- Fourteen days is enough to visit every major region of Georgia once: the capital, the Kakheti vineyards, Kazbegi, the cave towns of Uplistsikhe and Vardzia, Borjomi, Kutaisi with its canyons, Svaneti and the Batumi coast.
- The recommended route runs one way from Tbilisi to Batumi, ~1,850 km in total with roughly 35 hours at the wheel, and only four days need more than four hours of driving.
- Late May to early October suits the full route; Tusheti is possible only while the Abano Pass road is open, usually June to early October, and in winter the trip becomes a ski holiday.
- Rough 2026 totals per person, two sharing, flights excluded: budget about 1,600-2,500 GEL, mid-range 3,300-5,800 GEL, comfort 8,600-15,300 GEL.
- Land in Tbilisi and leave from Batumi or Kutaisi, so no day is lost driving back to the capital.
This Georgia itinerary (14 days, 13 nights) crosses the whole country instead of circling the capital. It starts with two days in Tbilisi and two in the Kakheti wine villages, climbs to Kazbegi under Mount Kazbek, then turns west through the cave towns of Uplistsikhe and Vardzia, Kutaisi and Martvili Canyon, three nights in Svaneti and a last day beside the Black Sea in Batumi. The longest single drive is about six hours, and the hard days are spread out so that two weeks on the road never turns into a marathon.
Below you will find the route as a table, then each day with what to see, how long the roads take and where to sleep. After that come the pacing rules that keep a fortnight enjoyable, swaps for Tusheti, Racha and a winter ski trip, a version that spends the second week in Armenia, transport options with 2026 prices, the best areas to stay in each base and a complete budget. Every drive time matches our route guides and the tours our own drivers run.
Georgia itinerary 14 days: the route at a glance
The plan goes one way, from east to west, so you never repeat a road. The east comes first, while you are fresh: the city, the wine country and the high Caucasus. The second week heads south to Vardzia near the Turkish border, then into the greener, wetter west, up to Svaneti and finally down to the sea.
| Day | Overnight | Main sights | Driving (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tbilisi | Old Town, Abanotubani baths, Narikala, Bridge of Peace | Airport to centre under 30 min |
| 2 | Tbilisi | National Museum, Rustaveli Avenue, Sameba, a sulphur bath | None |
| 3 | Sighnaghi | Bodbe Monastery, Sighnaghi walls, family qvevri cellar | ~113 km, about 2 h |
| 4 | Telavi | Tsinandali, Alaverdi, Gremi, Nekresi | ~100 km in short hops, about 2 h |
| 5 | Stepantsminda | Gombori Pass, Mtskheta, Ananuri, Jvari Pass | ~250 km, about 5 h |
| 6 | Stepantsminda | Gergeti Trinity Church, Juta or Truso valley | 1-1.5 h of local roads |
| 7 | Borjomi | Uplistsikhe cave town, Gori (optional) | ~260 km, about 4.5 h |
| 8 | Borjomi | Rabati Castle, Khertvisi, Vardzia | ~230 km round trip, about 4 h |
| 9 | Kutaisi | Gelati, Motsameta, Prometheus Cave, Bagrati | ~180 km, about 3 h |
| 10 | Mestia | Martvili Canyon, Enguri Dam, Enguri gorge | ~240 km, 4-4.5 h |
| 11 | Mestia | Ushguli, Lamaria church, views of Shkhara | ~95 km round trip, about 3 h |
| 12 | Mestia | Svaneti Museum, Chalaadi Glacier or Koruldi Lakes | Local only |
| 13 | Batumi | Dadiani Palace in Zugdidi, the coast road | ~270 km, about 6 h |
| 14 | Fly home | Botanical Garden or Gonio, Batumi Boulevard | Short city rides |
In total that is ~1,850 km and roughly 35 hours of driving, an average of about 2.5 hours a day. You sleep in eight places, but four of them are one-night stops on short legs, and the two longest stays, in Kazbegi and Mestia, come straight after the two biggest climbs.
Would you rather be driven and guided? Our Complete Georgia private tour follows this same line from Tbilisi to Batumi in 11 days, and we can stretch it to 14 with the extra nights described below, for any group size and starting on whatever date suits you.
Days 1 to 4: Tbilisi and the Kakheti wine country
The first four days ease you in. Short distances, long lunches and no alarm clock until Day 5.
