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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.

Svan defensive towers and houses in Mestia beneath cloudy mountains
Place photo: Jelger Groeneveld · image credits

Why go

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.

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

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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