One of my favorite places is the Ritsa is always beautiful, but it is especially beautiful in autumn! I have been here many times, but only now I was lucky and there was not a single cloud, all the mountains are visible and reflected in the water. If you come here, be sure to eat fish soup from lake trout in cafes - it's just a buzz. Parking a little further along the lake, 300r without time limit. So don't leave the car, traffic cops are working. To ride a catamaran 500r per person for 30min (quite enough) The fare to the territory of the national park is 700 rubles per person. By the way, if you drove a private car to Abkhazia, then insure the car. If you don't, then the good traffic cops will stop you in Gagra and willingly offer to do it. The price of the issue is 1400r for 15 days🙈
Lake Ritsa is the pearl of Abkhazia, surrounded by mountains. A very beautiful place and incredible energy.
Of course, Abkhazia is changing every year, four years ago everything was completely different, now there is a lot of commerce, on the one hand it is convenient and good for people: cafes, hoteliers, boats, but on the other hand, that real natural pristine beauty is lost.
Entrance to the national park 700₽ for adults, 200₽ for children, ride a catamaran 500₽ per person, swing on a swing 500₽, photo in a national costume 100₽, nutrition is like all over Abkhazia - and everything is almost delicious!
I recommend visiting the Ritz, I always go there myself and I am completely delighted!
the road to this lake itself is already impressive. if you go without an excursion, where you stop at each tasting of different local delicacies, you can see many beautiful views. the entrance itself is 700 rubles per person + 200 rubles for parking, which is located far from the main observation deck. the parking itself is like at a local shopping center in the Russian Federation, but of course it is paid, but what did you think?
the lake itself is very beautiful, there are catamarans for 1000 rubles for 30 minutes for two in great accessibility.
if you want to see the beauty of the lake without crowds of people, then go further, towards the state cottage, there are areas where there are no people and beautiful shots are obtained.