The enchanting Caucasus. An active program with a trip to Grozny

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During the tours, you will be able to visit all the resort cities of the CMS, admire the waterfalls and lakes, and admire the indescribable beauty of the mountain landscapes.

You will have to walk through the most popular resort towns, taste the mineral water in Yessentuki, visit the Chegem gorge and go to Grozny. You can also spend a day in the mountains and get some fresh air.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

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Tour highlights

National flavor

Try the national Balkarian cuisine: lagman, kebabs, manti and khichiny

The beauty of CMS

Visit the most popular resort attractions and huge resort parks

Cable car ride

Marvel at the whiteness of huge glaciers, the emerald greenery of forests and the bright diversity of alpine meadows from the height of the cable car

Narzan Tasting

Taste the world famous mineral springs

History of Balkaria

You will see the deepest karst lake in the Caucasus and the ancient Balkan towers.

Active leisure

You will walk a lot, take pictures and breathe the fresh mountain air.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Wednesday. Free day
Check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

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Day 2 - Thursday. Cities of the CMS
Breakfast at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Guided tour of the CMS City at 9:00.
According to the program of the excursion:
In Pyatigorsk, a visit to Lake Failure, 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 after Telman), Pushkin Gallery, monument to Alexander Pushkin, Slavyanovsky spring, Smirnovsky spring, Cascade staircase.
In Kislovodsk, a walk through the Nizhny Kurortny Park: the bridge "Ladies' Caprice", a mirror pond and a Glass jet, a monument to Alexander Pushkin, a flower bed Calendar, Lermontov playground, bust of Mikhail Lermontov, the Main Narzan Gallery, Colonnade.
Lunch on the route for an additional fee (cafe or canteen).
In Yessentuki, there is a stop at the Theater Square, pump rooms of the sources of Yessentuki No. 4 and Yessentuki No. 17, a mud clinic named after Semashko.
Return to Pyatigorsk ~ at 18:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

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Day 3 - Friday. Upper Balkaria
Upper Balkaria tour 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 shot, a walk through the gorge along the Chegem mountain river to the Chegem Waterfalls, the largest karst waterfalls in the Caucasus.
After the walk, a late breakfast with dishes of the national Balkarian cuisine: kebabs, zhalbaur (liver), trout, lagman, shurpa, khychiny, homemade wine, tea on mountain herbs.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Transfer to the Cherek gorge at about 2 o'clock.
The village of Verkhnyaya Balkaria in the Cherek Gorge is the ancestral home of the Balkarian people. An inspection of the ancient towers.
Cherek 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 19:00-19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

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Day 4 - Saturday. Elbrus or Dombay
OPTION I
The Elbrus tour starts at 6:00.
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.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Breakfast at 7:00-8:00 at a roadside cafe (extra charge).
Stop (for 2 hours) at Cheget glade — the foot of Cheget Mountain, from the slopes of which the best view of Elbrus opens in clear weather.
Two levels of the chairlift are lifted to a height of 3,100 meters above sea level.
Stop (for 3 hours) at Azau glade, the southern foot of Mount Elbrus.
Climbing on closed cable cars.
Cable cars for an additional fee.
Lunch at the Azau after the descent from the cable cars at 14:00 (extra charge).
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 18:30-19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
OPTION II
Excursion to Dombay at 6:30 (approximate time).
Dombay is the most famous tourist and ski resort in the Western Caucasus.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Breakfast (extra charge).
There is a short stop in the Teberdinsk National Park: either the Ullu-Muruju mountain river or the Kara Kel Lake.
Dombayskaya polyana (at 11:00) — stop for 4 hours. All cable cars in Dombay are laid along the slopes of the Moussa Achitara Mountain.
Cable car ride from Dombayskaya Polyana.
1st ascent by closed cable car to a height of 2270 m above sea level.;
2nd ascent on a 6-seater chairlift to a height of 3012 m. above sea level.;
3rd ascent on a 4-seater chairlift to a height of 3,200 m above sea level.
Free time, photos.
Lunch at local cafes (extra charge).
Return to the hotel at 19:30-20:00.
Dinner at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).

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Day 5 - Sunday. Grozny, Shawls, Argun
Excursion "Grozny, Shali, Argun" at 6:00.
Breakfast at 8:00 in a roadside cafe in Ossetia — Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.
Argun city — visit the "Mother's Heart" mosque, built in a modern style.
Shali City — visit the largest mosque in Europe, the Pride of Muslims, opened in 2019.
Grozny — visit the Cathedral Mosque "Heart of Chechnya", the Orthodox Church of St. Michael the Archangel, the complex of high-rise buildings Grozny City, the Park of Flowers, a walk through the city center.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Lunch (extra charge) in Grozny at local cafes or canteens.
Dinner (extra charge) at a roadside cafe in Ossetia: Ossetian pies with cheese, meat, fruit fillings, shurpa, tea, coffee.
Return to the hotel at 21:00-22:00.
Day 6 - Monday. Departure
Breakfast at the hotel (if the tour includes meals).
Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

5 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour provides accommodation in a Pyatigorsk hotel of your choice.

