More than a trip to the Caucasus. Spring Tour

We are waiting for excursions according to the Kavminvody — Kabardino-Balkaria — North Ossetia — Ingushetia program with professional guides and qualified drivers.

The cable car will take us up to the eternal snow and ice, to the unimaginable panoramas of the Main Caucasian Ridge. We will see the largest and deepest karst lake, which the ethnic population calls "bottomless", is shrouded in a huge number of legends and secrets. On the way to Uallagkom, we will admire waterfalls, rivers and mighty mountains, and see ancient roadside monuments called tsyrts. 

In the village of Makhchesk, we will see the Abisalov tower. We will visit the Dargava necropolis, which is popularly called the "City of the Dead", consisting of more than 90 crypts of original shape.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk
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$511
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Duration
8 Days
7 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 17 – 24 September
    • 24 September – 1 October
    • 1 – 8 October
    • 8 – 15 October
    • Dates for next season
    • 11 – 18 March, 2025
    • 25 March – 1 April, 2025
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Accommodation
  • Hotel
    7 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 40 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Juicy cuisine
Let's try original dishes prepared in the historical homeland using traditional technologies
Three famous gorges of mountainous Ossetia
We will see the battle towers and cave fortifications of the Kurtatinsky gorge, the Dargava necropolis and the infamous Karmadon gorge
Traditional Ossetian feast
If desired, we can visit the show program in the ethno-national style with dinner and tasting

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Arrival. Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk

    Arrival at Mineralnye Vody airport or Pyatigorsk railway station. 

    13:00 Meeting and gathering of the group, transfer to the hotel in Pyatigorsk. 

    Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.

    15:00 Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk.

    The program of the day: acquaintance with Pyatigorsk — park "Flower Garden" — Diana's grotto — cave Failure.

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  • Day 2 - Pyatigorsk — Honey waterfalls — Kislovodsk — Pyatigorsk
  • Day 3 - Pyatigorsk — Azau Polyana — Mount Elbrus — Nalchik
  • Day 4 - Cherek Gorge — Upper Balkaria — Blue Lakes
  • Day 5 - An excursion of your choice
  • Day 6 - Three gorges: Kurtatinsky — Karmadonskoye — Dargavs
  • Day 7 - Mountain Digoria: Zadalesk — Makhchesk — Uallagkom
  • Day 8 - Departure
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    7 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
  • Upscale

Accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz.

The cost of the tour depends on the accommodation per room, RUB.:

PlacementRoom categoryPrice validity period

Dbl

2-local

Twin 

2-local

Single 

1-local

Triple

3-local

DBL+CH 

2 vzr. + 1 reb.

Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Kadgaron Hotel 3*standard11.03.2025-01.04.2025928009280061000134000129000
Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*standard11.03.2025-01.04.202510000010000062700143000133900
Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 4 Hotel*standard11.03.2025-01.04.202510600010600075500150000140900
Intourist 3* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*standard11.03.2025-01.04.202510440010440066500146100137400
Intourist 3* — Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 4 Hotel*standard11.03.2025-01.04.202510960010960079300153000144400
Intourist 3* — Syndica 4*/ Azimut 4* — Vladikavkaz 4 Hotel*comfort11.03.2025-01.04.202511620011620086500161800153500

Twin — double room (has two separate beds).

Double (DBL) — double room (one double bed).

Singlesingle room.

Triple — for triple accommodation, hotels/camp sites along the route provide DBL/TWN + additional. a bed or sofa, or three separate beds (depending on the hotel's facilities).

DBL+CH — room for two adults and a child, from 7 to 12 years old inclusive.

Intourist or "Mashuk" or 2 nights
Intourist

This hotel is located in the center of Pyatigorsk, just a 5-minute walk from the city's mineral springs. It offers free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, and a 24-hour front desk.

The Intourist Hotel offers rooms with a balcony, a private bathroom with free toiletries and a TV with cable channels. Most rooms offer views of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Rendezvous restaurant serves Caucasian and European cuisine.

Guests can play billiards at the hotel.

Pyatigorsk Central Train Station is 3 km from Intourist Hotel, and Mineralnye Vody Airport is a 25-minute drive away. A shuttle service can be arranged for an additional fee.

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Another option
"Mashuk"

Mashuk Hotel is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the city's cable car.

Each room has a cozy renovation, upholstered furniture. You will feel quite comfortable here.

Guests can have a snack in the dining room of the Academy of Taste.

Near the hotel there are many attractions of the city, a cable car and mud springs. The Tsvetnik Park and the M.Y. Lermontov Sanatorium are also located nearby.

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Another option
"Syndica"

Featuring an indoor pool and a spa and wellness centre, Sindika Spa Hotel is located in Nalchik. Free Wi-Fi is available.

All elegantly decorated rooms feature a TV with cable channels, a refrigerator and a balcony with mountain views. The private bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer.

It offers a restaurant and a bar.

Guests of the Sindika Spa Hotel can exercise and relax in the wellness spa. Meeting facilities are also available.

Free parking is available on site.

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"Russia" or Vladikavkaz 1 night
"Planet Lux" or "Kadgaron" 4 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 40 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
8 days 7 nights
Group meets at
Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

Included in price

  • group transfers from Mineralnye Vody Airport and Pyatigorsk railway station to the hotel on the first day of the tour upon arrival, meeting at 13:00;
  • group transfers from hotels to Vladikavkaz airport and railway station upon departure on the final day of the tour, meeting in the lobby of the hotels;
  • accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz;
  • guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers
  • meals: breakfast at the hotel + 3 lunches/picnic lunch along the tour route;
  • entrance tickets to the objects of visits according to the excursion program, environmental fees of nature reserves.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk and back from Vladikavkaz;
  • meals not specified in the program;
  • ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 600 rubles.;
  • ticket for the cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau – station Mir – 1,800 rubles/person.;
  • excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program, resort fee;
  • individual transfers from / to the airport and railway station, as well as any individual transport service.

Book in advance, the number of seats is limited:

  • Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting:
    • adult — 2,200 rubles/person.;
    • a child under 16 years of age — 1,800 rubles/person.;
    • children's menu, up to 8 years old — 800 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

Travel clothes should be, first of all, comfortable. Please take with you what you usually wear for hiking and recreation. When planning a visit to protected areas and mountain gorges, sneakers with durable and non-slippery soles are best suited.

Regardless of the predicted weather conditions, it is necessary to take several warm clothes, several pairs of replacement shoes, and rain clothes on the trip; they will be useful in case of a cold snap. 

Sun hats, cream, sunglasses. Sunglasses are a must-have attribute in the mountains regardless when you travel in winter or summer. Clothing that covers the shoulders and arms during the daytime hours of active sun.

When visiting shrines, you will need appropriate clothing. In the mosque, women need to wear clothes that will cover the whole body, only the face and hands remain open, trousers are also not allowed. It is enough for men to wear trousers and a shirt with sleeves to visit the mosque.

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