New Year's active tour of the Caucasus

A flexible construction program in 5 days will allow you to assemble the most interesting New Year's tour: climb to the foot of the highest peak of the Caucasus, Russia and Europe - Elbrus, go to the snowy Dombai, visit the mysterious Upper Balkaria, modern Grozny or see the beauty of Mountainous Ingushetia.

Location

Pyatigorsk
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Duration
5 Days
4 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 29 Dec, 2024 – 2 Jan, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    4 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Easy
For any person
Group
Up to 50 people
Minimum age
5 years old
Group meet at
Pyatigorsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Flying on a cable car
We will see the unforgettable beauty of the Caucasus Mountains from the height of the cable cars
Gastronomic delights
The national cuisine of the peoples of the Caucasus will not leave anyone indifferent
Flexible format
You can customize the whole trip to visit only the desired places.

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Check-in. A program to choose from

    4 tour options to choose from:

    • Transfer from Minsk airport. Water (group) at 12:00.
    • Transfer from Minsk airport. Water (group) at 13:00.

    Option 1.

    Excursion "Pyatigorsk" to Lermontov places at 14:00.

    According to the program of the tour:

    Visit: Lake "Failure", Aeolian Harp, grotto of M.Y. Lermontov, Academic Gallery. 

    A walk along Goryachaya Mountain to the emblem of the Caucasian Mineral Waters — the sculpture "Eagle tormenting a Snake", a visit to Diana's grotto, the Flower Garden Park with the Lermontov Gallery and a visit to the place of M.Y. Lermontov's duel on the northwestern slope of Mount Mashuk.

    For an additional fee. independent visit at any free time:

    • The museum-reserve "The House of M.Y. Lermontov". The cost of the tour is 200 rubles for adults, 150 rubles for schoolchildren.);
    • Cable car to the top of Mount Mashuk ascent and descent adult 380 rubles, children under 5 years old 200 rubles.

    The tour ends at 17:30.

    Check-in at the hotel.

    Dinner in the canteen of the city at 19:00 (if provided).

    Option 2.

    Excursion "Honey waterfalls" at 13:00.

    According to the program of the tour:

    Koltso Mountain is one of the Lermontov places in Kislovodsk.

    Tea house (free tasting of herbal tea and many 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. 

    There is an ethnographic museum on the territory of the campsite, national costumes for photos. 

    Additional costs of 100 rubles (environmental fee on the territory of the campsite). 

    Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30.

    Check-in at the hotel.

    Dinner in the canteen of the city at 19:00 (if provided).

    Option 3.

    The trip "Suvorov baths" at 14:00.

    Transfer to the village of Suvorovskaya. 

    Suvorov thermal springs are a great place for treatment and relaxation. 

    On the fenced territory of the complex there are pools with hot mineral water (2 outdoor and 1 indoor). 

    Mineral water relieves pain in the joints and back well, calms the nervous system. 

    For bathing, an additional 550 rubles per 1 person.

    The tour ends at 17:30.

    Check-in at the hotel.

    Dinner in the canteen of the city at 19:00 (if provided).

    Option 4.

    Excursion "Two monasteries" at 13:00.

    The first on the tour program is St. George's Convent, built near the village of Yasnaya Polyana, where on the one hand there is a view of the Pyatigorsk mountains Mashuk and Beshtau, and on the other - the snow–capped mountains of the Greater Caucasus, headed by the majestic Elbrus.

    Then we set off towards Pyatigorsk and climb Mount Beshtau.

    The Beshtaugorsky Second Athos Holy Dormition Monastery is located here.

    The shrines of the monastery: the icon of the Mother of God, brought from Mount Athos, the image of St. The Apostle John the Theologian, the prophetess Anna and Paraskeva Friday, consecrated on Mount Athos in the Iliinsky monastery, the ark with the relics of the Kiev-Pechersk saints.

    Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30.

    Check-in at the hotel.

    Dinner in the canteen of the city at 19:00 (if provided).

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  • Day 2 - A program to choose from
  • Day 3 - A program to choose from
  • Day 4 - A program to choose from
  • Day 5 - Departure
Difficulty
For any person

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    4 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

Children under 10 years old receive a 5% discount.

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

  • with food:
Hotel1-local2-local3-local4-local
Beshtau

Standard 48 700

Comfort 53 700 

Standard 37,400

Comfort 39,900

On request On request
Extra day, Beshtau

Standard 7,500

Comfort 8,800

Standard 4,600

Comfort 5,200

On requestOn request
"Mashuk"
Economy 44 300
Standard 46,800
Economy 36,850
Standard 37,500
On requestOn request
Extra day, "Mashuk"
Economy 5,500
Standard 6 150
Economy 3 550
Standard 3,750
On requestOn request
"Nautilus"

Standard 38,000

Junior Suite 43,000

Standard 33,000

Junior Suite 35,500

Junior Suite 34,750 rubles.Junior Suite 34 250
Extra day, Nautilus

Standard 4,800

Junior Suite 6 000

Standard 3,000

Junior Suite 3,600

Junior Suite 3,500 rubles.Junior Suite 3,400
  • Without power supply:
Hotel1-local2-local3-local4-local
"Mask"Standard 49 650Standard 39 450  
Beshtau

