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It is best to start exploring the Caucasus by visiting the Caucasian Mineral Waters. This wonderful corner of our homeland has attracted hundreds of thousands of people at all times. The great A.S. Pushkin, M.Y. Lermontov, L.N. Tolstoy, F.I. Chaliapin and many other people who left their mark on the history of Russia forever lived and worked here.

Exciting excursions to the mountain resorts of Dombai, the Elbrus region, the Chegem gorge, bathing in thermal springs, and acquaintance with national cuisine and traditions will forever make you adherents of the hospitable Caucasus.

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Tour highlights

Dizzying heights

We will climb the cable cars of Elbrus and Dombai

The pearls of the CMS

Let's get to know the resort towns of the Caucasian Mineral Waters better

Honey Waterfalls

Let's admire the beauty of the magnificent sparkling Honey waterfalls

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk
Arrival in Pyatigorsk.
Check-in at the hotel (check-in from 14:00), things can be left in the luggage room at the hotel.
We recommend having lunch in advance, as there will be no such opportunity during the tour.
Meeting in the hotel lobby with a representative.
Pyatigorsk city tour with a visit to Lermontov's places: Lake Proval, Aeolian Harp, Academic Gallery, Lermontov Grotto, Lermontov baths, Tsvetnik Park, Diana's grotto, Restaurant, Lermontov's duel place.
Excursion to the "green pearl" KMV — Zheleznovodsk.
The city is interesting from all sides.
He is proud of the small park that smoothly turns into a forest, the sad story of the Emir's Summer Residence, the Pushkin Gallery proudly bearing its dome and trying to stretch out in a smile of peculiar pump rooms on tiny platforms, and of course, the Slavyanovskaya and Smirnovskaya waters that never repeat themselves anywhere.
Being at the top of the Cascade Staircase, it's hard to resist exclaiming: "This is Peterhof!".
Over the past two years, Zheleznovodsk has transformed from a small provincial town into a European-level resort.
You will see the already famous FE Square, stroll along the shore of the "30-ki" (a lake that attracts hundreds of tourists every year) and descend the longest cascade staircase in Russia.
19:00 And Zheleznovodsk is also a very "smart city". Why? You will find out about this on our tour.
Return\accommodation at the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Free time.

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Day 2 - Elbrus region
Breakfast (if provided, lunch box).
6:00 Excursion to the wonderful mountainous region, praised by Vladimir Vysotsky and won the hearts of millions of people — in the Elbrus region.
The snow-capped hump of Elbrus fascinates and beckons with its inaccessibility.
This region is rich in forests, characterized by picturesque landscapes, the transparency of rivers and lakes, and the purity of the air.
The road runs along the Baksan Gorge, crossing the Baksan River several times and leading to the foot of Mount Elbrus.
The bus route ends at the village of Terskol in the Azau clearing.
The ascent to Elbrus begins from it.
The tour program includes a visit to Mount Cheget.
Mount Cheget offers a beautiful view of Elbrus and Donguz-Orun.
Lunch at Cheget glade or Azau glade (extra charge).
Return to the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Free time.
Cable cars and environmental fees are paid separately.

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Day 3 - Chegem Gorge
Breakfast at the hotel (if provided).
13:00 Excursion to one of the most interesting places on Earth — the Chegem gorge.
The Chegem waterfalls are one of the main business cards of Kabardino-Balkaria, located in the gorge of the Chegem Gorge.
The locals say: Those who have not been to Chegem have not seen the Caucasus.
Indeed, this gorge has everything that Kabardino-Balkaria can rightfully be proud of: the amazing beauty of the mountains, rushing waterfalls and clear mountain rivers.
Visit to the Geduko wellness complex with unique thermal springs.
The thermal waters of the spring, according to experts, have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties that enhance blood supply to organs and tissues.
This type of water is recommended for external use in diseases of the musculoskeletal system, diseases of the nervous system, gynecological and skin diseases, vascular diseases.
There are six pools on the territory of the complex, with a water temperature from +20 to +45 degrees.
21:00 Return to the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Free time.
The entrance to the Geduko thermal spring is paid separately.

