"Above the Sound". Seven-Colored Lake. Clover Mysteries. Hike with a Botanist, August 18, 2026

🍃 Sometimes the most amazing discoveries are right under our feet.

🌼 At the "Above the Sound" festival, botanists talk about plants, their features, and their role in the life of ecosystems.

📅 From August 12 to 26, festival guests learn about modern research on the nature of the Caucasus.

🌿 The scientific program helps to better understand the surrounding world and its interconnections.

🌿 Event Program

🥾 Together with Ali Kipkeev — a candidate of biological sciences and a mountaineer — we will embark on a grand botanical hike along the picturesque routes of Arkhyz.

🌱 Along the way, we will study the flora of the highlands, look for flowering plants, ferns, mosses, climbing and creeping species, and also get acquainted with the amazing world of parasitic plants.

🔍 Participants will learn the local names of plants, learn to notice interesting features of the surrounding nature, and will be able to discuss unusual finds with the scientist.

🏔️ The final destination of the route will be Lake Semitsvetnoye (Seven-Colored Lake) — one of the most beautiful high-mountain lakes in Arkhyz, located at an altitude of almost 2500 meters above sea level in the valley of the Bolshaya Dukka River.

🌈 In sunny weather, the lake water shimmers with a multitude of shades thanks to the minerals at the bottom, surrounding rocks, and alpine meadows, creating the impression of a real natural rainbow.

🍃 Along the way, participants can collect a herbarium as a souvenir of their journey and learn many amazing stories from the life of Caucasian plants.

⚠️ The route has a high level of difficulty. We recommend bringing:
💧 water;
🥪 snacks;
👟 comfortable hiking boots;
🧢 headwear;
🧴 sunscreen;
☔ raincoat.

👤 Scientist:
🌿 Ali Kipkeev — Candidate of Biological Sciences, mountaineer.

📍 Location: Lake Semitsvetnoye
📌 Meeting Point: "Lunnaya Polyana" parking lot, 11th kilometer, Khutor Lunnaya Polyana, Zelenchuksky District, Arkhyz Resort
⏰ Start: 9:00 AM
⏳ Duration: 9 hours
👨‍👩‍👧 Age: 12+
🎟️ Ticket Price: 2000 ₽

⚠️ In case of unfavorable weather conditions, changes in the program are possible.