Entertainment in Anapa for children – list, prices 2021, photo, description, map
The resort city is often called an ideal place for a bright, interesting, unforgettable family vacation. Entertainment in Anapa for children is not limited to water parks, swings, carousels. There are many places in the city where rest can be combined with the knowledge of the world, the development of abilities, talents, gaining faith in one's own strength.
By the next summer season, new entertainment centers are opening in the city, including on the territories of hotels, boarding houses, and hotels. Anapa is firmly in the lead in the list of the best places for family holidays in Russia and is not going to give up its position.
Amusement park “Sunny Island”
It is 6 kilometers from the city center. Attractions of the “Sunny Island” are open from morning to late evening every day from May to September.
On cloudy days, breaks in the park… are cancelled. Among its entertainments there are many traditional for different countries of the world: a Ferris wheel, a race track, a steam locomotive, a ship, the “Horses” carousel. Especially popular with visitors are the trendy rides “Jumping Jeeps”, “Crazy Dance”, “Upside Down” house, “Sambo Balloon” carousel, swimming pool with floating dragons, “Helicopters” mini-jet.
The entertainment complex is great for families with children aged 2 years and older. For the youngest visitors, special attractions have been created here.
On the “Sunny Island” there are games that will appeal to the older generation as well. Attractions-simulators authentically recreate the atmosphere of auto racing, allow you to feel like a Formula 1 participant.
Aquapark “Golden Beach”
The largest water entertainment complex in the southern part of Russia was opened in 2001 and from the very first years of its operation has gained popularity among residents and guests of the city.
During this time, significant changes were made to the layout of the water park; new attractions and playgrounds appear on its territory to this day. The complex operates only in summer. Therefore, from autumn to spring, you can see the message on the Internet: “It does not work.”
The water park has 20 water attractions (including a variety of slides), combined pools, an artificial reservoir where special equipment creates huge waves, and a children's town “Treasure Island”.
Advice to those wishing to watch a bright celebration of the opening of the season in the complex – the show traditionally takes place at the end of May: carefully follow the information on the official website of the Golden Beach. Then there is a chance to have time to buy tickets for the theatrical performance.
Tiki-Tak Water Park
“Tiki-Tak” is called the leader among children's water parks in the city. It only works in summer. The infrastructure of the park provides free parking for cars, a food court with a dining room, a cafe, a bar.
Children under the age of 14 can visit Tiki-Tak only accompanied by their parents. As for water activities: here they are for every taste. The attractions of the water park are divided into children's, family, extreme. The former include shallow pools and multifomes.
Of the family attractions, the most popular are pools with artificial waves, geysers, rafting ponds and the Lazy River, various toboggans.
Extreme lovers can feel like the discoverers of Niagara Falls, dive, appear on the circles and without them on steep descents. In the water park there is a dance floor “Pearl”, where competitions and incendiary discos are held every day during the holiday season.
Aquapark “Octopus”
The children's water entertainment center is not large, it is intended exclusively for children aged 4 to 10 years. Adults can only watch from the side how the children frolic, because you cannot be the first to swim in the water park.
The entertainment complex is located in the boarding house “Nadezhda”, whose little guests visit the water park for free until lunch. In the afternoon, the miracle park is open to citizens and guests.
Octopussy is open daily (except Mondays). Its layout resembles the sea with small bright islands for games.
Important advantages of the complex: the rides are located in a room where a lifeguard is on duty during the sessions, the water park always has warm water and a comfortable air temperature. There are no extreme entertainments, restaurants, cafes, bars, recreation areas for adults in the water entertainment center. However, the prices for tickets to the Octopussy are very democratic.
Water ski park “Sea of Pleasure”
Designed for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. This is the only park in Russia where a ring-type cable car operates. “Sea of Pleasure” attracts first of all those who like to ride water skis, tubing, flying on flyboards.