Children under 10 years old receive a 5% discount.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation on the dates 04/27/2026 to 05/11/2026, RUB.:

Charming Caucasus with Grozny active with nutrition
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	75 800	53 800	82 050	56 950	61 650	53 800	48 350	53 500
The Enchanting Caucasus Grozny is active without 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	67 500	45 550	73 800	48 700	53 400	45 550	40 050	45 200

Extra seat (euro pad) it is possible to deliver only for double occupancy in rooms in the following hotels: Beshtau: comfort, suite.

The cost of the tour for 1 person depends on the accommodation on the dates from 03/23/2026 to 04/06/2026, from 04/27/2026 to 05/11/2026, from 06/08/2026 to 06/06/2026, from 10/19/2026 to 11/19/2026:

Charming Caucasus Grozny is active with nutrition
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	59 350	47 750	65 000	49 600	65 300	58 000	60 800	52 900	43 050
The Enchanting Caucasus Grozny is active without power
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	53 700	42 100	59 350	43 950	59 650	52 350	55 150	47 250	37 350

Extra seat (euro pad) it is possible to deliver only for double occupancy in rooms in the following hotels: Mashuk: economy, standard.

The cost of the tour for 1 person depends on the accommodation on the dates from 12.01.2026 to 12.25.2026, EXCEPT FOR the DATES 03/23/2026 to 04/06/2026, from 04/27/2026 to 05/11/2026, from 06/08/2026 to 06/06/2026, from 10/19/2026 to 11/19/2026:

Charming The Caucasus with Grozny is active with nutrition
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	72 650	52 250	78 900	55 400	60 100	52 750	47 550		53 500
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	56 850	45 200	59 350	47 100	60 600	50 150	57 250	50 250	43 000
Nautilus	Standard 2 cat. 1-but local	Standard 2 cat. 2-seater	Standard 1 cat. 1-but local	Standard 1 cat. 2-seater					Add. place
Nautilus	55 850	45 800	62 100	48 900					39 500
Charming The Caucasus with Grozny is active without power
THE 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
THE MASK	73 800	48 650	76 900	50 250	83 200	53 400			37 400
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	64 350	43 950	70 650	47 100	51 800	44 500	39 250		45 200
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	51 200	39 600	53 700	41 450	54 950	44 500	51 600	44 600	37 400
Nautilus	Standard 2 cat. 1-but local	Standard 2 cat. 2-seater	Standard 1 cat. 1-but local	Standard 1 cat. 2-seater					Add. place
Nautilus	49 950	39 900	56 200	43 000					33 600

Extra seat (euro pad) it is possible to deliver only for double occupancy in rooms in the following hotels:

MUSK: Standard, Deluxe, Junior Suite ;
Beshtau: comfort, Luxury;
Mashuk: Economy, Standard;
Nautilus: standard 1st cat.

Beshtau Hotel

The hotel is located near the center of Pyatigorsk, near Komsomolsky Park, the memorial of military Glory and the church. The reception is open 24 hours a day. Cleaning is carried out daily.

For residents, access to the sports club with sauna, hammam, swimming pool, gym is free from 7 to 10 am. Spa services are also available.

The stylish and spacious rooms are ready to receive their guests. All amenities are provided for you, including upholstered furniture and a bathroom. The window offers a beautiful view of the city.

There is a buffet restaurant on site. Breakfast in the room is available upon request. Refreshing drinks can be enjoyed at the bar. Room service is available.

The distance to Mineralnye Vody Airport is 18 km, and the railway station is about two kilometers away.

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Mashuk Hotel

It is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the cable car, near Tsvetnik Park.

The hotel offers treatments according to the program of the Mashuk sanatorium. It offers free Wi-Fi. There is 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.

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

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Tour conditions

Group

From 10 to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

Included in price

hotel accommodation;
the excursion program;
meals (if a meal plan is selected):
- Day 1: Dinner at the hotel;
- Day 2: breakfast at the hotel, dinner at the hotel;
- Day 3: Dinner at the hotel;
- Day 4: Dinner at the hotel;
- Day 5: -;
- Day 6: Breakfast at the hotel.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody/Pyatigorsk and back;
taxi from the airport or railway station to the hotel and back (on the day of arrival and departure);
environmental fees and meals on the routes;
meals not specified in the program or if a meal plan is not selected;
resort fee — 100 RUB/day (charged from age 18);
cable cars on the slope of Musa Achitara mountain when paying for 3 levels at once — 2,700 rubles/person.;
Elbrus cable cars — 2,700 rubles/person.;
Cheget cable cars — 1,100 rubles/person.;
entrance to the National Park (Elbrus and Dombay) — 200 rubles /person.;
the ecological fee on the hot lake in the village of Aushiger is 500 rubles.;
local guide, high-rise on the excursion "Grozny, Argun, Shali" - 600 rub.

It's important to know

passport or a document replacing it, birth certificate for children, compulsory medical insurance policy (original documents);
comfortable shoes (preferably closed for mountains);
warm clothes for the mountains (multi-layered clothing);
strict clothes for Grozny. Prohibited: capris, shorts, tight and form-fitting clothes;
raincoat;
sunglasses and cream;
bathing accessories;
first aid kit (if necessary);
cash (it is difficult to pay with a card on routes).

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Everything went perfectly. The organization was excellent, and the guides were knowledgeable and engaging. So many wonderful impressions! We're already planning another trip with you next year :)

The enchanting Caucasus. An active program with a trip to Grozny

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