Tbilisi Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
10 days, planned by Two Stroke Society
Ten days across the Georgian Caucasus — two of the hardest mountain roads in Europe, and villages with defensive towers still standing in them.
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| Old Tbilisi |
| Abanotubani |
| Narikala |
The Military Highway has been the route across the Caucasus for two thousand years and the last of it climbs to 2,379 m at Jvari.
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| Jvari Pass |
| Ananuri |
| Gergeti Trinity |
| Kazbek |
The track up to Gergeti is steep, loose and short. In poor weather the operators put the bikes away and walk it.
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| Gergeti Trinity |
| Mount Kazbek |
| Ananuri |
The Abano road is single-track dirt with no barrier and a long drop, open roughly June to September. It has a reputation and it has earned it.
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| Abano Pass |
| Tusheti |
| Omalo |
| Keselo towers |
Tusheti empties every winter — the pass closes and almost everyone moves down to the lowlands with the sheep until June.
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| Dartlo |
| Shenako |
| Keselo |
| Tush towers |
The pass is single-track — going early means meeting fewer vehicles on it, and meeting one is the problem.
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| Abano Pass |
| Alazani valley |
| Imereti |
The Enguri dam is 271 m and was the tallest arch dam in the world when it was finished. The road past it is sealed now, which it was not a decade ago.
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| Enguri dam |
| Svaneti |
| Mestia |
| Koruldi |
Ushguli is at 2,100 m, is inhabited year-round, and claims to be the highest permanently settled village in Europe. Shkhara at 5,193 m is behind it.
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| Ushguli |
| Shkhara |
| Svan towers |
| Lamaria church |
A long day, and the last of it is motorway, which after Ushguli feels absurd.
Tbilisi flies across Europe and the Gulf, mostly at unpleasant hours.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
9 breakfasts and 8 dinners across 10 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 10.
17 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“The same rides for people bringing their own machine”
Support, route and permits for riders on their own bikes. No rentals, no pillion seats, and a hard line on riding experience at handover.
Machines were well maintained and the daily briefings were short and useful. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Worth every rupee.
10 days of proper riding. The support vehicle was never far when someone needed it. Would send friends their way.
10 days of proper riding. The support vehicle was never far when someone needed it. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Good value for what's included.
Route planning was the strong point — long days, but the stops were in the right places. Good value for what's included.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Route planning was the strong point — long days, but the stops were in the right places.
Kazbegi on two wheels is the way to see it. No complaints about the organisation. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Machines were well maintained and the daily briefings were short and useful. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. No hesitation recommending them.
10 days of proper riding. The support vehicle was never far when someone needed it. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Good value for what's included.
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
It is single-track dirt, unbarriered, with drops of several hundred metres and blind corners, and vehicles do go off it. It is also ridden and driven daily through the season by people who live there. Both operators send a support vehicle, ride it early to meet less traffic, and will not take it in rain. If that description worries you, the six-day Svaneti version exists and neither operator will talk you out of it.
One other operator runs this ride. See all 2 side by side →