When God was distributing portions of the world to all the people of the Earth, the Georgians were having a party and doing some serious drinking. As a result, they arrived late and were told by God that all the land had been distributed. When they replied that they were late only because they had been lifting their glasses in praise of Him, God was pleased, and gave the Georgians that part of Earth He had been reserving for Himself." (The Legend)
CTC philosophy is to try to let you enter and feel what Georgia is. Discover a land is not only to see landscapes, but also to understand the mentalities, behaviour (which are coming from history), culture (architecture, songs, dances, food, religion, wine etc..). During our treks, if you are interested in, we will try to share with you what we know and understand about Georgia. Guia will bring you deeper in Tushetis traditions.


The Georgians are among the most hospitable people on earth, with strong traditions of chivalry and codes of personal honour. Friendship is prized highest among all the virtues and is celebrated in the greatest national epic "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" by Rustaveli.
  Georgian hospitality reaches epic proportions, and the spirit of open-handed, huge-hearted generosity is nowhere better displayed than at the table.  

Everything in Georgia is delicious and good because everything is natural.
Georgian national cuisine is noteworthy for its variety of savour and dishes, prepared with all possible kinds of meat, fish, vegetable, fruits, cheese, and fine spices. In Georgia

the table must creak with plenty: distinct courses do not exist, they are all placed on the table from the beginning; wine should overflow. Enthusiasm, abundance and sharing describe exactly what you will experience. At a Georgian table, the table is led by "tamada", who proposes traditional toasts which are numerous. Toasts are mainly drank with wines or Chacha and are dedicated mostly to the guests, parents, relatives, churches, nature, women, friends, mother land, those who passed away alone, animals which give each day some products and children.


Folk music, namely polyphonic choir performance traditions have a special place among the cultural values of the Georgian people. The Georgian folk music can be considered unique without any exaggeration in the world music culture. The tradition of polyphony has been preserved at least from the time of introduction of Christianity in Georgia (4th century). This genre was especially developed in local ecclesiastic academies and schools
(Gelati, Ikalto) and the Georgian cultural centres abroad (Jerusalem, Athoni, mount Sina, Petritsoni (Bulgaria)). There are three specific forms depending on the regions : the complex polyphony found in Svanetia, whereby all the voices follow the same rhythmic pattern; the polyphonic dialogue typical of Eastern Georgia with two high voices over a drone bass; and the contrastive polyphony widespread in Western Georgia and characterized by predominantly three-part writing. Unison singing has survived in a few mountainous regions such as those inhabited by the Khevsur (Shatili) and Tushis. It is not by chance if in 1977 a recording of the song Chakrulo was launched into space on board an American space probe as an example of human civilization.

If you want to hear more about the folksong and Georgian music :

Georgian Music