01Tbilisi
Baths, working markets, Georgian art and hillside outings give the capital many ways to fill a few days.
Food & wine
Georgia's capital
Georgia country travel guide
Best places to visit in Georgia.
Georgia fits city breaks, high-mountain stays, wine-country weekends and slower days on the Black Sea into one compact country. These 24 destination guides help you compare the best base for your trip—not just collect stops on a rushed route.
Browse things to doChoose your base
Cities, mountains, wine country and coast.
Start with Tbilisi for food, architecture and museums; choose Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) or Mestia for the Caucasus; or compare Telavi and Sighnaghi for Kakheti wine country. Keeping the capital as your base? Compare realistic day trips from Tbilisi.
For western Georgia, Kutaisi makes a practical heritage base, while Batumi, Kobuleti and Poti reveal different sides of the Black Sea coast.
24 destination guides
Explore Georgia by place.
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02Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
A mountain town to base yourself for Gergeti and separate days in Juta and Truso.
Mountains & outdoors
Around 3 hours from Tbilisi
03Batumi
Old streets, a long seaside boulevard and a garden outing give this Black Sea city more than a beach story.
Black Sea coast
Georgia's Black Sea coast
04Kutaisi
A lived-in western base for market mornings, riverside streets and separate heritage and cave outings.
Around 3½ hours by road from Tbilisi
05Telavi
A Kakheti base for market mornings, royal history and nearby Tsinandali.
Food & wine
Around 2 hours from Tbilisi
06Sighnaghi
Fortress walls, art and valley views reward a night in Kakheti's hilltop town.
A separate Kakheti base from Telavi
07Mestia
A mountain base where Svan towers and museum collections sit alongside separate days for broad views and valley walks.
Mountains & outdoors
Upper Svaneti · a long road journey from Kutaisi
08Borjomi
A wooded valley base for the mineral-water park, a longer forest walk and a planned national-park hike.
Mountains & outdoors
About 160 km from Tbilisi
09Akhaltsikhe
A fortress town to stay for Rabati, with separate journeys to Sapara's forest setting and Vardzia's cliffside caves.
Southern Georgia · beyond Borjomi
10Ambrolauri
A small Rioni Valley town for Georgian art, Nikortsminda's carved stone and a separate Shaori lakeside day.
Racha · upper Rioni Valley
11Bakuriani
A mountain-town base for three ski areas, lift views and an alpine garden, with Tabatskuri as a separate highland outing.
Mountains & outdoors
Trialeti Range · above Borjomi
12Bolnisi
A Kvemo Kartli town for Swabian streets and two very different Georgian churches nearby.
Kvemo Kartli · south of Tbilisi
13Chiatura
A dramatic Kvirila Valley base for cable-car heritage, local history and cliffside outings.
Imereti · Kvirila River valley
14Gori
A central Georgian base for a hilltop fortress, regional archaeology and Uplistsikhe's rock-cut streets.
Shida Kartli · west of Tbilisi
15Gudauri
Stay in the high mountains for marked ski runs, a scenic lift and a separate panorama stop.
Mountains & outdoors
High Caucasus · north of Tbilisi
16Khevsureti
A remote mountain region of slate fortress villages, high passes and lake hikes, with Shatili as its base.
Mountains & outdoors
Mtskheta-Mtianeti · beyond the Datvisjvari Pass
17Kobuleti
A quieter Black Sea base for a long beach, protected wetlands and Petra's cliffside ruins.
Black Sea coast
Ajara · Black Sea coast
18Lagodekhi
A Kakheti hiking base with a short nature path, a waterfall day and a demanding high-country trek.
Mountains & outdoors
Kakheti · eastern Caucasus foothills
19Martvili
A small Samegrelo base for a hilltop monastery, the Abasha River canyon and Dadiani history.
Mountains & outdoors
Samegrelo · inland from the Black Sea
20Mtskheta
A historic riverside town for three UNESCO-listed churches and time beyond a quick Tbilisi day trip.
Mtskheta-Mtianeti · near Tbilisi
21Ozurgeti
A small Guria base for regional history, a living music tradition and a separate monastery outing.
Guria · inland from the Black Sea
22Poti
A Black Sea port base for city architecture and a managed trip onto Lake Paliastomi.
Black Sea coast
Samegrelo · Black Sea coast
23Tusheti
A summer-only mountain region of stone tower villages, high pastures and long hikes, reached by the Abano Pass road.
Mountains & outdoors
Kakheti · beyond the Abano Pass
24Zugdidi
A walkable western city for Dadiani history and a green garden, with the Enguri dam as a separate outing.
Western Georgia · gateway to Upper Svaneti