Our Guides

Eka Tchvritidze

Wild Georgia! was founded by Eka, a very accomplished Tushetian horseback rider and mountaneer. In 2000 she won the Tushetoba Horse Race as the first woman in all of Tushetian history! Her enthusiasm for the Georgian mountains and its people is infectious, and her goal is to give adventurers a personal and life-changing vacation experience. Eka graduated from Trinity Episcopal School in Virginia, USA, and earned a B.A. in International Business at the University of Tbilisi. Eka is a development tourism officer and has worked with various non-governmental organizations in Georgia by leading Georgian “familiarization trips” for groups of tour operators from abroad. On the side she owns hundreds of beehives and has a successful honey business. Her thorough knowledge of the Georgian mountains, and her deep love and understanding of horses will grant all with an unforgettable riding adventure through the Caucasus.

Iuri Bukvaidze

Once you meet Iuri and get to know him well, you'll find he is the personification of a true mountain man. His enthusiasm about nature is outstanding. With a heart full of love and sweetness, and experiences of hard mountain living for over 29 years, he knows every spot and step of the Tushetian mountains. He has 12 years of guiding experience in the alpine meadows and varied wilderness of Georgia. Iuri attended the University of Georgia, and studied International Law for five years. The rare blend of civilized and mountain behavior in this man is truly unique and will prove to define in Iuri an absolutely unforgettable guide.

Giorgi Rajebashvili

"Rajeba" is truly a great man. He is an experienced mountaineer, a mountain biker, a bird watcher and guide... wow, he is simply great! He has climbed many famous mountains such as Ushba. Rajeba speaks three languages: English, Russian, and Georgian, and this has enabled him many accomplishments, including the manager position of a Georgian bird watching company. He shares his invaluable experiences with others, teaching us all to understand mountains deeply. It is often that Giorgi spends his time atop mountains, watching the vast sky above. His great sense of humor and unlimited energy will prove him to be the ideal guide for an adventure in the Caucasus mountains.

Jonnie Khutsishvili

"Mountains simply make me happy, they bring a smile to my face and fill my heart with a joy that lasts a long time." Upon meeting Jonnie for the first time, you will hear him say sentences such as this, reflecting the best aspects of his personality. Jonnie is a well-experience mountaineer, and has climbed many mountains all over the Caucasus successfully. He has led many tours throughout Georgia. and knows nearly every path in the mountain region of Kazbegi . It has even been said that Jonnie could walk with his eyes closed and still get to the top of the mountain. With over 30 years of experience in the Caucasus mountains, Jonnie is one of the most renowned guide in Georgia.

"One of my first Wild Georgia's tours in Kazbegi was led by Jonnie, and was unforgettable for my family and I. We hiked up to the glaciers, following his footprints all the way up to 4800 meters from sea level, hopping from one glacier to another yet feeling as safe as in an ordinary mountain hike. I am convinced he was giving us strength to go forward with his kind encouragements, making the incredible seem easily possible. And that strength left unusually great lessons within us. He is a good trip." Sue Wilmington, Detroit USA

Bidzina Gagoidze

Bidzina is the kind of man who takes his four and six year old kids up the mountains, 3000 meters and higher to the alpine meadows simply to spend meaningful time with them, so that together they may ride and trek through the beautiful landscape. If only all of us could share such wonderful experiences with our kids, and give them a chance to brave through the unforgettable beauty of mountains. Bidzini is eager to learn, even though he is already in his late thirties; this eagerness, he feels, opens opportunities to share with others the nature he loves. He attended university a third time to study archaeology, and he will tell you that "with my love of nature, I also want very much to understand what is hidden under the earth and rocks." Bidzina has been leading tours for many years, bringing large groups of mountaineers to Tusheti, and judging by the constant smiles on their faces, it is fair to say that for tourists so far away from their homes, such happiness only comes when under the hands of a friendly and experience guide.