On this “Hiking/trekking in Georgia” tour, you’ll see Europe’s highest inhabited village, with its incomparable “tower houses”, and you’ll hike through the mountains of the High Caucasus. Then relax in a seaside resort on the Black Sea. Finally, visit a troglodyte town and discover the spa town of Borjomi.
This program takes you from the highest mountains in Europe to a dip in the waters of the Black Sea, all topped off with visits to breathtaking sites: Rabati Castle, Vardzia Caves, ….
There will be several types of walk: mainly in the mountains of the Upper Caucasus, but also in botanical gardens, in the city of Tbilisi, in Borjomi Park. Discover by walking” will be the slogan.
Airport transfer; hotel check-in
Lunch at the hotel, followed by a tour of Tbilisi. Visit Sameba Cathedral and the flea market. Take the funicular up to Mtatsminda and dine in a gourmet restaurant with breathtaking panoramic views over the whole of Tbilisi.
Dinner in Tbilisi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
You’ll visit the Narikhala fortress, created in the 4th century and considerably enlarged since then by the Umayyads, King David the Builder, and then destroyed by the Mongols. It overlooks Tbilisi and the Mtkvari river, offering panoramic views of Tbilisi. Lunch in the historic center of Tbilisi. You’ll stroll through the maze of the old town, a veritable jewel of architecture and layout, with its carved wooden balconies, winding cobbled streets… old Tbilisi is both an Oriental city and a medieval European town. Lunch in the old town. Stroll along Rustaveli Avenue and visit to the Georgian National Museum
Dinner in Tbilisi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Tbilisi. Visit Djvari, a 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery overlooking 3 arms of the rivers that meet. Then discover the ancient capital of Mtskheta. The spiritual heart of Georgia, a Unesco World Heritage site. then transfer to the troglodyte site of Ouplitsikhe, home to the first populations of the Caucasus before becoming a strategic stop on the Silk Road. Lunch in Ouplitsikhe
Journey to the town of Kutaissi.
Dinner in Kutaissi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Zugdidi. Visit to the Dadiani palace in Zugdidi.
Lunch in Zugdidi.
Transfer to Mestia, a Unesco World Heritage town. Its 11th-century tower-houses, which served both as dwellings and watchtowers, are one of the main attractions of this region (Svanetia). Some are 25 metres high. A must-see!
Dinner in Mestia and overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Hike to the Koruldi lakes above Mestia, offering panoramic views of the surrounding sharp Caucasian peaks.
Picnic lunch on tour
Dinner in Mestia and overnight in a 3* boutique hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Ushguli, Europe’s highest inhabited village, also featuring tower-houses.
Visit to Ushguli village, lunch in Ushguli.
Hike towards Mount Guri, from where you can see the village of Ushguli and in particular the summit of Mount Shkara.
Dinner in Ushguli and overnight in a guest house.
Breakfast in guest house.
Hike to the Shkara glacier. On this day, you’ll see some superb scenery. On the way back to Ushguli, you’ll visit the LAMARIA church.
Picnic lunch on the way.
Transfer to Mestia
Dinner and overnight in a boutique hotel in Mestia
Breakfast in a boutique hotel
Transfer to Borjomi,
picnic lunch on the way.
Then visit the town of Borjomi and its central park.
Free time at the end of the day
Dinner in Borjomi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
Hiking in the Borjomi Karagulie regional park, spa town. Borjomi water is renowned throughout Russia for its healing properties. This thermal spring water has a very neutral ph and is drawn from a depth of 800 meters.
Transfer to Rabati and visit this 13th-century military building. The fortress had been destroyed several times, often during sieges, as a result of which it had absorbed traces of different cultures and religions. In 2012, a major restoration took place, after which the Rabati fortress in Akhaltsikhe was transformed into a city within a city.View of the Caucasus mountains!
Dinner and overnight in a 3* hotel
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the troglodyte town of Vardzia. In 1185, Queen Tamar assumed the throne of Georgia. To protect herself from Mongol invasions, she had the town of Vardzia dug out.
Lunch in Vardzia
Transfer to Tbilisi. Stop at Poka monastery. We’ll enjoy magnificent views of Lake Paravani. Visit the 11th-century monastery and a small Pokani workshop where you can see enamels prepared by the monks.
Night and dinner in Tbilisi in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart Tbilisi for the “Georgian Military Road”, the only natural route linking the Caucasus from south to north. Stop at the fortified ecclesiastical complex of Ananouri, with its churches and defensive tower enclosed in a fortress overlooking Lake Jinvali. Stop off at the Russo-Georgian Friendship Monument, where you can take in the breathtaking scenery.
Lunch at Stepantsminda
Hike to the church of Guergueti. This church, with Mount Kazbek (5200m) in the background, is one of Georgia’s most famous viewpoints. You’ll take some great photos and enjoy this memorable vantage point.
Dinner and overnight in Stepantsminda
Breakfast at the hotel
Hiking in the Juta Valley
Lunch on the banks of the Aragvi River, then transfer to the town of Chatili. Visit the town of Chatili, a complex of deserted medieval fortresses perched on the slopes of the High Caucasus mountains.
Dinner in Chatili and overnight in guest house.
Breakfast in guest house
Hike to an abandoned fortified village (Mousto)
Return transfer to Tbilisi
Lunch en route
Free time in Tbilisi
Dinner in Tbilisi
Overnight in Tbilisi in a 3* hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Airport transfer
Tbilisi or Kutaissi airport (different order of days if departing from Kutaissi)(Google Map)
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