New Year's tour of the North Caucasus

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The New Year's mood in the Caucasus is sparkling snow—capped mountain peaks, vivid emotions and real Caucasian hospitality!

A flexible construction program in 5 days will allow us 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

Stavropol territory, Mineral Waters

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Tour highlights

Active leisure

We will climb the cable cars of Dombay or Elbrus

Architecture of Ingushetia

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

Flexible format

We will adjust the whole trip to ourselves in order to visit only the desired places

Gastronomic delights

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

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

Bathing in the springs

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

Itinerary

Day 1 - Check-in. A program to choose from
Transfer from Mineralnye Vody Airport (group) at 13:00.
Option I Pyatigorsk guided tour of Lermontov places at 15:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
Visit: lake "Proval", 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 Tsvetnik Park with the Lermontov Gallery and a visit to the place of M.Y. Lermontov's duel on the northwestern slope of Mount Mashuk.
It ends at 17:30.
Check-in at the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option II "Suvorov baths" at 15:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
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 is good for relieving pain in joints, back, and calms the nervous system.
To take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
There are contraindications. It is necessary to consult a doctor.
It ends at 17:30.
Check-in at the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Attention! Additional expenses.

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Day 2 - A program to choose from
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 19:30.
Dinner (lunch box).
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option II Tour "Honey Waterfalls" at 13:00.
Breakfast at the hotel.
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. It is possible 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 200 rubles. — environmental fee on the territory of the campsite.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30.
Dinner (lunch box).
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option III Excursion "Kislovodsk" at 13:00.
Breakfast at the hotel.
According to the program of the tour:
Visit to the Nizhny Kislovodsk Resort Park: the bridge "Damsky Kapriz", a mirrored pond with a Glass jet, a flower bed calendar, a monument to Alexander Pushkin, Lermontovskaya playground with a monument to Mikhail Lermontov, the Main Narzan Gallery, Kurortny Boulevard.
The tour ends at 18:30.
Dinner (lunch box).
Option IV "Suvorov baths" at 14:00.
Breakfast at the hotel.
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 is good for relieving pain in joints, back, and calms the nervous system.
There are contraindications. It is necessary to consult a doctor.
To take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
It ends at 17:30.
Dinner (lunch box).
Attention! Additional expenses.

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Day 3 - A program to choose from
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 19:30.
Dinner at the hotel.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option II Excursion to Dombay at 06:00.
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 the 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.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option III Tour "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 the hotel at 19:00-19:30.
Dinner at the hotel.
To take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option IV 9:00 a.m. Guided tour of the "Cities of the CMS".
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 Lower Resort 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.
Option V Tour "Honey Waterfalls" at 13:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
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. It is possible 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 200 rubles. — environmental fee on the territory of the campsite.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30.
Dinner at the hotel.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option VI Pyatigorsk guided tour of the Lermontov sites at 14:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
Visit: lake "Proval", 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 the Diana grotto, the Tsvetnik Park with the Lermontov Gallery and a visit to the place of M.Y. Lermontov's duel on the northwestern slope of Mount Mashuk.
It ends at 17:30.
Dinner at the hotel.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option VII of "Essentuki" at 14:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
A walk through the resort park. Everyone will have the opportunity to visit the pump rooms of the Essentuki springs No. 4 and No. 17 and taste these world-famous salt-and-alkali springs, and finally, the magnificent N.A. Semashko mud clinic, the largest in Europe, built in the style of ancient Roman baths.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 17:30.
Dinner at the hotel.
Option VIII Trip "Suvorov baths" at 14:00.
Lunch at the hotel.
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 is good for relieving pain in joints, back, and calms the nervous system.
There are contraindications. It is necessary to consult a doctor.
Take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
The trip ends at 17:30.
Dinner at the hotel.

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Day 4 - A program to choose from
Meals on the route are available for an additional fee.
Option I Tour "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.
Option II 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 III 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 19:30-20:00.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option IV Excursion to Dombay at 06:00.
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.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option V Tour "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 the hotel at 19:00-19:30.
Take with you: bathing accessories and a towel. You can't take a towel out of the hotel!
Attention! Additional expenses.
Dinner at the hotel.
Option VI Tour "Honey Waterfalls" at 13:00.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Lunch at the hotel.
According to the program of the tour:
Koltso Mountain — one of the Lermontov places in Kislovodsk;
Tea house (free tasting of herbal tea and many types of jam. It is possible 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 200 rubles. — environmental fee on the territory of the campsite.
Return to Pyatigorsk at 18:30.
Attention! Additional expenses.
Option VII Excursion "Zheleznovodsk" at 14:00.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Lunch at the hotel.
According to the program of the tour:
A walk through the Zheleznovodsk resort Park: Ostrovsky baths, Lermontov spring, monument to M.Y. Lermontov, summer residence of the Emir of Bukhara (sanatorium named after Telman), Pushkin Gallery, monument to Alexander Pushkin, Slavyanovsky and Smirnovsky springs (tasting of mineral water), Smirnovskaya playground, Cascade staircase.
The tour ends at 18:00.

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Day 5 - Departure
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check-out from the hotel before 12:00.
Departure home.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 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.:

Hotel	1-local	2-local	3-local	4-local	Additional place
"Beshtau"	Standard 71 150 Comfort 76 150	Standard 53 550 Comfort 56 050	Under the request	Under the request	47 700
"Mashuk"	Economy 58,950 Standard 61 450	Economy 48 900 The 49 400 standard	Under the request	Under the request	46 650
"Nautilus"	Standard 56 050	Standard 47,800 Junior Suite 50 400	Junior Suite 47 350	Junior Suite 47 350	Under the request

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

Mask — standard, deluxe, Junior suite;
Beshtau – comfort, luxury;
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 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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Nautilus

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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"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

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Stavropol territory, Mineral Waters

Included in price

hotel accommodation;
meals specified in the program:
- Day 1: lunch, dinner;
- Day 2: breakfast (for all options except excursions to Elbrus), dinner (lunch box);
- Day 3: excursion to Elbrus, Dombay and Upper Balkaria, KMV cities — dinner only; Honey Waterfalls, Pyatigorsk, Yessentuki and Suvorov thermal springs — lunch, dinner;
- Day 4: excursion to Ingushetia and Grozny — no food; to Elbrus, Dombai and Upper Balkaria — dinner only; Honey Waterfalls and Zheleznovodsk — breakfast, lunch;
- Day 5: breakfast.
transportation and tour 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;
transfer on the day of departure;
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.;

Suvorov Baths trip without a guide:

1 hour of bathing — 700 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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30 Dec, 2025 – 3 Jan, 2026 5 days 4 nights

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Oksana

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5 Jun, 2025

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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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Olga

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Unforgettable memories from the "Captivating Caucasus" sightseeing tour.