Digori gorge map. Digor Gorge in North Ossetia-Alania. Tour conditions

High mountain Digoria is the most remote southwestern part North Ossetia, located in the upper reaches of the Urukh River and its sources. Wild and unusual majestic nature, the greater distance from the beaten path attracts more and more attention from tourists and climbers to it every year.

The famous conqueror of the Alpine peaks N.V. Poggenpohl wrote: “Why is Digoria so good, why in other places did I not feel the same pleasure as here, among the green meadows washed by Urukh and the magnificent coniferous forests, into the dark greenery of which white ribbons of glaciers descend ? Individual elements of the mountain landscape are combined in Digoria in an amazingly soft and picturesque way, there is nothing gloomy and gloomy, and the fresh emerald green of the meadows, the noble, architectural lines of finely carved peaks with a shiny firn cover at their feet caress the eye with a happy combination of colors...”

We found a lot of positive reviews on the Internet, for example:

If we say about this place, it is BEAUTY! This is an understatement. I have been involved in rock climbing and hiking for many years and have never seen more beautiful places anywhere. These are 3 glaciers, waterfalls, caves, a mineral spring, horseback riding, fresh air and memories for the rest of your life. This is cooler than Turkey and many times cooler than any other holiday destination. if you are active, full of energy and extreme sports, this is the place for you, if you are calm and sensitive to nature, tired of the bustle of the city, you will be welcome here. I have never heard a negative reaction in so many years. Everyone from Moscow to France is delighted with these places. My advice to you: grab your children and loved ones and go ahead.

When entering the gorge, the main thing is not to overshoot the Urukh Akhsinta Canyon (also called Digorskaya Gorge), a major road bridge(in common parlance the Devil's Bridge), from which a stunning view opens, from a height of 80 meters the Urukh River looks like a stream, in fact it is a mighty river that over the centuries has carved a narrow canyon, in places no more than 2 meters wide. Akhsinta Canyon is the main gate of mountain Digoria

Swimming pool in a bathhouse with ice-cold spring water

We steamed in the next one, but taking pictures was simply unrealistic due to the high temperature of 110 degrees. Therefore, this is a nearby steam room.

Number for 1500 thousand. There is also a TV, many channels, a coffee table and a shower with toilet.

Dining room, food is delicious, breakfast is not included in the price.

Hotel building

Separate houses that can be rented for a family.

The building where the sauna and swimming pool are located

In the morning we went to the Three Sisters waterfalls. The Three Sisters waterfalls look especially spectacular from afar. Three snow-white streams fall at a distance of 150-200 meters from each other. "Three Sisters" originate on the Taymazi glacier. Their official name- "Taymazinsky waterfalls". They produce unforgettable impression height of fall and beauty. Below, the streams break against stepped stone pyramids. Over the years, water has carved out many depressions in the pyramids, which are a real decoration of each of the waterfalls. Water falling into these depressions splashes out of them in fountains. Somewhere at the foot of one of them there is a source of carbonated mineral water, which we never found. Goes great with them walking trail. But the waterfalls unfortunately froze ((. But the walk was not in vain, the weather was beautiful, warm and sunny. Beautiful river.

An attempt to cross :) Only I failed, Zhenya passed, and my slippery boots just wanted to plunge into the invigorating stormy river.

Then we went to another waterfall, deeper into the gorge, I’m not entirely sure of its name, but it seems to be “Small Taymazinsky Waterfall”. They looked at him from the road and did not get up. Further, the passage was blocked by a tensioned cable and a sign “Danger, collapse for 2 km.” But as it turned out, the danger of a collapse was not closed with a cable, but the passage to the border zone, which was kindly told to us by a detachment of “border guards” descending from the mountains.

Photo: Alanya National Park

One of the most beautiful corners of the Caucasus is the Digor Gorge in North Ossetia. People come here to learn mountaineering. In addition to natural hits, there are castles-fortresses and ancient burial grounds. In these parts you can practice alpine skiing, water and cycling tourism.