On the territory you can meet professional athletes and beginners, for whom excellent conditions are created here. It works from May to September, but water skiers go all year round except for rainy days.
The complex is divided into zones. One of them is designed for children and those who want to learn simple water gliding skills. For young visitors, the park has sections for swimming, wakeboarding, and water skiing. Coaches conduct classes individually and in groups.
As for safety: experienced rescuers work in the Sea of Pleasure, there is a first-aid post. The park provides protective suits and accessories for rent. Its infrastructure includes a recreation sector with attractions, a concert venue, and a food court.
Ocean Park Aquarium
The oceanarium is called one of the popular attractions of the city. Its main principles of activity are to entertain adults and children, to acquaint guests with interesting information about the flora and fauna of the water depths.
Ocean Park is designed for visitors of different ages, it is great for families, because everyone will find something of their own in it. In the oceanarium, there is an illusion of diving to the seabed. There is no large tunnel in it, however, the backlight and the twilight reigning between the aquariums create a mysterious atmosphere.
Group and individual excursions are held daily in a small entertainment complex. You can also watch dolphin shows here. The only significant disadvantages of the aquarium: inconvenient parking and the lack of a cafe on its territory.
Dolphinarium “Nemo”
Shows are held here every day except Monday. For children under the age of 5, visiting the dolphinarium is free, its owners provide discounts for large families.
The entertainment complex is always filled with visitors, so it is better to buy tickets to Nemo in advance on its official website. The structure of the dolphinarium includes an oceanarium, a theater where you can see the entry of dolphins, walruses, fur seals, a Chilean sea lion and a white polar whale.
Here you can swim with dolphins under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Photo and video filming are included in the list of additional services.
From October to May, Nemo conducts dolphin therapy sessions that help treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system, brain, nervous and musculoskeletal systems, cerebral palsy in children. This is a joint project with the Bora-Bora Hotel and the Golden Hills Hotel.
Bora Bora Beach Club Aqua Complex
Not only aimed at an adult audience. On its territory there is a hotel of the same name, where rooms for families with children are provided.
Bora Bora is a popular venue for mass celebrations for the younger generation. Aquacomplex consists of 6 huge pools. The largest of them is covered with islands, where it is so pleasant to sunbathe and enjoy your vacation.
The water park system combines artificial reservoirs of various depths, among them there is one where you can go surfing. The aquacomplex provides services of experienced instructors for young and adult guests who dream of mastering the skills of surfing.
For younger visitors, near the shallow, specially designed for them part of the pool, there is a cozy playground. There is also an obstacle course, a swing, a venue for show programs. Animation team works daily in the children's area.
Aquapark “Laskovyi Bereg”
It is located in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya and is intended for lovers of family holidays. The water park is separated from Anapa by 35 kilometers. One of the advantages of the stanitsa territory is that there are no bays here, and all the attractions and beaches are located right on the sandy spit.
An important nuance: guests of the hotel complex of the same name can relax in the water park for free, but for those who come to Blagoveshchenskaya from other settlements, tickets are inexpensive.
One ticket is enough to get access to all attractions. Entrance for children under the age of 3 is free. Organized rescue service.
On the territory there are all kinds of water slides, pools designed for different age groups. The infrastructure of the water park provides a recreation area with cafes, bars, canteens, where prices are quite affordable. The only negative: in the off season, Laskovyi Bereg Park is closed.
Amusement park “Jungle”
Founded in the late 70s of the last century, it is located on the banks of the Anapka River, in a recreational area popular with tourists and local residents. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as “The Jungle Book”.
This is due to the fact that the structure of the park includes a new entertainment area. It, like the whole atmosphere reigning in the entertainment complex, allows young visitors to feel like Mowgli, touch the exotics of distant lands.
On the territory there is a Ferris wheel, whose height is 70 meters, a circus, a boat station. A significant part of the rides is aimed at children of preschool and primary school age. There are also extreme rides for older kids.