- Day 1: Arrive in Tbilisi, evening in the Old Town
The drive in from the airport takes under half an hour. Spend the evening on foot: the brick domes of the Abanotubani sulphur baths, the Leghvtakhevi ravine and its waterfall below the fortress, the cable car from Rike Park up to Narikala, and the Bridge of Peace once its lights come on. Many flights land between midnight and dawn; if yours does, book the room from the night before and start late. - Day 2: A full day in the capital
Start at the Georgian National Museum on Rustaveli Avenue for the gold of ancient Colchis (it is shut on Mondays, so swap days if needed). Walk the avenue past the Opera, then cross the Mtkvari to Sameba, the vast Holy Trinity Cathedral consecrated in 2004. Spend the afternoon at the Dry Bridge Market, in the Fabrika courtyard or on the funicular to Mtatsminda, and end in a private bathhouse room, ~130-200 GEL (about $50-77) an hour for the whole room in 2026. Our Tbilisi itinerary has more ideas. - Day 3: Bodbe and Sighnaghi
Drive ~113 km east, about 2 hours, to Bodbe Monastery and the grave of St Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century. Sighnaghi is ~2 km on, a small town on a ridge inside 18th-century walls and towers, looking across the Alazani Valley to the white line of the Greater Caucasus. Walk the ramparts late in the day, then have dinner with a winemaking family, who pour wine fermented in qvevri, clay jars sunk up to the neck in the ground. - Day 4: Tsinandali, Alaverdi, Gremi and Telavi
Cross the valley to Tsinandali, the 19th-century country house of the poet and prince Alexander Chavchavadze, with museum rooms, an old wine library and a landscaped park. Continue to Alaverdi, an 11th-century cathedral and one of the tallest medieval churches in Georgia, then to Gremi, a 16th-century royal citadel with a brick church on its crag, and, if energy allows, up the forest road to Nekresi monastery. Sleep in or near Telavi.
Taste wine at lunch only if someone else drives: Georgia's legal alcohol limit for drivers is very low. Family cellars like a call a day ahead, and during Rtveli, the grape harvest of roughly September and October, many hosts are glad to let guests pick a row. If deserts appeal more than cellars, David Gareja's cave monasteries make a different Day 4, but expect a long day with a rough final stretch.
Days 5 to 8: Kazbegi, Uplistsikhe, Borjomi and Vardzia
Two long drives, and two of Georgia's finest sights: Mount Kazbek from Gergeti and the cliff city of Vardzia.
- Day 5: Mtskheta and the Georgian Military Road to Kazbegi
The first long day: ~250 km and about 5 hours at the wheel. From Telavi the road climbs over the Gombori Pass towards Tbilisi; check that it is open, because works, snow and rockfall can close it, and the fallback through Sagarejo adds ~60 km, about an hour. In Mtskheta, the old capital, see Jvari Monastery on its hill above the meeting of the Aragvi and the Mtkvari, then Svetitskhoveli Cathedral below. Head north past Ananuri fortress and the Zhinvali Reservoir, through Gudauri, across the 2,379 m Jvari Pass and down to Stepantsminda, which most people still call Kazbegi. - Day 6: Gergeti and a valley walk
Be at Gergeti Trinity Church early, before the day-trip cars arrive. The 14th-century church stands at 2,170 m with Mount Kazbek (5,054 m) filling the sky behind it. The old footpath takes about 1.5 to 2 hours up; a local 4x4 costs ~50-100 GEL (about $19-38) per car for the return trip in 2026. In the afternoon pick a valley: Juta, under the jagged Chaukhi massif, or Truso, with mineral springs, orange travertine and empty tower villages. Upper Truso runs towards the occupied Tskhinvali region, so turn back where local drivers advise. - Day 7: Uplistsikhe on the way to Borjomi
The second long day: ~260 km and about 4.5 hours. Drive back down the Military Road and west on the motorway to Uplistsikhe, an ancient town on a sandstone bluff over the Mtkvari, inhabited from the Iron Age into the Middle Ages; its rock-cut rooms, a hall shaped like a theatre and a secret tunnel down to the water need 1.5 to 2 hours. Gori's Stalin Museum is ~10 km away. Then follow the wooded Mtkvari gorge south to Borjomi, the 19th-century spa town whose salty, naturally fizzy water is drunk across the former Soviet Union. - Day 8: Rabati, Khertvisi and Vardzia
A day out of ~230 km and about 4 hours on the road. Go straight to Vardzia, ~60 km past Akhaltsikhe, the cave monastery begun by King George III and finished by his daughter Queen Tamar in the late 12th century. Hundreds of rooms climb the cliff in tier after tier around the rock-cut Church of the Dormition, whose frescoes include a rare portrait of Tamar. A 2026 rockfall closed a small section, but most of the complex is open. On the way back, stop below Khertvisi fortress, whose walls date from 1354, and at Rabati Castle in Akhaltsikhe in the late afternoon light.
