# Mestia & Ushguli — 3 Days in Svaneti

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- Canonical: https://gtour.ge/tour/mestia-ushguli-3-days/
- Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze
- Published: 2016-12-15
- Updated: 2026-10-27
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/tour/mestia-ushguli-3-days/

€890 per person3 days / 2 nightsPrivate · car & English-speaking guideBased on two travellers

Medieval towers, four-thousand-metre peaks and the highest village in Europe.

The route

[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/)[Zugdidi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/zugdidi/)[Enguri Dam](#gt-map)[Mestia](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/)[Ushguli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ushguli/)[Hatsvali Ski Resort](https://gtour.ge/georgia/hatsvali-ski-resort/)

Why this tour

- —[Mestia](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/)'s towers and the [Svaneti](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/) museum's treasures

- —[Ushguli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ushguli/), UNESCO, beneath Shkhara — by 4×4

- —Hatsvali cable car and the Ushba view

- —Chalaadi glacier walk or the Koruldi lakes

- —Svan cooking: kubdari, tashmijabi, the salt with a hundred uses

Itinerary

Day 1[Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) → [Zugdidi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/zugdidi/) (Dadiani palace) → Enguri dam → [Mestia](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/). Overnight Mestia.

Day 24×4 to [Ushguli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ushguli/): Lamaria church, the towers, optional walk towards the Shkhara glacier. Return to [Mestia](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/). Overnight.

Day 3Hatsvali cable car or Chalaadi glacier walk; [Svaneti](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/) museum; return to [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) (late) or [Kutaisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/kutaisi/)/Batumi.

Included

- ✓ Private car with driver

- ✓ English-speaking guide

- ✓ Two nights in a boutique guesthouse-hotel in Mestia, breakfast included

- ✓ 4×4 to Ushguli

- ✓ All entrances and cable car

Not included

- — Lunches and dinners

- — Flights Tbilisi–Mestia if chosen instead of the drive

Good to know

- · Season: June–October for [Ushguli](https://gtour.ge/georgia/ushguli/) by road; winter for skiing

- · Day 1 is a long drive (8–9 h); the small plane from [Tbilisi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/tbilisi/) is an alternative in good weather

- · Warm layers in any month

Questions

**Can we fly to Mestia?**
Yes, weather permitting; we then meet you with the car. The drive back via the Black Sea coast is a good alternative.

**Is Ushguli reachable in winter?**
Usually not by road; the tour becomes a ski and snowshoe programme around [Mestia](https://gtour.ge/georgia/mestia/).

Prices are per person for two travelling together, in euros; solo travellers and larger groups are quoted on request. Every departure is private and adjusted to you. Hotels, wineries and restaurants on our routes are [verified by GTour](/verified/).