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Whitewater Kayaking / Rafting in Aragvi Valley
Tbilisi's home whitewater on the Military Highway: Class II-III runs on the Aragvi branches from the rafting camps at Pasanauri.
Why here
The Aragvi's branches at Pasanauri, an hour up the Military Highway from Tbilisi, are the capital's home whitewater: Class II-III water over ten-to-twelve-kilometer runs, the classic Pasanauri-to-Meneso descent taking about two hours, with the season running April to October and snowmelt peak flow through midsummer. Georgia's oldest rafting club, founded 2003, runs a full basecamp on the Pshavi Aragvi with a rope park and seven ziplines bolted on, while the Pasanauri camps put IRF level-three certified instructors on daily departures from about forty lari. It is the easiest whitewater day trip in the Caucasus, and the water is straight off the Gudauri snows.
Best months
May to September, with June to August the fullest water. Class II-III needs swimming ability only, children join standard runs. Water is snowmelt cold all season, wetsuits provided.
Getting there & around
Pasanauri sits an hour from Tbilisi on the Gudauri road; camps run daily departures in season. Combine with a Kazbegi day for the full Military Highway run.
Skill levels: beginner, intermediate
Schools & guides (2)
Aragvi Rafting Group
OutfitterPasanauri rafting camp running the twelve-kilometer Meneso descent daily with IRF level-three certified instructors; no own domain, verified via the national travel guide listing.
Jomardi
OutfitterGeorgia's oldest rafting club, founded 2003, running the classic ten-kilometer Class II-III descent from its Pshavi Aragvi basecamp with rope park and ziplines.