Natural Wonders of Caucasus, 5 Days

Arrival in Mineralnye Vody (at railway station or airport).

Meeting by local guide. Delivery of the transport.

Transfer to the town of Pyatigorsk.

Sightseeing tour in Pyatigorsk including places connected with the life of the Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov and excursion in Tsvetnik Park.

"Tsvetnik" Park (Flower Gardens): "Tsvetnik" is the smallest park of Caucasus Mineral Waters region. Though it occupies only 14 hectares, it is the place where the main sights of Pyatigorsk are located. They are: the Eagle sculpture (a non-official symbol of the region), Diana's Grotto, Lermontov Baths, Ermolov Baths, Lermontov Gallery, the House of Officers, Gukasov's Coffee House, sculpture of Kisa Vorobyaninov, former hotel "Bristol" (the Russian Presidential Mission), Operetta Theater, Restoratsiya, the first monument to Lermontov in Russia, the former house of Conradi (local history museum), the former house of Upton (sanatorium "Goryachiy Klyuch"). Also, the main Mineral water drinking gallery is situated in “Tsvetnik”. Here, in the gallery, everyone can drink mineral water of Krasnoarmeiskie springs No. 2 and No. 17 free of charge.

Excursion to Lake Proval - the famous lake of karst origin. You’ll go through the 58-meter long tunnel, at the entrance to which there is a sculpture of Ostap Bender (a literature character, popular with the Russians).

The place of Lermontov's duel: Driving to the place of Lermontov's duel is along the main thoroughfare of Pyatigorsk - Kalinin Avenue; you’ll see the microdistrict "Belaya Romashka" and universities of Pyatigorsk. At the site of the great poet's death, you’ll hear the story about the last hours of his life and the appearance of the monument.

OPTIONAL: Lunch in café/ restaurant downtown (met menu) - NOT included into package price.

Transfer to the hotel.

Arrival at the hotel. Check-in, accommodation. Time at disposal.

OPTIONAL: Dinner in café/ restaurant downtown or in the hotel (met menu) - NOT included into package price.

Overnight in the hotel.

07:00 Breakfast in the hotel/ or lunch-boxes

07:30 Meeting with our guide in the lobby of the hotel. Delivery of the transport. 

Departure to Dombai. Important: we recommend taking with you your passport, warm clothes (at any season), sunglasses.

Dombai is considered to be the pearl of the Northern Caucasus, a region with incredibly beautiful nature and clean air. It is a centre of tourism, mountaineering and skiing; it is the region rich in greenery and relict pine and fir trees.

After arrival at Dombai meadow (1600m above sea level), you’ll continue ascent to observation platforms on the Mussa-Achitar Ridge by cable cars.  

The maximum ascent point by cable way is 3000m above sea level. At this altitude you can enjoy beautiful views of the Main Caucasus Ridge and Ine Peak.

OPTIONAL: Lunch in café/ restaurant downtown (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Stop by the Muruju River. Here you can drink the purest mountain water and take pictures.

Departure to the hotel.

Arrival at the hotel. Time at disposal.

OPTIONAL: Dinner in café/ restaurant downtown or in the hotel (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Overnight in the hotel.

08:30 Breakfast in the hotel/ or lunch-boxes

09:00 Meeting with our guide in the lobby of the hotel. Delivery of the transport. 

Departure to the town of Kislovodsk.

Getting acquainted with the southernmost resort town of the Caucasian Mineral Waters - sunny Kislovodsk, which has gained fame as the best balneological and cardiological resort in Russia. Walking tour in Kislovodsk Resort Park (Kurortny).  The park, which can be called the pride of Russia – it is the second largest park zone in Europe, covering an area of over 950 hectares and containg more than 250 species of trees and shrubs.

Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Fyodor Chaliapin, Anna Pavlova used to walk here. The length of five health-improving paths (terrencourts) is almost 100 kilometers. The Resort (Kurortny) Park is beautiful in all seasons. During the walk you can enjoy the beauty of the local places; you will see the Cascade Staircase, walk along the Resort (Kurortny) Boulevard, get acquainted with the history of the resort town, see its famous Mirror (Zerkalny) Pond, with the Olkhovka River, across which the bridge "Ladies' Caprice" is thrown. You’ll taste three types of Kislovodsk Narzan in the Main Narzan Gallery.

