The classic program "Charming Caucasus". A trip to Grozny

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During 6 sunny days in the Caucasus, you will have a walk through the most popular resort towns, the opportunity to taste the mineral water in Yessentuki, visit the Chegem gorge and go to Grozny. In addition, you can spend the day in the mountains and enjoy the fresh air. You just have to choose where to go: Dombay or Elbrus.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

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Tour highlights

Flight to the mountains

We will climb the cable car and enjoy the spectacular views of the mountains

Lagman, kebabs, manti and khychiny

Let's try the national Balkarian cuisine

Upper Balkaria

We will see one of the most picturesque places in the Caucasus

Itinerary

Day 1 - Wednesday. Check-in
Check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if provided).

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Day 2 - Thursday. Excursion "Cities of the CMS"
Breakfast at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Excursion to the "Cities of the CMS" at 9:00.
According to the program of the tour:
In Pyatigorsk, a visit to Lake Proval, the place of the duel of M.Y. Lermontov.
In Zheleznovodsk, a walk through the resort park: the former summer residence of the Emir of Bukhara (sanatorium named afterTelman), Pushkin Gallery, monument to A.S. Pushkin, Slavyanovsky spring, Smirnovsky spring, Cascade staircase.
In Kislovodsk, a walk through the Lower Resort Park: the bridge "Ladies' Caprice", a Mirror pond and a Glass jet, a monument to A.S. Pushkin, a flower bed Calendar, Lermontov playground, a bust of M.Y.Lermontov, the Main Narzan Gallery, a Colonnade.
Lunch on the route for an additional fee (cafe or canteen).
In Yessentuki, a walk through the resort park, a mud clinic, pump rooms of the springs of Yessentuki No. 4 and Yessentuki No. 17.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

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Day 3 - Friday. Excursion "Upper Balkaria"
Large-scale repair works are currently underway in the Chegem Gorge. In this regard, during the tour there may be difficulties in exploring the gorges and waterfalls. Please take this fact into account when choosing a tour program.
6:50 Excursion "Upper Balkaria".
According to the program of the tour:
The Chegem Gorge is one of the most picturesque in the Caucasus, where the film "Sannikov Land" was filmed, a walk along the gorge along the Chegem mountain river to the Chegem Waterfalls — the largest karst waterfalls in the Caucasus.
Meals on the route for an additional fee.
After the walk, a late breakfast (extra charge) from dishes of the national Balkarian cuisine: kebabs, zhalbaur (liver), trout, lagman, shurpa, khychiny, homemade wine, tea on mountain herbs.
Transfer to the Cherek gorge in 2 hours.
The village of Upper Balkaria in the Cherek Gorge is the ancestral home of the Balkarian people.
Inspection of ancient towers.
Cherekskaya Gorge is a stop on an observation deck near a deep cliff overlooking an ancient mountain road.
Blue Lake is the deepest karst lake in the Caucasus (it is cold).
Aushiger village — bathing in a hot spring.
Return to the hotel at 19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Attention! There is an additional one. expenses.