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Day 4 - Dombai
Breakfast (if provided, lunch box).
6:00 Excursion to the famous Dombay ski resort.
Dombay is a valley surrounded by mountains in a circle — a typical mountain circus.
Among them is the highest point of the Western Caucasus, Mount Dombai—Ulgen ("killed bison"), 4047 m above sea level.
Cable car ascent to a height of 3000 m (for an additional fee).
Lunch at Dombayskaya polyana (extra charge).
19:00 Return to the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Free time.
Cable cars are charged separately.

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Day 5 - Kislovodsk, Koltso Mountain, Honey waterfalls
Breakfast at the hotel (if provided).
Room release.
08:20 Departure for an excursion to Kislovodsk.
Excursion to the city of the sun — Kislovodsk.
A walk through the alleys of the resort park, one of the best in the North Caucasus.
Sightseeing of the famous sights of the resort: the Cascade staircase, the bridge of the Ladies' Caprice, the Mirror pond, the Glass jet.
Visit the surroundings of Kislovodsk — Koltso Mountain, Honey waterfalls.
Mount Koltso is a natural monument, a place associated with the stay of Mikhail Lermontov in the Caucasus.
It is to her that he sends the heroes of the story "Princess Mary" to admire the sunset "through the stone window."
Lunch (extra charge).
A mysterious descent into the Alikon Gorge will lead to magnificent sparkling Honey waterfalls.
The Pointer Rock rises above the tract near the Honey Waterfalls, with a beautiful view from the top.
Return to Pyatigorsk.
Departure.
Entrance ticket to the territory of Honey Waterfalls for an additional fee.
The tour ends on the last day of the tour in Pyatigorsk at 17:30, and it takes 40-50 minutes to get to the airport.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale
Upscale

The tour includes hotel accommodation.

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

Name of the hotel	The cost of the tour
Name of the hotel	2 seats./ 1 seats./extra seat
Yuzhnaya**, Standard room (without breakfast)	39 450/45 700
Pyatigorsk**, Standard room (breakfast included)	44 650/49 500
Mashuk**, Standard room (breakfast is included )	46 000/57 700/ 38 400
Intourist***, Standard room (breakfast is included)	47 650/68 100
Intourist***, 2-room Junior Suite (breakfast included)	50 900/70 000/ 35 900
Bugar****, standard room (breakfast included)	48 450/64 300/35 400
Beshtau***, standard room (breakfast included)	50 650/69 800
Beshtau***, Comfort room (breakfast included)	53 350/75 200/40 800

The cost of an additional night at the Mashuk Hotel and the Beshtau Hotel may vary depending on the arrival dates.

The Iskra boarding house does not provide meals according to the tour for individual tourists.;
Breakfast (continental) is included in the room rate at the Mashuk Hotel;
A buffet breakfast is included in the room rate at the Intourist Hotel;
A buffet breakfast is included in the room rate at the Beshtau Hotel.
Early departures for excursions (Elbrus, Dombay) are expected during the tour, so instead of breakfast in hotels, a dry ration is offered.

Additional payment for an additional day, for a room in rubles in hotels in Pyatigorsk:

The name of the hotel	Extra day per room
The name of the hotel	2 seats./ 1 seats./ additional place
Yuzhnaya,** Standard room (without breakfast)	4500/3400/-
Pyatigorsk,** Standard room (breakfast included)	6400/4100/-
Mashuk,** Standard room (breakfast included )	6900/5600/2050
Intourist,* Standard room (breakfast included)	6650/7500/-
Intourist,* 2-room Junior Suite (breakfast included)	8700/7850/1600
Bugar, standard room (breakfast included)	7800/6800/1500
Beshtau,* standard room (breakfast included)	8600/7800/-
Beshtau,* Comfort room (breakfast included)	9600/8800/2200

Mashuk Hotel 2*

Mashuk Hotel is located in the very center of Pyatigorsk, a 7-minute walk from Lenin Square and the cable car, near the Flower Garden Park. The hotel offers treatments according to the program of the sanatorium "Mashuk". It offers free Wi-Fi.

The bright rooms offer mountain views. The private bathroom comes with a shower and free toiletries.

The Mashuk Hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, a tour desk and luggage storage, as well as a small garden and a cafe.

