The best itineraries for holidays in August

Summer is a blessed time that we look forward to all year long. His final month is an opportunity to catch up on June and July. Rainy autumn and cold winter are ahead, and people are wondering where to go in August to get enough warmth, fruits and impressions. Today, the tourism industry offers many options to leave in the summer for every taste and budget.

Features of the August holiday

This month, you can catch the hot sun on the beach, stocking up on vitamin D for the future, fishing in Iceland, visiting ancient architectural monuments in Egypt or Thailand, signing up for a gastronomic tour, or simply combining vacation and shopping. In August, there are many children among the vacationers. The tourism industry is attentive to this category of guests. A rare hotel does not have a program for young visitors, special staff and equipped areas.

If the vacation is in August, this is a status, a good indicator of personal success. As the proverb says, “In August, summer runs towards autumn in a skip.” And vacationers-travelers are just as briskly ready to catch up with the elusive summer, and the phenomenon of “let's not miss the end of the season” is so massive that it leads to serious shortcomings in rest at this time.

Disadvantages of a hot pore

When planning where to fly to rest in August, some circumstances should be taken into account.

High season - exorbitant prices

This is a hot time for the tourism business. Those who did not go on vacation in June missed the opportunity to save 50-80% on travel. Therefore, we advise tourists with children to choose the first half of summer, and it is more correct and cheaper for independent travelers to focus on the beginning of September.

Service is not the same

The accumulation of tourists reduces the level of service. Guests can wait a few hours upon check-in or, conversely, they will be asked to vacate the room a little earlier. In restaurants, waiters barely have time to serve a crowded hall, and being late for breakfast or lunch threatens with cold dishes. To go to the tennis court or medical procedures, you will have to sign up almost a day in advance.

Crowded beaches

Beach lovers should take into account the August accumulation of resort guests on the beach, and this is muddy water, crowding, lack of free changing cabins and sun loungers. Many children recklessly throw the ball over their heads, pour sand on sunbathing citizens, shout loudly, cry and laugh.

Too hot

Nature does not have bad weather, but there is too hot. In most countries where Russians are accustomed to cheap and all-inclusive vacations, this time of year is simply hot. The temperature outside the window of an air-conditioned room varies from 35 to +45 ° C, which jeopardizes a pre-planned program for visiting local attractions.

Types of August holidays

In 2017, the crisis in the economy continues and offers in tourism are still much larger than demand for tours. To stay afloat, travel agencies have to operate in an aggressively competitive environment and expand the variety of products so that no potential client leaves unsatisfied.

beach resorts

On which beaches and where to relax in August? The last month of summer is most comfortable on the beaches of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, but due to the heat, it is better to plan a cultural program in the early morning. We list the resorts with a comfortable temperature:

1. Crimea is a pleasant place on the Black Sea coast due to low humidity and coniferous air on the southern coast.
2. - the northern islands of Thassos and Corfu.
3. Cyprus - it will be a little cooler only in the resort of Paphos.
4. Italy is the mainland.

Sophisticated tourists, when asked where it is better to relax in August, definitely recommend Madeira or Tenerife. It makes no sense to make long flights in search of a bright sun and gentle sea on the shores of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It's hot and the rainy season is starting.

Tenerife, Spain

Excursion tours

August is a great month for sightseeing. We advise you to give preference to European countries. The best budget holiday options are Hungary and its capital Budapest, the Czech Republic and beautiful Prague, as well as Slovenia. These directions are the closest.

If the choice fell on the northern countries - Finland, Sweden, Holland, Belgium - keep in mind that in the last summer month the air temperature here is not higher than + 18 ° C and it often rains. It makes sense to take windbreakers and sweaters with you, and it is very ruinous to buy them on the spot. Everything is very expensive in Scandinavia, but here you can safely buy a cheaper version of the tour - the bus. Cool August will make the trip comfortable.

A sightseeing trip to maritime states - Portugal, Spain, Greece - will allow not only to join the local architecture and cultural values, but also to devote time to a possible beach holiday. As a rule, the tour provides 1-2 days on the sea coast. Traditionally, in August, the price of accommodation in hotels is very high. We recommend staying in hostels whose rates are not affected by seasonality.

Portugal, Porto

exotic travel

We definitely recommend the Caribbean countries - Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, Peru and Brazil for tourists who are focused on exotic holidays in August. Here you can combine a beach holiday of the last cloudless days before the rainy season with a tour of the numerous monuments of the Mayan, Aztec, Inca and Olmec eras.

This month, pay attention to China. The visa-free resort of Hainan is a great place for lovers of ancient national culture. Tradition and state-of-the-art technology for those who crave innovative shocks, Hong Kong has prepared.

