- Option - 1. Full 7-day tour
Day 1
Krasnodar city. Group gathering: station square, monument to Lenin at 9.00. Transfer Krasnodar - a camp site in the village of Hadzhokh. Acquaintance with the guide. Getting food, group equipment. Excursion to the canyon of the Belaya River or Mishkhoko Gorge.
Day 2
Hike to Rufabgo Falls for the whole day. We are waiting for the beauty of mountain waterfalls and extreme swimming in ice water for the most daring tourists. We catch happy moments. Making fires in the reserve is prohibited.
Day 3
High-calorie breakfast at the camp site. We are gaining strength. Early departure to the plateau Lago-Naki. We enter the territory of the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve. It is forbidden to make bonfires and destroy plants. Lunch near a mountain stream at the bottom of Mount Oshten. Going under the slopes of Oshten to the Fisht mountain shelter. We pass through the Armenian and Guzeripol passes. The most beautiful view opens from the saddle of the pass Armenian. Old Fisht appears to you in all its splendor. He beckons and calls. It makes you dream about a gray-haired peak. Here, on the saddle of the Armenian Pass, we will see the place of tomorrow’s radial exit - Small Fishtinsky glacier. Under us lie chains of mountain ranges, on the right are rock cliffs of Oshten. And we are on our way to the sea.
Day 4
Late rise. We fall asleep from the city bustle. Radial exit to the Small Fishtinsky glacier. You will rise to a height of 2300 meters - this is the highest mark of our trip. You will visit a real glacier. WOW! Snow and ice in the summer! The Small Fishtinsky Glacier is the first glacier that appears in the Main Caucasus Range as this rock mass (GCR) rises above the earth's firmament. This glacier is so unique. The glacier is more than 10,000 (ten thousand) million years old. He remained a dumb witness of how the glaciation of the Caucasus took place during the Ice Age. Here among the stones you can sometimes find ammonite - a fossilized shell. Our path will pass under the jets of a beautiful waterfall flowing from the top of the mountain. Today we will visit at an altitude of 2300 (two thousand three hundred) meters above sea level - this is the maximum height of our trip.
Day 5
Have a rest. Get high. Those who wish make a radial exit to the Fisht-Oshtenov Pass - the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. Here you will find huge piles of stones. The Fisht massif is famous for its karst cavities. We will have the opportunity to look into one of them. The funnel seems to have no bottom. You can heat the bathhouse and take water procedures. In the evening, a bonfire, gatherings, songs with a guitar.
Day 6
Early rise. Today we are moving into the subtropic zone. We take two passes. Belorechensky. We rise among the most beautiful beech trees and rhododendrons to the Belorechensky pass, 1776 m. Here the warm air of the Black Sea fights the cold rose of the winds of the northern slope of the Main Caucasian Range. Right on the ridge, you feel a dramatic climate change - here we find ourselves in a zone of humid subtropics. Circassian. We take one more pass - Circassian. The trail enters the forest area. Lower and lower we descend from the pass. We are surrounded by lush subtropical vegetation: laurel cherry and noble laurel exude a delicate aroma, at the end of August blueberry bushes are densely dotted with berries - delicious! There are inscriptions of the 30s and 40s of the 20th century on the beech trees. We pass through the alpine meadows. We see herds of cows, herds of horses and admire Fisht's crown. Happy descent! Down, down, down to the village of Babuk-Aul. Here at the old camp site is our next night.
Day 7
Early rise, breakfast. We return to civilization. The mountain trail expands and turns into a forest road. The road leads us to the sea along the river bed of the Shahe. This road is picturesque. Waterfalls; stone walls overgrown with moss; relic boxwoods - an iron tree that has been preserved in Sochi since the time of the dinosaurs. Ancient trees up to 15 (fifteen) meters high are up to 1000 (thousands of years) old. Below, the river Shahe is seething and bubbling. The highlight of today is the suspension bridge over the Bzych River. Here passes the border of the Caucasian reserve. On the sandy stretch we cook dinner. We swim in Bzych and bask in the sun. Remained quite a bit - a little to civilization. Two beautiful waterfalls on the tributaries of the Shah river are waiting for us on the left, their turquoise waters are beckoning for a swim, but we do not stop. A memory photo and we hurry to the village of Solokh-aul. On the road, winding over the gorge of the river Shah, we go down to the sea. Only twenty kilometers and we are near the house of I.A. Koshmana. Here you can drink the world's northernmost tea or eat pancakes. A comfortable car takes us from the mountains to the Black Sea.
- Option - 2. Short 5-day tour
Day 1
Departure from Krasnodar without stopping to Lago-Naki. Issuance of group equipment, camping products. Early access to the route, we go through the Lago-Naki plateau, the instructor gap, we arrive at the Fisht shelter, we set up camp. Dinner, walks in the surroundings.
Day 2
Hike without heavy backpacks to the Small Fishtinsky glacier. Day, rest.
Day 3
Trekking without heavy backpacks to the Fishtinsky-Oshtenovsky pass. Day, rest.
Day 4
Traverse of the Main Caucasian Range. Fisht shelter transition - Babuk Aul shelter. We set up a camp, swimming in the river Shahe.
Day 5
We go to Solokh-Aul. A visit to the village, if desired, Koshman's house and tea museum. Transfer village Solokh-Aul - village Dagomys. Those who wish can stay on the coast.
Attention! For an additional fee, we can organize your vacation on the Black Sea.