Excursions to the Sulak Canyon

Group and individual excursions daily in 2025

Group excursion price

Prices are per person, departing from Makhachkala from a common meeting point:
- without a boat trip - 3,500 RUB
- with a boat trip on the Chirkey Reservoir - 4,000 RUB
- with a boat trip along the Sulak River (through the canyon) - 5,000 RUB

Children from 5 to 10 years old (inclusive) receive a 10% discount.

The difference in excursion cost is only due to the different transport accessibility of the boat trip locations.

Private excursion price

Prices are based on 2 people, departing from Makhachkala from your address:
- without a boat trip - 15,700 RUB (+1 person — 2,300 RUB)
- with a boat trip on the Chirkey Reservoir - 18,700 RUB (+1 person — 3,800 RUB)
- with a boat trip along the Sulak River (through the canyon) - 18,700 RUB (+1 person — 3,800 RUB)

The difference in excursion cost is only due to the different transport accessibility of the boat trip locations.

The price includes:

Transfer with departure from Makhachkala. Place of collection and departure: Makhachkala, Ali-Haji Akushinsky Ave., 28 (near the Pear supermarket) GPS 42°58’56.9″N 47°27’57.9″E (42.982481, 47.466080), look at Google maps, Yandex maps. On individual excursions, the car will pick you up at your address.

07:30

A stop at the Chirkei reservoir formed on the Sulak River as a result of the construction of the Chirkei Hydroelectric Power Station — the most powerful hydroelectric power station in the North Caucasus. The Chirkey hydropower plant has the second highest dam in Russia and the highest arched dam in the country.

Arrival at the observation deck at Sulak canyon. Sulak canyon is one of the most striking and exciting natural attractions of Dagestan.

Walk around the trout farm.

Lunch — national cuisine. Set meals, meat or fish dishes to choose from.

A boat trip along the turquoise waters of the Sulak River, a ride along the canyon with magnificent views or across the expanses of the Chirkeysky reservoir. Great places for photo shoots in picturesque places.

A visit to the Sary-Kum dune — the largest single-standing dune, not only in Russia, but on the whole continent of Eurasia, reaches an absolute height of 262 m

18:30

Return trip to Makhachkala.

Order a excursion

Language of the tour: Russian.

What to bring with you: Passport (required), water and a snack on the road; headdress; comfortable walking shoes; jacket or jacket (depending on the weather); sunglasses; sunscreen; cash (in some places there is no mobile connection in the mountains, not everywhere there is a bank card acceptance and online payment)

Mandatory conditions: FIn case of non-compliance, the tourist is not allowed to take the tour, and the money paid to them is non-refundable. All tourists must have an identity document with them; it is forbidden to participate in the tour in shorts above the knees, slippers, a short dress, a T-shirt (shoulders, stomach, knees must be covered, clothes must not be transparent, translucent and tight-fitting - jeans are allowed), intoxicated; it is forbidden to take animals with you. To visit religious sites, women must wear a headscarf.