Treasures of the Caucasus
Description:
You will find a unique selection of excursions throughout the North Caucasus. From sightseeing tours of the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, to incredible trips to remote corners of mountains and gorges.
You will see amazing majestic mosques of the Chechen Republic, swim in health-improving thermal springs, walk near the most beautiful waterfalls and learn how real Terek Cossacks live.
You will have a lot of positive and warm memories for a lifetime about the tour "Treasures of the Caucasus"!
1 Day:
Arrival at the Caucasian Mineral Waters (airport or railway station of Mineralnye Vody, or railway station of Pyatigorsk). Transfer to the hotel of the selected category independently or on request for an additional fee.
- Excursion to the cities - resorts Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk. The tour will acquaint you with the history and sights of the resort cities of Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk. Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk are resort towns of federal significance, differing in location, climatic conditions, history of development, architecture, with different mineral springs.
2 Day:
- Excursion "Romantics of Arkhyz". You will visit an amazing place with a mysterious name, which is located in the mountains of the North Caucasus. In Arkhyz there is everything that can surprise and please everyone: mountains covered with sparkling glaciers, centuries-old fir forests and alpine meadows, ancient Alano-Byzantine temples of the X century, Place of Power – Circle, Rock ancient icon with the Face of Christ, and finally, a modern ski resort with cable cars.
3 Day:
Excursion "Tsei - fabulous and mysterious." You will visit the Tsei gorge, which is one of the most beautiful gorges of North Ossetia and the Caucasus. Tsei is so beautiful that it seems that the Higher Forces specially endowed him with magical views, noisy waterfalls, shining glaciers, which would show people the greatness and beauty of nature.
Day 4:
- Trip to the thermal complex "Pearl of the Caucasus". The purpose of the trip to the baths is relaxation and healing. Swimming in warm mineral water, you will rest body and soul, strengthen the immune system. The use of underground hot water has been known since ancient Greece and Rome.
5 Day:
Excursion "Elbrus - to the tops of a gray mountain". You will visit the main attraction of the Caucasus - Elbrus. The unique and most mysterious mountain of the Caucasian resort attracts millions of tourists from all over Russia and foreign countries. People aspire to Elbrus for amazing landscapes, impressions, but also try to test their strength, strength, but even for health, happiness, because Elbrus is the most mystical, mysterious mountain of the Caucasus.
Day 6:
- Sightseeing tour of two cities - Kislovodsk and Essentuki resorts - during which you will hear the history of the discovery of waters, the history of the development of the resort area, get acquainted with the main attractions of the cities, their architectural styles, try the waters of these resorts: Essentuki 17, 4 and the famous Kislovodsky narzan. It is thanks to Narzan, known for a long time, the resort of Kislovodsk appeared.
7 Day:
Excursion "Dombai - the edge of the blue mountains". The most beautiful landscapes are in the Caucasus. You will visit a magnificent place – Dombai. The rich and interesting history of the North Caucasus will take you to the paths of the Great Silk Road, to the Byzantine trading stations, cultural traditions, customs and sights.
8 Day:
- Excursion "Cossack farmstead". You will go to visit the Cossacks in the village of Borgustan. You will see a real farmstead of a well-to-do Cossack Pavlenko, on which there is a residential hut, various outbuildings, a well, a summer kitchen with a Russian stove, a watchtower, a pottery workshop. All the decoration of the farmstead is real things and items that the locals gave the farmstead.
9 Day:
Excursion to the cities of the Chechen Republic: Grozny, Argun and Shali. You will get acquainted with the past and present of the city of Grozny. You will understand how amazing the history of the city of Grozny, starting from the defensive fortress of the Caucasus on the borders of Russia, which has never shamed its name, to the hero city and now a modern, unique city, which is the main city of the Chechen people.
10 Day:
- Excursion to Honey Waterfalls - acquaintance with the geological past and present of the resort region Caucasian Mineral Waters. From the mountain-laccolites of Pyatigorye to the granites of the Paleozoic in the canyon, where the waterfalls noise, as if flipping stone pages of the history of life of the planet Earth. You will learn the process of formation of gorges, canyons, through holes in the mountains. And also what waterfalls are.
Payable separately:
- Ecological fee at Honey waterfalls - 100 rubles.
- Grozny - entrance tickets to the museum and the high-rise complex 500 rubles.
- Cable car to posh. Romantic (Arkhyz) - up to 1600 rubles.
- Visit to the museum - reserve "Alanskoye settlement" - from 200 rubles.
- Elbrus - eco-collection of 200 rubles, climbing on a cable car to g. Cheget and Elbrus - 2300 rubles.
- Cossack farmstead - feast and folklore program 1000 rubles.
- Tsei - cable car 300 rubles, swimming in the hot spring Birazang 300 rubles. 1 hour.
- Thermal springs Pearl of the Caucasus (bathing 1.5 hours - 500 rubles)
- Dombai - cable car 1600 rubles.
- Cash from 600-1,000 rubles. for food on long-distance excursions in one of the cafes along the route of excursions and the purchase of souvenirs.
- Ming Airport. Water - Pyatigorsk - from 1500 rubles.
- Min railway station. Water - Pyatigorsk - from 1500 rubles.
- Railway station Pyatigorsk - hotel - from 600 rubles.
The price includes:
- Accommodation in the hotel of Pyatigorsk, in the room of the selected category.
- Meals according to the tour program (breakfast).
- Excursion and transport services under the tour program.