It works around the clock, however, many sites begin to receive visitors after 11.00 hours. There were difficult times in the history of this place when it fell into disrepair. Since 2010, reconstruction work has been carried out here, whose first result was the appearance of the Jungle Book.
Equestrian stunt theater Park x-trim
Theater “Park-Extim” was created specifically for lovers of knightly romance. There is a medieval atmosphere here. The castle “Lion's Head” painstakingly recreates the daily life of knights, full of preparation for battles and duels.
The structure of the equestrian stunt theater includes a stable, a cafe, a hotel, where it is pleasant to stay to enjoy the beauty of nature and the feeling that at any moment the sorcery of Merlin will take young and adult guests to the legendary times of King Arthur.
In addition to colorful horse shows, quests, organization of birthday celebrations, and other significant events, the entertainment complex offers classes in an equestrian club, archery training under the guidance of experienced trainers.
On the territory of the equestrian stunt theater there are pottery and blacksmith workshops, where master classes are regularly held. The gloomy part of the history of the Middle Ages is not ignored: the complex has a museum of torture.
Baby Raccoon's House
The popular petting zoo is easy to find on the city's waterfront. It is located next to the famous monument to the holidaymaker and dinopark. The petting zoo is a small complex, each section is dedicated to certain types of living creatures. On its territory there is a souvenir shop with a large assortment of animal figurines.
Raccoons are the main inhabitants of the amazing house, but hundreds of butterflies, rabbits, goats, nutrias also live here… In the zoo you can admire peacocks, feed chickens and other domestic animals.
The main thing is that the first ones do not start “singing”, because the voices of imperial birds often turn out to be the subject of shock to visitors. The Raccoon House also has an aquarium with marine life. Children under three years old can visit the zoo for free.
Museum “Einsteinium”
It offers small and adult visitors to spend their leisure time usefully, to learn a lot of interesting things about the world around them. At its core, the museum is an innovative interactive park.
It is part of the all-Russian network of similar institutions operating in different parts of the country. “Einsteinium” is aimed at children aged 3 years and older. However, it is visited with pleasure by parents who like this form of family vacation.
The museum has the opportunity to work in a chemical laboratory, to touch outlandish devices, machines, to understand how they work. Its guests are absolutely not afraid to find themselves inside a giant soap bubble or… in a cage with high voltage.
First of all, visiting the museum can be recommended to those who are interested in the early development of children, supporting the motivation of girls and boys to study the sciences of the natural and mathematical cycle.
DinoPark Rex Dinosaur Park
Dinopark “Rex” is open to visitors daily from morning to midnight. It doesn't matter that dinosaurs died out about 60 million years ago, when there were no people on the planet. With the help of modern technologies, the entertainment complex managed to perfectly recreate the atmosphere of ancient times.
Exact replicas of huge reptiles installed in the park are striking in their size. They look impressive during the day, and at dusk (when the sculptures are illuminated by backlights) they are completely authentic.
The feeling of reality is enhanced by the fact that the figures are moving, growling, hissing. An information panel is installed near each dinosaur, where you can learn about how the animal lived and what it ate. The dinopark also has entertainment for those who prefer active recreation: a children's town, a playground, a trampoline complex, sandboxes.
There is also a contact mini-zoo with pets, a platform for master classes in making dinosaur figurines, sand paintings.
Children's entertainment center “Hakuna Matata”
A cozy entertainment club in the Zeleny shopping center is rapidly gaining popularity among guests and residents of the city. An important nuance: children can come here accompanied by adults, but socks on their feet are a must for all categories of visitors. If the baby is under 3 years old, a diaper is added to them.
The club in some ways is very reminiscent of a game library. In it, parents can leave the baby and calmly do shopping, spa treatments and just relax on the beach. On the territory of the entertainment center there are: a two-level labyrinth, a dry pool with bright balls, soft modules, a carousel, a trampoline. Favorite Disney cartoon characters live in the club, animators conduct exciting individual and group games, colorful shows.
