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KE’s Steve Rolls treks in Georgia and the High Caucasus

KE’s Steve Rolls treks in Georgia and the High Caucasus

When I was given the opportunity to go out to Georgia on KE’s Trekking in Georgia and The High Caucasus trip this August, I jumped at th... Read more

21 Sep 2023 4 minute read

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KE’s Steve Rolls treks in Georgia and the High Caucasus

By KE Adventure Travel

When I was given the opportunity to go out to Georgia on KE’s Trekking in Georgia and The High Caucasus trip this August, I jumped at the chance. Travel is, as you would expect, a big passion of mine but my other passion is as a pencil artist and getting out and about in a new country, allowed me to feed both of these interests. Below are three sketches I made during this trip.

Georgia was a country I did not know a great deal about, prior to leaving the UK. I was aware of its troubled history and its problems with its bigger neighbour Russia. Other than that, I really didn’t know what to expect.

What can I tell you? Georgia is fantastic! Friendly, welcoming and with some of the best walking I have been lucky enough to strap my boots on for. The trekking is a grade 6, so hard work on the legs at times, with the ascents and descents up to and back down from the passes we visit, but not to be an unpleasant experience at all – the views we had from the top of Abudelauri Pass on Day 3, for example, will stay with me forever. What I also hadn’t been prepared for is just how green the countryside is once we got out of the city and started our 5 day trek. Rolling hills and valleys that reminded me of The Lake District and Alpine walking in equal measure along with big skies, big mountains, noisy rivers and plenty of fresh air – just bliss.

I’m also not a city person really, I was born and raised in rural Dorset and that has always stayed with me, however, Tbilisi - specifically the Old Town – really was another and frankly, unexpected highlight for me. The city is steeped in history and the architecture is a crazy mix of traditional, Russian influenced (concrete) and new ultra-modern examples and it shouldn’t really work together, but somehow it does! The Old Town is really interesting to walk around, in and under(!) and with its selection of bars, coffee shops and restaurants, there are plenty of places to stop and just watch the world go by.

Georgia is a country that sits in a corridor between East and West and rightly, their economy along with tourism is steadily growing, but it remains a thankfully unspoilt destination – litter is fairly non-existent even in the city, which is a rare sight these days.

All in all, I would highly recommend this trip to visit a country that is currently flying under many peoples radar, but make sure you get in quick, before the crowds – you won’t regret it!

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