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Autumn
Wine, Kakheti and autumn colours Sighnaghi, Telavi, Borjomi and Kazbegi — a season for unhurried travel, wine regions and remarkable views.
Places: 14
1–2 daysNature
Borjomi
Mineral-water spa town in a forest gorge — the classic fresh-air escape.
2 h 35 min from TbilisiViewfrom235 ₾
1–2 daysMountains
Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
The Gergeti Trinity Church under Mount Kazbek (5,054 m), up the Military Highway.
3 h 25 min from TbilisiViewfrom235 ₾
2–3 daysNature
Abastumani
A forest health resort under Georgia's national observatory and its dark skies.
4 h 50 min from TbilisiView
1–2 daysMountains
Juta
One of Georgia's highest villages, under the jagged Chaukhi peaks, up a dirt road off the Military Highway.
4 h from TbilisiViewfrom235 ₾
1 dayNature
Truso Valley
A wild valley of mineral springs, travertine terraces and empty stone villages beyond Kobi.
3 h 45 min from TbilisiView
1–2 daysCulture & history
Kutaisi
Gelati monastery, the Colchis fountain, and the gateway to canyons and caves.
3 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom240 ₾
2–3 daysWine & cuisine
Ambrolauri (Racha)
The centre of Racha wine country — Khvanchkara, Nikortsminda cathedral and Shaori lake.
4 h 40 min from TbilisiView
1 dayNature
Martvili Canyon
Emerald water in a limestone canyon — boat rides between mossy cliffs.
4 h 25 min from TbilisiView
1 dayNature
Okatse Canyon
A glass walkway pinned to the cliff above the Okatse gorge, an hour from Kutaisi.
4 h 25 min from TbilisiView
1–2 daysCulture & history
Tskaltubo
Radon spring water and the vast, half-empty sanatoriums of the Soviet spa era.
3 h 45 min from TbilisiViewfrom245 ₾
1–2 daysNature
Lagodekhi
Georgia's oldest reserve: beech forest, waterfalls, and a long climb to the Black Rock lake.
3 h from TbilisiViewfrom235 ₾
1–2 daysSea
Poti
Georgia's port town at the mouth of the Rioni — the way into Paliastomi Lake and the Kolkheti wetlands.
4 h 40 min from TbilisiView
1 dayNature
Machakhela National Park
A forested gorge on the Turkish border, with arched stone bridges and the Chkhutuneti waterfall.
6 h 15 min from TbilisiView
1 dayNature
Mtirala National Park
The wettest corner of Georgia: Colchic rainforest, waterfalls and trails half an hour from Batumi.
5 h 45 min from TbilisiView