Reserved Alanya

In North Ossetia there is historical region, which is called Digoria. It is located in the west of the republic, on the northern slope of the Main Caucasus Range. The area along the banks of the Urukh River has been inhabited since ancient times. It got its name from the ethnic group of Ossetians who called themselves Digorians. It is in these places that national park“Alania”. The Digor Gorge can be called one of his hits.

The protected area appeared in 1998. It includes not only beautiful mountain landscapes, but also man-made attractions - parking lots ancient man and battle towers. Since the entire area is surrounded by mountain ranges, you can get here via one single road. She walks along the valley of the Urukh River. Mount Wilpata is considered the highest point of the reserve. Its height is 4646 meters.

A dense hydrographic network is formed by over 70 rivers and streams. The area is famous for its waterfalls. Some are over a hundred meters high! Digoria has many lakes of glacial origin with pure water. The most famous include Fastagskoye, Mikelay, Gularskie and Donisarskie lakes. There are also those that appear in the summer during the melting of glaciers, and then disappear without a trace.

The climate in these parts is quite comfortable. It is determined by the mountains, which protect from the wind. Winter is mild. The average January temperature is only -3.2°. Summer is long and not hot. The average July temperature is +20.4°. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible during this period. Precipitation in this area is mainly supplied by the Caspian Sea. The mild climate has attracted people here for a long time.

A visit to the past

Many historical monuments have been preserved in the valley of the Urukh River. By a man-made miracle The mountain village of Galiat is considered. The houses here are built on flat mountain tops with steep cliffs. They are very reminiscent of medieval castles in the mountainous part of Europe. On the territory of the Alanya National Park, small fortresses, crypts, towers and rocks with petroglyphs have been preserved. Entire mountain villages are under protection. In the Digor Gorge there is the famous “ City of dead" - Donifars.

In the villages of Matsuta, Dzinaga and Fasnal there are medieval above-ground crypts. They are towers. Alanian catacomb burial grounds are known in the village of Kumbulta. These burials are stone niches lined with cobblestones. In the village of Dunta, interesting are the cirt monuments that were installed in cemeteries. Some have well-preserved images of people and drawings. And the tallest residential, watchtowers and combat towers can be seen in the villages of Galiat, Makhchesk, Kamata and Uakats.

On the territory of the Alania Nature Reserve, many sanctuaries associated with pagan cults have been preserved. These include Lezgor, Sattai-obau, Gabon, Faron and others. The most famous sanctuary is Digori Izad. It is located in a rock grotto near the village of Zadalesk. Archaeologists have discovered aurochs, deer, bison and chamois, which people once sacrificed to the gods.

Photo: Watch tower in the village of Donifars

Among the remarkable natural sites of Digoria it is worth noting mineral springs. The water in them is completely clear and highly saturated with carbon dioxide. In fact, it is natural carbonation. There is even an alpine swamp in the national park! It sounds very unusual, because swamps are associated with lowlands. From beautiful places Akhsinta Canyon should be noted. There is a bridge across it, which is nicknamed “Devil’s”. From the crossing there is a magnificent view of the Urukh River.

How to get there

By train or plane you should travel or fly to Vladikavkaz or Mineralnye Vody. From here minibuses go to the village of Chikola. Travel around Digoria usually begins from here.

Digori Gorge in the Iraf region of North Ossetia - one of the most beautiful and wild gorges North Caucasus. It was dug by the Urukh River in the Rocky Range, parallel to the Main Range. The road here runs along a narrow cornice carved into the rocks above the stormy waters of Urukh.

Conditions for rest and recreation in the gorge - at different altitudes above sea level there are dry mountain steppes, wet forests, alpine meadows, forest-steppe zone, lakes, glaciers, streams, waterfalls. There are opportunities for hiking along ecological trails, you can engage in educational tourism, making excursions through different landscapes with their historical, cultural and architectural monuments, engage in water slalom.

Currently, you can relax here mainly in the warm months. In winter, during the season of heavy snowfall, the recreation areas do not function, but the landscapes here at this time of year are beautiful in their own way, and it will be interesting to see these places also in the winter months.

