More than a trip to the Caucasus. Winter Tour

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

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 (upper gorge), 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 crypt structures of original shape.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk
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US$ 518
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Duration
8 Days
7 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 4 – 11 Mar, 2025
    • 11 – 18 Mar, 2025
    • 18 – 25 Mar, 2025
    • 25 Mar – 1 Apr, 2025
    • 1 – 8 Apr, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    7 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Easy
For any person
Group
Up to 40 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
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
For any person

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 per room in rubles for check-in 05.03.2024-08.04.2024:

PlacementRoom category

Dbl

Two-month

Twin

Two-month

Single

One

Triple*

The third

DBL+CH

2bz+1b

Intourist 3* — Syndica 4* — Vladikavkaz 3* Hotel (comfort)standard10034010034070180142680135720
Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*standard910609106057420130500123975
Intourist 3* — Syndica 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*Junior Suite974409744070180140070131370

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.

Beshtau 3* or Intourist 3* or 2 nights
Beshtau 3*

Located in the center of Pyatigorsk, this hotel with a 24-hour restaurant and a sports club offers its guests rooms with magnificent views of the Caucasus Mountains or Mount Beshtau.

The stylish rooms and suites at the Beshtau Hotel are equipped with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a hydro massage shower or a hot tub.

There is also a balcony.

Free Wi-Fi is available.

A water cooler is available on all floors.

Guests of the Beshtau Hotel can visit the sports club with a Turkish bath, sauna, modern gym and swimming pool with massage waterfalls (free of charge from 7:00 to 10:00 in the morning).

The Beshtau Hotel has a classic-style restaurant serving European, Russian and Caucasian cuisine.

Live music is played in the restaurant in the evenings.

Hot and cold snacks are available at the 24-hour lobby bar.

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Another option
Intourist 3*

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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Mashuk 2*

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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Syndica 3* or Russia 4* 1 night
Vladikavkaz 3* or Planet Lux 3* 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 sites 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 cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau — station Mir - 1,600 rubles.;
  • ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 400 rubles.;
  • 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 — 1,950 rubles/person.;
    • child under 16 years of age — 1,600 rubles/person.;
    • children's menu, up to 8 years old — 700 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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Dates and Prices

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    4 – 11 Mar, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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    11 – 18 Mar, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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    18 – 25 Mar, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • from US$ 518
    25 Mar – 1 Apr, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • from US$ 518
    1 – 8 Apr, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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