Heli-Ski Touring

•  9,000 Guaranteed vertical metres with 13,500 Included vertical metres of heliskiing within 3 days
• Complimentary Special powder skis and ski poles
• Safety equipment (Mammut Barryvox transceiver + Airbag backpack + related avalanche gear)
• Safety orientation and training on the use of safety equipment
• 3 days of ski-touring
• Professional guide services (UIAGM / IFMGA / IVBV mountain guides)
• Accommodation: double occupancy at the hotel Gudauri Marco Polo with full buffet breakfast at the hotel and mountain lunch on the slopes
• 7 nights at the hotel Gudauri Marco Polo ****
• Georgia’s traditional “Supra” as a farewell dinner 
• Transfer from Tbilisi International Airport to Gudauri – and return

* If you reach the amount of vertical meters Guaranteed in your package before the end of the any of Classic Heliski program, you can still heliski Included v/m within your chosen package length only.

Arriving at the Tbilisi International Airport,  our shuttle service will take you to Gudauri ski resort (about 2 hours) using highway called military road that leads to the border with Russia. On the way you can enjoy with so much beautiful views of the nature, you will pass by Zhinvali Dom, Ananuri fortress from XIV-XVI centuries, beautiful local villages. Then you start driving up and up to the breathtakingly beautiful mountains and you reach your final destination – Gudauri Ski Resort at an elevation of 2 200 m above sea level, where your adventures are waiting for you.

You will check in at the hotel and depending on your arrival time, you have to attend safety briefing at about 4:30 PM highlighting awareness of risk, best practice guidelines and emergency procedures. If your arrival in Gudauri is late in the evening, you can attend special briefing next day in early morning and definitely before starting heliski, will it be arrival day or the next morning, you should complete all the registration procedures and then you start to get ready for the adventures. 

ARRIVAL DAY (Saturday)

Arrival at the Tbilisi International Airport and transfer to Gudauri ski resort (Marco Polo Hotel) that will take about 2 hours. You will check in at the hotel and have to attend safety briefing at about 4:30 PM in the arrival day evening or next morning before starting heliski, if you appear at the Ski resort late in the evening. The meeting is held to highlight awareness of all the risks, best practice guidelines and emergency procedures. May you also have some questions to our guides and that is the best time to gain all the information you need. What is also very important, you should complete all the registration procedures before you start heliski and then you have time to get ready for the adventures.

HELISKI DAYS ( 1-3 days)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Guests arrive at Heliksir hangar at 09:00 AM (or it may be different timing according to what guides will decide. Of course, you will be informed)
• Checking and grouping
• Gearing up for the day
• The first group will lift off at approximately 09:30 AM (Depending on meeting time at hangar). All groups are most probably flown into the same area (decided by guides and according safety conditions)
• In each group, guide will decide of the appropriate pace and terrain to ski, in accordance to the group’s ability and the type of package guests have booked
• At lunch time all groups get together at a landing spot chosen by our guides for comfort and nice mountain vistas.
• Depending on the type of booked package, groups will return to the base in Gudauri at about 03:00-04:30 PM.

SKI-TOURING DAYS (4-6 days)

The morning meeting for detailed avalanche transceiver and avalanche rescue training (if not done a day before already), followed by first day touring destination. Consequent days, ski-touring on various routes.

You have free evening to relax with different activities at the Marco Polo Hotel or try traditional food/drinks in local restaurants. On Friday evening, guests will enjoy the Georgia’s traditional “Supra” as a farewell dinner.

DEPARTURE DAY (Saturday)

On the departure day, you can have your breakfast and then have some time to sort out your luggage. After checking out from Marco Polo hotel (check out time is set as 12:00 noon), you have transfer from Gudauri to Tbilisi (International airport or may it will be some hotel in Tbilisi).

