Georgia - Hiking Paradise Svaneti

Pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel in Batumi. Discover the lively coastal city, known for its modern architecture and subtropical climate.

In the morning, you will have some time to explore the city of Batumi. Afterwards, transfer to the Svaneti region in the fascinating Caucasus Mountains.

The hike starts in the picturesque village of Mazeri at an altitude of around 1,700 metres. With the impressive landscape of the twin peaks of the Ushba in the background, the route climbs up to the Guli Pass at 2,900 metres. Then it's downhill to your overnight stay in Mestia, an ancient mountain town with medieval defence towers and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the morning, transfer to Mulachi, famous for its well-preserved defence towers in the Mulakhura Gorge. Your hike begins here at the foot of the impressive 4,975 metre-high Tetnuldi, the ‘White Queen’. Dense forests, green mountain pastures and impressive alpine landscapes make the heart of every nature and mountain lover beat faster.

Today the trail leads to one of the highest mountain villages in Europe, Adishi. On the way, you will cross roaring glacial rivers on footbridges and hike through unspoilt landscapes to the medieval village at 2,121 metres. In the evening, you will have the opportunity to savour traditional Swan delicacies on a farm.

You make a spectacular ascent across mountain meadows to the Chkhuntieri Pass with its spectacular views. You continue on a path with a fantastic panorama past magnificent alpine pastures and colourful flower meadows until you reach your destination of Iprari. The small, idyllic village towers above the Enguri River valley and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding peaks.

The path meanders above the Enguri River and offers impressive panoramic views time and again. Your stage destination is Ushguli, at 2,150 metres the highest year-round inhabited village in Europe and also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The scenery is unrivalled: Ushguli stretches picturesquely along the banks of the Enguri and stretches towards the imposing Shkhara peak, the highest mountain in Georgia.

On a walk through Ushguli, you will visit the 12th century Lamaria Church and be mesmerised by the sight of the snow-capped Shkhara. You follow green oases and rocks along the mountain flank of the Shkhara before savouring a traditional lunch with a local family. A transfer takes you to your overnight accommodation in Mestia.