KMV tours to the mountains. Tours to Caucasian mineral waters. Rest and treatment

Caucasian Mineral Waters is a resort area located in the very center North Caucasus, on the northern slopes of the Main Caucasus Range, just 90 km from Elbrus and almost equidistant between the Black and Caspian Seas. He takes southern part Stavropol Territory of Russia, being approximately at the same latitude with the resorts Cote d'Azur France and Italian Adriatic. Its area is about 2/3 the area of ​​the island of Cyprus and 1/7 the area of ​​Switzerland. The Caucasian Mineral Waters resort group unites Kislovodsk, Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk and Pyatigorsk. This small towns, quite comparable in size to such European resort centers, like Karlovy Vary and Baden-Baden. All of them are located close to each other and form a single resort area. The official history of the Caucasian Mineral Waters begins on April 24, 1803, when Tsar Alexander I signed a decree recognizing this region as a state property. Since that time, settlements began to appear near the springs: Goryachevodsk (from 1830 Pyatigorsk), Kislovodsk, Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk.

Geographical position

Caucasian Mineral Waters has a developed transport connection both with nearby and distant regions.

Nature and climate of the CMS

The Caucasian Mineral Waters region is a picturesque corner of the North Caucasus. For several tens of kilometers from north to south, the steppe plain smoothly turns into a mountain landscape. Feather grass steppes give way to luxurious deciduous and pine forests, above which lie alpine meadows. Each resort offers a vast panorama of mountains with the majestic Elbrus in the distance. The resort towns themselves are located at an altitude of 600, 1000 meters above sea level, which determines one of their main therapeutic factors– the purest mountain air.
Peculiarities geographical location Caucasian Mineral Waters, such as the proximity of the Main Caucasian Range, which retains moist air masses from the Black Sea, have a beneficial effect on the climate. Most of the time the weather here is dry and clear. The number of sunny days per year reaches 300. Summers are warm in the south, and winters are moderately mild. Thanks to this climate, Caucasian Mineral Waters is year-round resort, where there is no off-season period.
Internal use of mineral waters
Nutritional treatment with mineral waters has been popular for centuries. When drinking mineral water, the regulatory systems of the human body are mobilized and metabolic processes are activated. Mineral KMS waters, due to their diversity, are used for treatment wide range diseases. The most famous are the waters of the springs “Narzan”, “Essentuki-4”, “Essentuki-17”, “Slavyanovskaya”, “Smirnovskaya”. Depending on the composition, water improves metabolism, enhances the removal of waste products from the body, has an anti-inflammatory effect, normalizes the basic functions of the digestive system, and restores liver function. Internal use of mineral waters includes: drinking, gastric lavage, drainage, intraintestinal procedures (microenemas, siphon intestinal lavages, subaqueous baths), inhalation of finely sprayed particles of mineral water.
External use of mineral waters (balneotherapy)
carried out for preventive and therapeutic purposes. Upon admission water procedures In the human body, biologically active substances are stimulated, the cardiovascular and nervous systems react, kidney activity is enhanced, and the blood supply to the heart muscle is activated. The main forms of external use of mineral waters: baths, underwater spinal traction, massage showers, sitz baths, ascending showers, local hand and foot baths, head irrigation, swimming in the pool.

Profiling areas of treatment at resorts:

Resort city Basic treatment Additional treatment
Kislovodsk

Cardiovascular system, nervous system, respiratory system, including bronchial asthma.

Gastrointestinal tract, musculoskeletal system, metabolic disorders, gynecology, urology.

Essentuki

Gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders (diabetes, obesity).

Diseases of the respiratory system, kidneys, liver and biliary tract, musculoskeletal system, gynecology, urology, endocrine system (thyroid, metabolism), nervous system disorders.

Zheleznovodsk

Gastrointestinal tract, liver and biliary tract, kidney and genitourinary tract, metabolic disorders, gynecology, urology.

Diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems, respiratory organs, musculoskeletal system, including the spine.

Pyatigorsk

Musculoskeletal system, digestive organs, gynecology, allergic and skin diseases, infertility, visual organs.

Universal (they treat everything).

