party day. KaZantip – it’s a fancy world of music, relaxation and love, and it was made especially for you
KaZantip – yearly festival of dancing music – appeared from underground dancing culture (beginning of 90’s) and became the biggest one. A lot of people from Russia, Europe, USA, Canada and even Australia are interested in this festival.
Cape Kazantip, reaching northwards far out into the Sea of Azov, is an exceptionally interesting place. The Kerch landscapes are not the same as those on the southern coast, there are no bright colours and lush floral tints, but the land forms contain some amazing and bizarre rock formations. If you look closely you will discover new features in this wild, deserted, and somewhat out of this world landscape.
A decision had been made by the authorities to build a nuclear power plant on Cape Kazantip, on the coast of the salty lake Aktashski. The construction was stopped by the energetic efforts of the Crimean environmentalists, who even resorted to hunger strikes to make their case.
Kazantip is a dissident dance party, a subculture intended to transform a culture. Or perhaps: a party that reflects a transformation. The quasi-political tenor of the festival is often explicitly silly—the organizers publish a constitution, for example, outlining the rights and obligations of participants, declaring the party a "virtual Republic" and banning the use of tuxedos, bow ties, and other formal wear, among many other stipulations. To enter the Republic, you buy a "viza," an entry card with a bar code that flashes your picture on a computer screen for security personnel as you pass by..
Hundreds of DJ's from all over Europe have brought their records to this beach in Crimea for the Kazantip festival, the monthlong summer dance party that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. The hordes are mostly young Ukrainians and Russians, with some reinforcements from other former Soviet republics and, to a lesser extent, the rest of Europe. Ten stages have been built right on the beach, all of them surrounded nightly by dancers gyrating and swaying and occasionally falling down.
Cape Kazantip, reaching northwards far out into the Sea of Azov, is an exceptionally interesting place. The Kerch landscapes are not the same as those on the southern coast, there are no bright colours and lush floral tints, but the land forms contain some amazing and bizarre rock formations. If you look closely you will discover new features in this wild, deserted, and somewhat out of this world landscape.
A decision had been made by the authorities to build a nuclear power plant on Cape Kazantip, on the coast of the salty lake Aktashski. The construction was stopped by the energetic efforts of the Crimean environmentalists, who even resorted to hunger strikes to make their case.
Recreation in Laspi. Crimea
Laspi Bay.
Laspi Bay is located on the southern coast of the Crimea, not far from Forosa towards Sevastopol. Restricted to Cape Sarych from the east and reserve Ayya - from the west. Conditionally divided into two parts - Laspi and Batiliman. 
Even if you never had not previously visited Laspi, you will see in speaking rocky ridges and outline coast elusive something familiar. Do not be surprised, this place is a source of inspiration for many artists. 
Private sector in the Bay Laspi not. If you go to rest, it will have to choose between two extremes - the organized recreational (in boarding houses, sanatoriums, houses) or recreational absolutely "wild" (camping).
Batiliman fold so beautifully, but the sea here is so clean that area sanatorium "Batiliman" arranged the whole tent city. This is in spite of some problems with shops and water. In Batilimane no shops and cafes (with the exception of a single bar on the beach sanatorium). The place is very convenient for the rest autotourists (good check-in and eat, where to place the machine). 
At Yalta, Sevastopol route, is located above the bay Laspi lookout platform. Opens type - remarkable. If you pass past, we recommend to stop and look.
Ukraine visa
Applicants for tourist visas require a letter of confirmation from a hotel or tour company; for business visas a letter of invitation from a company or organization in the Ukraine is required. Citizens of the US, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Slovakia and Turkey do not need invitation letters to obtain a visa. On arrival, all foreign nationals must fill in an Immigration Card, to be presented when entering and leaving the country. EU citizens do not require a tourist visa for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Americans: US nationals require a passport, but no visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
UK nationals: UK nationals require a passport, but no visa is required for a tourist stay of up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Canadians: Canadians require a passport, but no visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days within a 180-day period.
Australians: Australians require a visa and a passport to enter the Ukraine.
New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals require a visa and a passport to enter the Ukraine.
Military tour
Especially for those who are keen on aviation and all that it involves, as well as not to look away land from a height - a programme of flights on military-type fighters and gunships SU-27UB, MiG-29UB, L-39 and MI-8 helicopter from airfields Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
Participants in these exciting programs can get the whole package of services, including accommodation in comfortable hotels, meals, transfers to places of activities, services of an interpreter and trainer, clothing, as well as prizes and commemorative gifts.
Top of the sky in the cabin of military fighter aircraft or gunships, flying at a military helicopter - is incomparable to anything fun, far superior on the severity of sensations common aviation computer games. It is participating in the summer programme of "Alaris" You can feel this air Al. Incidentally, the Air Al.
In Ukraine and outside the well-known aviation unit "Ukrainian Falco." Without it is not no big international air show, where Ukrainian Al show the wonders of modern fighter pilot. "Ukrainian Falco" - indispensable parties traditional flying competitions, which take place in the town of Farnborough (UK). Here they have won prizes and, in some types of programs they awarded WBA title.
