12 day trekking tour in Svaneti region from Etseri village via Mestia to Ushguli

12 day trekking tour in Svaneti region from Etseri village via Mestia to Ushguli

This is a 12 day tour across Georgia with main focus on 7 day trekking in Svaneti region. The tour starts in Tbilisi with two overnight stays and a guided tour in the old town. The most important and interesting part of the tour is dedicated to trekking in Svaneti region one of the most beautiful trekking routes in the whole Europe. Trekking route starts in Etseri village and ends in Ushguli the second highest populated village in Europe and Unesco World Heritage site. Trekking route includes villages like Mazeri, Jhabeshi, Adishi, Iprali, Ushguli and town of Mestia. Guests will totally spend three nights in Mestia, two nights in Ushguli and one night in the villages Etseri, Mazeri, Jhabeshi and Adishi. The tour includes two overnight stays in a hotel in Tbilisi, guesthouses in Svaneti with breakfast and dinner, lunch boxes during trekking, a local English speaking trekking guide, transportation to and back from Svaneti, airport transfers and luggage transportation during trekking.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Tbilisi International Airport and transfer to a hotel

Stop At: Tbilisi Mall, D. Aghmashenebeli Alley, 16th km, Tbilisi Georgia
On this day guests will be taken with a comfortable car from the airport to a hotel in Tbilisi.
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel in Tbilisi

Day 2: Tbilisi city tour with a guide

Stop At: Tbilisi Mall, D. Aghmashenebeli Alley, 16th km, Tbilisi Georgia
This day of the tour will be dedicated to a guided walking tour in the Tbilisi city centre. Guests will be able to walk through the old town of Tbilisi learn about its influential history, culture and the architecture dating back to 1500 years ago.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel in Tbilisi

Day 3: Tbilisi - Etseri village in Svaneti region

Stop At: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
On the third day of the tour, guests will leave Tbilisi to head to Svaneti region on a mini bus. The journey on that day will take nearly 8 hours from Tbilisi to Etseri village in Svaneti region. Etseri is a beautiful village situated within 60 km from Mestia, main town of Svaneti. You will stay there overnight in a local guesthouse.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a guesthouse in Etseri village

Day 4: Trek from Etseri to Mazeri village in Becho gorge

Stop At: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
early in the following morning you will begin the trek with an experienced trekking guide. You will walk from Etseri village to the village of Mazeri in Becho gorge. The walk will take approximately 7 hours (including break stops). Guests will stay overnight at a guesthouse in Mazeri village.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a local guesthouse in Mazeri village.

Day 5: Mazeri - Guli pass - Mestia

Stop At: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
On this day guests will trek from Mazeri village to the town of Mestia. This will be the toughest trek of this tour owing to the fact that tourists will have to get from 1400 meters above the sea level to nearly 3000 meters on the Guli pass and then descend from there to the town of Mestia, which is nearly 1500 meters above the sea level. The walk on this day will take from 10-12 hours depending on the fitness level of the trekkers.Guests will stay overnight at a guesthouse in Mestia.
Duration: 11 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a guesthouse in Mestia

Day 6: Free day in Mestia

Pass By: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
Owing to the fact that Mazeri - Mestia is a difficult trek the sixth day of the tour will be free and on that day guests will have time to relax and enjoy some local museums and sightseeing around Mestia.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a guesthouse in Mestia

Day 7: Mestia - Zhabeshi village

Pass By: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
Seventh day of the tour is reserved for the third hike from the town of Mestia to a village called Jhabeshi. This is a fairly easy hike lasting several hours and resulting in a stay at a local guesthouse in the village, at the foothills of mount Tetnuldi. The length of the trek is 16 km and during the trek guests will get from 1400 meters above the sea level to 2160 meters and then descend down to 1640 meters to the village of Jhabeshi where they will have a dinner as well.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a local guesthouse in Jhabeshi.

Day 8: Jhabeshi - Adishi

Pass By: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
On the eighth day, guests will hike from Jhabeshi to Adishi village. The hike is nearly of the same difficulty as one on the previous day. Total length equals to 11 km and you will have to walk from 1640 meters above the sea level 900 meters up and 500 meters down to Adishi village. Adishi is one of the most beautiful remote villages of Svaneti region. There you will stay at a local guesthouse and will try some local food specialties prepared by the local family.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a local guesthouse in Adishi.

Day 9: Adishi - Iprali - Ushguli

Pass By: Ushguli Ethnographic Museum, Ushguli 3214 Georgia
On this day of the tour guests will trek from Adishi village first to Iprali. The length of the trek equals to 19 km. Adishi is located 2000 meters above the sea level and in order to reach Iprali village guests will have to walk 700 meters up and decend 830 meters down to Iprali village. There they will be picked up by an Suv and will be transported to Unesco World Heritage site named Ushguli which is the second highest populated village in Europe at the altitude of 2200 meters.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a local guesthouse in Ushguli.

Day 10: Ushguli - Shkhara glacier - Ushguli

Pass By: Ushguli Ethnographic Museum, Ushguli 3214 Georgia
On this day guests will hike from Ushguli village to Skhara glacier. Shkhara is the highest mountain peak in the whole country and one of the most beautiful ones. Skhara in the local Svan language means nine and describes the mountain range which consists of nine gorgeous mountain peaks. Guests will hike to the glacier, see the birthplace of the mighty and roaring river Enguri and then will decend back to the village. The hike will last totally for 6 hours.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at local guesthouse in Ushguli village.

Day 11: Ushguli - Mestia

Pass By: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
On this day guests will be picked up with Suvs in Ushguli and will leave for Mestia. The journey will take two hours. On this day they will hike to Challadi glacier near Mestia which is a very easy hike and after that will check in at the guesthouse. This day will be a chilled one and guests can spend their free time as they would like to.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a guesthouse in Mestia

Day 12: Mestia - Tbilis/Batumi/Qutaisi

Pass By: Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, A. Lozeliani st. 7, Mestia 384750 Georgia
This day will be dedicated for a transfer from Mestia either to Tbilisi, Batumi or Kutaisi. It depends on where the guests have flight from. Our recommendation is to take flight either from Kutaisi or Batumi owing to the fact that these cities are not so far from Mestia. If guests would like to get an accommodation on this day they will have to pay for the accommodation in Batumi, Kutaisi or Tbilisi separately.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.