Photos from Mestia

Mestia airport

Ushba

Hatsvali

Cable in Mestia, Hatsvali

Photos of cable in Hatsvali, Mestia, by Vakho Naveriani

News from Mestia

Today in Mestia president Mikhail Saakashvili opened Airport, Tourism information center and Ski trail!!!

Flight information Tbilisi - Mestia:
Friday:
from Tbl 10:00
from Mst 16:00
Saturday:

from Tbl 10:00, 13:00
from Mst 11:30
Sunday
from Tbl 14:00
from Mst 12:30, 16:00
Monday

from Tbl 11:00
from Mst 12:30

Price - one way 90 lari. Round trip 150 lari.

Ski trail and cable information.

About winter trips in Svaneti contact me!

Cable in Mestia, Hatsvali

More about ski trails
More about winter tours in Svaneti

Regarding regular flights from Tbilisi to Mestia there is still no information available.

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.

River Enguri - road from Mestia

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

2 day trip in Kazbegi this weekend

Day 1:
Leaving Tbilisi
Jinvali water reservoir
Ananuri castle
Jvari pass
Arsha waterfalls
Sno castle
village Juta
Camping at Zeta camping, on latitude 2300m.

Day 2:
Leaving Juta
Stephantsminda
Hiking to mountain Gergeti,
Visit Gergeti trinity church.
Transportation to Dariali gorge
hiking to Gveleti waterfalls
Transportation to Tbilisi.





Price 60 lari.
Transportation, 2 meals and guide service are included.

6 Day tour in Svaneti

Who wants Svaneti in end of August?
Day 1:
Transportation to Mestia, rest in guest house.
Day 2:
Walk in Mestia. Visit ethnographic museum, Misha Khergiani's mountain climbing museum, and ancient house and tower of Margiani  family.
Day 3:
Visit churches in Lenjeri and Latali. Walk in this villages.
Day 4:
Transportation to Ushguli. Walk in Ushguli. Transportation back to Mestia.
Day 5:
Hiking to village Tvirmi.
http://svanetitrekking.ge/eng/mestia_c_info.htm
Or Glacier Tviberi
http://svanetitrekking.ge/eng/tviberi_info.htm
Day 6:
Transportation back to Tbilisi

If there will be group from 12 persons, then trip cost will be 460 lari per person.

Contact me by email:
tsiskreli@gmail.com

or phone +99551748793 or +99597970169

Tour will take place from 26 August to 2 September. Dates might change.
Svaneti 5 day tour

5 day tour in the Land of Thousand Towers

Upper Svaneti is historical region of Georgia. It is most high and isolated area, where are saved most of ancient traditions, and kulture.
Upper Svaneti architecture is recognized by UNESCO as world heritage site.

Day 1.
Transportation to Mestia from Tbilisi or Kutaisi.
On the way view on Enguri dam and water reservoire.
passing villages Etseri, Becho, Latali and Lenjeri.
Getting to Mestia. Rest and dinner in Guesthouse.

Day 2:
After breakfast in guesthouse walking in Mestia.
Visiting national museum and climbing museum.
Visiting Archangel's church with unique frescoes.
Walk in ancient Lagami and Lanchvali neighborhoods.
Dinner and sleep in guesthouse.

Day 3:
After breakfast hiking to Chaladi or Tviberi glacier following tourist route.
Return to guest house. Dinner.

Day 4:
Breakfast
Transportation to Ushguli - the highest permanently inhabitant village in Europe. Latitude 2300m.
On the way view villages Mulakhi,  Ipari and Kala.
Walk in Ushguli, visit Lamaria church with early medieval frescoes.
Visit Ushguli museum.
Return to Mestia.
Dinner in guest house.

Day 5.
After breakfast transportation to Tbilisi, Kutaisi or Batumi.
On the way visit churches with medieval frescoes in villages Lenjeri and Latali.








Contact for additional information: tsiskreli@gmail.com