Most popular excursions:
Mountain "Ring", rock "Castle of deceit and love", "Honey" waterfalls- excursion to the amazing creatures of nature in the vicinity of Kislovodsk. Mount "Ring" - favorite place walks by M.Yu. Lermontov, gates in the rock formed by nature. The rock “Castle of Cunning and Love” is located 5 km from Kislovodsk and is rich in folk legends. At the Honey Falls, falling from the mountain gorges of the Alikonovka River, you can breathe ionized air, saturated with the aromas of herbs of alpine meadows, hear the legends associated with these places, and try pickles of Caucasian cuisine.
Elbrus region- a tourist name for part of the Greater Caucasus, from the western approaches to Elbrus to the Chegem River basins in the east. This is an amazing region with majestic ice-capped peaks, picturesque gorges, and numerous waterfalls. You are given a unique opportunity to visit the very heart of the gray Caucasus. To the foot highest mountain In Russia, Elbrus is connected by a highway along the longest road in the Caucasus mountain valley along the stormy Baksan River.
Dombay – Teberda - Dombay- mountainous territory in Karachay-Cherkessia in the North Caucasus. From here, in a straight line, it is only 65 km to the top of Elbrus and 60 km to the Black Sea coast. The highest point is the Dombay-Ulgen peak, whose height is 4040 meters. The connection of the 3 main gorges of Dombay - Alibek, Amanauz and Dombay-Ulgen - forms the natural center of the territory - a picturesque Dombay glade, lying at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level. The Teberda River basin is the territory of a mountain reserve. High in the mountains there are 70 turquoise mountain lakes.
Arkhyz- the village of Arkhyz, founded in 1923, is located at an altitude of 1450m above sea level. Arkhyz is a protected resort area located in the valley of the Bolshoi Zelenchuk River. Extremely rich and diverse animal and vegetable world Arkhyz, therefore in 1957 this area was included in the Teberda State Reserve.
Nalchik - Blue Lake - sightseeing tour in the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a major cultural and industrial center of the Caucasus. It is located at an altitude of 550 meters above sea level on the border of the Kabardian Plain and the foothills of the Greater Caucasus. The cable car will take you to Mount Malaya Kizilovka, where at an altitude of 615 m above sea level there is a panoramic platform with views of the city and the snowy ridge of the Main Caucasus Range. You will also visit Blue Lake - one of most beautiful places Kabardino-Balkaria.
Lermontovsky Pyatigorsk. There are many Lermontov paths in Pyatigorsk, but they all converge on a small house, modestly nestled in the depths of the courtyard on the street named after the poet. On the façade at the entrance there is a small Memorial plaque: “The house in which the poet M.Yu. Lermontov lived.” Here the poet lived the last months of his life, here he wrote “Mtsyri”, “Borodino”, “Hero of Our Time”, “Demon”, “Death of a Poet”. The poet would have created many more poetic masterpieces if a pistol shot on Mount Mashuk had not interrupted his life so early. On July 15 (27), 1841, the body of the murdered Lermontov was brought to this house from the scene of the duel.

Tours to Caucasian Mineral Waters 2019

Tours to the Caucasian Mineral Waters are very popular thanks to the wonderful sanatorium and resort complex, specializing in medical and wellness services. This is one of the most picturesque corners of the Caucasus: steppe plains give way to mountain landscapes, and pine forests and alpine meadows give way to feather grass steppes. Whatever resort you choose, a fabulous panorama of the mountains opens up from everywhere, and the majestic Elbrus can be seen in the distance. The mild climate, crystal mountain air, beautiful nature are combined with big amount sources of mineral waters and healing mud of Lake Tambukan, which has an effective effect on health.

Caucasian Mineral Waters, whose sanatoriums offer treatment for a variety of diseases, are considered a full-fledged year-round resort. Each city has its own medical profile. For example, in Essentuki there are carbon dioxide-salt-alkaline springs; completing the appropriate course of procedures allows you to cure metabolic disorders and diseases of the digestive tract. Thanks to carbon dioxide sources, Kislovodsk is a cardiological resort on an all-Russian scale. Zheleznovodsk is suitable for the treatment of the kidneys, genitourinary system, digestive organs and metabolic disorders. But the sanatoriums of Pyatigorsk are the most wide-ranging, since there are dozens of different types of mineral springs there.

Treatment in the sanatoriums of the Caucasian Mineral Waters can be supplemented with natural programs: visits to drinking galleries and pump rooms, inhalations, drying and massages. Silt mud baths and applications are very popular, as they have a beneficial effect on the body, enhance overall protection and activate metabolic processes. Don’t forget about active pastime and excursions. You can go mountain climbing, ride a horse, tourists enjoy viewing historical and architectural monuments.

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Majestic mountains, healing springs, fresh air and delicious food - aren't these ideal conditions for a vacation? Tours to Caucasian Mineral Waters offer everyone the opportunity to plunge into the world of healing nature: enjoy relaxation and the beauty of local landscapes, and at the same time heal sick organs and recover after a difficult working year.

Kavminvody is rightfully considered one of the oldest, but at the same time well-developed resort areas of our country. You can easily get here by train or plane, and the flight is pleasingly short (it takes only a couple of hours). There are over 60 sanatoriums in the region, each of which offers a number of health programs. Some medical and recreational institutions are multidisciplinary, others specialize in specific diseases. In addition to health resorts in the region there are a lot of boarding houses, hotels, health resort complexes. Thanks to such a developed tourism infrastructure, every traveler will be able to find an accommodation option that suits his tastes and wishes.

The online travel store “Niko Tours” specializes in organizing quality recreation and wellness. We will select for you tours to the Kavminvod resorts, which you will certainly be satisfied with!

Popular resorts

Kavminvody has many various resorts with sources, but the most visited ones are the following:

  • The beautiful city of Pyatigorsk, located near Mount Mashuk, is famous as a place with a huge variety of waters. There are more than 40 of them here for every taste. That’s why local sanatoriums are known as the most multidisciplinary: they treat diseases of the spine, blood vessels, skin, nerves, digestion, reproductive system, etc.
  • Kislovodsk is located at the highest altitude relative to other resorts. There is always a lot of sun, there is no wind, and the air is characterized by maximum freshness and purity. It is not surprising that diseases of the cardiovascular system are treated in Kislovodsk.
  • Essentuki acts as a large balneological center due to the abundance of sulfur-alkaline waters. Salt-alkaline waters, which have become famous throughout the world, are actively used for drinking here. This resort specializes in digestion.
  • Modest little Zheleznovodsk is considered the greenest KMV resort. Its sources contain carbonated mineral waters. In sanatoriums they are used to solve digestive and urological problems, treat the liver and kidneys.

