An active cycling tour of the Caucasus for the New Year. Join us at any time.

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Cable car rides, KMV resorts famous for their healing springs, Lermontov sites, ancient shrines — a real New Year's miracle awaits us.

We will be able to visit all the resort towns of the CMS, stroll through the resort parks, taste Cossack and Caucasian cuisine, as well as climb to the foot of Europe's highest peak, Elbrus, go to snowy Dombay, visit the mysterious Upper Balkaria, modern Grozny or see the beauty of mountainous Ingushetia.

The program of this tour is arranged in such a way that you can stop by on any selected date for 8 days. Each day of the tour is assigned to a specific day of the week.

Location

Stavropol territory, Mineral Waters

Sightseeing tours

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

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Tour highlights

Literary promenade

Let's take a walk through the favorite resort places of the Russian writer in the resort towns of the Caucasian Mineral Waters

Gastronomic flavor

The national cuisine of the peoples of the Caucasus will not leave anyone indifferent

To the peaks of the mountains

We will climb the cable cars of Dombayskaya Polyana or Elbrus

Defense towers and temples

We will see the tower complexes included in the 10 man-made wonders of Russia.

Thermal pleasure

Relax in the warm springs after a busy day of sightseeing

Flexible format

You can join the tour on any day of the week.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Monday. Free day
Check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).

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Day 2 - Tuesday. Upper Balkaria Tour
Excursion "Upper Balkaria" at 6:50.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
According to the program of the tour:
The Chegem gorge, where the film "Sannikov Land" was shot, a walk along the gorge along the Chegem mountain river to the Chegem waterfalls— the largest karst waterfalls in the Caucasus;
late breakfast with dishes of national Balkarian cuisine for an additional fee;
The village of Verkhnyaya Balkaria in the Cherek Gorge is the ancestral home of the Balkarian people. Ancient towers tour;
Cherek Gorge — stop at the observation deck near a deep cliff overlooking an ancient mountain road;
Blue Lake is the deepest karst lake in the Caucasus (it is cold);
Aushiger village — bathing in a hot spring.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 19:00-19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
To take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
Attention! Additional expenses.

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Day 3 - Wednesday. Excursion "Grozny, Shali, Argun" or an excursion to Dombay
Option I Excursion "Grozny, Shali, Argun" at 6:00.
Breakfast at 8:00 at a roadside cafe (extra charge).
According to the program of the tour:
In addition to Grozny, visit the city of Shali and the city of Argun:
Argun city — visit to the "Mother's Heart" mosque, built in a modern style;
Shali City — visit to Europe's largest mosque, The Pride of Muslims, opened in 2019;
the city of Grozny — a visit to the Cathedral Mosque "Heart of Chechnya", the complex of high-rise buildings "Grozny City", the Orthodox Church of St. Michael the Archangel, a walk through the city center, the Flower Park.
Lunch in Grozny at local cafes or canteens (extra charge).
Dinner at a roadside cafe for an additional fee.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Return to the hotel around 21:00-22:00.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option II Excursion to Dombay at 06:30.
Dombayskaya Polyana is the heart of the mountains of the northwest Caucasus, a famous tourist and ski center.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
According to the program of the tour:
stop for breakfast for an additional fee;
There is a small stop in the Teberdinsky National Park: the Ullu-Muruju mountain river or Kara Kel Lake.;
Dombayskaya polyana at 11:00 — stop for 4 hours.
Arriving at Dombayskaya Polyana, everyone climbs the slopes of Mussa Achitara Mountain to an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level to see a breathtaking panorama of the Main Caucasian Ridge with its famous peaks: Dombay-Ulgen, Sulakhat, Sufruja, Belalakaya, Ine Peak, etc.
From there you can enjoy a view of the gorges of the Gonachkhir, Alibek, Teberda rivers and numerous glaciers, as well as Dombayskaya glade surrounded by huge mountains.
Cable car ascent from Dombayskaya Polyana for an additional fee.
Free time.
Lunch at local cafes (extra charge)
Return to Pyatigorsk at 19:30-20:00.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
Attention! Additional expenses.

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Day 4 - Thursday. "KMV Cities" tour
Breakfast at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
Guided tour of the CMS City at 9:00.
According to the program of the tour:
In Pyatigorsk, a visit to Lake Failure, the place of the duel of M.Y. Lermontov.
In Zheleznovodsk, a walk through the resort park: the former summer residence of the Emir of Bukhara (sanatorium named after Telman), Pushkin Gallery, monument to Alexander Pushkin, Slavyanovsky spring, Smirnovsky spring, Cascade staircase.
In Kislovodsk, a walk through the Nizhny Kurortny Park: the bridge "Ladies' Caprice", a mirror pond and a Glass jet, a monument to Alexander Pushkin, a flower bed Calendar, Lermontov playground, bust of Mikhail Lermontov, the Main Narzan Gallery, Colonnade.
Lunch on the route for an additional fee.
In Yessentuki, there is a stop at the Theater Square, pump rooms of the sources of Yessentuki No. 4 and Yessentuki No. 17, a mud clinic named after Semashko.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:00.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).

