Visit card of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The waterfalls, comfortably located in the gorge of the Chegem canyon, attract many tourists and amaze everyone with their power and beauty. This is an incredibly amazing and rarest spectacle in its beauty.

The first stop of our tour is at the Big Chegem waterfalls. Directly from the steep rocks, a raging and noisy stream breaks down jets of water at high speed, forming a cascade. Some shoot out of cracks in the rock, arching in the air, falling down. Others flow in a wide stream from large holes in the rock. Falling from a great height, they break into many tiny splashes, and the sun’s rays form small rainbows in them. In winter, the waterfall freezes and is simply an incredible sight! These are ice pillars, of enormous height, resembling giant candles! Some of them hang over the river with an openwork ice fringe. It’s just amazing! Some kind of natural monument.

Chegem waterfalls are beautiful all year round. They always have their own, unique beauty and zest. The gorge has a special microclimate, due to the increased humidity from the waterfalls and river flowing in narrow canyon. Outlandish plants grow on the slopes of the mountains, and the singing of birds only complements the previously unseen mountain landscape.

The Chegem canyon is a sight of rare beauty. The waterfalls illuminated by the sun form a bright rainbow, and the gloomy-looking gorge comes to life. In winter, ice pillars and columns of frozen jets and streams of water, resembling giant twisted candles, or stalactites, descend to the river itself. The rocky walls of the gorge are a section of the rock mass that makes up the ridge. The bottom of the gorge is located at an altitude of 1000-1200 meters above sea level, and the height of the ridge exceeds 3000 meters.

Here we have free time, you can take a walk, climb to a ridge, hike to higher areas and take memorable photos, buy souvenirs and have lunch.

Then we will go to admire the Small Chegem waterfalls.

The place is very beautiful! Yes, there is something not just beautiful — bewitching. A huge column of water falling from a stone well. The rumble from the waterfall is amplified by the echo of the rocks. Small sprays scatter around and irrigate the air. A rainbow plays in the drops of water. Emotions are just running high!

Here we will spend about 30 minutes, then we will drive back to Nalchik.

We will arrive back to Nalchik approximately at 17-00.