Group size: 2- 8 people
Level of riders: intermediate to advanced
Accommodation: 2 / 3 nights at the local guesthouse
All meals/drinks included, availability of ordinary/vegetarian menus.
Riding Pace: moderate to fast, 4-5 hours a day
Season: April – October
Tour itineraries:
Day 1
Transfer from Tbilisi to @Dacha_Tsveri guesthouse, located at Vere river gorge, 40 minutes drive from Tbilisi. Coffee/tea/snack, leaving luggage and further drive (20 minutes) to Ghvevi Horse Riding Ranch at Trialeti Ridge. Meeting with horses, grooming, saddling, set off riding to Didpichviani and Lastitsikhe villages with beautiful forests and meadows for long canters. Rest by the waterfall (bathing opportunity seasonally). Further ride to Cockoo’s Hill with panoramic views around for photo shooting. Return to the ranch. Lunch. Drive to the guesthouse. Rest. Dinner and a night at the guesthouse.
Day 2
Breakfast. Drive to the ranch. Set off riding across forests, meadows and hills to Didgori valley historical monument/memorial where the battle of Didgori took place in 1121 resulting in King David IV of Georgia’s decisive victory over a Seljuk invasion army.
Ride back to the ranch. Lunch. Drive to the guesthouse. Rest. Dinner and a night at the guesthouse.
Day 3
Breakfast. Drive to the ranch. Set off riding in the mountains and forests towards Betania Monastery, a remarkable monument of the Christian culture in the surroundings of Tbilisi built in the 12-13th centuries. Betania (Bethania) is an acting sanctuary erected in the honor of the Nativity of the Mother of God. The place is located in the woody gorge of the Vere (Vera) river, with two churches on its territory. Inside you will find preserved murals of the year 1207 that depict King George III and his daughter – Queen Tamar. Lunch break near the Monastery and further ride back to the ranch, where dinner is served and a night is spent at the guesthouse. Next morning after the breakfast the group is transferred back to Tbilisi (on request the group can leave back for the city in the evening of day 3 after the farewell dinner.
Price of the tour per person:
3-day ride / 3 nights stay 720 USD
3-day ride / 2 nights stay 645 USD
Rates include: all transfers, all riding and equipment, guides, accommodation – guesthouse, all meals and drinks during riding days, photo shooting.
Rates exclude: international flights/travel to Georgia, any visa fees, personal medical insurance (compulsory), extra drinks. Terms of payment: 30% advance payment to book a trip, 70% upon arrival to Tbilisi.