Ritsa Relict National Park
142 reviews
April 22, 2023
Perhaps one of the most beautiful places. It is a very picturesque road, you can stop every km and enjoy the views and breathe the mountain air!
It's very cool to drive your own car, because you can drive at your own pace and make stops wherever you want and for as long as you want.
Plan for a trip of at least 5 hours, preferably a whole day.
There is a lot of food on the way, the prices are adequate (not like at the airport).
There are toilets too.
Take blankets or rugs with you to relax in the open air.
Entry is paid, like 800 rubles / person, it's worth it!
I recommend it!
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September 15, 2024
The lake is beautiful, but there are a lot of people and everything is very expensive, food, entertainment.
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July 18, 2023
The place is cool, but the ripping is tough, every employee will try to make money on you.
When I arrived at the park, the bus guide bought tickets in front of me. She just gave 15t to the ticket office, did not take tickets, and took the rest of the collected money for herself. I.e., the park administration begins to cheat from the very beginning, even at the entrance. Parking is paid 200 rubles per car, without a receipt or anything. Check-in at Stalin's dacha is also paid, 250 rubles per person 😂
One of the advantages. The place is beautiful, to come and not climb the small Ritz, a big omission, it needs to be done)
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August 8, 2022
A very controversial place. On the one hand, you drive and enjoy the river, rocks, waterfalls, streams. Lake Ritsa is a beautiful place, but what's going on there is some kind of horror.
There are a lot of buses and cars, but when they try to deceive you, it spoils the whole impression of this place. There is a boy standing on the road and in traffic shows that go down, there is Parking there. You think in your head, well, even if it's paid, well, 100 or 150 rubles, it's not critical. When we went downstairs, a fat abhaz stands and says: "either you dine at this cafe for 1000 rubles and show me a receipt, or pay 500 rubles for parking." 😁 I can't understand, there are no such prices in Moscow, or do they think that money is being distributed somewhere in Moscow?
At the same time, there is also the police, this is a state place, and you can see that everyone is allowed or paid for them too. Abbas was very unhappy that we decided to turn around and go upstairs to find a place there.
But that's not all. We decided to ride a catamaran with my husband, they said at one pier, only 4 people each.they plant 2000 rubles in half an hour. At another pier they said 1500r for two and at the third they said 1000r for two for half an hour. The impression is that life is bad without a fool or something? Russia has been paying millions for so many years that it's still not enough for them and they're trying to cash in on tourists.
As a result, it is worth visiting, but probably not in season.
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April 10, 2023
The incredible nature of Abkhazia. Fabulous thickets overgrown with moss. The turquoise color of the river. Clear mountain air. The icy lake Ritsa is transparent - the fish can be seen at great depth. A must-visit.
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October 10, 2023
We went to the Ritz in early August with an excursion from Lidzawa. It is very beautiful, there are souvenir shops, catamaran rentals, cafes.
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November 2, 2023
Nature, the mountains, the lake are beautiful, the rest is a disgrace, ruin and decay. At the same time, the entrance to the reserve is paid, 700 rubles per person, parking is paid, the toilet hole is also paid, the cottage is separately paid. A shallop was arranged around the lake. A solid tourist hat. If you decide to come, do not pay for anything other than entry (and then in vain), took a walk, looked, there is nothing else to do there.
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August 15, 2023
A very expensive environmental fee of 700rubles per person. I understand from the car if... And nothing has changed for the better. The lake has become very dirty : (Some cafes with strange food. Luring to paid parking. For a photo at the confluence of the rivers, the young man demanded 50 rubles per person, although he did not lift a finger there. Everything is as it was before... Only now he decided to take the money... In short, don't set foot there anymore, while these impudents will be like that... I love Abkhazia, but you repel some people with your behavior...
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August 7, 2023
People! Take care of your nerves and money!
At the checkpoint, they charge 800 rubles per person and even from a child, moreover, they opened the car and counted it!
Would there be anything to pay money for?!?!?
Roads? -:No!
Parking lot? - paid!!
Well, I think the toilet, yeah, I'll give you 20 rubles and even a child!
Then on the lake only by catamaran and attention for 500 rubles. PER PERSON!
WE DROVE for 3 HOURS for what?? Burn fuel, waste time, waste money! for nothing!! My wife is upset, my children are upset, and I am already deeply upset!! I'm not in the mood....
There's no photo, that's the reserve for you....stripping
I was in an abandoned city, at a waterfall, impressions of heaven and earth, a bunch of photos were taken, but not here
I do NOT recommend it!
