svaneti trekking

Day 1
Tbilisi – etseri

Transfer from Tbilisi to Etseri Village.
Set the camp, 3km away from the Etseri village (1850m) and prepare for an evening barbecue.

Overnight in Tent
Meal and Lunch Included

Day 2
Etseri – Mazeri

Hike from Etseri to Mazeri through Baki pass (2417m) offers great views of Mt.Ushba with surrounding glaciers and nice view of Svaneti ridge. By following the ridge and passing Mt. Detsili (2462m), gives you all the way left side view of the mt. Ushba. The last panoramic break on the trail is a perfect point to enjoy the lunch and the beauty of the place. Then the trail goes down through a sparse birch forest to beautiful Mazeri village where we stay for the camp.

Distance: 18 km
Max. elevation: 2461m
Min. elevation: 1850m
Total climb: 1200m
Total descent: 1040m

Overnight in Tent
Meal and Lunch Included

Day 3
Mazeri- Ushba Glacier/Waterfall

Ushba Glacier day roundtrip. Explore the highest waterfall in Georgia bypassing beautiful pine forest. Want a challenge? According to your preferences and a fitness level, you can reach the Ushba glacier lying 600m meters higher after waterfall. To the end of day 3 back to Mazeri Camping place.

Distance: 20 km
Max. elevation:2492m
Min. elevation:1639m
Total climb:1123m
Total descent:1123m

Overnight in Tent
Meal and Lunch Included

Day 4
Mazeri – Guli pass – Mestia

The hike starts from Mazeri village, a beautiful but very demanding day-hike pass offering superb views of Ushba mountain and Svaneti ridge. The highest point of the hike is 2947m high Guli pass. The trail goes on into a valley where the tongue of the glacier comes down from Ushba. Overnight in hotel in Mestia.

Distance: 23 km
Max. elevation:2492m
Min. elevation: 1400m
Total climb: 1425m
Total descent: 1695m

Overnight in Hotel
Meal and Lunch Included

Day 5
Mestia – Tbilisi

Mestia is the capital of the Upper Svaneti region and a major tourist destination. People come here for trekking, to see Svaneti towers and just chill in the beautiful setting among 4700-meter peaks. On day 5 a small walking tour in Mestia, visit Svaneti ethnographical museum, taste traditional food and transfer to Tbilisi.