Three-day Light tour "The Caucasus in your heart"
From 13 230₽ per person
Description
Type: Multi-day activity
* This tour participates in the 2024 Early Booking promotion. If you book a tour 90 days or more before the arrival date, you will receive a discount of -10% of the total cost of the tour.
An entertaining trip awaits you, fitting into a short vacation, with the possibility of choosing places to visit on one of the days of the tour. The resorts of Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk, the charm of Honey Waterfalls and trips to the main pearls of different republics await you.
Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk are resort towns of federal significance, differing in location, climatic conditions, development history, architecture, and with different mineral springs.
The next day, you can choose from 5 destinations: Elbrus, Dombay, Grozny, Arkhyz, and Tsey. The organizers will tell you more about the directions to help you decide!
You will visit the main attraction of the Caucasus — Elbrus. You can climb the Azau glade on Elbrus itself, from where you can enjoy a fascinating view of the Caucasus Range, the famous glaciers.
Dombay and its surroundings include mountains, coniferous forests, alpine meadows, the largest glaciers, and numerous waterfalls. Dombay is often called the pearl of the Caucasus for its panoramas, and it is beautiful at any time of the year.
You will get acquainted with the past and present of the city of Grozny. You will understand how amazing is the history of the cities of Grozny, as well as Argun and Shali.
"Ariu-kyz" — "beautiful maiden" is the most popular version of the translation. Arkhyz is called the frontier of the millennia, because modern science and antiquity are closely intertwined here. These are mountains, ancient Alan-Byzantine temples and a modern ski resort with cable cars.
The Tseiskoe Gorge is one of the most beautiful in North Ossetia. In the Ardon Gorge, you will be greeted by the majestic Uastyrdzhi sculpture. You will visit the Mamison resort, as well as the Kosta Khetagurova Museum in the village of Nar.
In the vicinity of Kislovodsk, we will visit Honey Waterfalls and the famous Koltso Mountain.
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day 01
Friday. Guided tour of the resort towns of Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk
Type of accommodation:Motel
- Arrival at Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody (airport or railway station
of Mineralnye Vody, or railway station of Pyatigorsk). The recommended arrival time is no later than 11:00 Moscow time.
- Transfer to the hotel of the selected category.
- Accommodation in the selected hotel.
- Lunch is paid for independently or upon request for an additional fee.
- Meeting with the guide at 13:00 Moscow time.
The tour will introduce you to the history and sights of the resort towns of Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk. From Hot Waters to Iron Waters - this is how the course of treatment on the Waters took place in the 19th century. Since it was an expensive pleasure in the 19th century, therefore, they were treated "in full": a month on Hot Waters, then a month on Iron and a month on Acidic Waters.
Pyatigorsk and Zheleznovodsk are resort towns of Federal significance, differing in location, climatic conditions, development history, architecture, and with different mineral springs.
Pyatigorsk is a romantic aerial gazebo: an Aeolian harp, a Chinese harp, as if hovering over the Goryachevodsk Valley, this mysterious underground lake of Mount Mashuk - Sinkhole, which you have to go inside the mountain to see. Walking around the city, you will admire the classics and Art Nouveau, Gothic and eclectic historical buildings: Restaurants, Lermontov and Pushkin baths, Pirogov baths, Lermontov Gallery. These elements of architectural decoration create the image of a well-groomed European-type town of the 19th and early 20th centuries, complemented by the grottoes of Lermontov, Diana and, of course, the historical park "Tsvetnik".
- Return to the accommodation hotel at 18:30.
day 02
Saturday. Elbrus/Dombay/Upper Balkaria/The romance of Arkhyz/Tsey
Type of accommodation:Motel
Elbrus - 06:30
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. By participating in this tour, you will get acquainted with the highest mountainous region of the Central Caucasus – the Elbrus region. You will be able to climb Elbrus itself, from where you will have a fascinating view of the Caucasus Range, the famous glaciers.
20:00
Dombay - 06:30.
Dombay and its surroundings include mountains, coniferous forests, alpine meadows, blooming high—altitude rhododendron, pristine rivers, the largest glaciers, and numerous waterfalls. They say that the air of Dombay can be "eaten with a spoon", it is so clean. And all this splendor gives a sense of harmony between man and nature. A walk through the Teberdinsky Nature Reserve will be a great pleasure.
