Georgia in 9 days
Introduction.
Georgia is a beautiful country in the Caucasus region. It has Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Türkiye as its land neighbours. It also has a long coast of the Black Sea.
Georgia, along with Armenia, was one of the first two countries to adopt Christianity outside the Middle East. Christianity, therefore, is deeply rooted in the life of Georgians. This country offers great nature, snow-clad mountains, wine-producing regions, and ancient towns full of history. There are fortresses (caution - they are nothing compared to mammoth forts that we see in India, go with your expectations duly modified), convents, monasteries, churches, and cathedrals.
And one cannot describe Georgia without discussing its great food and wine. The Georgian food options are plenty, including vegetarian food. Vegan food has also caught up in Georgia. It is said that wine was invented in Georgia some 4000 years ago. It is obviously great to have wine where it all started, and Georgian wines are great wines.
Now that we have told you about all the things you can do there, let's create a 10-day / 9-night itinerary to experience everything mentioned by us.
Itinerary
Day one and two (Two Nights)
Spend them in Tbilisi (pronounced as Bilisi with T silent). Day one is to be utilised for a city tour of Tbilisi, and Day two for visiting nearby places like the Chronicles of Georgie, Sabaduri Forest, etc.
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| Tbilisi Skyline |
Day three and four (Third Night)
Travel to Signaghi and then to Telavi. This is the most important wine region of Georgia. Make sure that you visit and tour a winery. Stay 3rd night at Telavi. If you can stay in one of the vineyards, that is even better. Day four is spent in travel to Guduri / Kazbegi, the hills of Georgia. On the fourth night, stay at one of these two places.
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| Vineyards of Telavi |
Day five and six (fifth night)
Visit Trinity Church, Dariali Monastery, etc, enjoy many moods of Mount Kazbegi. Spend the 5th night at this place. On day six, travel to Kutaisi. Sixth night is at Kutaisi,
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| Mount Kazbegi - night mood |
Day seven
Visit nearby places around Kutaisi. Visit the Green Market in Kutaisi. 7th Night also at Kutaisi.
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| Colchis Fountain, Kutaisi |
Days eight and nine
There are three options for day 8 :
(a) Either continue staying at Kutaisi and enjoy this beautiful town. Stay at Kutaisi on the 8th night and go to Tbilisi, visiting Borjomi on the way, and spend 9th night there.
(b) Or travel to Batumi, spend a good time at Batumi sea shore and the city and spend the evening and 8th night there. On the ninth day, travel to Tbilisi via Borjomi and spend the ninth night at Tbilisi.
(c) Else travel to Borjomi on the eight day after lunch from Kutaisi, and spend the 8th night there. The next day, visit Borjomi and then head to Tbilisi for the 9th night.
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| Borjomi, as seen from a viewpoint |
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| Alphabet Tower, Batumi |
This way, one can spend 10 productive days in Georgia.
Highlights of this trip will be -
(a) Get to know Georgia as a country and Georgians as its people.
(b) Enjoy Georgian Cuisine, almost always freshly made, and plenty of things available for Vegetarians and Vegans.
(c) Georgia is a paradise for people seeking adventure and treks.
(d) Beautiful Nature and Plenty of fresh fruits, etc.
(e) History and monuments.
(f) Above all, vineyards and full-bodied local wine. Remember, Georgians invented wine and even today, some of the wine is still made the same way as it was made 3000 years ago.
Our verdict - Go to Georgia.
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