Trekking in the Elbrus region without backpacks

The active tour is held in the North Caucasus, on the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The Elbrus region is one of the most famous and beloved tourist regions! Hiking trails in these places pass through pine forests and picturesque gorges decorated with glaciers and waterfalls. In July, alpine meadows bloom here in all colors, and in August and September the Elbrus region will give us the ripest blueberries, raspberries and lingonberries. The highlight of the tour is the cable car ascent to the Cheget and Elbrus mountains!

We recommend the tour for beginners and tourists with children.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody
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Duration
7 Days
6 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 20 – 26 April, 2025
    • 27 April – 3 May, 2025
    • 4 – 10 May, 2025
    • 11 – 17 May, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    6 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+
Difficulty
Challenging
Does not require specific skills, but one must be in good health
Group
Up to 18 people
Minimum age
6 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Geduco Thermal springs
Take a dip in thermal water, which cleanses the human body, relieves stress, rejuvenates and gives a boost of energy
The amazing Terskol Gorge
Traveling to these places will give you an unforgettable experience and a sense of conquering the world
On the cable car to Cheget
It is beautiful and proud, and also, in addition to the web of ski trails, it keeps several remarkable secrets among its slopes and spurs
Ascent to Elbrus
The mountain of gods and heroes, sung hundreds of times in poems and serving as an object of conquest for courageous climbers
Sand Castles and Chat Rooms
Wind and water, sun and snow "worked" on their creation to create an architectural object out of rock

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Arrival. Geduko thermal springs, Baksan Gorge

    11:30-12:00 Gathering of the group at the airport and at the railway station in Mineralnye Vody (near the main entrance from the city).

    Our current goal is the Baksan Gorge

    Geduco thermal springs.

    There are outdoor pools where you can swim in the thermal water. 

    The water temperature reaches 50C and comes to the surface from a depth of about 4000 meters. 

    The water is very rich in potassium, calcium, sodium and bromine. It cleanses the human body, relieves stress, rejuvenates and gives a boost of energy!

    Bathing accessories (swimsuit, towel, slippers, hair clip) should be packed in a separate bag in advance and taken with you on the bus.

    Transfer to Baksan gorge (2.5-3 hours), check-in at the hotel.

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  • Day 2 - Waterfall and glacier Terskol
  • Day 3 - Cable car to Cheget Mountain and Donguzorun Lake
  • Day 4 - Trekking through the Irik-chat gorge, Sand castles, the valley of the Irik river
  • Day 5 - Cable car to Elbrus
  • Day 6 - Devichy Kosy Waterfall, Terskol Peak Observatory
  • Day 7 - Narzanov glade in the Elbrus region. Departure
Difficulty
Does not require specific skills, but one must be in good health
Tour organizer's comments

The route is trekking and provides for walking through mountainous (rugged) terrain. This type of outdoor activity involves daily climbing and dropping heights (ascents and descents).

The route runs at an altitude of 1,800-2,800 m, we climb by cable car to an altitude of 3,850 m.

Route length: 76.5 km.

All trekking tourists go light, with small backpacks 20-30 l. The route is simple, very picturesque and panoramic. We recommend it for beginners and tourists with children.

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    6 nights
Comfort
  • Basic+

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel in the village of Terskol.

The surcharge is indicated for the entire holiday period.

Children's discount is 20%. The discount is given to children whose age at the time of participation in the tour is from 7 to 14 years old inclusive.

  • Hotel The "Seventh region" or a hotel of a similar class. 2-, 3-bed standard rooms, in-room amenities, TV, Wi-Fi. You can ask the administrator for a hair dryer (one hair dryer per hotel). There is a thermal boiler on the 1st floor of the hotel, you can take boiling water. The hotel has a laundry room, billiard room, table tennis (these services are available for an additional fee).
  • Salam Hotel, or a hotel of a similar class: 2-, 3-bed rooms, in-room amenities, TV, Wi-Fi.
Cost and dates
Hotel "The seventh region"Salam Hotel
52 20058 000

Spring

  • April 20 - April 26, 2025
  • April 27 - May 03, 2025
  • May 04 - May 10, 2025
  • May 11 - May 17, 2025
  • May 18 - May 24, 2025
  • May 25 - May 31, 2025

