Samegrelo

A nine-day private route through Racha, Samegrelo and Guria, from Khvanchkara wine country to Black Sea tea villages, finishing in Batumi.

A Megrelian family teaches you to pull elarji with the paddle, cook kharcho and pound fresh ajika, then you eat it all for lunch.

Four days on foot to Tobavarchkhili, the Silver Lake in the Egrisi range, with full camping support and a Martvili stop on the way back.

Day trip from Kutaisi to the Dadiani Palace in Zugdidi, Nokalakevi’s fortress site and the Enguri arch dam.

A day from Kutaisi to Martvili Monastery, the Balda Canyon, Salkhino’s Dadiani vineyard and a Megrelian lunch.