But not in vain say that it is better to see once than hear a hundred times. Do not refuse and you follow this wise advice.
Estimated cost of flights (simple pilotazh)
The flights are carried out in the airport zone or on special route, as a rule, visually, that is, with good visibility earth's surface.
Type Price (USD)
2 flight on L-39 2000.00
Su-27UB 11000.00
MiG-29UB 9500.00
MI-8 (12 persons per hour) 2000.00
The cost of the flight include:
-- Repair and maintenance of aircraft
-- Ground and air radio
-- Fuel for the duration of the aircraft
-- Use of premises for coaching and recreation
-- Medical examination
-- Instruction
-- Predpoletnoe medical examination
-- Pre-Planning
-- Predpoletnaya training
In accordance with the requirements of the minimum duration flight training and combat aircraft SU-27, MiG-29, L-39 is 30 minutes.
Opening-closing lamp is considered the starting point of time of flight.
http://www.tourlider.com/
P.S. Anthem ship fighters, beautiful sincere movie.
Balaklava. Nuclear submarine base
Balaklava is a town in the Crimea, Ukraine which has an official status of a district of the city of Sevastopol.
Balaklava has changed hands many times during its history. A settlement at its present location was originally founded under the name of Symbolon by the Ancient Greeks, for whom it was an important commercial city. 
During the Middle Ages, it was controlled by the Byzantine Empire and then by the Genoese who conquered it in 1365. The Byzantines called the town Yamboli and the Genoese named it Cembalo. The Genoese built a large trading empire in both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, buying slaves in Eastern Europe and shipping them to Egypt via the Crimea, a lucrative market hotly contested with by the Venetians. It is believed that it was on board a Genoese trading cog sailing back to Genoa from Balaklava (or Kaffa, according to some chronicles) that the Black Death first arrived in Europe in the mid-14th c.
The ruins of a Genoese fortress positioned high on a clifftop above the entrance to the Balaklava Inlet are a popular tourist attraction and have recently become the stage for a Medieval festival. In 1475 the growing Ottoman Empire took possession of Balaklava renaming it Balıklava ("a fish nest" in Turkish), which was slowly corrupted over time to its present form. During the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, the Russian troops conquered the Crimea in 1771. Thirteen years later, Crimea was definitively annexed by the Russian Empire. After that, Crimean Tatar and Turkish population was replaced by Greeks from the Archipelago. In 1787 the city was visited by Catherine the Great.
Nuclear submarine base.
From series of the american postcards about soviet military threat:
But here is looks on in persisting lifes:
One of the monuments is an underground, formerly classified submarine base that was operational until 1993. The base was said to be virtually indestructible and designed to survive a direct atomic impact. During that period, Balaklava was one of the most secret residential areas in the Soviet Union.
Almost the entire population of Balaklava at one time worked at the base; even family members could not visit the town of Balaklava without a good reason and proper identification. The base remained operational after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until 1993 when the decommissioning process started. This process saw the removal of the warheads and low-yield torpedoes. In 1996, the last Russian submarine left the base, which is now open to the public for guided tours around the canal system, the base, and a small museum, which is now housed in the old ammunition warehouse deep inside the hillside. 
Underground Cheops pyramid. "Object 825 GTS" - the so-called documents in this complex, yet conceived by Stalin as the construction protivoatomnoy protection of the first category. The leader was shocked by the results of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and decided thus to protect from attack submarine fleet to guarantee the infliction of retaliation.
Charm and originality of Balaklava is in the unique long and deep bay on one side of which high on the mountain scenic ruins of medieval fortress Chembalo Genoese, but on the other - climbs Mount Tavros that is translated from Turkish means "empty". It was something and built a subterranean city. His premises were vydolbleny in the rock and covered with reinforced concrete, the thickness of which was 56 meters. 
In the case of a direct threat of nuclear attack - a facility could withstand a direct hit charge capacity of up to 100 kilotons - great thickness sealed doors closed, and the plant is capable of self-sufficiency was there 3 years, along with 3000 people - all of the then population of Balaklava.
Autonomous excess air, powerful diesel generators, fuel and water mains, underground rail gave way to fully isolate the objective from the external environment. There were well-equipped command posts, bakeries, storage facilities for products and lubricants, hospital, housing for troops, dining halls, kitchens, bathrooms, showers and even lounges.
From a military point of view "Object 825 GTS" was an underground water channel combined with dry docks, for repair shops, warehouses for the storage of torpedo and other weapons. Combined underground water channel to accommodate submarines and 7 if necessary to repair them. Its depth is up to 8 meters in width - from 8 to 12 metres and a height of the arch channel - 18 metres. The total area of all premises and plant moves - 5100 square kilometres. m, the surface of the water under the ground - 3 thousand Apt. m. Length - 380 meters, the length of the dock - 110 meters.
