Find out how and where to celebrate the new year 2021 in Sochi. What programs are held in restaurants and hotels and how interesting it is to spend New Year's holidays. We talk about the weather in the middle of winter, housing prices, entertainment and food.
10 ideas on how to celebrate the New Year in Sochi
Dance to the castanets in Aqualoo
If due to COVID-19 it is impossible to fly to Spain, then you can invite a Spanish holiday to Sochi! The all-inclusive hotel will host an original Spanish Night show for New Year 2021. Habanera, flamenco, tasting of Spanish cuisine and sangria are waiting for you. National costumes and carnival masks are welcome!
From December 31 to January 1 in the 3-star hotel "Akvaloo" a double room with three meals a day costs from 5,000 rubles, a festive night with a banquet - from 10,500 rubles.
Surprise the clowns and jugglers in Bridge Resort 4 *
Immerse yourself in the magical world of a true circus show at this popular family resort! A hotel in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi for the New Year 2021 guarantees an unforgettable vacation with the participation of the best circus artists - flexible acrobats and dexterous magicians. Fun entertainment with pleasant surprises and animators is organized for children.
The show starts at 22:00 and ends at 2:00. The holiday offer with accommodation in a double room, all inclusive meals, gym and sauna access costs 26,100 rubles.
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Celebrate disco at the Pearl
One of the best hotels in Sochi to celebrate the New Year from December 30 to January 2 holds musical programs with the participation of Russian pop stars. New Year's tour for two for 4 days and 3 nights costs from 52,500 rubles. The price includes accommodation in a double room, animation, welcome non-alcoholic cocktail, festive show with banquet, gift, excursion and swimming in the pool with warm sea water.
Taste seafood at the eco bar
It's nice to enjoy delicious oysters, tuna, omul, red caviar and see picturesque snow-covered slopes outside the window! Lovers of seafood and a cozy home atmosphere are invited to a New Year's party with live music in the eco-bar A la Russe, which is located at an altitude of 1004 m above sea level.
If you are not skiing, you will be taken to the feast by snowmobile or car from the Dryada ski lift. Collection of guests at 21:00. The ticket costs 18,000 rubles.
Have fun at the Golden Tulip Rosa Khutor 4 * cabaret show
The chic hotel in the Rosa Khutor resort offers wonderful vocals, colorful costumes and dancing all night long. It's nice to celebrate the new year 2021 in Sochi in an atmosphere of carelessness, joy and frivolity!
A party in a hotel bar costs 18,000 rubles for adults. If you book a double room for 26660 rubles and a festive banquet, you will receive a New Year's present - a bottle of champagne!
Hear the chimes in the fairytale castle
While on vacation in Sochi, it is pleasant to be at the magic show "Ice and Fire" in one of the best family hotels in the resort - the Bogatyr 4 * hotel. The show includes fireworks, theater and choreographic performances, a disco and tasting the best dishes from the chef. Children will meet fairy-tale characters, play board games, learn how to fold origami, make New Year's balls and amulets.
A double room in the Knight's Wing from December 31 to January 3 costs from 54,200 rubles. The price includes half board and a visit to Sochi Park.
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Delicious food with saxophone
Real gourmets will appreciate the signature dinner offered for the New Year by the chef of the Sochi restaurant "Eat Good". Delicious dishes, branded drinks, a tireless host, a saxophonist, popular hits, unexpected gifts and dances are prepared for the guests. There are animators for children. The ticket costs 11,000 rubles.
Celebrate the holiday at an amusement park
The huge "Sochi Park" for the New Year has in store for tourists extraordinary surprises, attractions and treats. Beautiful photo zones await visitors in different places, where it is pleasant to take memorable family photos. A ticket to the park costs 1900 rubles for adults and 1700 rubles for children from 107 to 140 cm in height. Kids up to 107 cm are allowed free of charge.