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Day 4 - Saturday. Two tour options to choose from: "Elbrus" or "Dombay"
OPTION I
6:30 Excursion "Elbrus".
Excursion to the foot of the highest peak of the Caucasus, Russia and Europe, Elbrus, which is the most mysterious and mystical mountain of the Caucasus.
According to the program of the tour:
Meals on the route for an additional fee.
Breakfast at 8:00 in a roadside cafe (extra charge) — khychin (flatbread with cheese and potatoes or meat) and herbal tea.
Stop (for 2 hours) at the Cheget meadow — the foot of the Cheget mountain, from the slopes of which the best view of Elbrus opens in clear weather.
Two levels of the chairlift lift to a height of 3,100 meters above sea level.
Stop (for 3 hours) at the Azau glade — the southern foot of the Elbrus. Climbing on closed cable cars.
The 1st level rises to a height of 3000 meters above sea level — the station "Old Horizon";
The 2nd level rises to a height of 3,500 meters above sea level — Mir station;
The 3rd level rises to a height of 3900 meters above sea level — the Gara-Bashi station.
Cable cars for an additional fee
Lunch at Azau after the descent from the cable cars at 14.00.
Stop at Narzanov glade (for 30 minutes) on the way back from Elbrus.
Narzan tasting, you can take unlimited bottles with you for free.
Return to the hotel at 19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Attention! There is an additional one. expenses.
OPTION II
6:30 Excursion to Dombai.
According to the program of the tour:
Meals on the route for an additional fee.
Breakfast – Karachai hychines, tea on mountain herbs.
The Ullu Muruju Mountain river is one of the cleanest rivers on the planet from which you can drink!
A stop, a photo, a set of bottled water.
Dombayskaya polyana (at 11:00) — stop for 4 hours.
All cable cars in Dombay are laid along the slopes of Moussa Achitara Mountain.
Ascent by cable cars from Dombayskaya polyana.
1st ascent by a closed cable car to a height of 2270 m above sea level.
2nd ascent of the 6-seater chairlift to a height of 3012 m.n.o.m.
The 3rd ascent along the 4-seater chairlift to a height of 3200 m.n.o.m.
Free time, photos.
Lunch (extra charge) in local cafes: khychiny, shurpa, lagman, kebabs, trout, manti, mulled wine, tea on mountain herbs.
Return to the hotel at 20:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Attention! There is an additional one. expenses.

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Day 5 - Sunday. Excursion "Grozny, Shali, Argun"
6:00 Excursion "Grozny, Shali, Argun".
According to the program of the tour:
Grozny — visit to the Cathedral Mosque "Heart of Chechnya", the Orthodox Church of Michael the Archangel, Memorial Complex of Glory named after A.A. Kadyrov, Grozny City, walk through the city center.
Argun city — visit to the Mother's Heart Mosque, built in a modern style.
The city of Shali is a visit to the largest mosque in Europe, the Pride of Muslims, opened in 2019.
Meals on the route for an additional fee:
Breakfast — Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.
Lunch in Grozny in local cafes or canteens.
Dinner — Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.
Return to the hotel around 22:00.
Attention! There is an additional one. expenses.

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Day 6 - Monday. Departure
Breakfast at the hotel (if provided).
Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.
Departure home.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

5 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation and the date of arrival, RUB.:

on normal days (not holidays):

With power
Beshtau	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 1-but local	comfort 2-seater	luxury 2-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater		add. place
Beshtau	60 850	43 600	67 150	46 750	51 450	45 150	40 450		37 650
Mashuk	economy 1-but local	economy 2-seater	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 2-seater	comfort 3-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater	add. place
Mashuk	44 650	36 050	45 900	37 150	46 550	39 000	44 350	39 250	34 600
Without power
Mask	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Deluxe 1-but local	Deluxe 2-seater	Junior Suite 1-but local	Junior Suite 2-seater			add. place
Mask	57 450	35 500	60 600	40 200	66 850	43 350			31 100
Beshtau	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 1-but local	comfort 2-seater	luxury 2-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater		add. place
Beshtau	54 300	37 050	60 600	40 200	44 900	38 650	33 950		31 100
Mashuk	economy 1-but local	economy 2-seater	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 2-seater	comfort 3-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater	add. place
Mashuk	40 500	31 900	41 750	33 000	42 400	34 850	40 200	35 100	30 500
Pyatigorsk	stand singl 1-but local	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Junior 1-but local	Junior 2-seater
Pyatigorsk	35 500	44 900	32 350	49 950	34 850
South	stand singl 1-but local	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Junior 1-but local	Junior 2-seater				add. place
South	34 850	40 500	30 150	46 150	33 000				26 100

on public holidays:

