Caucasus Explorer is a team of travelers, scholars, and journalists.
At different times we came to the Caucasus yearning for travel, adventure, and knowledge. We fell in love with the region, met one another and decided to share our "feel of the Caucasus" with our guests.
At different times we came to the Caucasus yearning for travel, adventure, and knowledge. We fell in love with the region, met one another and decided to share our "feel of the Caucasus" with our guests.
Some of us are fond of pristine nature of the mountains, others are into languages and crafts of local peoples, and some simply enjoy basking in the southern sun or relish rich feasts.
In 11 years of travels throughout the North and South Caucasus we’ve been to dozens of spectacular locations, met hundreds of great people, and did networking. We grew to love the region and have gained a feel for it. That encourages us to look for ways of sharing it with others.
In 11 years of travels throughout the North and South Caucasus we’ve been to dozens of spectacular locations, met hundreds of great people, and did networking. We grew to love the region and have gained a feel for it. That encourages us to look for ways of sharing it with others.
We organize trips in the Caucasus
Drawing on our travel experience, we invent signature tours of the Caucasus with offbeat itineraries. On each tour we strike a balance between physical challenge and rest, connecting with nature and immersing in culture.
If you have specific wishes, we’re eager to organize a tailor-made trip for one person, a family, or a group.
If you have specific wishes, we’re eager to organize a tailor-made trip for one person, a family, or a group.
We help to develop tourism
Years of work have taught us a lot about the Caucasus and instilled responsibility for this land. We help local people make a living out of the riches surrounding them. Often they are not perceptive to the rarity and beauty of their native landscapes.
We help local people organize new itineraries and outings, live up to the new standards, and expand the array of options available to every guest. We are willing to take part in regional projects that have to do with tourism.
We help local people organize new itineraries and outings, live up to the new standards, and expand the array of options available to every guest. We are willing to take part in regional projects that have to do with tourism.
We’re on the move
The Caucasus always leaves room for exploration, so we pack up and set off on new journeys regularly – by car, on foot, or on horseback, overcoming passes and wading across rivers, staying in boutique hotels, country houses, or tents.
That way we gain new perspective and think up new adventures for you to join.
That way we gain new perspective and think up new adventures for you to join.
We’re on the move
The Caucasus always leaves room for exploration, so we pack up and set off on new journeys regularly – by car, on foot, or on horseback, overcoming passes and wading across rivers, staying in boutique hotels, country houses, or tents.
That way we gain new perspective and think up new adventures for you to join.
That way we gain new perspective and think up new adventures for you to join.
Meetings in Moscow
Sometimes we organize low-key meetings in Moscow with savory Caucasian food and wines. We get to know one another, talk about future trips, and meet guests from the Caucasus – musicians, artists, historians, sommelier. Follow our updates and join our Caucasian meetings in Moscow.
Team
Dmitry Lemeshev
Co-founder of Caucasus Explorer, head of directions Western and Central Caucasus, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Talysh region, project manager and guide.
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I love the Caucasus. My life revolves around traveling the Caucasus for the last 11 years. Exploring the area for me began with writing a guide-book for unrecognized republics.
Vladimir Sevrinovsky
Journalist and photographer, producer of documentaries, Ph.D. in Economics, in charge of Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan destinations and guide in Caucasus Explorer
Russia is probably the most fascinating country in the world with its variety of nature and cultural background...
Anna Zhukova
Project manager and guide in Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan
I organized expeditions to the most remote and untraveled corners of our planet – the Arctic and Antarctic. Later I was living in Asia and Africa, which was tough yet thrilling. People and their culture is what matters most when you travel.
Mikhail Golubev
Caucasus mountains expert, explorer, trekking & hiking guide
Walked more than 3,500 km (1,864 miles) on foot, exploring the region and gathering information for his project https://caucatalog.ru/ which catalogues the trails and passes of the Caucasus. In addition to his research work, Mikhail has been organizing sporting hikes since 2000. In winter, he works as a programmer on projects related to satellite mapping.
Tembulat Kerefov
Adyghe folk musician, master of traditional Adyghe instruments, blacksmith, ethnographer, guide
For a long time Tembulat was working at the National Museum of Kabardino-Balkaria following in the footsteps of his father. His grandfather was a renowned storyteller and a horse-rider who made it around the Caucasian Ridge on horseback. Tembulat is one of the few who has a thorough understanding of the Adyg epic Nart literature and Kabardian history.
Vitaly Shtybin
Scholar and ethnographer, blogger, expert on Adyghe people, guide
Vitaly is graduate of Ethnography Department of Kuban State University, notable blogger, author of Ethnographics project, expert in the history and ethnography of Western Adygs.
Abdulla Bokov
Guide with Caucasus Explorer, head of English language school in Grozny, used to work for the Red Cross
Abdullah is the one with the best command of English in our team, and a fluent French speaker, too. He was born in Grozny at the times of the USSR, lived there in the 90s, worked for the Red Cross in Ingushetia, helping refugees.
Anton Agarkov
Well-known landscape photographer, guide and head of the photo department of Caucasus Explorer
Anton is one of the top travel photographers in Russia. He has been multiple award-winner and finalist of such contests as Landscape Photographer of the Year, Wildlife of Russia, Best of Russia, and AdMe Photo Awards.
