Trekking in Georgia

We travel to Georgia and arrive in Tbilisi at night or early morning. The itinerary will vary based on where you are coming from. For some, you will not have to leave until day 2 of the program. Group tours from Norway meet at Oslo Airport. For other tours, airfare will not be included in the program, unless otherwise agreed.

We arrive in Tbilisi, are picked up by our local partner and drive directly to the hotel. We have access to our rooms immediately upon arrival, so we can sleep or relax for a few hours before starting the day and having breakfast. In the afternoon, a tour of Tbilisi awaits, which is a beautiful and exciting city with several religious and cultural attractions. In the evening, we go out and have a joint welcome dinner.

After breakfast we travel to Roskha in the Khevsureti region. The drive takes about four hours and the last part of the road takes us quite high up in the mountains. From Roskha it is a great two-hour mountain hike up to the small Abudelauri lakes located on the southeast side of Chaukhi (3842 m) – a small mountain massif that many compare to the Dolomites or Patagonia. We stay in tents about 2500 meters above sea level, surrounded by beautiful, green mountain slopes. Here we have dinner and enjoy the landscape.

From the Abudelauri camp the hike continues over the Chaukhi pass. From here we can see large parts of the Caucasus, including the 5054 meter high Mt. Kazbek. The last part of the hike is in a bright green valley, where we set up camp between Peak Mukhadze (3289 m) and Chaukhi, where we will stay for 2 nights. A beautiful campsite with fantastic views. The entire hike takes about 7 hours. It is steep in places, but we walk slowly and enjoy the view and the powerful nature.

Depending on the weather and the day's conditions, the goal for this day is one of the peaks around the camp. We will probably aim for Peak Mukhadze (3289 m). The peak is located 750 meters above the camp and offers spectacular views. The return trip takes about 5 hours.

The last part of the mountain hike is quite short and goes out the valley to Juta. The path goes along beautiful flower meadows to the Sno Valley, where we are met by the cars that take us to Stepantsminda, the most important town in this part of Georgia. Here we have lunch with a local family. Stepantsminda is located at the foot of Mt. Kazbek and Gergeti Trinity Church, which is one of the biggest attractions in Georgia. In Stepantsminda we stay at a good mountain hotel for the next two nights.

We drive from Stepantsminda up narrow, winding roads to Gergeti Trinity Church – a beautiful church 2100 meters above sea level. The church, which was built in the 14th century, is one of Georgia’s biggest tourist attractions. From here we continue up to the Sabertse Pass (3150 meters) and get views of Mt. Kazbek and the glaciers that surround the 5000 meter high mountain. From the pass we walk all the way down to Stepantsminda (1500 meters descent). The whole trip takes about 7 hours, and we bring a packed lunch along the way.

After a good and early breakfast, we drive back to Tbilisi. We stop at a few places along the way and have a farewell lunch before we have the afternoon and evening at our leisure in Tbilisi, so you can take the evening off whenever you feel like it - tomorrow we will be up extra early.

Flights from Tbilisi normally depart early in the morning. For those going to Oslo, you arrive in the morning.