In this article, we analyze prices in Dombai for 2021. We will touch upon the cost of a trip for two, we will select good hotels near the cable car. We will find out the cost of lifts, food, travel. I hope the information and advice will be useful for independent tourists and the material will help to save money on flights, holidays at the resort.
There is a place in Russia where basic wealth, which is valued dearly, is worthless. And the riches of nature are mountains, air and water. They are completely free. It remains to find some funds for travel, accommodation and meals, because the cost of rest in Dombai is very attractive for an ordinary tourist.
Prices for holidays in Dombai 2021
The nearest airport is in the city Mineral water, and the nearest railway stations are Nevinnomyssk, Mineral water, Cherkessk.
Buses run daily from Mineralnye Vody and Stavropol (from the bus station). Prices for private flights - from 500 rubles. Finding a private owner by taxi will start from 2 thousand rubles. You can get to Teberda by regular bus from Stavropol for 75 rubles.
I recommend looking at the exact timetable and ticket prices on the RP Kavminvodyavto website.
I recommend choosing cheap flights to Mineralnye Vody on Aviasales, it is here that you will find an inexpensive plane ticket from all possible flights. The cost varies depending on the season, from about 3600 rubles.
Prices for hotels in Dombai
Housing prices in Dombai are moderate, any tourist can afford to relax in the mountains in the fresh air. The Dombay resort has fewer locals than tourists. There are even more hotels: large and small, expensive and cheap.
Economy class houses and inexpensive hotels, for example, “Caprice", Offer rooms from 700 rubles. In summer, the price of any accommodation is much lower than in the winter ski season.
Large hotels «Snow Leopard», «Mountain peaks»Offer rooms with all conveniences, internet, sauna, swimming pool, bar and ski equipment rental, prices for accommodation start from 1600 rubles per day. I recommend booking hotels and other apartments in advance, especially for the winter period.
During the New Year holidays, prices in Dombai hotels increase several times, so it is profitable and convenient to book accommodation in advance, with early contact discounts are possible.
I recommend choosing a hotel for rest in Dombai through RoomGuru, the search engine is looking for cheap offers among all hotel bases.
Where to stay in the private sector?
Private apartments in the village are inexpensive for tourists, from 900 rubles to 2 thousand for the whole apartment per day, regardless of the number of residents. A real find for an independent trip - you can cook food and not depend on the regime. Prices for rental housing in Dombai may rise by the beginning of the ski season, therefore, we agree with the owner in advance through the Booking.com service.
Tips for choosing accommodation:
- Always look out for discount options and promotions.
- When choosing accommodation through booking, I advise you to look through the reviews, so you can save yourself from smoky apartments, dirt, fungus in the bath ...
- If you are traveling with children in autumn or spring, be sure to find out about the living conditions, whether the rooms are warm.
Food prices
The prices for food and meals in Dombai in summer and winter do not differ, I will give a few examples. Many vacationers eat where they live. All hotels and guest houses provide meals, at least breakfast.
They agree on everything: how many times a day to eat, which cuisine is preferable. Hotel owners are happy to meet all the proposals. The cost of food is included in the bill for accommodation, at the choice of tourists.
There are many small cafes and eateries on the cable car levels, offering Caucasian cuisine, tea and coffee. The higher, the more expensive the kitchen.
- Khychins with cheese - from 140 to 190 rubles,
- pilaf, lagman, chicken soup, shurpa - from 160 to 240 rubles,
- mulled wine - from 120 to 180 rubles,
- meat according to traditional recipes of Karachay-Cherkessia in a cafe - from 270 rubles.
- tea - from 20 to 35 rubles, a teapot with brewed herbs - from 150 rubles.
- local lake fish - from 260 rubles.
In the evening in the restaurant you can keep within 2200 rubles for two without alcohol.
Local shops have everything you need. Fruits and vegetables are expensive here, bread, milk, eggs - at the same price as elsewhere in Russia. The purest and completely free mineral water flows from the tap. Mineral water can also be bought in the store - from 35 rubles. per bottle.
