4-Day Tour in Svaneti - Mestia/Ushguli

By Georgia Tour Factory

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Free cancellation available
4d
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Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Want to get into the Stone Age, in the country of a thousand towers?
Svaneti Region - mountains and canyons, glaciers and waterfalls, mineral springs and magnificent towers built 9-10 centuries ago.
Svaneti is included in the World Heritage List and protected by UNESCO, so that, once in Svaneti, you will visit the open-air museum.
Svaneti is the beginning of many hiking, climbing, horse and backcountry trails leading to the most famous Caucasus Mountains of Georgia

Activity location

Mestia
- Mestia, Georgia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mestia
- Mestia, Georgia

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4-Day Tour in Svaneti - Mestia/Ushguli

4d
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Languages available

Starting time

Price details

AU$1,233.87 x 1 AdultAU$1,233.87

Total

What's included, what's not

Hotel pick-up & drop-off
Private transport
WiFi on board
Entrance fee to tower
Cold Drinks
Off road car to Ushguli
Entrance of Martvili canyon (7 USD per Adult)

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Transfer from Tbilisi to Svaneti (Mestia)

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Mestia

8h

We will meet at your hotel early at the morning and start our long and wondefull trip to Svaneti. During our trip we will pass three regions of Georgia wich makes this trip more memorible. Our first main stop will be at Enguri dam which is one of the highest arch dam in the world(a height of 271.5 metres). Then we drive to the region of Upper Svaneti which is an outstanding example of an exceptional mountain landscape composed of highly preserved villages with unique defensive tower houses, examples of ecclesiastical architecture and arts of medieval origin. After arriving to Mestia we will take you to the hotel to check in , give you some tome to relax and later we will take you Mestia city centre for dinner if you wish. Overnight in Mestia

Day 2: Mestia - Chalaadi Glacier

2 stops
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Chalaadi Glacier

3h

Have you ever seen where river borns ? At the second day we will start our tour by visiting Chalaadi glacier one of the most famous hikes in Mestia , Chalaadi glacier is most easy to reach glaciers in all of Georgia. Glacier located just 12 km from Mestia, is a glacial tongue about 6 kilometres long that begins on the slopes of the Ushba and Chatini massif. It descends along the gorge of the Chalaadi River into the gorge of the Mestiachala River. The first part of the hike to Chalaadi goes through a very beautiful mixed forest followed by a rocky path. When the forest ends, the trail goes to the bank of the Chalaadi River, which flows out from under the glacier. The last part of the path consists of walking on large moraine stones.

Mestia

2h

After visiting Chaaladi glacier we will driver back to Mestia. Where we will take you to visit one the “Svan towers”. Svan Towers are the symbol of Svanetia. Nowhere in the world is there an analogue of these unique defensive structures of the early Middle Ages epoch wich were primarily built between the 9th and 12th centuries, during the Georgian Golden Age. Svan towers are the tower houses built as defensive dwellings , . The towers usually have 3-5 storeys and arround 25 metres high. After visiting tower you can have food in some local restaurants. At The end of our day we will take you back to your accommodation. Overnight in Mestia

Day 3: Mestia-Ushguli-Mestia

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Ushguli

8h

At the third day of the morning you will depart by our car or local off road car to Ushguli located at the head of the Enguri gorge , recognised as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the highest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe with the outstanding mixture of mountainous landscape and the medieval-type towers and churches . Here you will abale to visit the Ushguli Ethnograpic museum located in the 12th century old Svanetian tower-house, "Love Tower". You can also visit a mediaval Lamaria church ( of the assumption of the Mother of God) and take unforgettable photos. Overnight in Mestia

Day 4: Transfer from Svaneti(Mestia) to Tbilisi

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included

Tbilisi

10h

So this is last day of trip and time to drive back to Tbilisi , but do not worry about long way back because we have left some places for you , on the way back to Tbilisi we can visit Martvili Canyon place with lots of waterfalls and sky blue water where you have the opportunity to take a trip by boat and enjoy the beautiful views of canyon.

Location

Activity location

Mestia
- Mestia, Georgia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mestia
- Mestia, Georgia

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