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Day 5 - Friday. Honey Waterfalls Tour
Breakfast at the hotel (if a meal plan is selected).
Lunch at the hotel (if a meal plan is selected).
Honey Waterfalls tour at 13:20.
According to the tour program:
Mount Koltso is one of the Lermontov sites in Kislovodsk.
Tea house (free tasting of herbal tea and various types of jam).
There is an opportunity to buy: jams, herbs, sweets.
Honey Waterfalls is a gorge of the Alikonovka River, decorated with several waterfalls.
On the territory of the campsite there is the ethnographic museum "Karachayevsky courtyard", national costumes for photos.
Return to the hotel at 19:00.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Day 6 - Saturday. Elbrus or Dombay
Option I Excursion "Elbrus" at 6:00.
Excursion to the foot of the highest peak of the Caucasus, Russia and Europe, Elbrus, which is the most mysterious and mystical mountain of the Caucasus.
According to the program of the tour:
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Stop for breakfast at 7:00-8:00 at a roadside cafe for an additional fee.
Stop (2 hours) at Cheget glade — the foot of Cheget Mountain, from the slopes of which the best view of Elbrus opens in clear weather.
Two levels of the chairlift are raised to a height of 3,100 meters above sea level.
Stop (3 hours) at Azau glade, the southern foot of Mount Elbrus.
Ascent of closed cable cars:
The 1st level rises to a height of 3,000 meters above sea level — Stary Krugozor station;
The 2nd level rises to a height of 3,500 meters above sea level — Mir station;
The 3rd level rises to a height of 3,900 meters above sea level — Gara-Bashi station.
Lunch at the Azau after descent from the cable cars for an additional fee at 14:00.
Stop at Narzanov glade (30 min.) on the way back from Elbrus.
Narzan tasting, you can take unlimited bottles with you for free.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30-19:30.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option II Excursion to Dombay at 06:30.
Dombayskaya Polyana is the heart of the mountains of the northwest Caucasus, a famous tourist and ski center.
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
According to the program of the tour:
stop for breakfast for an additional fee;
There is a short stop in the Teberdinsky National Park: the Ullu-Muruju mountain river or Kara Kel Lake.;
Dombayskaya polyana at 11:00 — stop for 4 hours.
Arriving at Dombayskaya Polyana, everyone climbs the slopes of Mussa Achitara Mountain to an altitude of 3,200 meters above sea level to see a breathtaking panorama of the Main Caucasian Ridge with its famous peaks: Dombay-Ulgen, Sulakhat, Sufruja, Belalakaya, Ine Peak, etc.
From there you can enjoy a view of the gorges of the Gonachkhir, Alibek, Teberda rivers and numerous glaciers, as well as Dombayskaya glade surrounded by huge mountains.
Cable car ascent from Dombayskaya Polyana for an additional fee.
Free time.
Lunch at local cafes (extra charge).
Return to Pyatigorsk at 19:30-20:00.
Dinner at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
Attention! Additional expenses.

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Day 7 - Sunday. Mountain Ingushetia Tour
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Excursion "Mountainous Ingushetia" at 5:30.
Only for citizens of the Russian Federation, if they have a permanent residence permit (not a temporary registration).
Ingushetia is a land of towers and legends.
Stop for breakfast at 8:00 at a roadside cafe for an additional fee.
According to the program of the tour:
Egikal Tower complex — the medieval capital of Ingushetia;
the Vnushki tower complex, one of the 10 man-made wonders of Russia;
Thaba-Yerdy Temple — the earliest Christian temple in the Caucasus (8th century);
Assa River gorge, decorated with stone pillars;
The Tower of Concord in the city of Magas, climbing to a glass balcony at a height of about 100 meters.
Lunch — dry ration (to bring extra).
Stop for dinner on the way back (at 19:00), at a roadside cafe for an additional fee.
Return to the hotel at 21:30.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Day 8 - Monday. Free day
Breakfast at the hotel (for the fare with meals).
Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

7 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes hotel accommodation.

Children under 10 years old receive a 5% discount.

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

with meals:

Hotel	1-local	2-local	3-local	4-local	Additional place
"Beshtau"	Standard 105,000 Comfort 113 800	Standard 74 250 Comfort 83 700	Under the request	Under the request	64 000
"Mashuk"	Economy 83,800 Standard 88 200	Economy 66 250 Standard 67 100	Under the request	Under the request	59 650
"Nautilus"	Standard 78,800	Standard 64 300 Junior Suite 68 900	Junior Suite 63 550	Junior Suite 63 550	Under the request

If meals are served during arrivals on 12/31/2025 and 01/01/2026, there will be dry rations and lunch boxes on these days (exact details will be given before arrival on the tour).

