Watchtowers and rocky plateaus

After breakfast, get in the car and drive out to Matlas Plateau. The viewpoint is a tentative spot, where you'll park. From there you should walk along the plateau admiring the views, then go down the path between the rocks and walk along the edge of the gorge.

Don't miss Khan Falls, then walk to the viewpoint on the opposite side of the plateau and Matlas Falls.

The Matlas Stone Bowls are narrow gorges in the rocks, a bit like caves without a "roof". It is only possible to get inside on foot from the car park (or rather, from the serpentine bend where everyone leaves their cars), it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the bowls.
It is cool inside the bowls, take a sweatshirt or windbreaker with you even on a hot day.

The Mochokh Lake is picturesque in its own right, and you can also have lunch on its shores at the "Pearl of Mochokh" cafe. Avar hinkal or chudu with cottage cheese, pumpkin or potatoes are great options for local dishes after a walk on the plateau and in the bowls.
It's best to order lunch in advance so that everything is ready for you when you arrive. There are many wonders and a long drive ahead.
Tel. 8 (906) 482-27-88.

Park in the new village of Kahib and go down to the bridge over the Kahibtlar river. On the opposite side of the gorge you will see the ancient village of Old Kahib. Be sure to climb the watchtower (it's free).
New Kahib, by the way, is not so new either, but very authentic: cozy courtyards, painted doors, haylofts and firewood stocked on the second floors of houses. Don't be lazy to stroll along its streets on your way back. This is real mountainous rural Dagestan.

To get to Goor, you will have to return to Khunzakh and drive along an incredibly scenic (but also steep!) serpentine road to Zaib. Further on, the road will go along the Avar Koisu.
There were about 17 towers in Goora some time ago, now there are only two of them left, but what towers they are! And on the background of what mountains! Here you can find "Dagestan troll tongue" - a stone stiffened over the precipice, on which such emotional photos are taken.

Book an overnight stay in a guest house, you can have a delicious dinner there too. The main thing is to agree in advance with the hosts by phone.
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