On the slopes of the mountains. A trip to the Caucasus

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

You will see the Dargava necropolis, which is popularly called the "City of the Dead", consisting of more than 90 crypt structures of original shape and watchtowers of the 16th and 17th centuries. The trip will take place along the most popular route through the Daryal Gorge. Crossing the Terek River, head to Jeyra and find yourself at one of the largest medieval tower complexes. From the height of the Tseyloam mountain pass, magnificent views of the snow-capped peak of Kazbek will open up and stunning photos can be taken from the observation deck.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

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Tour highlights

Blue Lake

We will see the largest and deepest karst lake, which the ethnic population calls "bottomless", shrouded in a huge number of legends and secrets

Majestic nature

Dark coniferous forests, stormy rivers, waterfalls and mountains create the unique beauty of this area

The resort Park

We will walk along the alleys and paths of the Kislovodsk Resort Park, the second largest man—made park in Europe

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 — Dombai resort
The length is 250 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: Gumbashi pass — Shoan temple — Sentinsky temple — Teberdinsky reserve — Ullu river-Murudzhu — Dombai meadow.
18:00 Accommodation in hotels in Dombayskaya polyana: Snow Leopard 3* or Meridian 3*.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).

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Day 3 - Dombai — Teberdinsky Nature Reserve — Nizhny Arkhyz — Pyatigorsk
The length is 320 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: ascent to the top of Moussa-Achitara — Teberdinsky Nature Reserve — Nizhne-Arkhyz Alan settlement — The Face of Christ — thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" (additional ticket fee) — Pyatigorsk.
When visiting the thermal springs, it is necessary to bring bathing accessories, slates and towels.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).
19:00 Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.

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Day 4 - Pyatigorsk — Honey waterfalls — Kislovodsk — Pyatigorsk
Duration is 8 hours, 145 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: a trip to the Honey Waterfalls — the natural monument Mount Koltso — acquaintance with Kislovodsk — Resort Park — Cascade staircase — the main Narzan gallery.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).

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Day 5 - Pyatigorsk — Azau Polyana — Mount Elbrus — Nalchik
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Baksan gorge — Narzanov glade — Azau glade (2300 m above sea level).
Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe, climbing to the Mir station, 3450 m.
Transfer to Nalchik.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).
Arrival in Nalchik, accommodation at the hotel.
The length is 295 km., 8-9 hours.

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Day 6 - Nalchik — Cherek Gorge — Upper Balkaria — Blue Lakes
Duration is 8 hours, 230 km.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Cherek gorge — Cherek gorge — Upper Balkaria village — Lake Cerik-Kel.
Arrival in Vladikavkaz at 17:00.
Lunch is on your own (extra charge).
19:30-21:30 Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting (extra charge).

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Day 7 - An exciting trip to Mountainous Ingushetia from Vladikavkaz
Important: To enter the border zone of the Dzheyrakh gorge, the presence of a Russian passport is mandatory, foreign citizens need to obtain a pass. The pass is issued by the tourist independently one month before the start of the tour.
Duration 8-9 hours, 180 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: Jeyrakh gorge — Erzi — Ceyloam pass — ancient Egical — Targim — Vnushki tower complex — Thaba-Yerdy Temple.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).

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Day 8 - Three gorges: Kurtatinsky — Karmadonskoye — Dargavs
Duration is 8 hours, 120 km.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Karmadon — Dargavs — The City of the dead — The Tower of Kurt and Tag — the village of Tsmiti — The Holy Dormition Alan Monastery.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Kurtatinsky gorge — Kadargavansky canyon — Dzivgis fortress.
17:00 Arrival in Vladikavkaz.

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Day 9 - Departure
The final day in Vladikavkaz.
Buying souvenirs for the road, Ossetian pies, cheese, churchkhela.
Transfer to the airport/train station: have a nice trip!

