Nature
Kazbegi, Georgia
Kazbegi & the High Caucasus: Tbilisi to Kazbek
Twelve days from the capital to the foot of Mount Kazbek.
Duration:
12 days
Group:
Max 10 travelers
Pace:
Easy
Rating:
4.8 (236 reviews)
Overview
Georgia beyond the postcard. Base yourself in the mountains' green heart — the Georgian Military Highway, the Truso and Dariali gorges, working villages and shepherd pastures — and finish beneath the Kazbek glacier, with a private 4x4 for the roads that need one.
Trip highlights
Gergeti Trinity Church at first light
Ananuri fortress above the Zhinvali reservoir
Truso valley walk to the mineral springs
A day with a Khevi farming family
What's included
11 nights guesthouse & mountain hotel stays
Daily breakfast, 5 lunches, 3 dinners
All museum entries and church donations
Certified mountain guide and permits
Private 4x4 and driver throughout
Not included: international flights, travel insurance, and personal extras. Ask us — we can arrange almost anything.
Day by day
Day 1
Tbilisi
Arrive in the capital, walk the old town, first supra dinner in a courtyard house.
Day 2
Ananuri & the pass
Drive north along the reservoir, fortress stop, up over the Jvari pass to Stepantsminda.
Day 3
Gergeti ridge
Sunrise walk to Gergeti Trinity Church, afternoon free in the village, khinkali by the river.
Day 4
Truso valley
A full day on foot in the Truso gorge — travertine springs, abandoned towers, lunch on the meadow.
Days 5-8
Dariali & the villages
The Dariali gorge and the border viewpoint, a day with a Khevi family, and the trail toward Kazbek's weather station.
Days 9-12
Slow days & farewell
Mtskheta and the Jvari monastery on the way back, two free days in Tbilisi, farewell dinner and departures.
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