Rest and treatment

The number of people wishing to buy a ticket with a direct flight from Moscow to Mineralnye Vody is only increasing every year. This is facilitated, first of all, by the wide recreational opportunities of local resorts. In Essentuki, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk there are not only sanatoriums and galleries where you can drink water, but also beautiful landscaped parks, diverse museums, cozy boulevards, interesting natural and historical sites, even lakes where you can swim and sunbathe.

Thanks to their unique location among the mountains, the resorts have an excellent climate and magnificent panoramas. In this area it is easy to breathe, the load on the heart is reduced, appetite appears, and depression goes away.

But the most important value of the region remains the waters: from the iron- and calcium-rich Zheleznovodsk to the salt-alkaline and sulfur-alkaline Essentukovo. At the Kavminvod resorts, you can choose the appropriate source for almost any problem or disease.

In addition to mineral resources, Stavropol sanatoriums use many other gifts of nature. In particular, it is known that local health resorts practice speleotherapy, mud therapy, radon baths, and hardware physiotherapy.

Local kitchen

One of the advantages of North Caucasian dishes is their great similarity with traditional Russian cuisine. Almost everywhere, guests of the region can taste stewed and fried meat, as well as the pinnacle of the region’s cuisine - shish kebabs. Delicious Caucasian pilaf, hearty pies with cheese or potatoes, juicy pasties and shawarma - all these dishes are also presented in abundance on the menu of local catering establishments. For lunch you can take spicy kharcho or corn hominy cooked with smoked cheese. And be sure to try the traditional tkemali plum sauce.

Mineral water is the main drink of the KMS, which all tourists often try to try. Thus, in Zheleznovodsk they drink the medicinal “Slavyanovskaya”, “Lermontovskaya”, “Smirnovskaya” (bypassing the corresponding springs on the Iron Mountain. In Essentuki they drink the famous waters No. 4 and No. 17, the outlets of which are located within the Medical Park. Kislovodsk offers to drink medicinal narzans in gallery on Karl Marx and in the new pump room on Kurortny Boulevard. These waters are relevant for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. A huge selection of various types of hydrotherapy is also available in Pyatigorsk (23 wells operate here).

5 places you should definitely visit:

When buying a ticket to the CMV from Moscow, you definitely need to make a list of attractions, worthy of attention. For example, like this:

  1. The Castle of Cunning and Love is an original rock landmark near Kislovodsk. And a beautiful cliff, reminiscent ancient fortress, and the restaurant at its foot, stylized as a castle, and the pretty bridges across Alikonovka, located nearby, deserve to come to this place.
  2. Mount Mashuk and the cable car leading to it are considered one of the central attractions of Pyatigorsk. At its top there is observation deck, from where you can admire the panorama of the mountains.
  3. The Zheleznovodsk Palace of the Bukhara Emir is an original architectural structure, built in the best traditions of the East: with characteristic carvings, a dome, balconies and a minaret.
  4. The resort park in Essentuki is a marvelous interweaving of natural wonders with the wonders of human genius. On its territory there are many green spaces, gazebos, cascading stairs, fragrant flower beds and other objects on which the eye can rest.
  5. The Kislovodsk Narzan Gallery is both an architectural monument of the century before last and a unique medical establishment where you can try both cold and warm narzans, both sulfate and dolomite.

An integrated approach to recreation issues

If you have long dreamed of seeing the legendary resorts of Kavminvod, we are always ready to help you organize a vacation visiting any of them or all of them at once. Niko Tours managers carefully study the client’s wishes, preferences and recommendations for the hotel, after which they draw up an individual program for visiting sources with the selection of accommodation, treatment programs, excursions, entertainment, places to eat and shopping. We select prices for holidays in Caucasian Mineralnye Vody in the 2019 season in accordance with the traveler’s budget. For event lovers, we can offer a visit to the annual balloon festival “Pearl of Russia-2018” or the “Holiday Seasons” event with concerts, carnivals and historical reconstructions. And if you want to try real North Caucasian kharcho, lagman or perfect lamb shish kebab, then we are ready to book a table for you in one of best restaurants KMV.

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Caucasian Mineral Waters– an ecological resort region with a telling name. The lands of the Northern Ciscaucasia are indeed full of mineral springs - in such quantity and variety as here, mineral waters are not found anywhere in the world. In the depths of laccolithic mountains, rocky ridges, terraces descending to river valleys, and in the expanses of foothill steppes, self-flowing springs of hydrogen sulfide waters, Pyatigorsk and Kislovodsk narzans, gush out of the ground, drinking water type "Essentuki", "Smirnovskaya" and "Slavyanovskaya". In addition to the springs, the Caucasian Mineral Waters also has the healing mud of Lake Tambukan and vast tracts of forests.

The resorts of Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk do not need any introduction. The name of each of these cities is familiar to most from childhood from the labels of bottles with mineral water, which can be found in a pharmacy in any Russian city. They have become a kind of symbols of the resort business, owners of magnificent healing parks with openwork drinking galleries, ancient bath buildings and health paths, modern sanatorium complexes and a rich cultural heritage.


Geography

The ecological resort region of Caucasian Mineral Waters is located in the south of the European part of Russia, on the territory of the Stavropol Territory, the northern lands of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The region covers four resort cities - Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk.

Caucasian Mineral Waters lies at the junction of the Stavropol Upland, dissected by river valleys and gullies, and northern slopes Greater Caucasus. Only about 50 km separates the resort region from the highest peak in Russia - the majestic Elbrus volcano, bound in ice. The relief of the Caucasian Mineral Waters is heterogeneous - resort towns lie in basins, river valleys, near ridges covered with dense deciduous forests and at the foot of cone-shaped mountains. The northern border of the region is the city of Mineralnye Vody, beyond which stretch the steppes of the Northern Ciscaucasia, and the southern border is the valleys of the Khasaut and Malki rivers.

