Day 1  Arrival to Kutaisi and transfer to Mestia

Arrival at Kutaisi International Airport, where our van will meet and transfer you to Mestia (4-5 hours).  You will have lunch on the way.
Overnight and dinner in the hotel in Mestia.

Day 2  Mestia – Tskhumari – Basecamp of Mount Layla

Early morning breakfast and getting ready to drive to village Tskhumari, which is on the base of mount Layla. Here we start our long hike trip to the basecamp, at an elevation of 2850m above sea level.
Lunch in the mountains on the way.
Overnight and dinner in tents.

Day 3  Acclimatization Day

The 3^rd day we’ll spend acclimatization and training. So, we’ll climb up to 3500m and the guide will explain how to walk in rope correctly and how to act when someone is under danger on the glacier.
Lunch in the mountains on the way.
Overnight and dinner tents.

Day 4  Basecamp – Mount Layla

We start climbing at 03:00 in the morning. The route usually takes 5 to 8 hours roundtrip, depending on guests’ physical shape and route conditions. After the climb we come back to the basecamp and spend a night there.
Lunch in the mountains.
Overnight and dinner in tents.

Day 5  Reserve Day

It will be a reserve day in case of bad weather conditions, or someone hasn’t acclimatized well yet.

Day 6  Basecamp – Tskhumari - Mestia

After having breakfast, we descend to Tskhumari village and depart to Mestia.
Lunch on the way.
Overnight and dinner in Mestia (in the hotel).

 Day 7  Free day in Mestia 

A free day in Mestia to go around for sightseeing and have a city tour.

 Day 8 Departure

Departure from Mestia to Kutaisi (or Tbilisi upon request).