Safari in the Karmadon gorge
Safari in the Karmadon gorge
This is an unforgettable acquaintance with the unique nature of North Ossetia.
You will be picked up from the guest house at 8: 00. Our hostesses will be happy to serve you an early breakfast, as well as prepare lunch boxes.
A trip in a comfortable car like a Toyota Prado or similar will take about an hour and a half. Further, in order to observe wild animals, you will have to walk up about 8 km. This requires some physical training.
Here are the trails of tours and chamois. The guide will provide you with binoculars for observing animals. The probability that you will be able to meet them is quite high – out of 10 walks, 9 are crowned with success.
On the way back, you will be given a unique opportunity to take a therapeutic radon bath.
Karmadon baths are the outlets of therapeutic radon waters from the mountain depths.
The temperature of the water in the baths ranges from pleasantly warm to scalding hot-about 40 to 60 degrees. After all, Kazbek is a former volcano and the activity in its depths is still ongoing. The upper baths are located at an altitude of 2,300 meters, almost at the very end of the Genaldon or Karmadon gorge.
The Karmadon springs were discovered in the second half of the XIX century by a local resident. Since then, the landscape has changed many times – the glacier retreated, and there were powerful ice collapses higher up the gorge. The last one happened in September 2002. The Karmadon springs were also hidden under a layer of ice and rocks, but after more than 10 years, the ice came down, and one day the climbers who were going to Kazbek again saw jets of hot water gushing from the ground. The baths were restored.
If you go down to the river, below the baths, you will see beautiful colorful rocks, along which radon water flows. It is thanks to them that the rocks acquire such a shade.
The gorge is located in the border zone, so you must have a passport with you.
Duration 10 hours
The cost of the tour is 12,000 rubles for a group of up to 4 people.
If desired, you can also arrange an overnight stay in tents. Sleeping bags, tents and meals are provided.
In this case, the additional cost will be 5,000 rubles per participant.
Photo shoot in the mountains. A delightful sunset and an incomparable sunrise.
For those who wish, you can organize a hunt for an adult tour.
The hunting season is from August to November. The cost of the license will be 150,000 rubles.
You can only get one animal.
The cost of the guide's services will be 55,000 rubles.