With power
Beshtau	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 1-but local	comfort 2-seater	luxury 2-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater		add. place
Beshtau	64 000	45 150	70 250	48 300	53 000	46 400	41 250		37 650
Mashuk	economy 1-but local	economy 2-seater	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 2-seater	comfort 3-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater	add. place
Mashuk	47 150	37 900	50 300	38 700	50 000	41 350	50 100	44 350	34 600
Without power
Mask	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Declux 1-but local	Deluxe 2-seater	Junior Suite 1-but local	Junior Suite 2-seater			add. place
Mask	57 450	35 500	60 600	40 200	66 850	43 350			31 100
Beshtau	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 1-but local	comfort 2-seater	luxury 2-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater		add. place
Beshtau	57 450	38 650	63 750	41 750	46 500	39 900	34 700		31 100
Mashuk	economy 1-but local	economy 2-seater	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	comfort 2-seater	comfort 3-seater	family 3-seater	family 4-seater	add. place
Mashuk	43 050	33 750	46 150	34 550	45 850	37 200	46 000	40 200	30 500
Pyatigorsk	stand singl 1-but local	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Junior 1-but local	Junior 2-seater
Pyatigorsk	38 650	49 950	34 850	56 200	38 000
South	stand singl 1-but local	standard 1-but local	standard 2-seater	Junior 1-but local	Junior 2-seater				add. place
South	38 000	44 900	32 350	51 200	35 500				26 100

Nautilus Hotel

	Nautilus (all dates)
	With power		Without power
	Standard	Junior Suite	Standard	Junior Suite
Double room*	35 350	37 900	32 350	34 850
Single room	41 650	46 650	38 650	43 650
Triple room		37 250		34 250
Four-seater		36 650		33 600

If two or more nights fall on the holiday dates listed below, see the cost of tours in the tables "on holidays":

24.04.2024 – 2.05.2024;
05.06.2024 – 16.06.2024;
30.10.2024 – 10.11.2024.

The Beshtau Hotel

The Beshtau Hotel is located in the center of Pyatigorsk. It offers rooms with wonderful views of Mount Beshtau or the Caucasus Mountains, a 24-hour restaurant and a sports club.
Guests of the Beshtau Hotel can visit the sports club with a Turkish bath, sauna, modern gym and swimming pool with massage waterfalls.

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Another option

Mashuk Hotel

It 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. The Mashuk Hotel offers free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour front desk, a tour desk and 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.

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

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Another option

Nautilus Hotel

Rooms here will provide you with a flat-screen TV, air conditioning and a wardrobe. The private bathroom comes with free toiletries.

The on-site restaurant serves European and Caucasian cuisine.

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Another option

The Musk Hotel

The hotel is ideally located for those traveling by car and those who want to see all the diversity of the North Caucasus. We are located in a valley between the Beshtau and Mashuk mountains, 7 km from the center of Pyatigorsk, and 8 km from Zheleznovodsk. We are often chosen by travelers on their way to Georgia, Grozny, the ski resorts of the KCR and the CBD. High transport accessibility allows you to get to any KMV city, Mineralnye Vody airport and railway station without traffic jams.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

3 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

Included in price

accommodation in rooms of the selected category;
meals specified in the program (if a meal plan is selected): 2 breakfasts, 4 dinners;
transportation and sightseeing services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Pyatigorsk and back;
meals are not included in the price of the tour and are paid by tourists on their own on the spot if the fare is selected without meals;
meals on the routes are paid for independently;
ecological fee on the hot lake in the village of Aushiger — 300 rubles;
ascent to Cheget 2 levels to a height of 3050 m. n.o.m. (2 levels are paid at once) — 900 rubles/person.;
Elbrus: Stary Krugozor station height 3000 m.n.o.m. and Mir station height 3500 m.n.o.m. Ascent to Gara Bashi station height 3800 m.n.o.m. (3 levels are paid at once) — 1,800 rubles /person.;
environmental fee in the territory of the National Park "Elbrus" — 200 rubles/person.;
visiting museums and local guides;
cable cars on the slope of Musa Achitara mountain:
- to a height of 2250 m. n.o.m. — 900 rubles/person.;
- to a height of 3012 m. n.o.m. — 900 rubles/person.;
- to a height of 3200 m. n.o.m. — 850 rubles/person.;
- when paying for 3 levels at once — 2,000 rubles / person.;
the ascent to the skyscraper in Grozny City, the museum and the services of a local guide - 600 rubles /person.;
the ecological fee on the territory of the campsite "Honey Waterfalls" is 100 rubles.;
resort fee in the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters: for adults for 1 day — 100 rubles. the resort fee is not charged for children under 18 years old.