Fans of the heritage of Ancient Siam can combine beach joys and excursions only on Koh Samui. This is the only place in Thailand where it doesn't rain in August.

If you are one of those who love winter in summer, welcome to the harsh northern Iceland. This is the peak tourist season here. Volcanoes, geysers, canyons and icebergs attract tourists from all over the world. And after the Yokursarlon glacial lagoon appeared in one of the James Bond films, it became another local attraction.

Festivals and holidays

There is a certain part of tourists who are not interested in a beach holiday or leisurely sightseeing. Give them participation in a themed event, and it can be inexpensive. International tourism offers holidays and festivals for all tastes.

The most interesting August spectacles:

• in Edinburgh - at the international festival of performing arts;
• in Siena, an old Italian town, at the races;
• in Bilbao (Spain) - on the Big Week, where bullfights, fairs, dances and circus performances last for seven days in a row;
• in Peterborough (England) - at the traditional beer festival;
• in Berlin - at the Long Night of Museums event on 26 August.
• In Venice - at the famous Venice Film Festival, this is how the eventful August will end and September will begin.

At the beer festival

In our country, there are also quite a few interesting events, for example, the reconstruction of the battle on the Borodino field, in which not only domestic historical clubs take part, but also many foreign guests.

On the Volga, in Kostroma, in August, the traditional fireworks festival "Silver Boat". Among the teams of pyrotechnics, the winner is determined, who presented the most spectacular fire show.

Gastronomic tourism

Gastronomic tourism is a trip with familiarization purposes in relation to national cuisine. The traveler will learn the intricacies of the production and preparation of culinary dishes. Where to go on vacation in August for lovers of good food:

1. Fish festivals that have become popular all over the world. In Knysna (South Africa), the oyster festival is an event not only for those who love seafood, but also for athletes.
2. Several holidays are dedicated to onions at once - the August onion fair in Weimar, the Bernese onion market and the onion festival in Wals.
3. Garlic also did not go unnoticed. The Garlic Music Festival opens in the UK, on ​​the Isle of Wight, its name is IsleofWightGarlicFestival. The festival combines a rural fair and happenings of the 60s. Here you can even taste garlic ice cream and beer with the same taste.

Gastronomic tourism is also actively developing in our country. So, in August, Minusinsk hosts a festival that has become the hallmark of the city - Minusinsk Tomato Day. In the same month, but already in Astrakhan, thematic “Signor-tomato” and “Russian watermelon” are held.

Our country also has its own onion holiday - in the Ivanovo region, in the city of Lukh, a festival of the same name is held. Kolomna, whose horticultural traditions date back over 600 years, has become the birthplace of the Antonov Apples apple festival. And near Ryazan, in the village of Novoselki, it is customary to hold a "Raspberry Festival", the slogan of which was - "Life is a raspberry!".

Ski holidays

The first days of August-beginning of September are not a reason to give up their favorite pastime for people for whom mountains are better than mountains. Fans of skiing and snowboarding will find where to take their souls and maintain their qualifications.

It is traditionally believed that at this time the resorts of the southern hemisphere offer the highest quality ski holidays, because June, July and August are the winter months there.

New Zealand is waiting for fans of winter sports in the South and North Islands. At the end of May, the temperature drops below zero, at the same time snowmaking begins to work. Cannons allow you to extend the season until the end of October. Only here you can ride on slopes overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and instead of crows and sparrows, admire alpine parrots and keas. The resorts are equipped with modern lifts and have advanced and expert levels of pistes. Local guides will show the places to those who prefer freeride.

Australia's main ski slopes are located in the state of Victoria. The beginning of the season starts on the second Saturday of June, however, in 2017 Australia has a warm and little snowy winter, so skiers recommend gathering on local slopes in July-August. In such cases, snow cannons come to the aid of nature, with their help skiers can enjoy the slopes until the end of November.

Argentina opened the season in mid-June thanks to an early and snowy winter in 2017. In South Africa, Lesotho and Chile in August-September - the height of the ski season.

August holidays with children

It is at the end of summer that parents attach particular importance to the improvement of their children before the next school year. Today, all resorts and hotels are guided by the presence of young guests, creating the maximum amenities and entertainment for both the one-year-old and the teenager. When choosing a travel route, you should focus on three individual indicators:

• age - for those who are younger, the main interest will be provided by the sea and the sand, the older ones prefer excursions, amusement parks and zoos;
• character - every child is a personality from early childhood, therefore, his interests and wishes should be taken into account when prioritizing rest;
• health status - many resorts specialize in the treatment of certain diseases or simply in the intensive rehabilitation of children with low immunity.

The beaches of Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain will gladly accept tourists with children. There are also educational tours, for example, to the medieval castles of the Loire in France. If the parents' vacation did not fall in August, summer health camps will come to the rescue. In order for the child to spend time also usefully, you can purchase a ticket to a sports or linguistic camp.

