Simferopol is the natural base for exploring the rest of Crimea. The most rewarding day trip is to Bahchisaray, 30km west, with its remarkable Tatar khan's palace and the cliff monastery at Chufut-Kale. The trolleybus and bus routes south reach Yalta and the rest of the south coast, including the imperial Livadia Palace. Sevastopol and the ancient ruins of Chersonesus are about an hour and a half by bus.
Destinations
Day Trips from Simferopol
01
Bahchisaray
Crimean Tatar valley town centred on the Khan's Palace and nearby cave monasteries.
02
Yalta
Crimean seaside resort backed by mountains, with Chekhov’s house and Livadia Palace linked to the 1945 conference.
03
Sevastopol
Historic Crimean port city shaped by Black Sea naval history and wartime sieges.