Transcaucasian Trail Hike Georgia

This was another fabulous World Expeditions adventure complete with excellent guides, beautiful trails with stunning wildflowers, and wonderful hosts at homesteads who ensured the rooms were clean and cozy and the food delicious. Armenia was beautifu with its rolling hills and mountainsl. Georgia was stunning with its high, snow-capped mountains. It was my eighth W.E. trip, and it lived up to the high standards - and my high expectations - of all of the others. I can't recommend this trip highly enough.

Loved our time in Armenia. Great guide, beautiful country and a few challenges on the walk.

Loved our time in Georgia. The scenery was gorgeous and some parts of the trek were quite challenging. Staying in village guesthouses was fantastic-they were often basic but always clean. Our guide Lasha was wonderful, with a great knowledge of history and culture.

The guides were fantastic. I am a slow walker and one of the guides happily accompanied me so I could enjoy the spectacular scenery. I never felt rushed. The itinerary was good and flexible.

Highly Recommended

I had a wonderful time. The scenery was spectacular and the Georgian people are very welcoming. The actual walking parts of the trek are moderate, not introductory.

Excellent trip itinerary - good mixture of sights as well as fabulous walks in the Svaneti region - stunning scenery

It was a fascinating trip with shades of East Germany, Turkey and Spain

What a wonderful country! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, a great group, fantastic scenery, wonderful food and hospitality.

The Georgian scenery is incredible and just like a postcard. The hospitality at the guest houses along the trail is second to none and the comradery along the trail adds a bit of fun as you pass the same groups of people each day on the trail when you stop for breaks or to admire the view.

Alpine meadows, glaciers, stunning mountain ranges and simple lodgings in remote villages - what a fantastic hiking experience. This trip was a great combination of hiking and visiting cultural highlights of this ancient civilisation. Georgia is being discovered but thankfully still requires effort to get there and to walk to discover its great beauty. Food was superb at every lodging and a real highlight of visiting this country on the cross roads of Asia and Europe. All the accommodation was comfortable and welcoming. Tbilisi is a bustling, cosmopolitan city well worth exploring pre or post trek. This trip combines the best of this country and the local guides and drivers were attentive and helpful to everyone in the group.

Fantastic hiking, scenery and grea bunch of fellow travellers

Thanks to Lasha, our brilliant guide for taking us safely through the delights of the Transcaucasus trail and to Joseph our lovely driver. I think we were blessed to be there in July, the weather was great and we were absolutely blown away by the stunning wild flower show on the hillsides on the days leading up to Ushguli. The guest houses were welcoming and cosy and had everything needed. There was only one long drive on the return to Tbilisi which wasn’t bad as we stopped for a tasty lunch. On the way out the journey was broken up by several interesting cultural visits. The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is stunning. I wish I’d booked an extra day at the beginning of the trip to enjoy Tbilisi, it looks well worth the extra time.

The trip lived up to expectations on the whole. I think we were extremely lucky going in July as the wild flower meadows were at their peak and were absolutely breath taking in colour, variety of flowers and volume. The homestays were more comfortable than I expected and the hospitality was warm and friendly. Lasha, our guide, was great fun and friendly. We had some rain but not enough to be a problem, most of the walking were in very warm, humid conditions. Vegetarians be aware the food choice is extremely limited and all meals mainly consist of bread, eggs, cheese, tomatoes and cucumber. Some of the walks finished early afternoon and there is nothing to do around some of the homestays so be prepared with books etc. On the whole a very memorable and thoroughly enjoyable trip

Wonderful hiking in the Svaneti region in Georgia with the backdrop of the Caucasus mountain range, the hospitality of the village guesthouses, and support of our fantastic guide and driver.

Great adventure in the stunning mountains. Challenging and beautiful walks. Terrific guide and diver. Rustic and comfortable lodgings with delicious food.

Great experience- exactly what I was hoping for.

Trip content was good however this was the first trip of the season and why to early in the year. A lot of snow which prevented us doing day 2 and temperatures bitingly cold.

The trekking was magnificent, however there were too many days with too many hours in the bus. I wish we could start the trip in Batumi, drive much less, and spend more time in nature.

The group was 12 people aged from 40-75 so for the hiking part we used 2 guides. We all managed to complete the hiking well, including myself who was the least fit, with a bit of effort (age 70). Tour Leader Lasha was excellent, created a great group atmosphere and good English, professionally prepared. Absolutely loved Georgia as a country to visit- spectacular Svaneti!