Pyatigorsk Train Station is 3 km away. Mineralnye Vody Airport is 24 km away.

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Iskra Boarding House

Pension Iskra is located in the historical center of Pyatigorsk, 300 m from Lermontov Square and 200 m from mineral springs. The resort park and the Flower Garden can be reached in a few minutes on foot. It offers free Wi-Fi and free parking.

Each room has a balcony. The rooms offer views of the mountains and the city. All rooms are equipped with a TV and a refrigerator.

The hotel's cafe serves European cuisine, and a variety of drinks can be enjoyed at the bar. Guests can also order diet meals.

Various physiotherapy treatments are available, including massages and mineral water treatments. The reception desk of the Iskra Pension is open 24 hours a day. Other facilities offered at the property include meeting facilities, a ticket service and table tennis.

Pyatigorsk Train Station is 5 km away, and Mineralnye Vody International Airport is 20 km away.

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Intourist Hotel

This hotel is located in the center of Pyatigorsk, just a 5-minute walk from the city's mineral springs. It offers free Wi-Fi, a restaurant, and a 24-hour front desk.

The Intourist Hotel offers rooms with a balcony, a private bathroom with free toiletries and a TV with cable channels. Most rooms offer views of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Rendezvous restaurant serves Caucasian and European cuisine.

Guests can play billiards at the hotel.

Pyatigorsk Central Train Station is 3 km from Intourist Hotel, and Mineralnye Vody Airport is a 25-minute drive away. A shuttle service can be arranged for an additional fee.

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The Beshtau Hotel

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 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. Hot and cold snacks are available at the 24-hour lobby bar.

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 service is available upon request.

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

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Bugar Park Hotel

Featuring a bar and a shared lounge, Bugar Hotel is located in Pyatigorsk. The hotel has a restaurant and a 24-hour front desk. Room service is also available. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property. Free private parking is available on site.

The rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a refrigerator, a safe and a flat-screen TV. There is a private bathroom with a shower, a desk and a kettle. Towels and bed linen are provided.

A continental breakfast is served daily.

Kislovodsk is 32 km from Bugar Hotel, while Mineralnye Vody is 21 km away. Mineralnye Vody International Airport is 21 km away.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 10 to 50 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Pyatigorsk

Included in price

accommodation specified in the program;
breakfast (if provided):
- the Iskra and Yuzhnaya boarding houses do not provide meals according to the tour for individual tourists;
- Breakfast (continental) is included in the room rate at the Mashuk Hotel;
- Breakfast (buffet) is included in the room rate at the Intourist Hotel;
- Breakfast (buffet) is included in the room rate at the Beshtau Hotel.
- During the tour, early departures for excursions (Elbrus, Dombay) are expected, therefore, dry rations are offered instead of breakfasts in hotels;
sightseeing and transportation services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
meals not included in the program (lunches, dinners);
transfer:
- Pyatigorsk railway station — hotel — 300 rub/car/one way
- airport (railway station) Mineralnye Vody — Pyatigorsk, hotel — from 2,900 rubles/car/one way;
entrance fees;
cable cars in Dombay — 2,000 rubles/person/all queues;
the entrance ticket to the territory of Honey Waterfalls is 100 rubles/person.;
entrance to the Geduko thermal spring — 400 rubles/person.;
cable cars in the Elbrus region — 3,000 rubles/person/all queues (900 rubles/person/ to Cheget, 2,100 rubles/person/to Elbrus);
from 12/27/2024 to 01/12/2025, the New Year's tariff will be valid:
- climbing Mount Cheget — 1,100 rubles/person;
- climbing Mount Elbrus — 2,700 rubles/person;
the environmental fee in the Elbrus region is 200 rubles/person.

It's important to know

documents required for the trip (original passport and birth certificate for children under 14 years old, medical insurance policy);
comfortable clothes for the season + warm clothes for visiting Elbrus and Dombai;
comfortable sports shoes;
raincoat or umbrella;
sunglasses and cream;
swimwear and outfits for photo shoots;
personal first aid kit and insect bites (if necessary);
money for personal purposes;

Please note that the region is multi-religious. People of different faiths live in a small area, with their own unique history, traditions and customs. Be tolerant of the customs of the Caucasian peoples. When visiting the republics of the North Caucasus, do not forget about the appearance. When visiting holy places – headdresses, closed shoulders, legs. It is not recommended to bare hands, short skirts, and shorts for men during the warm period.

