Wildlife
Vashlovani, Georgia
Vashlovani: Georgia's Wild East
Nine days in the semi-desert with a ranger and a private 4x4.
Duration:
9 days
Group:
Private departures
Pace:
Relaxed
Rating:
5.0 (187 reviews
Overview
The most remote corner of Georgia, run properly: badlands and clay cliffs, the Alazani floodplain, the mud volcanoes at Takhti-Tepa and the cave monastery at David Gareja — always with a private 4x4, a local ranger and no fixed schedule.
Trip highlights
Vashlovani badlands with a reserve ranger
Takhti-Tepa mud volcanoes at dusk
David Gareja monastery and its frescoes
Alazani floodplain woodland walk
What's included
8 nights guesthouses & simple lodges
All meals and picnic lunches
Private 4x4, ranger and driver-guide
All reserve permits and park fees
24/7 support line while you travel
Not included: international flights, travel insurance, and personal extras. Ask us — we can arrange almost anything.
Day by day
Day 1
Tbilisi arrival
Airport transfer, briefing with your guide, first evening in the old town.
Day 2
David Gareja
Drive south-east to the cave monastery, walk the Udabno ridge, overnight in a village guesthouse.
Day 3
Into the reserve
Enter Vashlovani with a ranger, badlands and clay cliffs, first night at the edge of the park.
Day 4
The cliffs
Full day in the reserve — raptors, pistachio scrub, dry riverbeds and a long picnic.
Days 5-8
Takhti-Tepa & the floodplain
Mud volcanoes, the Alazani river woodland, early birding mornings and very slow afternoons.
Day 9
Road home
Early drive back to Tbilisi, day room, homeward flights.
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