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Horse Riding / Equestrian in Tusheti
Tower villages behind a 2,850-meter pass open four months a year: Georgia's horseback country, ridden the way the Tush still work it.
Why here
Tusheti is Georgia's horseback country by necessity as much as tradition: the region hides behind the 2,850-meter Abano Pass on one of the world's most notorious roads, open roughly June to September, and Tush horsemen still move flocks over three-thousand-meter passes the way their grandfathers did. Multi-day rides link the tower villages of Omalo, Dartlo, and Diklo via the Nakaicho Pass at about three thousand meters, guesthouse nights included, run by local families and Tbilisi outfits alike, seven-day expeditions from around 1,390 euros. It is transhumance country ridden at working pace, the closest Europe gets to Mongolia.
Best months
July to September, inside the road's June-to-September window; early October risks the pass closing behind you. Rides suit confident beginners upward, saddle days are long. Cash economy, no ATMs beyond the pass.
Getting there & around
The Abano Pass road from Kakheti requires 4x4 and nerve; operators handle transfers. Build buffer days, weather closes the road without asking.
Skill levels: beginner, intermediate
Schools & guides (2)
TrekGeorgia
OutfitterTbilisi-registered outfit running the seven-day Tusheti horse tour over the Nakaicho Pass with guesthouse nights, guiding in three languages.
Tusheti Tour
OutfitterHusband-and-wife Tusheti locals in Upper Omalo running seven- and nine-day horse expeditions plus jeep and hiking tours.