Peak Kazbegi

Location – North Georgia (East Caucasus)

Altitude: 5047 m.

Difficulty rating: Medium “amateur”

Kazbegi is an extinct volcanic dome and one of the highest and most beautiful peaks of the Caucasus Mountain Range located in relative isolation at the Eastern Caucasus. It raises near the Russian border in northern Georgia, where the Georgians call it Mkinvartsveri – “Ice Mountain” due to its eternal coverage with snow and ice.

Day 1: Arrival. Meeting at Tbilisi International Airport. Transfer to hotel.

Day 2: Drive from Tbilisi to Kazbegi. Visit to Sameba Church. Overnight at a family hotel at an altitude of 1700 m.

Day 3: Ascend to the camping lodge (peak Kazbegiskalta) via Gergeti glacier (3700 m above sea level). Overnight at a highland hotel named “Bethlehem Hut”.

Day 4: Acclimatization (visit to Sameba Church 4000m above sea level).

Day 5: Climb up to Kazbegi peak (“Mkinvartsveri” – 5047 m above sea level). Return to the highland hotel in the evening.

Day 6: Walk down to Kazbegi. Return to Tbilisi.

Day 7: Departure.

 Price includes:

• Transfer
• Transportation
• Meals
• Special equipment
• Highland hotel accommodation.
• Accommodation at family hotel
• Mountain Guide