Located a few metres above sea level and surrounded by Caucasus Mountains, Marco Polo Hotel Gudauri is a ski-in ski-out mountain accommodation. Gudauri Lift 1 Pirveli is few metres away of the property. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, Marco Polo Hotel offers a family-friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for all travellers. Marco Polo Spa & Wellness Centre features a selection of massages and body treatments, hot tub, sauna and a sun terrace. Guests will have a complimentary access to Spa facilities, as well as free Wi-Fi, free parking and luggage storage. Indoor swimming pool is also featured. Most units offer views of Gudauri mountain gorges and ski slopes. A variety of European and Caucasian dishes are served in the hotel’s signature restaurant Soliko. Indoor and outdoor seating are available. 

 6-Day Tour

February 2025

February 1 – February 8
February 8 – February 15
February 15 – February 22
February 22 – March 1

March 2025

March 1 – March 8
March 8 – March 15
March 15 – March 22
March 22 – March 29

* schedule is subject to change

Please note that the heli-skiing package does not include the following services:

• The price of your flight to/from Tbilisi/Kutaisi/Batumi International Airports
• Travel insurance and cancellation insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Visa costs (Citizens of the CIS, USA, EU and Switzerland do not need a visa)
• The cost of ski-touring gear rental: skis, skins, crampons, boots, helmets, ski-boots, snowboards and similar additional equipment
• Single room accommodation (available for an additional price)
• Chargeable services at the hotel: dinner, alcohol and beverages, massage, billiards, tennis, table tennis

Payment Options

• Bank transfer in Euro (preferred payment)
• Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx) – only in Heliksir’s  office and in local currency GEL (Georgian Lari) at the official exchange rate of the National Bank the day of payment + 5 %.
• Cash – only in Heliksir’s office and in local currency GEL (Georgian Lari) at the official exchange rate of the National Bank the day of payment + 5%.

Booking and Deposit Policy

For Multi-Day packages, a deposit of 30% of the package price is required to confirm your space. Your deposit is non-refundable.

We will send you a booking confirmation within two-three business days after we received your deposit payment. Your space is then reserved until the full payment due date.

Final payment is due 60 days prior to your package’s start date. If we do not receive full payment by the due date, your booking reservation will be cancelled.

Cancellations and Refund Policy

Please pay careful attention to the Heliksir cancellation policy.

If you choose to cancel your booking, your 30% deposit is not refundable.
If final payment has been made, and we receive your written cancellation no later than 60 days prior to the start of the package, the amount you paid -minus the 30% deposit- will be refunded.
If we receive your cancellation notice less than 60 days prior to the start of the package, the entire payment will be retained.
If once started, you are unable to complete your skiing package due to sickness / injury / lack of fitness or any other personal reason, no refund will be issued for the un-skied runs or vertical metres (or unused flying time in case of private package).

Guaranteed Vertical Metres and Refund Policy (Classic Heliski packages)

Our Multi-day heliski packages come with a guaranteed amount of vertical meters. Poor weather conditions or other operational factors preventing safe flying/skiing may sometimes cause Heliksir to cancel a day or part of the program. In this case, the vertical metres you would have missed remain in your package and you may have the chance to use them in the following days.

If the amount of Guaranteed VM is not reached by the end of your package, then you will receive a refund for the un-skied vertical metres at a rate of 150 Euros per 1000 metres. The refund is calculated based on the difference between the Guaranteed VM and the vertical metres actually skied during your package.

If you reach the amount of vertical meters included in your package before the end of the Multi-day program, and you would like to keep skiing, you can purchase additional vertical meters at a rate of 150 EUR per 1000 meters per person.

Helicopter flight time and Refund Policy (Exclusive Heliski package)

As a private group with exclusive use of one of our helicopters, your package includes a specific amount of flying hours instead of a guaranteed amount of vertical metres.

Flying time is automatically recorded from the moment the helicopter takes-off until the moment it has landed. This does not include the time it takes to start the engine or the time it takes to stop the engine once the helicopter has landed (rotor time).

If over the duration of your package, poor weather or any other operational factor prevents us from reaching the amount of flying hours allotted to your package, your group will be refunded at a rate of 40 EUR for every unused minute.

