### **Yachting in Yalta: luxury, freedom and sea adventures**
Yalta is an ideal place for yachting: warm sea, picturesque bays and majestic mountains create a unique environment for sailing. Yacht charter or participation in the regatta will allow you to see Crimea from a new angle, to feel the taste of freedom and enjoy comfort.
### **Popular yachting routes from Yalta**
#### **1. Swallow’s Nest and Cape Ai-Todor**
🔹 *Distance: ~15 km from Yalta
🔹 *What’s interesting*: Legendary castle on the rock, lighthouse on Cape Ai-Todor, opportunity to swim in the cleanest bays.
#### **2. Livadia Palace and Gaspra**.
🔹 *Distance: ~5-7 km
🔹 *What’s interesting*: View of Livadia Palace from the sea, swimming in quiet bays near Gaspra.
#### **3. Simeiz and Cat Mountain**
🔹 *Distance*: ~20 km.
🔹 *What’s interesting*: Diva and Monk’s Tooth Rocks, spectacular scenery, secluded coves.
#### **4. New World Coves (for day or multi-day tours)**
🔹 *Distance: ~50 km.
🔹 *What’s interesting*: Czarist beaches, juniper groves, clear water and the famous Golitsyn Trail.
#### **5. Sea trip to Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain) and Partenit**.
🔹 *Distance*: ~30-40 km
🔹 *What’s interesting*: Views of Bear Mountain, swimming in the bays of Partenit, visiting “Aivazovsky” park.
### **Where to rent a yacht or go on a tour?
– **Yacht clubs and charter companies**:
– **Yalta Yacht Club** (yacht charter, training, regattas)
– **”Black Sea Sailing ”** (day and multi-day tours)
– **”Crimean Yachting ”** (from sailing yachts)