WHERE TO STAY

There are the following accommodation options for tourists for recreation: the Dzinaga LLC tourist center, the Digoria - Rostselmash recreational mountaineering base, the Taymazi mountaineering base of the Taganrog Radio Engineering Institute, the Komi-Art mountaineering base, and the Eagle's Nest recreation center.

Tourist base "Dzinaga" provides hikers and walks around the territory for vacationers National Park"Alania", multi-day hikes to the Bartuy gorge, to the Paradise glade and the Taymazi glade, to the Karaugom glacier - one of the largest glaciers Caucasus Mountains, to the village of Zadalesk - the place of Alan's rebirth, to the waterfalls, along the "Digori Ring" with visits to villages and historical and architectural monuments.

The camp site is more focused on summer holidays children and adolescents whose stay here is financed from budgetary funds and extra-budgetary sources. There is an opportunity to receive families, tourist groups and individual vacationers. On the territory of the base there are eight buildings designed to accommodate 450 children. The cost of one day with a three-time stay is 500 rubles.

The distance from Vladikavkaz to the Dzinaga tourist center to Vladikavkaz is 115 kilometers, travel by bus (GAZelle minibus) from Vladikavkaz from bus station No. 1, the fare is 75 rubles. Travel time is 2 hours 30 minutes. Departure daily at 15.55.

Vacationers on recreation center "Digoria-Rostselmash" have the opportunity to take walks to waterfalls, popular hikes to the Paradise Glade, the Karaugom glacier, excursions through the territory of the Alania National Park, acquaintance with its flora and fauna, to the sanctuary of Zadaleski Nana.

On the territory of the recreation center there are summer houses and brick buildings. The total capacity is 250 people. The cost of accommodation including three meals a day is from 300 rubles in a four-bed room and up to 600 rubles in a double room.

The distance from Vladikavkaz to the recreation center is 125 kilometers, travel by bus from Vladikavkaz from bus station No. 1, the fare is 75 rubles. Travel time is about three hours.

Tourist base "Koma-Art"(former name "Digoria"). Total capacity – 150 people. Accommodation in two and four-bed rooms in wooden cottages and brick houses. The cost of living is 500 rubles per day per person.

Most in demand in summer time are routes to the peaks of the eastern part of the Sugansky ridge and hikes to the Gebe gorge. For more prepared climbers, it is planned to climb the peaks of the central and western parts of the Sugansky ridge.

For experienced climbers, there are high-category routes that involve climbing to the peaks of Mount Uruymagova, Aikhva, Zagadok, Agibalova, Akritov, which are located in the eastern part of the Sugansky ridge.

The distance from Vladikavkaz to "Koma-Art" is 125 kilometers, the bus leaves from bus station No. 1, the fare is 75 rubles, the route goes to settlement With. Stur-Digora, and from there five kilometers to the base.

Recreation center of Taganrog State Radio Engineering University "Taymazi" located in picturesque place Digor Gorge on the Urukh River, at an altitude of 2100 m. Accommodation in houses with 4-6 rooms (rooms for 2-5 people), total capacity is 100 people.

For vacationers, two to three day hikes are possible. tourist routes all categories of complexity. The proximity of the mountains of the Main Caucasus Range allows the camp to be used as a base for mountaineering.

During walking tours can be found historical monuments And ancient towers, it is possible to collect unique medicinal herbs, berries, mushrooms, hazelnuts.

The formation of groups and transportation to the vacation spot is the responsibility of the Taganrog State Radio Engineering University, and vouchers are purchased directly from the university administration.

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CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

The climate of mountain Digoria is very diverse. The most important climate-forming factor for this area is the relief. Mountain ranges and their spurs, many valleys, gorges and intermountain basins greatly complicate the general circulation of the atmosphere and create a wide range of microclimatic features.

Within this region, according to climate, two territories are distinguished: the Zadales basin as a mid-mountain zone and a high-mountain zone.