The following safety rules must be followed on excursions:

1. Follow generally accepted rules of conduct and personal hygiene.

2. Observe discipline, strictly follow all instructions of the guide and the head of the group.

3. Observe the established and announced schedule of the tour, as well as the time allowed for the inspection of a particular object of visit.

4. To leave the group only with the permission of the guide and the head of the group.

5. Purchase and consume food only after approval by the head of the group.

6. In spring and summer, conduct a personal visual inspection for the detection of ticks.

7. Listen carefully to the guide.

Safety precautions at sightseeing sites:

1. When visiting observation decks, do not go beyond the installed fences.

2. When visiting production facilities, keep a group. Do not approach moving and rotating mechanisms. Protect your eyes from dust. Do not remove anything from the territory of enterprises.

3. Be careful, protect your eyes from small stone chips and fingers.

4. It is not allowed to depart from the route (trails, paths), approach electrical wires, unfenced edges of ravines, cliffs, etc.

During the bus tour:

1. Tourists are obliged to carefully handle the available equipment of the bus cabin

2. Boarding the bus is carried out only at the command of the head, to the places indicated by the head.

3. Tourists' hand luggage is located in a specially designated place (under the seat, on the top shelf, etc.). It is forbidden to place bags or other things of tourists in the aisles. For security reasons, the passage must be free.

4. Before starting the bus, the tourist undertakes to fasten his seat belts and not unbutton them until the bus stops completely or the permission of the accompanying person (guide).

5. It is forbidden to get up from your seats and walk around the cabin while the bus is moving.

6. It is forbidden to open windows without the driver's permission.

7. It is forbidden to distract drivers while driving. All your questions will be solved by the guide or the senior of the group.

8. It is forbidden to expose any body parts, as well as to throw garbage into the open windows of the bus.

9. It is forbidden to drink any drinks and eat while the bus is moving.

10. In case of signs of motion sickness or nausea, it is necessary to immediately inform the accompanying person or the guide.

11. During the bus stop, do not get up from your seats until the bus stops completely and the group leader gives a special order. You can get off the bus only after the guide and the group leader.

12. When leaving your seat during parking, the back of the chair must be returned to its original position.

13. When exiting the bus, you should not crowd, get out carefully one person at a time.

14. The exit from the bus is made through the front door. After getting off the bus, do not disperse, gather at the specified place and follow the instructions of the guide (accompanying person).

15. When returning to the bus, it is necessary to occupy the seats where you were sitting before exiting it.

16. You get on a clean bus. You have to get out of a clean bus. In this regard, it is forbidden to leave garbage on the bus, gnaw seeds, leave empty bottles, wrappers, fruit peels.

17. NO SMOKING ON BUSES!

18. During emergency braking, it is necessary to rest your feet and hands on the seat in front of you.

19. In case of an accident, follow the instructions of the driver and the team leader clearly.

During the walking tour:

1. While driving down the street, it is necessary to walk in a compact group without disturbing other pedestrians.

2. The roadway of the street must be crossed only in accordance with the traffic regulations established for these places and at the command of the group leader or guide.

General precautions:

1. Handbags and purses should be held tightly in your hands, not on your shoulder.

2. It is advisable to keep the passport separate from the money.

3. Do not leave valuables, handbags, photo and video equipment in plain sight.

4. Do not leave things unattended while visiting sightseeing sites.

5. Use hats and sunglasses to protect from the sun.

6. If you feel unwell, you must immediately inform the group leader or the tour guide.

7. Pay attention to the health status and behavior of the tour participants, immediately inform the group leader or the guide about the first signs of ill health or absence of the tour participant.

8. If you fall behind the group, contact the group leader or another participant of the event immediately. If you cannot get in touch, contact a government agency: a museum, the police, or the nearest educational institution.

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The tour was excellently organized, from the booking process all the way through the 5 days of travel. The guides were fantastic. Even though we sometimes traveled along the same roads, the information they shared was always fresh and engaging, never repetitive.

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