Why go
Zemo Alvani sits at the confluence of the Alazani and Stori rivers, a village transformed in the 1950s when the Soviet government forcibly resettled the Tush people from their highland auls. These proud mountaineers brought their distinct towers, dialect, and animist-Christian traditions down to the lowlands. Today Zemo Alvani preserves this unique cultural fusion—Tush families maintain their ancestral customs while living among Kakheti's vineyards. The village serves as the essential staging point for the rugged drive into Tusheti, one of Europe's most isolated and spectacular regions. Here, hospitality is sacred law: you may be invited to share khinkali and tushuri guda cheese before you've exchanged names.