Kazbegi (Stepantsminda), GeorgiaVideo: Nomadik Footprints, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Find your Bliss in Georgia
Georgia, made simple: mountain villages, ancient wine and the warmest table in the Caucasus
Georgia sits where Europe meets Asia: a small country of snow peaks and stone towers, a capital of wooden balconies and sulphur baths, vineyards where wine has been made in clay jars for eight thousand years, and a subtropical Black Sea coast. It can feel unfamiliar, with its own alphabet, long mountain roads and two breakaway regions to understand. This guide takes the guesswork out so you travel with confidence.
Your trip, step by step
- Before you flyEntry rules, insurance, seasons and safety advice, answered
- LandingTbilisi, Kutaisi or Batumi airport, SIM cards, lari and your first night, explained
- Your days in GeorgiaOld towns, wine country, mountains and the coast, planned with care
- Home againDeparture tips, wine in your luggage and a calm last day
Where to go, eat and stay
- Plain answersClear, honest guidance on the questions first-timers actually ask.
- Official sourcesEntry, health and safety facts point you to the official pages to confirm.
- No price surprisesWe explain cash, cards, taxis, tipping and typical budgets so costs never catch you off guard.
- Free to useEvery guide and the trip planner are free.
Our promise
Georgia should feel like the famous Georgian welcome, not a worry. We answer the questions about entry, insurance, money, mountain roads and safety before they start, so you arrive confident and ready to find your Bliss.
Coming home from Athens, Moscow, Rome, New York or London to see family, or finally tasting your grandmother's khachapuri where it was born? This guide was written with you in mind.
How to use this guide
Four steps from first idea to a trip that feels easy.
- Choose your GeorgiaCity life, wine country, high mountains or the Black Sea: start with the destinations that fit you.
- Sort the essentialsEntry rules, insurance, the right season and current advice on the breakaway regions, checked against official sources.
- Pick your placesUse our places to visit list for restaurants, wine bars, baths, hikes, markets and stays across the country.
- Plan your routeUse the free trip planner to link Tbilisi, Kakheti, Kazbegi, Svaneti and Batumi at a realistic pace.
Everything your Georgia trip needs
Free tools and guides for every stage of the journey.
Destinations
Tbilisi, Kakheti, Kazbegi, Batumi and Svaneti, each explained in depth.
Explore destinationsPlaces to visit
More than a hundred restaurants, wine cellars, churches, hikes, markets and stays, from classics to hidden corners.
See places to visitFlights and stays
Search flights into Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi and stays in every region.
Plan travelPlaces finder
Restaurants, sights and stays mapped around each base.
Find placesFree trip planner
Tell us your dates and interests and build a route that fits.
Plan your trip
The classic Georgia trip
Tbilisi, wine country, the high Caucasus and the sea
Most first trips base in Tbilisi for three or four nights, with a half day at the ancient capital of Mtskheta. Then head east to the vineyards and walled hill town of Sighnaghi in Kakheti, and north up the Georgian Military Road to Stepantsminda and Gergeti Trinity Church below Mount Kazbek. With more time, cross west to Kutaisi's canyons and caves, the Black Sea at Batumi, or the stone towers of Svaneti. Ten days shows you the heart of the country; two weeks lets you reach the far mountains without rushing.
- Sulphur baths and wooden balconies in Old Tbilisi
- A supra feast and qvevri wine in Kakheti
- Gergeti Trinity Church beneath Mount Kazbek
- Medieval tower houses in Mestia and Ushguli
Start with the destinations
See how the capital, wine country, the mountains and the coast fit together.
Georgia destinationsPlan with confidence
Your route, without the worry
Georgia rewards a little preparation: entry and insurance rules checked for your passport, cash for villages and marshrutkas, a look at current advice on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and a pace that respects mountain roads and passes that close in winter. Our free planner helps you shape it.
- Realistic travel times on mountain roads
- The right season for hiking, the grape harvest or skiing
- Where to base yourself outside Tbilisi
Where to go in Georgia
From the capital Tbilisi and the vineyards of Kakheti to the high peaks of Kazbegi, the Black Sea at Batumi and the tower villages of Svaneti.
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
A capital of wooden balconies, sulphur baths, natural wine bars and late nights, wrapped around a river gorge.
Read the guidePhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kakheti
Kakheti
The vineyard valley where Georgians have made wine in buried clay jars for thousands of years, with hill towns and monasteries.
Read the guidePhoto: Giorgi Balakhadze, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Kazbegi
Gergeti Trinity Church below Mount Kazbek, alpine valleys and the most dramatic road in Georgia.
Read the guidePhoto: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Adjara
Batumi
A subtropical seaside city of promenades, pebble beaches, botanical gardens and bold modern towers.
Read the guidePhoto: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Svaneti
A remote mountain land of medieval defensive towers, glaciers and Ushguli, one of Europe's highest villages.
Read the guidePhoto: Dmytro Balkhovitin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A note from our founder
A note from our founder
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During my travels throughout the continent, I commonly hear tourists share stories about being scammed or taken advantage of, which is both frustrating and disheartening.
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Questions we hear most
Is Georgia safe to visit?
Tbilisi and the main tourist routes are generally safe and very welcoming, with low street crime. Governments advise against all travel to the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and there have been large political protests in central Tbilisi. Read your own government's travel advice before you go.
What is the capital of Georgia?
Tbilisi, on the Mtkvari river in the east of the country, about twenty to thirty minutes by road from Tbilisi International Airport.
Do I need a visa for Georgia?
Many passports, including those of the EU, the UK and the United States, currently get long visa-free stays, while others need an e-visa. Georgia has also introduced a health and travel insurance requirement for visitors. Rules vary by nationality, so check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and its e-visa portal before you book.
Is this the country Georgia or the US state?
This guide covers the country of Georgia in the South Caucasus, bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, with a coast on the Black Sea. Georgians call their country Sakartvelo.
What money is used in Georgia?
The Georgian lari. Cards and contactless payment work widely in Tbilisi and Batumi, but carry cash for markets, marshrutkas, villages and mountain guesthouses.
Can BlissPoint Travel book my trip?
We are a free travel guide, not a tour operator. Use our trip planner to shape your route, and our partner links to compare flights and stays.
Ready to find your Bliss in Georgia?
Use the free trip planner to shape your days, or send us a question through the contact page.