15/07/2022
Georgia's Diamond Bridge in the Tsalka Nature Reserve officially opens
TSALKA NATURE RESERVE — Set between a gorge in Georgia’s Dashbashi Canyon, Kassland’s Diamond Bridge is a wonder of architecture and vision.
The bridge, built by the Georgian-Israeli investment group Kass Group, officially opened on June 14 in the presence of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
“It’s a country with incredible views. There are not many places that can provide such beautiful landscapes; we took this reserve and we built this wonderful project.”
Pnina Revah, CEO of Kass Group Israel
Georgia's diamond
A two-hour drive from the capital of Tbilisi, the bridge set in the stunning Tsalka Nature Reserve. Though a long and winding drive, the views and the end location are more than worth it.
The Dashbashi Canyon is located at an altitude of 1100-1500 meters above sea level and is 8 kilometers in length. The canyon is made up of 669 hectares (2,000 dunams) and is full of spectacular waterfalls and caves along its luscious green slopes, seen as you walk across the glass bridge and while you sip on your coffee or champagne at the Diamond Bar.
It’s not for the faint-hearted. As you walk across the 240-meter-long glass bridge that rises 280 meters, it’s as if you are floating, with a gorge beneath your feet.
The Diamond Bar
The Diamond Bar was designed and planned by Tomer Mor Yosef, Vice President of Kass Group, and its construction took three years with the involvement of teams from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany who had to construct the structure from steel and glass without harming the amazing natural wonder that is the canyon.
The transparent Diamond Bar is the largest and tallest hanging structure in the world and is competing for a Guinness World Record. It weighs a total of 9 tons and can hold some 2,000 people at once.
Pnina Revah, CEO of Kass Group Israel, told The Jerusalem Post that they identified Georgia as a location that has great potential with tourism to the country only increasing every year from all over the world.
“It’s a country with incredible views, there are not many places that can provide such beautiful landscapes and we took this reserve and we built this wonderful project,” she said.
According to her, the Dashbashi Canyon was the perfect location for the bridge which allows visitors to enjoy the view of the reserve.
“The bridge is transparent and when you go on it you can understand the height that there is below and you can enjoy it. And in the middle of it, there is a bar where you can drink and enjoy the view,” she said. “You need to really go down to the bottom of the canyon to understand the power and magic of this place. You can spend several days here and nature lovers will enjoy spending several days here. It's the perfect place to build this type of bridge
Bridge with a ‘diamond’ opens in Georgia’s Dashbashi canyon