Summer

  • June 01 - June 07, 2025
  • June 08 - June 14, 2025
  • June 15 - June 21, 2025
  • June 22 - June 28, 2025
  • June 29 - July 05, 2025
  • July 06 - July 12, 2025
  • July 13 - July 19, 2025
  • July 20 - July 26, 2025
  • July 27 - August 02, 2025
  • August 03 - August 09, 2025
  • August 10 - August 16, 2025
  • August 17 - August 23, 2025
  • August 24 - August 30, 2025
  • August 31 - September 06, 2025

Autumn

  • September 07 - September 13, 2025
  • September 14 - September 20, 2025
  • September 21 - September 27, 2025
  • September 28 - October 04, 2025
  • October 05 - October 11, 2025
  • October 12 - October 18, 2025
  • October 19 - October 25, 2025
  • October 26 - November 01, 2025
  • November 02 - November 08, 2025

June

June 29 - July 05, 2025 

July

July 06 - July 12, 2025

July 13 - July 19, 2025

July 20 - July 26, 2025

July 27 - August 02, 2025

August

August 03 - August 09, 2025

August 10 - August 16, 2025

August 17 - August 23, 2025

 

If necessary, an additional fee for 1-bed accommodation in a hotel room. The surcharge is indicated for the entire holiday period:

  • Hotel "7 region": 12,000 rubles.;
  • Salam Hotel: 18,000 rubles.
"The seventh Region" or "Salaam" 6 nights
"The seventh Region"

Guest house "Seventh The region is located on the territory of the Elbrus National Park, just 3 km from Mount Elbrus and the slopes of Cheget Glade and Azau glade. 

It offers bright rooms with a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. 

Free Wi-Fi is also available. Our cafe serves homemade dishes of Russian and Caucasian cuisine. 

In the guest house "Seventh The region" offers ski equipment rental, table tennis and billiards.

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Another option
"Salaam"

Double and triple rooms, in-room amenities, TV, Wi-Fi.

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 18 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Duration
7 days 6 nights
Group meets at
Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

Included in price

  • road crossings along the route;
  • accommodation: Terskol village, hotel "Seventh region" or a hotel of a similar class, hotel "Salam" or a hotel of a similar class;
  • 2 meals a day: 
    • ready-made breakfasts (day 2-7) are served at the hotel according to a set menu (the menu is not individual);
    • lunch (day 2-4, 6) in the form of dry rations in the mountains (sausage, cheese, tea, cookies, chocolate, sweets);
  • group equipment rental: boilers, gas burners (for making tea for lunch in the mountains from June to August), a group first aid kit;
  • entrance tickets to the thermal springs;
  • eco-collection in the Elbrus National Park;
  • Elbrus Cable Car tickets;
  • tickets for the Cheget cable car;
  • the services of an instructor-guide.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
  • lunches: during the transfer (day 1, 5, 7), dinners;
  • the surcharge for 1-bed accommodation in a hotel room starts from 12,000 rubles.;
  • registration at the hotel of foreign citizens (Ukraine, Belarus, Israel, etc.) – 300 rubles/the entire period of rest;
  • insurance (optional).

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour

The list of equipment for tours from April 20 to May 19 and from September 21 to November 15:

The air temperature during this period:

  • early morning and evening 0...+3C;
  • in the afternoon +5...+9C (from April 20 to May 19, after October 15).
  • in the afternoon +10...+12C (from September 21 to October 15).

If the winter was snowy, in May we will still walk on snow in the gorges. In mid-October, the first snow may already fall in the gorges. In this case, you should have insulated trekking shoes. There is always snow on the mountains of Elbrus and Cheget above 2000 m (where we will climb by cable cars) on May holidays and at the end of October.

Check with the instructor for up-to-date information about the weather in the Elbrus region and the presence of snow in the gorges a week before the tour.

We draw your attention to the rules of choosing clothes for the trip: in the Caucasus, you can wear trousers and T-shirts. Shorts and T-shirts should not be taken for a trip to the Caucasus, even for walking in a hotel.

