Meet Krasnodar, the capital of the South

Arrival by airplane from Domodedovo (for the moment it is the most acceptable airport and its airfares are lowest) to Krasnodar Airport.  Transfer to a **** hotel. (Downtown, historical centre). Check in, accommodation, lunch at the hotel restaurant. Trip around the downtown of Krasnodar. The city is crossed by a long central Krasnaya (“Beautiful”) Street, from which it actually started. Visiting Catherine the Great Memorial, the one-to-one replication of the older monument in honour of the Empress, who granted the land to “cossacks”. The former monument was destroyed during the Revolution of 1917.  Visiting St. Alexander Orthodox church, Felitsyn State Museum-Reserve of History and Archeology. Optionally: visiting thearters (Musical Variety Theater, Krasnodar Philarmonic, Ballet theater, world famous Cossack Choir and so on). Free time. Dinner at a restaurant. (a variety of local national cuisine. 

2st day                 Mountains !

Trip to Adygeya mountains by car. 200 km, 3 hours drive along a nice road with very picturesque surroundings of almost virgin alpine mountains nature. Visiting a ravine, caves near Kamennomostky settlement. Visiting Maikop, the capital of a minor Adygeyan republic (Adyg people are Moslems, former participants of Great Caucasian war for Russian expansion in the Caucasus in the 19^th century). Visiting Azishskaya cave. The start of the Big State Biospheric Caucasian preserve. Lunch a restaurant in Kamennomostky settlement. Accomodation at a 5-star Azishtau hotel, located right in the mountains ! Jeep – driving in mountains of Lago-Nacki (Nissan Patrol, military Russian UAZ open jeep). Alpine valleys, beautiful places.Dinner at the hotel. 

3rd day                 Mountains – Black Sea!

4th day                 Black Sea – Home !