TREK TO TOBAVARCHKHILI LAKES
This route if only for professional trekkers
Actual from July to September
DAY 1 Arrival to Kutaisi
Arrival to Kutaisi, (optional: Transfer from Tbilisi airport to Kutaisi for extra fee).
Transfer to the hotel of your choice and accommodation.
DAY 2 Transfer to Shepherd hut
Breakfast boxes. Early Check out. Transfer to Mukhuri, a village located in the Western region of Georgia -Samegrelo. After 2 hours driving, we reach the village Mukhuri. From here, we continue our journey by a Soviet truck on off-road. We will drive for 2 hours by Soviet Truck and then reach our final destination by car for this day. Lunch in nature. Afterward, we hike for 1 km and set up our camp near Shepherd Hut 2 at the elevation of 1900 m. Dinner and overnight in Tents.
DAY 3 Trek to small Tobavarchkhili lake
Trek from Shepherd Hut 2 to Okhoje Lake (Small Tobavarchkhili lake). Hard, Walking distance 10 km, 7 hours.
Dinner and overnight in tent.
DAY 4 Trek to Tobavarchkhili lake
Trek from Okhoje Lake to Greater Tobavarchkhili lake. Hard, Walking distance 4 km, 3 hours.
In the evening dinner and overnight in tent.
DAY 5 Trek to Kaliashi lake
Trek from Greater Tobavarchkhili lake to Didi Ghele and Lake Kaliashi.
Breakfast. Our camp will be here today too. In the morning, we explore surrounding areas of the lake, hike up to nearby mountains and follow downstream of the river. You also can swim in the lake. The water is very clean and fresh. Greater Toba lake is an alpine lake surrounded by open, alpine meadows and rocky Mountains. Amongst the locals, it is known as Chitagvala’s Toba which literally in Megrelian language means Red Mountain. After rest and lunch, we take an optional detour and visit small lakes of Didi Ghele and lake Kaliashi. Dinner and overnight in tents on the bank of Greater Tobavarchkhili lake.
DAY 6 Trek to Great Toba lake
Trek from Greater Toba lake to Jalora river. Very hard, walking dist. 14 km, 8 h.
We camp at the bank of Jalara river and have a campfire here. Dinner and overnight in Tents.
DAY 7 Trek to Skuri village, transfer to Anaklia
Trek from Jolora river to Kirnakhona tourist Shelter. Hard, walking dist. 12 km, 5 h.
After breakfast we will continue our journey. Here we hike into the sub-tropical forests of moss-covered trees and stones. If you come to this place in August, you can taste wild Dewberry and nuts grown naturally in the forest. Lunch near Kirnakhona touristic shelter, where out trek ends.
From here we will travel by the Soviet Truck to village Skuri duration 2 hours and then by a comfortable vehicle proceed our way to Anaklia sea resort. Accommodation to the hotel of your choice.
DAY 8 Transfer to Kutaisi airport, departure
Breakfast in the hotel, check out. Transfer to Kutaisi International Airport. (Optional: Transfer from Kutaisi to Tbilisi airport for extra fee).
► Accommodation in the hotel of chosen category:
In Kutaisi 1 night with breakfast,
In Anaklia 1 night with breakfast,
In tent 5 nights with half board meal,
► Tours according to the itinerary,
► Transfer to and from Kutaisi airport,
► English-speaking trekking guide 6 days,
► Transportation,
► Tent, sleeping bag, backpack, cooking gear,
► Products for 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners,
► Luggage transportation by horses for 5 days,
► 24/7 Customer Support Line.
► Preparing of meals,
► Airfare,
► Visa,
► Insurance,
► Personal expenses,
► Tips for the guide and driver..