Trekking on Mount Kazbek (5047 m)

Day 1

Meeting with your guide at the Tbilisi airport. Transfer to a hotel.

After check-in you will have free time.

Dinner and overnight in Tbilisi.

Day 2

After breakfast at the hotel we will have Tbilisi city tour. This tour  includes visiting Holy Trinity Cathedral, Abanotubani (historical part of Tbilisi), Narikala (ancient fortress built in 4th century), amazing Valley of Waterfall (known also as a Fig Waterfall, because in the past this area was full of fig trees), Clock Tower. We will also walk throuhg the ‘wadden row’: one of the oldest streets in Old Tbilisi with characterisitic flavour  and architecture.

After city tour we will have a meeting at the hotel with your mountain guide.

Transfer  to Stephantsminda (170km / 2,5 hours).

Overnight at a hotel in Stephantsminda.

Day 3

That day we will climb to Bethlehem shelter (3650 m).

At  7-8 a.m. (after breakfast) we will drive to Sameba Church (2200 m) and then walk about 12 km (it will take aprox. 5-6 hours) to campsite located at an altitude 3650 m.

Horses will carry our luggages.

Overnight in Bethlehem shelter.

Day 4

Acclimatisation  day.

We will walk to 3900 m or a bit higher. We will start at about 11 a.m. and walk aprox. 3km (1-2 hours) to the Small temple of the Holy Trinity church. After visiting the church we will back to the Bethlehem shelter. After dinner (which will be served at 3 p.m.) we will practice skills necessary to climb to the summit (rope work, ice axe arrest etc.).

Overnight in Bethlehem shelter.

Day 5

Summit Day. Bethlehem shelter (3650 m) - Summit - Bethlehem shelter  (approximately 10-12 hours walk).

We will start early in the morning, at 1-3 a.m. (depends on the weather conditions) and walk to Plato (4500m / 4 hours approximately). From Plato we will ascent to Saddle (4900 m at 30 degrees). From Saddle to Summit at 40-45 degrees. Return to Bethlehem shelter (3650 m). During the walk from 3900m to the summit and back to 3900 m, the group will be roped due to crevasses.

Night in Bethlehem shelter (3650 m).

Day 6

Return to Sameba Church (4-5 hours walking). Return to Tbilisi and accommodation at the hotel.

Farewell Dinner in restaurant.

Overnight in Tbilisi.

Day 7

Transfer to the Tbilisi airport.

Price includes:

Transfer from and to the airport

All transportation over duration of the tour: Tbilisi - Stephantsminda - Church Sameba –Tbilisi

2 nights in hotel*** in Tbilisi

Tour guide in Tbilisi

Meals (6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 suppers)

1 night in guesthouse in Stephantsminda

3 nights in Mountain hut (3650 m) (including breakfast, lunch an dinner)

English speaking mountain guide for the duration of the expedition

Horse for personal bags from village until 3650 m. and back to village

First-aid medicines

Gas

Ice axe (wit leash)

Crampons

Belay/rappel device

Rope

Hiking sticks

Head-mounted flashlight

Not included in the price:

Air tickets

Visa and invitations

Visa Fees

Medical expenses and insurance

Re-booking of hotels

Single supplements

Alcoholic drinks

Note:

• In case of bad weather, tour may prolong for one day. Tourists will have to pay an additional extension of the tour, for the overnight 12 €

• In the shelter there is no shower and constant electricity.