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Hitching to Mestia is an ordeal! Start early. Give yourself not a lot large town and can be walked out of time because even with a ride easily. It has the major Svaneti road conditions make the drive running through it. It also has a long and bumpy one. There are two ways road that splits off to get into Svaneti - the western approach beginning in Zugdidi and north toward the eastern approach most likely beginning in Kutaisi. The western approach into the higher elevations of Svaneti is the more traveled by cars. It is supposedly the better cared-border with [[Russia]] (closed now for road (even though you wouldn't believe it when you ride on itmany years)and a trekking trail to the Lekhziri glacier.
==The Eastern Approach==On the way to [[Ushguli]] there are some other settlements, it's not a totally deserted road. However the traffic is lower than to the west, it is possible to hitch there within half a day. Road is poor and only jeeps or SUVs can cross.
This approach travels through the cities of Tskaltubo, Lentekhi, ....== Sleeping ==
More information neededThe inhabitants of Mestia have become accustomed to the tourism economy and staying in local people's homes for free is not common (the traditional Georgian hospitality of the lowlands does not exist here). Homestays are expensive, at least 15-20 lari/night. Camping is possible outside the centre of the village, but ensure you have proper cold weather gear if camping in winter.
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'''Mestia''' is a city small town in [[Georgia]], the Svaneti region capital of the [[GeorgiaSvaneti]]region.
==The Western ApproachHitchhiking out ==
Mestia can easily be walked out of to get onto the [[Svaneti]] road. If you watch the road markers you can make sure you are heading the right direction. The markers are skinny white poles with two square blue plaques declaring the kilometer distances to the ends of the road. If the number facing you is around 140 then you are heading to [[Ushguli]] and [[Lentekhi]]. If it is around 65 then you are heading to [[Zugdidi]].
[[File:spotmestia.jpg|400px|thumb|left|The petrol station at the end of Mestia towards Zugdidi. Traffic could be better, surroundings almost not]]
More traffic seems to leave Mestia for [[Zugdidi]] in the mornings than the evenings. People making day trips into [[Zugdidi]] leave early to traverse the mountain road and make it back up before dark.
==CitiesNomadwiki & Trashwiki ==* {{nomadwiki}} {{IsIn|Svaneti}} [[TbilisiCategory:Georgia]] (''also known as Tiflis'')
