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Naval History - Balaclava and Submarine Base - 35th Coastal Battery - City Highlights

  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Itinerary: Nakhimov Square – Balaclava – Former Submarine Base– Kazachya Bay  (35th battery) - Nakhimov Square   
  • Duration: 6 hours
  • Transportation: Mercedes Vito, Mercedes Sprinter
  • Excursion is carried out in: English, German, French, Spanish

Hidden military history of Soviet period is now available for you to explore on this adventurous 6-hour bus tour consisted of three parts: Balaclava Tour including visitng of Naval Museum complex “Balaclava”, Top-Secret Submarine Base, tour to 35th Coastal Battery, and a walking tour to the centre of Sevastopol.

Tour details:

Escorted by your local guide (a place of the departure can be either a hotel or Nakhimov square or it can be tailored according to your request) you will head to Balaclava where a former nuclear submarine base of the Soviet times was located. The tour details the history of the base turned into the Naval Museum complex “Balaklava”; you will learn the most interesting facts about operating of the base and its functions. Your guide will tell you how safe such underground base would have been in a case of an atomic stroke.

Trip to Balaclava includes visiting the top secret submarine plant located inside of  mount with two secret underground water tunnels leading to the bay of Balaclava, exposition of the Sheremetyev’s Museum “The Crimean War 15853-1856”, and visiting Genoese Fortress – the emblem of Balaclava. You will take a stroll along seafront of Balaclava with a photo stop on the background of the most picturesque views of the harbor.    

The bus will take you to the 35th coastal battery in Kazachya Bay. It is famed for being the last pocket of resistance of Soviet troops in Sevastopol during the WWII; the battery is a unique coastal fortification of the first half of XX century. Hidden 6 meters under the ground, the battery narrates its tragic and heroic story of the WWII.

The last part of the tour will lead you back to the center of Sevastopol. You will get acquainted with some of the most notable historical monuments of the city.

NB: This tour involves a considerable amount of walking, so comfortable shoes and some drinking water is advisable.  Visiting underground submarine plant requires warm clothes, the temperature here is not higher than 15 C degrees.

Balaclava Tour Highlights: Balaclava City tour - Naval Museum complex Balaklava - Soviet Top Secret Submarine Base - visiting of Sheremetiyev's museum in the naval museum complex Balaclava

Tour  to 35th Battery Highlights: Kazachya Bay - Museum Complex of 35th Coastal Battery  – Underground hospital and operating rooms - Crew and command rooms – Underground corridors - Firing post – Powder magazine - Emergency exits

Tour to the centre of Sevastopol - City Highlights: The Monument to Russian Empress Catherine II, a foundress of Sevastopol - The Monument to Scuttled Ships (the symbol of Sevastopol) - The Monument to Admiral Nakhimov (the hero of the Crimean War) - The Monument to Kazarsky (the first monument in Sevastopol) - The Memorial to Heroic Defense of Sevastopol in 1941-1942

Please, contact us for detailed information and the price.

The price of the tour includes:  transportation, guiding in the selected language, entrance tickets to all the landmarks.
Please Note: The price of the tour quoted above depends on the number of visitors, changes in museum schedule, or your personal wishes; each request requires independent calculation. The order of the visited attractions may vary.

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