Immerse yourself in the incredible beauty and freedom of the winter Caucasus on our amazing tour of North Ossetia and Ingushetia.
Take a hiking eco-route along the trails of the Mountain Digoria and climb the eco-trail to the observation deck with stunning views. An unforgettable trip to the Digor Gorge will allow you to explore ancient sanctuaries and crypts, find stones with petroglyphs, medieval defensive complexes and hear about Ossetian traditions, epic and culture.
Take part in an ethno-national style program with dinner and tasting
Gastronomic pleasure
Try the most delicious Caucasian dishes
A break from the hustle and bustle of the city
Feel complete freedom surrounded by mountains and fresh air
Itinerary
Day 1 -
Arrival. Vladikavkaz
Arrival in Vladikavkaz.
Group transfers from Vladikavkaz airport and railway station to hotels on the first day of the tour to all flights/trains upon arrival before 14:00.
Accommodation in hotels.
16:00 Sightseeing walking tour of Vladikavkaz — iconic places and the centuries-old history of the city.
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Day 2 -
Three gorges: Kurtatinsky — Karmadonskoye — Dargavs
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 — Holy Dormition Alan Monastery.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Kurtatinsky gorge — Kadargavansky canyon — Dzivgis rock fortress.
17:00 Arrival in Vladikavkaz.
19:30-21:30 Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting (extra charge).
Duration is 8 hours, 120 km.
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Day 3 -
An exciting trip to Mountainous Ingushetia from Vladikavkaz
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).
Important: to enter the border zone of the Dzheyrakh gorge, the presence of a Russian passport is mandatory, foreign citizens need to issue a pass, registration on their own in a month.
Duration 8-9 hours, 180 km.
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Day 4 -
Mountain Digoria: Zadalesk — Makhchesk — Uallagkom
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Digor Gorge — Akhsinta Canyon — sanctuary of Lagta Dzuar — Zadalesk — Museum of the Mother of Makhachkala, Abisalov Tower.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Uallagkom: villages of Dunta, Kamunta, Galiat — Fasnal — village of Matsuta.
Accommodation in tourist complexes: Sky Threshold, Rostselmash, Dzinaga, Tana Park Hotel.
18:00 Dinner (extra charge).
Duration is 8 hours, 180 km.
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Day 5 -
Alanya National Park, Digor Gorge
The start from the tourist complexes and the hotel is at 09:00.
The program of the day: a hiking eco-route along the trails of the Mountain Digoria.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Rest and free time at a campsite in the mountains.
The duration is 7 hours.
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Day 6 -
Alagir gorge — Tsey — aul Nar. Departure
07:30 Start from the tourist complexes and the hotel in the Digory gorge, packed breakfast.
The program of the day: Digor gorge – Alagir gorge — Sanctuary and rock monument of Uastyrdzhi — Tsey gorge — cable car to the Skazsky glacier.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Nar Village is an observation deck of the Zaramagskaya HPP reservoir — an obelisk to the Gazdanov brothers.
Return to Vladikavkaz by 17:00.
Transfer to the airport/train station for evening flights/trains, later than 18:00.
Mileage per day: 275 km, duration 9 hours.
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Difficulty
Suitable for everyone
Accommodation
Accommodation
Hotel
4 nights
or
Hotel, Camp Site
1 night
Comfort
Midscale
Upscale
The tour includes accommodation in hotels/tourist complexes in Vladikavkaz and Digor gorge.
The cost of the tour per room, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:
Placement
Room category
Price validity period
Dbl
2-local
Twin
2-local
Single
1-local
Triple
3-local
DBL+CH
2 vzr. + 1 reb.
Breakfast
Breakfast
Dbl
2-local
Camellia 3* — The Threshold of the Sky
standard
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
64200
64200
43000
94000
92200
-
Breakfast
Kadgaron Hotel 3* — Threshold of the Sky
standard
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
67800
67800
44200
98500
94900
126000
Sw. table
Planeta Lux 3* Hotel — Threshold of the Sky
standard
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
76200
76200
46050
107550
99450
-
Sw. table
Planeta Luxury 3* Hotel — Tana Park 3*
Junior Suite
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
82200
82200
60450
113850
109350
-
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Vladikavkaz 4* Hotel — The Threshold of Heaven
standard
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
78880
78880
57275
110925
103095
-
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Vladikavkaz 4* Hotel — Tana Park 3*
comfort
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
86420
86420
65395
119625
112665
-
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DoubleTree by Hilton 4* (now Vladikavkaz 5* Park Hotel) — Tana Park 3*
standard
12.12.2024-02.04.2025
129000
159000
104000
-
186000
-
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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, from 7 to 12 years old inclusive.
The specified accommodation facilities can be replaced with similar ones by the decision of the tour operator.
"Kadgaron" or Vladikavkaz 3* or 4 nights
"Kadgaron"
It is located in the center of Vladikavkaz. It offers a restaurant, free breakfast and free Wi-Fi. 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.
In the room: cable TV and a refrigerator, some rooms have a seating area with a sofa, a flat-screen TV and a minibar. The rooms offer mountain views.
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Vladikavkaz 3*
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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"Planet Lux" 3*
It 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. 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.
The room has a refrigerator and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Free toiletries are provided in the bathroom.
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DoubleTree by Hilton 4*
The DoubleTree by Hilton Vladikavkaz Hotel is located in Vladikavkaz. This hotel is located 1 km from the city center.
