When to go where
Summer
Sea, mountains and nature Batumi, Kazbegi, Svaneti and Martvili — in summer Georgia offers its most varied routes.
Places: 16
2–4 daysSea
Batumi
The Black Sea city: boulevard, botanical garden and subtropical evenings.
5 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom345 ₾
2–4 daysSea
Tsikhisdziri
A cliff-top beach under the ruins of Byzantine Petra, with steps down to the water.
5 h from TbilisiView
1 dayCulture & history
Mtskheta
Georgia's ancient capital — Svetitskhoveli cathedral and the Jvari viewpoint.
40 min from TbilisiViewfrom65 ₾
1–2 daysCulture & history
Kutaisi
Gelati monastery, the Colchis fountain, and the gateway to canyons and caves.
3 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom240 ₾
1–2 daysWine & cuisine
Telavi
The heart of Kakheti wine country, under the Tsivgombori range.
2 h from TbilisiViewfrom160 ₾
1–2 daysWine & cuisine
Sighnaghi
The hilltop 'city of love' above the Alazani valley, ringed by walls.
2 h from TbilisiViewfrom185 ₾
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 daysCulture & history
Vardzia
A twelfth-century cave city with hundreds of rooms carved into a cliff.
4 h 45 min from TbilisiViewfrom255 ₾
2–3 daysWine & cuisine
Ambrolauri (Racha)
The centre of Racha wine country — Khvanchkara, Nikortsminda cathedral and Shaori lake.
4 h 40 min from TbilisiView
1–2 daysCulture & history
Zugdidi
Samegrelo's capital and the Dadiani Palace, on the road to Svaneti.
5 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom295 ₾
1 dayCulture & history
Akhaltsikhe (Rabati)
The restored Rabati fortress quarter — mosque, castle and museum on one hilltop.
3 h 40 min from TbilisiViewfrom250 ₾
1 dayWine & cuisine
Tsinandali
The Chavchavadze estate: a historic winery, gardens and Kakheti's noble past.
2 h 15 min from TbilisiViewfrom180 ₾
1 dayCulture & history
Gori
A fortress hill, the much-debated Stalin museum, and the Uplistsikhe cave town ten minutes away.
1 h 30 min from TbilisiViewfrom140 ₾
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 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
2–4 daysCulture & history
Tbilisi
Georgia's capital: carved balconies, sulphur baths and Narikala fortress. Most trips start here: airport transfers and day tours across Georgia.
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