Holiday destinations in Russia

Many Russians prefer overseas countries like Turkey, Tunisia, Vietnam, Thailand and Egypt the recreational resources of their native Fatherland. Russia is so vast and diverse that a lifetime is not enough to get to know its best corners.

Crimea

Even in the ever-memorable Soviet times, Crimea was an all-Union health resort, and now that it is ours, these regalia can be safely returned to it. It is safe and simply fabulously diverse nature here: from the Kerch steppes with fields of agricultural firms growing roses for perfumery production, to the southern coast of Crimea with its palaces of members of the royal family, relict forests and cypresses.

But at the end of summer in Crimea, there are also disadvantages:

1. It is very hot, especially in the first half of the month, + 35-38оС.
2. Expensive. Until the bridge across the Kerch Strait is opened, everything is delivered by ferry, from food to fuel. This constitutes an additional markup.
3. Overpopulated. On the Crimean beaches in August pandemonium reigns.

But here are waterfalls, dry air filled with a healing coniferous aroma, therapeutic mud, marvelous beauty of the coast, Aivazovsky Park, the unique Nikitsky Botanical Garden, famous wineries, caves, canyons, bays and mountains. In addition, the symbols of Crimea are the Palace of the Swallow's Nest, the city of heroic glory Sevastopol, sung by poets Bakhchisaray, the mountain church of Foros and the white-winged Yalta.

Krasnodar region

Continuing the tradition of recalling the Soviet resort epic, let's quote the popular expression: "If there is a paradise in the world, this is the Krasnodar Territory." In terms of tourism, the region is better developed than other resort places in Russia. There are options here for any budget - from unpretentious for those who came here for the sun and the sea, to VIP, which is oriented to 5-star hotels - Adler, Sochi's Rosa Khutor, elite nightclubs, restaurants and ocean-going yachts.

In terms of the level of service in the Krasnodar Territory, we have already caught up with Europe, and in terms of the August cost of living and entertainment, we have generally surpassed both it and the resorts of Asia, the Indian coast and the Caribbean, taking into account the cost of a flight overseas.

The disadvantages of rest during this period are the same as in the Crimea: high season dictates high prices, too many people on the beaches and very hot. But you can focus on health resorts - there are hundreds of hospitals, boarding houses and health resorts.

Those who have problems with the respiratory system are advised not to rest on the Black Sea, where the August heat is accompanied by high humidity and heavy rainfall, but in the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov. It is dry here, and during the day there are breezes that bring illuminating air saturated with sea salt ions and iodine.

Abkhazia

The political map of the world says that Abkhazia is not part of the Russian Federation. Then why did we include it in the rating of the most popular domestic resorts? The point is the true hospitality of the Caucasus, the feeling of spiritual closeness and brotherhood of our peoples. What do Abkhazia and the French Riviera have in common? This is the same latitude and the same high air temperature in August, + 30 ° C - the usual thermometer readings. The situation is complicated by high humidity - an average of 80%.

Gagra

Tourists who have chosen Gagra as their final destination should take into account the peculiarity of the location of the resort - the minimum air circulation. Being here will seem comfortable only for those who love the tropics.

For coolness in Abkhazia, you should go to the mountains, not forgetting to take raincoats with you, because tropical showers at such an altitude above sea level are a common occurrence. You have not seen Abkhazia if:

• did not dine at the Gagripsh restaurant, where the national food is simply incomparable;
• did not visit a magnificent example of landscape design opposite this catering establishment - the park of the Prince of Oldenburg;
• we didn’t climb Mount Mamzyshkh on horseback to see the panoramic view of Pitsunda and Gagra.

However, two significant drawbacks should be taken into account - the level of service as a whole is noticeably lower than similar offers in the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea and a high crime rate.

Where else to visit in Russia

In August, it is best to combine relaxation with health improvement, for example, in the resorts of Caucasian Mineralnye Vody. The effectiveness of healing mud, unique mineral springs and magnificent air has been proven for many centuries. Cruise lovers this month can go on a trip along the Volga or give preference to the Black Sea, visiting the ports of Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory on a snow-white liner.

Kamchatka

For those avoiding the heat, this is the best month to explore Kamchatka, a land of geysers, volcanoes, bears and majestic nature. Karelia is waiting for fishermen and those who love thoughtful rest on the shores of lakes covered with dense coniferous forests, kayaking, ancient temples of Valaam and just a magnificent season of wild berries and mushrooms.

Without a doubt, the price tag for recreation and tourist services at this time is inhumane - almost twice as expensive compared to the same July. However, even at the height of the season, there are last-minute tours and finally car and wild tourism, which provides for a settlement in the private sector. Have a good August!