Without power supply:

Hotel	1-local	2-local	3-local	4-local	Additional place
"Beshtau"	Standard 92 700 Comfort 61,950	Standard 101,500 Comfort 71 400	Under the request	Under the request	51 700
"Mashuk"	Economy 75 150 Standard 79 550	Economy 57 600 Standard 58 450	Under the request	Under the request	51 000
"Nautilus"	Standard 74 650	Standard 60 150 Junior Suite 64 750	Junior Suite 59,400	Junior Suite 59,400	Under the request

An additional place (euro pad) can only be provided for 2-bed accommodation in rooms in the following hotels:

Beshtau – comfort;
Mashuk is a standard.

"Beshtau"

It is located in the center of Pyatigorsk. It offers rooms with wonderful views of Mount Beshtau or the Caucasus Mountains, a 24-hour restaurant and a sports club. Guests of the Beshtau Hotel can visit the sports club with a Turkish bath, sauna, modern gym and a swimming pool with massage waterfalls.

The Beshtau Hotel has a classic-style restaurant serving European, Russian and Caucasian cuisine. Live music is played in the restaurant in the evenings. The 24-hour lobby bar serves hot and cold snacks.

Pyatigorsk Train Station is a 10-minute drive from the Beshtau Hotel. Mineralnye Vody International Airport is a 30-minute drive away. An airport shuttle is available upon request.

In the room: air conditioning and a flat-screen TV, equipped with a hydro massage shower or a hot tub. There is also a balcony. Free Wi-Fi is provided. A water cooler is available on all floors.

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"Nautilus"

The Nautilus Hotel is located at the entrance to Pyatigorsk, a 5-minute walk from Kalinin Central Avenue.

At the hotel, rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV, air conditioning and a wardrobe. The private bathroom comes with free toiletries.

The on-site restaurant serves European and Caucasian cuisine.

Mashuk Mountain is a 5-minute drive away. Pyatigorsk Railway Station is 3 km away, and Pyatigorsk Airport is 28 km away.

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"Mashuk"

Mashuk Hotel is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the city's cable car.

Each room has a cozy renovation, upholstered furniture. You will feel quite comfortable here.

Guests can have a snack in the Academy of Taste dining room.

Near the hotel there are many sights of the city, a cable car and mud springs. Tsvetnik Park and the M.Y. Lermontov Sanatorium are also located nearby.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 6 to 50 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Stavropol territory, Mineral Waters

Included in price

hotel accommodation;
meals (for the meal plan):
- Day 1: Dinner at the hotel;
- Day 2: Upper Balkaria, dinner at the hotel;
- Day 3: Grozny without dinner / Dombay, dinner at the hotel;
- Day 4: breakfast at the hotel, 4 KMV cities, dinner at the hotel;
- Day 5: Breakfast and lunch at the hotel, Honey Waterfalls;
- Day 6: Elbrus / Dombay, dinner at the hotel;
- Day 7: there is no food;
- Day 8: Breakfast at the hotel;
tour service.

If meals are served during arrivals on 12/31/2025 and 01/01/2026, there will be dry rations and lunch boxes on these days (exact details will be given before arrival on the tour).

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
meals that are not specified in the program and if the no-power tariff is selected;
transfer airport Mineralnye Vody — Pyatigorsk hotel;
transfer Pyatigorsk hotel — Mineralnye Vody airport;
services of local guides;
New Year's banquet — to be specified;
resort fee on the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters:
- for adults for 1 day — 100 rubles.;
- There is no resort fee for children under 18 years of age;
additional expenses for excursions:

Elbrus Tour:

Cheget 2 levels (2 levels are paid at once) — 1,100 rubles.;
Elbrus: stations "Stary Krugozor", "Mir", "Mount Bashi" (3 levels are paid at once) — 2,700 rubles.;
The environmental fee in the territory of the Elbrus National Park is 200 rubles.;

Dombay Tour:

cable cars on the slope of Moussa Achitara mountain:
- for a one-time payment of all 3 levels — 2,700 rubles.;

Upper Balkaria Tour:

the ecological fee on the hot lake in the village of Aushiger is 500 rubles.;

Grozny Tour:

the museum, the services of a local guide and the ascent to the Grozny City high-rise — 600 rubles.;

Mountain Ingushetia Tour:

environmental fee, entrance fees — 1,000 rubles.;

Honey Waterfalls Tour:

The ecological fee on the territory of the Honey Waterfalls campsite is 200 rubles.

It's important to know

passport, birth certificate for children, medical insurance policy (original documents);
very warm and comfortable shoes;
very warm clothes for mountains (multi-layered clothes);
strict clothes for Grozny and Ingushetia. Prohibited: tight-fitting and form-fitting clothing;
raincoat;
sunglasses;
bathing accessories and a towel (you can not take a towel out of the hotel);
first aid kit (if necessary);
cash (it is difficult to pay with a card on routes).

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Everything went perfectly. The organization was excellent, and the guides were knowledgeable and engaging. So many wonderful impressions! We're already planning another trip with you next year :)
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Unforgettable memories from the "Captivating Caucasus" sightseeing tour.