Tour to Georgia: trekking, rafting + Kazbek

• meeting in the Kutaisi Airport at 3 AM (time of meeting can be changed according to the flight schedule)
• moving to the Kazbek area for training trekking near the mount Chaukhi
• changing of currency, visiting the khinkali house (in the menu: khinkali, lobiani, khachapuri and other Georgian goodies)
• till the dinner we will come to Mzheta, the ancient capital of Georgia, where we will see several ancient ascetic Georgia churches. Near the famous Patriarch cathedral Svertizhoveli the souvenir market is situated, but the church yard is more modest, the nuns trade by aromatic oils of their own production. The lovers of gastronomic pleasures will check out local café “Kirpich”, which became our real finding. It is located among the colorful garages near the ruins of brick plant. Several storey verandas are tight-laced by grapes and figs, and local citizens celebrate some events or just have dinner in the neighboring halls.
• after nutritious dinner we slumber and soon we stop at the walls of the fortress Ananuri (XVII century) on the banks of Zhinvalsky reservoir, which defended exit from Darialsk gorge. Next we rise (in the microbus) on the Khrestovyj pass, near there we will see hoists of ski resort Gudauri. Near the finish we will stop in the Sno village – for the seeing of one of defend fortress that retain from 16-17 century, they were used for the notification of citizens about enemies attacks and covering of peaceful citizens. 
• encamping next to the settlement of Dzhuta  (over 2200 meters height). Here we will left our bus for two days, so it is better attentivily choose your trekking things.
• supper, sleep.

• breakfast
• crossing the village Dzhuta by the lawn at the foot of the mount North Chaukhi (climbing 1000 meters, 4-5 hours)
  The path passes the grassy slopes with tiny brooks and the majestic rocky Chaukhi in front all over the way.
• lunch break, encamping at the height of 3200 m
• acclimatization radial trekking to the slopes of North Chaukhi and Roshka  
  There are screes, stone areas and sharp rock edges on the slopes
• dinner and sleep

• breakfast
• passage: Link: descent into the valley Roshka - ascent to the pass Sadzele - descent into the river valley to the village Dzhuta (elevation -900, +700, -800 m)
• there is a small rise from the camp and then a rapid descent on screes. There are impressive views of the Roshka river valley studded with stones from the pass. The traces of ancient glacier are visible and a small glacier is still remained beneath the slope of Chaukhi. There are several glacial lakes in the valley. The water in them is very clean and looks like a blue. But there are shreds of algae and silt on the bottom, that not promote the swimming. But the photos of these lakse are very original.
• lunch break on the route
• we go up by serpantin path on the Sadzele pass (3056 m). The incoherent descent goes near the Russian border, so the benevolent Georgian border guards will greet us (the passport is needed). We come down to the height of 2300 m and sleep near the village.
• encamping, dinner, sleep

• breakfast
• moving to the Stepanzminda (1750 m). We choose the things we need for the climbing on Kazbek and rise under the glacier. On the road we will look on the church of Tsminda Sameba (Holy Trinity Church) XIV c. This temple is located on the height of 2300 m. We can see the great views on the Kazbek, massif Chaukhi and settlement Kazbegi
• lunch break on the route
• encamping on the clearing above the river at the height of 3000 m. So during this day we will soar about 1250 m with bags hard enough (18-25 kg)
• supper, sleep

• breakfast
• passing through the Gergeti gracier (in crampoons) and rising to the Meteorological station (3650 m), review of original building, registration in the resquers.
• dinner
• passing by the stone trail to the "Crosses" stop. It is on the height about 200 m above the Meteorological station. We break the camp, consolidate the tents, build the wall. The height of stop is 3850 m.
• supper, sleep

• acclimatization
• breakfast
• training with alpinist equipment relations in bundles: the ascent and descent on the steep ice slope, insurance, breakdowns, work with ice drills, ice axes, carbines etc.
• lunch break
• acclimatization trip to the chapel Betlemi
• preparation for climbing, selection, packing the equipment
• dinner, sleep

• climbing of Kazbek (5033 m)
• the climbing is possible only with a good weater. The participants, whom the instructor consider not to be ready for climbing, stay at the camp
• 1:30 - 2:00 AM wake up, following the route in case of a good weather
• duration of climbing is 15-20 hours
• rising the height is about 1100 m
• the route is divided into three parts. Part One: rocks, screes, acclivity. Part Two: closed glacier, moving in bundles (+ ice axes and crampons). There is an acclivity at first and then a rapid rise to the brattice. Part three: there is a rapid icy rise from brattice to the peak. The alpinist equipment is necessary for descend. There are ice drills, ropes, ice axes, carabiners, crampons etc.
  Return the same way.
• dinner, sleep

