Diving in Dagestan. Jeep Tour

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Drive in the vastness of the Caucasus! You will feel the full power of the mountains, be inspired by nature, immerse yourself in history and taste the delicious Dagestani cuisine. Visit both top locations and authentic places that cannot be reached by tourist buses.

Location

Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala

Jeep tours

The price is valid until 9 Jun

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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

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Tour highlights

The Persian Citadel

You will touch the wall, the stones of which are made of limestone-shell

National flavor

You'll feel like a local living in authentic hotels and ethnodomes.

Ascent to the ghost village

You will drive the UAZ halfway up the mountain, and then walk through the forest, enjoying the scenery.

Rafting

You will feel the adrenaline and a powerful charge of energy after passing the thresholds

Carpet weaving master class

Get to know the craft and learn its basics by learning from a professional

A delicious lesson

Attend a master class on cooking national cuisine

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival. Sulak Canyon, cave and Gimrinsky Tower
12:00-13:00 Meeting at the airport.
Meeting with the team, seating in jeeps. Exit. Lunch.
Noho Cave is not a natural cave, but a complex of exploration tunnels restored in 2022.
We visit the technical tunnels that make up the cave, the pedestrian suspension bridge and the very instagram attractions — bungee jumping, an extreme trail and a swing right in the heart of the canyon (for an additional fee).
Visit the viewing platforms on the canyon. You can only get here by jeeps.
The Gimrinsky Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Russia.
The Gimrinsky tower is one of the examples of defensive structures of the highlanders of Dagestan.
The Irganai reservoir is one of the most beautiful places in Dagestan, represented by picturesque landscapes, an emerald water surface with majestic black rocks reflected in it.
Check-in at the hotel in Verkhny Gunib. Supper.

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Day 2 - A ghost village and an underground waterfall. National cuisine Master class
Breakfast.
Departure to Gamsutul. Surprisingly, a small ancient village in Dagestan is well known all over the world.
UAZ trucks climb half the mountain (real UAZ trucks and a mountain climb with cliffs and sharp turns).
Hike up to ghost village and walk to the top of the mountain through the forest, enjoying the picturesque scenery.
Lunch (national cuisine).
Saltinsky waterfall enchants and surprises even those who have seen dozens of waterfalls.
The village of Salt.
A master class on national cuisine.
Supper.
Rest at the hotel.

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Day 3 - Rafting. Goor Village
Breakfast. Packing, room release.
Departure for rafting. It's not just rafting on the river, but adrenaline boiling in your blood, a sense of unity with nature, and a powerful charge of energy that you receive after passing the rapids.
Selection of equipment. Access to water (category of alloys 2+). Passing the route.
Lunch.
The Datun Temple is a medieval Orthodox church in the very center of the Dagestan mountains.
Visit to the village of Goor on the edge of a cliff with Cahib watchtowers.
Check—in at the Ethnodome Hotel, an authentic guest house and museum space in Chokh village at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level.
Dinner — dishes of national cuisine.

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Day 4 - Waterfall and Stone bowl. A walk through Derbent
Breakfast. Packing, room release.
Tobot Waterfall is a very beautiful place, it has a special power and energy.
Horseback riding in the vicinity of the village (extra charge).
Matlas Extreme Park is a huge mountain plateau with waterfalls. The main extreme entertainment here is a zipline about 400 meters long.
There is an interesting and rather wide stone path running along a steep cliff, along which you can walk under the upper step of the Matlas waterfall.
The stone bowl is a natural formation in the form of a deep fault in a rocky plateau with a length of 90 m and a maximum width of 17 m.
National lunch.
Departure to Derbent. Visit to the observation deck.
Aya-kyakya Gorge — here you can walk several kilometers through the canyon and enjoy the stunning beauty of the rocky massifs, 50 to 100 meters high and deciduous forest.
Visit to the town of Sergokala.
Derbent: a walk through the evening city.
Dinner in Derbent at a restaurant overlooking the night city.
Check-in at the Sunrise Hotel.

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Day 5 - Ekranoplan and citadel. Carpet weaving workshop. Wine tasting. Departure
Breakfast at the hotel. Packing, room release.
Departure to Lun.
20 km south of Derbent, on the sandy shore of the Caspian Sea, stands the only surviving Lun ekranoplane from Soviet times, somewhat similar to the fantastic spaceships from Star Wars.
We will provide enough time for the photo.
Carpet weaving workshop.
The Naryn-Kala fortress is a Persian 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.
Lunch at the restaurant.
A walk through the historical part of the city, Magala.
Magal is a small area of an ancient eastern city, centered around a mosque: streets, mosque, Armenian church.
Wine tasting.
Departure to the airport.
The end of the program is approximately at 16:00-18:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

3 nights
Guest House

1 night

Comfort

Basic+

The tour includes accommodation in guest houses and hotels along the route.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation in the car, RUB.:

Number of people in the car	Cost
3-seat jeep boarding	on request
4-seat jeep boarding	69 900

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Tour conditions

Group

From 6 to 12 tourists

Minimum age

12 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala

Included in price

transportation service — an experienced driver and comfortable jeeps with air conditioning, music, water and other beverages;
3-bed or 2-bed accommodation;
Meals: 4 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners;
entrance fees;
tour service;
professional guide, organizer, support 24 hours a day;
boat trip around the reservoir;
rafting;
carpet weaving workshop;
National cuisine master class;
escorting a group from Petrozavodsk and St. Petersburg.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Makhachkala and back;
meals not specified in the program;
souvenirs and other personal purchases;
additional payment for 1-bed accommodation is being specified;
private transfer;
additional services not specified in the program or specified for an additional fee:
- horseback riding around the village;
- bungee jump, extreme trail and canyon swing.

It's important to know

Clothes should not be open and provocative. Do not forget, you are going to the republic with a different mentality, it is necessary to respect the customs and traditions of the local population. For women, a headscarf for visiting mosques and temples.

It is necessary to take cash with you for additional payments for the tour (according to the program), for meals and souvenirs.

Dates and Prices

$941

$899

7 – 11 Oct 5 days 4 nights

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