Tusheti 3-day Group Tour with Locals in Georgia, Tbilisi

Duration

3 days

Languages

Russian, English

Guests

2-25

Departure: every Friday from June 07 till October 11, 2024

Once you get Tusheti you will never forget. Tusheti Road will be your greatest adventure. Be sure that every moment of the tour will be full of unforgettable impressions.

Highlights:

Visit Alaverdi Cathedral
Learn about Tushetis history, culture, sights
Discover Omalo castle towers Keselos which are included in the list of UNESCO monuments
Explore villages of Dartlo, Kvavlo, Diklo, Bochorna, Dochu,and Jvarboseli
See village Bochorna which is the highest populated point in the Europe
Visit Diklo Castle and St. George Church in Shnako

Includes:

Transportation by minibus according to the itinerary
Accommodation at a family hotel(or guesthouse) in double room
Meals and lunch according to the itinerary
Guide and escort service

Not included:

Horseback riding
Personal expenses

Please note:

In Tusheti you should definitely bring comfortable sports or special mountain shoes. Besides that, summer and winter clothes at the same time, because during the day mostly its hot, but in the evening you get cold, so you will need warm clothes in the evening because of the cold weather it is possible to sit close to bonfire or stove

You can't bring some products that is made by pork or including any kind of pork in Tusheti, take into consideration that there are some places where women can not enter. Respect the rules and traditions that the locals have been following for centuries and that they believe in.

Itinerary:

Day 1: The tour will start at 05:00 in the morning, at the meeting place by bike.

Departure from Tbilisi via Gombori Pass (1620 m). We will visit Alaverdi Cathedral. After Lechuri village, Stori gorge starts and Tusheti road, from where we will cross Abano pass. (2826 m). We will visit the visitor center in Omalo village where you will get information about Tushetis history, culture, sights and many other things. After that we go to family guesthouses, we will visit Omalo castle towers Keselos which are included in the list of UNESCO monuments. In the evening we will have dinner with traditional Georgian and Tushetian dishes.

Meal plan: dinner

Day 2:

Breakfast at the family hotel. Then we will visit the villages of Dartlo, Kvavlo, Diklo, Bochorna, Dochu,and Jvarboseli. Here, you will find out courtroom where even female judges were held. Beside that we will visit Tusheti towers, which are included in the UNESCO list of protected monuments and which was restored after the distruction with the village Dartlo. Then we will see villages Bochorna which is the highest populated point in Europe above sea level (2345). We will have lunch in the nature and stay here until the evening, then we will return to the hotel. In the evening we will have dinner in the family hotel.

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3:

Breakfast in the family guests house, on this day we will visit some more villages. Shenako, Diklo and Old Diklo. Also Diklo Castle and St. George Church in Shnako which is dating back to the 19th century. After that we will get back Tbilisi. On the way we will have lunch, you will also meet many other villages and hamlets, many waterfalls and ravines, if lucky enough Niamors and many other rare species of animals and birds.

Meal plan: breakfast and lunch

We wish you a fantastic journey!