A hiking group tour from Tbilisi to Western Georgia
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Details of tour
Highlights of tour:
Detailed Description Day 1st - Borjom-Kharagauli national park Tour starts at 08:00 by picking up guests from hotels in Tbilisi. The first stop is in Surami where we taste Georgian sweet bread “Nazuki”. They show us how it’s made and give us some to test. Afterwards we visit Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park Visitor center to get permission of the hike. As usual we visit hike on Footprints trail, but if its not available we visit other tracks that are more or less the same. For lunch everyone brings their own meal. Once the trail is finishes we are picked up by the van and drive to Kutaisi. We are in the city by 22:00. Overnight in Kutaisi Day 2nd - Canyons & Cave Tour starts at 09:00 from our office in Kutaisi. The first stop is Martvili canyon where we take a boat tour through the canyon and explore depth of it along waterfalls. The next attraction is Okatse canyon. This is the deepest canyon in Georgia with hanged bridges and sky walks. There are 2 ways to achieve bridge: trekking on 6 km route and taking off-roading taxi. Off-roading is pretty impressive experience. Hiking makes us starving, so we stop in the local restaurant for a lunch break. The last spot of the tour is Prometheus cave, that is 1,4 km long and is located 80 meters below surface level. In the cave there is a hall of love where people even get married. Here you can enjoy with underground boating. It’s cool, isn’t? Finally, when we are exhausted and full with emotions we go back to Kutaisi. We are in the city at 18:00. Overnight in Kutaisi Day 3rd - Mestia & Chalaadi glacier hike We start picking up guests at 07:00 and at 07:30 leave the city. The first stop is Enguri water dam. After visiting dam we are heading to Mestia. On the way we stop several times for taking pictures and to enjoy with waterfalls and amazing views on Caucasus mountain range. We arrive in Mestia by 13:00 and have a lunch break. In Mestia we visit Margiani family house-museum. After the museum we drive to Chalaadi glacier hike starting point that is a bridge on the river. The driver waits for the group for 2 hours and 30 minutes that is more than enough time to hike to the glacier. Once all of the group members are back we drive to Mestia. Tour finishes at 21:00. Overnight in Mestia Day 4th - Becho (Mazeri) waterfalls hike We start at 10 a.m. at Credo Bank - #38 Tamar Mefe st., Mestia. We drive to the village Becho and take 12 km round trip hike to the Mazeri waterfalls. Once the hike is done we drive to Kutaisi. We drop off our guests at their hotels by 20:00. Overnight in Kutaisi Day 5th - Batumi & Mtirala N.P. Hike Tour starts at 10:30 form Europe square in Batumi. The first stop is Europe square and statue of Medea. Then we move to Piazza square and to Church of St. Nicholas. From here we go to Batumi port. Afterwards group visits moving statue of Ali & Nino. The next stop is alphabet tower of Batumi. Then we walk down boulevard and through dancing fountains park. The last stop of our excursion is The Drama Theatre of Batumi and statue of Neptune. Tour finishes at 12:00 at Europe square. After the walking tour we take a boat ride in the sea. For the lunch we stop in the local restaurant. At 14:30, after the lunch break we drive to Mtirala National Park. Once we get there we cross the river by the handmade cable-car and hike for 3 km to the waterfalls. People who like cold water can swim in waterfalls. There is a rope attraction in the park that is children's favorite spot. Once we're exhausted and full with emotions we get in the van and drive back to Kutaisi. The tour finishes at 20:00 in the city. Overnight in Kutaisi Day 6th - Tskhrajvari & Racha The tour starts at 10:00 from our office in Kutaisi. The first stop is the highlight of the tour - Tskhrajvari mountain. We hike up to the summit (1590 M) to the church of st. George. From the peak we can see entire Western Georgia and Kutaisi. Once the great hike is finished we drive to Racha region. On the way we stop at Nakerala Pass that is a border between Imereti and Racha. There are magnificent view from the pass to the both regions. Crossing the pass we arrive at the shore of Shaori lake. Here we have picnic at the lakeside, in the wildness. We provide hot tea, coffee and a mat for sitting on the ground. Everyone should bring their own food for the picnic. Fishing and swimming is available in the lake. Once the lunch is over we visit Nikortsminda church that was build in 11th century. The last point is Tskhmori waterfall, with the freezing cold water and a fresh air. Then we come back to Kutaisi, change the vehicle and drive to Tbilisi. The tour finishes at 22:00 in Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi Day 7th - Tsalka (Dashbashi) canyon The tour starts at 10:00 from our office in Tbilisi. The first stop is a viewpoint to the river Vere valley. After a 5 mins break we continue driving to Tsalka (Dashbashi) canyon. Firstly, we walk over a 240 m long sky bridge that is hanged on the top of 280 m deep canyon. Here are options for bicycle ride over the canyon and swing that are one in the lifetime experiences. Afterwards part of the group that is not afraid of challenging 1.8 km hike walks down to the canyon where we get close to the waterfall over the cliff. The spot is cool and relaxing, but coming back to the visitor center isn’t that easy. We hike up to the parking and have a well needed lunch break. After that lunch we drive back to Tbilisi. The tour finishes at 18:00 in our office in Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi Price
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Note: On group tours there is no minimum guests number restriction. They are guaranteed departure