TREKKING TUSHETI KHEVSURETI
- Adventure
- Bespoke
- Off-road
Program
Day 1: Kutaisi – Tbilisi city tour
- After Arriving in Kutaisi transfer to Tbilisi
- lunch at a restaurant on the way
- Hotel accommodation in Tbilisi and city tour – explore the old town, Sioni Cathedral and Anchiskhati Basilica, cable car to the Narikala fortress with a wonderful panoramic view of the city, walk to the waterfall located in the city center, in the district of sulfur baths.
- Visit sulfur baths(on request)
- Dinner in a famous Georgian restaurant combined with Georgian dance show
- Return to the hotel
Day 2: Tbilisi – Telavi – Omalo
- After breakfast, drive to Omalo, Tusheti
- Stop in Telavi on the way: a short walk around the town; lunch in the restaurant; visit to the local bazaar; shopping for trekking
- Drive through the Alazani Valley; visit to a winery for wine tasting(on request)
- Arrival in Omalo, dinner and overnight at the Ardoti guesthouse
Day : (optional day)
- After breakfast in an guesthouse trip around the area – on foot or by 4×4 vehicles; horseback riding; Diklo fortress; lunch at a local restaurant or in the countryside; dinner and overnight at an guesthouse in Omalo
Day 3: Omalo – Pirikita – Parsma
- After breakfast at the guesthouse, meet our local guides; packing luggage for horses
- Jeep trip a few kilometers beyond of Omalo – one of the most spectacular routes of Tusheti (20 km), leading through the Pirikita mountain range, which separates the largest valleys in the region – Pirikiti and Gometsari Alazani
- Overnight and dinner in Parsma (accommodation in guesthouse or tents)
Day 4: Parsma – Kvakhidi
- After breakfast, trekking (approx. 10 km) to the Kvakhidi meadows (approx. 2600 m above sea level), located in front of the Atsunta Pass
- Dinner and overnight in tents
Day 5: Kvakhidi – Khidotani
- After breakfast in the bosom of nature, start 16-kilometer trekking (the route is full of challenges – temperature changes)
- Crossing the Atsunta Pass (3431 m above sea level), which is the natural border between Tusheti and Khevsureti
- Crossing the Khidotani ridge (approx. 2800 m above sea level)
- Stop at a campsite with a beautiful view of Mount Tebulo
- Dinner and overnight in tents (or in guesthouse)
Day 6: Khidotani – Muco – Shatili -Tbilisi
- After breakfast in the bosom of nature, depart towards the medieval defensive complex Muco located on a rocky hill (1800 m above sea level)
- Drive by off-road vehicles from Muco to Shatili – visiting the medieval complex of defensive towers and stone houses, dated back to the 7th century.
- Return to Tbilisi, dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 7: Tbilisi – Uplistsikhe – Kutaisi
- After breakfast, depart towards Kutaisi
- On the way visit Uplistsikhe – a rock-hewn city, one of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region dated back to the second millennium BC
- Sightseeing of Kutaisi – the old capital of Colchis, Bagrati Cathedral
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Kutaisi
Day 8: (Possible additional day near Kutaisi: Prometheus cave, Martvili canyon, Gelati)
- After breakfast transfer to the airport
Information
We can adapt the given offer to the requirements of each client, we can propose an appropriate standard of hotels, we can enrich the program with additional attractions, start from any airport in Georgia and extend it by any number of days.
If you have any questions, please contact us, we will be happy to help you organise your dream trip!
In Short
- Tbilisi – the old town, Narikala fortress, dating back to the 4th century, in the district of sulfur baths
- Tusheti and Khevsureti – two mountain regions with amazing traditions, beautiful views, stone towers, hospitable inhabitants
- Mutso – extraordinary fortified settlement that has been the most powerful outpost in North Georgia for centuries, controlling roads and protecting state borders from northern invasions
- Shatili – a medieval complex of defensive towers and stone houses, dating back to the 7th century
- Telavi – the capital of Kakheti, with charming streets and a fascinating bazaar that introduces local flavors, everyday life of a typical Georgian town (shopping)
- Uplistsikhe – a rock-hewn city, one of the oldest settlements in the Caucasus region
- Kutaisi – one of the oldest city in Georgia and fifth among the oldest cities in Europe
Price includes
- Car transfers, transfers from/to the airport
- Guarantees of substitution of a transport in the event of a breakdown
- Accommodation in hotels / guesthouses / tents
- Meals twice a day
- Payment for horses that will take our luggage
- An experienced English-speaking guide
Price does not include
- Flight tickets
- Own expenses
- Entrance tickets, wine tasting
- Additional meals during the day (lunch)