Early breakfast at 08:30.
After breakfast, you will embark on an interesting excursion program to the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.
Upper Balkaria is a picturesque area with mountains, meadows and lakes, combining the true beauty of pristine nature, the grandeur of mountain peaks and the originality of ancient sights.
The Cherek Gorge is located in the Cherek-Balkarian gorge, where you can see everything: rocks and cliffs, lakes and waterfalls, necropolises and abandoned villages, as well as watchtowers shrouded in legends.
You will also admire the Blue lakes surrounded by mountains and alpine meadows in Babu Ghent village.
You will see Lake Cerik-kel, or Blue Lake, famous for the extraordinary color of the water.
Visit the Lower Blue Lake (Tserik-kel), which is a natural monument.
After taking memorable photos and admiring the scenery, we will go further to the Cherek gorge, where we can take an exciting walking tour and listen to the guide's stories about the history of this place.
Our path will follow the serpentine, up to the tunnel in the Cherek gorge.
Admire the Cherek Canyon.
Take a walking route along the dirt road (approximately 300 meters).
This is one of the most exciting stages of the tour — it's a walk along the old wheeled road, which is carved right into the sheer cliff.
After the tunnel, the road to the former fortress of Zylgi-Kala begins.
A unique fortress leaning against a sheer cliff like some kind of bird's nest.
It is from here that a huge ancient defensive system begins, which was built back in the Middle Ages, the Balkarov Tower, Amir Khan, Kurnayat.
Take a walk around the surroundings of Upper Balkaria — Kunnyum village, long abandoned and inhabited only by mountain winds, is located in the gorge of the Cherek River, Kunnyum-El, the tower of Princes Abayev, a building dating back to the late Middle Ages. (Abai-Kala).
Shkany Aul and the Amirkhanov Tower (Amirkhan-Kala), and other amazing monuments of the past.
We will plunge into the times of wars and battles, brave men and traitors, we will hear many stories and legends about the owners of these places.
The price of the tour includes: a tour guide, a visit to the canyon, Blue Lakes, lunch at the Upper Blue Lakes restaurant.
Estimated arrival time is 19:00.
Dinner is on your own.