Transport

One group transfer to/from Tbilisi airport at the beginning and at the end of the tour Comfortable A/C vehicle

Guide

Professional English-speaking guide/driver service

Meals

3 x breakfast 3 x dinners

Others

1 bottle of mineral water per person per day Excursions and Entrance fees All local taxes

Accommodation

1 x overnight in Martvili guesthouse. 2 x overnights in Mestia Ushba guesthouse or similar

Not included:

Optional

ADDITIONAL PRICING INFORMATION: Optional tour: Mestia – Ushguli- Mestia. Price per 4x4WD vehicle (max. capacity 5 people) – 130 $. Private pick-up transfer from Tbilisi airport: 30 $ Private drop-off transfer to Tbilisi airport: 25 $ Discounted double-way private transfer to/from Tbilisi airport to/from Tbilisi hotel: 45 $ For people joining the tour from/to Batumi: Private transfer Batumi-Senaki per vehicle (max. capacity 3 people) – 90 $ Private transfer Zugdidi-Batumi per vehicle (max. capacity 3 people) - 90 $ For people joining tour from/to Kutaisi: Private transfer Kutaisi-Senaki per vehicle (max. capacity 3 people) – 77 $ Private transfer Zugdidi-Kutaisi per vehicle (max. capacity 3 people) – 83 $

Flights

Others

Personal expenses Beverages Optional tour Private Airpot Transfers Lunches

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Day 1 Tbilisi - Senaki - Nokalakevi - Martvili
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tbilisi - Senaki - Nokalakevi - Martvili

Total drive: 5 hr 33 min (366 km)

Pick up from Tbilisi hotel at 08:00 and drive to Senaki Caffe Apetito, making short breaks on the way (4 hr 3 min (286 km).

13:00-14:00 Join the group members from Kutaisi and Batumi at Senaki Kafe Apetito near Senaki State Drama Theater and start your journey in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti!

First, stop at Nokalakevi archaeological museum-reserve. The guided excursion lasts about one hour. During this time you wander through renovated museum halls, churches, citadel, and an escape tunnel.

Discover the natural wonders of Georgia in the next one hour: admire the green scenery of unique Colchian forests surrounding Martvili Canyon. Next take a 20 minutes boat trip in the Abasha river, 300 meters (one way) section of Abasha, and enjoy the breathtaking views of the canyon.

In the evening arrival in Martvili, a small town, where tourists usually pass by. Unique place! Have a dinner at Oda’s family winery.

The small family guesthouse is good opportunity for an overnight, you have the best chance to explore the real local lifestyle. Overnight in Martvili.
Day 2 Martvili – Enguri Dam - Mestia Surroundings
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Martvili – Enguri Dam - Mestia Surroundings

Total drive: 4 hr 13 min (180 km)

08:30 Breakfast at the guesthouse. Head to Mestia, driving upwards to Caucasus mountain serpentines.

20-30 minutes photo stop at Enguri hydroelectric Dam-an impressive Soviet construction (1 h 32 min from Martvili – 76 km). It requires a nonstop drive to Upper Svaneti, but we do as many stops as necessary on the way.

Arrive in Mestia, an administrative center of Svaneti region, surrounded by three major ancient villages Latali, Lenjeri and Mulakhi and visit defensive towers decorated with medieval frescos.

See Svaneti’s housing estate tower-museum of Margiani (12th c.), Seti square and the Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, displaying old Georgian manuscripts, ethnographic and archaeological materials, Georgian Orthodox icons painted in the Svan style etc.

Dinner and overnight in Mestia.
Day 3 Day 3: Mestia – Chalaadi Trekking Or Ushguli Jeep Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Mestia – Chalaadi Trekking Or Ushguli Jeep Tour

Trek grade: Easy to Moderate, distance 6 km, duration 5-6 h, elevation - 1920 m, trail trek, sleigh track

Today we cover the popular and easy Chalaadi Trail exploring Mestiachala river valley. Cross a small hanging bridge on the river of Mestiachala, follow the path through the pine forest, followed by the stony gorge. After finishing the trail you see Mount Chatini and snowy peaks of Chalaadi glacier at 1920m above sea level.

At the end of the day return back to Mestia for dinner and overnight.

Optional* Jeep tour: Mestia – Ushguli – Mestia

Driving distance: 93.7 km

For those who prefer off-road adventures over trekking, we organize a jeep tour to Ushguli- one of the highest continually inhabited places in Europe and an authentic community of four villages, located 45 km away from Mestia. Because of its historical and cultural values Ushguli is included in World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO. Visit the church of the Mother of God-Lamaria church. Afterwards walk to Shkhara-the highest mountain in Georgia (5068 m), located in the very east of Svaneti, near village Ushguli.

After a full adventurous day drive back to Mestia. Dinner and overnight in Mestia.

NOTE: this route is doable from May to October.
Day 4 Day 4: Mestia – Zugdidi – Tbilisi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Mestia – Zugdidi – Tbilisi

Total drive: 7 hr 37 min (467 km)

Breakfast in Mestia guesthouse and drive to Zugdidi, the present-day administrative center of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Region. During the next one hour, we visit Dadiani Palace Historical Museum and Botanical garden. You can purchase local spices, homemade sauces, Sulguni, and honey at Zugdidi farmer’s market.

Drive back to Tbilisi. Evening drop off to your hotel for overnight.

Optional Gala dinner in Tbilisi restaurant should be arranged in advance.

End of the tour.

Enjoy your time in Georgia!

4 days tour

4 Day Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Small Group Rural Tour

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Itinerary of your trip 4 Day Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Small Group Rural Tour

Tbilisi - Senaki - Nokalakevi - Martvili

Martvili – Enguri Dam - Mestia Surroundings

Day 3: Mestia – Chalaadi Trekking Or Ushguli Jeep Tour

Day 4: Mestia – Zugdidi – Tbilisi

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