Kingdom of Alania. North Ossetia

12+
North Ossetia
Kingdom of Alania. North Ossetia
Location
North Ossetia
Duration
6 days
Difficulty level
Age
12+
Length
70 км
Group structure
8-10 человек

Description

Vladikavkaz – Koban – Karmadon – Dargavs – Zaygalan waterfall – Lats – Arkhon mountain pass – Ursdon – Zgid – Galiat - Vladikavkaz

One thousand years ago a large part of North Caucasus was included in the Kingdom of Alania. This was a powerful mediaeval kingdom that controlled parts of the Silk Road. After the crushing defeat that the Alans suffered from the horde led by Timur (Tamerlane), their towns fell to decay and many places were abandoned.

North Ossetia is a successor to the Kingdom of Alania. During our trip to the republic we shall see not only the most beautiful mountain ranges and passes, but also ruins of ancient towns and watch towers, centuries-old necropoleis which guard the bones of the ancestors of today’s Ossetians. We shall enter Christian temples and visit one of the oldest temples in the Caucasus. We shall find out who is Uastyrdzhi and why his image can be found in almost every home in Ossetiya.

Price per person: 18 500 RUR

Minors (under 18 years of age) get a 15% discount only if they take the trip with a parent.

Group consists of 6-12 people

Lenth: 70 km

Initial meeting placecity of Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia

Duration6 days

GIFT THIS TREKKING

* Trek program can be changed due the weather conditions, physical conditions of participants, other reasons

Price includes:

  • all transfers,
  • food,
  • instructor's service,
  • rent of common equipment (tents, cooking equipment, GPS, etc.)

Additional expenses:

  • Проезд до Владикавказа и обратно,
  • rent of personal equipment,
  • personal expenses,
Do You want to go to this trek individually or with your family or friends only? We can find convinient dates for you and we will help you to buy tickets to the meeting point. Just call or write us!

 Have any questions? Call +7 916 1765430 or send email on  info@wolfin.ru 

Route

г. Владикавказ Кобан Кармадон Даргавс водопад Зейгалан Лац Архонский перевал Урсдон Згид Галиат г. Владикавказ

Event program

Day 1
Day 1

We shall ride to Koban, which features the center of an eponymous ancient archaeological culture.

Following the Genaldon gorge, we shall reach the Karmadon hot springs.

Day  2
Day 2

Trekking to Dargavs, the City of the Dead. We shall visit here the ancient funerary crypts.

First we shall come to the Midagrabin waterfalls. Zeygalan is the highest cascade waterfall in Europe.

Day  3
Day 3

We shall head towards the Arkhon mountain pass.

On the way we shall stop in villages Tsmiti and Lats where ancient ancestral towers still remain intact. Here was the home of the oldest resident of Ossetia—his name was Giso Marzaganov

Day  4
Day 4

We shall go to Ursdon visiting an Alanian fortress erected way back, around 1000 A.D.

We shall pay a visit to the shrine of Uastyrdzhi.

Day  5
Day 5

We shall get to Zgid, the highest mountain village in Ossetia, from where we can admire the mountain range panorama of the Greater Caucasus.

We shall reach Galiat

Day  6
Day 6

Visiting Galiat, one of the largest cities of the Alanian Kingdom which was destroyed by the hordes of Timur (Tamerlane).

Return to Vladikavkaz.

What you need to do

EQUIPMENT

List of required equipment you can find here

TICKETS

Initial meeting point — city of Moscow

Visa

You need Russian Visa

Insurance

You need active sport insurance

Included in the price

  • Guide's service
  • Transfers in program
  • Camp food
  • Group equipment incl tents
  • Group medical kit

Not included in the price

  • Tickets to initial point
  • Personal expenses
  • Rent of personal equipment
  • Medical insurance
  • Visits of cafes and restaurants
  • Souvenirs
Upcoming events
Сalendar

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Do you want to travel individually or with your family and friends? We will confirm your dates and will offer you the most comfortable price. Call or email us.

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