Guided tours & horse treks
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The best and most convenient way to access and enjoy Pankisi Valley's attractions, landscapes, and interact with the Kist community, is to use the cultural guide service. The local guides are young people trained and employed by PVTDA. They are passionate about meeting tourists and sharing their knowledge and perspectives about local life and culture.
Guided cultural tours and horse treks can be tailored to suit different interests and abilities. Languages spoken by cultural guides are English, Georgian, and Chechen.
Cultural walking tours
A guided cultural tour with a local Kist guide offers a good introduction to Pankisi Valley, its culture, history and attractions.
Young Kists with proficient English language skills are employed as part of a training program by PVTDA to help improve their skills and earn an income.
Tours can be arranged to places of interest including: the Old Mosque, Saint George's church, ethnographic museum, felt maker, brewery, bee-keeper, ancient monuments, amphitheater, old settlements and much more. The tour route covers Jokolo, Duisi, Dumasturi, Omalo and Birkiani villages.
Cultural tours can be arranged for half or full day, and tailored to suit your interests.
Please contact PVTDA to arrange a cultural tour.
Guided horse treks
Pankisi Valley is well known in Georgia for its strong horses and experienced guides, who know the remote highland landscapes and routes intimately. Horse treks can be organized for short or longer durations, and are suitable for novice and experienced riders.
The most accessible local routes go to Tbatana mountain via the Batsara Ravine, and Nakerala mountain, replete with forests, streams and alpine pastures. Long expeditions to Tusheti from Pankisi Valley are very popular with tourists.
Local mountain summits provide magnificent panoramic views of Khevsureti to the west and Tusheti in the north, where you may also meet shepherds who live with their sheep and cows on the alpine pastures from May to September. It is possible to see them making cheese from sheep milk using traditional methods.
Pankisi Adventure Treks is the only established and reputable service in Pankisi Valley, specializing in local horse treks and multiday expeditions to Tusheti.