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Hello, yes you need to register at visitors center. This is the exact place on gooe maps, where you must come to register Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park Administration
577 64 04 44
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kpZAog7UhSiiREhs7

Hello, you can take a taxi from airport to Borjomi and back. However we don't know the rates and price of the transfers to Borjomi.
In order to book the shelters, you must visit Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park visitors center in Borjomi, https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/borjomi-kharagauli-national-park-visitor-center, and register and pay the entrance fee.
It is safe to hike alone in Borjomi-Kharagauli national park.

You can check information about trail here: https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/shepherds-trail

Hello, I can suggest you to hike to Lomismta. its a 2 day hike and is very beautiful and nice hike. In total it is 34 km. Check the details here https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/lomismta .
2. you can rent the sleeping bags and hiking equipment in Tbilisi at https://campshare.ge/en , I highly recommend them, as they always have clean equipment and are always organized and attentive.
3. You will definitely need the sleeping pads, as the beds in the cottages are wooden, without any mattresses.
4. There is Amarati shelter on Panorama trail. You need to visit Borjomi-Kharagauli national park administration and register before entering the park. You have to pay 20 Gel per person per night for the shelter. Please dont sneak in the national park without registering, it is for safety purposes. regarding the trail itself its a medium difficulty trail. I was there on the last weekend and at night it was 6 degrees celcius. So my recomendations would be to rent the warmest sleeping bags, to wear warm thermal clothes at night. I think if it is not snow and very bad weather it is doable by the dates you chose.
5. Just wear good cloths and have warm sleeping bags. outside the shelter on Panorama trail there is a campfire place, where you can have fire. But please do not leave fire unattended and make sure when leaving, that fire is off, and it will not cause any damage or wildfire.
6. As i was hiking solo i want scared at all, the only animal i saw was a squirrel and lots of birds. I dont recommend eating the berries which you dont recognize and arent sure that its safe to eat.
In case of questions feel free to ask us any time.

Thank you!
Is the 2 days hike to Lomismta from Likani is the same track up and back? I mean it’s the same trail at the first and second day just in the opposite way, right?

Yes it's same track. But you can use another trail when descending, it's called Snow shoes trail. Look at this track: https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/snow-shoes-trail-10

thank you!
And what you think about the panorama trail? is it recommended too? more or less than the hike to Lomismta?

So if i was going to the national park, i would visit Lomismta trail now. as past few days have been very rainy, and it snowed in the mountains near the panorama trail. So definitely i advice you to hike to Lomismta. Also there is dears mating season now, and you might hear their roar on Lomismta trail.

Hi Mariam. Thank you so much for your quick and efficient answers. I hope that this is the last question :)
Do you know another place (not in Tbilisi) that is near Borjomi and near the national park where we can rent the equipment?

Hey, unfortunately I don't know any other rentals outside of Tbilisi :(

Hello Ruveni, yes you can rent an equipment in Borjom-kharagauli National Park visitor center. Please contact them on email (see emails above).

You can also rent an equipment in Tbilisi at this place:
https://mogzaurirent.ge/

Hi Pie

If you would like to stay specifically at Lomistma tourist shelter and hike only for two days you should do this trail. https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/routes/lomismta

It would be better to book the shelter in advance (it is high season period) and you can rent sleeping bags at Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park Visitor Center. You will find a water source near the shelter however you should carry your own kitchenware and camping stove to prepare a meal.

For booking of the shelter please contact through the emails listed above.

Hello Ana

Sorry for the late reply. There is no entrance fee, however, you should pay for an overnight stay at the tourist shelter or with own tent. You can pay at the visitor center.

You can do the trail without a guide it is very well marked and also you can download the GPX track from our site and follow it with a smartphone or any GPS device.

There are no taxi parking available at the entrance of the National park, however, when you will be visiting the visitor center you can ask for the phone number and order the taxi when you will descend back to the entry point.

Best Regards

Davit

Dear Tobias

You can hike following route - https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/routes/lomismta. The trail starts and ends in the village Likani, which is next to Borjomi. You can rent the equipment and book the tourist shelter at the National Park Visitor Center. Contact details are listed above.

Best Regards

Davit

At the beginning of April in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, there is occasional snow on the mountains and it is still cold. I would advise hiking following routes: https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/routes/snow-shoes-trail-10 or round trip to https://georgiantravelguide.com/en/destinations/lomismta-tourist-shelter. Both of the trails include overnight stay at the tourist shelter which is equipped with a woodstove. The trails start and finish in village Likani which is next to City Borjomi and you can book any of the hotels based on your budget. You can ask the hotel to provide transportation from village Likani to the hotel.

Hello! Thank you for your answers! I would like to ask how could we book this Lomismta Tourist Shelter? Could you also maybe advice if anything specific should be taken with us for hiking?

You can book the shelter by contacting to the emails listed in the description. Apart from personal equipment you should take an axe with you. Firewood is collected however you should cut it to woodstove size.