Gunib and the Salta Gorge

From 3 500₽ per person

Category:

Adventures and fun activities

Subcategory:

Excursion

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 13 hours
* We invite you to travel with us to Gunib. This is a mountainside village with a fascinating history. You will hear a guide's story and legends about one of the most famous and ancient villages of Dagestan, which looks more like an open-air museum than a populated area. In 1986, Dagestan's first monument to the White Cranes was unveiled in the village of Gunib. It was opened by poet Rasul Gamzatov and composer Jan Frenkel, the authors of the immortal song "Cranes", which became a memorial anthem, a mournful song about all those who laid down their heads on the battlefields. It was the first monument to the "White Cranes" in the world. Since then, a crane wedge has been trying to break off over the cliff from a 27-meter stele made of marble. This monument has become one of the main attractions of the Gunibsky district and the whole of Dagestan, located in Victory Park. Now, following the example of the Gunib stele, more than thirty monuments to Gamzatov's "Cranes" have already been erected in different cities of our country and abroad. A 2-storey building in the shape of a cross has been preserved in the village of Gunib. It is now a museum of local lore. We will visit this museum. It was here that the Soviet writer Olga Forsh was born and lived her childhood years. She described her first childhood impressions in the story "Dressed in Stone." Next, we will go for a walk through the Verkhny Gunib Nature Park, a unique place with its own microclimate, centuries—old history and monuments of the Caucasian War. Gunib is the site of the last battle of the Imam of Dagestan and Chechnya, Imam Shamil. Here we will visit Imam Shamil's gazebo and Tsarskaya Polyana. Mountainous Dagestan is rich in unique natural monuments, they can be admired and surprised. The Saltin gorge is one of the most beautiful and picturesque places in the Republic of Dagestan. The Saltin gorge is unique for its natural tunnels through which the river flows. It attracts tourists not only from Russia, but also from all over the world, and is a landmark of the Gunib district and the republic as a whole. The beginning of the tour: 7:00
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Group

Age restrictions

Kids are allowed

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer included

Details

Included

Round-trip transportation

Tour guide

Lunch

Museum entrance tickets

Excluded

Souvenirs

Personal expenses

Requirements for the participant

We ask the participants of the tour to wear clothes that cover the neckline, knees, shoulders and stomach.

Recommend to bring

Drinking water, sunglasses, cash for personal expenses, comfortable athletic shoes.

Starting point

* H. Tagieva St. 4a

Finish point

* H. Tagieva St. 4a

Cancellation policy

* If cancelled less than three days before departure, the payment will not be refunded, the date of the tours will not be postponed, and the direction of the excursions will not change.

ООО Туроператор АЯ-Тур
ООО Туроператор АЯ-Тур
Organizer
Федеральный туроператор «АЯ-Тур» (РТО 024360) развивает туризм в Дагестане с 2017 года. Наш штат состоит только из квалифицированных сотрудников, которые влюбят вас в нашу республику и покажут Дагестан со всех сторон. Команда «АЯ-Тур» разработала целый спектр маршрутов: от самых популярных, полюбившихся многих гостям до необычных уголков, которые называют «не туристическими». Индивидуальный подход к каждому гостю. Проведите свой лучший отдых вместе с «АЯ-Тур»!

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