Below you can find the itinerary of 3 day and 2 night tour to South Ossetia. This trip is designed to be combined with our Chechnya and North Ossetia tour, but can be booked separately if preferred.

 

Day 1: Vladikavkaz to Tskinval, South Ossetia

At 9am we will depart from Vladikavkaz and head south to the border with South Ossetia. If you're also on our Chechnya and North Ossetia tour, the start point will be our hotel from the previous night.

Enroute we will travel along the Trans-Caucasian highway and pass through the giant tunnel carved through the mountains by Russia. Arrival to Tskinval and after an included lunch we'll take a tour of the city including the war monuments and also the Afghan MIG helicopter memorial. After an included dinner we will head to our homestay in Tskinval.

Day 2: Tskinval, South Ossetia

Today we'll visit various abandoned monasteries in the moutains surrounding Tskinval as well as getting close to the front lines with Georgia as possible, to see where the Russian peacekeepers are stationed. Overnight in Tskinval.

Day 3: Tskinval to Vladikavkaz, Russia

After a final morning in Tskinval, we'll head back to Vladikavkaz via the Russian tunnel. We will arrive back in Vladikavkaz in time to take an onward taxi to Beslan airport for the 13:30 S7 Airlines flight to Moscow.