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Georgia: The Upward Path — 8-Day Caucasus Summer Expedition
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An 8-day vertical journey from Georgia's oldest layer — a 2nd-millennium-BC cave city — to the glacial crowns of the High Caucasus. Three regions, four activity disciplines, and one unifying logic: each day goes deeper, higher, or further than the last.
The journey, day by day
Three phases across Georgia — from ancient stone cities and the Ateni Valley, up into the glacial peaks of Svaneti, and down through underground rivers and the white water of the Rioni. Tap any day to read each leg.
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Six things that define it
4-hour horseback expedition from Ushguli — Europe's highest inhabited village — to the base of the Shkhara Glacier, on trails used by Svan families for a thousand years.
Private lunch and wine tasting with Nika Vacheishvili, former Georgian Minister of Culture — guardian of the "Wine of the Kings" in the Ateni Valley.
7 km alpine trek to the Shdugra Waterfall — the largest in Georgia — under the legendary twin-peaked Mt. Ushba (4,710 m) in the Becho Valley.
Uplistsikhe — a rock-hewn cave city in active use from the 2nd millennium BC to the 9th century AD, Georgia's oldest inhabited archaeological site.
18 km of whitewater rafting on the Rioni River through the gorges of the Racha region — the expedition's adrenaline finale.
Prometheus Cave — a 3 km karst system of illuminated stalactites and a silent boat ride on an underground river: the subterranean counterpoint to the vertical landscape of Svaneti.
What you're signing up for
Who this is for
Active, curious travellers who want a multi-discipline Georgian expedition with a clear narrative arc — each day is purposefully different from the last. Day 4 (4-hour horseback ride + 2 km glacier trek) is the most demanding. Day 5 (7 km mountain trek, 400 m gain) and Day 7 (18 km rafting) both require physical confidence. No single discipline requires technical experience — but overall fitness is non-negotiable. Minimum age 15.
Journey type
A multi-discipline Caucasus expedition combining:
What makes it unique
The Upward Path is structured as a narrative, not a checklist. The cave city at the beginning grounds you in Georgian history; the private encounter with Nika Vacheishvili connects you to its living culture; the horseback expedition in Ushguli delivers you to the glacial edge of the Greater Caucasus; and the rafting finale washes the mountains off your body. Most Georgia tours visit the same sites in the same order. This itinerary uses them as chapters in a single story that begins underground and ends on a river.
Accommodation
From a boutique design hotel in Tbilisi to three nights in the medieval towers of Mestia and a Soviet-era thermal spa in Tskaltubo. All rooms twin with breakfast included.
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Day 4 peaks at 4/5 — a 4-hour horseback expedition at altitude plus a 2 km glacier approach on foot. Good physical condition is essential.
Days 5 and 7 are 3/5 — a 7 km alpine trek with 400 m elevation gain, and 18 km of Class II–III whitewater rafting. Both require fitness and water confidence on Day 7.
What's included
What's not included
Logistics
Kit for the active days
Organised by the three main activity days — tap to check off your kit as you pack.
Frequently asked questions
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