Kakheti

Colored Hills of the Gareji Desert

Take a break from the noise, check out hills that look like bacon, breathe deep, and get those 10,000 steps in!

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1 dayduration

10 kmdistance

↑↓450 mgain / loss

★★★★★difficulty · below average

What you will see

Take a break from the hustle and bustle, look at the bacon-shaped hills, breathe in the air, hit your 10,000 steps

Sandy rocks and monastery cellsMajestic sandy rocks, in which time and wind have carved intricate patterns. Monastery cells were cut out of such soft rock for centuries. We will also meet herds of sheep grazing under the supervision of shepherd dogs, and we will drive through the expanses of the Gareji steppe
Multi-colored hills (bottom of an ancient sea)Iconic hills with red and pink stripes (thanks to the iron in the soil), yellow layers of ancient sandstone and white patterns of sea salt, chalk and limestone. They are often compared to bacon. It's literally a walk through the history of the ancient seabed
Monastery of John the Baptist (Natlismtsemeli)The central temple carved into the rock with unique frescoes from the 12th century, including images of Queen Tamar and the master. There are ancient systems of canals and reservoirs that the monks used to collect water in the arid desert.