About this tour
Be part of one of the most important Tushetian traditions and ride with our herd on a 250 km journey across Georgia’s most epic landscapes.
Each autumn, we move our herd of horses from the summer pastures of Tusheti National Park back down to the winter grazing lands of Vashlovani, following ancient migration routes that have connected these regions for centuries.
This is not a typical horseback riding holiday. It is a real horse migration—an authentic Tushetian tradition that remains an essential part of our way of life today.
Join us as we travel alongside a herd of 80+ horses through some of Georgia’s most remote and spectacular wilderness. Cross high mountain passes, alpine valleys, deep river gorges, and vast open steppes as we follow the natural rhythm of the herd.
Ride with local Tushetian horsemen, camp under the stars, share traditional meals, and experience life exactly as it unfolds on migration.
This is more than an adventure. It is a rare opportunity to take part in a living cultural tradition, following the same routes our ancestors have ridden for generations.
28 September – 6 October 2026
Shared accommodation – 1990 EUR
Single accommodation – 2390 EUR
Deposit – 600 EUR to book your saddle (non-refundable)
Due Payment – 40 days before departure
Cancellation Policy
The deposit is non-refundable, as horses, guides, accommodation, and logistics are arranged specifically for each participant.
Travel Insurance
All participants must have valid travel insurance that covers horseback riding and adventure activities.
- All-inclusive package
- Transportation: Transfer from Tbilisi to Vashlovani and return transfer from Tusheti to Tbilisi (departure at 07:00; arrival back in Tbilisi approximately between 20:00–22:00)
- Accommodation:
- 1 night in a hotel in Kakheti (including breakfast and dinner)
- 5 nights camping
- 2 nights in a hotel in Tusheti
- Camping equipment: Tent, sleeping bag, and mattress
- Camp shower facilities
- Horse riding equipment: Protective riding helmet
- Horse and support team: Well-trained horses and experienced horsemen/riding companions
- Professional guide
- Meals: Full board with three-course meals, snacks, drinks, and traditional Georgian cuisine throughout the trip (not typical camp food)
- Support vehicle available throughout the journey
- International or domestic flight tickets
- Travel and health insurance
- Personal expenses
- Alcoholic beverages (if applicable)
The itinerary below follows our migration route from Vashlovani to Tusheti; the autumn migration follows the same route in reverse, and the itinerary may change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Tbilisi to Omalo (Tusheti)
- Depart from Tbilisi early in the morning and travel by 4×4 vehicles through the scenic Kakheti wine region toward eastern Georgia.
- Continue through Dedoplistskaro and begin the ascent of the legendary Abano Pass (2,945 m), one of the most spectacular mountain roads in the Caucasus.
- Arrival in Omalo, the heart of Tusheti National Park, where you will settle into a traditional family guesthouse.
- After lunch, explore Keselo Fortress Towers and visit the Omalo Visitor Center to learn about the region’s history and culture.
- Evening dinner features authentic Tushetian dishes and homemade wine shared with your hosts.
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Family guesthouse in Omalo
Tusheti Village Exploration (Dartlo, Dano, Kvavlo, Bochorna & Dochu)
- After breakfast, begin a full-day jeep exploration of Tusheti’s most iconic villages.
- Visit Dartlo, famous for its medieval stone towers and preserved architecture, then continue to the remote villages of Dano and Kvavlo, offering panoramic views over the Pirikita Alazani Valley.
- Enjoy a picnic lunch en route in the mountains.
- Continue to Bochorna, the highest permanently inhabited village in Europe, and then on to Dochu before returning to Omalo in the evening.
- Dinner and overnight in the guesthouse.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Family guesthouse in Omalo
Omalo to Picris Chala (Start of Horse Migration)
- After breakfast, meet your horses and horsemen and begin the migration on horseback.
- Ride alongside the herd as we descend from Tusheti’s high alpine landscapes through remote trails and open meadows.
- Stop for a picnic lunch with panoramic mountain views.