Caucasian Mineral Waters is a region distinguished natural wealth. The slopes of the surrounding mountains cover endless forests. On the slopes of Pyatigorye lies the Beshtaugorsky forest park, in which ash, pedunculate oak, beech and hornbeam grow. The resort parks contain plants and trees from different corners peace alder, pine, Atlas cedar, blue spruce, thuja, Virginia juniper and red-leaved plum. Through the efforts of gardeners, the resort of Essentuki, surrounded by the steppe, has been transformed into a blooming garden city.

Climate

The climate of the Caucasian Mineral Waters resort region is diverse. Depending on the geographic latitude and altitude, several climatic zones are distinguished - low-mountain and foothill climate of the steppe zone, high-mountain climate on the slopes of the Greater Caucasus. Resort towns are located in the foothill climate zone, which is one of the main healing factors of the region, due to geographical features Each resort has its own climatic characteristics.

Winter at the resorts of Caucasian Mineral Waters is moderately warm and dry. The first frosts come in November. average temperature the coldest month, January, is -3 °C. At this time of year, thaws and fogs are common.

Summer is moderately warm, not hot, sunny and long. The average July temperature at the resorts of Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is 19-22 °C.

The number of hours of sunshine is 1900-2200 per year.

The average annual precipitation decreases with distance from the Greater Caucasus. In Kislovodsk the amount of precipitation is about 600 mm per year, in Pyatigorsk - about 470 mm.

In general, the region is characterized by weather favorable for relaxation at any time of the year.

Time

Caucasian Mineral Waters live according to Moscow time. Time zone – MSK (UTC+3).

Population

The population of the Caucasian Mineralnye Vody resort region is 952,646 people. IN resort towns Russians, Armenians, Karachais, Ukrainians, Abazins, Georgians, Ossetians and representatives of other peoples of the Caucasus live there.

Types of tourism

Basics tourist destination resorts of Caucasian Mineral Waters – Spa treatment And wellness holiday.

Caucasian Mineral Waters have powerful natural healing resources. The region is the owner various types mineral waters, medicinal mud, climatic conditions, ideal for wellness treatments. In terms of the volume of medicinal resources concentrated in the region, Caucasian Mineral Waters has no analogues in Russia and in the world.

There are 24 mineral water deposits on the territory of the ecological resort region, including Essentukskoye, Zheleznovodskoye, Kislovodskoye and Pyatigorskoye. Here there are sources of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and radon waters, drinking mineral waters of the Essentuki type, nitrogen-methane waters and narzans. Mineral waters are used for drinking treatment and balneological procedures in the treatment of various organs and systems - from diseases of the digestive system to diseases of the genitourinary system.

On the territory of the resort region there is Lake Tambukan, which is a source of sulfate-chloride sodium-magnesium brine, as well as therapeutic sulfide-silt mud. The silts of Lake Tambukan in the form of applications and wraps are used in sanatoriums in Pyatigorsk, Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk and Kislovodsk, as well as in health resorts different regions Russia.

The climate of the foothills is distinguished not only by the special purity of the air and the absence of allergens, but also by its rarefaction. Low partial pressure of oxygen provokes rapid breathing, saturation of blood, tissues and organs with oxygen. This effect is especially beneficial for people with respiratory diseases.

The complex terrain of the Caucasian Mineral Waters resort region creates favorable conditions for a health path - therapeutic walking with elevation changes for training the cardiovascular system. In addition, the region’s natural landscapes and resort parks create a favorable psychological environment, increasing the effectiveness of spa treatment.

The natural abundance of the region contributed to the development of the resort business. KavMinVody is one of the oldest resort regions in Russia. The first baths, drinking galleries, and alleys of healing parks were opened at the beginning of the 19th century. Today, the region has a developed network of sanatorium and resort institutions, as well as general resort health resorts - clinics, baths, drinking galleries with pump rooms.

The main indications for health-improving holidays and sanatorium-resort treatment at the resorts of Caucasian Mineral Waters are:

  • Diseases of the respiratory and ENT organs
  • Digestive system diseases
  • Diseases of the genitourinary system
  • Diseases of the endocrine system and metabolic disorders
  • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
  • Nervous system diseases
  • Diseases of the heart and blood vessels

Leisure is also widely developed and popular in the resort region of Caucasian Mineral Waters. First of all - hiking, the surroundings of the resorts are cut through with health and tourist routes, leading to the peaks of the surrounding mountains, lakes, waterfalls. In addition, guests of the resorts are offered horseback riding and cycling, river rafting, visiting caves - caving tourism. Don’t forget that Caucasian Mineralnye Vody is located a short car trip from Dombay, Teberda, Elbrus, Cheget, Arkhyz, where downhill skiing is available to tourists. mountain tourism, mountaineering and even hang gliding.

Excursion tourism. Caucasian Mineral Waters has something to surprise even experienced travelers. Many architectural monuments have been preserved here - from buildings of baths and mud baths, small architectural forms of resort parks to noble mansions and villas, magnificent garden and park ensembles, and natural attractions. The history of the resorts is associated with the names of outstanding artists - in the cities of the resort region there are many house museums and historical places. The resorts of Caucasian Mineralnye Vody are also attractive because you can get to know many of the sights on your own on foot. Excursion bureaus of sanatoriums and boarding houses offer their guests trips to Dombay, Elbrus and Arkhyz.