Many vacationers prefer bread - lavash, very tasty and inexpensive - from 35 rubles per flat cake. Beer - from 57 rubles per 0.5 liter, fresh meat on the market starts at 370 rubles per kilogram of pork and from 335 rubles for beef.
I recommend that you familiarize yourself with useful information about recreation and sights that you should definitely see.
Prices for entertainment in Dombai and excursions
What a vacation in Dombai without entertainment, you will not sit in a hotel room and look out the window! Dombay is a ski resort and an ideal destination for active tourists. You can relax here at any time of the year. When it is impossible to ski, you can go hiking, I especially recommend hiking tours in the mountains for a few days, they are organized by local excursion agencies. Summer holidays are much cheaper than winter ones.
Experienced instructors have developed hiking routes through picturesque places and mountains. The cost of a tour to the mountains will be from 1600 rubles. per person for 1.5 days, prices are different, we call all agencies ourselves.
Prices for holidays in Dombai 2021 and entertainment:
- a car excursion to Trout Lake costs 350 rubles. per person;
- entrance to the Teberda Nature Reserve - 200;
- hiking on the main routes - from 350;
- a trip on ATVs along the Dombai gorges - 1600;
- paragliding flight - from 1500;
- fishing - from 600 per tourist;
- horseback riding - from 900.
Lift prices in Dombai in 2021
Winter holidays are inexpensive: ascent to the 1st level of the old-style cable car - from 150 rubles. An adult ticket is 250 - 300 rubles, a ticket for children is 2 times less. You can buy a subscription for 1 or several days, it will turn out much cheaper. There is a system of discounts and benefits that can reduce the cost of tickets by 2 times.
New cable car
The cost of new lifts in Dombai:
- 1 lift - 500 rubles (preferential 300 rubles), it is cheaper to purchase subscription for the entire lift line.
- Will cost you ski pass... For the whole day - 1600 rubles.
- 2 days of skiing will cost 2900 rubles.
- 3 days of descent on the ski slopes from 4200 rubles.
| Climb | Price at the box office of the first stage |
|---|---|
| 1 rise. 1st stage (by gondola) | 500 |
| 1 rise. 1st and 2nd stages. Gondola + 6-seater lift | 850 |
| 1 rise. 1st + 2nd + 3rd queues. Gondola + 6-seater lift + 4-seater lift | 1100 |
| Subscription for the first half of the day (until 13:00) | 1400 |
| Subscription for the second half of the day (after 13:00) | 1400 |
| Climb | Prices at the box office of the second stage |
|---|---|
| 1 rise. 2nd stage. Six-seat lift | 600 |
| 1 rise. 2nd + 3rd stages. Six-seater lift + Quadruple lift | 800 |
| Skiing in the morning (until 13:00) | 1200 |
| Afternoon skiing (after 13:00) | 1200 |
| Skating on the second line for the whole day | 1200 |
| The cost of a ski pass for a new lift | |
|---|---|
| Number of days of skiing | Cost (adult) |
| 1 | 1800 |
| 2 | 2950 |
| 3 | 4050 |
| 4 | 5300 |
| 5 | 6550 |
| 6 | 7850 |
| 7 | 9050 |
| 8 | 10300 |
| 9 | 11550 |
| 10 | 12800 |
| 11 | 14150 |
| 12 | 15450 |
* Prices from the official website dombaj.ru
Instructors for teaching beginners the basics of alpine skiing offer their services from 1,300,000 rubles. But you can bargain for 800-900 rubles.
Prices in Dombai for equipment rental
There will be no problems with this, locals rent all the accessories at every corner, but it is better to rent newer ones at the ski resort itself. Hotels near the ski lifts have their own rental offices. As collateral, many take a driver's license, passport or ask for a deposit.
- A standard set for skiing or snowboarding will cost from 500 rubles a day, for the New Year holidays from 600 rubles.
- Separately, glasses from 300 rubles,
- gloves from 200,
- helmet from 200,
- ski suit from 350,
- pants separate from 250.
Spending time in the mountains of the resort is appreciated at any time of the year. No one will regret the time and money spent, because in return they acquire health, vigor, energy and a lot of positive emotions.
