A Necklace Of Caucasian Mineral Waters. Christmas

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In six days you will visit the most beautiful corners of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, as well as look into the neighboring republics of Karachay–Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, where you will get acquainted with the rich history of the peoples living here, their traditions, culture, and national cuisine.

Leisurely and informative excursions in the resort towns of Yessentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, trips to nature, where you can walk, enjoy mountain gorges, waterfalls, views of the legendary Elbrus, will make your trip special.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

Sightseeing tours

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US$ 760

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Tour highlights

A good rest

The purest mountain air, the gentle sun, a visit to mineral springs will give you the opportunity to improve your health

Flying on a cable car

Let's go up to the clouds, into the realm of snow-white mountain peaks

Relaxation at the springs

The healing water of Suvorov springs contains important elements that make bathing the most useful

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Kislovodsk. Walking tour of the Resort Park
Arrival in Mineralnye Vody at the airport before 12:00.
12:30 group transfer to Kislovodsk, meeting at the exit of the arrival hall.
Transfer to Kislovodsk, 1-1.5 hours on the way, depending on the traffic situation.
If you arrive by train to Kislovodsk, we will meet you at the railway station at the time of arrival of the train, on the square opposite the railway station building.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the Aria Hotel.
Check-out time at the hotel is after 15:00.
The resort fee of 100 rubles per day per person is paid on site upon check-in.
14:00 Start of the program in Kislovodsk.
The exact time program of the tour is issued 1 day before the start of the tour.
Lunch at the cafe, meeting the group.
After lunch, a walking tour of Kislovodsk, during which you will get acquainted with the history of the city, see The main Narzan Gallery, Cascade staircase, Kurortny Boulevard.
Kislovodsk Resort Park can be safely called the pride of Russia.
The second largest park area in Europe stretches over an area of more than 950 hectares and has more than 250 species of trees and shrubs.
Once upon a time, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Fyodor Chaliapin, Anna Pavlova strolled here.
The length of the five wellness terrains is almost 100 kilometers.
Our walk will be leisurely so that you can fully enjoy the beauty of the local places. The resort park is beautiful in all seasons.
Kislovodsk Park has many natural properties: clean air, increased natural ionization and saturation of the air with plant phytoncides — all this, of course, will have a beneficial effect on the health of the program participants.
During the tour, you will be offered to taste three types of Kislovodsk narzan in the Main Narzan Gallery. The end of the tour.
Return to the hotel on your own.
Rest, free time.
We recommend you to visit in your free time in Kislovodsk:
The visit center is an interactive tour during which you will get acquainted with the history of the park, learn about the flora and fauna, where and how narzan comes from. In the museum you can look through the Red Book and even smell the plants, hear the birds sing and even meet a real dinosaur.
The beginning of excursions in 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00.
Ticket price: 250 rubles/adult, 150 rubles/children's ticket.
The tour lasts about 30 minutes.

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Day 2 - Car-walking tour to Karachay-Cherkessia
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure from the countryside to the Alikonovo gorge, which is located just a 30-minute drive from the city, but this will already be the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia.
Travel information.
Our first stop at the natural monument is Mount Koltso, where you can see Kislovodsk from a bird's eye view.
Our next stop is a Tea house where you can taste herbal teas, honey, tinctures, jam from pine cones, feijoa, sea buckthorn, urbechi, pastille, churchkhela and other local sweets.
Everything can be tried and, if desired, purchased as a gift and souvenir.
And if after a delicious tea party you would like to take a short horseback ride, then there is a rental of these wonderful animals nearby (surcharge from 500 rubles, 30 minutes).
Any rider will be satisfied when he rides a real Karachai horse.
Our main purpose of this day's trip is Honey Waterfalls, because it is there that you can admire the mountains and see the "real Caucasus" in miniature.
A walk around the territory, rest.
From the observation decks you can enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and 4 waterfalls of various heights.
Lunch with dishes of national cuisine.
In your free time, you can visit extreme attractions (for an additional fee).
Zipline is a high—speed descent along a steel rope, the longest in Russia – 1050 meters, where the speed develops up to 80 km/h (additional fee from 1800 rubles per person).
A trip to the Suvorov thermal springs (an additional fee of 550 rubles, an entrance ticket, payment to the guide on the spot).
Bathing takes place in a specially equipped swimming pool, there are changing rooms, showers.
After bathing, you can sit in a cafe and drink herbal tea with jam or honey.
The healing water of Suvorov springs contains carbonates, bicarbonates, sulfates, chlorides, iron, fluorine and other important elements that make bathing most useful for problems with the spine and joints; digestive disorders; diseases of the musculoskeletal system; improper metabolism.
But contraindications must also be taken into account – these are high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.
We recommend that you take your bathing things with you: swimming trunks/swimsuit, towel (1-2 pcs), rubber slippers.
18:00 - estimated time of return to Kislovodsk.

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Day 3 - Dombai Tour
Breakfast of dry rations.
Today you will go to the Dombai Mountains — on an unforgettable trip to the snow-white peaks of the Main Caucasian Ridge.
We have a saying that says: "Whoever has not been to Dombai has not seen the Caucasus!".
This is a real museum in the bosom of nature, with rich flora and fauna, many plants and animals are found only here and nowhere else in the world.
The stunningly beautiful panorama of the Caucasian Ridge with many towering peaks and huge eternal glaciers framed by relict fir forests will amaze you once and for all.
Upon arrival at the resort, you will take several turns of the cable car up to the clouds, into the realm of snow-white mountain peaks (surcharge from 1900 rubles/ person).
Lunch at the resort on your own.
Visit to the national market.
Tourists take home-made jam, sheep skins, hats, crafts, honey, sweets and other reminders of the trip.
Return to Kislovodsk.
Dinner on your own.

