The Russian Caucasus is a vast territory between the Black, Azov and Caspian seas. Three regions are distinguished in the Greater Caucasus system: the Western Caucasus (up to Elbrus), the Central Caucasus (between Elbrus and Kazbek) and the Eastern Caucasus (east of Kazbek).
The Western Caucasus is a system of middle and high mountain ranges that combine mountain forest landscapes with rocky peaks and towers covered with glaciers and snowfields. This is the most attractive part of the Caucasus for tourists, where the network of tourist camps and alpine camps is widely developed. In winter, skiers are accommodated in hostels and hotels located in Krasnaya Polyana, Arkhyz, Dombayskaya Polyana, Elbrus.
Central Caucasus is the most mountainous and inaccessible region, the main mountain peaks here exceed 5000 m, among them - the highest mountain in Europe, Elbrus (5642 m)
The Eastern Caucasus stretches for 480 km from Kazbek to the east to Absheron peninsula. The mountains here are lower and with smaller elevations than in the Central Caucasus, but more than 30 peaks still have a height of more than 4000 meters. In general, the area is an intricate labyrinth of highly scattered crests and deep gorges. There are also peaks with flat tops (the Yarydag massif), and peaks of the pyramidal form (Babakudag, 3997 m), as well as the jagged peaks of black rocks.
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Average strip of Russia from 800 rubles. • Krasnaya Polyana from 650 rubles
Belarus from 650 rubles. • CMS from 1,500 rubles
Children's rest from 25 300 rubles / shift.
Crimea from 500 rubles.
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Excursion tours for children and adults.
Resorts of the Caucasus
Ski resorts:
- Dombai
- Krasnaya Polyana, which includes the ski areas Alpika Service, Laura, Rosa Khutor, Gornaya Karusel
- Prielbrusye
Krasnodar Krai:
- Anapa
- Gelendzhik
- Sochi
- Tuapse
Caucasian Mineral Waters:
- Essentuki
- Kislovodsk
- Zheleznovodsk
- Pyatigorsk
Downhill skiing in the Caucasus
In the threshold of 2014 and the epic, connected with the Caucasian mountain-skiing regions of our immense, we will not become more like th part of runet and discuss how much dough on this field is already sawed, and how many will be for the remaining couple of years before the Olympics. Instead, we will confine ourselves to dry factual information and simply list what the region can offer tourists right now - and what novelties will it be able to please them in the foreseeable future.
Photo of the Caucasus (89)