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Mestia · Ushguli · separate mountain road outing

Spend a day in Ushguli

Tower villages beneath Shkhara show a different side of Upper Svaneti.

View from the Lower Fortress Tower of Chazhashi over Ushguli and the Enguri River valley
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Why visit

The Ushguli community combines several high villages, historic towers and the Lamaria church in a World Heritage landscape. It is a much longer excursion from Mestia than a short town tower visit.

What to expect

Give the villages and residents space, and allow for slow mountain travel. Road conditions change sharply by season and weather.

Plan your visit

Allow3 hr–5 hr · in the villages; road travel is extra
AreaUshguli · separate mountain road outing

Before you go

Check the Mestia–Ushguli road, arrange reliable return transport and respect private towers.

Allow extra time

Visit times are estimates for this activity only. Travel, queues and breaks are extra.

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