Zadalesskaya Basin , like all basins of the North Jurassic Depression, is characterized by a peculiar dry climate. The rocky ridge protects it from the intrusions of cold arctic air. Therefore, winter temperatures here are low. In Fasnal the average January temperature is -2.4 degrees. This is the highest winter air temperature in North Ossetia. Rare temperature drops here can reach -30 degrees. The average temperature in July reaches 15.8 degrees. In summer, although there are some hot days, the nights are always cool. The annual air amplitude is usually small and amounts to 18-19 degrees. The basin is characterized by low precipitation (400-500 mm) and optimal relative humidity (62%).

The protective influence of the relief is reflected not only in the small amount of precipitation, but also in the low wind speed. Local winds include mountain-valley winds and foehns inherent in mountains.

High mountain zone , located above 2000 m, has a harsh climate. During the long winter, significant accumulation of snow occurs. Stable snow cover lasts 120-160 days. Winter here is relatively cold. The average monthly temperature in February at an altitude of 3000 m is 11 degrees below zero. Spring comes at the end of April and beginning of May. Summer is cool. At an altitude of 2500 m average temperature August a little over 10 degrees.

Great influence on local climate glaciation of the Vodorazdelny and Sugansky ridges. The significant reflectivity of ice and the heat loss from melting glaciers create a noticeable temperature difference between the upper and lower parts of the valley. This gives rise to downward glacial winds, which merge with mountain winds at night.

ATTRACTIONS

The main attraction of the Digori Gorge is Lake Tsada (Tabarakhtytsad). This is a unique mountain natural reservoir, a relict lake - the only one located on an ancient landslide, at the southern foot of the Rocky Range in the Digor Gorge, in the valley of the Aigamugidon River, above the village of Upper Faraskat (1500 m above sea level). In 2004, the first joint expedition of employees of the North Ossetian Nature Reserve and the Ossetian National Park to this lake was undertaken.

According to experts, the lake is in an age stage called “old age”, it is abundantly overgrown and is gradually turning into a pond. The entire bottom and walls of the original basin are covered with a more or less thick layer of silt, completely hiding its original shape. The original depression turned into a lake bed.

Above the lake rises a rock-remnant - Alhoina ("spindle") made of limestones that once slid down from the Rocky Ridge. Near it there are traces of landslides with individual boulders and screes. A karst spring gushes from under the rocks, and the sound of water can be heard constantly. To the west of the lake there is a small, never-drying stream.

The lake has an oval shape, about 60 m long and 20-25 m wide. Along the periphery the lake is already overgrown with reeds and other moisture-loving herbs. On the dam itself there are individual birch trees. Among the woody plants around the lake grow shrubby willows, birches and cinquefoil (Kuril tea). This overgrown part, apparently, is flooded with water only during periods of snowmelt and heavy rain, that is, when the lake overflows with water.

In winter the lake freezes. Ice formation begins in late November-December. The shallowness of the lake, its relatively small size and small water exchange are little remarkable, but for this area, that is, the southern foot of the Rocky Range, it is the largest natural body of water. The lake is a good object for natural science excursions.

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The trip to the Digor Gorge had been planned for a long time, but on this particular day we weren’t going to go, we had completely different plans... But, probably, the stars aligned that way, and in the morning, over a cup of coffee, we decide - we’re going!
The weather was pleasant, a sunny autumn day + good mood and we were on our way.
I want to say right away that I didn’t like it - there are no signs to attractions, it was difficult to find where to eat (there are practically no cafes), and the lack of gas stations (you must take gasoline with you).
In the meantime, we are passing through Kabardino-Balkaria

Let's go to Ossetia

We drive to Figator as our final destination, the village of Dzinaga. We have some little information along the route, but we didn’t think that the objects were not marked anywhere for tourists and we would have to look for them at random... and this is a waste of time (((.
We reach the tunnel, a little before reaching it, there is a turn to the right - this path leads to the Devil's Bridge, which spans the Urukh River.