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

8 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

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

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

Placement	Room category	Price validity period	Dbl Two-month	Twin Two-month	Single One	Triple* The third	DBL+CH 2bz+1b	Breakfast Breakfast
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Kadgaron Hotel 3*	standard	14.04.2024-03.12.2024	109000	109000	72000	157000	151100	Sw. table
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 3 Hotel*	standard	14.04.2024-03.12.2024	112000	112000	76400	161600	155700	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Syndica 4/ Azimut 4 - Vladikavkaz 3 Hotel*	comfort	14.04.2024-03.12.2024	122200	122200	86700	174600	168300	Sw. table
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	standard	14.04.2024-03.12.2024	112000	112000	73300	160200	154400	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Syndica 4/ Azimut 4 — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	Junior Suite	14.04.2024-03.12.2024	121800	121800	86200	173300	167000	Sw. table

Twin — double room (has two separate beds).

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

Single — single 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 (7-12).

Mashuk 2*

Mashuk Hotel is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the cable car, near the Flower Garden Park. The hotel offers treatments according to the program of the Mashuk sanatorium. It offers free Wi-Fi.

The bright rooms offer mountain views. The private bathroom comes with a shower and free toiletries.

The Mashuk Hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, as well as a small garden and a cafe.

Pyatigorsk Train Station is 3 km away. Mineralnye Vody Airport is 24 km away.

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Intourist 3*

The Kadgaron Hotel

Kadgaron Hotel is located in the center of Vladikavkaz. It offers a restaurant, free breakfast and free Wi-Fi. Vladikavkaz Museum is a 10-minute walk away.

Rooms at the Kadgaron Hotel are equipped with cable TV and a refrigerator. The rooms offer mountain views. Some rooms have a seating area with a sofa, a flat-screen TV and a minibar.

At Kadgaron Hotel you will find a 24-hour front desk, a terrace, a bar, a nightclub, meeting facilities and a ticket office.

The city Park and the Terek River embankment are a 15-minute walk away.

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Planeta Lux Hotel

Planeta Lux Hotel is located in a historic building in the center of Vladikavkaz, a 5-minute walk from Spartak Stadium and Komsomolsky Park. Free Wi-Fi is available.

The bright rooms are decorated in a classic style and feature a refrigerator and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Free toiletries are provided in the bathroom.

There is a restaurant on site.

Vladikavkaz Train Station is a 10-minute walk from Planeta Lux Hotel. Vladikavkaz Airport is a 30-minute drive away.

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Vladikavkaz Hotel

The Vladikavkaz Hotel is located in the heart of Vladikavkaz with a magnificent view of the Terek River and the indescribable beauty of the peaks of the mountain ranges. The Kosta Khetagurov Park and the National Museum are located in the immediate vicinity.

It offers 203 stylish and ergonomic rooms with everything you need for a good rest; TV, kettle, air conditioning, bathroom with toiletries and towels.

The hotel has a luxurious restaurant with several halls, a hearty and delicious buffet breakfast is served in the morning from 07.00 to 11.00. There is also a lobby bar with a variety of drinks and small snacks. There are several banquet halls of different capacities.

Services for renting a comfortable conference room equipped with modern appliances are provided. The distance between Vladikavkaz Hotel and the airport is 27 km, and the railway station is 3 km away.

The standard rooms are only on the 3rd floor. These are rooms without a balcony.

Comfort rooms with balconies from the 4th floor and above.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 40 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

9 days 8 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

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/Dombai/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz;
guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers;
meals: breakfast at the hotel + 2 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 and back from Vladikavkaz;
meals not specified in the program;
ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 500 rubles.;
ticket to the thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" — 500 rubles.;
a ticket for the cable car when climbing Moussa Achitara - 1,800 rubles.;
ticket for the cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau — station Mir — 1,800 rubles.;
excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program, resort fee;
the average cost of dinner in restaurants is between 500 – 700 rubles per person;
individual transfers from / to the airport and railway station of Mineralnye Vody and Vladikavkaz, 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.;
- a child under 16 years of age — 1,800 rubles.;
- children's menu, up to 8 years old — 800 rubles.

It's important to know

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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On the slopes of the mountains. A trip to the Caucasus

Location

Tour highlights

Itinerary

Accommodation

Tour conditions

Included in price

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It's important to know

Dates and Prices

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