Weekends in the Caucasus: Dagestan and Chechnya

9:10 Excursion to Kezenoi Am (107 km). 

The journey from Grozny to the lake takes about 3 hours.

The road to the lake passes through the village of Kharachoy, a village remarkable for its location and history.

The road connecting Chechnya and Dagestan has been passing through it since time immemorial. 

Stop at the monument to Abrek Zelimkhan, here is the Maiden Spit waterfall.

To get to the lake, you need to overcome the Andean ridge. 

The road continues along the right treeless slope of the deep gorge of the Hulhulau River.

Lunch.

Next, an excursion to the ancient village. 

From the western bay of Lake Kezenoy Am, it is only two kilometers to the fortified fortress city of Hoi. Its battle and signal towers loomed over a deep gorge. 

The mountain slopes here are lined with dozens of ancient artificial terraces for agriculture.

On the way back from the lake, we will stop in the city of Shali to visit the grandiose mosque of the Pride of Muslims, admire its architecture in night illumination, oriental luxury decoration, enjoy a beautifully planned garden with hundreds of rose bushes.

Return to the city after 19:00.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure for a walk and photo shoot in the "Flower Park".

A stop for a photo shoot is carried out only during the flowering season in the park.

The 4.5-hectare park opened in Grozny on the Day of the Chechen Woman, September 17. The park has a fountain with towers 18 meters high in the national style, 467 metal structures decorating about 150 thousand different flowers, planted palm trees, more than five hundred trees and 18 thousand shrubs.

Transfer to the trout farm "Glavryba". 

Gorgeous view of the mountains and the Sulak River.

Boating on the Chirkeysky reservoir is not included in the price.

Lunch at the trout farm.

Good cuisine, the freshest fish from your farm. There are many small entertainments on the territory for an additional fee (playground, mini zoo, catamarans, you can ride horses, ponies, a boat, ride a winch over a pond, catch trout for yourself).

Transfer to the observation deck of the Sulak Canyon

The canyon of the Sulak River is impressive even in photographs, although no photo can convey the feeling when you stand on the edge of a precipice and feel how breathtaking it is.

No wonder, because this is one of the deepest canyons in the world – its depth is 1920 meters! It is deeper than the famous Grand Canyon in Colorado.

Transfer to Sarykum.

The Sarykum barkhan is separated from the Central Asian deserts by 300 kilometers of the Caspian Sea. 

Transfer to the airport.

Evening departure from Makhachkala after 18:00.