It's important to know

Documents

The first and most important thing is the documents! PASSPORT and birth certificate of the child (if you are traveling with children). What for? Firstly, in your travels you will cross the borders of the subjects of the Russian Federation and therefore passport control is possible. Secondly, there is a discount for children on all cable cars, but only upon presentation of a birth certificate!

Clothes

Clothes should be light, comfortable and warm. Traveling through the mountains, you will most likely have to cross several climatic zones at once, which means that the temperature difference is guaranteed. Therefore, do not be lazy to put on several things at once. Let's have a T-shirt, a warm sweater, and a down vest on you. You can always take off the top "layer", or vice versa, quickly insulate yourself as needed. And be sure to wear warm, waterproof shoes. Don't forget your swimsuit and slippers. And also take spare dry socks with you (take them with you on excursions if your feet get wet). For women, a headscarf for visiting mosques and temples

Cosmetics

Sunscreen in order to avoid sunburn is simply necessary! After all, it is much easier to get them in the mountains than in the flat part. Do not forget a hygienic lipstick, because it is often windy in the mountains and you can chafe your lips. As well as sunglasses.

Every day, the company's manager will contact the tourists: inform them of the bus number for the tour and specify the boarding time. For morning excursions, the bus number is reported after 20:00 on the eve of the trip, for lunch excursions, the bus number is reported an hour before the start.

The manager calls all tourists before arrival to clarify all the details of the tour.

A meeting with a representative of the tour operator is held from 13.00 to 14.00 in the hotel lobby. The exact time in the notification the day before.

The place of boarding on the tour depends on the chosen place of residence.

When purchasing an excursion tour without accommodation, boarding on the tour is carried out at the address of the ave. Kirova 23 (entrance to the Flower Garden Park), regardless of the place of residence.

BESHTAU Hotel - boarding at the Beshtau Hotel (1st Bulvarnaya str.);
Hotel "MASK" - boarding at the hotel Mask (Pyatigorsk, Inozemtsevo village, Gagarina str., 213a);
MASHUK Hotel - boarding at Tarkhany sanatorium (Karl Marx str., 14);
NAUTILUS Hotel - boarding at the entrance to the Flower Garden Park (23 Kirov ave.).
PYATIGORSK Hotel - boarding at Tarkhany sanatorium (Karl Marx str., 14);
YUZHNAYA Hotel - boarding at the entrance to the Flower Garden Park (23 Kirov ave.).

The tourist must:

report to the meeting place of the group at the appointed time;
have a passport or a substitute document with you on the route, and a birth certificate for children;
have sturdy shoes and comfortable clothes for movement, including weatherproof ones;
observe the rules of personal safety and security of personal property during the tour;
respect the customs, traditions, and religious beliefs of the local population.

The organizer reserves the right to change the order of excursions, and if it is impossible to conduct any excursion, replace it with an equivalent one, without reducing the total volume of the program. The company reserves the right to make changes to the tour schedule depending on objective circumstances. The organizer is not responsible for the weather conditions and the situation on the roads.

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The classic program "Charming Caucasus". A trip to Grozny

Location

Tour highlights

Itinerary

Accommodation

Tour conditions

Included in price

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It's important to know

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