When to go where
Summer
Sea, mountains and nature Batumi, Kazbegi, Svaneti and Martvili — in summer Georgia offers its most varied routes.
Places: 18
2–4 daysSea
Batumi
The Black Sea city: boulevard, botanical garden and subtropical evenings.
5 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom345 ₾
3–5 daysMountains
Mestia
Upper Svaneti: medieval towers, glacier valleys and the Ushguli villages, the highest in Europe.
8 h 50 min from TbilisiViewfrom510 ₾
2–4 daysSea
Shekvetili
Quiet magnetic-sand coast beside the Dendrological Park's giant transplanted trees.
4 h 30 min from TbilisiView
2–4 daysSea
Ureki
Black magnetic sand and shallow warm water — with Grigoleti's pine coast next door.
4 h 35 min from TbilisiViewfrom290 ₾
3–4 daysMountains
Tusheti
Slate towers at Omalo, over the Abano pass, a rough mountain road open roughly June to October.
5 h 45 min from TbilisiView
2–3 daysMountains
Khevsureti
Shatili's fortress village on the Chechen border, reached by a single mountain road.
4 h 45 min from TbilisiView
3–5 daysSea
Kobuleti
A long pebble beach with the Ispani marshes behind it, half an hour north of Batumi.
5 h from TbilisiViewfrom315 ₾
2–4 daysSea
Chakvi
The tea-plantation coast between Batumi and Kobuleti — green, and quieter than both.
5 h from TbilisiView
2–4 daysSea
Tsikhisdziri
A cliff-top beach under the ruins of Byzantine Petra, with steps down to the water.
5 h from TbilisiView
2–4 daysSea
Kvariati
Clear deep water under the hills — the last calm bay before the Turkish border.
5 h 35 min from TbilisiView
2–4 daysSea
Grigoleti
Pine forest, magnetic sand, and the Kolkheti wetlands starting at the edge of the village.
4 h 15 min from TbilisiView
2–3 daysMountains
Beshumi
Adjara's summer resort at 1,850 m — fir forest, alpine meadows and cool mountain air.
7 h 20 min from TbilisiView
2–3 daysMountains
Bakhmaro
Guria's high mountain resort at 1,900 m — alpine meadows above a sea of clouds.
5 h 50 min from TbilisiView
2–4 daysWinter resorts
Bakuriani
The family ski resort in a pine forest, gentler and lower than Gudauri.
3 h 10 min from TbilisiViewfrom245 ₾
2–3 daysNature
Abastumani
A forest health resort under Georgia's national observatory and its dark skies.
4 h 50 min from TbilisiView
2–3 daysWinter resorts
Goderdzi
Adjara's pass at 2,025 m — a young ski resort in winter, alpine meadow in summer.
5 h from TbilisiView
2–3 daysWine & cuisine
Ambrolauri (Racha)
The centre of Racha wine country — Khvanchkara, Nikortsminda cathedral and Shaori lake.
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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