The place is called Akhsinta Canyon, and if you drive across the bridge, the road will lead to the Didinag (flower) tract, to hay meadows. The height of the canyon is about 70 meters

We drive past the bronze monument of Uastrji. Its weight is 13 tons, height 6 meters + cliff 30 meters.

Not far from the monument there is a men's sanctuary, there is a legend about how it appeared -
Hundreds of years ago, a lone traveler was traveling along a narrow road. Suddenly the cart almost fell into a cliff, but miraculously the man remained alive, as if some unknown force prevented him from falling to the bottom of the ravine. In gratitude to Saint Uastirdzhi, this sanctuary was erected, which has already been renewed several times

And all around are mountains, sun and clean air!

The place where the great prayer festival takes place

On the opposite bank, high in the mountains, we see the remains of towers and decide to turn off. The turnoff is approximately five km away. from the tunnel and leads to the remains of the villages of Lezgir, Donifars, to the Satayi Obao crypt and to the necropolis.

Climbing upward, we come across an archaeological expedition that has been traveling to these places for about 20 years and is excavating the settlement of Saouar. On a plot of only 70 sq.m. A powerful production center has been discovered, including 5 pottery workshops, 2 metallurgical complexes for smelting ferrous metal and bronze, a bone-carving complex and a charcoal burner's workshop! The age of the village is 2-4 centuries. BC!
The guys had already preserved the excavations until next year and the most interesting things were already covered and packed, but we still clicked the camera as a souvenir

We rise even higher to the ruins of the village of Donifars

A little to the side is the village of Lezgor

Donifarsko-Lezgorsky necropolis

A little history. The village of Lezgor is one of the most ancient villages in mountainous Digoria; in 1886 there were 58 households in it. Residents abandoned it in 1927 after a mudflow, which brought many casualties and destruction. The village was part of Donifar society and an important strategic point. From here the attacks of the Digor feudal lords were repelled. Residents of Lezgor and other Donifar villages never submitted to the local nobility.
The village of Donifars is the only completely Muslim village in Ossetia.
Donifarsko-Lezgorsky necropolis - a large number of stone crypts and stone steles. It is not as famous as the city of the Dead in Dargavs, but is much larger in area and includes tombs different types. Presumably, burials were made from the 5th to the 18th centuries.

Above the village of Zadalessk, on the edge of the cliff, the Sedanovs’ tower is visible

Along the road Tsirt is a roadside stone in memory of a deceased person

In front of the Dzinaga camp site, on a stone, is a rather tattered portrait of Stalin.

We pass the tourist center and enter the village of Dzinaga

In general, we have completed our plan, it is already three o’clock in the afternoon, and we are terribly hungry))). Unfortunately, there are no cafes; at the camp site we were told that vacationers cook for themselves, because... the season is closed...
And only after returning to the village of Matsuta, right before entering the reserve, we found a shop where we were fed delicious Ossetian pies of enormous size. A master class on making them was held for me, so I hope that on winter evenings we will eat Ossetian pies at home and remember sunny Ossetia)))

We didn’t see much, so there will be a goal to return...

Tour route: Mineral water- Digora gorge - Matsuta - Karaugom gorge - Uazakhokh massif - medieval settlement Zadalesk - Tana-dona gorge - Nakhashbita clearing - Taymazinsky waterfalls - Khanaz - Mineralnye Vody

In mountainous Digoria you will be greeted by clean soft air, silence broken only by the eternal splash of the waters of the Hares River, the blessed sun that becomes closer to you by as much as 2000 meters, the endless blue ocean of the sky, ice cliffs, indescribable beauty and grandeur of mountain peaks and, of course, an indescribable feeling of the infinity of the universe and a living connection with it. Active walks to glaciers and waterfalls are the main part of the program, and a visit will enhance it local residents, a touch of the history of this ancient land.

Suitable for active tourists, does not require special physical training, but normal health. The tour is contraindicated for people with heart disease, hypertension, obesity and phlebological pathologies. Recommended age up to 65 years.
According to the number of seats, one group can consist of 6 - 10 people.

