Lika's guesthouse in Mestia

Elkana's member

One of guesthouses in Mestia, where you will experience real Georgian hospitality and taste best Georgian and Svan dishes!

Ski trails in Mestia

Information about ski trails in Mestia, svaneti is here:

Quantity of cable: 1
Quantity of trails: 2
Difficulty of trails: difficult, sport style.
Length of cable: 1400m
Length of trail 1: 2600 m
Length of trail 2: 1800m
Highest point of trails: 2450 m
Lowest point of trails:1800 m
Road from Mestia to beginning of cable: 6 km. new road.
In bottom of cable is cafe.

Vakho Naveriani - part 2

Vakho Naveriani

I want to introduce you photographer from Mestia - Vakho Naveriani
Here are some of his works

Shikhra valley

Ushba from Mestia

This you can view from the center of Mestia

Fall in Mestia

Winter in Mestia

Tetnuldi - bride of Caucasus

Christmas tour to Svaneti

Upper Svaneti travel agency

In winter Svaneti is fabulously beautiful. You can celebrate Christmas near the sky, near the God, in ancient church Jesse Christ of XII century.

Tour includes:

6 January (17.00)– arrival to Svaneti, placing in guesthouse. 

6-7 January (23.00 – 6.00) – Solemn liturgy 

7 January (6.00-8.00) – Festal meal

7 January (8.00-12.00) – Procession in traditional costumes on village Latali with a dancing and songs. 

7 January (after 13.00) – free time, rest.

8 January (9.00-12.00) – acquainting with traditional gold mining.

8 January – trip to the Mestia on horse sledge's.

 

9 January – car travel to Ushguli.

10 January – departure

The program - 85 USD (at group in 5 persons), if one person - 315 USD

Residing with a food - 90 USD

Transfer (a jeep) - Tbilisi-Latali-Tbilisi - 390 USD (at group 5 persons) 

Total: 253 USD (if the group is 5 people)

Original address
http://upper-svaneti.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-tour-to-svaneti.html

Winter in Svaneti!

Ski season is coming!
This year in Svaneti, Mestia first ski trails will be opened on mountain Hatsvali.
Svaneti offers the most impressive landscapes in Caucasus, in combination with local archaic traditions and live style will make your winter holidays unforgettable!
Highlander travel offers 9 day tour to Svaneti with will include:
Transportation from Tbilisi to Mestia (by car or plain)
Skiing itself
Excursion in Mestia - historical district Lanchvali and Lagami, National museum, traditional svan house of Margiani family, church of Transfiguration with original medieval frescoes.
Excursion in villages Lenjeri and Latali - visiting medieval churches with impressive frescoes, Svan towers and master of traditional handcraft.
Excursion in highest permanently inhabitant village in Europe - Ushguli.
Last evening traditional feast in a house of elders, stories, legends, performance Latali choir (6-7 songs with dancing).

Autumn in Georgia

October in old Georgian language is wine month, so this month, when grape gethering - rtveli is ending most featured is wine tours in region faimous by it's wines - Kakheti. Wine tour can be also arranged in Racha region - homeland of wine Khvanchkara. In both regions can be arranged wine and food unforgeteble tours, where guests will take part in wine making prosses, attend Georgian traditional supra, enjoy hospitality of Georgian farmers.
It is also good time for south Georgia, where guests also will have good chance to attend farmer's everyday work. Here agro tour can be combined with jeep tour and trekking.

Svaneti is also very beautiful in this season, mountains covered by red, yellow and pine forests, peaks are newly covered by snow. Here trekking can be combined with jeep tour and horse riding.
Of course Lagodekhi, Borjomi-Kharagauli and Vashlovani national parks are very beautiful in autumn. Trekking or horse riding there can be combined with wine tours.
People who have no time for long trips, can enjoy 1-2 day tours in Kakheti, Khevi, Lower and inner Kartli.

Enjoy Autumn in Georgia! See the best under Georgian sky!