To the proud beauties of the Caucasus

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Guided tours of Kavminvody — Kabardino-Balkaria — North Ossetia — Ingushetia — Chechnya with professional guides and qualified drivers are waiting for you.

Check-in dates: weekly on Tuesdays from 09.04 to 11/26/2024.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

Sightseeing tours

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Tour highlights

Elbrus

Let's see the highest peak in Europe!

The City of the Dead

We will visit a mysterious place in North Ossetia, which is protected by UNESCO

Mountain Digoria

Consider the ancient sanctuaries in the land of snowy mountains, azure lakes and noisy waterfalls

A formidable city

Let's take a walk through the bright and modern capital of Chechnya

Cities of the CMS

We will get acquainted with the resort towns, walk along the streets and taste narzan

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival. Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk
Arrival at Mineralnye Vody airport or Pyatigorsk railway station.
13:00 Meeting and gathering of the group, transfer to the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.
15:00 Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk.
The program of the day: acquaintance with Pyatigorsk — park "Flower Garden" — Diana's grotto — cave Failure.

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Day 2 - Pyatigorsk — Honey waterfalls — Kislovodsk — Pyatigorsk
Duration is 8 hours, 145 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: a trip to the Honey Waterfalls — the natural monument Mount Koltso — acquaintance with Kislovodsk — Resort Park — Cascade staircase — The Main Narzan Gallery.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).

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Day 3 - Pyatigorsk — Azau Polyana — Mount Elbrus — Nalchik
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Baksan gorge — Narzanov glade — Azau glade (2300 m above sea level).
Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe, climbing to the Mir station, 3450 m.
Transfer to Nalchik.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).
Arrival in Nalchik, accommodation at the hotel.
Mileage per day: 295 km, duration 8-9 hours.

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Day 4 - Nalchik — Cherek Gorge — Upper Balkaria — Blue Lakes
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Cherek gorge — Cherek gorge — Upper Balkaria village — Lake Cerik-Kel.
Arrival in Vladikavkaz at 17:00
Lunch is on your own (extra charge).
19:30-21:30 Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting (extra charge).
Mileage per day: 230 km, 8 hours.

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Day 5 - A program to choose from
There are two options to choose from (you must choose an excursion when booking):
Option 1: An exciting trip to Mountainous Ingushetia from Vladikavkaz.
Important: To enter the border zone of the Dzheyrakh gorge, the presence of a Russian passport is mandatory, foreign citizens need to obtain a pass. The pass is issued by the tourist independently one month before the start of the tour.
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).
Mileage per day: 180 km, duration 8-9 hours.
Option 2: Alagir gorge — Tsey — aul Nar.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: The sanctuary and the rock monument of Uastyrdzhi — Tsey gorge — a 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.
Mileage per day: 207 km, duration 8 hours.

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Day 6 - Three gorges: Kurtatinsky — Karmadonskoye — Dargavs
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Karmadon — Dargavs — City of the Dead — Kurt and Tag Tower — village of Tsmiti — Holy Dormition Alan Monastery
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Kurtatinsky gorge — Kadargavansky canyon — Dzivgis fortress.
17:00 Arrival in Vladikavkaz.
Duration is 8 hours, 120 km.

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Day 7 - Mountain Digoria: Zadalesk — Makhchesk — Uallagkom
Duration 10 hours, 255 km.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Digor Gorge — Akhsinta Canyon — sanctuary of Lagta Dzuar — Zadalesk — Museum of the Mother of Makhachevo, Abisalov Tower.
Picnic lunch (included in the price) — Uallagkom: villages Dunta, Kamunta, Galiat — Fasnal — village Matsuta.
Return to Vladikavkaz by 19:00.

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Day 8 - Vladikavkaz — Chechnya: Grozny + Argun Gorge — Vladikavkaz
It starts at 08:00.
Program of the day: transfer to Grozny — Argun gorge — "Nihaloy waterfalls" — Ushkaloy towers — Itum-Kali — Phakoch castle complex.
17:00 Evening sightseeing tour in Grozny: Grozny-City — Flower Park — Mosque "Heart of Chechnya" — Church of the Archangel Michael — Prospect M. Esambayeva is an Alley of Fame.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Transfer to Vladikavkaz.
Mileage per day: 360 km, duration 10 hours.

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Day 9 - Departure
The final day in Vladikavkaz.
Buying souvenirs for the road, Ossetian pies, cheese, churchkhela.
Transfer to the airport/train station.
Have a nice trip!

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

8 nights

Comfort

Upscale

Accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz/Grozny.

The cost of the tour per room, RUB.:

Placement	Room category	Price validity period	Dbl Two-month	Twin Two-month	Single One	Triple* The third	DBL+CH 2bz+1b	Breakfast Breakfast
Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 3 Hotel*	standard	09.04.2024-03.12.2024	110600	110600	76700	160700	155000	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Syndica 4/ Azimut 4 — Vladikavkaz 3 Hotel*	comfort	09.04.2024-03.12.2024	121000	121000	86800	176000	169600	Sw. table
Mashuk 2* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	standard	09.04.2024-03.12.2024	110600	110600	71600	158500	153000	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Syndica 4/ Azimut 4 — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	Junior Suite	09.04.2024-03.12.2024	120600	120600	86100	174000	167000	Sw. table

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.

Mashuk 2*

Mashuk Hotel is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the cable car, near the Tsvetnik Park. The hotel offers treatments according to the program of the Mashuk sanatorium. It offers free Wi-Fi.

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

The Mashuk Hotel offers a 24-hour front 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.

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Another option

Intourist 3*

This hotel is located in the center of Pyatigorsk, just a 5-minute walk from the city's mineral springs. It offers free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, and a 24-hour front desk.

The Intourist Hotel offers rooms with a balcony, a private bathroom with free toiletries and a TV with cable channels. Most rooms offer views of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Rendezvous restaurant serves Caucasian and European cuisine.

Guests can play billiards at the hotel.

Pyatigorsk Central Train Station is 3 km from Intourist Hotel, and Mineralnye Vody Airport is a 25-minute drive away. A shuttle service can be arranged for an additional fee.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 40 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

9 days 8 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Pyatigorsk

Included in price

group transfers from Mineralnye Vody Airport and Pyatigorsk railway station to the hotel on the first day of the tour upon arrival, meeting at 13:00;
group transfers from hotels to Vladikavkaz airport and railway station upon departure on the final day of the tour, meeting in the lobby of the hotels;
accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz;
guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers;
meals: breakfast at the hotel + 4 lunches/picnic lunch 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 Mineralnye Vody/Pyatigorsk and back from Vladikavkaz;
meals not specified in the program;
ticket for the cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau – station Mir — 1,800 rubles.;
ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 500 rubles.;
excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program, resort fee;
individual transfers from / to the airport and railway station, 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.;
- a child under 16 years of age — 1,800 rubles.;
- children's menu, up to 8 years old — 800 rubles.

It's important to know

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.

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