Transport: Bus/minibus.

Accommodation

"Tana Park Hotel" 3* comfortably located in the farthest picturesque corner of the Digor Gorge on the left bank of the Khares River in the “horseshoe” of natural attractions: Metelaska Falls, Mount Kubus, spurs of Laboda and Sugansky ridge. The hotel, which opened in October 2015, is the only boutique hotel in the gorge, designed to pleasantly surprise its guests with high standards of service, good cuisine, tastefully decorated interiors, a good location with beautiful views and much more. In the protected area of ​​the complex there is a hotel building and a bar-restaurant. The hotel's room capacity includes 17 rooms.
Standard rooms (22 sq. m.): two single beds or one shared double bed, combined bathroom with bathtub, hairdryer, minibar, bathrobes, slippers, TV, telephone (intercom), Internet (for a fee).

Tour program

Arrival in the morning at the airport (train station) of Mineralnye Vody.
Group transfer at 11.30 to the Digor Gorge of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania(the journey to the border is 3 hours).
Lunch on your own. In the national cafe in the village of Chikola you will be offered dishes of Ossetian cuisine.
In the company of a guide, you will drive to the main gate of mountain Digoria - the Akhsinta canyon. It is in this place that the canyon narrows so much that it turns into a stone trench, and it becomes visible how the Urukh River beats at a depth of seventy meters among the rocks. The canyon amazes with its grandeur. Its steep walls are formed by cliffs of gray layered Jurassic limestone. Several karst springs spectacularly fall into the abyss.
Along the way, you will be met and escorted on a good journey by a sculpture of the most revered saint in Ossetia - St. George (Ossetian: Uastirdzhi). You will also visit the village of Matsuta, located at the confluence of the Aygomugidon and Urukh rivers. “There is no further way” - this is how its name is translated.
Arrival at the Tana Park hotel, which is comfortably located in the farthest picturesque corner of the Digora gorge on the left bank of the Khares River in the “horseshoe” of natural attractions: Metelaska Falls, Mount Kubus, spurs of Laboda and Sugansky ridge. In the evening, introduction of the group, discussion of the tour program.
Dinner on your own in the hotel restaurant.

Cities: Mineralnye Vody, Matsuta

Attractions: Akhsinta Canyon

Reservoirs: Hares River

2nd day

Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide, departure by SUV for an auto-walking program in the Karaugom Gorge(the length of the round trip walk is 10-12 km).
Before leaving on the route, you will issue passes to the border zone. Hike to the Karaugom glacier. Karaugomdon flows from the glacier. The name “Karaugom” itself translated from Ossetian means “blind gorge” or “gorge with no exit.” It received this name due to the fact that you can only get into the gorge through a high icefall. The length of the Karaugom glacier in North Ossetia is just over 13 kilometers, its area is 27 square kilometers, the glacier descends to a height of 1820 meters. The glacier has two icefalls. The upper one, the most powerful, breaks out through the narrow “gates” of the Karaugomsky ridge and flows out from a height of 3500 meters; the tongue of the glacier reaches a length of 800 meters. The lower icefall is smaller, about 500 meters. Lunch on the way (packed rations).
Return to the hotel, rest. Dinner on your own in the hotel restaurant.

Attractions: Karaugom Gorge

3rd day

Breakfast in the hotel. Today awaits you climb to the top of Mount Kubus and walk to the Taymazinsky waterfalls. The waterfalls look especially spectacular from afar. Three snow-white streams fall at a distance of 150-200 meters from each other. The waterfalls originate on the Taymazi glacier, in the Khares Gorge. Below, the streams break against stepped stone pyramids. Over the years, water has carved out many depressions in the pyramids, which are a real decoration of each of the waterfalls. Water falling into these depressions splashes out of them in fountains. Lunch (on your own).
After lunch, return to the hotel, rest. Dinner on your own. Free time.

