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MyxaGoa Says: "No experience is necessary!"Paragtliding in Kazbegi Paragliding is as close to flying as you can get and a tandem flight puts you in the hot seat giving you the perfect chance to enjoy your first flight leaving the technicalities to your experienced pilot. Fly Kazbegi...
FilipK Says: This church by itself is not very spectacular especially if you've previously visited Armenia. However its locations is nothing short of spectacular. The church is accessible with 2h of walking (up) from the small town of Kazbegi where plentiful accomodation can be found....
kokoryko Says: I just enjoy walking and meeting people or find nice places; just randomly; in Stepansminda, walking in the narrow streets you come across nice houses and nice people like this little girl who wanted to pose for me (picture 1); I wonder if in many years she will wear black...
Mt Kazbeg, home of Prometheus.
kokoryko Says: Walking up to Mt Kazbeg takes three-four hours one way, and that makes a very nice day hike; I mean walking to the feet of Mt Kazbeg, reach the glacier or the base camp from where alpinists climb on the summit.During the walk you will enjoy various perspectives over the...
kokoryko Says: Those who know my VT pages know that I like cemeteries, and here in Kazbegi , on the slopes above the village you find some resting places which give their occupants nice views over the places where they lived (picture 1); the recent resting places are very “private”,...
kokoryko Says: The Holy Trinity church, built on a hill far above the Terek Valley dominates the village of Kazbegui (renamed Stepansminda in 2006) since the 14th century. One of the characteristics (besides being in a beautiful setting) of this church is that it has a separate bell tower...
kokoryko Says: Tsminda Sameba, the holy trinity church is of course, with the mountains, the place to visit in Kazbegi.The setting of this church on top of a hill, isolated, far above the village is beautifully impressive, but the church itself has also a few little artistic things worth...
Local restaurant: A decent Option
JohnniOmani Says: The food situation in Kazbegi is not good due to the town shutting down so early every night. If you are hard up for some food after arriving by mini bus then you can either go to the recently built hotel with the classy hotel restaurant (a bit pricy and you cant miss it due...
JohnniOmani Says: Kazbegi is a very small town that shuts down when the sun goes down. There are no real pubs or spots to meet other travellers other than meeting up with them at the homestays around town. You can hang around the square in the evening if you want to meet locals but chances...
kokoryko Says: The famous “Military Road”, has been built by the Tsar’s troops in the 19th century after Russia annexed Georgia and colonised the Caucasus on a trail known since pre-Christian times. This is one of the only three roads crossing the Higher Caucasus and nowadays the border...
MalenaN Says: Are you going from Tblisi to Kazbegi the best way to do this is probably with a shared taxi. It cost slightly more then the minibus but is faster and more comfortable.For Kazbegi the shared taxi is leaving from Didube. They leave when the taxi is full (four passengers) or...
DinkaYa Says: There isn't a photo magazine in Kazbegi, so if your memory card is full and you are looking for a place to burn a CD with some photographs - forget about it, we didn't find a shop there. Although, some people recommended checking up in the hotel, they might have a computer...
DinkaYa Says: There isn't one there! If you are trying to buy some alkaline batteries for you camera - forget about it! Make sure to bring some with you, because there is no alkaline batteries available in Kazbegi!!!
kokoryko Says: Making hay is a matter of survival in mountains, as when the snow is there, the cattle has to be fed, everybody knows that! These beautiful cows (picture 1) will need food in winter and people have to cut the grass and make stacks (picture 2) before carrying (carrying,...
kokoryko Says: When I walked up to visit Tminda Sameba church, I took a few shortcuts on the steep wood covered slope of the mountain, and in a clearing where to ground was almost flat I came across a few people who were preparing a nice lunch and afternoon.The vegetables were already in...
Female Travelers to Kazbegi be aware of rapists!
mackomir Says: In August we have witnessed a rape scene happening in the area, and luckily rescued a girl and reported the case to the local police. Be catious when hiking towards Sameba church, don't go alone, and don't let yourself be invited by the locals (usually dressed in casual...
makeaplan Says: Solo female travelers should be careful when staying in a 'guesthouse' (basically someone's free room in their house). The name of the guesthouse I stayed in was called Mariza's and here I was assaulted by a man, perhaps her son, although I'm not sure. It is a remote place...
JohnniOmani Says: Kazbegi is well known in the region for being a gorgeous place to trek and despite the surrounding hills looking like they would be on an elementary level they are not. Trekking up to the church is easy enough because there is a road that winds through the villages and...
henri123 Says: ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUMMIT IN THE CAUCASIAN RANGE (5033M) CLIMBING ALL THE WAY TO THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.LATE APRIL THERE WAS SOME SNOW, THE BLUE FLOWERS WERE ADDING INCREDIBLE COLOURS TO THE WHITE SNOW AND GREEN GRASS
josephescu Says: The road to Kazbegi follows an ancient passage crossing the Great Caucasus and is a fantastic adventure in itself. The dirt track through the challenging mountain was only properly engineered as a road in the early 19th century, together with the Russian annexation of the...
Greater Caucasus, home of Prometheus.
Stepansminda, is a small village, also known as Kazbegi, located in the high Caucasus. On the banks of the Terek River, it is the last place in Georgia before the border with Russia but is most known...
Kazbegi. Ok. I'm not a climber/trekker/hiker/whatever, but well worth it to get to the mountains here. And, hike. Not only will you be out of breath from the walk. It'll take your breath away.
Kazbegi: great place to get away from it all :)
Kazbegi is a beautiful town near the Russian border. Many travellers head to this town to see the beautiful mountains and the famous church that has become a symbol of Georgia. The town has a lot to...
The highlight of my trip of 2001 was undoubtedly Kazbegi...a white-knuckle ride in a minibus whose driver had a penchant for overtaking at speed on blind corners, staying with a local family and...
Kazbegi is situated in a valley about 1750 metres above sea level in the Caucasus region. The surrounding landscape is beautiful with impressive mountaintops (Mt Kazbeg is the highest peak with its......
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