- 20:00.
Grozny - 06:40.
- Excursion "The city of Grozny - past and present".
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 is, 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 in many ways, which is the main city of the Chechen people.
You will find yourself in another country, similar to the progressive Dubai.
- 23:50.
Arkhyz - 06:30.
You will visit an amazing place with a mysterious name in the mountains of the North Caucasus. "Ariu-kyz" — "beautiful maiden" is the most popular version of the translation. Arkhyz is called the frontier of millennia. Arkhyz has everything that can surprise and please everyone.
- 20:00.
Cei - 06:50
In the Tseysky Gorge, which is 23 kilometers long, you will climb a chairlift to the foot of the Skazsky glacier. You will be introduced to the Kosta Khetagurov Memorial House Museum. In the Mamison gorge, you will walk to the Tiber mineral spring.
- 21:30
day 03
Sunday. Honey Falls Tour
Type of accommodation:Motel
- Early breakfast (dry ration) at the hotel.
- Room release.
- Meeting with the guide at 08:00 Moscow time.
Honey waterfalls are a group of waterfalls, five of them, different in height, shape and saturation, with different names, they are noisy in the gorge of the Alikonovka river near Kislovodsk. The largest of them reaches a height of 18 m. The name of the waterfalls explains the legend that you will hear. You will walk along the 150 m long canyon of the river, admire the waterfalls, breathe in the purest mountain air and visit the ethnographic museum "Karachayevskoye podvorye", which presents not only the dwelling of a mountaineer, but also the animals that the Karachay people raise. Overlooking the waterfalls, you can taste freshly baked fragrant Karachai khichins and ayran, a drink of longevity. The guide will tell you what unites mountain ayran and kefir and why ayran is so useful. During the tour, you will visit the "Tea House", where you will taste herbal teas and be able to buy your favorite ones as a souvenir, get a real herbal remedy, inhaling the aromas of mountain herbs mixed with the aroma of spices and honey. In addition to teas, the owners of the farmstead offer natural Karachai sausages of their own production, cheeses, honey, sweets. You will also visit another natural monument, Mount Koltso. This mountain is mentioned in the novel "The Hero of Our Time" by M.Y. Lermontov. The legend of the sled says that Mount Koltso grants wishes. Near the Ring Mountain, you can stroll through the souvenir market with a large assortment.
- Return to Pyatigorsk.
- Lunch on your own or by prior request for an additional fee.
- Transfer. The recommended departure time of the train is earlier than 16:00-17:00 Moscow time.
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Starting point
* Arrival at Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody (airport or railway station of Mineralnye Vody, or railway station of Pyatigorsk). The recommended arrival time is no later than 11:00 Moscow time. Transfer to the selected hotel category is included. When staying at the Hostel (lower price), the place of departure for the guided tour is Pyatigorsk, Kirov Ave. 23, gate to Tsvetnik Park - 350 m from the Hostel For alternative accommodation, check with the organizer.Finish point
* On Sunday, day 5, return to Pyatigorsk at 12:40. The recommended departure time is not earlier than 16:00 Moscow time. Transfer Pyatigorsk – airport Min. Water or Pyatigorsk railway station Min. Water is turned on.Popular tickets
All ticketsHostel - discounted Early Booking promotion in 2024
13 230₽
per person
If you book a tour 90 days or more before the arrival date, you will receive a discount of -10% of the total cost of the tour.
(When booking for an earlier date, please book a "Hostel, multi-bed accommodation" ticket).
Hostel, multi-bed accommodation
14 700₽
per person
The tour starts on Fridays at 13:00. No breakfast in the base price. The main gathering point is Pyatigorsk, the entrance to the Flower Garden Park.
Турфирма Лайт
Organizer
Экскурсии, туры, трансфер - с нами ваше путешествие точно будет комфортным и незабываемым! Команда турфирмы "Лайт" возьмет на себя все вопросы и нюансы, чтобы вы могли ни о чем не заботиться и просто наслаждаться новыми впечатлениями. На туристском рынке России с 1992 года.