Our Kazbegi travel guide compares the valley walks, and the Borjomi travel guide covers the park and its sulphur pools.
Days 9 to 14: Kutaisi, the canyons, Svaneti and Batumi
This is where a two-week trip earns its length: Svaneti's tower villages, then a swim.
- Day 9: Gelati, Kutaisi and Prometheus Cave
Leave Borjomi through the forest and cross into Imereti, ~160 km and about 2.5 hours to Kutaisi. Stop at Gelati, the UNESCO-listed monastery and academy King David the Builder founded in 1106, known for its 12th-century mosaic of the Virgin, and at Motsameta, a small monastery on a cliff above a river bend. After lunch, drive ~20 km north to Prometheus Cave for its floodlit chambers, with a boat trip on the underground river as an extra. End at Bagrati Cathedral above the city at sunset. - Day 10: Martvili Canyon and the climb to Mestia
Expect ~240 km and 4 to 4.5 hours of driving, 7 to 8 hours with stops. Martvili Canyon, about an hour from Kutaisi, has a boardwalk above a narrow limestone gorge, and boats go up it when the river is quiet. Continue across Samegrelo to the Enguri Dam viewpoint and up the Enguri gorge, where the first Svan towers appear only a few kilometres before Mestia (~1,500 m). Buy snacks and draw cash before the gorge. - Day 11: Ushguli
Ushguli is ~45 km further up the valley, roughly 90 minutes each way by a road that is now largely paved. Its four villages sit at ~2,100 m, among the highest lived-in places in Europe, beneath Georgia's tallest mountain, Shkhara (5,193 m). Walk up to Lamaria, the little church above the last village, follow the valley towards the Shkhara glacier for as long as you like, and try kubdari, the spiced Svan meat pie, before the drive back. - Day 12: A slow day in Mestia
This is both your rest day and your weather buffer: if cloud hid the peaks yesterday, go back to Ushguli. Otherwise see the Svaneti Museum (closed on Mondays), home to illuminated gospels and medieval icons from village churches, then choose a walk. The Chalaadi Glacier path is easy, about 3 km each way from a bridge ~9 km out of town. The Koruldi Lakes (~2,740 m) are a long, steep climb that many people shorten with a 4x4 up the track. The Hatsvali chairlift often runs in summer; ask in town the day before. - Day 13: Down to the Black Sea
The longest drive of the trip, ~270 km and about 6 hours, so leave by 9:00. Descend the gorge to Zugdidi, where the Dadiani Palace, once home to the princes of Samegrelo, keeps one of Napoleon's death masks, and stop for a Megrelian lunch of elarji, cornmeal stirred with melted cheese. Then follow the coast to Batumi for an evening on the boulevard. - Day 14: Batumi and home
Spend the morning in the botanical garden that covers the Green Cape, ~9 km north of the centre, or at Gonio-Apsaros, the Roman-era fortress ~12 km south. Swim from June to September. Then fly home from Batumi, catch the fast train to the airport station near Kutaisi, or ride back to Tbilisi by rail, about 4 hours on the quickest services, for a flight the next morning.
Prometheus Cave and Martvili Canyon each charge foreign adults ~40 GEL (about $15) in 2026, with boats extra, and both open daily from about 10:00 to 17:30. Boats stop after heavy rain. For more on Svaneti, including the four-day trek to Ushguli, see our Svaneti travel guide.
Pacing two weeks in Georgia: rest days, long drives and spare time
A fortnight on Georgian roads tires people more than they expect: mountain roads average 30 to 40 km/h, and lunches stretch for two hours. A few rules help.
- Spread the big drives. Of the four longest (Days 5, 7, 10 and 13), only Day 7 is followed by another full day on the road, which is why Day 9 is shorter and Day 12 has no driving at all.
- Guard Day 12. It is the spare day for Svaneti, where the weather decides whether Ushguli is a view or a wall of cloud.
