Awesome place and climate.4*4 travel experience of snow covered trees is worth visiting. The view of Mt Kazbeg was breathtaking from the church. We also bought a handmade stone souvenir

Beautiful views once you get there. The taxis will take you there for 50 Lari and wait for you for 30-35 minutes. If you pay more they will stay on longer. It’s a steep climb once they drop you but not too high. Will take only 3-4 minutes to climb up. The views of the snow capped mountains is mesmerising!

Great view at the top. The road leading to top is very good. It seems private or tourist taxi is not allowed and one has to take local taxi from there. It is charging 100 Lari for trip irrespective of number of persons and will stay for 30 minutes there. There is steep climb of 3-4 minutes after reaching there by taxi but it is worth visiting and it is not difficult climb.

The Gergeti Trinity Church ensemble, which was built in the 14th century is set on top of a steep mountain at an elevation of 2170 metres. It includes the church itself, a belltower and a surrounding wall. The view from its wall is absolutely breathtaking.

Gergeti is the iconic photo you always see of Georgia with Mount Kazhbegi in the background. Some of our group hiked up to the church which took approx 1.5 hours but we took the easy route of Mikhail and his truck! The church itself has a very steep walkway up to it but is worth the climb and beautiful inside as with all Georgian holy places. Great views if the weather is with you.

The Gergeti Trinity Church dates back to the 14th century and is probably the best known picture to sell Georgian Tourism. You reach it either by hiking 1.5km or getting a 4WD from Stephantsminda (some local families seem to hold the monopoly on this lucrative business). Inside, the church is not especially attractive, but rather plain. The whole site is best viewed from a distance and I suggest the parking lot offers the best photo opportunity, because you can get Gergeti at 2,170m with Mt Kazbek, 5,047m, in one shot. The weather will be important during your visit : on a clear day the views are stunning : Stephantsminda on one side, Mt Kazbegi on the other. Actually, the whole complex can also be seen, and photographed if you have a proper tele lens, from your accommodation in Stephantsminda.

This was the highlight of my drive on the Georgian Military Highway. The Church is pretty cool and the mountain views are spectacular. The clouds were billowing around the mountain peaks and the air was fresh. I really enjoyed it.