Standard 43 300

Comfort 48 300 

Standard 32,000

Comfort 34,500

On requestOn request
Extra day, Beshtau

The standard is 5,900 

Comfort 7,200 

Standard 3,000

Comfort 3,600

On requestOn request
"Mashuk"

Economy 41 300

Standard 43,800

Economy 33,850

Standard 34,500

On requestOn request
Extra day, "Mashuk"
Economy 4,850
Standard 5,500
Economy 2,900
Standard 3,050
On requestOn request
Nautilus

Standard 34,750

Junior Suite 39 750

Standard 29,700

Junior Suite 32 250

Junior Suite 31,500Junior Suite 31,000
Extra day, Nautilus

Standard 4 400

Junior Suite 5,600 

Standard 2,600

Junior Suite 3 200

Junior Suite 3 100Junior Suite 3,000

When staying at the Nautilus Hotel, dinners according to the program are provided in lunch boxes!

The Beshtau Hotel or Nautilus Hotel or 4 nights
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.

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

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Another option
Nautilus Hotel

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

Rooms here will provide you 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 Mountains is a 5-minute drive from the hotel. Pyatigorsk Train Station is 3 km away, and Pyatigorsk Airport is 28 km away.

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Another option
Mashuk Hotel

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 dining room of the Academy of Taste.

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

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Another option
The Musk Hotel

Featuring free Wi-Fi and a fitness centre, Musk Hotel is located in the resort village of Inozemtsevo, 7 km from Pyatigorsk. It offers a bar and free private parking on site.

Each room here will provide you with air conditioning and a flat-screen TV. Some units include a seating area.

The reception is open 24 hours a day.

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 50 tourists
Minimum age
5 years old
Duration
5 days 4 nights
Group meets at
Pyatigorsk

Included in price

  • hotel accommodation;
  • meals specified in the program (if a meal plan is selected);
    • Day 1 — dinner;
    • Day 2 — dinner;
    • Day 3 — dinner, with options 1-3;
    • Day 4 — dinner, with options 1-3;
    • Day 5 — breakfast;
  • transportation and sightseeing services;
  • transfer on the day of arrival (from the International airport "Mineralnye Vody" — Pyatigorsk).

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back;
  • meals not specified in the program and specified in the program “If provided”, when choosing a tariff without power;
  • transfer on the day of departure;
  • services of local guides;
  • 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 to a height of 3050 m. n.o.m. (2 levels are paid at once) — 900 rubles.;
  • Elbrus: stations "Stary krugozor" height 3000 m.n.o.m., "Mir" height 3500 m.n.o.m., "Mount Bashi" height 3800 m.n.o.m. (3 levels are paid at once) — 1,600 rubles.;
  • environmental fee in the territory of the National Park "Elbrus" — 200 rubles.;

Dombay Tour:

  • cable cars on the slope of Musa Achitara mountain:
    • to a height of 2227 m.n.o.m. — 900 rubles.;
    • to a height of 3008 m.n.o.m. — 1800 rubles.;
  • with a one-time payment of all 3 levels — 2000 rubles.;

Excursion "Upper Balkaria":

  • the ecological fee on the hot lake in the village of Aushiger is 300 rubles.;

Excursion "Grozny":

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

Excursion "Mountainous Ingushetia":

  • travel through the territory of the reserve "Erzi" — 150 rubles.;
  • a visit to the Armkhi LOCK and a cable car ride (according to weather conditions) — 350 rubles.;
  • ecological collection on the territory of the national park, tower complex “Vnushki” — 500 rubles.;
  • a visit to the Tower of Concord in the city of Magas — 300 rubles.;

Honey Waterfalls Tour:

  • the environmental fee on the territory of the campsite is 100 rubles.;

Excursion "Suvorov baths":

  • 1 hour of bathing — 550 rubles.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • Documents

The first and most important thing is the documents! PASSPORT and birth certificate of the child (if you are traveling with children). What for? Firstly, in your travels you will cross the borders of the subjects of the Russian Federation and therefore passport control is possible. Secondly, there is a discount for children on all cable cars, but only upon presentation of a birth certificate!

  • Clothes

Clothes should be light, comfortable and warm. Traveling through the mountains, you will most likely have to cross several climatic zones at once, which means that the temperature difference is guaranteed. Therefore, do not be lazy to put on several things at once. Let you wear a T-shirt, a warm jacket, a down vest, and a warm jacket. You can always take off the top "layer", or vice versa, quickly insulate yourself as needed. And be sure to wear warm, waterproof shoes. Don't forget your swimsuit and slippers. And also take spare dry socks with you (take them with you on excursions if your feet get wet). For women, a headscarf for visiting mosques and temples

  • Cosmetics

Sunscreen in order to avoid sunburn is simply necessary! After all, it is much easier to get them in the mountains than on the flat part. Do not forget a hygienic lipstick, because it is often windy in the mountains and you can chafe your lips. As well as sunglasses.

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  • from US$ 338
    29 Dec, 2024 – 2 Jan, 2025 5 days 4 nights
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