In addition to free urban beaches, Kyiv offers complexes with outdoor swimming pools. In addition to the usual water activities, there are hot parties, beach discos, children's attractions, and much more interesting here.
Boys, girls, and their parents have long enjoyed Sky Family Park. It's the perfect place for family recreation, appealing to both adults and children.
First of all, the whole family will enjoy splashing around in the large pool (over 1500 square meters) with depths ranging from 10 to 180 cm. The cost on weekdays is 125 hryvnias, and on weekends, it's 200 hryvnias.
In addition to the pool, you can rent a catamaran or boat, try wakeboarding, or simply relax on the beach. While adults sunbathe on sun loungers or nap in bungalows, children have access to a whole amusement park with various attractions.
Sky Family Park also features a large food court, a bar with a heated pool, a lounge-shisha area, and a market zone. Typically, entrance to the park costs 30 hryvnias. However, prices may vary depending on park events. Each of the amusements at Sky Family Park is paid for separately; for example, renting a sun lounger costs 100 hryvnias, and a bungalow costs 2000 hryvnias.
Where: Shukhevych Avenue, 2 (General Vatutin).
MORE Family Club is located on the territory of the VitaPark Borisfen resort in the Druzhby Narodiv Park. This means that you can relax here away from the noise and bustle of the metropolis while being very close to the city center.
The main feature of this "urban resort" is the large pool with seawater. If you have children with you, don't worry: there is a special shallow water area for the little ones.
At MORE Family Club, you'll feel like you're at the seaside not only by swimming or lounging on sunbeds. The beach complex is also famous for its restaurant with European cuisine.
You can visit on weekdays for 150 hryvnias and on weekends for 250 hryvnias. Children under 6 years of age can enter for free.
Where: Park Druzhby Narodiv, 5.
It's more of a club than a beach complex where the loudest parties in the capital take place. Every weekend, people dance here until the early morning to the music of world-famous DJs. So, if you visit in the morning or during the day, you risk staying until dawn, swapping your swimsuit for an evening outfit.
In addition to the nightlife, Bora Bora Beach Club features a large pool, a terrace, and a restaurant. You can rent a sunbed on weekdays for 200 hryvnias, and on weekends, it will cost you 250 hryvnias. The prices for bungalows also increase on weekends, reaching 800 hryvnias on weekdays and 1000 hryvnias on Saturdays and Sundays, with a deposit.
Where: Kyiv, Hydropark, "Molodizhny" beach.
The recreation complex on Dolobetsky Island offers a wide variety of summer activities.
If you want to swim, you have the Dnipro River or a large pool. If you prefer sunbathing, head to the beach with comfortable sun loungers and mattresses. Traveling with kids? Enjoy some quality time with them at the playground featuring swings, slides, and a trampoline.
For those who enjoy active entertainment, there are several volleyball courts and outdoor fitness equipment. You can also ride a hydrocycle, scooter, or water skis, and even learn how to catch a wave on a surfboard at Olmeca plage.
No one will leave you hungry here—there are bars, a restaurant, and a hookah lounge area for visitors.
Where: Hydropark, Dolobetsky Island, beyond the Venetian Bridge.
Dnipro Riviera is another beach and restaurant complex with plenty of summer activities. Here, like at Olmeca Plage, you can swim both in the Dnipro River and in the pool. The clean beach, comfortable sun loungers, bungalows, children's attractions, catamarans, and jet skis are all available.
Renting a sun lounger near the beach will cost 250 hryvnias, by the pool - 300 hryvnias, a water turtle - 600 hryvnias, and a bungalow - 750 hryvnias.
Dnipro Riviera offers several restaurants with or without terraces. Visitors can choose according to their preferences, either dining right on the banks of the Dnipro River, enjoying the breathtaking view.
Where: Zhukiv Island, Lutneva St., 58K.
If you adore family relaxation, this is the place to be. Located at VDNG, PIRS 39 is a kind of "city beach" with two outdoor pools. One pool is slightly smaller and is designed for children, equipped with water slides.
The comfortable water temperature is one of the main advantages of PIRS 39. If needed, the water in the pools is specially heated.
Looking for relaxation? Head to the massage area. On the contrary, if you love active recreation, gather your friends and head to the volleyball court. For larger groups, you can rent a tent here. It will cost 600 hryvnias.
On weekdays, renting a sun lounger will cost you 60 hryvnias per hour, and on weekends, it's 130 hryvnias per hour.
Where: Hlushkova Ave, 1.
This beachside haven with two swimming pools is located on the roof of the Ocean Plaza shopping center. Its area is impressive, covering 3000 square meters.
In the evening, you can dance at "wet" parties, sipping cocktails, and in the morning or during the day, you can swim and sunbathe on comfortable sun loungers (for one person) or soft beds (for four people).
Renting a sun lounger will cost you 400 hryvnias, and a bed will be 900 hryvnias. Towels are already included in the price.
Where: 176 Antonovycha Street.
Near the abandoned Rybalsky Bridge, a modern beach complex called Sungrilla Club is situated.
For water enthusiasts, there is a large pool, a sandy beach with sun loungers, hammocks, and bungalows, as well as a lounge area with hookahs. For party-goers, there are hot club parties on weekends with top DJs and lively dancing. Sungrilla Club has a bar and a food court, and you can also watch outdoor movies here.
Entrance to the beach club's territory with your towel costs 100 hryvnias, renting a double hammock or sun lounger costs 500 hryvnias, and a bungalow is 800 hryvnias.
Where: 10 Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Street.
Right in the heart of the capital, on Trukhanov Island, you can relax at the large beach complex SANDALI Truhanov Resort. It is equipped with everything necessary for a full-fledged vacation, including a pool, terrace, restaurant, a bar with an extensive cocktail menu, a lounge area with hookahs, a volleyball court, and a separate area for children with animators and a playground.
If you are planning to relax with a large group, it's better to rent a bungalow. Renting a sun lounger near the pool costs 200 hryvnias, while on the sandy riverbank, it's 150 hryvnias.
Where: 3 Parkova Doroha, Trukhaniv Island.
Author: Ira Maimur