TREKKING EXPEDITION TO GEORGIA: The most beautiful trekking in Georgia – from Omalo through Shatili to Stepancminda through the magical and mysterious mountains of the Caucasus (+ the amazing Truso Valley!). The plan of our expedition The most beautiful trekking route in Georgia, which leads through two of the wildest regions of the country: Tushetia and Khevsureti. During this trekking, we will drive off-road ve- hicles along the most dangerous way in Geor- gia and the highest passable pass of the coun- try, namely the Abano Pass (2850 m), and then we will cross the Atsunta Pass (3431 m) and the Chaukhi Pass (3338 m) on our feet. On the trekking route we will meet the inhabitants of the region,mysterious shepherds, and we will get to know local beliefs and traditions. There will be no time to rest from the breathtaking views. What is more, we will look at the myth- ical Kazbek and rest in the Truso Valley, which will delight us with its colors. EXPEDITION PLAN In the morning (5:00 am – 6:00 am) we others, through the Abano Pass, which rises meet in Tbilisi (at the airport or in the city to a height of 2850 m!). By the way – shopping center). You need to get there on your own. at the supermarket, because Tbilisi is the last Of course, we can help you in organizing a place where you can find shops (there are no good air connection and transfers from oth- shops in Omalo). In Omalo – accommodation er parts of Georgia. If you do not have your in a guesthouse, rest, free time to visit the day trekking equipment with you, you can rent Keselo Fortress and relax in the Omalo coun- everything you need – sleeping bag, tourist tryside. In the evening – dinner with wine. We cookers, trekking poles etc. with us and we spend the night in Omalo in the guesthouse. will deliver equipment to our meeting place in Tbilisi. In our office you can also buy gas 01 for tourist cookers and lyophilized products. Straight from Tbilisi, we drive to Omalo by off-road car (approx. 7 hours of travel, but on the way we see amazing views that com- pensate for a long journey - we pass, among Trekking Trekking Total Total day DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 25 km 9 h 800 m 600 m We leave Omalo after breakfast. We pass dinner with wine. Throughout the trekking 02 through the magical villages of Tushetia from Omalo to Stepancminda the horses (including the amazing Dartlo!) And get to carry our main luggage. We carry only small Girevi, where we spend the night in the backpacks. During our trip there is always guesthouse. It is possible to travel this part a high mountain guide and leader of the of the road on a horseback (for an additional expedition (Polish woman), as well as local fee, the amount of which depends on the guides who are responsible for looking after number of people willing to ride). It is a the horses and help during our possible ride great adventure, but above all – a peaceful on horseback from Omalo to Girevi. ride under the guidance of guides (no prior experience required). In the evening – Trekking Trekking Total Total day DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 15 km 7 h 1000 m 600 m We leave Girevi after breakfast in the and guides, of course, help in the preparation 03 guesthouse. Today, we approach the Atsunta of meals, but in principle – we prepare them Pass (3431 m), from which we can admire on our own, so gas and tourist cookers will be beautiful views of the entire Caucasus. This necessary. day, we spend the first night in our camp, which we will set up (in tents). During the mountain part of the trip (that is from the today’ supper until breakfast on day five) we prepare all meals on our own – tourist cookers and gas will be necessary. Expedition leader Trekking Trekking Total Total day DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 17 km 9 h 1400 m 1170 m 04 To d a y w e c r o s s t h e A t s u n t a P a s s a n d d e s c e n d , so we spend the night in Khevsureti. We spend the next night in tents in the camp, which we set up ourselves. Trekking Trekking Total Total DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: day 20 km 8 h 300 m 1500 m Tonight we get to Shatili. Shatili is a unique balconies. The whole complex creates monument from the late Middle Ages a compact, spectacular for tress. On our way 05 (approx. 