Dagestan and the Sulak Canyon. Weekend Tour

06:00-07:00 arrival in Kizilyurt, stop for breakfast, sanitary room in a cafe.

Breakfast (extra charge).

Descent and boating on the Sulak river additional fee 1500 rubles/person.

Visit the Nokyo cave and the suspension bridge connecting two rocks above the Sulak Canyon and the amazingly beautiful color of the Sulak River water (additional fee 500 rubles/person).

Lunch at the fish restaurant is paid extra. 

A walk through the territory of the Glavryba complex.

Stop at the observation deck of Dubki village with a beautiful view of the Cherkeyskoye reservoir, the Sulak River and the Sulak Canyon. We suggest you take a walk and take beautiful photos.

We go up to the observation deck "Troll's Tongue" from here you can see the Cherkeyskaya hydroelectric power station, the Sulak River.

Departure to Derbent.

Accommodation in a hotel in Derbent [standard rooms]. Rest (you can sit on the shore of the Caspian Sea, drink good Dagestan wine, walk along the beach).

Dinner (extrapayment).

Overnight at a hotel in Derbent.

09:00 Breakfast (included in the price).

09:30 Departure to the high-mountain village of Kubachi * (90 km from Derbent) for the whole day.

Kubachi is an aul in the mountains of Dagestan, famous for its craftsmen who create unique jewelry. It is also rich in traditions of magnificent stone and wood carvings, weapons production. 

The Turkic name "Kubachi" means "chainmail", and until the XV century the settlement was called "Zirikhgeran". 

We will start the tour with the museum of the famous factory of art products in the Soviet period. 

During the tour, there will be an opportunity to purchase Kubachin products from the craftsmen.

You will meet with the most ancient village of Dagestan, the narrow streets of which have not forgotten the events of the past millennia, the ancient quarters and the tower of the 13th century, the springs, which today give people delicious and cold drinking water, and most importantly, the unique way of life of the ancient inhabitants of the country of Zirikhgeran. (Additional fee: entrance tickets — 500 rubles/person, national lunch in the kubachinets family — 700 rubles/ person).

* in case of adverse weather conditions, the trip to Kubachi will be replaced by an equivalent excursion.

Return to the hotel in Derbent. 

Free time (you can visit the Dagestan colorful restaurant).

Room release.

9:00 am Breakfast (included in the price).

Departure for an excursion to Derbent. 

The Naryn-Kala fortress is an ancient pre—Arab citadel, part of the Derbent fortress, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block the so-called Caspian Gate to the Persian Empire. 

It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Tour of the old city: "Maiden baths", Juma mosque. (additionalentrance fee.tickets — 500 rubles/person)

Lunch at a cafe in the city (additionalthe fee is 300-400 rubles/person.)

On the way, let's take a look at another interesting place.

This is the famous Sary-Kum dune, a unique natural monument of Dagestan.

This is the only desert in Russia, a kind of ancient botanical garden with rare or extinct plants. The dune is officially recognized by geologists as the second largest in the world. 

Only the Big One is taller than him Erg is in the Sahara. 

Barkhan is also known for the fact that the shooting of the legendary Soviet film "White Sun of the Desert" took place here (additionalFee: entrance fee. ticket — 200 rubles/person).

Return to the KMV from 24:00-02:00 at night.