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Georgia (Svaneti / Upper Svaneti)

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Upper Svaneti is a remote highland region in northwestern Georgia, nestled deep in the Greater Caucasus Mountains and home to some of the highest permanently inhabited villages in Europe, including Mestia and Ushguli. The region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery, glacier-capped peaks, and its iconic medieval defensive towers — known as Svan towers — that have stood for over a thousand years. Travellers come for serious trekking, with routes like the Mestia-to-Ushguli trail ranking among the best multi-day hikes in the Caucasus. The area also offers a window into a distinct Svan culture, with its own language, traditions, and ancient stone churches filled with medieval frescoes and relics.

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Georgia (Svaneti / Upper Svaneti) · 9 days

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Trek the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia — Self-Launched

A self-launched 9-day version of the classic Svaneti trek in Georgia's Greater Caucasus — Kutaisi, Becho, Mestia, Zhabeshi, Adishi, Iprali and Ushguli. You'll walk the Transcaucasian Trail sections independently, stay in the same style of family-run guesthouses, and book everything yourself: marshrutka and shared taxi transfers, guesthouse beds, and glacier or waterfall day hikes. Roughly £500-650 per person for the ground portion (excluding flights to Kutaisi), instead of the guided group price.

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