Detailed itinerary

Day 1. Arrive in Tbilisi. You will be met at the airport and transfer to the hotel in the city center.

Day 2. Full-day city tour of Tbilisi with visits to the Old Town, Narikala citadel, Georgian State Museum and a walk along Rustaveli Avenue. Return to our hotel. Lunch and dinner at own expense.

Day 3. Drive to the town Telavi in Kakheti province. On the way visit David Gareji Monastery and walk up to Udabno Monastery. These contain ancient frescos and fine cave architecture. Accommodation at a  beautifully designed guesthouse. Possible Excursion to "Batonistsikhe" - the former residence of Kakhetian tsars. Hotel. Dinner.

Day 4. Depart for Tusheti (the mountain road being steep and rough). Along the way we pass wonderful scenery and dense pine forests. We cross the Main Caucasian Ridge over Abano Pass, 2930 m, and stop for a lunch below the pass. Continue down to the mountainous Tusheti and the Village Shenako (6-7 hrs drive from Telavi) where we stay at a village house.

Day 5. We will start our trek passing the village Diklo - the last inhabited point in the gorge. From the village along a narrow path we cross a pass  and descend to the Pirikita Alazani Gorge. Passing the village Chigo located on a steep slope, have a lunch and continue trekking along the Pirikita Alazani gorge to the village of Dartlo. The two sides of the gorge have very different vegetation. The slopes on the right side of the gorge are grassy and on the left hand are covered by the rich pine tree forests. Our camp is on the bank of the river, 1850m. 6-7 hrs walking. The village there with ancient towers makes a wonderful view. Relax before the dinner

Day 6. We walk up the Pirikita Alazani Gorge to the village Parsma, along a wide path through alpine meadows along the river. 5hrs. We pass old and uninhabited villages with guard towers. In summer shepherds use some houses. Stopover to view the most preserved towers and lunch in the village Chisho. The village Parsma is the one of the last inhabited points in this part of the gorge with a few families living here. Night in the chalet at 1960 m

Day 7. Continuing up the Pirikita Alazani, the path becomes narrower. We lunch at a shepherds hut before the gorge gets narrow and heading towards the Atsunta Pass up grassy slopes. Camp at 2400m, 6 hrs walk. There is a wonderful view of the mountains

Day 8. We ascend the Atsunta Pass 3430m. At first the path (very narrow) lies over gentle grassy slopes but then becomes steeper and stony over steep slopes. Lunch before the steep slopes begin. In spring some streams wash the path after intensive snow melting. While descending the slope becomes gentler and covered by bigger stones, 7hrs walk. After a short stop we descend to the campsite, 1-1.5 hrs, at 2700m in an alpine meadow.

Day 9. Descending to the Andaki Gorge, over grassy slopes covered with the thickets of the Caucasian Rhododendron, to the river Andaki. Our campsite is near the confluence of the rivers Andaki and Chanchakhi, 4-5 hrs, 1800m. Lunch. It is possible to visit Ardoti, the first Khevsureti's village on our way. Old and ruined houses stand close to the new ones of the same design built by the young people who came back to their father's land. There are the ruins of the only orthodox church in Khevsureti

Day 10. Descending to the Andaki gorge from Ardoti to Mutso, 2 hrs walk. Opposite to the village there is a fortress, once used by all the neighboring villages for defense. A short detour to view the fortress before having lunch by the river. Walking down the gorge. After 3-4 hrs we get to the village Shatili. Camp at the village at 1375m. Dinner.

Day 11. Shatili village-fortress dates back to the 10th-12th centuries. In the Middle Ages all the neighboring villages were using it to defend themselves. Short visit the Shatili fortress. Drive to Tbilisi, crossing the Datvis Jvari Pass, 2676m. and following the deep Aragvi gorge join the Georgian Military Highway. We follow this to Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, where we visit 6th century Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th century). Return to our hotel in Tbilisi.

Day 12. Today you have free day in Tbilisi. For extra we are ready to arrange a half day excursion outside Tbilisi. Hotel.

Day 13. Breakfast. Drive to the airport for the return flight home. Trip ends.