If your group has used up the particular number of helicopter flying time allotted in the Exclusive heliski programs, but would like to carry on skiing, additional flying time can be purchased at a rate of 45 EUR per minute. This option is available only within the dates of your scheduled package.

Important note regarding refunds

Guests are expected to be in suitable physical condition to complete the program included in their package. No refund will be issued if illness / injury / poor fitness or any other personal reason prevents you from completing the number of runs purchased, or the guaranteed amount of vertical metres, or the amount of flying time allotted to your specific package. If you choose to stop skiing earlier than the rest of the group, or to skip some runs, or to miss a day for any reason, you will still be attributed the same amount of skiing as the rest of your group.

Applicable refunds will be issued in the same manner as the original payment was made. For packages booked through a travel agent or a tour company, the refund payment will be issued directly to the same agency.

Other booking information

Heliksir Ltd. is the organizer of the ski packages described on our website. Any travel agent or individual representing Heliksir Ltd. is acting only as an agent authorized for encashment. Note: the terms “skiing” and “heli-skiing” shall include downhill skiing, snowboarding, freeriding, telemark skiing and ski-touring.

By submitting a registration form online and paying a deposit, the client has entered into an agreement with Heliksir Ltd. The completed registration form, along with the terms and conditions, package type and dates, package price or quote, constitute a legally binding agreement between Heliksir Ltd. and the client requesting the booking.

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions, as well as with the additional information found on Heliksir – Heliski Caucasus website. This will ensure that you pick the best package for your needs and that you have a full understanding of what your heli-skiing trip/package entails.

Insurance

At Heliksir, we believe it is important for our guests to be fully aware of the safety issues involved in heli-skiing/heli-boarding, and to have a thorough understanding of the environment they will be exposed to. We do our best to provide you with a safe and outstanding adventure. As a guest, paying close attention to the instructions and obeying the rules is of paramount importance to help make your adventure as safe as possible.

Furthermore, as the risks associated with this type of activity cannot be eliminated entirely, you must understand and accept these risks. To take part in any of our programs, every guest is required to sign a Release of Liability/Acceptance of Risks agreement. Please, read this document carefully before booking; you will be asked to sign it at the time of check-in.

• 9,000 Guaranteed vertical metres with 13,500 Included vertical metres of heliskiing within 3 days
• Complimentary Special powder skis and ski poles
• Safety equipment (Mammut Barryvox transceiver + Airbag backpack + related avalanche gear)
• Safety orientation and training on the use of safety equipment
• 3 days of ski-touring
• Professional guide services (UIAGM / IFMGA / IVBV mountain guides)
• Accommodation: double occupancy at the Mestia Hotel Gistola with full buffet breakfast at the hotel; mountain lunch on the slopes
• 7 nights at the Hotel Gistola ****
• Georgia’s traditional “Supra” as a farewell dinner
• Transfer from Kutaisi International Airport to Svaneti-Mestia and return

* If you reach the amount of vertical meters Guaranteed in your package before the end of the any of Classic Heliski program, you can still heliski Included v/m within your chosen package length only.

Arriving at the Kutaisi International Airport , our shuttle service will take you to the main city of Svaneti – Mestia. Transfer will take approximately 4 hours drive. When traveling in the direction of Mestia city, you will be amazed with wonderful landscapes, you will pass by Enguri Reservoir, which is fascinating to enjoy along the road. Then you reach Mestia  (1 500 m above sea level) and your amazement will grow into strange magical feelings, when you will see IX-XII century’s stone built watch towers and high mountains covered with the snow.

You will check in at the hotel and depending on your arrival time, you have to attend safety briefing at about 4:30 PM highlighting awareness of risk, best practice guidelines and emergency procedures. If your arrival in Mestia is late in the evening, you can attend special briefing next day in early morning and definitely before starting heliski, will it be arrival day or the next morning, you should complete all the registration procedures and then you start to get ready for the adventures. 

