12:00-12:30 (Moscow time) Gathering of the group at the railway station and at the airport of Mineralnye Vody.
Having gathered together, we are going to Upper Balkaria!
On the way, on the first day of the tour, we will visit the real Chateau-Erken castle.
Looking at this castle, you can decide that you are not in the Caucasus, but somewhere in Europe.
Chateau-Erken was built in 2010 by Tembulat Erkenov, a recognized winemaker in Russia and Europe.
The place here is very picturesque: there is a pond near the castle, along the banks of which sprawling willows grow.
By the way, this is one of the rarest castles in Russia, which stands in the middle of the lake.
We'll walk along the lake shore and look at the castle from the outside.
We don't go inside the castle.
In the evening we will arrive in the village of Verkhnyaya Balkaria, where we will live throughout the tour.
The active part of the New Year's tour to Upper Balkaria: 2 km on foot.