You'll stay in a twin-share room at the GTM Kapan Hotel in the historical centre of town - the perfect base for exploring the city.

River running through Tbilisi

Tbilisi

You'll stay in small, locally owned guesthouses in twin-share rooms. These are clean and comfortable with shared facilities and are usually family run, so come with their own cuisine and stories.

On the road 

You’ll spend the night in twin-share tents in remote spots. Although this is wild camping, your host will set up a dining tent and a toilet tent to make it more comfortable.

Wild camping 

You'll stay in a twin-share room at the GTM Kapan Hotel in the historical centre of town - the perfect base for exploring the city. 

You'll stay in small, locally owned guesthouses in twin-share rooms. These are clean and comfortable with shared facilities and are usually family run, so come with their own cuisine and stories.


You’ll spend the night in twin-share tents in remote spots. Although this is wild camping, your host will set up a dining tent and a toilet tent to make it more comfortable.

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Cycling experience needed, along with good fitness and a serious sense of adventure.

You’ll experience a delicious mix of local and national Georgian cuisine, cooked with fresh produce that's often grown or reared by the guesthouse owners themselves. Georgian cuisine is renowned for its mix of eastern and western flavours, aromas and colours. It can be slightly spicy and consists mainly of meat, vegetables, cheese and fruit. There are plenty of traditional dishes without meat, so vegetarians are well catered for. Lunches will be picnic-style in the wilderness.
Local, energy-giving cycling snacks will be provided, but if you would like specific things then it's best to bring them from home.
Vegetarians and vegans can be catered for - please just request on your passenger info form.

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Private transfers between the airport and the hotel are included for any time you choose to arrive on Day 1 and depart on Day 7 (must be after 6pm).
If you are arriving before Day 1: you can easily get a taxi from the airport to your hotel for around £10/$13. If departing after Day 7, then your hotel can arrange a transfer for you.

Expert, English-speaking guides and a bike mechanic

Guides

2 nights in a hotel, 4 nights in a local guesthouse and 1 night wild camping

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Meals

To and from the airport and everything in-between

Transfers

Specialized Pitch bikes and all your camping equipment

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Permits

Expert, English-speaking guides and a bike mechanic

2 nights in a hotel, 4 nights in a local guesthouse and 1 night wild camping

To and from the airport and everything in-between

Specialized Pitch bikes and all your camping equipment

Check into your hotel in Tblisi's historic old town. If you have time, it's well worth exploring as the capital is packed full of UNESCO sites. Meet your guide and fellow adventurers and after a briefing about the journey ahead sit down for your first traditional Georgian meal at a local restaurant.

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Welcome to Georgia

Day 1

Set off early for Manglisi and after getting your bike set up, overload on dramatic, wild scenery as you cycle to the spectacular Dashbashi Canyon. Ride the long open track that leads to the treeless Javakhti Plateau, known locally as the Georgian Siberia. Take a dip in the volcanic Lake Paravani and set up camp in a remote corner. Catch the sunset over the water and then join your host for a feast of freshly caught fish.

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Dashbashi Canyon

Lake Paravani

Day 2

Pass the beautiful Lake Saghamo on your way to Vardzia: a city carved into the mountain. Seeming like something straight out of the Lord of the Rings, this ancient cave-palace-monastery was built for the fabled Queen Tamar and is still protected by a small group of monks. Explore some of the two hundred cave dwellings and learn about its fascinating history of earthquakes and invasions before another delicious dinner.

Vardzia Views

The Labyrinth of Vardzia

Day 3

Cycle from village to village, keeping your eyes peeled for the legendary Caucasian sheepdogs and their semi-nomadic owners. Wander the impressive 9th-century Fortress of Rabati. For castle geeks, this really is something, having been liberated many times over the centuries and now housing a mosque, an Orthodox church, a synagogue, a Catholic church and a citadel. Phew!

The Rabati Fortress

Day 4

Time for the big day. Climb your way through lush green forest and into the Adjara Mountains. Stop for a picnic lunch with 360-degree views and then enjoy 30km of downhill riding to your overnight spot. Georgians take their drinking seriously and this usually means ‘chacha’ - a potent homebrew grape brandy. Tonight you can visit the very, very small micro-distillery of your guesthouse owner for a few drinks and even join the locals keeping watch over the filtration process 24 hours a day. Or join the sensible and go to bed!

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The Goderdzi Pass (2043m)

Day 5

Leave the mountains behind and pass through the Adjarian countryside to the coastal flatlands and on to the Black Sea. Finish your journey at one of the quiet beaches, where you can grab a swim before enjoying a night in sub tropical Batumi - Georgia's famous summer resort.

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Batumi Cycle Path

The Black Sea

Day 6

Load up the bikes and road trip back to Tbilisi, stopping for lunch along the way, before heading to the airport in time for your flight home.

Georgia views

Back to Tbilisi

Day 7

Check into your hotel in Tblisi's historic old town. If you have time, it's well worth exploring as the capital is packed full of UNESCO sites. Meet your guide and fellow adventurers and after a briefing about the journey ahead sit down for your first traditional Georgian meal at a local restaurant.


Set off early for Manglisi and after getting your bike set up, overload on dramatic, wild scenery as you cycle to the spectacular Dashbashi Canyon. Ride the long open track that leads to the treeless Javakhti Plateau, known locally as the Georgian Siberia. Take a dip in the volcanic Lake Paravani and set up camp in a remote corner. Catch the sunset over the water and then join your host for a feast of freshly caught fish.


Pass the beautiful Lake Saghamo on your way to Vardzia: a city carved into the mountain. Seeming like something straight out of the Lord of the Rings, this ancient cave-palace-monastery was built for the fabled Queen Tamar and is still protected by a small group of monks. Explore some of the two hundred cave dwellings and learn about its fascinating history of earthquakes and invasions before another delicious dinner.

Cycle from village to village, keeping your eyes peeled for the legendary Caucasian sheepdogs and their semi-nomadic owners. Wander the impressive 9th-century Fortress of Rabati. For castle geeks, this really is something, having been liberated many times over the centuries and now housing a mosque, an Orthodox church, a synagogue, a Catholic church and a citadel. Phew!


Time for the big day. Climb your way through lush green forest and into the Adjara Mountains. Stop for a picnic lunch with 360-degree views and then enjoy 30km of downhill riding to your overnight spot. Georgians take their drinking seriously and this usually means ‘chacha’ - a potent homebrew grape brandy. Tonight you can visit the very, very small micro-distillery of your guesthouse owner for a few drinks and even join the locals keeping watch over the filtration process 24 hours a day. Or join the sensible and go to bed!


Leave the mountains behind and pass through the Adjarian countryside to the coastal flatlands and on to the Black Sea. Finish your journey at one of the quiet beaches, where you can grab a swim before enjoying a night in sub tropical Batumi - Georgia's famous summer resort.


Load up the bikes and road trip back to Tbilisi, stopping for lunch along the way, before heading to the airport in time for your flight home.


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Cycle the ancient trading route that once connected East and West and travel through the famous Goderdzi Pass (2200m)

Wild camp beside the volcanic Lake Paravani and take a celebratory dip in the Black Sea

Visit the ancient cave city labyrinth of Vardzia, carved deep into Erusheti Mountain

Cycle the ancient trading route that once connected East and West and travel through the famous Goderdzi Pass (2200m)


Wild camp beside the volcanic Lake Paravani and take a celebratory dip in the Black Sea

Visit the ancient cave city labyrinth of Vardzia, carved deep into Erusheti Mountain

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