Two Weeks in Georgia: What the Extra Week Buys
Ten days covers the headline sights. A fortnight is a different trip rather than a longer one, and the difference is one remote region rather than four more towns.
All our Ready-made itineraries guides for Georgia, in one place.
Ten days covers the headline sights. A fortnight is a different trip rather than a longer one, and the difference is one remote region rather than four more towns.
A five-day route on the Georgian Black Sea coast: Batumi boulevard and its botanical garden, the arched bridges of the Machakhela valley, the Mtirala rainforest, tea plantations at Chakvi, and the wooden villages of the Goderdzi pass.
A five-day Georgian ski trip: two days above the tree line at Gudauri, a transfer day past Ananuri and Mtskheta in the snow, a gentler day at Bakuriani with the narrow gauge railway, and a last afternoon in the Tbilisi sulphur baths.
A five-day family route with short drives and one change of base: Tbilisi by cable car and funicular, Mtskheta and the rivers, the Prometheus cave and a boat through the Martvili canyon, dinosaur footprints at Sataplia, and the black sand at Ureki.
A five-day route around Kutaisi: the Gelati and Motsameta monasteries, the lit chambers of Prometheus cave, boats in the Martvili canyon, the Okatse walkway, and a day out to the cave town of Uplistsikhe.
A five-day route through Georgia wine country: Telavi and the Alazani valley, qvevri cellars and natural wine, the walled town of Sighnaghi, the monasteries at Alaverdi and Bodbe, and the semi desert in the far south east.
A five-day route up the old road to Russia: Ananuri on the reservoir, the pass above Gudauri, Gergeti Trinity under Mount Kazbek, the travertine springs of the Truso valley, and a walking day at Juta below the Chaukhi wall.
A five-day route through Samtskhe Javakheti: the mineral water park at Borjomi, the narrow gauge railway to Bakuriani, Rabati fortress, the cave city of Vardzia, Khertvisi, and the volcanic plateau around Lake Paravani.
A five-day route into upper Svaneti: the tower houses and museum at Mestia, the Chalaadi glacier, the ridge above the town, the medieval towers of Ushguli under Shkhara, and the long road back along the Enguri reservoir.
A five-day Tbilisi itinerary from one base: the old town and the sulphur baths, Soviet modernism and the Fabrika courtyards, Mtskheta and Jvari, the cave town of Uplistsikhe, and a last day of markets and the flea market by the bridge.
A five-day trip into the highest corner of Georgia: the Abano pass road, the tower village of Omalo, slate roofed Dartlo, a walking day up the Pirikiti valley, shepherd cheese and Tushetian beer, and the long drive back.
Ten days in Georgia lets you add the west to the classic loop. Here is the fuller route through Tbilisi, Kazbegi, Kakheti, Kutaisi and beyond, with the long drives mapped.
A realistic one week Georgia itinerary covering Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kazbegi, Kakheti wine country and the drive west, with honest driving times and flexible nights.
A ready-made 10-day Georgia itinerary: Tbilisi and its old town, the mountains of Kazbegi up the Military Highway, the wine country of Kakheti, and a finale on the Black Sea coast at Batumi, planned day by day.