12th century). It is a perfectly to Shatili we pass beautiful Georgian towers preserved village-fortress, which rises in Mutso, shepherds’ huts, abandoned in the ravine of the river, just 4 km from villages and „houses of the dead”. We the border with Chechnya. This historic spend the night in Shatili in the guesthouse. complex consists of about 60 towers that In Shatili – free time to visit the Shatili are connected with walls or piers. Towers Fortress, and in the evening – a traditional standing outside often have wooden dinner in a Khevsur family home. Trekking Trekking Total Total day DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 18 km 8 h 1360 m 1290 m After breakfast we leave Shatili and drive by Stepancminda. In the evening we take part 06 off-road car to Roshka (2 hours). This day we in a celebratory farewell supra, during which go from Roshka through the Chaukhi Pass we will make our own khinkali, learn to play (3338 m! + a beautiful view of the Chauki panduri and listen to Georgian songs. mountain range) to Juta. From Juta, we drive an off-road car to Stepancminda (Kazbegi). day We spend the night at the guesthouse in Trekking Trekking Total Total DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 07 10 km 4 h 400 m 400 m Breakfast and free time to visit the most (2150 m), from which trail to Kazbek begins popular church in all of Georgia – the church (5047 m). We spend the night in Kazbegi in day of the Holy Trinity, which is located on a hill the guesthouse. In the evening dinner. Trekking Trekking Total Total DISTANCE: TIME: CLIMB: DESCENT: 08 14 km 6 h 100 m 100 m After breakfast we go to the most beautiful the border with Ossetia, where the Georgian valley in Georgia, that is the Truso Valley military base is located. After the trekking, with wonderful mineral springs, where we we drive to Tbilisi. We arrive to Tbilisi in the spend the whole day. In the valley we go on a evening. After arrival to Tbilisi, the program delightful trekking through Khesari Canyon, of our trip officially ends. Depending on the mineral water springs, abandoned village group’s plans – we will organize transport of Ketrisi, two monasteries (women’s and directly to the airport or to selected hotels in men’s) straight to the Zakagori Fortress and Tbilisi. PRICE PER PERSON: 890,00 EURO Payments: ST 290 EURO ST 600 EURO 01 payable upon registration. 02 payable 14 days before the start installment installment of the trip to our bank account. Payment for the rental of high-mountain equipment, gas purchase, lyophilized products, etc. in our office, in cash (euro / dollars / lari) or with a card. X care of an English-speaking leader X 1 x accomodation Omalo (guesthouse), 1 and the Georgian high-mountain x accomodation in Girevi (guesthouse), 1 guide of the entire expedition as well x accomodation in Shatili (guesthouse), as local guides responsible for caring 2 x accomodations in Stepancminda for horses during our trekking, (guesthouse) – double, triple or quadruple rooms (in Tushetia and X help in preparing for the trip: Khevsureti the tourist infrastructure is consultation via e-mail and our not very extensive and the guesthouses Facebook profile regarding physical are very basic (but there is always preparation, equipment purchase, a normal toilet, bathroom with hot organization of flights to Georgia and water, delicious food, nice hosts), everything else related to the trip, X all breakfasts and wine dinners X access to a closed group on Facebook mentioned in the program (during the for participants of the expedition, trekking, some meals are prepared where we will talk, motivate individually from products bought by ourselves, exchange advice, etc., the participants during shopping in Tbilisi – specified in the plan of the trip!), PRICE X training before the expedition (via the internet platform), which will help you to X tents needed during the trip, prepare for a meeting with the Caucasus, INCLUDES X company gadgets as souvenirs: X all mentioned transports by off- t-shirt, mug and magnet. road car (Tbilisi-Omalo, Shatili- Roshka, Juta-Stepancminda, Stepancminda-Truso Valley-Tbilisi), X horse rental for luggage transport on the trekking route from Omalo to Stepancminda, ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES rental of equipment that is needed during trekking according to the price list of our rental, check prices: HERE, gas for stoves purchase – 12 EURO (large, 450 g), horse rental for horseback riding from Omalo to Girevi on the first day of trekking – 30 euro (depending on the number of intrested persons). Dates of open groups in 2020: 14.07.2020 – 21.07.2020 18.08.2020 – 25.08.2020 ENROLLMENT, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, CONTACT: Whatsapp/Viber +995 593583596 e-mail: [email protected] • facebook: Mountain Freaks - Mountain Travel & Adventure Agency .