The classic program "Charming Caucasus" with a trip to Mountainous Chechnya

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 excursion:

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, Mud baths, pump rooms of Yessentuki springs No. 4 and Yessentuki No. 17.

Return to Pyatigorsk ~ at 18:00.

Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

Excursion "Upper Balkaria" at 6:50

According to the program of the excursion:

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 of dishes of the national Balkarian cuisine: kebabs, zhalbaur (liver), trout, lagman, shurpa, khychiny, homemade wine, tea on mountain herbs.

Transfer to the Cherek gorge ~ 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).

OPTION I

Excursion "Elbrus" ~ at 6:30.

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 excursion:

Meals on the route for an additional fee.

Breakfast ~ at 8:00 in a roadside cafe — 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 are raised to a height of 3,100 meters above sea level.

Stop (~ for 3 hours) at the Azau meadow — 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 "Stary Krugozor". 
• 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. National Balkarian cuisine: shurpa, lagman, kebabs, trout, manti, khychiny.

Stop at Narzanov glade (~ 30 min.) 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).

OPTION II

Excursion to Dombay ~ at 6:30.

Dombai is the most famous tourist and ski center in the Western Caucasus. The edge of the blue sky, intoxicating air, rushing rivers, everyone is amazed by the whiteness of huge glaciers, the emerald green of forests and the bright grasses of alpine meadows.

According to the program of the excursion:

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 at 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).

Meals on the route for an additional fee.

Stop for breakfast 2 hours after leaving Pyatigorsk at a roadside cafe.

Breakfast – Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.

The city of Shali is a visit to the largest mosque in Europe, the Pride of Muslims, opened in 2019.

Lake Kezenoi-Am is the largest alpine lake in Russia. The road to it is laid through the Andean ridge along a dizzying serpentine.

Grozny — visit to the Cathedral Mosque "Heart of Chechnya", Grozny City, walk through the evening city.

Lunch is a dry ration (take extra with you!).

Dinner – Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.

Return to the hotel ~ at 24:00.

Free time.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.