If you are reading this page now, hiking is your lifestyle and you are planning to visit Tusheti. I want to tell you that this is the best hiking tour to discover Tusheti because in 4 days we will go around 3 valleys of Tusheti and visit the main tourist spots.
We will start and end our trekking tour in Omalo. This tour will not be easy, because we will have to walk an average of 15 km per day, but I believe and am sure that you are ready for this challenge.
During the tour, we will visit the villages and castles of Tusheti, enjoy impressive views of the valleys, and discover one of the least explored and best-preserved regions of Georgia.
We will taste local dishes, I will tell you about the historical and cultural heritage of Tusheti and many more interesting stories about Tusheti and Tushes, and most importantly, we will meet new people who like hiking like us and exchange positive emotions with each other.
Now get acquainted with the details of the tour and write to me in case of any questions.
Day 1: Pick up from Tbilisi.
Start - at 07 AM - On the first day you will arrive to Tusheti from Tbilisi through the Abano pass, you will have time for rest and taking photos.
Around 2 PM you will be at your guesthouse and have a lunch. This will be your first day in Tusheti and mostly a day of rest, so after lunch we will visit the visitor center. We will have to walk 15 minutes from the guesthouse to the visitor center.
Day 2
Start - at 10 AM - Breakfast - at 9AM
Our firs day of hiking tour starts from the village of Omalo, We will see the village in Shenako and the 19th-century cross-type church.
In Diklo we will see the village and Old Diklo as well as the fortress. The only way to get to this structure, which is fused with the rock and located on a steep slope, is the narrow path located on the south. It was the fortress and residence place as well at the same time. Very little indeed remained of the old glory due to the enemies and time, but based on the ruins, walls, towers, and the fractured fence it seems to be a well-built and strong building. Thanks to the steep slopes, the castle is almost impossible to reach. The dry-stone walling principle even nowadays makes visitors enthusiastic. Diklo was the most outlying village, and the fortress, with its strategic location, split the role of the gorge guard. This gorge made it possible to communicate with Dagestan, which in many cases was not good-neighborly.
Around 2 PM we will have a lunch in Diklo in our guesthouse. After lunch and little break we will visit to Old Diklo fortress - here you will need your passport, because Old Diklo is a border place with Russia and we need passes from the border guards.
Overnight and dinner in the village of Diklo in the guesthouse.
From Omalo to Diklo - 13km(3km hard, 10km easy);
From Diklo to and back Old Diklo - 3 km(easy).
fully distance - 16km (6-7 hour).
Difficulty of the day - Medium.
Day 3
Start - at 10 AM - Breakfast - at 9AM
From village Diklo to Chigo rout goes up a trail. Half trail is in wood and from the top of mountain before we go down to Chigo there is an amazing view to Omalo.
From Chigo to village Dartlo, which is distinguished by its unique architecture. From Dartlo the road goes along the left bank of Pirikita Alazani.
Lunch - we will have lunch boxes and have a lunch in wood.
Overnight and dinner in the village of Dartlo in the guesthouse.
From Diklo to Dartlo - around 14km (6 - 7 hour).
Difficulty of the day - Medium.
Day 4
Start - at 10 AM - Breakfast - at 9AM
From Dartlo the road goes along the Pirikita Alazani. From Parsma to Nakaecho pass(2900 m above the sea level). From Nakaecho pass the path drops down to village Dadikurta, which is one of the highest settlements in Tusheti at 2350 meters above sea level. It is followed by the village Verkhovani, from where the road goes to Tsovata. The back-road passes through the village Verkhovani, where the highest tower in Tusheti is located (17 m). Then is the village Jvarboseli, from which an amazing view of the rest on the following villages can be seen- Vedziskhevi, Koklata and Alisgori.
Lunch - we will have lunch boxes and have a lunch near the trail.
Overnight and dinner in the village of Jvarboseli in the guesthouse.
From Diklo to Dartlo - around 17km (7 - 8 hour).
Difficulty of the day - Hard.
Day 5
Start - at 10 AM - Breakfast - at 9AM
From village Jvarboseli to Omalo the road goes along Gometsari gorge. On the road we will have an amazing view village Dochu and village Gogrulta, visit village Bochorna - the highest inhabited village in Europe (2345m). There is living a man - Dr Irakli.
The road to the village of Bochorna is slowly moving down to the direction of Que-Omalo.
This is a long way but easy.
Lunch - we will have lunch boxes and have a lunch near the road.
Overnight and dinner in the village of Omalo in the guesthouse.
From Diklo to Dartlo - around 22km (7 - 8 hour).
Difficulty of the day - Medium.
Day 6:
Start - at 10 AM - Breakfast - at 9AM
On the last day we will visit to Upper Omalo and go back to Tbilisi.
Lunch - we will have lunch boxes and have a lunch at Abano pass.