ARRIVAL DAY ( Saturday )

Arrival at the Kutaisi International Airport and transfer to Mestia  that will last about 4 hours. After checking in at the hotel, depending on your arrival time, as it is scheduled in our programs, you have to attend safety briefing at 4:30 PM or early in the morning next day before heliski starts. There you meet our guides, you can get the answers to any questions and of course, there will be highlighted awareness of risks, best practice guidelines and all the emergency procedures.
On your arrival day (or the next morning) when meeting our team, all the registration procedures should be completed before you begin heliskiing/heliboarding and then time is yours to have some rest and get ready for the next adventurous day.

HELISKI DAYS (1-3)

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Guests arrive at Heliksir hangar at 09:00 AM (or it may be different timing according to what guides will decide. Of course, you will be informed)
• Checking and grouping
• Gearing up for the day
• The first group will lift off at approximately 09:30 AM (Depending on meeting time at hangar). All groups are most probably flown into the same area (decided by guides and according safety conditions)
• In each group, guide will decide of the appropriate pace and terrain to ski, in accordance to the group’s ability and the type of package guests have booked
• At lunch time all groups get together at a landing spot chosen by our guides for comfort and nice mountain vistas.
• Depending on the type of booked package, groups will return to the base in Gudauri at about 03:00-04:30 PM.
• Dinner at the hotel

SKI-TOURING DAYS (4-6 days)

The morning meeting for detailed avalanche transceiver and avalanche rescue training (if not done a day before already), followed by first day touring destination. Consequent days, ski-touring on various routes.

You have free evening to relax with different activities in the breathtakingly beautiful city of Mestia. On Friday evening, you will enjoy the Georgia’s traditional “Supra” as a farewell dinner.

DEPARTURE DAY (Saturday)

On the departure day after having some breakfast, you can collect your luggage and make check out from the hotel. Our driver then will take you from Mestia to Kutaisi International airport and here your Svanetian adventures will finish until the next season.

The four-star premium hotel “Gistola” appeared on the tourist map of Mestia in 2021. Guests are offered with cozy and comfortable accommodation in this beautiful corner of Georgia. The hotel consists of 44 rooms – 24 DBL, 18 TWIN, 2 Suites. Each room is presented with an elegant interior design. All rooms have a balcony with a view of the stunning Svan towers and incredibly beautiful nature. Guests can enjoy hotel’s restaurant with the tastiest dishes of Georgian and European cuisine, the bar with a large selection of cocktails and other drinks and a Finnish sauna. Hotel also offers a ski depot in which guests can place their skis, snowboards and other equipment. There is a stationary boot dryer too.  WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Hotel “Gistola” in Mestia, a hotel that creates the best memories. Here traditions meet the modernity and gives you an environment where every day is a new adventure.

6-Day Tour

March 2025

March  – March 
March  – March 
March  – March 

* schedule is subject to change

 Please note that the heli-skiing package does not include the following services:

• The price of your flights to/from Tbilisi/Kutaisi/Batumi Airports, fuel taxes, or oversized baggage costs
• Travel insurance and cancellation insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Visa costs (Citizens of the CIS, USA, EU and Switzerland do not need a visa)
• The cost of ski-touring gear rental: skis, skins, crampons, boots, helmets, ski-boots, snowboards and similar additional equipment
• Single room accommodation (available for an additional price)
• Chargeable services at the hotel: dinner, alcohol and beverages, extras

Payment Options

• Bank transfer in Euro (preferred payment)
• Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx) – only in Heliksir’s  office and in local currency GEL (Georgian Lari) at the official exchange rate of the National Bank the day of payment + 5 %.
• Cash – only in Heliksir’s office and in local currency GEL (Georgian Lari) at the official exchange rate of the National Bank the day of payment + 5%.

Booking and Deposit Policy

For Multi-Day packages, a deposit of 30% of the package price is required to confirm your space. Your deposit is non-refundable.

We will send you a booking confirmation within two-three business days after we received your deposit payment. Your space is then reserved until the full payment due date.

Final payment is due 60 days prior to your package’s start date. If we do not receive full payment by the due date, your booking reservation will be cancelled.

Cancellations and Refund Policy

Please pay careful attention to the Heliksir cancellation policy.

