Winter magic of the mountains in Adygea

After breakfast, we leave for the beginning of the route.

Today we take a walk to the waterfalls of the Rufabgo river gorge.

The slopes of the gorge are densely covered with beech forest, trees and rocks are entwined with garlands of Colchian ivy.

Here we will see waterfalls surrounded by steep slopes and stone terraces, grottoes, steep rock corridors up to 150 m high.

After passing through the "stone labyrinths" we will visit historical sites — the "zindan" of the medieval fortress, the ancient altar and menhirs. 

We'll have a picnic on the route.

In the evening we return to the base, where a delicious dinner will be waiting for us.

After a delicious dinner, we suggest spending the evening in a light game atmosphere or watching a themed movie.

After breakfast, we leave in the direction of the Lago Naki plateau. 

After reaching the Chute gorge (1700 meters above sea level), we climb to the observation point. 

From here you can enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the plateau, rock outcrops up to 100 meters high... It's all breathtaking. 

Next, we will have a snowshoe walk through the snow-covered wild forest above the Kurdzhipsky tract. 

When we get to the wildest and most beautiful places, among the snow-covered firs, we make a fire, arrange a hot rest snack.

It will turn out to be extremely tasty and desirable, and the presence of local spirits as a tasting will give our meal a festive touch.

The route is circular, so we manage to get to the most interesting places.

After the end of the route, we go sledding! 

Frisky flights down the snowy slope are waiting for you.

In the late afternoon, tired but happy, we return to the base, where we will have a delicious dinner, natural home cooking, gatherings in a warm company by the fireplace. 

Outside the window, the "hooting" of owls, the forest and no one else.

On this day, our route will pass through the canyon of the Meshoko River.

There is a full set of attractions here: caves, rocks, grottoes, waterfalls, panoramic points and even an ancient man's parking lot. 

We will head along the riverbed, along stone ledges, boulders, passages, where each time the "rock bag" closes with a beautiful waterfall.

The next place to visit is the Black Noise beach. 

The tour will not take much time (about 1 hour), but it will give an idea of what a canyon of a mountain river is. 

Here, on the steep, almost completely bare limestone walls, numerous niches can be seen, washed away by a rapid stream.

For those who want to add even more vivid emotions and extreme impressions to this day, we suggest going on a rafting trip along a mountain river (extra charge).

In the late afternoon, we return to the base, where we will have a delicious dinner and cozy gatherings by the fireplace.

We are going on a journey through the labyrinths of the underworld — into wild caves. 

We are going on the road in an SUV.

So, wild caves! You can know a lot about them, but once inside, you begin to really feel their beauty and primevalness. 

Our wild cave is one of the most beautiful karst cavities. 

Some of its sinter formations are composed of soft calcite — this makes it white.

Going down into the depths, you steadily feel the spirit of the researcher in yourself. 

This feeling does not leave you until the evening. 

Our experiment will also be remembered — the "magical sounds of music" in complete darkness. 

After the route, we return to the base, where natural home cooking awaits us, gatherings in warm company by the fireplace with a guitar.

We have breakfast and go on the route. 

Today we will visit the Granite Canyon and the Museum of the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve (Guzeripl village), we will see the largest dolmen in Adygea. 

This "giant" will make a pretty strong impression on you due to its aesthetic and megalithic features. 

We will talk about the history and mysteries of the Caucasian dolmens, about the emergence of construction technology and the mysterious disappearance of the grandiose culture of dolmen builders. 

We also study the exhibits of the Museum of Nature and the history of the reserve.

Along the way, we make stops at picturesque points of the Granite Canyon, we will approach narrow places (the width of the riverbed does not exceed 2 meters!), where the mountain river is squeezed by stone giants.

The road to the village of Guzeripl itself impresses with a change of landscapes and an opening view of the rocky belt of the Kamennoe Sea mountain range — this is a tsunami refracting almost at right angles at its highest point, has the name Nagoy Kosh and rises 300 meters.

We return to the base in the evening. 

You can enjoy quiet horseback riding, feel unity with an obedient, strong and intelligent animal even in the city, but you can do it on a high-altitude plateau admiring the grandeur of the Caucasian Mountains with white caps of glaciers or drive along panoramic points with views of a deep gorge only in the mountains on our routes.

After lunch at the base, we go to the hot springs.

Snow falling into hot water, the soft and relaxing effect of the thermal spring water, the diffused warm steam rising above the surface of the pool, the stars of the night sky, the play of light and sound — all this is an excellent end to a good day.

9:00 a.m. Breakfast.

10:00 Transfer to Krasnodar.

Route adjustments are possible based on weather conditions.