On the slopes of the mountains. Winter tour of the Caucasus

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We are waiting for excursions according to the Kavminvody – Karachay-Cherkessia – North Ossetia – Ingushetia program with professional guides and qualified drivers.

We will visit all the iconic cities: Pyatigorsk, Vladikavkaz, Kislovodsk and learn their centuries-old history. The Caucasus will enchant you with the beauty of the mountains and picturesque nature, its snow-covered landscapes will not leave anyone indifferent.

Location

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

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Tour highlights

Architecture of Ingushetia

The mountainous part of the republic, as well as memorials and a medieval complex of defense watchtowers will delight us with their beauty

Breathtaking views

We are waiting for beautiful views of the northern slopes, mineral springs and the purest waters of mountain rivers

Open-air Museum

You will see ancient castles and temples, medieval villages and ancient ruins of entire cities

The Mysterious Dombai

Let's admire the picturesque mountains of the famous Caucasus resort

Honey Waterfalls

A trip to the Honey Waterfalls will reveal the diversity and beauty of nature, history and traditions of the region

Cities of the CMS

We will get acquainted with the resort towns, walk along the streets and drink narzan

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival. Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk
Arrival at Mineralnye Vody airport or Pyatigorsk railway station.
At 13:00 meeting and gathering of the group, transfer to the hotel in Pyatigorsk.
Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.
15:00 Sightseeing tour to Pyatigorsk
The program of the day: acquaintance with Pyatigorsk – park "Flower Garden" – Diana's grotto – cave Failure.

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Day 2 - Pyatigorsk – Dombai resort
The mileage is 250 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: Gumbashi pass – Shoan temple – Sentinsky temple – Teberdinsky reserve – Ullu river-Murudzhu – Dombai meadow.
18:00 Accommodation in hotels in Dombayskaya polyana or Karachayevsk: Snow Leopard 3* or Astoria 3*.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).
Day 3 - Dombai – Teberdinsky Nature Reserve – Nizhny Arkhyz – Pyatigorsk
It starts at 09:00.
The mileage is 320 km.
The program of the day: ascent to the top of Moussa-Achitara – Teberdinsky Reserve – Nizhne-Arkhyz Alan settlement – The Face of Christ – thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" (additional ticket fee) – Pyatigorsk.
When visiting the thermal springs, it is necessary to bring bathing accessories, slates and towels.
Lunch and dinner on your own (extra charge).
19:00 Accommodation in hotels: Mashuk 2*/ Pyatigorsk 3* or Intourist 3*/Beshtau 3*.
Day 4 - Pyatigorsk — Honey waterfalls – Kislovodsk – Pyatigorsk
Duration is 8 hours, 145 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: a trip to the Honey Waterfalls — the natural monument Mount Koltso – acquaintance with Kislovodsk — Resort Park — Cascade staircase — The Main Narzan Gallery.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).

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Day 5 - Pyatigorsk – Azau Polyana – Mount Elbrus – Nalchik
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Baksan gorge – Narzanov glade - Azau glade (2300 m above sea level).
Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe, climbing to the Mir station, 3450 m.
Transfer to Nalchik.
Lunch and dinner are on your own (extra charge).
Arrival in Nalchik, accommodation at the hotel.
Duration 8-9 hours, 295 km.
Day 6 - Nalchik – Cherek Gorge – Upper Balkaria – Blue Lakes – transfer to Vladikavkaz
Duration is 8 hours, 230 km.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Cherek gorge – Cherek gorge – Upper Balkaria village – Lake Cerik-Kel.
Arrival in Vladikavkaz at 17:00.
Lunch is on your own (extra charge).
19:30-21:30 Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting (extra charge).
Day 7 - An exciting trip to Mountainous Ingushetia from Vladikavkaz
Duration 8-9 hours, 180 km.
It starts at 09:00.
The program of the day: Jeyrakh gorge — Erzi — Ceyloam pass — ancient Egical — Targim — Vnushki tower complex — Thaba-Yerdy Temple.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Important: to enter the border zone of the Dzheyrakh gorge, the presence of a Russian passport is mandatory, foreign citizens need to issue a pass on their own a month before the start of the tour.
Day 8 - Three gorges: Kurtatinsky – Karmadonskoye – Dargavs
Duration is 8 hours, 120 km.
It starts at 08:30.
The program of the day: Karmadon — Dargavs — The City of the dead — The Tower of Kurt and Tag — the village of Tsmiti — Holy Dormition Alan Monastery.
Picnic lunch (included in the price).
Kurtatinsky gorge — Kadargavansky canyon — Dzivgis rock fortress.
17:00 Arrival in Vladikavkaz.
Day 9 - Departure
Final day in Vladikavkaz, free time.
Buying souvenirs for the road, Ossetian pies, cheese, churchkhela.
Transfer to the airport/train station.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

8 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

Accommodation in hotels /tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Vladikavkaz/Dombaye.

The cost of the tour depends on the accommodation per room in rubles:

Placement	Room category	Price validity period	Dbl 2-local	Twin 2-local	Single 1-local	Triple 3-local	DBL+CH 2 vzr. + 1 reb.	Breakfast Breakfast
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Kadgaron Hotel 3*	standard	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	109000	109000	72000	157000	151100	Sw. table
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	standard	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	115100	115100	73300	163000	154400	Sw. table
Mashuk 2* — Snow Leopard 3* - Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 4*	standard	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	119000	119000	82900	168000	159000	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* - Russia 4* — Planeta Lux 3 Hotel*	standard	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	120350	120350	79000	168000	159000	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Russia 4* — Vladikavkaz 4*	standard	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	124000	124000	88500	173300	164000	Sw. table
Intourist 3* — Snow Leopard 3* — Syndica 4/ Azimut 4 - Vladikavkaz 4*	comfort	08.12.2024-31.03.2025	129600	129600	94500	180500	172000	Sw. table

Twin— double room (has two separate beds).