- Start early on travel days, by 8:30 or 9:00 in summer, and avoid mountain roads after dark, when cows and unlit lorries share them.
- Keep a small overnight bag on top, so the one-night stops in Sighnaghi, Telavi, Kutaisi and Batumi do not mean unpacking everything.
- If the last nights are in the mountains in spring, autumn or winter, leave a free day before the flight home.
With 15 or 16 days
Add nights in this order: a second night in Kutaisi for the hanging walkway of Okatse Canyon and the Kinchkha waterfall; a night in Ushguli to see the towers at dawn without the day traffic; a second night in Batumi for Mtirala National Park or a proper beach day; or a final night in Tbilisi after the train back.
With 12 or 13 days
Drop the Telavi night, seeing Tsinandali on Day 3 and driving from Sighnaghi to Kazbegi on a longer Day 5, and drop the slow day in Mestia. Both cuts remove a buffer rather than a highlight, so the trip gets tighter, not thinner.
Seasonal swaps: Tusheti, Racha and two weeks in winter
Tusheti, June to early October only
Tusheti, the high shepherds' country in the north-east, has a single road in: an unpaved track over the Abano Pass at ~2,950 m. It opens when the snow clears, usually in June (20 June in 2026), and the first autumn snow shuts it, usually in October (4 October in 2026). Only 4x4s with experienced local drivers should take it: the track is narrow, has no barriers and falls away for hundreds of metres, and rental insurance rarely covers it. Drivers leave Kvemo Alvani, near Telavi, in the morning, and the run to Omalo takes 4 to 5 hours.
To fit it in, add three days after Telavi: over the pass to Omalo, a day for the stone towers of Dartlo, Shenako and the Keselo fortress, and back down to Telavi. Then do Kazbegi as planned and drive from Stepantsminda to Kutaisi in one long day (~345 km, about 6 hours), giving up Borjomi, Vardzia and the slow day in Mestia. Carry cash for the whole stay, as Tusheti has no ATMs. Our Tusheti 4x4 adventure covers the region in five days.
Racha instead of Batumi, in summer
To finish among vineyards and mountains rather than on a beach, leave Svaneti by the back road. Sleep in Ushguli on Day 11, then cross the Zagari Pass (~2,620 m) on Day 12 to Lentekhi and Ambrolauri: a slow, full day on a road partly rebuilt in 2025 but still rough in places, so take a 4x4 and a local driver. The pass usually opens in June and stays open until late October or later; check the road status first. Give Day 13 to Nikortsminda's carved 11th-century cathedral, a Khvanchkara tasting and Shaori lake or Oni, and on Day 14 cross the Nakerala Pass to Kutaisi (~77 km, 1.5 to 2 hours) for your flight.
Two weeks in winter, with skiing (December to March)
Tusheti and the Zagari Pass close in winter, but Kazbegi and Svaneti stay open. A ski version:
- Days 1-2: Tbilisi, when the sulphur baths feel best.
- Day 3: one night in Kakheti for cellars, fires and the new vintage.
- Days 4-7: Gudauri, usually open from December to April, with three days on the slopes and an afternoon at Gergeti when the Jvari Pass is clear.
- Days 8-10: Bakuriani for more skiing, or Borjomi's park and spa, with Vardzia by day when the road is clear.
- Day 11: Kutaisi and Prometheus Cave, which is open all year.
- Days 12-13: Mestia, skiing at Hatsvali or Tetnuldi from about late December.
- Day 14: back down to Kutaisi airport, 4 to 4.5 hours in good conditions and longer in snow.
Winter tyres are required on the Kazbegi road from late autumn to spring, and heavy snow can close the Jvari Pass for hours or days, so travel with a driver who knows it and keep a spare day before your flight. See our guide to Georgian ski resorts for lifts and passes.
Two weeks in Georgia and Armenia, or all three Caucasus countries
Plenty of travellers give their second week to Armenia instead of western Georgia. Both are ancient Christian nations with their own alphabets, churches and kitchens, yet the landscapes feel different, and the main crossing at Sadakhlo and Bagratashen usually takes under an hour.
- Days 1-9 in Georgia
Tbilisi, Kakheti and Kazbegi as in the main route, then Uplistsikhe, Borjomi and Vardzia, returning to Tbilisi on Day 9. - Days 10-14 in Armenia
Haghpat in the Debed canyon and the forest town of Dilijan, then Lake Sevan, the temple at Garni and the rock-cut monastery of Geghard, two days around Yerevan, and Khor Virap under Mount Ararat with the red cliffs of Noravank. Fly home from Yerevan.
