Unknown Chechnya & Dagestan: beauty of mountains regions
- Culture & history
- Nature
- Adventure
- Muslim-friendly
Overview
Two nights in Grozny and one in Dagestan: the Grand Mosque "The Heart of Chechnya", the English Castle with its vintage car collection, a day in the mountains with waterfalls and medieval towers, then the Sulak Canyon, quad biking, a boat trip on the Chirkey reservoir and Makhachkala.
- The English Castle with a vintage car collection in its courtyard
- Grand Mosque "The Heart of Chechnya"
- City panorama from the observation deck of Grozny City Tower
- "Ancestors Heritage tour" through mountainous Chechnya
- Nikhaloy waterfalls, Pkhakoch castle and the Ushkaloy towers
- Spa complex at the Cosmos hotel
- Sulak Canyon view point and quad biking
- Salatau cave complex and a boat trip on the Chirkey reservoir
Itinerary
Grozny
12:35 arrival to Grozny airport. 13:30 meeting by the guide with the name plate, transfer to the English Castle. The English Castle is a restored building of the former Grozny Scientific Research Institute, built by Shell Corp in the 1920s. A tour of the vintage car collection in the castle courtyard. 14:00-15:00 lunch at the restaurant "Castle" (pay on spot, not included). 15:00-16:00 the Grand Mosque "The Heart of Chechnya". Its architects took their inspiration from the Blue Mosque of Istanbul and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, and the central eight metre chandelier replicates the shape of the Kaaba in Mecca. The mosque holds about 10,000 worshippers at a time, and about the same number can pray in the summer gallery. 16:00-16:30 transfer to the city with a panorama from the observation deck. 16:30 transfer to the Cosmos Selection Grozny 5★ in the Grozny City Tower, 16:35 check-in. 17:30-19:00 free time for shopping at Grozny Mall. 19:00 transfer to the hotel, evening at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Grozny
Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 meeting with the English speaking guide in the lobby. 10:00-16:00 "Ancestors Heritage tour" through mountainous Chechnya: an optional walk to the Nikhaloy waterfalls, the history of the Nokhchi at Pkhakoch castle, a photo stop at the Ushkaloy towers and lunch on the bank of the Chanty-Argun river. Return to Grozny. 16:30-19:30 the spa centre at the Cosmos hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant (pay on spot, not included). Time for rest. Overnight at the hotel.
Grozny - Dagestan
Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 meeting with the English speaking guide in the lobby. 10:00-13:30 drive to Dagestan. 14:00-14:30 check-in at the hotel "Ayva". 14:30-15:30 lunch at the local restaurant "Ayva" (pay on spot, not included). 15:30-16:30 the Sulak Canyon view point. 16:30-18:00 quad biking. 18:30 leisure time. Overnight at the hotel.
Dagestan
Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 check out. 10:30-10:45 transfer to the Salatau cave complex. 12:00-12:40 transfer to the Chirkey reservoir. 12:40-13:30 boat trip. 13:30-15:00 transfer to Makhachkala. 15:00-16:30 lunch at a restaurant (pay on spot, not included). 16:30-19:30 city tour and shopping. 20:00-22:30 dinner at a local restaurant. 22:30-23:00 transfer to the airport. End of services.
Hotels and prices
Cosmos Selection Grozny 5★ (2 nights) + hotel "Ayva" (1 night)
Bed and breakfast, VIP Sprinter transport
- 2 pax
- from $2,140
- 4 pax
- from $1,220
- 6 pax
- from $993
- 8 pax
- from $806
Price per person, depending on the size of the group.
What is included
What is included
- Accommodation at the Cosmos Selection Grozny 5★, bed and breakfast
- Accommodation at the hotel "Ayva", bed and breakfast
- Private transfers according to the itinerary
- English speaking guide services according to the itinerary activities
- Visa support letter for a tourist type visa, if required
What is not included
- Meals and drinks
- Visa costs
- Porterage at the hotel, railway station or airport
- Tips for the guides and drivers
- International flight tickets
Additional info
- Dates: August - October 2026.
- All rates and the order of the tours are subject to availability and may change due to local administration rules.
- Lunches and dinners are paid on spot and are not included in the tour cost.