- Continue riding with the herd until reaching Picris Chala, where camp is set for the night.
- Dinner is prepared by the support team and shared around the campfire.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tent camp
Picris Chala to Pshaveli
- After breakfast at camp, continue riding with the herd through changing landscapes of alpine valleys and forested slopes.
- Pause for a picnic lunch beside a mountain stream.
- In the afternoon, ride toward Pshaveli village, where camp is prepared for the night.
- Dinner and rest at camp.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tent camp
Pshaveli to Tsinandali Valley
- After breakfast, continue the journey toward the famous Alazani Valley, known for its vineyards and winemaking traditions.
- Ride through rolling hills and forested landscapes, stopping for a picnic lunch along the way.
- Arrive in the Tsinandali Valley area by evening and set up camp near the historic wine region.
- Dinner served at camp under the open sky.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tent camp
Tsinandali to Sakobo
- After breakfast, continue riding across Kakheti’s open landscapes, passing villages, farmland, and gentle valleys.
- Enjoy a picnic lunch under acacia trees.
- Arrive in Sakobo in the late afternoon and set up camp.
- Dinner prepared by the support team with traditional Georgian food.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tent camp
Sakobo to Elia Monastery (Shiraki Steppe)
- After breakfast, ride toward the Shiraki steppe, one of the most dramatic and open landscapes in eastern Georgia.
- Stop for a picnic lunch with wide panoramic views stretching toward the Azerbaijani border.
- Continue to Elia Monastery, a sacred site carved into the cliffs, where you will camp nearby for the night.
- Dinner at camp.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tent camp
Elia Monastery to Vashlovani National Park
- After breakfast, continue the final riding day toward Vashlovani National Park.
- Ride through semi-desert landscapes, canyons, and pistachio forests—one of the most unique ecosystems in Georgia.
- Enjoy a picnic lunch en route.
- Arrive at our winter horse farm in Vashlovani, where the migration journey concludes.
- Celebrate the completion of the ride with a traditional Georgian supra shared with your horsemen and guides.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Local farm or tent camp
Vashlovani to Tbilisi
- After breakfast, depart from Vashlovani and drive back to Tbilisi via Dedoplistskaro and the Kakheti wine region.
- Stop for a farewell lunch en route.
- Arrival in Tbilisi in the evening (approximately 20:00–22:00).
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation in Tbilisi: Not included
This Is Not a Typical Horse-Riding Tour
This is NOT a commercial horseback riding holiday. It is our annual Tushetian horse migration – a centuries-old tradition of moving with our herd through the mountains.
By joining us, you are becoming part of our culture, lifestyle, and heritage, not simply participating in a tourist activity.
Before confirming your participation, please take a moment to read the information below to familiarize yourself with the pace, conditions, and unique nature of this expedition.
Who Can Join?
This experience is exclusively for experienced, advanced riders.
You will ride alongside our family, our dear horsemen, and a herd of more than 80 horses across remote mountain landscapes.
Migration is physically demanding, mentally challenging, and sometimes unpredictable. Riders must be confident, balanced, and in full control of their horse at all times.
To participate, you must be able to ride independently and comfortably at all paces, including walk, trot, canter, and gallop, without assistance or support from guides.
About Our Horses
Our horses are semi-wild mountain horses that spend most of their lives roaming freely in the Caucasus Mountains.
They are calm, intelligent, sure-footed, and exceptionally reliable in mountain terrain.
Riding during migration is very different from a regular trail ride and requires confidence, experience, and good riding skills.
When moving with the herd, the horses naturally follow their instincts and tend to travel at a faster pace. This is not a walking horse tour. Much of the journey is ridden at a trot, with periods of cantering and occasional galloping, depending on the terrain and the movement of the herd.
Riders must be comfortable and balanced at all paces, able to maintain control of their horse independently in open landscapes and within a large moving herd.
Rider Responsibility
Horse migration is demanding and requires full attention throughout the journey.