You give up Kutaisi, Svaneti and the sea. From Vardzia, a quieter crossing near Ninotsminda, called Bavra on the Armenian side, leads to Gyumri and saves the drive back to Tbilisi, but it is remote, so arrange transport on both sides in advance. Rental cars usually cannot leave Georgia, and the overnight Tbilisi to Yerevan train normally runs every other day, so check the timetable. Our Georgia and Armenia private tour does a shorter version in nine days, with a Georgian team before the border and an Armenian one after it.
To add Azerbaijan, the order must be Baku, then Georgia, then Armenia: the Azerbaijan-Armenia border is shut, and Azerbaijan keeps its land borders closed to arriving visitors, though foreigners have generally been allowed to leave by road into Georgia. Our three-country tour follows that order in 14 days, five of them in Georgia.
Getting around on a two-week route: driver, self-drive or public transport
The route covers ~1,850 km, nearly all of it on paved roads. These are the realistic ways to travel it.
| Option | Approximate cost (~ GEL, 2026) | Best for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private car and driver | Car with driver ~200-450 GEL ($75-175) per day, fuel in the price | Two to four people who want stops anywhere and wine at lunch | Ask who pays the driver's room and meals, and whether the empty drive home from Batumi is in the price |
| Driver plus guide | ~450-750 GEL ($175-290) daily for the whole party | First trips, history lovers, families | Hardest on a solo budget |
| Rental car | Compact ~80-160 GEL ($30-60), 4x4 ~150-300 GEL ($60-115), each day; petrol ~4 GEL a litre | Confident drivers and couples on a budget | Aggressive overtaking, livestock, mountain weather; ask about a one-way fee for leaving the car in Batumi |
| Train | Tbilisi-Batumi ~35 GEL ($13) in 2nd class; Batumi-Kutaisi Airport ~30 GEL ($11) | Long hops between Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi | No help for Kakheti, Kazbegi, Vardzia or Svaneti |
| Marshrutka (minibus) | ~12-25 GEL ($5-10) on most routes; Kutaisi-Mestia ~35-40 GEL ($13-15) | Backpackers with spare days | Rarely stops at sights; little luggage space; departure points change |
| Local 4x4 | Gergeti ~50-100 GEL ($19-38) per car return; longer runs priced by the day | Gergeti, Juta, Truso, Ushguli, Koruldi, Tusheti | Agree the price, the stops and the waiting time first |
By public transport the route needs about two extra days, because Uplistsikhe, Vardzia, Gelati and Martvili each mean a taxi from the nearest town. The small plane from Natakhtari, north of Tbilisi, to Mestia (a single seat was ~90 GEL, about $35, in 2026) can replace a long road day, but it flies only in clear weather, so never make it your last leg before an international flight.
Want to drive but not plan? Our Self-Drive Georgia trip books every room, hands you a route book with daily directions and map pins, and keeps a Tbilisi phone line open around the clock. It covers the eastern and southern half of this route in ten days; ask us about adding Svaneti and Batumi.
Where to stay on a 14-day Georgia route
In July and August book Mestia, Stepantsminda and Batumi first: they fill earliest.
| Base | Nights | Where to stay | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi | 2 | Sololaki, the Old Town or Abanotubani; Vera or Marjanishvili for quieter streets | Walking distance to the baths, Narikala and Rustaveli Avenue |
| Sighnaghi | 1 | Inside the old walls, on the side facing the valley | Sunset over the Alazani Valley and the Caucasus |
| Telavi | 1 | The centre near the old royal palace, or a family wine guesthouse in a nearby village | Short hops to Tsinandali, Alaverdi and Gremi, and an early start for Day 5 |
| Stepantsminda | 2 | Rooms facing west to Kazbek, or Gergeti village across the river | Waking up to the mountain; the church path starts close by |
| Borjomi | 2 | Near the Central Park and the river, or the Likani side for spa hotels | Evening strolls; Vardzia is ~110 km away |
| Kutaisi | 1 | The old centre between the White Bridge and Bagrati | Restaurants and the market on foot |
| Mestia | 3 | Among the towers in the upper lanes of the town, or near Seti Square | Tower views, trailheads and the widest choice of food |
| Batumi | 1 | Old Batumi near Europe Square and the boulevard, or the Green Cape for quiet | An evening on the seafront and a short ride to the airport |
Village guesthouses on this route will usually cook dinner and serve breakfast for an extra ~30-50 GEL ($12-19) per person in 2026. In Ushguli and Tusheti it is often the only way to eat.
