BFT Group · Rooms Kazbegi, Stepantsminda
A 3-hour guided hike from Stepantsminda through a narrow green gorge to the Gveleti waterfall, 30 m high per Georgia Travel. Pick it if you are already in Kazbegi and want something beyond Gergeti: a short walk, cliffs on both sides, and in winter a waterfall turned to ice.
You meet at Rooms Kazbegi, 1 V. Gorgasali St, in the middle of Stepantsminda. Georgia Travel puts the falls about 7 km from town, close to Gveleti village in the Dariali gorge. Guests describe a drive to the trailhead, a viewpoint stop on the way, and a father and son team as driver and guide.
The walk starts on a service road and turns into a trail over streams, under tall cliffs and through ferns and alpine scrub, as Georgia Travel describes it. Guests put it at about 30 to 40 minutes up and call it easy to moderate. At the end you get two falls: the Small and the Large Gveleti, about 750 m apart. The large one drops 30 m and is about 4 m wide at the bottom. You come back the same way.
Included: the guided hike through the gorge and the visit to the waterfall. Not included: meals. Bring hiking shoes, water and a camera. From October to May the waterfall is frozen, per the listing, which makes a November or March hike a different trip: ice instead of spray. The listing says the hike is not for people with mobility impairments, heart problems or respiratory issues.
Meet the guide at 1 V. Gorgasali St in Stepantsminda.
About 7 km into the Dariali gorge, with a viewpoint stop on the way, guests say.
A service road, then a trail over streams and under cliffs, about 30 to 40 minutes up.
Time to stay and look. In winter the falls are ice.
Down the same path and back to town.
★★★★★Gega and his uncle drove us today to Gveleti Waterfall and the hike was easy to moderate. [...] He had provided good information as well. Highly recommended! 10/10
★★★★★I had a great time on this guided tour. [...] We stopped at a viewpoint on the way, the drive was very safe and comfortable. The guided hike was so nice, it's an achievable hike (easy to moderate) and so beautiful along the way. We spent a good amount of time at the top before returning back the same path. I highly recommend!
★★★★★Gega guided us and his father (Georgi) drove us today. Had a pleasant trip thanks to them both. The hike is not difficult and not that long approx 30-40 min going up. Staying and enjoying the view and immerse yourself in the nature for some more minutes before coming back. [...] Highly recommended!
★★★★★The hike was great. They take you by van to the trailhead, and it's not difficult at all to get to the waterfall. We relaxed there; it was lovely. It's a great activity to do if you only have one day in Kasbegi! I recommend it!
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The tour takes 3 hours. Guests put the walk up at about 30 to 40 minutes, easy to moderate, back by the same path.
At Rooms Kazbegi, 1 V. Gorgasali St in Stepantsminda. Georgia Travel puts the falls about 7 km from town, near Gveleti village.
Yes. The listing says the waterfall is frozen from October to May, and the hike goes to the frozen falls.
Georgia Travel says the large waterfall is 30 m high and about 4 m wide at the bottom, with a smaller fall about 750 m away.
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A 3-hour guided walk from Stepantsminda to the 30 m Gveleti waterfall.
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