Participants are responsible for their own safety and must remain focused, particularly during the start and finish of each riding day.
Our experienced horsemen will accompany you at all times, but all riders must follow their instructions and respect local riding practices.
The Tushetian Way
Horse culture in Tusheti has developed over centuries in one of the most remote and demanding mountain regions in the Caucasus. The way we ride, handle our horses, travel with the herd, and move through the landscape may be different from what you are accustomed to at home.
We invite you to approach this experience with an open mind and a willingness to learn. This migration is an opportunity to step into a living tradition and understand horsemanship from a Tushetian perspective. Rather than bringing expectations based on other riding disciplines or cultures, we ask participants to observe, respect, and adapt to the local way of doing things.
Throughout the journey, we follow Tushetian customs, methods, and knowledge passed down through generations. By joining the migration, you agree to respect these traditions and become part of the herd and the team for the duration of the expedition.
Respect for nature
We travel through protected landscapes and sensitive ecosystems.
All participants must follow Leave No Trace principles, respect wildlife, and help preserve the natural environment.
Respect for Local Culture
This journey passes through remote communities where traditions remain an important part of daily life.
We ask all guests to be respectful of local customs, people, and cultural heritage. Your guides will communicate these to you.
Tusheti Road Conditions
The mountains set their own schedule. Although the road to Tusheti has always been open during our migration dates, weather conditions in the high Caucasus can be unpredictable.
For this reason, there is a small possibility that the road may not open as planned. While such delays are rare, access to Tusheti ultimately depends on mountain weather and road safety conditions, which are beyond our control.
CLOTHING
Comfortable riding trousers.
T-Shirts. Long sleeved shirts.
Short multipurpose riding/walking boots and half chaps. We recommend your boots are waterproof.
Waterproof coat. We recommend a breathable coat.
We recommend you bring clothes which can be put on in layers when it is cold and taken off as it warms up.
Fleece, jumper, or jacket.
Warm coat
Waterproof riding gloves.
Waterproof trousers or leggings.
Sunglasses – with a neck strap.
Casual clothes – for when you are not riding.
Shoes – for when you are not riding.
Socks and underwear.
Swimwear.
Thick socks.
Set of thermal underwear
Woolly or fleece hat.
EQUIPMENT
Bum bag (waist bag) for keeping small items like lip salve close to hand.
Supply of candy/sweets to help keep up energy levels.
Water bottle. It is important to drink plenty of water, particularly if the temperatures are hot. Metal water bottles are particularly useful as they can double as hot water bottles at night!
You may want to bring a sleeping bag liner or you own sleeping bag
Pocket Knife (but remember to pack into your checked in luggage on flights).
Small torch – a head torch is particularly useful (take spare batteries).
Dry bags/supply of plastic carrier bags – always useful for separating wet and dry kit.
A sarong and flip-flops can be practical where washing facilities are limited.
Ear Plugs – if you are a light sleeper.
Bandana or Buff. These have a myriad of uses including keeping you cool when it’s hot or warm when it’s cold.
Contact lens wearers should take glasses as dry air can make contact lenses uncomfortable. If you do take contacts, we recommend daily disposable lenses.
TOILETRIES AND MEDICAL
Towel.
Hand Sanitizer
Wet wipes.
Personal medical kit with antiseptic cream, pain relief tablets and sticking plasters. Moisture absorbing baby powder can be useful to prevent chafing. Compeed blister plasters work well on sore patches, acting as a second skin. Sudocrem, E45, Vaseline or similar soothe rubbed skin.
Any medication you regularly take.
Sun protection cream.
Due to the altitude the sun can be strong, and we advise a high factor sunscreen.
Lip balm.
Insect repellent and after bite ointment.
Nasal Spray such as Similasan nose moisturiser which is good for the ‘dry nose’ that can develop at altitude.
Rehydration sachets (Dioralyte or similar, allow one per day). Imodium or similar.
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