When to go where
Summer
Sea, mountains and nature Batumi, Kazbegi, Svaneti and Martvili — in summer Georgia offers its most varied routes.
Places: 22
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 ₾
1 dayNature
Martvili Canyon
Emerald water in a limestone canyon — boat rides between mossy cliffs.
4 h 25 min from TbilisiView
1–2 daysSea
Sarpi
The border village: a pebble bay, water you can see the bottom of, and Turkey across the fence.
5 h 45 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 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 ₾
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 ₾
1–2 daysWine & cuisine
Kvareli
Wine tunnels in the rock and the Lopota lake valley — Kakheti at its greenest.
2 h 30 min from TbilisiViewfrom230 ₾
1 dayWine & cuisine
Tsinandali
The Chavchavadze estate: a historic winery, gardens and Kakheti's noble past.
2 h 15 min from TbilisiViewfrom180 ₾
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 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 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