Tusheti Holiday

We will have breakfast at 8am and start packing horses. We will be ready to leave at 9 a.m. 

Firstly, we will visit the village Diklo, where we will have a chance to attend the process of making local Guda cheese with the shepherds, taste Tushetian beer Aludi, and then ride the Sanare pass (2,500 m), where beautiful panoramic views unfold in front of our eyes. The bridge leading to the village of Chigo is damaged, so we will take the horses out into the water and cross the bridge. 

There is a sacred place in the middle of the village; according to the local faith, it’s a holy place, that is surrounded by small white stones, where entry is forbidden. There is a road from Chigo to Dartlo. As we approach the river we will stop at a small meadow where we have lunch and grazed horses. 

After one hour's break, we will visit the village of Dartlo, which is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In Dartlo there is a court dating back to the 12th century and petroglyphs engraved on the walls of the house, which creates a separate mystical vibe.
From Dartlo we will go to the village Chesho, where we will have dinner and the comfortable family hotel. In the evening, young people from the village lit a fire and gathered around it to share Tusheti's stories and adventures.

The next day we will have breakfast again at 8 o'clock and at 9 we will go in the direction of the village Pharsma, where the Nakaicho Pass trail starts. Before heading down the pass, we will come across wild blueberries on the way, which taste delicious. We can fill bottles with water and continue on our way. At 13:00 we will already be on the pass, at 3000 meters above sea level, from where beautiful views spread over the two valleys of Tusheti: Pirikiti and Gometsari.

The path from the pass leads to the ridge. When you gallop a horse on a mountain ridge and look at the whole Tusheti from above, you become a part of pristine nature, where you want to return many more times.
17 pm we will arrive in Mirgvela, where we had pre-booked rooms and hot water in a small family hotel.