Sol-Iletsk overwhelmed by tourists: visitors share experiences

Sol-Iletsk continues to break popularity records among tourists. Guests of the resort keep posting new videos of packed beaches. However, tourist comments are mixed: some came for treatment and left satisfied, while others had a less-than-ideal holiday.

“I wouldn’t call this a holiday, but a necessary measure in an attempt to find some way to rest during the current season,” writes one user.

Despite the full house, there are those willing to share positive impressions. Some highlight the healing effect of the salt water and mud.

“My nephew has psoriasis; after the lakes, his numerous sores dried up and turned pale. The effect lasted about a year, until the next flare-up,” shared one vacationer.

However, there is much more criticism. Tourists complain about overcrowding, the smell, and the paid entrance.

“We went there, but didn’t dare to get into that swamp; even nearby it smells of anything and everything,” believes another user.

Especially emotional are those who remember the resort from Soviet times. Their disappointment is mixed with nostalgia.

“In the 70s–90s and earlier, this was a therapeutic lake. I was born and raised there; our grandparents took us as kids. Everything was open, free, no fences—you just went down and swam. The water was clean and salty; it lifts you up. I had rheumatism, and they took me there for treatment—it all went away. Now they’ve made it paid and turned it into a den of vipers. It was a holy place, at least that’s what we thought then. It’s such a pity,” wrote one female user.

Some admit they don’t understand the hype and are willing to forgo a holiday to avoid the crowds.

“I went once; I won’t go again,” another tourist said laconically.

Some write that people simply go there for treatment:

“One day in Sol-Iletsk equals three days at the sea (the salt concentration is very high),” writes a user on social media.

“This is a therapeutic lake; I felt better from the first day. Don’t laugh—everyone here came to heal,” writes another tourist.

Apparently, Sol-Iletsk today is not about a cozy vacation but about survival amid an overheated tourist influx. Some consider it the only accessible sea this season, while others call it the disappointment of the decade.

Earlier, we wrote that Sol-Iletsk is breaking popularity records this season. And it seems that the intensity of the flow will not decrease until the end of the season.