7 days in Savannah and in the Caucasus Mountains

Enduro Tour Georgia "Savannah and Caucasus Mountains"

Tour plan 7 days Eastern Georgia

Topic: Motorcycle, people, nature and culture

Tour motto: Sun, landscape and wine - what can be more wonderful than hospitable Georgia?

Escort: Slava's team (the discoverer and founder of enduro-tourism in Georgia, has been working since 2008)

Level of difficulty : Personally adaptable from 1 to 3 on a 5-point scale.

Language: English

In the savanna, the route passes through hills, plains, canyons and semi-deserts. The climate is dry, the summer air temperature is + 18 - 25 ° C.

In the Caucasus Mountains, the route passes through forest mountains and rocky passes. The climate is temperate, the summer air temperature is +16 - 22 ° C.

Day 1. Arrival at the Tbilisi International Airport

Transfer (25 km) to the hotel in the city of Rustavi. After all group members are accommodated in the hotel, we hold a briefing (meeting). You will receive all the necessary instructions for riding the KTM EXC motorcycle and information on the route. After the briefing (meeting), you will get the motorcycle and test drive (demonstration). A KTM mechanic will be at your disposal to adjust the controls to your driving style and provide you with a 100% technically advanced motorcycle.

Day 2. Rustavi - Mtskheta

Enduro Tour to Mtskheta: 130-140 km of off-road tour over the Trialeti Range (Caucasus Minor, 200 km long, 30 km wide), the Sakvelosmta peak (2803 m.). The track is saturated with steppe, stony, rocky, forest trails and river crossings. This is a great opportunity to get used to and test the KTM motorcycle. You will ride through almost all types of landscapes you can only imagine, you will take impressive photos for you Endurist's photobook and get a splash of unforgettable E-E (Enduro-Emotions). At the end of the day, Georgian cuisine awaits you in the most visited Georgian restaurant, Salobio (literal meaning - beans in clay pots) in the ancient town of Mtskheta. After dinner, you will see the UNESCO World Heritage Monument of the 11th century, the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the center of Christianity and pilgrimage in Georgia.

Day 3. Mtskheta (Natakhtari) - Omalo

Enduro Tour to Omalo: Georgia’s KTM guide takes you along the Trialeti Range, drowning in green velvet, along the azure lake of Sioni. In the resort town of Sioni, you can make a stop for a cup of coffee and chat with tourists and locals. Going down to the Alazani Valley, which is famous for its ancient winemaking culture, you will have a lunch by the side of the river, to reinforce your strength and mood before climbing to Omalo over the Abano Pass at an altitude of 2926 meters above sea level. You will have the opportunity to check the charge level of your phone, prepare a camera for a new adventure, reinforce your strength and mood with a doner kebab with tomatoes. Imagine, you are riding along the highest, the narrowest, the most beautiful road of Georgia, which twines up and down, twists through the mountain rivers and canyons, surrounded by the grandiose mountain ranges of the Caucasus. This will set the pulse of any motorcyclist racing. The day of grand enduro tour, the day of the best photos, the day of strong impressions. At the top, you will find the corona of the day - the village of Omalo, an amazingly beautiful place, located at the foot of a cliff. Cozy ethnic architecture and famous towers, which have been guarding the heart of the Caucasus since the 12th century. By the way, the hero of the movie "Mimino" by George Danelia was a pilot of a small commercial rotor-wing aircraft on service for Omalo.

Day 4. Journey along the Caucasus Mountains - Omalo, Dartlo, Parsma

Enduro Tour to the heart of the Caucasus: you and your KTM motorcycle will ride up to an altitude of 3200 meters above sea level. In heavenly silence you will enjoy the majesty of the Caucasus. You will visit the most remote corners of Tusheti, leave the daily routine behind. You will get to know the flamboyant locals, experience the usual, traditional hospitality. You will understand that it is very easy to become happy.

Day 5. Omalo - Sighnaghi

Enduro Tour to Sighnaghi: The road will pull back into the Alazany valley, the wine kingdom, but the mountains will open to you again and again with new, unexpected, unnoticed, as if hidden, landscapes and views. So, the purpose of the journey is to visit the picturesque fortress town of Sighnaghi, lazily immersed in greenery on a hill in the Alazani Valley. The locals call this picturesque town Caucasus Balcony. At the end of the day, sitting with a glass of wine, you can observe the magnificent views of the Alazani Valley and the majestic Caucasus in late afternoon sunlight.

Day 6. Sighnaghi - Rustavi

Enduro Tour to Sighnaghi: The high point of the tour is 138 km of bizarre lunar and colorful savanna. On the way, in the mountains, there will be a rock monastery, secluded in the silence of the savanna, decorated with wall paintings of the Byzantine period. The monastery is hidden from the eyes of tourists. Thus, this attraction is completely exclusive. After lunch, you will visit the monastery of the 6th century named David Gareja, a sacred place, where the birth of Christianity took place.

Day 7. Departure

The main advantages of the tour

• Combined Enduro Tour: a motorcycle, a man, nature and culture

• Visiting ancient settlements and sacred places of Georgia

• Journey with picturesque landscapes - savannas, canyons and the Caucasus Mountains

• Motorcycle KTM EXC 350/450 2018 model year

• Journey around the oldest wine region in the world – Kakheti

• Traditional Georgian hospitality, local delicacies and wine tasting

• Folklore with flamboyant and energetic Georgian dances