Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Verkhny Lars Stepantsminda Military Highway Mountain Queue
The border between Georgia and Russia is a frontier of breathtaking beauty and immense political tension, set along the spine of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. This is one of the most dramatic mountain landscapes in the world, but your journey here is overshadowed by a complex and unresolved political conflict.
Abkhazia Ossetia Illegal in Snow Landslide Tension
For international travelers, there is only one official land crossing you can use: the Verkhny Lars (Russia) and Stepantsminda (Georgia) border point. This crossing is located on the historic Georgian Military Highway, a spectacular road that winds its way through the mountains.