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light-intothedarkness · 8 months

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We spent couple of days in a guesthouse in the middle of the green nature✨

#mobilephotography #mine #travel #tourism #mestia #georgia #guest house #green #nature #vintage #hat #hijab #hijabi #muslim

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enartcoma · 3 days

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#mestia #svaneti #georgia #ushba

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theownerofsich · 1 year

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Mestia.Georgia.

#village #beautiful village #mestia #georgia #beautiful places #village in georgia #nature #nature is beautiful

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zgmartli · 8 months

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cute boys, cute flowers

#mine #flowers #mestia

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superclamknighttoad · 1 year

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Mestia❤ #mestia #svaneti #georgia🇬🇪 #aadpakvis (bij Mestia, Svaneti) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzZfWiohjX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mestia #svaneti #georgia🇬🇪#aadpakvis

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hroniki · 2 years

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#Georgia #Svaneti #Mestia #photographers on tumblr

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juliettestar · 1 year

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#svaneti #mestia

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richardz · 1 year

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Riding in a sunny day, Hatsvali, Mestia, Georgia 战斗民族的骑马又狂又暴，哈特斯瓦力，梅斯蒂亚，格鲁吉亚

在高加索怎么能不骑个马。只是没想到那么爱跑，以前学的都有点不够用了。还好有惊无险，更有晴空万里，沿路美景无限，美好的一天。

#horseriding #snowmountains #autumncolors #travel #caucasus #hatsvali #mestia #georgia #自驾游 #骑马 #雪山 #秋色 #彩蛋 #旅行 #高加索 #哈特斯瓦力 #梅斯蒂亚 #格鲁吉亚 #easteregg

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chillsatwheels · 2 years

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#georgia #travel #caucasusmountains #Caucasus #mestia #ushba #peak

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irsay · 2 years

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#art #scetch #georgia #svaneti #mestia #procreate

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jorge5000 · 5 months

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Luji - Ushguli - Mestia in 4 days (Georgia)

This is a short account of my trek in Svaneti region of Georgia in late August 2022 starting in Leusheri, going to Ushguli and finally ending in Mestia. Hope this will help you plan your own adventure.

Khaldechala river valley between Ushguli and Adishi

In short:

Start from or end in Luji to add an extra day to the classical Mestia - Ushguli trek. Do the trek in Ushguli - Mestia direction to make it easier to find transport after the trek . Mestia is well connected, or, at least way better than Ushguli/Luji.

The track gets less slightly less interesting if walked this way since you start from the part that is most interesting and most distant from everyday life and slowly return to more and more ordinary. Going over the Latpari pass, which is not a part of the standard Mestia - Ushguli trek, was probably the nicest part of the trek for me.

Nowhere in the world have I seen so friendly stray dogs, but if you show them love they might follow you wherever you go and a long way from their home. While this might be convenient for you as they will guard you from other dogs, you might have to leave them disappointed and alone in a surrounding that is unknown to them.

Shepherd dogs are not to be messed with, but should not worry you too much. They are there to guard the cattle so don't come to close to it and they won't come too close to you.

While the trek is not difficult, it often passes through private property. Sometimes the property is protected by a fence, sometimes they charge a passing fee, sometimes you just don't know. Try to find the most up-to-date (GPS) maps to avoid inconveniences for you and land owners.

To add more extra days, it is probably easiest to check out other paths around Mestia.

Beautiful nature, friendly people, good wine, affordable prices, and good flight connections are what made me visit Georgia again, year after year. Don't tell anyone.

Day by day

Day 0 - Arrive to Tbilisi and get to Luji. After arriving in Tbilisi, wait for public transport to Kutaisi or find a taxi and offer the driver a slightly lower price than Bolt price. In Kutaisi, there is a daily bus to Tsageri. It leaves between 10 and 12 o'clock - the exact schedule varies year to year. This bus left me in Tsageri gas station where I caught a local ride to Luji. The local minivan just happened to be there taking passengers in direction of Luji when I arrived and I have no idea what would I have done otherwise. There are a few guesthouses around Luji and you can book some of them online.

The descent towards Ushguli

Day 1 - Luiji to Ushguli. The path starts from the bridge near Luji, goes left from the bridge and then uphill. There is a small water spring right from the path before it starts ascending and that is the last water source for a while so stock up. Ah well, there is a small pond on the way, but you don't want to drink there. After a few hours you will pass by a river, so cold and refreshing, and soon after that you will reach the Latpari pass. A few flowery meadows and a small lake follow. I set up my tent about a mile later, not far from the start of the descend towards Ushguli, so I can enjoy the mountain some more.

Camping with a view on Ushguli

Day 2 - Ushguli to Iprari. Descend towards Ushguli. Just as you get down the mountain, the path goes over a private property where you can either pay the trespassing fee of 2 Lari or enjoy some food and coffee there to avoid the fee. I left my backpack there and went on to enjoy Ushguli old streets, a small museum, and its watch towers. There is a small cinema in Ushguli that shows the locally produced movie Dede. When you've had enough, follow the path down from Ushguli. Again, after you leave you will soon either trespass fenced property or discover new ways around it. After that, the path will go right of the road and diverge from it into a forest with nice views and two water sources along. Path marks say the walk from Ushguli to Iprari should take around 4 hours. After reaching the main road again in Davberi, you will have access to river water. Continue to Iprari. I've set the tent here, not far from Iprari.

Ushguli

Day 3 - Iprari to Adishchala river (before Adishi). Reach Iprari, refill your water bottles, and continue towards the historic village of Khalde where you can enjoy a coffee/snack break. Also, renew your water supplies since it is the last convenient water source for a while. Enjoy the Khaldechala river valley before you start the ascent to Chkunderi pass. Although there was a water source marked on some maps mid-ascent, it was dry. At the top, spend at least a few minutes enjoying the view and the sounds from the nearby glacier. When you descend, you will have to cross the river flowing from the glacier. Usually there are people with horses there and they will charge you 50 Lari to cross. If you arrive late in the afternoon, it is likely that they won't be there anymore and that the water level is dangerously high. I made camp next to the river and waited for the next morning to ford it. There were not many places to pitch a tent due to thick forest and the river was loud, but hey, it is what it is. There were plenty of camping spots on the other side of the river, though.

View of the glacier from Chkunderi pass

Day 3 - Adishchala river (before Adishi) to Chvabiani. Cross the river and follow the path towards Adishi. Enjoy a coffee break in the village. The path continues along a mountain slope with some great views, then reaches a dirtroad, and finally descends through a narrow path to villages around Chvabiani. I couldn't find any good camping spots near there as the terrain in that last part is pretty steep so I decided to stay in private accommodation.

Old guard tower in Adishi. Age of empires anyone?

Day 4 - Chvabiani to Mestia. Continue to Mestia. This last part of the hike has many paths going in between so it shouldn't be difficult to extend it if you would like. If not, just follow the regular route to Mestia. You will trespass some private properties again (or maybe it had gates just to prevent cattle from going there?). There is an international mountain-themed film festival in Mestia as well as some restaurants, shops, hotels. Nothing special, but just enough to relax after the trek. You can buy svanetian salt (svanska sol), a traditional mixture of spices, in a number of tourist shops in Mestia, but you can also get it in Kutaisi at the local marketplace for a fraction of the price.

#Ushguli #Mestia #LatpariPass #FriendlyDogsICouldntSave

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light-intothedarkness · 10 months

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