Day 1: Tbilisi Airport
– Meet our guide at Tbilisi Airport (Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport, TBS) depending on your time of arrival
– Transfer to our hotel in Tbilisi Center, rest and get some refreshment
– On the evening, our guide will give a program briefing and do a final equipment checkup
– Overnight in Hotel (Tbilisi)

Day 2: Transfer to Stephantsminda
– After breakfast, 10 AM, transfer by minibus to Stephantsminda (as known as Kazbegi) which will take around 3 hrs on Georgian Military Highway, passing through the Caucasus mountains
– Free time on the afternoon
– Overnight in Guesthouse (Stephantsminda)

Day 3: Ascent to Mount Kazbek Base Camp
– After breakfast, 8 AM, transfer to Gergeti Holy trinity Church by a minibus (20 minutes)
– Start ascending to Mount Kazbek Base Camp (as known as Betlemi) at 3650m (4-6 hrs hiking)
– Overnight in Tent (Betlemi)

Day 4: Acclimatization
– To help your body adapt properly to the altitude, after breakfast, we will take a packed lunch and hike to 4200m
– We will train and practice necessary mountaineering skills such as, rope work, ice axes arrest, crampons walk, etc.
– Overnight in Tent (Betlemi)

Day 5: Summit Push and back to Base Camp
– Have early breakfast and start at 2AM, we will rope up together above 3900m due to glacier terrains and crevasses.
– We will hike to the Kazbek plateau at 4500m around 4 hrs.
– Continue our ascent to the saddle (4900m, 30 degree) and reach the summit at 40-45 degree using fixed ropes and ice axes
– At the summit of Kazbek 5054m, we will be stunning by the view of Caucasus mountains, taking pictures, refill our energy, and descend to Betlemi
– Total climbing time 10-12 hrs
– Overnight in Tent (Betlemi)

Day 6: Extra day in case of bad weather
– Overnight in Tent (Betlemi)

Day 7: Descent to Gergeti Church and transfer to Tbilisi
– After breakfast, pack your belongings and descend to Gergeti church (4 hrs).
– Make a short visit to the church and transfer to Tbilisi (3 hrs drive)
– On the way to Tbilisi, we will stop at Ananuri Fortress and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta
– Overnight in Hotel (Tbilisi)

Day 8: Transfer to Airport
– After breakfast, transfer to Tbilisi airport
– Say goodbye to our guide and bring wonderful memories home