Tusheti — Georgia's Last Frontier

About This Tour

Let me tell you about Tusheti — the most remote, wild, and jaw-droppingly beautiful corner of Georgia I have the privilege to show travelers. This is not a casual day trip. This is an expedition to a place that feels like the edge of the world. Getting there requires crossing the Abano Pass at 2,926 meters — one of the most spectacular (and yes, thrilling) mountain roads on Earth. The road is unpaved, narrow, carved into cliffsides with switchbacks so tight you'll hold your breath. But when you emerge on the other side, you enter a hidden valley that has remained virtually unchanged for centuries.

Tusheti is only accessible from June to September. When October arrives, the snow closes the pass completely, and the villages are cut off from the outside world for eight months. The Tushetian people — shepherds, cheesemakers, guardians of a culture older than written history — migrate down to the lowlands for winter, leaving their stone towers and fortified villages silent under the snow. In summer, they return, and the valleys come alive with the sound of sheep bells, the smell of fresh bread baking in wood-fired ovens, and the warmth of hospitality that can only exist in a place this isolated.

You'll visit Omalo, the main village with its iconic twin defensive towers standing like sentinels over the valley. We'll explore Dartlo, a medieval village of stone towers and cobbled paths that looks like it was lifted from a fantasy novel. We'll visit Shenako with its beautiful church, and Diklo fortress perched on a dramatic hillside. And we'll meet the shepherds who spend their summers in the high pastures, making the famous Tushetian guda cheese just as their ancestors did. This is the ultimate adventure for those who want to see Georgia at its most raw, remote, and unforgettable.