Adventure Tourism School to Open in Gudauri

On the joint initiative of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Ministry of Education and Science, The Mountain Resorts Development Company, and the Mountain Guide Association of Georgia, an adventure tourism school is set to open in Gudauri.

The Adventure Tourism School aims to prepare mountain and hiking guides, avalanche and security specialists, and ski instructors.

The project will go on for two years, with each training group to have 25 students. The program currently starts with a 10-day training course provided by Cyril Berco, a specialist from Switzerland.

The school plans to cooperate closely with the International Mountain Guide Federation and other international organizations, acquainting the Tourism Adventure School trainees with the existing European standards in the sphere.

Nino Gugunishvili