Directions

The Caucasian Mineral Waters resort group includes four cities: Essentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk.

Zheleznovodsk- a balneological and mud resort, the most modest in size of the resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The hot springs of Zheleznovodsk have been known since ancient times, and the first serious studies of the waters were carried out at the end of the 18th century. Outstanding architects and gardeners worked on the construction and arrangement of the resort, based on the plans of the best European resorts. From the very foundation of the resort, the health resorts were headed by prominent scientists who made a significant contribution to the development of the resort business in the Caucasus.

Kislovodsk- one of the most famous balneological and climatic resorts Russia, the birthplace of Narzan mineral waters and, perhaps, the most attractive city of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. The development of resort medicine in Kislovodsk is associated with the names of outstanding domestic clinicians and balneologists; it was here that many physiotherapeutic techniques used in sanatoriums and health centers throughout Russia were developed.

Pyatigorsk- a famous balneological and mud resort, part of the Caucasian Mineral Waters resort group. Due to its wealth of natural mineral springs, Pyatigorsk is often called the “natural gallery of mineral waters,” and its elegant architecture and magnificent parks attracted an aristocratic public to the resort back in the 19th century. It is believed that it was in Pyatigorsk that domestic balneology as a science was born - in 1863 the Russian Balneological Society was founded in the city, uniting the best doctors and scientists of its time.

BASE:

1. Federal Law No. 214-FZ of July 29, 2017 “On conducting an experiment on the development of resort infrastructure in the Republic of Crimea, Altai Territory, Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol region».

2. Law of the Stavropol Territory No. 130-kz dated December 8, 2017 “On some issues of conducting an experiment on the development of resort infrastructure in the Stavropol Territory.”

RESORT FEE: 50 rubles per person.

The experiment territory includes the territories of the following municipalities of the Stavropol Territory:

  • resort town of Essentuki;
  • resort town of Zheleznovodsk;
  • resort city of Kislovodsk;
  • resort city of Pyatigorsk.

PAYERS OF THE RESORT FEE: individuals who have reached the age of majority and are staying in accommodation facilities for more than 24 hours.

EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF RESORT FEE:

1) persons awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero Russian Federation or who are full holders of the Order of Glory;

2) persons awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor or Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation or awarded the Order of Labor Glory of three degrees;

3) participants of the Great Patriotic War;

4) combat veterans from among the persons specified in subparagraphs 1 - 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Federal Law of January 12, 1995 N 5-FZ “On Veterans”; 5) persons awarded the badge “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;

6) persons who worked at facilities during the Great Patriotic War air defense, local air defense, on the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear boundaries of active fronts, operational zones of active fleets, in front-line areas of iron and highways, as well as crew members of transport fleet ships interned at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;

7) war invalids;

8) family members of fallen (deceased) war invalids, participants in the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of those killed in the Great Patriotic War Patriotic War persons from among the personnel of self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as members of the families of deceased workers of hospitals and clinics in the city of Leningrad;

9) persons exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as as a result of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site, and persons equivalent to them;

10) disabled people of groups I and II;

11) persons accompanying disabled people of group I and disabled children in accordance with Federal Law of July 17, 1999 N 178-FZ “On State Social Assistance”;

12) low-income families, low-income citizens living alone and other categories of citizens provided for by Federal Law of July 17, 1999 N 178-FZ “On State Social Assistance”, who have an average per capita income below the subsistence level established at the place of their residence in the relevant subject Russian Federation; 13) persons who arrived in the experiment territory in order to receive specialized, including high-tech, medical care or medical rehabilitation after the provision of specialized, including high-tech, medical care in the conditions of sanatorium-resort organizations, as well as the person accompanying them if the patient is a child under 18 years of age;

14) patients with tuberculosis;

15) persons under the age of 24 years studying full-time in educational organizations located in the territory of the experiment;

16) persons permanently working in the experimental territory on the basis of an employment contract or service contract;

17) persons who have a place of residence in the experiment territory;

18) persons who have the right of ownership of residential buildings (shares in the ownership of them) and (or) residential premises (shares in the ownership of them) on the territory of the experiment;

19) athletes, coaches, sports judges, as well as other specialists in the field physical culture and sports who arrived to participate in official sporting events in the experiment territory.

Exemption from payment resort tax is carried out upon presentation to the resort fee operator of the original document confirming the right to be exempt from paying the resort fee, or a duly certified copy thereof. Exemption from paying the resort fee for the persons specified in paragraph 11 may also be carried out on the basis of a written application from the accompanied person or his legal representative.

PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATION, PAYMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE RESORT FEE:

1. The amount of the resort fee payable is calculated as the product of the number of days the resort fee payer actually stays at the accommodation facility, excluding the day of arrival, and the corresponding amount of the resort fee. However, the amount of the resort fee payable is not included in the cost of your stay.

2. The resort fee will be charged no later than the time of check-out from the property.

3. Repeated collection of resort fees for the same period of stay in the experiment territory is not permitted.

4. The resort fee is subject to credit to the budget of the Stavropol Territory.

5. The transfer of the resort fee to the budget of the Stavropol Territory is carried out by the operator of the resort fee after the expiration of the period of actual residence of the payer in the accommodation facility no later than the 28th day of the month, based on the results of which the resort fee is calculated, but not earlier than the expiration of the period of actual residence of the payer in the accommodation facility.

