Distance on foot – 20 km;
Minimal Altitude – 960 m;
Maximal Altitude – 2907 m;
As part of the tour we will head from Tbilisi to Samegrelo. We will pass throw villages wthi beautiful gardens and stop in the village Mukhuri; We will load all the equipment on the lorry, jump on the transport and follow forest tracks; During 6 days, we will visit 5 lakes of Egrisi Ridge; We will visit firstly Small Tobavarchkhili, which in local language means Silver Lake. Next we will visit Big Tobavarchkhili Lake and in the end – Kaliashi, Didghali and Tsaqartskali Lakes; In Megrelian dialect “Toba” means Lake. All night we will spend in the tents, into the wild, where no civilization has ever been;
Sightseeing:
• River Khobistskali Valley;
• Alpine trails of Egrisi Ridge;
• Small Tobavarchkhili;
• Big Tobavarchkhili;
• Kaliashi Lake;
• Didghali Lake;
• Tsaqartskali Lake;
At 06:00 in the morning we leave from Tbilisi to Samegrelo, West Georgia; in the village Mukhuri we will change transport; We will pack up into a lorry and follow up a mountain road; After end of the road, we will continue on foot. Instruction will be given about the route ahead and also about the safety measures; After covering 3.5 km we will make camp at an altitude of 2050m above sea level;
At 10:00 in the morning we are having breakfast and head towards Small Tobavarchkhili. We will cover steep ascent 600m with variability of height; After lunch we will cross a pass at 2765 m and follow steep descent of 200 metres. Total distance to cover on the second day: – 4.5 km. We will make camp near small, or otherwise known as Tsakibula Tobavarchkhili at an altitude of 2550 metres above sea level;
At 10:00 in the morning we are having breakfast and head towards Big Tobavarchkhili. 3kms – difficult trail. After 400 metres of ascent we will cross highest point of the tour: – Tsashkibula Pass(2907m). In the local language “Tsashkibuli” means “ledder of the sky”. We will have lunch on our way and make steep descent of 300 metres. We will make camp at an altitude of 2660metres near big or otherwise known as Chitagvalash Tobavarchkhili, which means “Red mountain sparrow” in local language;
At 10:00 in the morning we have lunch at the campsite and return back to small Tobavarchkhili; After 300 metres of ascent we will cross Tsashibula Pass (2907m) and after 400 metres of descent we will end up at Small Tobavarchkhili, where we will make camp at an altitude of 2550 metres above sea level;
At 07:00 in the morning we have lunch at the campsite; Than we will cross a pass at an altitude of 2765m. After covering 6 km, 200 ascent and 600m descent in height, we will return to village Mukhuri by a lorry, from where we will return back to Tbilisi;
Additional Services:
Horses to carry baggage – Single horses can carry no more than 70 km of baggage;
Field feeding – Lunch Boxes and Field Kitchen;
Dishes cooked by local shepards (Elarji, Nadugi(Boiled cottage cheese), Sulguni, Sour Milk) degustation in the Managa Valley.
