Alex grew up in Stepantsminda, under Mt. Kazbek — the kind of village where the air smells of woodsmoke and his grandmother still makes wine in the same qvevri her grandmother used. Gio is from Tbilisi — old town, three generations on the same street, fluent in four languages by accident.
We met at university in 2013, swapping the trails we'd grown up on. One Easter we borrowed a friend's old Lada and drove up to Ushguli to surprise Gio's cousin. By that summer we were taking visiting students on weekend hikes for the price of dinner.
Ten years later, we still don't run a tour we wouldn't want to live ourselves. We've turned down more bookings than we've accepted. Every itinerary still goes through one of us, personally, before it's confirmed. It's the only way we know.
No imported staff. No agency middlemen. The person showing you Svaneti grew up on those trails — and speaks the language of the village you're sleeping in. That changes everything about what you get to see.
What's listed is what you pay. No upsells, no surprise fees, no currency tricks. We'll tell you exactly where every lari goes — and we'll tell you when something isn't worth your money.
We turn down more trips than we run. It keeps our standards high, our guides rested, and the conversation between us and you actually possible. You'll always know who's on the other end.
Tell us a few things — when you can travel, who's coming, and what you want to see. We reply within 24 hours.
