3-Day Tour to Tusheti
Day 1: Tbilisi-Alvani-Abano Pass-Omalo
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Your Tusheti adventure begins at your hotel. After breakfast, we drive to Kakheti region. We visit one of the most beautiful and stunning church Alaverdi cathedral built in 11th century. Then we follow one the most dangerous and adventurous mountainous pass and cross it at an elevation of 2850m. After 6 hours driving, we arrive and explore Omalo which is an administrative and most populated area(up to several families) in Tusheti.
Day 2: Omalo-Dartlo-Kvavlo-Parsma-Girevi-Omalo
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Tusheti is roughly divided into two parts: Pirikiti’s Alazani river ravine and Gometsari Alazani river. In the morning, we drive only to the Pirikiti Tusheti valley. Our first stop is in Dartlo. It has been recently renovated and is a typical village of Tusheti with medieval stone houses and defensive buildings. From Dartlo, we are hiking to village Kvavlo, a village of mostly ruined towers and houses overlooking Alazani river and surrounding mountains are worthy to visit. One way hiking requires to cover 3.2 km, ascending is 400 (from 1 833 to 2 182) and one way takes around 2 hours to finish. Afterwards, we are also visiting Parsma and Chesho villages, and then driving back to Omalo.
Day 3: Omalo-Shenaqo-Diklo-Abano Pass- Tbilisi
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In the morning, we drive to Shenaqo. The village consists a small church and beautiful houses with wooden houses. Then we take a tour to Diklo village. From here, we are hiking to old Diklo fortress which is mostly in ruins nowadays. The perfect location of the fortress, built on the top of the rocky mountain, creates a picturesque environment for visitors. Afterwards, we are heading back to Abano Pass, and arrive in Tbilisi in the evening.
