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!

Dartlo

Village Dartlo, Tusheti, gorge Pirikita.

Road from Omalo to Dartlo

Village Omalo. Here are several guesthouses and administration of Tusheti national park.

On the top of rock - Keselo towers.

Village Dartlo

River Enguri - road from Mestia

Chalaadi glacier

One of the easiest touristic trails in Svaneti is road from Mestia to Chalaadi glacier.

Road to Tusheti

Abano pass and road from Alvani to Omalo.
To rent jeep for one way costs up to 200 lari.

Ushguli

Ushguli - the highest and most isolated village in Svaneti.
Ushguli actually is community of four villages - Zhibiani, Chvibiani, Chajashi and Murkmeli.
Located on latitude 2200 m above sea level, Ushguli is highest permanently inhabitant settlement in Europe.
Ushguli, as all upper Svaneti is recognized as world heritage site by UNESCO.

Ushguli is notable for it's towers and architecture. There are about 30 svan towers.

7 churches.

Ushguli is located at buttom of highest mountain in Georgia - Shkhara, which height is 5068 m, and where starts river Enguri.

Chajashi and Murkmeli. This villages are almost abandoned after big avalanches in 1988.

Street in Ushguli

Abandoned houses...

One more tower...

Lamaria - one of most notable churches in Ushguli.

View of Ushguli from Lamaria