Double (DBL) — double room (one double bed).

Single — single room.

Triple — for triple accommodation, hotels/camp sites along the route provide DBL/TWN + additional. a bed or sofa, or three separate beds (depending on the hotel's facilities).

DBL+CH — room for two adults and a child.

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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"The Snow Leopard"

The hotel offers non-smoking rooms, a sauna and a year-round indoor pool. The hotel has a tour desk and bicycle rental. It is located in the popular resort town of Dombay.

All rooms are simply and modernly decorated and feature a TV, a minibar and a balcony. Each room has a private bathroom.

Guests can enjoy a variety of European dishes in the restaurant of the Dombai Snow Leopard Hotel. The bar serves aperitifs and other alcoholic beverages.

Dombai hotel "Snow Leopard" offers all guests an airport shuttle service. It also provides a shuttle service to nearby locations (for an additional fee). The hotel has free parking and free internet access.

Dombai hotel "Snow Leopard" is located on the territory of the Terebda Nature Reserve. It offers easy access to ski and mountain roads.

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Another option

"Russia"

The Rossiya Hotel is located in Nalchik. Thanks to the free connection to a wireless Wi-Fi network, you can always stay "connected". Private parking is available for those who arrived by car.

In total, the hotel has 142 cozy rooms. All of them are decorated in a modern style and include comfortable beds, new furniture, as well as a split system and a TV. The bathrooms are either private or shared. The reception is open 24 hours a day, and the polite and helpful staff is always happy to help and answer all your questions.

Delicious breakfasts are included in the price of most rooms. You can also try local cuisine in the cafe at the hotel. Various restaurants can be found nearby.

There are many institutions located near Rossiya, for example: music and drama theaters, cinemas, shopping malls and shops. Gorky Park is a 5-minute walk away. The nearest airport is approximately 3.5 km away.

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Another option

"Syndica"

The comfortable and modern Sindika Spa Hotel is a perfect combination of comfort, premium services and hospitality traditions. The complex is located in a quiet and picturesque part of the city, next to the park. Atazhukina.

Each room is decorated in an elegant style and pleasant colors, which makes your stay here even more comfortable. The categories are equipped with comfortable beds with orthopedic mattresses, wooden furniture, a refrigerator, a TV, a telephone, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.

There is a restaurant on site, which offers a varied and hearty buffet menu, as well as a customized one. Those who wish can go to nearby cafes and bars.

Nalchik Airport is 6.5 km away, and the train station is 4 km away. There are shopping malls, cinemas, museums, and other attractions within a 15-minute drive from the place of residence.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 40 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

9 days 8 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Stavropol Territory, Mineralnye Vody

Included in price

group transfers from Mineralnye Vody Airport and Pyatigorsk railway station to the hotel on the first day of the tour upon arrival. Meeting at 13:00;
group transfer from hotels to Vladikavkaz airport and railway station upon departure on the final day of the tour, meeting in the lobby of the hotels;
accommodation in hotels / tourist complexes according to the tour program in Pyatigorsk/Vladikavkaz/Nalchik/Dombay;
guided tours with professional guides and qualified drivers;
meals: breakfast at the hotel + 4 lunches / picnic lunch along the tour route (the menu does not change according to the requests of tourists. If the tourist has a diet or is a vegetarian, then the issue is resolved with the guides on the spot. Self-purchase of food is possible);
entrance tickets to the objects of visits according to the excursion program, environmental fees of nature reserves.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Mineralnye Vody and back from Vladikavkaz;
meals not specified in the program;
a ticket for the cable car when climbing Moussa Achitar - 2,000 rubles.;
ticket for the cable car in the Elbrus region: Azau – station Mir – 1,800 rubles/person.
ticket to the thermal springs "Pearl of the Caucasus" – 600 rubles/person.;
excursions, entertainment and entrance tickets to facilities not included in the tour program, resort fee;
New Year's banquet;
individual transfers from / to the airport and railway station of Mineralnye Vody and Vladikavkaz, as well as any individual transport service.

Book in advance, the number of seats is limited:

Alan evening show program in ethno-national style with dinner and tasting:
- adult — 2,200 rubles/person.;
- a child under 16 years of age — 1,800 rubles/person.;
- children's menu, up to 8 years old — 800 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Travel clothes should be, first of all, comfortable. Please take with you what you usually wear for hiking and recreation. When planning a visit to protected areas and mountain gorges, sneakers with durable and non-slippery soles are best suited.

Regardless of the predicted weather conditions, it is necessary to take several warm clothes, several pairs of replacement shoes, and rain clothes on the trip; they will be useful in case of a cold snap.

Sun hats, cream, sunglasses. Sunglasses are a must-have attribute in the mountains regardless when you travel in winter or summer. Clothing that covers the shoulders and arms during the daytime hours of active sun.

When visiting shrines, you will need appropriate clothing. In the mosque, women need to wear clothes that will cover the whole body, only the face and hands remain open, trousers are also not allowed. It is enough for men to wear trousers and a shirt with sleeves to visit the mosque.

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On the slopes of the mountains. Winter tour of the Caucasus

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