Last Updated on 20/05/2024 by kami
There are so many reasons to visit Georgia: its delicious food, its extremely hospitable people, its reach history, the charming capital city, Tbilisi… and breathtaking Caucasus mountains. They’re still wild and undiscovered and the views are one of a kind and can easily blow everyone’s mind away. No matter if you’re a hiking lover or now the Caucasus with its peaks as high as 5.000 meters is one of the best places to visit in Georgia.
Getting to Kazbegi
The most popular place in Georgian part of Caucasus is Stepansminda, better known as Kazbegi. It’s easy to reach from Tbilisi, only 10 lari (~5€), 3 hours in marshrutka driving on an extremely picturesque Georgian Military Highway and you’re there. Just getting to Kazbegi is quite an experience but still the best it yet to come. If you did your homework before arriving you know that somewhere there is the Gergeti Trinity Church – I assume it’s one of the most pictured views in Georgia. So when you leave the marshrutka you look curiously around trying to spot it… and there it is! High up on the mountain, with an enormous Mount Kazbeg in the background the church seems to be really tiny
Hiking from Kazbegi to Gergeti Trinity Church
The hike up there takes around 2 hours from Kazbegi, 500 meters of level difference, and it’s an easy hike. It goes through the village of Gergeti, the field, the forest and eventually it reaches the hill with the Gergeti Trinity Church. The views both from the way there as well as from the top are really stunning and worth all the effort! And the magnificent Mount Kazbek seems to be just there, not that far away!
Amazing views are breathtaking but the Gergeti Trinity Church is well worth the effort as well. It was built in the 14th century and is a great example of Georgian sacred architecture. The belltower standing next to it dates to the same period. Thanks to its location the church didn’t suffer in the hard times of danger, it even was the place to hide precious relics in.
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Kazbegi can be done as a daytrip from Tbilisi but I recommend staying there at least overnight to enjoy the stunning views a little bit longer. And better go there soon, before its discovered by too many people. Because I’m sure such a gorgeous place can’t stay hidden for too long!
Would you like to visit Georgia and hike up to Gergeti Trinity Church?
Further reading
I published many articles about Georgia that you might find useful when planning your trip there. Here are some of them:
- 22 Wonderful and Unique Places to Visit in Georgia
- 15 reasons to visit Georgia – the amazing emerging destination
- 49 Awesome Things to Do in Tbilisi, Georgia
- 10 Beautiful Day Trips from Tbilisi, Georgia
- How to get from Tbilisi to Yerevan (or Yerevan to Tbilisi) – a complete guide
- Is it worth to visit Kutaisi? Best things to do in Kutaisi, Georgia
- 10 Amazing Places You Can Visit As Day Trips From Kutaisi, Georgia
- 20 Cool Things to do in Batumi, Georgia
- Visit Tskaltubo, Georgia – an abandoned playground
- and more!
If you are looking for articles about a specific destination – check out the map with all the articles I’ve published (and their locations). You can also join my Facebook group about traveling in the Caucasus and ask your questions there.
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2 Comments
Maël
16/01/2016 at 15:55Really beautiful.
At which time of the year, the photos were taken ?
kami
22/01/2016 at 20:54Thank you! it really is stunning! I was there at the beginning of October!