* Sofia Waterfalls one-day jeep tour. (The tour is seasonal only!) Sofia Waterfalls are one of the most picturesque, popular and accessible places to visit. It has the purest air and emerald slopes. • Departure from Kislovodsk at 07.00 During the jeep tour to Sofia Waterfalls you will see: • Gumbashi Pass is the highest mountain pass in Russia, through which passes a very picturesque road. • Elbrus observation deck. • The Marinsky Pass in Karachay-Cherkessia is better known as the Gumbashi Pass (Gum-Bashi, Kum-Bashi) is located at an altitude of 2187 meters above sea level. Gumbashi is the highest mountain pass in Russia among the passes through which highways are laid. From the top of the pass, you can enjoy stunning views of the Bicesyn Plateau, the Caucasus Range and Mount Elbrus. • Cheese caves - unusual caves made of sandstone, here you can take textured pictures of the "cheese place". • The Face of Christ - the opening of the 90s in front of the Nizhne - Arkhyz settlement on the slope of the Mytseshta ridge. If desired, you can climb 500 steps to view it up close. • Arkhyz settlement The Sofia Waterfalls, which are a cascade of nine powerful streams of water, are considered the most beautiful not only in Karachay-Cherkessia, but also in the entire Caucasus. Here, the purest glacial water falls from a height of 50 to 90 meters and noisily hits the ground, creating misty clouds on which the sun's rays play. It is at the Sofia Waterfalls that the Sofia River originates, which provides water to Bolshoy Zelenchuk, the richest waterway in the area. • The Shoan Temple is one of the most beautiful temples of the Alan diocese. Pilgrims and tourists traveling in Karachay-Cherkessia can go up to the shrine, light a candle and ring the bell hanging in the gazebo next to the temple. • We will stop at a cafe where we will definitely try the Caucasian cuisine. • If there is time left, the tour can be supplemented by a visit to the Alan Hillfort Museum Reserve. • Return to Kislovodsk at 21.00.