Day 1	Arrival in Krasnodar by flight from Moscow. Meeting at the airport by your local German-speaking guide. Transfer towards the mountains, to our main camp in Kamennomostsky settlement (180 km). Lunch, accommodation in the tourist center Dego (in rooms for 4 and 6 persons; shared shower & WC). Time at leisure or walk around Kamennomostsky settlement and trip to Khadzhokhskaya gorge. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2	Breakfast. Day walking to the Rufabgo river and its scenic waterfalls (10+ km; 5-6 hrs). Lunch as a snack on the way. Dinner and overnight back in the comfort of the tourist center.
Day 3	Breakfast. Transfer (50 min) to starting point of our day trekking itinerary – towards the majestic Lago-Naki plateau with its never-melting snow. Full-day trekking across the mountain plateau to the range Rock Sea, with a visit to Bolshaya Azishskaya cave (the length and duration of trekking depends on the groups’s fitness level). Lunch on the equipped tourist camping ground. Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 4	Breakfast. Transfer (40 min) to the start of our day walking route. Full-day walking to St Mikhailovsky monastery located at the picturesque foothills of the Caucasus mountains. Walk to the Saint Spring considered miracle-making by the locals and to the Mount Fiziabgo. Lunch as a snack on the way. Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 5	Free day for activities of your choice: you can stay nearby sunbathing on the river shore or rent a mountain bike and go to explore the surroundings on your own, etc (optional services) Full board, overnight in the tourist center.
Day 6	Breakfast. Full-day trekking (8 hrs) to the mountain range Una-Koz. Beautiful landscapes, wonderful panoramic view of the Main Caucasus Range and the valley of the Belaya river, weird shapes adopted by the rocks at Chertov Palets (Devil’s Finger) site. Lunch on the way as a snack. Dinner and overnight in the tourist center.
Day 7	Breakfast. Day trip to Guzeripl’ settlement by car, with stops on the way to see unique nature objects and admire magnificent views. Walks around the territory of the cordon of the Caucasus state biosphere reserve, visit to the small museum of the reserve’s history. Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 8	Breakfast. Full-day trip to the grandiose Guamskoe canyon with over 200m high walls, considered the unique monument of nature and history, with a 10-km long shelf cut in the canyon walls historically used for different purposes (transfer to the beginning of the route 1.5 hr, whole day walks or trekking depending on the fitness level of the tour participants). Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 9	Breakfast. Horse riding day. Riding instructions and safety briefing. Meet your horse and depart for a day trip through the Caucasus mountain foothills to Azish-Tau area. Enjoy on the way the gorgeous views of the Main Caucasus Mountain range and Belaya river banks. Lunch with pancakes and honey at the bee-keepers’ place. Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 10	Breakfast. Rafting day on the Belaya river. Transfer to the starting point, rafting instructions, safety briefing. Today we will go for rafting down the Belaya river (1-2^nd grade). Feel excitement of rafting through the river rifts, learn to work as a real team and enjoy the views on the calm parts of the river. Return to the tourist center, dinner and overnight
Day 11	Breakfast and transfer to Krasnodar airport, departure from the Caucasus by flight to Moscow

The Tour Operator reserves the right to introduce alterations to the itinerary due to weather conditions or other factors out of control by the Tour operator.

TOUR PRICE per person, summer 2008:

EUR 980

- valid for own groups of Tour Operator of min 8 pax

The price includes the following: guide-interpreter, relevant activity instructor, accommodation in the tourist center (in rooms for 4 and 6 people, shared WC&shower), transfers as per itinerary, full board, horse and riding gear rental, raft and related equipment rental, admission fees to the nature protected area, EMERCOM support, insurance, visa support.

The price does not include: airfare, optional services (banya, activities of choice on Day 5)

Accommodation:

- Tourist center Dego

The modern and cozy building of the tourist center is located in the outskirts of Kamennomostsky settlement, on the steep shore of the Belaya river. 10 rooms (3 double rooms with a double bed, 2 rooms for 4 persons and 2 rooms for 6 persons, with single 2-storeyed beds). Comfortable lounge with a TV, café-hall. Showers and toilet facilities shared on the floor. Russian banya and summer café on the grounds of the tourist center.

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