Snowmobiling in Gudauri: 30 Minutes or a Full Hour?
What the two snowmobile tours actually get you, why the price is per machine rather than per person, and which one to book.
We run two snowmobile options and guests ask us to choose for them roughly once a day. Here is the answer we actually give.
The prices
| Duration | Price | Riders |
|---|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 250 GEL | 1 to 2 people |
| 1 hour | 400 GEL | 1 to 2 people |
The important detail: the price is per machine, not per person. A machine carries one or two riders for the same fee, so a couple riding together on the hour pays 200 GEL each. That makes it one of the better-value things on the mountain if you are not riding alone.
The 30 minute ride
Enough to learn the machine and get a real sense of the terrain. It suits families with younger passengers, anyone genuinely unsure whether they will enjoy it, and people fitting it around a ski day.
The full hour
This is the one we recommend to most people. The first ten minutes of any ride go on getting comfortable, throttle, braking, leaning into turns, and the hour is what gives you proper time out on the open snowfields once that is behind you.
Split between two riders, the hour works out at 200 GEL each. It is the option almost nobody regrets.
Do I need experience?
No, and no driving licence either. A snowmobile is closer to a quad bike than a motorcycle, there is no gearbox and no clutch. Every tour starts with a safety briefing from a guide who does this for a living, and the pace is set by the slowest rider in the group.
What to wear
- Warm base layers, the windchill at speed is significant
- Waterproof gloves and boots
- Goggles or sunglasses
- A neck warmer, which people forget and then wish they had
Common questions
250 GEL for 30 minutes and 400 GEL for one hour. Both prices are per machine and cover one or two riders.
Yes, that is how the pricing is designed. One or two people on a machine costs the same, so pairs effectively halve the per-person price.
No licence is required. You need to be sober and to take the safety briefing before you set off.