OPTIONAL: Lunch in café/ restaurant downtown (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Excursion to Mount Koltso and Honey (Medovye) Waterfalls with Rim Mountain on the way.

The Honey Waterfalls are formed by the flow of the river in the granites of the Rocky Ridge. Legend says that once upon a time, wild bees lived in the rocks where the waterfalls are now, and during the spring flood, the water in the river became sweet from the honey that was washed out. At the same time, many weddings were played here and the young ones secluded in this beautiful place to spend their "Honeymoon". Travelling along the gorge of the Rocky Ridge among waterfalls is one of the most impressive and exciting excursions around Kislovodsk!

Departure to the hotel.

Arrival at the hotel. Time at disposal.

OPTIONAL: Dinner in café/ restaurant downtown or in the hotel (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Overnight in the hotel.

06:30 Early breakfast in the hotel/ or lunch-boxes

07:00 Meeting with our guide in the lobby of the hotel. Delivery of the transport. 

Departure to Verkhnaya Balkaria (Upper Balkaria).

1st stop: Chegem Gorge - one of the most picturesque in the Caucasus, where the movie "Sannikov Land" was shot; a walk through the gorge along the Chegem mountain river to the waterfalls - the largest karst waterfalls in the  Northern Caucasus.

2nd stop: The village of Verkhnaya Balkaria (Upper Balkaria) in the Cherek Gorge, which is an ancestral nest of the Balkar people. Inspection of ancient towers. In the Cherek Gulch you will walk to the observation platform along the ancient mountain road.

OPTIONAL: Lunch en-route (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

3rd stop: Blue Lake: it is the deepest karst lake in the Caucasus.

Upon your wish - a stop for bathing in Thermal springs.

Departure to the hotel.

Arrival at the hotel. Time at disposal.

OPTIONAL: Dinner in café/ restaurant downtown or in the hotel (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Overnight in the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel

Check-out from the hotel (till 12:00).

Meeting with our guide in the lobby of the hotel.

Delivery of the transport. 

Departure to the towns of Essentuki and Zheleznovodsk.

Sightseeing tour in Essentuki including a walk in the Resort (Kurortny) Park, drinking mineral water from springs No. 17 and No. 4 free of charge; passing by the ancient building of the Mud Bath.

OPTIONAL: Lunch in café/ restaurant downtown (set menu) - NOT included into package price.

Getting acquainted with Zheleznovodsk which is often called "little Switzerland", one of the most picturesque places in the Northern Caucasus, as the resort is surrounded by laccolithic mountains: Zheleznaya, Razvalka, Beshtau, Medovaya, Verblyudka, Byk. The air in this town is the cleanest air of this region, therefore it is ensured free inhalation and herbal medicine (phytotherapy).

Lake: located in a very picturesque place, next to the mountains Zheleznaya and Razvalka, near the sanatorium “30 Years of Victory”. In the 50's in all resort towns of this region artificial lakes were dug – they were gifts to the citizens from the local authorities.

Walking tour in the spa healing park and around the Lermontov Square with the monument to Lermontov in its centre.

Visiting the historical center of Zheleznovodsk. On the route you will see the old building of the Office Group, Local History museum, the former building of mineral baths (Church of the Intercession), the house of Princess Meri;  the dacha of Emir of Bukhara and Pushkin Gallery. We will walk to Pushkin Square to see the "Flower Calendar".

Transfer to the railway station/ airport.

Departure. 

Price includes:

• DBL/ TWN accommodation x 4 nights in the hotels, including breakfast at the local hotels,
• Registration fees,
• Visa support documents (excluding delivery fee),
• Transport for excursions and transfers - according to the program above,
• Local guide(s) for excursions and transfers – according to the program above,
• Entrance fees to the museums - according to the program above,
• Resort fee (per day),
• Cable way in Dombai (3 ascents),
• Ecological fee (Medovye Waterfalls).​​​

Price excludes:

• Tips,
• Railway and flight tickets,
• Insurance,
• Lunches: from 800 RUB per pax,
• Dinner: from 1000 RUB per pax,
• Cash for personal expenses.

* The program can be changed and recalculated according to your request and group size.

** Upon booking services, changes in the program are possible, depending on availability of tickets and possibilities of museums.  The company reserves the right to make changes in order of excursions, while keeping the program as a whole.