I recommend the company VisitGeorgia.ge. They have several sample itineraries on their website. We chose one; they made all the lodging reservations. We also hired a driver with his car through them and I thoroughly recommend this, since the roads are often pretty bad there. In a little more than two weeks we covered well over 1,000 miles and had a fabulous time. The driver took us to all the sites and then let us wander on our own. He then dropped us at our lodging, filled up the tank, and picked us up the following morning. He also picked us up at the airport in Tbilisi when our flight arrived at 1AM. The scenery in Georgia is spectacular; the food and wine are unique and delicious; and the people were all wonderful. The highlights for us were Kutaisi, Mestia, Ushguli, Stepantsminda and Vardzia, although this is not to say we didn’t enjoy all the other places we visited. And I feel the price of our tour was reasonable.
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seattle
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Which of the VisitGeorgia tours did you take? Georgia sounds wonderful.
Posted by
Republic of Texas / U.S.A. / Magyarország / Budapest
26895 posts
I know its a lot of work, but details please. Sounds wonderful.
I had thought about Budapest > Baku (Wizzair non-stop) > Maybe 5 days in Azerbaijan ending back in Baku > Tbilisi (Azerbaijan Air non-stop) > Tour of Georgia ending in Kutaisi > Kutaisi to Budapest (Wizzair non-stop).
So your reference is excellent. Thank you.
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OP
Paris
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https://visitgeorgia.ge/self-guided-tours/
the one just labelled "Self-Guided Tour in Georgia
an experience” plus we added a few days in Tbilisi on our own both before and after the VisitGeorgia tour.
A few recommended places: Dasta Bar, Tbilisi, for beautiful Georgian music;
Saxlis gemo Restaurant;
King Erekle’s Bath;
Restaurant Tbilisuri Ezo თბილისური ეზო
Restaurant Sakhli Kipianze;
Sisters Restaurant for music on weekends in Kutaisi (need reservation);
the restaurant at Vardzia Resort for lunch after visiting the Vardzia caves.
Hotel with a somewhat strange name in Tbilisi: Boutique Hotel STAY, Dzmebi Street
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TX, USA
6264 posts
Bookmarking for future reference! Thanks!
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Republic of Texas / U.S.A. / Magyarország / Budapest
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I have no idea what this means for tourism.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on the Georgian authorities and calling for early parliamentary elections under its supervision.
“The political impasse, where there is a breakdown of trust between the authorities and civil society in Georgia… can only be overcome by organizing new truly democratic parliamentary elections… if these parliamentary elections are held under strict international observation,” the resolution states.
Following the decision, Georgia announced its withdrawal from PACE but will remain a member of the Council of Europe.
The head of the Georgian delegation, Tea Tsulukiani, declared the suspension of Georgia’s participation in PACE an hour after the resolution was adopted. During this time, Georgian deputies did not appear before colleagues or journalists while working out their position.