The Caucasus has become closer. Autumn Tour

At 09:00 with our guide, you will depart for the Chechen Republic, in the city of Grozny, where a sightseeing walking tour will take place.

You will see all the "business cards" of the city and learn the history of the most important buildings.

The Church of the Archangel Michael will impress you with this beautiful architectural ensemble in the traditional Russian style with three domes and a bell tower. I will tell you its sometimes tragic story and explain why the temple has never been closed since its consecration, even in Soviet times.

Flower Park — you will see more than 500 varieties of trees, including maples, birches and even palm trees. You can also take funny selfies against the background of topiary figures.

Grozny City is a collection of seven high-rise buildings soaring into the sky, ambitiously and boldly proclaiming the great prospects of Chechnya. The high-rise buildings contain residential apartments, swimming pools, shops, restaurants, a hotel and a business center with a helipad on the roof. You will climb to the observation deck of one of the towers of the complex and take a bird's-eye view of the city.

The Heart of Chechnya Mosque is the main attraction of Grozny. From a distance, it will remind you of a magnificent flower, but up close it will delight you with the grandeur of architecture. I will tell you in what style the mosque was built and what materials were used for interior and exterior decoration.

The central square is a great place to experience the spirit of the city and take photos against the backdrop of the architectural tandem of the mosque and the gigantic complex "Grozny City". A favorite tourist destination. The Kadyrov Museum in Grozny is a Memorial complex of Glory named after Akhmat Kadyrov.

14:00 lunch at the Sheikh Palace restaurant in Grozny.

Then transfer to Shali, visit the largest mosque in Europe, the Pride of Muslims. The mosque looks dazzlingly white because it is covered with a special Greek marble imported from the island of Thassos.

The price of the tour includes: a tour guide, lunch at the Sheikh Palace Restaurant, entrance tickets to the Grozny City, entrance tickets to the Kadyrov Museum.

The dinner is independent.

At 09:00 after breakfast, you will depart with our guide to the Republic of Ingushetia, Dzheyrakh district.

Our tour will start from the Darial Gorge, we will drive along the famous Georgian Military Road.

The Daryal Gorge is a grandiose natural fault in the Lateral Ridge of the Greater Caucasus mountain system, along the bottom of which the river The Terek River. Its length is 12 km.

Next, we will move to the Dzheyrakh gorge, the historical center and the oldest part of the Republic of Ingushetia, where the main historical monuments have been preserved. There are numerous climbing routes and trails for tourists along the gorge.

You will see the subsistence farming of local residents, who, like a hundred years ago, harvest hay for the winter, cook cheese and honor centuries-old traditions. We will visit the main monuments of the Dzheyrakh gorge.

You will see the ancient family tower of the Tsurovs, who still live next to it, as well as the ancient city of Targim, the village of Egikal and the Vnushki tower complex on steep cliffs. The guide will tell you why such towers were built and what they symbolized.

You will also visit the temple of Thaba-yerdy, built in the 8th century. In addition, you will find natural attractions such as the picturesque Lyazhginsky waterfall (we will walk along the ecotrope to the waterfall, 3 km ecotrope, optional) and the breathtaking Tsey Loam pass.

Lunch will take place in a beautiful location at an altitude of 2,100 m above sea level in the restaurant "Tsei Loam".

The price of the tour includes: a tour guide, entrance to the ecozone, lunch at the Tsei Loam restaurant.

You will return to the hotel in the evening.

The dinner is independent.

Additionally: "A quartermaster with an Ossetian accent" (every Thursday from 19:00 to 21:30).

A unique apartment complex has been prepared especially for you, which you can visit at will as part of the tourist program for an additional fee (cost – 800 rubles/person). A ticket can be purchased on the spot).

"Kvartirnik with an Ossetian Accent" is a wonderful evening in an authentic place of Vladikavkaz, where folk artists, musicians, cultural figures, historians, artists and poets will be waiting for you.

You will immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Ossetian culture to the sounds of guitar, piano and other instruments, including national ones.

In the cafe itself, for an additional fee, you can have a snack, order a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.

Venue: Vladikavkaz, Mayakovsky St., 20, "Cafe of Poets" (lower hall). The cafe is located in the city center within walking distance from almost all hotels.

At 09:00, after breakfast, you will go with our guide on an exciting tour of the Kurtatinsky gorge.

The gorge is located in the very center of mountainous Ossetia.

To this day, ancient Ossetian villages with family, military, residential and signal towers, cave fortifications and ancient religious buildings have been preserved here.

We will visit Kadargavan Canyon, a unique place where you can see how for hundreds of years a mountain river eroded the soft limestones of a rocky ridge, and a huge boulder that fell from the top of the mountain became a natural bridge across the canyon.

The medieval rock fortress Dzivgis — the fortress has been known since the invasion of Tamerlane in the XV century - and this amazing tactical contraption, created by the highlanders to protect against enemy raids, will learn about the secret passages that permeated the entire medieval fortress.

"The Spiritual Heart of Ossetia" — we will visit the Alan Holy Dormition Monastery, which is the highest Orthodox monastery in Russia, located at an altitude of 1300 meters.

Here you can climb the "ladder of absolution", enjoy the silence and solitude of the monastery, as well as see an exact replica of the ancient Alan temples.

13:30 National lunch at the Valley of the Sun restaurant.

Then transfer to the Dargava basin.

"Ossetian Valley of the Pharaohs" — The Dargava necropolis is popularly compared to the Egyptian "Valley of the Pharaohs".

An entire city of more than 90 crypt structures of original shape in the form of white stone towers with unusual roofs has scattered along the picturesque mountain slopes.

The peace of the "Ossetian Valley of the Pharaohs" is guarded by majestic Watchtowers of the XVI-XVII centuries.

On the way, we will see the famous Ossetian letter "A" Art object, the Kurta and Tag towers, other family towers, ancient terraces reclaimed from the mountains for planting agricultural crops.

Then transfer to the Genaldon gorge, which is one of the narrowest and most beautiful gorges in Ossetia.

The gorge's infamy is connected with the collapse of the Kolka Glacier in 2002 and the mystery of the disappearance of the film crew of Sergei Bodrov Jr. (visiting the memorial complex of the deceased film crew).

17:30 Arrival in Vladikavkaz, transfer to the hotels (time for changing clothes).

18:40 Transfer to the Kavkaz Hall Restaurant.

19:00 You will arrive at the Kavkaz Hall restaurant in Vladikavkaz, where the "Alan Evening" will take place (the restaurant can be replaced with an equivalent one in case of unforeseen circumstances), an ethno-gastronomic show, a cozy national feast (alcohol included), the national cuisine of North Ossetia, famous Ossetian pies, a performance of folk vocalinstrumental groups of the Republic of North Ossetia — Alania, a performance by the national Ensemble "Mamison", a national Presenter (toastmaster), a master class in the national Ossetian dance "Simd".

The price of the tour includes: A tour guide, lunch at the Valley of the Sun restaurant (the restaurant can be replaced with an equivalent one depending on unforeseen circumstances), a visit to the Dargava Necropolis open-air Museum, and the Alan Evening.

Arrival at the hotel around 23:00.

Check-out from the hotel at 12:00.

Then you can spend time at your own discretion, stroll through the streets of the old town, buy souvenirs in the shops of the city, order Ossetian pies, etc.

Transfer to the airport or railway station is additionally charged when booking the tour and/or booking a taxi.