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July 16, 2024
The place of attraction of the people.... The blue lake has traffic jams) but it's worth it!!!! The beauty of these places leaves a desire to come again 😄
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May 9, 2023
They fool people with paid toilets for a paid entry of 700 rubles per person. They fool around in a cafe on the Ritz - for a teapot of tea 700ml 420r. They fool around in the market near the Blue Lake with incomprehensible liquid in plastic bottles under the guise of juice and wine, which turn out to be some kind of chemicals without a share of alcohol. We bought a kind of homemade wine, opened it at the hotel, and there was just a jupi diluted to taste. It's the same story with tangerine juice and kiwi/feijoa juice. Is it really shameful? What a sneaky person you have to be to do that.
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September 17, 2023
A beautiful lake, wonderful nature, which, unfortunately, is almost not monitored, despite the high cost of entering the reserve, there are no funds for garbage collection. It darkens the impression.
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February 26, 2024
It is a pity that such a pearl as Lake Ritsa is being lost. We were in 2019. The atmosphere was completely different. Now we have set up a cafe, music is blaring and there is a smell of barbecue...
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January 12, 2024
I really liked it, the beauty is everywhere, it was snowy in early January, it's dangerous to go there on summer wheels in winter.There is a checkpoint below where tribute is collected.There are cafes
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April 9, 2023
Beautiful view and wonderful nature. The impression is spoiled by the landscaping of the park, or rather its complete absence. They are trying to extort all the money from tourists. You pay 700 rubles per person to enter the National Park, and after that you have to incur many additional costs. It is a pity that the tourist is treated like a money bag, there is an unpleasant aftertaste.
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August 18, 2023
The nature is great, but because of the jeeps it is extremely difficult to get to the place. Prices are far from cheap for all types of services, including food, it is better and more practical to take your own food if you do not want to count all the local bushes)))
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October 22, 2022
There are so many attractions in one excursion: the Bzyb mountain river, the Yupshar Canyon, Lake Ritsa, the Geghsky waterfall, it is unforgettable beautiful and extreme on the UAZ.
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August 1, 2024
Oh, it's trash, we were 5 years ago and everything was fine. We arrived this year and I'm shocked how he charges money for every step
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July 15, 2024
It's beautiful, but no more. A lot of people, annoying local "salesmen", a lot of cars.
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December 28, 2023
Very expensive entrance.
It turns out to be a very decent amount for a family.
There are no trash bins along the road 🗑️
There is a pile of garbage lying along the road, in a word, a garbage dump.
I do not recommend anyone to stop by for tastings.
Think about it several times before planning a trip there.
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January 20, 2024
It's very beautiful and cool here. I'm coming here for the second time. The local is very picturesque. The views are very good. The air also wants to come again.
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September 18, 2022
this review is not about nature, but about tours that are organized through the zaprovednik website (that is, I believe the reserve itself or the Auadhara base organizes): the price for an individual is lower than that of private ones in insta
, but we were given a dead collapsed GAS of 40-50 years..so devastated that we were afraid to go, refused, and the prepayment was not even returned to us. We have seen jeeps that carry tourists from Gagra and Sukhum here...what the park has offered cannot be compared in any way.
In addition, they listened to the driver's claims that he was losing money and no one else would have gone except him.
I thought that since the organization is from the national.park, then it's reliable, but I was wrong. I lost my money and my mood is spoiled by this attitude. before the NationalThe Auadhara park and campsite cannot be reached, or does not answer or the phone is turned off. I do not recommend it
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May 24, 2023
Incredible views! You can rent a catamaran and experience all this beauty. There is a cafe, the food is delicious and not expensive.
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September 19, 2022
I was at the Ritz three years ago, I really liked it. But this year I was disappointed, for which I gave one star. I came with my family and at the post at the entrance to the national park we were asked to pay 2,800 rubles for four people. I'm shocked!!! What's the money for? It was created by nature and should be accessible to everyone. But human greed has no limits and it is very outraged! When we expressed our dissatisfaction, we received a response from the staff of the post - "you don't have to come!" To which I replied - I won't come anymore!
p.s. That's how grateful the Abkhazian people are to the Russians for the 92nd year when we personally helped to win their independence!
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June 2, 2023
A bunch of arrogant merchants with homemade wine, went with a group, so I do not advise buying anything there, since everything is done by an artisanal method, plus something is fried or smoked on every corner, because of the terrain it is very poorly ventilated, and the smell of this burning is everywhere, the entrance is 700 rubles, if you go on a tour, I advise you to spend these money and Sochi will get great pleasure
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July 11, 2022
The nature is just awesome - a canyon on the road, a lake, mountains. The river flows very picturesquely along the road. I think such a place should not be left without your attention if you come here to relax.
The sediment is left by the "service" - everyone correctly writes about "pulling out to the last penny."
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September 30, 2021
The reserve is 5 with a big plus, I have not seen such places very beautifully!!!But there is one thing!!!In the reserve near the blue lake, which is located on the left, there are local traffic cops who are ready to shake money out of you!!!!If you go there by car, never stay behind the bridge, otherwise minus 3000 will go from the family budget. Moreover, they do not touch the locals, but only cars with Russian license plates!!!!