See the fireworks at the resort's main tree
You don't have to book a show in a restaurant or hotel to experience the special atmosphere of the holiday. Every year, a large Christmas tree is installed on the square near the Marine Station and decorated with funny toys and bright lights. It is here that you can inexpensively celebrate the New Year in Sochi!
On the square, where many people gather, a concert is held, and a disco is held until the morning. From the seaside embankment, colorful fireworks are clearly visible, which ends with a festive fireworks.
Stay in the mountain residence of Santa Claus
According to reviews, on New Year's Eve in Sochi with children it is interesting to live in the resort of Rosa Khutor. The long-awaited holiday begins at 8:00 on December 31 with a colorful performance in the square near the beautiful town hall. The presenters meet families with children and conduct a round dance at the decorated Christmas tree.
In the Olympic Village at an altitude of 1100 m, the residence of the main winter wizard is open. Little tourists can write a letter to Santa Claus and learn useful things at interesting master classes.
In the evening, a musical show will begin on Rosa Square - a performance by the Christmas choir and popular bands. New Year's fireworks will thunder at midnight, and until 3 am you can have fun at the disco. Admission is free for guests.
What is the weather in Sochi for the New Year
For the new year 2021 in Sochi, do not expect severe frosts! On the border of the subtropics, winters are mild and fairly humid. From mid-December to mid-January, 190 mm of precipitation falls.
On the coast during the day +6 ... + 10 ° С, and at night +1 ... + 2 ° С. Frosts are possible. In the Caucasian mountains it is colder +2 ...- 5 ° С. At the beginning of winter, the sky is usually covered with clouds, there are snowfalls, but sometimes there are thaws with rains. A windproof jacket with a hood, gloves and a warm hat perfectly protect from the chilly winds from the sea.
Prices in Sochi
Hotels... Compared to December, the cost of hotel rooms is growing by 20-30%, so book your favorite options in advance. If you do this in the fall, then rent a double room in a mini-hotel or a guest house for 1000 rubles, in a 3 * hotel - for 1300-1500 rubles, and in a 4-5 * hotel - from 2500 rubles. Find accommodation on Hotellook, and tours on Travelata.
Cafes and restaurants... The prices in public catering of the city are average. A check for two in a cafe or a budget restaurant - 500-1000 rubles. Lunch and dinner in establishments located at ski centers will cost 1.5-2 times more.
Holidays for the New Year in Sochi are not cheap pleasure! You will pay more for a gala dinner at a restaurant for two than on regular days. In the Lermontov banquet hall (Gornaya st., 5) - from 2400 rubles, in the Vysotsky restaurant (Fevralskaya st., 1) - from 2500 rubles, and in the banquet hall of the Pullman restaurant (Ordzhonikidze st., 11 a) - from 3000 rubles. Drinks are paid separately everywhere.
Entertainment... A ticket for a festive concert can be bought from 1000 rubles, and for a New Year's performance - for 800-2000 rubles. The Sochi Winter Theater staged the ballet "The Nutcracker" - from 1000 to 2500 rubles and the children's play "The Snow Queen" - from 800 to 1500 rubles. In the Iceberg Ice Theater you can watch the spectacular winter show "Alice in Wonderland" for 800-2500 rubles.
What to do during the New Year holidays
New Year in Sochi is not only festive programs in restaurants, amusement parks and hotels. In winter, ski centers are open and excellent snow is guaranteed for ski and snowboard lovers. If you've never skied before, get your first lessons at a beginner school or get an instructor!
For those who love an exotic vacation, we recommend swimming in the heated pools in winter. There are indoor pools in the city itself and in Krasnaya Polyana. In the village of Esto-Sadok, you can have a great time at the Mountain Beach Water Park.
In winter, it is interesting to go on excursions to Lake Ritsa and to New Athos in Abkhazia, swim with dolphins in the Riviera Park and recharge your batteries in the mountain skypark. If you are looking for a relaxing vacation, admire the coastline from the viewing platforms and take a walk through the Sochi arboretum.
Find out what to do in Sochi in winter.