TOURS IN SVANETI
Breathtakingly wild and mysterious, Svaneti is an ancient land locked in the Caucasus, so remote that it was never tamed by any ruler. Uniquely picturesque villages and snow-covered, 4000m-plus peaks rising above flower-strewn alpine meadows provide a superb backdrop to the many walking trails. Svaneti’s emblem is the koshki (defensive stone tower). Around 175 koshkebi, most originally built between the 9th and 13th centuries, survive here today.
Not so long ago Svaneti was still pretty well off the beaten track, but recent tourism development has brought ski resorts, flights from Tbilisi, a paved road from Zugdidi and a huge increase in accommodation options, to the point where Mestia, Svaneti’s only town, can get pretty busy in summer. Svaneti’s mystique and beauty, however, are in no danger of wearing thin.
Tushetiland Traval offers different kind of hiking, trekking, jeep and horseback tours in Svaneti. With the desire, it is possible to plan individual tours specially for you.
One day jeep,hiking and horse riding tours in Svaneti
Location: Svaneti
Duration: 1 day
Difficulty: Easy
Availability: June-October
Type: Hiking tour. Jeep tour. Horse riding tour
Tour highlights: Chalaadi glacier; Shkhara glacier; Ushba glacier; Guri mountain; Shdugra waterfall; Ushguli
Mestia - Ushguli trekking 6 days
Location: Svaneti
Duration: 6 days 5 nights
Difficulty: Medium
Availability: June-October
Type: Trekking tour. Horse riding tour.
Tour highlights: Mestia; Jabeshi; Adishi; Iprali; Ushguli; Shkhara glacier
Jeep tour in Svaneti 3 days
Location: Svaneti region, Mestia, Ushguli
Duration: 3 days 2 nights
Difficulty: Easy
Available: Whole year
Tour type: Jeep tour.
Tour highlights: Svaneti region; Mestia; Hatsvali; Tsvirmi; Ushguli; Chalaadi glacier; Shkhara glacier
Svaneti trekking or horse riding tour 5 days
Location: Imereti-Samegrelo; Svaneti
Duration: 5 days 4 nights
Difficulty: Easy
Availability: June-October
Type: Jeep tour. Trekking tour. Horse riding tour.
Tour highlights: Prometheus cave; Gorda and Martvili canyons; Martvili Monastery; Mestia; Ushguli; Chalaadi glacier; Shkhara glacier
Questions
Raincoat, pants for trekking, worm sweater, trekking boots, cap, sun protection cream, shorts, t-shirt.
In Mestia there is pharmacy. But in other villages no. So if someone has a specific disease and is treated with a special drug, then he has to buy in Tbilisi, Kutaisi or Mestia before starting the tour or must have it with him.
We will need some deposit to be able to book your tour. The price is 10 % and money can be sent through PayPal. The deposit is 80% refundable, if you cancel your booking, more than 30 days before. If you cancel later, the deposit is not refunded. The rest of amount you pay at the beginning of the tour.
In mestia is a big choice of different kind of hotels and guesthouses, but in other villages mostly are clean and cozy guesthouses with simple facilities. Most of them have a private bathrooms.
Georgian cuisine is diverse and very tasty. Meat, dairy and vegetables are the most common ingredient of Svanetian cuisine. If you are vegetarian or vegan, than please inform us before starting the tour and guesthouse will prepare for you some special meal.