Reservoirs: Taymazinsky waterfalls

4th day

Breakfast in the hotel. Today you will go to travel through the medieval Ossetian villages of Kumbulta (visiting the Bagayt castle), Lezgor, Donifars.
The route runs along the spur of the Rocky Range, or more precisely, along the spur of the Uazakhokh massif. Here is the most high point The rocky ridge in North Ossetia is the mythological peak Uazakhokh, whose outlines resemble a dilapidated fortress (3,529 m).
Moving to the villages of Lezgor and Donifars, which in the Middle Ages were communities independent of anyone, where a democratic form of self-government was preserved, which differed from governance in other societies of Digoria. Today these villages are abandoned by people and represent an ancient ethnographic museum under open air with numerous remains of mountain architectural monuments: towers, crypts, castles, sanctuaries... Lunch (packed rations).
In a huge clearing between the villages of Lezgor and Donifars, the second largest in North Ossetia, after Dargavsky, is located the unique early medieval Lezgor-Donifars crypt burial ground. 64 tombs are concentrated here different types and 7 tsyrts - memorial pillars. The Satayi-Obau temple is also located here (second half of the 15th – early 16th centuries). You will devote most of the program to getting to know the necropolis and the remaining monuments of medieval mountain architecture.
You will stop by the medieval settlement of Zadalesk, where you will visit the museum of the mother - the savior of Alan children - Nana Zadalesk.
After which you will go to the settlement of Khanaz, in the past one of the most large settlements mountain Digoria. The settlement is famous for the castle of the Tsallaev family, which is called “Frigate”. There is no other such architectural building in the entire North Caucasus. Indeed, it is not clear to a person who comes here for the first time what rises on a high rocky ledge at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. m. - sailing frigate or medieval castle, cutting the air waves with a sharp stone nose. This unique example of medieval mountain architecture dates back to the 14th-16th centuries. After the excursion, you will visit an Ossetian house, where the hospitable hosts will treat you to homemade Ossetian pies and tea with herbs collected in the mountains. During the meeting you will learn about the lifestyle and customs of the local residents.
Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own in the hotel restaurant.

Attractions: Uazakhoh massif, medieval settlement Zadalesk

5th day

Breakfast in the hotel. Group gathering in the hotel lobby. Exit to the route.
Today you have to hike along the Tana-dona gorge to the Tana-tsete glaciers. The length of the round trip walk is 10-12 km. During your walk, you will find yourself captivated by unique, intricate vegetation: juniper, dwarf perennial deciduous trees. Once you leave the vegetation zone, you will find yourself in an amphitheater of mountains. Looking down from left to right are Taymazi Main, Chashura, Tsiteli, Digoria Peak, the tops of the Western and Main towers of Laboda. At the end of the path you will see the Tana-tsete glacier. Lunch on the way (packed rations).
Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own in the hotel restaurant.

Attractions: Tana-dona gorge

6th day

Breakfast in the hotel. It’s not for nothing that Digoria is often called “the valley of a thousand waterfalls and rainbows.” There are really a lot of waterfalls here.
Today, under the guidance of an experienced guide, you will go to hike along the Khares River gorge to the Nakhashbita clearing(the length of the walking part at both ends is 10-12 km). During the walk you will see three waterfalls. Inspection picturesque canyon, waterfalls and peaks of the Sugansky ridge.
Lunch on the way (packed rations). Return to the hotel.
In the evening, there will be a festive group dinner, during which you will share your impressions of meeting Digoria.

Attractions: Nakhashbita glade

Reservoirs: Hares River

7th day

Breakfast in the hotel. Check out from the hotel until 12.00. Free time at the resort.
If you wish, you can take an excursion to the village of Galiat (additional fee).
The village of Galiat is located in the Uallagkom Gorge. This is a unique medieval architectural complex Houses here were previously built in tiers. The roof of one house served as a yard for another, so the Galianians could easily visit each other without leaving their own yard. Typical Ossetian towers, consisting of four floors, have also been preserved in Galiat.
Lunch on your own.
At 14:00 departure from the gorge to Mineralnye Vody airport (5 hours travel time) for evening flights after 20:00.

Cities: Mineral water

Tour conditions