Trekking in Ingushetia

Today trekking in Ingushetia is planned for the ancient Furtoug village, near which a delightful waterfall splashes. 

A long time ago, the great scientist Mendeleev himself looked at its silvery jets, to whom the world owes the appearance of the table of chemical elements.

After a photo shoot near the waterfall, the group goes to the Furtoug fortress, and then the way lies to the village of Beini.

The road is good because it is located on a certain elevation, so from here you can enjoy stunning views of the Dzheyrakh gorge. 

The Armkhi River roars below, flowing along the bottom of the gorge and glistening with precious mother-of-pearl in sunny weather.

The road between Furtoug village and Beini is gradually gaining altitude. 

It is very pleasant to walk along it and admire the unusual jade terraces resembling rice fields somewhere in Thailand. 

The formidable wall of the Main Caucasian Ridge and the snow–white beauty of Georgia, Mount Kazbek (5033 m), are visible above the terraces.

In summer, a tour of Ingushetia will give tourists the brightest, greenest colors of foliage and mountain meadows. 

But autumn tours to mountainous Ingushetia are wonderful because at this time of the year the branches of the bushes are dotted with berries, which enliven the photos with their colorful colors. 

Along our route, the crimson rosehip and ruby barberry look especially charming against the background of autumn gilding.

In the evening, the road will lead the group to the village of Beini, where travelers will admire the ancient walls of the local fortress.

The active part of the tour in Ingushetia: 14.5 km, altitude difference 950-1580 m, trekking duration 7-8 hours.

If you want to bring home more photos from tours in Ingushetia, then it's time to start shooting – because trekking continues! 

Today, travelers will find the Salginsky gorge, the expanses of which we will reach by transport.

On this day, we will look at the Magoi-Jel guard bastion and go to visit the ancient tower complexes of Lala, Hyani, Gu, Salgi, where Ingush life once boomed.

If you bought a tour for the May holidays to Ingushetia, then trekking along this route will reveal to the traveler the beauty of nature awakening from a long winter sleep – there will be flowering trees and the first flowers decorating the local mountains.

The active part of trekking: 16.3 km, altitude difference 1940-1510-1940 m, route duration 7-8 hours.

On this day, we leave early in the morning for the village of Beini, today our tour to mountainous Ingushetia will continue with an ascent to the sacred Table Mountain.

This trekking is difficult, but it all pays off with stunning views from the cliff!

Our plans are to climb the plateau of Table Mountain and approach the temple of Myat-Seli. It is rumored that a deity lives on this mountain, responsible for good weather. 

And the locals still come here to get the favor of this god.

The incomparable panorama of the resort town of Armkhi and the Dzheyrakh gorge is visible from the temple of Myat-Seli. The picture that opens up to tourists is good at any time of the year!

The active part of the tour: 12.1 km, altitude difference 1580-2510 m, route duration 9-10 hours.

Today, the tour will take you through the most remote and authentic corners of the republic: we will see a pearl waterfall, ancient towers and mysterious sanctuaries. And all this is surrounded by incredible mountains!

We will travel by public transport all day, but we walk quite a bit.

First, we will visit the famous Erzi tower complex. The medieval fortress has recently been restored, but at the same time preserving its authentic appearance.

The ancient bastions keep an unusual secret – Suleiman's Eagle, a statuette cast in bronze in the Arab Caliphate, was once found on the territory of Erzya. 

It happened in the eighth century AD, but how the sculpture got into the fortress is still a secret.

The next point of travel is the Tsey-Loam pass. 

This is a giant observation deck, from which the Caucasian Ridge, the Georgian handsome Kazbek, the frozen Shan rock, as well as the Tsey Loam Mountain, the pearl of this region, are perfectly visible. 

For the first time, travelers will see this mountain so close!

Next, the tour will take us to the Egikal and Vnushki castle complexes, the hallmark of Ingushetia. Also today, we will admire the sanctuary of Thaba-Yerda and look into the Assin gorge, where the beautiful Assa River boils, steadily waddling over huge boulders. 

The Eka-Chozhinsky waterfall, almost 40 meters high, is located here - the most accessible natural landmark of the region.

Today is going to be a very busy day! Tired and satisfied, we return to the hotel in the evening.

The active part of the tour: 6.5 km, the duration of the route is 8-9 hours.

On this day, trekking runs to the Lyazhginsky waterfall. It is incredibly beautiful in the rays of the sun, turning the waterfall into a diamond scattering. 

Next to the Lyazhginsky stream there is a cascade of mini-waterfalls flowing directly from the rock.

Then we walk to the Metskhal and Falkhan castle complexes.

Today we are not in a hurry, we contemplate a lot, relax and enjoy the beauty of the mountains of Ingushetia. 

The Falkhan tower complex is the best fit for this! The towers here are very fragile, it seems as if they froze in front of you for a moment.

There are several crypts here, which are very similar to the famous buildings in Ossetia – the Dargavs necropolis. 

Since there are only a few crypts here, we affectionately called them "dargavsiki" :). They look very impressive in the photo.

If a tour to Ingushetia is planned in the autumn, then on the territory of the ancient city of Falkhan you can enjoy ripe, yellow cherry plum!

Active part of trekking: 11.1 km, altitude difference 1240-1120-1320-1120-1470 m, route duration 6-7 hours.

In the morning we say goodbye to the Dzheyrakh gorge.

Transfer to Mineralnye Vody.

13:30-14:30 – arrival in Mineralnye Vody, departure home.