  • Hat, gloves;
  • Jacket. The air temperature in the gorges in the early morning and evening is 0...+3C, in the afternoon +5...+7C. On Mount Elbrus and Cheget (above 2000 m), the air temperature can range from -8C...0C.;
  • Fleece. We recommend taking 2 fleeces: one for walking on the route (it gets a hiking smell quickly enough), the second clean and fresh fleece for walking in the hotel;
  • T-shirt;
  • Thermal underwear;
  • Buff. Protects the neck from burning, can be used as a headdress or scarf.;
  • Warm running trousers;
  • Lingerie;
  • Socks;
  • Lanterns (gaiters, gaiters, shoe covers) - only for tours before May 12 and after October 15;
  • Trekking shoes up to the ankle and above;
  • Self-heating foot warmers (optional);
  • Flip-flops (for walking in the hotel);
  • Swimsuit, towel (for bathing in thermal springs);
  • For girls on request: a dress for a photo shoot on the background of mountains;
  • Waterproof clothing or raincoat from the middle of the thigh and below;
  • Trekking poles. Sticks significantly reduce the load on the knees. Physically strong and healthy tourists are recommended to have sticks with them. Tourists who have problems with knees, joints and overweight must have trekking poles;
  • If necessary, the club provides trekking poles for rent;
  • Passport / birth certificate of the child. It is mandatory to have the original documents (not a copy);
  • Camera / video camera and charger;
  • Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, razor);
  • Hairbrush;
  • Sunglasses;
  • Toilet paper (useful during the day, on the route);
  • Mug, spoon, plate. In the mountains, tourists drink tea from a mug that comes with a thermos or take a separate mug. The plate is useful to put sliced and small foods (vegetables, cheese, olives, etc.) into it during lunch. The mug and plate should be non-breakable;
  • Wet wipes;
  • Thread, needle;
  • Backpack for walking (volume 25-35 liters). The backpack contains the tourist's personal belongings (fleece, raincoat, thermos, etc.), as well as public food for lunch, which is issued by the instructor (the weight of the products is 400-600 grams);
  • Podpopnik;
  • Shoe Dryers;
  • Sunscreen, hygienic lipstick;
  • Individual first aid kit. Required: elastic bandage, patch;
  • Thermos flask volume 0.5-0.75 l;
  • Cash;
  • A headlamp. The daylight hours become shorter in autumn, so sometimes a flashlight can be useful on the route in the evening.

List of equipment for tours from May 20 to September 20:

  • Cap / panama hat;
  • Jacket. The air temperature in the gorges early in the morning and late in the evening is +8...+12C. On Mount Elbrus (above 3000 m), the air temperature can range from -5C...+6C.;
  • Fleece. In May and autumn, we recommend taking 2 fleeces: one for walking on the route (it gets a hiking smell quickly enough), the second clean and fresh fleece for walking in the hotel;
  • T-shirt;
  • Lightweight long sleeve shirt. The shirt will protect your arms and neck from burning;
  • Buff. Protects the neck from burning, can be used as a headdress;
  • Running trousers;
  • Lingerie;
  • Socks;
  • Trekking shoes up to the ankle and above;
  • Flip-flops (for walking in a hotel);
  • Swimsuit, towel (for bathing in thermal springs);
  • For girls on request: a dress for a photo shoot on the background of mountains;
  • Waterproof clothing or raincoat from the middle of the thigh and below;
  • Trekking poles. Sticks significantly reduce the load on the knees. Physically strong and healthy tourists are recommended to have sticks with them. Tourists who have problems with knees, joints and overweight must have trekking poles;
  • If necessary, the club provides trekking poles for rent;
  • Passport / birth certificate of the child. It is mandatory to have the original documents (not a copy);
  • Camera / video camera and charger;
  • Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, razor);
  • Hairbrush;
  • Sunglasses;
  • 0.5L plastic bottle (for drinking water on the route);
  • Toilet paper (useful during the day, on the route);
  • Mug, spoon, plate. In the mountains, tourists drink tea from a mug that comes with a thermos or take a separate mug. The plate is useful to put chopped and small products (vegetables, cheese, olives, etc.) into it during lunch. The mug and plate should be non-breakable;
  • Wet wipes;
  • Thread, needle;
  • Backpack for walking (volume 20-25 liters). The backpack contains the tourist's personal belongings (fleece, raincoat, water bottle, etc.), as well as public food for lunch, which is issued by the instructor (the weight of the products is 400-600 grams);
  • Podpopnik;
  • Shoe Dryers;
  • Sunscreen, hygienic lipstick;
  • Individual first aid kit. Required: elastic bandage, patch;
  • Hat, gloves (for trips in September, October);
  • Thermos flask volume 0.5-0.75 l;
  • Cash;
  • A headlamp. The daylight hours become shorter in autumn, so sometimes a flashlight can be useful on the route in the evening.
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Dates and Prices

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