If you choose to cancel your booking, your 30% deposit is not refundable.
If final payment has been made, and we receive your written cancellation no later than 60 days prior to the start of the package, the amount you paid -minus the 30% deposit- will be refunded.
If we receive your cancellation notice less than 60 days prior to the start of the package, the entire payment will be retained.
If once started, you are unable to complete your skiing package due to sickness / injury / lack of fitness or any other personal reason, no refund will be issued for the un-skied runs or vertical metres (or unused flying time in case of private package).

Guaranteed Vertical Metres and Refund Policy (Classic Heliski packages)

Our Multi-day heliski packages come with a guaranteed amount of vertical meters. Poor weather conditions or other operational factors preventing safe flying/skiing may sometimes cause Heliksir to cancel a day or part of the program. In this case, the vertical metres you would have missed remain in your package and you may have the chance to use them in the following days.

If the amount of Guaranteed VM is not reached by the end of your package, then you will receive a refund for the un-skied vertical metres at a rate of 150 Euros per 1000 metres. The refund is calculated based on the difference between the Guaranteed VM and the vertical metres actually skied during your package.

If you reach the amount of vertical meters included in your package before the end of the Multi-day program, and you would like to keep skiing, you can purchase additional vertical meters at a rate of 150 EUR per 1000 meters per person.

Helicopter flight time and Refund Policy (Exclusive Heliski package)

As a private group with exclusive use of one of our helicopters, your package includes a specific amount of flying hours instead of a guaranteed amount of vertical metres.

Flying time is automatically recorded from the moment the helicopter takes-off until the moment it has landed. This does not include the time it takes to start the engine or the time it takes to stop the engine once the helicopter has landed (rotor time).

If over the duration of your package, poor weather or any other operational factor prevents us from reaching the amount of flying hours allotted to your package, your group will be refunded at a rate of 40 EUR for every unused minute.

If your group has used up the particular number of helicopter flying time allotted in the Exclusive heliski programs, but would like to carry on skiing, additional flying time can be purchased at a rate of 45 EUR per minute. This option is available only within the dates of your scheduled package.

Important note regarding refunds

Guests are expected to be in suitable physical condition to complete the program included in their package. No refund will be issued if illness / injury / poor fitness or any other personal reason prevents you from completing the number of runs purchased, or the guaranteed amount of vertical metres, or the amount of flying time allotted to your specific package. If you choose to stop skiing earlier than the rest of the group, or to skip some runs, or to miss a day for any reason, you will still be attributed the same amount of skiing as the rest of your group.

Applicable refunds will be issued in the same manner as the original payment was made. For packages booked through a travel agent or a tour company, the refund payment will be issued directly to the same agency.

Other booking information

Heliksir Ltd. is the organizer of the ski packages described on our website. Any travel agent or individual representing Heliksir Ltd. is acting only as an agent authorized for encashment. Note: the terms “skiing” and “heli-skiing” shall include downhill skiing, snowboarding, freeriding, telemark skiing and ski-touring.

By submitting a registration form online and paying a deposit, the client has entered into an agreement with Heliksir Ltd. The completed registration form, along with the terms and conditions, package type and dates, package price or quote, constitute a legally binding agreement between Heliksir Ltd. and the client requesting the booking.

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions, as well as with the additional information found on Heliksir – Heliski Caucasus website. This will ensure that you pick the best package for your needs and that you have a full understanding of what your heli-skiing trip/package entails.

Insurance

At Heliksir, we believe it is important for our guests to be fully aware of the safety issues involved in heli-skiing/heli-boarding, and to have a thorough understanding of the environment they will be exposed to. We do our best to provide you with a safe and outstanding adventure. As a guest, paying close attention to the instructions and obeying the rules is of paramount importance to help make your adventure as safe as possible.

Furthermore, as the risks associated with this type of activity cannot be eliminated entirely, you must understand and accept these risks. To take part in any of our programs, every guest is required to sign a Release of Liability/Acceptance of Risks agreement. Please, read this document carefully before booking; you will be asked to sign it at the time of check-in.