Grand Tour of the Caucasus

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Full immersion in the atmosphere of the Caucasus! You will have a two-week trip along the route: Kavminvody — Karachay-Cherkessia — Kabardino-Balkaria — North Ossetia — Ingushetia — Chechnya — Dagestan with professional guides and qualified drivers.

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Tour highlights

Mountain Digoria

An unforgettable trip to the Digor gorge will allow you to see ancient sanctuaries and crypts

Dizzying heights

We will climb by cable car to the highest mountain in Russia and Europe — Elbrus and to the top of Dombaya — Moussa-Achitara

Dagestan

We will visit the most vivid and memorable places of the southernmost republic

Juicy cuisine

Let's taste the dishes of the national cuisines of the peoples of the Caucasus

Chechnya

Let's admire the young and developing capital — the city of Grozny

Cities of the CMS

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

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting and gathering of the group
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 — Dombai resort
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: Gumbashi pass — Shoan temple — Sentinsky temple — Teberdinsky reserve — Ullu river-Murudzhu — Dombai meadow.
18:00 Accommodation in hotels in Dombayskaya polyana: Snow Leopard 3* or Meridian 3*.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).
Mileage per day: 250 km.

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Day 3 - Dombai — Teberdinsky Nature Reserve — Nizhny Arkhyz — Pyatigorsk
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: ascent to the top of Moussa-Achitara — Teberdinsky Reserve — Nizhne-Arkhyz Alan settlement — The Face of Christ — thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" (additional ticket fee) — Pyatigorsk.
When visiting the thermal springs, it is necessary to bring bathing accessories, slates and towels.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).
19:00 Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.
Mileage per day: 320 km.

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Day 4 - Pyatigorsk — Honey waterfalls — Kislovodsk — Pyatigorsk
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 on your own (extra charge).
Mileage per day: 145 km, duration 8 hours.

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Day 5 - 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, the ascent 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 6 - Nalchik — Cherek Gorge — Upper Balkaria — Blue Lakes — transfer to Vladikavkaz
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 7 - 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 (extra charge).
Kurtatinsky gorge — Kadargavansky canyon — Dzivgis fortress.
16:30 Arrival in Vladikavkaz.
Mileage per day: 120 km, duration 8 hours.

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Day 8 - An exciting trip to mountainous Ingushetia
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 (extra charge).
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.
Mileage per day: 180 km, duration 8 hours.

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Day 9 - 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 Makhachevo, Abisalov Tower.
Picnic lunch (extra charge).
Uallagkom: villages of Dunta, Kamunta, Galiat — Fasnal— village of Matsuta.
Return to Vladikavkaz by 19:00.
Duration 10 hours, 255 km.

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Day 10 - Alagir Gorge – Tsey – Mamison
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 (extra charge).
Mamison gorge – Lisri village — obelisk to the Gazdanov brothers.
Return to Vladikavkaz by 16:30.
Mileage per day: 220 km, duration 8 hours.

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Day 11 - Chechnya: Grozny
08:30 Transfer to Grozny (1:40 h, 120 km).
10:30 Sightseeing tour in Grozny: Grozny City – Flower Park — Mosque Heart of Chechnya — Church of the Archangel Michael – Prospect M. Esambayeva – Walk of Fame (2.5-3 hours).
14:00 Lunch (extra charge).
15:00 Transfer from Grozny to Izberbash, Dagestan (3 hours, 220 km).
Arrival is approximately at 18:30.
Accommodation in a hotel in the city of Izberbash or Makhachkala.

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Day 12 - Gamsutl – Chokh – Karadakh gorge or Izberbash — waterfall Tobot – Matlas – Khunzakh – Karadakh gorge
The program includes 12 days on tour dates: from 30.03 to 09/28/2025.
Gamsutl – Chokh – Karadakh gorge (per day: 330 km, 10 hours).
Breakfast at 07:00.
The beginning of the program of the day 07:30: transfer to the Gunib district — Hamsutl ghost village - panorama of the high–altitude village of Chokh – Karadakh gorge.
Lunch (extra charge).
Transfer and accommodation to the hotel, Izberbash/Makhachkala
The program of the 12-day tour dates: from 05.10 to 19.10.2025.
Izberbash — waterfall Tobot – Matlas — Khunzakh – Karadakh gorge — Izberbash.
Breakfast at 07:00.
The program of the day starts at 07:30 (per day: 335 km, 9 hours).
The program of the day: Tobot Waterfall — Stone bowl – Matlas plateau – Khunzakh village – Karadakh gorge.
Lunch (extra charge).
Transfer and accommodation in a hotel in Izberbash/ Makhachkala.
The order of excursions on the 12th and 13th days of the program may vary.

