A Necklace Of Caucasian Mineral Waters. Spring Trip

Breakfast at the hotel (included in the price depending on the hotel). 

We invite you to go on a trip outside the city, to the Alikon gorge, located just half an hour's drive from Kislovodsk in Karachay-Cherkessia.

The first stop is at the natural monument, Mount Koltso. 

It offers a stunning bird's-eye view of Kislovodsk. 

Then you will visit the Tea House, where you can taste a variety of herbal teas, honey, tinctures, jam made from pine cones, feijoa and sea buckthorn, as well as local sweets: urbechi, pastila and churchkhela. 

If you want to ride a horse after a delicious tea, there is a rental of these beautiful animals nearby (surcharge from 500 rubles / 30 minutes).

The main goal of our trip is Honey Waterfalls. 

Take a walk around the grounds and relax. 

The viewing platforms offer stunning views of the surrounding mountains and four waterfalls of varying heights.

After that, you will have lunch with dishes of national cuisine (included in the price). 

In your free time, you can visit extreme attractions (for an additional fee). 

For example, the zipline is Russia's longest downhill steel rope (speeds reach 80 km/h, cost from 1,800 rubles/person).

In the evening, you will have a trip to the Suvorov thermal springs (an additional fee is 600 rubles / entrance ticket, payment to the guide on the spot).

Here you can enjoy swimming in the specially equipped pool, warm up in the hot thermal water and refresh yourself in the cold font. 

Don't forget to bring everything you need for a comfortable stay: bathing trunks or a swimsuit, a towel (1-2 pieces) and rubber slippers.

18:00 is the approximate time of return to Kislovodsk, it will depend on the time of visiting the springs.

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast at the hotel on this day is replaced with a dry ration (included in the price depending on the hotel), as you will have an early departure.

At 7 a.m. we leave for Kabardino-Balkaria, to a ledge that resembles the famous Norwegian "Troll's Tongue".

The Troll's Tongue is located in a picturesque canyon of Kabardino-Balkaria, opposite the famous Bezengi Wall, which climbers call the "Little Himalayas." 

In good weather, you can see five five-thousand-meter peaks of the Caucasian Ridge at once.

Then we will go to the Blue Lakes. 

The Blue Lakes are a group of five lakes of karst origin (the Upper Two, the Lower, Secret and Dry). 

We will take a walk around the Lower Lake — Tserik-Kel — it has a greenish-blue color and a constant water temperature of 9.3 °C.

The next point of our trip is the Cherek Gorge or Cherek Gorge, one of the deepest gorges in the Main Caucasian Range. We will take a walk along the ancient caravan road, a section of the Great Silk Road.

Lunch at a cafe (not included in the price).

For an additional fee, it is possible to visit the Geduko hot thermal springs (additional charge). 

Geduco waters have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and are recommended for external use in diseases of blood vessels, skin, musculoskeletal system and nervous system. 

There are several types of thermal pools with different temperatures, massage tables and slides on the territory. A special safe zone is provided for children (from 500 rubles, payment to the guide on the spot).

We return to Kislovodsk after 18:00.

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast at the hotel (included in the price depending on the hotel).

As part of a guided tour of the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, you will discover the main attractions of Essentuki.

You will stroll through the Resort Park, explore the narzan galleries and the Greek-style mud clinic, taste the famous mineral waters such as Essentuki-4 and Essentuki-17. 

You will also see the Zander Institute of Mechanotherapy with devices created by the Swedish scientist Gustav Zander at the end of the 19th century.

Visit the temple complex with the tallest sculpture of Jesus Christ in Russia, 20 meters high.

Then lunch awaits you (included in the price).

The program will continue in Zheleznovodsk, where you will enjoy a walk and explore the architecture of the 19th century. 

Delightful ancient monuments such as the former summer residence of the Emir of Bukhara, the Pushkin Gallery and the Stone of desires adorn the resort park. 

During the tour, you will taste the mineral water from the Lermontov spring (Smirnovsko-Slavyanovskie waters).

After completing the program, you will return to Kislovodsk.

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast at the hotel (included in the price depending on the hotel).

Pyatigorsk, one of the oldest cities in the region, completes your journey through the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.

You will stroll through the Tsvetnik Park, admire the Aeolian Harp gazebo and the mysterious underground lake Proval. 

From the panoramic platform of Mount Mashuk, where you will climb by cable car (ticket is included in the price), you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the city and mountains. You may even be able to see the majestic Elbrus.

Pyatigorsk witnessed many historical events and became home to many great people, including Leo Tolstoy, Sergei Yesenin and Alexander Pushkin. 

However, the most famous resident of the city was Mikhail Lermontov, a famous Russian poet whose life and death are connected with this place. 

During the tour, you will learn about Lermontov's life and see places related to his stay in Pyatigorsk.

Lunch at a cafe (included in the price).

Together with your guide, visit the Lermontov House Museum (Lermontov house), preserved in its original form since the 19th century. 

The monument at the site of the tragic duel of the poet is one of the main attractions of the city.

Free time.

Return to Kislovodsk.

Dinner (on your own).

Breakfast at the hotel (included in the price depending on the hotel).

Room release before 12:00.

Self-service transfer to the airport or railway station.