Amusement park “Byzantium”
Located in the resort village of Vyatyazevo. Byzantium is not a year-round entertainment complex: the open-air entertainment center is open from late April – early May to October inclusive. Near the park there is a popular bowling center and a hotel, numerous souvenir shops.
The main attractions of “Byzantium”: the Ferris wheel (whose height is 25 meters), the attractions “Labyrinth of the Minotaur” and “Swan Lake”, the autodrome. The park has slides, trampolines, playgrounds designed for children of different ages.
It has traditional rooms of laughter and fear, extreme rides, places where you can just sit quietly on a bench, breathe fresh air, enjoy the silence and birdsong.
Terrarium “Crocodile Farm”
During the low season, a significant part of the zooterrarium is closed to visitors, so you can only fully explore this amazing exotic island in the resort town from June to October. The terrarium is located near the famous water park “Golden Beach”.
The first combines two neighboring farms where crocodiles, alligators, monitor lizards, snakes, turtles live. Its special section is designed for exotic insects. For those who are interested in seeing monkeys, it makes sense to visit the branch of the institution in the village of Golubitskaya. The zooterrarium provides its visitors with the opportunity to feed animals under the supervision of specialists.
Crocodile Farm is popular with selfie lovers and professional photo shoots. During the holiday season, shows are held here every day, in whose program there are dangerous tricks with the participation of crocodiles, acrobatic numbers, performances of strongmen.
Archaeological Museum “Gorgippia”
Gorgippia is a reminder of the times when the territory of modern Anapa was part of the ancient world. That was the name of the city located here, whose fate turned out to be very sad – it was destroyed by fire.
About the beauty of Gorgippia, young and adult visitors of the museum-reserve of the same name can form their own idea with the help of 3D technologies that recreate the appearance and interior decoration of buildings.
The museum has departments of local history, archeology, but the most interesting part of its exposition is in the open air. Fragments of the fortress wall, temples, residential buildings, and burial structures have survived to this day.
One of the main attractions of Gorgippia: the tomb of Hercules, decorated with frescoes and bas-reliefs. The son of Zeus, of course, was not buried here. A visit to a partially preserved building can be compared to an object lesson in the history of the Ancient World.
Park of the 30th anniversary of the Victory
The main city park is located next to Sovetov Square, where light fountains work during the holiday season. The unofficial symbol of the entertainment complex and the resort town is a white hat. Near her monument, tourists are so fond of taking selfies.
The park is famous for its fountains, luxurious flower beds, alleys. It is here that trees planted by Soviet cosmonauts grow, and art, historical exhibitions and art shows are regularly held. They can be an excellent option for introducing kids, teenagers, and youth to the wonderful world of art.
The park has a tunnel-type oceanarium, a living corner (where children can feed the smaller brothers), a magnificent collection of live butterflies. The amusement park area is striking in its diversity. There is a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, an auto track, rooms of fear and laughter, huge pools and labyrinths filled with bright balls, a trampoline town, a magic castle.
On the territory of the park there are figurines of fairy-tale heroes, an exhibition of moving dinosaurs, a huge number of outlets offering toys, souvenirs, and goodies.
Tunnel Marine Aquarium “Batiscaphe”
The building next to the Gudovich Square looks modest, but it is it that is the center of attraction for those who are interested in the life of the inhabitants of the sea and river depths. A pleasant relaxing atmosphere reigns in the premises of the Bathyscaphe, slow music sounds. It often seems that colorful outlandish fish are dancing, moving to the beat, showing off in front of visitors.
The aquarium, built in the late 90s of the last century, is divided into several modules. Each of them is inhabited by certain types of marine and freshwater inhabitants. In Bathyscaphe you can see stingrays, sea dragons, turtles, catfish, crayfish, pikes, mirror carps.
It also houses a unique collection of shells. There was also a place in the building for a terrarium, where snakes, chameleons, monitor lizards live.
