Combined Cultural and Hiking Tour

Tour Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Difficulty: Easy

Day 1 - Meeting, transfer to the Hotel Georgian House and dinner in Restaurant Tamada. 
Day 2 - Reviewing excursion in Tbilisi in tolerant Abanotubani district: Botanical garden Narikala fortress. (2 - 3 hours). Mtskheta (declared as UNESCO world heritage): Djvari historical-architectural complex (586 - 604 AD). Walking tour to Zeda - Zeni Monastery complex (3 hours). Return to Tbilisi.
Day 3 - Departure to Caucasus Mountains: Historical and architectural complex of Ananuri (XVII AD), mountain - ski resort Gudauri. Trekking to gorge near Gudauri (4 hours). Overnight in Gudauri. 
Day 4 - Mleta tour (6 hours): trekking in gorge with magnificent view over the mountain Lomisi. Overnight in Gudauri (possible to sleep in tents).
Day 5 - Cross pass (2395m), Gergeti Trinity (2179 m. above sea level, 2 hours hikking tour) with the magnificent view on the top of Kazbegi Mountain (5033 m). Return to Tbilisi. 
Day 6 - Departure to resort Borjomi, on the way visit Uplistsikhe Cave - City (VI - V BC). Trekking tour in the Borjomi - Kharagauli national park, picnic at the camping  place and stay overnight in tents .  
Day 7 - Departure to Vardzia City cut in the rock  (XII - XIII AD), on the way via Khertvisi castle, and return to Tbilisi.
Day 8 - Airport transfer, departure.  

Tour includes:
- all transfers
- accommodation at the guesthouses in Double rooms;
-  meal – breakfast and welcoming dinner;
- entrance fees and guide service.

Excludes:
- air tickets;
- insurance; 
- additional alcoholic and refreshment drinks.

Hiking  Tours in the national parks and mountainous regions. Tour categories and rankings: easy (A), moderate (B) and professional levels (C). Our company will provide the complete hiking outfit for the group up to  45 persons.

A. Crossing to Roshka

Day 1. Departure to the region of Stephantsminda. Hiking in Khadi canyon (time: 4-5 hrs.). Supper at the hotel and night in Gudauri.
Day 2. Hiking in a picturesque ravine and excursion along Lomisa crossing (time: 5-6 hrs.). Overnight in Gudauri.
Day 3. Departure to Lake Keli and setting up tents by the lake (3000 m., time: 5-6 hrs.). Overnight in the camp.
Day 4. Ascent to the lake (2900, time: 6-7 hrs.), descent to the settlement of Mleta; Overnight in Gudauri.
Day 5. Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Tbilisi (170 km.)

B. Lake Keli

Day 1. Departure for the canyon of Truso (140 km), setting up tents and a walk along the ravine (2300 m), overnight in the camp.
Day 2. Crossing to the other camp (3200m, time: 6-7 hrs.), overnight in the camp.
Day 3. Ascent to the top of Kharistvala mountain (3738m), Kelitsadi crossing (3360m), Lake Kelitsadi (3062m), setting up tents (3100m)
(time: 5-6 hrs.), overnight in tents.
Day 4. Lake Keli (2900m), setting up the tents (3000m) (time: 5-6 hrs.), overnight in the camp.
Day 5. Descent to the settlement of Mleta (time: 7-8 hrs.), departure for Tbilisi.

C. Chaukhi circle

Day 1. Tbilisi-Roshka (transfer 150 km), hiking from Roshka to lake Abudelauri (2600m., time: 2 hrs.), overnight in the camp.
Day 2. Hiking tour from lake Abudelauri to Roshka crossing (3338m) – and to Chaukhi (2600m, time: 5-6 hrs.), overnight in Chaukhi camp.
Day 3. A walk around the “Chaukhi circus” (3400-3300m, time: 4-5 hrs.), overnight in Chaukhi camp.
Day 4. Descent to the village of Juta (1-2 hrs); departure  for Tbilisi (170 km).

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