Eastern Caucasus Expedition 10 days / 9 nights

Eastern Caucasus Expedition: Jeep Tour through Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia

Tour duration: 7 days / 6 nights

Route length: 1200 km

Regions visited: North Ossetia — Alania, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan

Start and end of the route: Vladikavkaz (start/finish possible at airport/railway station Mineralnye Vody, Makhachkala, Derbent).

The jeep tour route is individual, adjustments to the tour duration and places visited are possible (according to your wishes).

Minimum number of passengers to book the tour: 3 people.

Jeep Tour Program

Day One

• Meeting at the airport/railway station of Vladikavkaz
• Check-in at the hotel
• Sightseeing tour of the city

Day Two

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit to the Fiagdon Gorge, Dargavs Necropolis, Karmadon Gorge, the village of Dzhayrakh
• Lunch — picnic in nature
• Return to the hotel in Vladikavkaz

Day Three

• Breakfast at the hotel, check-out
• Departure from the hotel towards Grozny
• Sightseeing tour of the city, visit to the ethnographic museum
• Lunch at a cafe
• Continue the trip to the high-mountain lake Kezenoy-Am
• Check-in at the hotel

Day Four

• Breakfast and check-out from the hotel
• Departure towards the ancient high-mountain village of Chokh
• Home-cooked lunch
• Visit to the Saltinsky Waterfall, the village of Kubachi
• Dinner at a guest house — national dishes and Dagestan hospitality

Day Five

• Breakfast, check-out from the hotel
• Departure towards the Caspian Sea to the ancient city of Derbent
• Sightseeing tour of the city, visit to the Juma Mosque (8th century)
• Excursion to Naryn-Kala (Derbent Fortress, 6th century)
• Transfer to Makhachkala
• Check-in at the hotel

Day Six

• Breakfast, check-out from the hotel
• Departure to the Sarykum sand dunes, Sulak Canyon
• Grozny, walking tour of the city
• Check-in at the hotel

Day Seven

• Breakfast, check-out from the hotel
• Transfer to Vladikavkaz
• Transfer to the airport/railway station

The expedition price includes

• Professional driver-guide accompaniment throughout the tour
• Transfer along the entire route in Toyota Land Cruiser 200 off-road vehicles
• Accommodation in hotels and guest houses
• Meals: daily breakfasts at hotels, 2 free picnics in the mountains
• Entrance tickets and environmental fees for all visited sites

The price does not include

• Additional meals: lunches and dinners in cafes and restaurants
• Additional activities on the route (bungee jumping, paragliding, rafting, horseback riding and other possible activities)
• Single room supplement — 10,000 rubles/person