6. If it is impossible to withhold from the payer the calculated amount of the resort fee, the resort fee operator, no later than three working days from the date of departure of the payer from the accommodation facility, is obliged to notify the executive authority of the Stavropol Territory of the impossibility of withholding the resort fee from the payer and the amount of the resort fee payable , responsible for conducting the experiment (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body), according to the form established by him.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESORT FEE OPERATORS:

1. Operators of resort fees, in accordance with the procedure established by the law of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, are obliged to calculate, collect and transfer resort fees to the budget of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.

2. The resort fee operator, when collecting from the resort fee payer the amount of the resort fee due for payment, is obliged to issue the resort fee payer a document confirming the fact of payment.

3. Operators of resort fees, in the manner established by the authorized body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, are obliged to keep records of payers of resort fees and persons exempt from paying resort fees, in compliance with the requirements of Federal Law of July 27, 2006 N 152-FZ “On Personal Data”.

4. The resort fee operator is obliged to submit to the authorized body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation a report of the resort fee operator, prepared on the basis of accounting data, as well as the information necessary for maintaining the register of resort fee operators.

TOUR FEATURES:

Memo for tourists going on the tour “Necklace of the CMS”

General information - The excursion and ethnographic tour “Necklace of the Caucasian Mineral Waters” (7 days/6 nights, year-round) takes place on the territory of the Stavropol Territory, the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.

Stavropol region- located in the central part of the Ciscaucasia and on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. The Stavropol Territory stretches for 285 km from north to south and 370 km from west to east.

In the west and southwest, the Stavropol Territory borders Krasnodar region, in the northwest with Rostov region, in the north and northeast with Kalmykia, in the east with Dagestan, in the southeast with the Chechen Republic, in the south with North Ossetia-Alania, Karachay-Cherkess and Kabardino-Balkarian republics. The region’s special wealth is its medicinal mineral waters. In the 2000s, about 1370 m³/day is used, which is only 10% of the potential. According to Rosstat, the population of the region is more than 2.7 million people. (2014). The majority of the region's population is Russian. Traditionally, the region has large ethnic communities of Armenians, Dargins, Ukrainians and Greeks. In the foothill areas there are Karachais (0.6%) and Abazas. The capital is the city of Stavropol. There is no time difference with Moscow.

The region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters is especially distinguished on the territory of the region. This is the largest resort region of the Russian Federation, which in terms of wealth, diversity, quantity and value of mineral waters and healing mud has no analogues in all of Eurasia. The healing power of the local mineral springs has long been familiar to the local population. Legends also tell about this, where truth is intricately intertwined with poetic fiction. An echo of such a legend is also contained in the name of one of the popular local mineral waters - Narzan. This word can be translated into Russian as “heroic drink”, “water of heroes”. Narzan was considered the source of power of the Narts, a tribe that once allegedly lived in the North Caucasus.

Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria - located mainly in the mountains of the North Caucasus, the northern part is on the plain. It borders with the Stavropol Territory in the north, North Ossetia and Georgia in the south, and Karachay-Cherkessia in the west. In the south, four ridges of the Greater Caucasus stretch parallel: Pastbishchny (Cretaceous), Skalisty, Bokovoy and Main (or Vodorazdelny). The republic has the highest point: Mount Elbrus (5642 m) high point Russia, the Caucasus and Europe. On the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria there are national park“Elbrus region”, Kabardino-Balkarian high mountain reserve. The population is 860 thousand people. The capital of the republic is the city of Nalchik.

Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia - located in the foothills of the northwestern Caucasus. It borders in the west with the Krasnodar Territory, in the north with the Stavropol Territory, in the east with the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, in the south along the Main Caucasus Range with Georgia, as well as Abkhazia. The capital is the city of Cherkessk. Most (about 80%) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is located in mountainous area. Within the republic there are 3 zones: the foothill plain, the foothills and the Caucasus mountains. There are a number of specially protected natural areas on the territory of the republic, including the Teberda Nature Reserve and part of the Caucasus Nature Reserve. On the border with Kabardino-Balkaria there is Mount Elbrus, the two peaks of which are the most high peaks Europe.

Population 470 thousand people (2014). Karachay-Cherkessia is a multinational republic: representatives of more than 80 nationalities live on its territory.

Kislovodsk - located in the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus at an altitude of 750-1200 meters above sea level. Originated from a Russian military fortress founded in 1803. The city owes its origin and name to the source of acidic mineral water Narzan.

The terrain is mountainous, indented by ravines and ravines. The city's districts are at different altitudes above sea level. The lowest point of Kislovodsk is 750 m above sea level at the exit of the city, and the highest is 1409 m on the Big Saddle in Kislovodsk Park.

The landscape of the city and its surroundings is very picturesque. The city is surrounded by sandy and chalk mountains, forming numerous terraces with deep caves and grottos. The mountains surrounding Kislovodsk protect it from winds and fogs, providing it with a special microclimate. Despite the fact that the city is located in a deep valley among the mountains, the air here never stagnates, since the valley is continuously ventilated by a free flow of fresh mountain air flowing through the river gorges. Kislovodsk is rightfully considered one of the best mountain climatic stations in the world.

The climate is temperate continental with a lot of sunny days. Kislovodsk is not inferior in terms of the number of sunny days the best resorts peace. On average, the number of clear days in Kislovodsk per year is about 150.