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September 8, 2023
It's very beautiful and interesting here, you rest your soul here. I want to come here again.
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January 26, 2023
Very beautiful views. Very beautiful nature. Waterfalls can hardly be called waterfalls, but what is, is. Choose your excursions carefully! And ask about all the small details, sometimes expectation and reality can differ very much! An hour-long walk through the mountains - it may not be a walk at all and not an hour at all!
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November 21, 2022
In fact, the nature of the Ritz, like all nature in the country, is a sample of the FIERCE AND BRAZEN DIVORCE OF THOSE WHO FEED THEM, HEAT THEM, etc. From each somehow interesting piece of nature, you will be squeezed out of money and nerves! For entry, meals, Parking, traffic cops, etc., it is EASY to double the price and more than everywhere else!!It's EASY to spend at LEAST 10 THOUSAND RUBLES on your family on your own on a ritz!!😭 THERE IS MUCH MORE ON THE TOUR!! And so nature is everywhere +/- the same in mountainous areas, what is there, what is in the North Caucasus, what is in the Alps, what is in the Balkans - mountains / waterfalls / water, etc
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September 22, 2023
This is a fabulously beautiful and interesting place. It defies description, because nature created this masterpiece in such a way that neither words nor photos can convey.
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December 2, 2022
We need to look at it before it goes extinct.
Nicely.
The lake is very crowded, not comfortable.
With the influx of visitors, the infrastructure is not coping.
Wine is only in the cafe, in no case on the road.
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September 17, 2023
We visited Lake Mzy, the Ajara waterfalls, and the Geghi Waterfall. The beautiful nature of the Caucasus
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June 8, 2023
For the second time we came to look at the unearthly beauty of Lake Ritsa. The splendor of nature was overshadowed by the entry fee in the amount of 700 rubles and the strong smell of mud. It was very lucky with the weather, it was hot, but it was cold by the water (I had to put on sweaters) it rains periodically.
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June 25, 2023
Very beautiful places, it's better to drive your own car, you can stop and enjoy the views as much as you want
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March 27, 2024
The place is a business card of Abkhazia, but there are insanely many tourists, few cafes, the food there is mediocre, the price tag for catamaran rides is bent for one person. I don't recommend it.
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April 4
The last Soviet Union
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July 26, 2023
The business card of Abkhazia.. Be sure to visit. Beautiful view of the mountains and Lake Ritsa
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September 1, 2022
Definitely a gorgeous place, nature is amazing with its beauty. But, having paid 700rubles for entry, I would like to see at least free toilets. For someone, spending 20 rubles is not critical, but some of them run through the bushes to save money. Let's take care of nature together, it's not that difficult.
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August 17, 2024
Must-visit, entrance to the reserve
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May 2, 2023
It's a beautiful place. Lake, mountains, waterfalls, lots of greenery. I recommend you to visit Abkhazia
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September 29, 2023
I put one star for nature, the rest is just a disgrace. They rip off 700 rubles at the entrance, and in addition you get a trip with a paid parking of 200 rubles, toilets with holes in the floor and doors half the height of 20 rubles, the inability to reach other natural places due to the lack of a normal road, which of course no one does. Put the reserve in order, and then rip off the money from tourists.
P. S. The Ritsa itself is a lake framed by third-rate cafes, obsessive "photographers" with hats and catamarans at 500 rubles per PERSON. Laughter and only. Guys, aren't you ashamed? 🤣
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July 24, 2021
A wonderful park with a unique nature. If you drive your car, you can drive to the lake from the side of Lake Mzy, there are fewer people there, you can swim in the lake and the mountain river that flows into it, if you like. You can also get to the Alpine meadows and Lake Mzy, but there is a narrow road.
The entrance to the park costs 350 rubles for adults.
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June 6, 2023
One of the best natural monuments. If you like mountain scenery, then you are here
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May 9, 2024
The guided tour of the park made an impression, the views are very beautiful.
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October 13, 2023
A beautiful place, at least once it is necessary to visit
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August 22, 2024
Beauty. The phone doesn't transmit it.
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July 13, 2023
The pizza is beautiful, but the prices are wild. As in Shanghai at the bazaar, then pies, then hats, then a photo with a bird.
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December 8, 2022
Beauty!We were in late autumn!The water is not as blue as in summer.More emerald color ,transparent , with a feeling of feeling the abyss .Definitely worth a visit!
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August 7, 2022
Lake Ritsa itself is clearly neglected and polluted as of now. Apparently it was much better there before) It seems that the last time they were engaged in it was in the Union. But the road to it is beautiful and meets all expectations!
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