6 regional guides
Georgia is small enough to cross in a day but varied enough that each region asks for its own plan. Start with the landscape you want, wine country, high mountains, caves and canyons or the Black Sea, then choose a base within that region.
Choose a region
Kakheti is more than one wine-country day trip. Base yourself in Telavi for markets and the Alazani Valley, choose Sighnaghi for a compact hilltown stay, or turn toward Lagodekhi for forest and high-country trails.
Bases: Telavi, Sighnaghi, Lagodekhi
Ajara pairs a lively seaside city with quieter beaches and green hills that rise quickly behind the shore. Stay in Batumi for old streets, the boulevard and museums, or choose Kobuleti for a long beach, protected wetlands and a slower pace.
Bases: Batumi, Kobuleti
Imereti mixes medieval monasteries, limestone caves and canyon walks with a city base in Kutaisi. Most visitors use Kutaisi for day trips, while Chiatura rewards a night of its own for its cliffs, cable cars and the Katskhi Pillar.
Bases: Kutaisi, Chiatura
The Georgian Military Highway links three very different stays north of Tbilisi. Mtskheta holds some of the country's most important churches, Gudauri is a high ski and summer resort, and Stepantsminda opens onto Gergeti and the Kazbegi valleys.
Bases: Mtskheta, Gudauri, Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
One region holds two very different worlds: the green Samegrelo lowlands, with canyons, palaces and the port of Poti, and the high Svaneti valleys around Mestia. Zugdidi sits between them, on the road up to the mountains.
Bases: Mestia, Zugdidi, Martvili, Poti
Southern Georgia runs from the forested Borjomi valley to the ski slopes of Bakuriani and the castle-lined roads around Akhaltsikhe. Each base suits a different trip, so choose by season and by how far you are happy to drive.
Bases: Borjomi, Bakuriani, Akhaltsikhe
One base each
These regions are covered by a single destination guide for now. Each guide covers the town and the separate outings worth planning from it.
Bolnisi (Kvemo Kartli) · Ozurgeti (Guria) · Gori (Shida Kartli) · Ambrolauri (Racha-Lechkhumi & Kvemo Svaneti) · Tbilisi (Tbilisi)