This tour will let you explore the most beautiful corners of Tusheti on the horseback. During 6-days, you will visit the highlights of the region as well as smaller yet spectacular villages lying away from the popular tourists routes.
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Pickup by guide in Tbilisi and transfer to Alvani. Lunch in the village, switching to 4WD cars and departure for Tusheti. Narrow, dusty road climbs from the lowlands to the 2900m high Abano pass and offers thrilling views into the valley below. Descent to Omalo, the largest settlement in Tusheti. In the afternoon visit of fortified Keselo hill. Dinner and accommodation at the guesthouse in Omalo.
After the breakfast starts the horseriding part of the tour. First, we will get familiar with our horses and ride them on a flat, wide track to Kumelaurta to get familiar with them. Then starts the climb to the Oreti lake - first through the beautiful forest, then through meadows and pastures. From the lake, lying right below the Russian border, we will admire almost the whole Tusheti. Then we will return the same way and spend a night at the guesthouse in Omalo.
Next two days will be a bit easier so we can recover from the Oreti lake. During this period, we will be exploring little-visited parts of Tusheti along the Gometsari Alazani river. First, we will cross this river and ascent to the Khakhabo village. From there, the trail climbs to the Apakurta pass which offers nice views into adjacent valleys. In the afternoon, we will reach Gogrulta village, spectacularly located on a cliff above the Gometsari Alazani valley. We will spend the night at the local guesthouse.
In the morning, we will climb through the woods to the Kitemta mountain (2418m). From here, we will follow the ridge which separates Gometsari Alazani and Vestomkhevi valleys until we reach Vestomta village. From here, the trail starts going down - we will enter the woods again and cross small villages Buchukurta and Iliurta and reach the bottom of Gometsari Alazani by the Jvarboseli village. We will cross the river and not much later, will reach the Verkhovani village where we will spend a night at the local guesthouse.
A difficult day. After the breakfast starts a difficult climb to the Nakle-Kholi pass - at some steeper sections, we will dismount and continue on foot. Once we reach the pass, we will be able to enjoy almost aerial views of Pirikiti and Gometsari valleys. It is also the highest point of our tour with the elevation of 2920m. From there, we will descend to the Parsma, where we will admire it´s imposing towers. From Parsma, we will ride on a wide and flat track to Dartlo, one of the most charming villages in Tusheti. Here, we will part with our horses and spend a night at the local guesthouse.
In the morning, we will have an option to further explore Dartlo and climb to the Kvavlo fortress some 300 meters above the village. Then we will board the jeep and depart on a long, but scenic drive back to Tbilisi.
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