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Day 13 - Lun — Derbent Ekranoplan
Breakfast at 07:30.
The program of the day starts at 08:00: transfer to South Dagestan — Lun ekranoplan — sightseeing tour of Derbent: the fortress wall of Dagh Bars, Juma mosque, a walk through the magals of the old city — Naryn-Kala citadel — visiting the market — buying souvenirs.
Lunch (extra charge).
Transfer and accommodation to the hotel, Izberbash/Kaspiysk/Makhachkala.
The order of excursions on the 12th and 13th days of the program may vary.
Mileage per day: 190 km, 9 hours.
Day 14 - Sarykum dune — Sulak canyon, Oaks – trout farming. Departure
Breakfast at 07:00.
The beginning of the program of the day 07:30: transfer to the Sarykum dune — Sulak Canyon — observation deck with views of the Sulak Canyon — Chirkey reservoir — boat trip through the reservoir (optional, additional fee) — Nokhyo cave complex (optional, additional fee) — trout farming.
Lunch (extra charge).
15:00 Group transfer to Makhachkala airport for evening flights, later than 19:00.
Mileage per day: 280 km, duration 8-9 hours.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Tour organizer's comments

The ascent to Gamsutl involves a drop-off by car and a walking route. In the parking lot, local residents provide drop-off services on mountain transport (UAZ, Niva). You can drive by car for about 1.5 km, and at this moment the steepest part of the climb is overcome. The cost of the service is 100-200 rubles /person in one direction. From the car stop, the path to the end of the route will be 1.8 km, the height difference is 1450-1670 m.

Accommodation

Hotel

13 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour provides accommodation in hotels / tourist complexes according to the tour program.

The cost of the tour per room, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Placement	Room category	Cost	Dbl 2-local	Twin 2-local	Single 1-local	Triple 3-local	DBL+CH 2 vz+1 reb
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Kadgaron 3* — Ocean 3*	standard	30.03.2025-28.06.2025	190350	190350	124600	269790	257310
		29.06.2025-30.08.2025	197100	197100	130000	279240	266760
		31.08.2025-02.11.2025	190350	190350	124600	269790	257310
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3* Hotel — Ocean 3*	standard	30.03.2025-28.06.2025	197500	197500	127370	281340	266620
		29.06.2025-30.08.2025	204250	204250	132770	290790	276070
		31.08.2025-02.11.2025	197500	197500	127370	281340	266620
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Azimut 4* — Gost. Vladikavkaz 4* (comfort) — Ocean 3*	standard	30.03.2025-28.06.2025	209650	209650	149300	299560	280800
		29.06.2025-30.08.2025	216400	216400	154700	309010	290250
		31.08.2025-02.11.2025	209650	209650	149300	299560	280800

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 Ocean Hotel is located on the seashore in Izberbash, 100 meters from the city beach. There is also a bar and a terrace on site. It offers a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi in all areas. Room service is available. Guests can book family rooms.

All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a refrigerator, a kettle and a hairdryer. There is also a shower. All rooms at the hotel have a seating area.

You can play table tennis at the Okean Hotel.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 40 tourists

Minimum age

10 years old

Duration

14 days 13 nights

Group meets at

Mineral Waters

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 transfer to the airport and railway station of Makhachkala upon departure on the final day of the tour to flights/trains later than 19:00;
accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Dombay/Nalchik/Vladikavkaz/Izberbash with breakfast;
guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers;
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 and back from Makhachkala;
meals along the tour route: picnic lunch or lunch are paid on site, dinners;
ticket for the chairlift in the Tseysky gorge - 800 rubles.;
ticket for the cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau — station Mir — 2,300 rubles.;
a ticket for the cable car when climbing Moussa Achitara - 2,300 rubles.;
entrance tickets to attractions not included in the tour program:
- boat trip along the Chirkeysky reservoir — 600 rubles.;
- Nokhyo cave complex — 700 rubles.;
ticket to the thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" — 600 rubles.;
excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program;
the resort fee or tax is paid independently upon check-in at the hotel;
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 — 2,400 rubles.;
- a child under 18 years of age — 2,000 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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