Aquapark “Olympia”
The water park with a Greek theme in the village of Vityazevo consists of two sets of pools, water slides, and other attractions. Each of them is named after the ancient Greek god and is designed for a certain category of vacationers.
The “Zeus” complex can be visited by girls and boys aged 10 years and older, “Hades” is intended for teenagers and adults. For guests of preschool, primary school age (from 6 years old and older) in “Olympia” right in the center of the pool, where the water height is 30 centimeters, a special playground “Elysium” with its attractions is equipped.
On the territory of the water park there is a network of various pools, water cannons “shoot”, artificial springs, geysers beat, fountains play with jets. Its infrastructure includes storage rooms for visitors, a separate recreation area for adults, a food court serving traditional Greek dishes and a children's menu. During the holiday season, the Olympia concert venue hosts colorful shows every day.
Skazka Park
Previously, this was the name of an ordinary children's town in the village of Vityazevo. Gradually, the children's resting place turned into a full-fledged Skazka park with its many attractions.
Many entertainments in the former children's town can be safely considered universal, because adults also enjoy riding swings and carousels here. In general, the park is intended for visitors aged 3 years and older.
It is noteworthy that the ticket price for any of the rides here is about the same. During the holiday season, the park is open daily from morning to 23.00. In the “Fairy Tale” there is a huge number of trampolines, there is a Ferris wheel, a race track, a shooting gallery, labyrinths and slides. For kids, there are special carousels with a miniature train and fabulously beautiful swans.
Trampoline center “Clouds”
The entertainment complex is loved by fans of outdoor activities and trampolines. The center employs experienced instructors who show children physical exercises and at the same time monitor the safety of the children. Oblaki has two huge foam pits, an artificial soft rock, over 20 amateur trampolines, and professional jumping devices.
The complex is very cozy, it functions all year round, and from the very first year of its opening it has become a favorite place for celebrating children's birthdays. Children under 6 years old can frolic in it for free.
Accompanying minor guests of the center by adults is a prerequisite for visiting the complex. The price of tickets to “Clouds” depends on the days of the week, time of day, duration of gaming sessions. A warm-up under the guidance of instructors before jumping is a free bonus for all young guests of the center.
Ostrich farm Aristaeus
Distance between the city and the safari park: 7 kilometers. The ostrich farm with a total area of 3 hectares has existed since 2006. At the moment, 20 African ostriches, white peacocks, pigeons of rare breeds, pheasants, calves, kids live on its territory. There is a curious donkey and an important two-humped camel in a friendly family of animals. Visitors can take selfies, play with pets living on the farm, and feed them under the supervision of park staff.
“Aristaeus” is somewhat similar to a traditional petting zoo, but there are much more opportunities to spend interesting time here. There is a pottery workshop on the farm, where master classes for children and adults are held almost daily.
A hand-made clay product will indeed become the most original item in your personal collection of curiosities. The safari park has a cafe where you can taste dishes made from ostrich eggs, vegetables and fruits grown in the Usatova Balka farm.
Museum of Local Lore
Museum expositions are located in a building built at the beginning of the last century. The popular tunnel aquarium “Batiscaphe” is located within walking distance. The most valuable items in its funds and exhibition halls were created in ancient times.
The museum has the opportunity to learn a lot of interesting facts about the life of the population of the Bosporus kingdom. Among the exhibits there are many ancient weapons, coins, jewelry made of stone, metal, wood figurines of ancient deities.
The building houses departments dedicated to the military confrontation between Russia and Turkey, the USSR and Nazi Germany. The museum has extensive collections of Turkish coins, pre-revolutionary Russian photographs. Its halls contain samples of minerals found in the Krasnodar Territory, stuffed animals, things that belonged to famous people of Anapa.
The only advice to parents: do not try to view all the exhibits in one visit (This is a very large amount of information!). It is better to visit the museum with children several times and enjoy its attractive atmosphere.