Highland Abkhazia Heliskiing Week Standard Program (Sunday to Saturday)

Sunday

Meet & greet at the Sochi airport (AER). Transfer from the airport across Russia/Abkhazia border to the hotel. Meeting with the guides, welcome drink and discussing the program.

Monday

Avalanche training first thing in the morning, then day of heliskiing.

Tuesday to Friday

Heliskiing.

Saturday

End of the program. Departure after breakfast for transfer to Sochi airport.

At the request of the guests, accommodation at the hotel and heliskiing can be continued on weekends for an additional fee.

Alternative Program

In case of bad weather or after the exhaustion of the flight time (5 hours) you will be offered alternative programs:

• ski touring or split boarding
• freeride with snowmobile access
• freeride on one of the resorts of Krasnaya Polyana
• tracking and sightseeing programs in Abkhazia
• gastronomic tours

Accommodation & Meals

Abaata Hotel

The Highland Abkhazia Week Package includes six nights at the 4-star Abaata hotel on the Black Sea coast in Abkhazia. The hotel is located in the historic part of Old Gagra, just half an hour of driving from Sochi airport. It offers accommodation in comfortable double or single rooms with sea or mountain views. The hotel has its own park with tropical plants, a beach and a restaurant on site. The helipad is located directly at the hotel, avoiding any need for additional transfers each day.

Meals

All breakfasts are included in the price whilst at the hotel. Lunches are included when out on the helicopter. The Abaata Hotel restaurant serves delicious local and European cuisine for dinner which costs around €15/person/dinner. The price excludes alcohol.

Rates & Inclusions

Rates

Standard Package €5700/person
(5 flight hr, 2 x groups of 4 guests sharing one helicopter, 1 x guide per group, 6 nights 4-star hotel accom, some meals & all ground transfers/transport)

Private Package €8700/person
(5 flight hr, 1 x group of 3 guests, one helicopter, 2 x guides, 6 nights 4-star hotel accom, some meals & all ground transfers/transport)

Either package - Extra heli descents from €2500/hr for the helicopter divided between the group

• Invoice / base currency is EUR€ or RUB₽ (rubles)
• Standard package price based on twin-share in a mixed group of 4 people
• Convert to your currency here

• 5 DAYS GUIDED HELISKIING - 5hr flight time (extra flight time available)
• 6 NIGHTS LODGING - Abaata Hotel (4-star)
• AIRPORT TRANSFERS & GROUND TRANSPORT - Return transfers from Soch Airport (AER) & all other ground transport during tour
• MEALS - Breakfast at hotel. Lunches whilst on board heliskiing
• AVALANCHE SAFETY EQUIPMENT- ABS backpack, transceiver, probe, shovel
• EXPERIENCED RMGA or UIFGM GUIDES - Small Group (4 guests/group -max guide/guest ratio 1:4)
• DOCUMENTATION - Invitation for Russian Visa

• EXTRA HELI-SKI RUN - €2500 per helicopter flight hour (divided between the group)
• SKI RENTAL - Price on request
• EXTRA NIGHTS/DAYS - Accommodation & heliski day - price on application
• SINGLE ROOM - Supplement is €300/week
• LIFT PASSES - For bad weather days!
• ALTERNATE ACTIVITIES

• FLIGHTS to SOCHI-ADLER (AER) - Approx €300 from Europe - Get the best flight deals here
• TRAVEL INSURANCE - Get the best ski insurance here
• MEALS - Lunches when not heliskiing, all dinners (approx €15/meal), trail snacks & alcoholic drinks
• VISAS - Russian double or multi-visa

Terms & conditions are as per those outlined by Sochi Heliskiing at the time of booking & include but are not limited to the following:

BOOKING & REFUND

To reserve a place in the group, you have to pay 30% of the price of the program. The rest of the amount is paid no later than three months before the start of the program.

Refusal of the program, regardless of its reasons, is possible:

• 3 months before the start of the program with a penalty of 30%.
• less than three months before the start of the program with a penalty of 100%.

No penalty is provided if the participant who abandoned the program found a replacement.

In case of non usage of heli time (5 hours per group) due to bad weather, Sochi Heliski will return money at the rate of 2150 EUR per hour per group.

Sochi HELISKI guarantee a 100% refund or transfer of the program to other dates in case of force majeure circumstances. These include natural disasters, civil unrest, epidemics, decisions of public authorities that make it impossible to carry out our program.

ADDITIONAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

ABS Backpack Activation

In the case of an ABS system activation outside the situation of an avalanche danger, the payment is €135.

Non-Departure & Refunds

The reason for non-departure can be: non-flying weather, high avalanche danger, administrative reasons that are not dependent on the organizing company (for example, a flight ban).

In cases of non-departure for the reasons, depending on the organizing company (shortage of customers in the group, helicopter unavailability, etc.), we guarantee, at the request of the customer, a 100% refund.

Refunds are NOT made due to the inability to ski for the following reasons:
– illness or injury received both before and during the program;
– the impossibility of skiing due to fatigue;
– unwillingness or impossibility for the client to ride due to bad weather conditions or severe snow conditions (in the condition that safe skiing is possible on this day).

According to the decision of the guide, the participant can be removed from skiing if the level of his/her technical or physical training does not match the other group members – i.e. the participant significantly “slows down” the group, creates a danger to themselves or other group members. In this case, the organizing company does not make any compensation.