Kislovodsk stands out among other KavMinVod resorts for its generally quiet weather, without strong winds, and low humidity in winter, which ranges from 56 to 70%, which has a beneficial effect on the well-being of resort guests. The resort is characterized by constant atmospheric pressure; moreover, the air pressure in Kislovodsk is relatively low - 689 mm Hg. Art. (normal pressure is 760 mm Hg), so vacationers experience an increase in strength, a surge of vigor and good mood, which has a beneficial effect on the treatment of patients.

Weather

In the Stavropol Territory the climate is temperate continental. The average January temperature is −5 °C (in the mountains up to −10 °C), July from +22…+25 °C (in the mountains up to +14 °C). Precipitation falls: on the plains 300-500 mm per year, in the foothills - over 600 mm.

In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic the climate is moderately warm, winters are short, summers are warm, long, and fairly humid. The climate is characterized by a long duration of sunshine. The average temperature in January is −3.2 °C, July is +20.6 °C, the highest temperature is +43 °C, the lowest is −29 °C. The average annual precipitation is from 500 to 2000 mm.

The climate in the CBD is temperate continental. The average temperature in January is from −4 °C (on the plain) to −12 °C (in the mountains), in July, respectively, +23…+4 °C. Precipitation is 500-2000 mm per year.

ARRIVAL DATES:

TOUR PROGRAM:

    Morning arrival at the airport (railway station) of the city of Mineralnye Vody. Group transfer at 12.00. If you arrive by train to Kislovodsk, we will meet you at the railway station according to the train arrival time
    Arrival at the hotel you have chosen in advance. Accommodation in rooms. Rest. Group gathering for lunch in a cafe, getting acquainted.
    A few hours later - meeting with the guide, getting acquainted with the Kislovodsk resort park. A park that can safely be called the pride of Russia. The second largest park area in Europe spreads over an area of ​​more than 950 hectares and contains more than 250 species of trees and shrubs. Once upon a time, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Fyodor Chaliapin, Anna Pavlova walked here. The length of the five health paths is almost 100 kilometers. Our walk will be leisurely so that you can fully enjoy the beauty of these places. The resort park is beautiful at all times of the year. During an extensive excursion you will see the Cascade Staircase, walk along Kurortny Boulevard, and get acquainted with the history of the resort city.

    If possible, visit the Memorial Museum-Estate of the artist N.A. Yaroshenko, which houses the largest collection of works by Peredvizhniki artists in the South of Russia.
    Kislovodsk Park has many natural properties: clean air, increased natural ionization and saturation of the air with plant phytoncides - all this will certainly have a beneficial effect on the health of program participants. The walk can be completed on Kurortny Boulevard, favorite place recreation for vacationers at the resort.
    Tourists will be offered three types of Kislovodsk Narzan in the Main Narzan Gallery, and the tour will come to an end at the Main Narzan Baths.
    Return to the hotel, rest. Dinner at one of the many restaurants on Kurortny Boulevard of the city or at a hotel. For those interested there is the opportunity to visit health complex or a hotel spa.

    Breakfast in the hotel. Rested after the journey, you will visit the museum-dacha of F. Chaliapin. After visiting the museum, you will become acquainted with the architectural heritage of the city. Then you will go outside the city to the Alikonovskoe Gorge to the Honey Falls. And it is there that you can admire the mountains and see the “real Caucasus” in miniature. And although they are located only 30 minutes from the city, this will already be the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia. Along the way you can stop and explore natural monument— Mount Ring. However, the main goal is to relax at Honey Falls, where observation deck open wonderful views to the surrounding mountains and 4 waterfalls of varying heights.
    In addition, our guide will introduce you to another natural monument - Mount Rome and tell you the story of the Alan settlement (VI-XIV centuries) at its foot. After a walk at Honey Falls there will be time to relax and enjoy the natural scenery, try national cuisine(lunch included).
    On the way back, you will visit the Tea House, taste herbal teas and homemade jam, of which there are a huge variety to choose from. For example, on the shelves there are jars of jam made from pine cones, mint, feijoa, sea buckthorn and other exotic sweets; you can buy herbal infusions, tinctures and honey. Tasting will help you make your choice. And if, after a delicious tea party, you don’t mind taking a horse ride, then there is a rental of these wonderful animals nearby (additional charge). Any rider will be satisfied when he rides a real Karachai horse.
    Towards the evening, a trip to the thermal springs “Pearl of the Caucasus” will be organized. The complex consists of 8 swimming pools with hydromassage installations. The water in the pools is from + 25 to +41 degrees. The complex has changing rooms, showers, hammam, sauna, and cafe. The price of a visit is from 350 rubles/hour (additional payment on the spot). There is a store in the complex where you can buy disposable (rubber) slippers, towels, and swimsuits. Return to the hotel in the evening, free time at the resort, dinner on your own.

    Breakfast in the hotel. Today you will continue to get acquainted with the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters - Essentuki and Zheleznovodsk. The program will be dedicated mineral springs region. First you will visit Essentuki, where you will pass through the resort park, see the Narzan galleries and mud baths, made in the Greek style, and try the legendary mineral water (Essentuki-4, Essentuki-17). You will also visit the Zander Institute of Mechanotherapy, which houses devices developed by the Swedish scientist Gustav Zander back in the late 19th century. Surprisingly, out of 70 machines purchased a hundred years ago, 64 are currently in operation! Exercise machines accurately direct and strictly dose the load on the human body and have a profound therapeutic effect. Having experienced unique miraculous devices, while feeling yourself in the shoes of the characters in the film “Love and Doves”, you will be able to see for yourself the beneficial effect of mechanotherapy on the body. Lunch at a cafe.
    The next point of the program will be the city of Zheleznovodsk. An educational walk in this city will continue with acquaintance with the architecture of the 19th century. Magnificent ancient architectural monuments, such as the former dacha of the Emir of Bukhara, the Pushkin Gallery, Ostrovsky Baths, and the Cascade Staircase adorn the resort park. Visit to the Leo Tolstoy Museum, where you will be introduced to a unique exhibition from the collections State Museum L.N. Tolstoy, they will talk about the Caucasian journey of L.N. Tolstoy, the life and work of the writer, the history of the creation of three great novels. During the excursion you will try mineral water from the Lermontov spring (Smirnovsko-Slavyanovskie waters). Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own.

