North Ossetian Reserve - one of the main attractions of the country. The reserve area of ​​about 30 thousand. Ha was established in 1967 on the territory of the national reserve "Tseyskoe." The main purpose of its creation was the preservation and study of natural complexes, located on the northern slopes of the Central Caucasus.

The main river of the reserve is considered Ardon River, and thus a huge glacier - Tseyskoe (an area of ​​10 sq. Km). In general, rocks, glaciers and talus employs more than 70% of the total area of ​​the reserve. About a third of the reserve occupied the forest (mountain pine, maple and beech-hornbeam forests). Because trees often can be found here: Koch pine, eastern beech, alder and gray birch Litvinov. There are also endemic species in the reserve, and which are characteristic only for the Caucasus.

As for fauna, the broad-leaved forests are most typical: wildcat, roe deer, marten, Caucasus-Bialowieza bison, wild boar and deer. In the mountainous part of North Ossetia reserve you can see chamois, Dagestan tour, ermine and marten. Animals such as fox, bear, Rysya, the wolf can be found in all the high-altitude zones of the reserve and in the forests of the foothills and on the rocks, and in the high meadows and stone fields.

The reserve is the second largest country in the karst cave - Shubi-Nyhasskaya with corridors and halls covered with stalagmites and stalactites. Of particular interest in the reserve are the following historical monuments: the cave towns in Nuzale, Ursdon, Dzivgise, Mesolithic parking Shau-Lagat in Dzivgise and catacomb cemeteries in Arjona and Karz.

The North Ossetian Reserve have been developed fascinating routes lasting from 3 to 10 days, which have the opportunity to see two of the glacier - Tseyskoe and Skazsky, Temple XII century., Tseyskogo Falls Gorge and many other attractions.