• alternate day - in case of a bad weather condition for climbing of the 6th day

• breakfast
• decamping
• descent from the weather station to the Tsminda Sameba, 3-4 hours
• repackaging, lunch break with local products in the settlement Kazbegi (ice cream, lawash, khachapuri)
• moving to Tbilisi, 4-5 hours. The route passes the Georgian Military Highway via Cross Pass (2379 m). This pass was named "Cross" after making the sign of the cross for the pass in 1824. Pushkin and Lermontov have written about it. There is a famous ski resort Gudauri under the pass. There are souvenir shops along the road, where you can buy delicious churchkhela, knitted or lamb hat and socks.
• Tbilisi. Visiting of the Tiflis hydrogen sulfide baths built on the natural hot sulfurous springs in the center of Tbilisi. The architecture of these buildings is incredible. They look similar to the buried giant pots, but the main impression comes after the immersion in hot hydrosulfide pool. Body and soul have a rest here.
• walk the evening Tbilisi. There is an Old Town in the center of Tbilisi. There are narrow streets, 2-3 storey houses with galleries and wooden balconies. There is also a modern glass bridge across the river and square with dancing fountains not far from the Old Town.
• optional dinner at a Georgian restaurant or cafe
• leave the city, sleep in tents or stay in city and sleep in hostel (15 lari = 100 uah)

• breakfast
• walking in Tbilisi, we can lift in funicular, visit the botanical garden and fortress Narikala
• moving in the region Gori - one of the oldest cities of Georgia, known primarily as the birthplace of Stalin (there is a museum of Stalin in the city). Also there is the ancient fortress Horistsyhe of XII c.
• dinner
• Uplistsikhe cave city is one of the first cities in Georgia carved in the rock on the river Kura. The town was founded in the late second - early first millennium BC. There were several ups and downs and the city was finally evicted in the XIX century. There were about 700 caves and cave structures in Uplistsikhe in the period of prosperity, but only 150 of them have survived until today.
• supper

• breakfast
• Shaori reservoir  is an alpine reservoir of the length about 7 km, on the height 1132 m. Here we can and swimming and try to catch the fish. In general this day we will go around by mountain serpentine Rachi-Lechhumi, will see Georgian villages and stop near the famous vine ragion Khvachkara.
• dinner
• breaking the camp in the region of the village Oni. Preparing of boats for the rafting, fitting of diving suit
• supper, sleep

The area of rafting is highly dependnt on water level and preparation of participants. In the case of high water the rafting can be stopped and the area can be changed on the more simple

• breakfast
• for the beginning we will warm up on the simple area (1-2 km), and then we will pass the Mukhli canyon. At the entrance to the rapid there is a ridge of powerful barriers, wich depending on water have a look of high banks or "biting" barrels. The entrace will require the active coordinated work of all team. Next the canyon will continue about 1 km and the barriers difficulty will gradually fall. After finishing of the canyon Mukhli, the river some time will keep the peace, to show its character in S-shaped canyon near the village Tsesi. There are high rock banks there, and canyon sharply turns left.
• lunch break 
• moving to the Sharauli canyon, visiting of th famous vine village Khvanchkara
• encamping, dinner, sleep

• breakfast, decamping
• preparation for rafting
• today is a day of continuous canyon with fantastic landscapes and interesting rapids. The Sharauli canyon fluently changes in canyon Makvena. There are rock banks, covered with dense forest, only somewhere, very high some village or road appears. The difficulty of rapids is 3-4 c.d. It means, that participant can be knocked by waterwave from his place on the raft to its middle, that raftc can be twisted in the barrel and there is some possibility accidentaly find himself out of raft. Of course, the instructor against the wishes of participants, will maximally avoid such situations.
• lunch break
• gathering, drying of equipment, moving to the area of the Prometheus cave
• encamping, dinner, sleep

• breakfast, decamping
• excursion to the Prometheus cave. This cave affects not only with the size of rooms and galleries, but also with an incredible amount of limestone formations (numerous stalactites, massive columns etc.) But multicolored perspective lighting provides the cave the greatest effect, which makes it possible to appreciate the greatness of underground beauty.
• lunch break
• moving to the see to Anaklia. It is a new modern Georgian resort where in 2014 the festival Kazantip was held. Here is the class alight beach with a shower columns, palms, and also cows and buffalo :).
• encamping in the canyon area, dinner, sleep

• move to the Kutaisi Airport
• take-off home