You can pass the evening or have a nice time before going to bed in a cozy atmosphere in the lobby bar. There are also two restaurants on site. Do you want to stay in touch? The hotel has free Wi-Fi. Parking is organized especially for car travelers.
Also for guests at the hotel: massage room, sauna, solarium and hammam. A fitness center, gym and yoga are specially available for guests who do not miss the opportunity to do sports. Karaoke is one of the on—site entertainment options. Take your pet with you. The hotel can accommodate a pet for an additional fee.
Accessible environment: the elevator is working. Extras: laundry, ATM and ironing services. The hotel staff will support the conversation in English and Russian.
The room is comfortably furnished and equipped with everything you need to relax after a long and eventful day. There is a TV, a minibar on request and a bathrobe. The listed services are not available in all rooms.
"Camellia" 3* or Tana Park Hotel or 1 night
"Camellia" 3*
The modern Kamelia-V Hotel is located in Vladikavkaz. It offers free internet access throughout the building, a 24-hour reception desk and a guarded parking lot.
The spacious apartments are equipped with a bed and orthopedic mattress, upholstered furniture, TV, split system. Bathroom with shower and toilet, hairdryer and bath accessories.
A hearty continental breakfast is served every morning for the guests staying. You can also visit the nearest restaurants and cafes, have a delicious meal there and relax in a relaxed atmosphere.
The friendly staff will be happy to help you solve any issue. In the surrounding area, you can rent a bicycle for a while and arrange an exciting trip.
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Tana Park Hotel
Tana Park Hotel is comfortably located in the farthest picturesque corner of the Digor Gorge on the left bank of the Khares River in the "horseshoe" of natural attractions: Metelaska Waterfall, Mount Kubus, the spurs of Laboda and the Sugan range. There is a small library and a chess table in the lobby. The hotel's water supply system receives the purest glacial water, so you can drink from the tap. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a Russian sauna.
The standard room assumes single or double occupancy (22 sq.m.). The room has a hairdryer, refrigerator, TV, Internet (wi-fi), bathrobes, slippers.
The Hares bar-restaurant will be glad to offer you dishes of Caucasian and European cuisine, prepared with soul by a team of chefs from the products of local farmers and gifts of nature. In the cozy, author's-style halls of the restaurant, you will be served by attentive staff and guided by the menu. Dinners not included in the program are held here. There are currently no cafes or shops in the vicinity of the hotel. Buffet breakfast, breakfast mode 08.30 to 10.00. Check-in at the hotel from 14.00, check-out until 12.00.
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"The threshold of heaven"
The complex is located in the Digor gorge at an altitude of 1750 meters above sea level, in one of the most picturesque places of the Republic of North Ossetia — Alania, which is popularly called "Bayty Tsakht". Tourists also gave the plateau, flooded with sunlight and hidden from the outside world by steep mountains, its name — "Sunny Glade".
When you find yourself in the heart of the Digory Gorge, the landscapes will turn out to be animated pictures from books. You will see the purest crystal rivers and waterfalls, colorful mountain landscape, and also feel the truly clean air.
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Tour conditions
Group
up to 40 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
6 days 5 nights
Group meets at
Vladikavkaz
Included in price
group transfers from Vladikavkaz airport and railway station to hotels on the first day of the tour to all flights/trains upon arrival before 14:00;
group transfer to Vladikavkaz airport and railway station upon departure on the final day of the tour for flights/trains later than 18:00;
accommodation in hotels/tourist complexes according to the tour program in Vladikavkaz/ Digor gorge;
guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers;
meals: breakfast at the hotel + 5 lunches/picnic lunches along the tour route;
entrance tickets to the objects of visits according to the excursion program, environmental fees of nature reserves.
Paid extra
air and railway tickets to Vladikavkaz and back;
meals not specified in the program;
ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 600 rubles.;
excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program;
New Year's banquet;
individual transfers from / to the airport and railway station of 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/person.;
a child under 16 years of age — 1,800 rubles/person.;
children's menu, up to 8 years old — 800 rubles/person.
It's important to know
Personal equipment you need for the tour
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.
Are plane tickets included in the price of the tour?
Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.
Is insurance included in the price of the tour?
A medical insurance policy is in force in the North Caucasian regions.
You can purchase additional travel insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.
Will there be air conditioning in my room?
The availability of air conditioning in the room is not guaranteed. Please specify more information at the time of booking.
Will I need to take cash with me, or will I be able to pay with a card everywhere?
It is necessary to take cash. Card payment is poorly distributed in the regions. You can withdraw cash from your card at ATMs in major cities.
The monetary unit is the Russian ruble.
What kind of transport will the group travel on the tour?
Excursions within the framework of the tour through the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia, Kavminvod, Kabardino-Balkaria, as well as excursions to the Alagir gorge in North Ossetia are carried out on tourist buses of both larger and smaller capacity:
large buses with the number of seats: from 24 to 52.
Can the composition and size of the band change during the tour?
Yes, the composition and size of the group may change throughout the tour. The maximum number of people in a group is up to 40 people.
Is the group accompanied by one guide throughout the tour?
Guides may change throughout the tour, but the tour coordinator is always the same.
Is it possible to take into account the individual characteristics of food on the tour?
Individual eating habits are NOT taken into account in the tour.
What is the cost of New Year's banquets?
New Year's Eve parties and banquets in Vladikavkaz restaurants on 12/31/2024:
NICE restaurant at the Kadgaron Hotel
New Year's banquet and show programs in ethno-national style