    Breakfast packed lunch. Early in the morning you will go to get acquainted with the legendary Elbrus and the Djily-Su tract.

    awaits you leisure in the north of the Elbrus region, where, unlike the southern side of the mountain, there is practically no civilization. Elbrus region is a unique area at the foot of Elbrus. You will go there in off-road vehicles, but this does not mean that the path will be off-road - the road is quite good, and we also offer you convenient transportation to make your trip as comfortable as possible.
    By car you will rise to a height of about 2400 meters above sea level to the territory national park"Elbrus region". Here, at the foot of the gray-haired two-headed giant, the stern and solemnly beautiful Elbrus, originates the most beautiful and picturesque river of the Elbrus region - Malka - the left tributary of the Terek River. To the left of the Malki River is the northern part of Elbrus, on which the peak of Mount Kyzylkay is located, and to the right is the Kyrtyk ridge and the northern part of Elbrus, where you can see the most beautiful of the Balyk peaks.

    You will get to know the sights on foot, and you can try different types Narzan, see seventy-meter waterfalls, a German airfield and Emmanuel's clearing. It is here that you will learn about the conquest of Elbrus, which happened almost 200 years ago, when General G.A. Emmanuel organized the first expedition of climbers to Elbrus (1829). Even if you are not physically ready for walking, it’s worth going and spending a day among mountain peaks. We will give you the opportunity to have fun without walking. According to our guests, this day is the brightest in the tour program.

    In the northern Elbrus region there are no hotels, cable cars or cafes, which gives you the opportunity to fully enjoy nature. Lunch-picnic in nature.
    On this day you will fully enjoy the beauty of the highest mountain in Europe, snow fields, mountain lakes, waterfalls, mineral springs (swimming at your request), and the unusual natural landscape of the Elbrus region. Return to the hotel. Rest. Dinner on your own.

    Breakfast in the hotel. The acquaintance with the cities of the Caucasian Mineral Waters will end with a visit to the oldest city in the region - Pyatigorsk. You will stroll through the magnificent Flower Garden park, enjoy the view from the Aeolian Harp gazebo and see the famous underground lake Failure.
    Pyatigorsk is a city that has seen many historical events and great people, such as L.N. Tolstoy, S. Yesenin, A.S. Pushkin. But the most important is undoubtedly Mikhail Lermontov, the famous Russian poet who lived and died here. During the excursion you will learn about Lermontov's life and visit places associated with his stay in Pyatigorsk. Visit to the Museum-Estate of M.Yu. Lermontov. Lunch at a cafe. During the tour you will climb cable car to Mount Mashuk. The height will open up a magnificent view of the city, mountains and, if you're lucky, you'll see Elbrus. Return to the hotel. Final dinner in a restaurant with the group, during which you will share your impressions of the program.

    Day 6 Free day, rest

    Free day, rest. Today you can spend your time as you wish. The possibilities of the resort region and accommodation locations are very wide. For example, you can visit a massage room, go to a spa center or health center.
    If you want to get to know the mountains of the North Caucasus better, we suggest you organize excursions to Dombay, in North Ossetia or to the Chegem waterfalls. Those who love horseback riding will be gladly welcomed at the Canyon equestrian club. There is an opportunity to go to a Cossack farmstead and go on a tour of holy places. Or you can just take a walk through the Upper Resort Park or visit the Fortress Museum of the History of the City. In general, the choice is yours! Dinner on your own.

    The program for tourists who have purchased a 6-day/5-night tour ends in the morning and does not include excursion services. A transfer to the Kislovodsk railway station or Mineralnye Vody railway/airport is provided.

    Day 7 Departure

    Breakfast. Group transfer to the airport (train station) Mineralnye Vody for flights/trains departing after 18:00 local time.
    If you are leaving from the Kislovodsk railway station - see you off from the hotel according to departure time

Note:

Children are accepted into the group from the age of 10.

Group: 6-14 people.

Meeting
Meeting on the day of arrival at the Mineralnye Vody airport in the parking lot opposite the arrivals hall. Group transfer at 12 o'clock (we will inform you in advance of the bus number and brand, and the driver's phone number). It is possible to meet at the Mineralnye Vody railway station with trains arriving before 11.00; meeting contacts will be provided before arrival.
If you arrive by train to Kislovodsk, we will meet you at the railway station at the time of train arrival (meeting under the clock tower on the territory of the railway station within 20 minutes from the time of train arrival).
Seeing off
On the day of departure, group transfer to the airport (train station) Mineralnye Vody for flights/trains departing after 18:00 local time, transfer at 15:00 from the hotel.
If you are leaving the Kislovodsk railway station, you will be sent off according to the train departure time without additional payment.

We would like to inform you that during the season it is possible to change the order and scope of services provided according to the tour program, at the discretion of the operator company, without additional notice.