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The project is implemented coordinating with Municipality of Mestia.INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING SERVICE PROGRAM WORK CAMP + MTV L Y V G
www.lyvg-georgia.org
“League of Young Voluntary Georgian” NGO (LYVG)
WC 17, 18 LYVG&SVANETI “Tracking Labyrinths” CULT/ENVI
!!the first Saturday of July and August!! The project is implemented coordinating with Municipality of Mestia. WC 17 LYVG & SVANETI 04/07 – 15/07 5 – 10 19 – 28 WC 18 LYVG & SVANETI 08/08 – 19/08 5 – 10 19 – 28
LOCATION: SVATENI is a place where the sky is holding the earth with towers. The mythological western province of Georgia, land of the “Golden Fleece” lies high up in the Greater Caucasus. The Svans are usually identified with the Soanes mentioned by Greek geographer Strabo. The most important characteristic of Svaneti is the stone towers in the mountain villages. Svaneti is also called “The country of one thousand towers”. After fixing round and reconstructions around, Svaneti became top destination for tourists. www.svanetitrekking.ge; wikitravel.org/en/Svaneti. MOTIVATION: During the centuries this place was historical open-air museum. Modernity has brought new infrastructure and the flow of tourists, because of that this place needs special care and cleaning. According to statistics, the number of tourists increased by thirty percent since 2008 by the year, which is the reason for increasing the modern garbage (plastic bags and bottles). ACCOMMODATION: At present the towers are not inhabited, but serve the adjoining stone houses as kitchens or ovens. Two – storey house with 2 bedrooms (hostel type dorms), a big kitchen, a bathroom (inside and outside the house), hot water, friendly host, TV (with satellite). FOOD: Will be provided three times a day. The volunteers will taste many Georgian national dishes (incl. a special kind of cheese), and will cook Georgian national cuisine “hachapuri”, “kubdari” and “khinkali”, traditional salt “svanuri marili”, also there will be available many fruits vegetables and greens. WORK: Physical works activities of clearing of mountain areas and tourist trails, and remark trekking signs. WHAT TO BRING: You can bring your sleep bags and “mountain shoes”, photo/video camera. You will need some kind of working clothes for the camp activities. LEISURE TIME: Camp leaders will organize free time with the participants: excursions and great sightseeing’s, ecotourism astride, panorama /views. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit a lot of historical monuments, ancient churches and monasteries. LANGUAGE: English / Russian / Georgian. THE LIMITATION OF THE PROGRAM: minimal 5 – maximal 10 persons. AGE: 19 – 28. PARTICIPATION FEE: 250, 00 EURO (to be paid at the arrival). HOW TO GET TO SVANETI: Road until Mestia was constructed in 2011, so to get there is very easy. There is a three opportunities to get there: From Tbilisi – by mini bus, every day at 6.00 am, needs 9h, 20 $ per person. By train until Zugdidi – every night at 11.00 pm needs 7h, 12 $ per person and from Zugdidi to Mestia – by mini bus 15 $ per person needs 3h. From Kutaisi – by mini bus, every day at 9am from the Kutaisi international airport, 15 $ per person needs 5h. From Batumi by mini bus, every day from the central bus station at 8am, 20 $ per person. RTWELI: GATHERING OF GRAPES RTVELI (gathering of grapes) is a quite active holiday in Georgia, as lots of people are gathered in Kakheti region every year to participate in it. This East Georgia region still keeps ancient traditional secrets of making vine. Working in this WC you will have an opportunity to take part in most important event in Georgia and in the wine making process (in grape extraction). Georgia is considered to be one of the oldest homelands of viniculture in the world. It is proved that wine-making in Georgia has been practiced since the 3rd millennium BC. For many centuries wine remains one of the fascinating symbols of Georgian history and culture. The vineyard and wine culture is very rich and is based on ancient traditions. Vineyards occupy about 38,000 ha of land. The most famous among them is the Tsinandali factory, which started operation back in 1865. Famous sorts of Georgian wines are Rkatsiteli, Manavi, Napareuli, Tibaani, Tsinandali, Vazisubani, Mukuzani, Saperavi, Kindzmarauli, Khvanchkara, etc. WC 21, 22, 23, 24 LYVG & GLFCU ”RTWELI” in KAKHETI Date: 2015-12-18; view: 618
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