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Day 4 - Excursion to Yessentuki. Borgustan village
Breakfast at the hotel.
Continuing the tour of the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, today you will see the main attractions of the resort town of Yessentuki.
In the resort town of Yessentuki, you will walk through the Resort Park, see narzan galleries and a mud baths made in the Greek style, taste the legendary mineral water (Yessentuki-4, Yessentuki-17).
You will also see the Zander Institute of Mechanotherapy, which houses devices developed by the Swedish scientist Gustav Zander back in the late 19th century.
VisitingThe temple complex, where the tallest sculpture of Jesus in Russia is installed. Christ is 20 meters high
Lunch at a cafe in the city.
Departure to the villageBorgustanskaya for visiting the Cossack compound.
In an ancient Cossack manor near a Russian stove, tourists will be met by a hostess who will tell about the ancient Cossack life, show household supplies, offer to light a candle, iron the linen with a rubel, try on rockers and carry water without spilling it.
All guests will fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of Cossack life.
Cossack hospitality is not complete without a feast, so after a tour of the house and territory, guests will enjoy a great treat — the national Cossack cuisine!
At the table you can taste homemade dumplings, pies, lard, pickles, uzvar.
But the main "dish" of the evening is the opportunity to listen to ancient Cossack songs, as well as take part in the wedding ceremony.
Return to Kislovodsk.
Dinner on your own.

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Day 5 - Bus and walking tour to Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk
Breakfast at the hotel.
A visit to the oldest city in the region, Pyatigorsk, will complete the acquaintance with the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.
You will walk through the magnificent Flower Garden Park, enjoy the view from the Aeolian Harp gazebo and see the famous underground lake Proval.
Pyatigorsk is a city that has seen many historical events and great people such as L.N. Tolstoy, S. Yesenin, A.S. Pushkin.
But the most important one is undoubtedly Mikhail Lermontov, the famous Russian poet who lived and died here.
During the tour, you will learn about Lermontov's life and visit places related to his stay in Pyatigorsk.
Lunch at the cafe.
Excursion to the museum-estate of M.Y. Lermontov (Lermontov's house).
In clear weather, we suggest you take a cable car to the very top of Mount Mashuk (surcharge from 400 rubles/person) to enjoy the beautiful scenery from a height of almost 1000 meters above sea level.
The program will continue with a visit to the city of Zheleznovodsk.
You will take a short walk and get acquainted with the architecture of the XIX century.
Magnificent ancient architectural monuments, such as the former summer residence of the Emir of Bukhara, the Pushkin Gallery, the stone of Desires, decorate the resort park.
During the tour you will taste the mineral water from the Lermontov spring (Smirnovo-Slavyanov waters).
Return to Kislovodsk after 17:00.
Dinner on your own.

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Day 6 - The end of the program. Departure
Breakfast at the hotel.
Rooms are available until 12:00.
Self-service transfer to the railway station or to the airport.

Difficulty

For any person

Accommodation

Hotel

5 nights

Comfort

Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Type of placement

The price of the program per person,

rubles'

Aria 4* standard room, breakfast

66800

Aria 4* single room standard, breakfast

90370

The rooms do not provide additional beds, triple accommodation is available on request

Check-in at the hotel by last name. Check-out time at the hotel is after 15:00.

ARIA Hotel is located in Kislovodsk, Stavropol Territory.

Parking is available at the hotel.

The rooms are equipped with comfortable orthopedic mattresses, which ensure a wonderful sleep.

The rooms also have a telephone, a safe and a hairdryer in their bathroom.

The hotel has a restaurant and a bar.

There is a pastry shop, a pizzeria, a sushi bar and a grocery store nearby.

There is an observation deck nearby.

Mineralnye Vody International Airport is 55 km away, and the train station is 1 km away.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 14 tourists

Minimum age

8 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

Included in price

group transfer airport (railway station) Mineralnye Vody – hotel;
group transfer – Kislovodsk railway station – hotel;
transportation services according to the tour program;
accommodation at the Aria hotel 4* 5 nights, breakfast at the hotel;
services of local guides;
entrance tickets to the Lermontov house, Institute of Mechanotherapy;
eco-fees according to the program;
meals according to the tour program: 4 lunches, treats from the Cossacks;
excursions according to the program: Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Dombai, Cossack farmstead, Honey waterfalls, Mount Koltso.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
meals not specified in the tour program;
additional services at the places of accommodation;
individual transfers: Mineralnye Vody Airport – Kislovodsk or Kislovodsk airport – 2500 rubles per car for 2-4 people;
Mashuk cable car – 400 rubles/person.;
the entrance ticket to the thermal spring is 550 rubles/person.;
the resort fee is 100 rubles/day per person;
additional nights in hotels;
additional excursions.

It's important to know

hat, gloves, down jacket (can be rented), ski jacket (can be rented), fleece jacket or polar;
wool thermal underwear or warm leggings and a wool turtleneck (jacket);
winter boots are not soaked with a good tread;
warm socks – preferably trekking socks;
pants with insulation, you can ski (waterproof and windproof);
sunglasses, trekking poles (available for rent);
the first-aid kit is individual, the sunscreen factor is at least 30.

To visit the thermal complex: swimsuit, rubber slippers, towel.

Visits to museums, thermal springs and cable cars on the program will depend on the schedule of the facilities.

Dates and Prices

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from US$ 760

1 – 6 Jan, 2025 6 days 5 nights

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