How much do two weeks in Georgia cost?
Figures are per traveller, assuming two people share each room, for the 13 nights of this route; dollar amounts use roughly 2.6 GEL per $1. International flights are not included, and neither is the travel health insurance that every foreign visitor has had to carry since 1 January 2026.
| Per person, 14 days (~ GEL, 2026) | Budget | Mid-range | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms, 13 nights | 455-780 GEL: hostels and guesthouses | 975-1,950 GEL: good guesthouses and 3-star hotels | 2,600-5,200 GEL: boutique, design and wine-estate hotels |
| Food and drink | 560-840 GEL | 1,120-1,820 GEL | 2,100-3,500 GEL |
| Transport | 300-500 GEL: minibuses, trains, shared 4x4s and taxis to sights | 900-1,500 GEL: a rental car shared by two, fuel and local 4x4s | 2,500-4,500 GEL: a private driver-guide throughout |
| Tickets, baths and tastings | 200-300 GEL | 250-450 GEL | 1,100-1,800 GEL |
| SIM card and extras | 50-100 GEL | 50-100 GEL | About 280 GEL |
| Total | About 1,600-2,500 GEL ($615-960) | About 3,300-5,800 GEL ($1,270-2,230) | About 8,600-15,300 GEL ($3,300-5,900) |
The paid sights on this route, at 2026 prices for foreign adults: the National Museum ~40 GEL, Uplistsikhe ~15, Vardzia ~15, Rabati ~20, Prometheus Cave ~40, Martvili Canyon ~40, the Svaneti Museum ~10, Batumi Botanical Garden ~25 and Gonio ~15. That comes to ~220 GEL (about $85) before boats and baths. Churches and monasteries, Gelati and Gergeti included, are free.
Rooms and transport are the two big lines. Family guesthouses with dinner included in Kakheti, Kazbegi and Svaneti cut both at once, and four friends in one minivan pay little more per day than two people in a sedan. If you would rather have it all arranged, our guide to private tour prices puts seven guided days with mid-range rooms at around 3,200 to 4,800 GEL a head for two travellers in 2026; a fortnight usually costs a little more than double, because of the longer drives and the one-way finish.
Shorter trips: 3, 5, 7 and 10-day Georgia itineraries
Not quite two weeks? Each of these has its own day-by-day plan.
- 3 days: Tbilisi plus one big day out of the capital, in our 3-day Georgia itinerary.
- 5 days: the capital with two regions within easy reach, in our 5-day Georgia itinerary.
- 7 days: the classic first-week loop of Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Uplistsikhe, Kazbegi and Kakheti, in our 7-day itinerary.
- 10 days: enough to add the west to the eastern loop, in our 10-day Georgia itinerary.
Two weeks in Georgia: frequently asked questions
Is two weeks enough for Georgia?
Yes. Two weeks lets you see every major region once: Tbilisi, Kakheti, Kazbegi, Vardzia, Kutaisi, Svaneti and the Black Sea. Tusheti, Racha, Khevsureti and the long treks need more time or a second trip.
What is the best Georgia itinerary for 2 weeks?
Two days in Tbilisi, two in Kakheti and two in Kazbegi, then west by way of Uplistsikhe to Borjomi and Vardzia, a night in Kutaisi, three nights in Mestia for Svaneti and Ushguli, and a finish in Batumi.
Can you see Kazbegi and Svaneti in 14 days in Georgia?
Yes, and this route does both. They lie at opposite ends of the country, well over 500 km apart by road, so give each two nights and cross between them over several days.
How much does 2 weeks in Georgia cost?
Plan on about 1,600 to 2,500 GEL ($615 to $960) per person on a budget, 3,300 to 5,800 GEL ($1,270 to $2,230) at mid-range level, and from about 8,600 GEL ($3,300) for boutique hotels with a driver and guide, all for two people sharing in 2026. Flights and the compulsory travel insurance come on top.
Should I rent a car or hire a driver for two weeks in Georgia?
Rent if you are a confident driver on a budget: the main roads are good and the route is easy to follow. Hire a driver if there are three or four of you, if you want wine at lunch, or if you would rather not drive mountain roads among lorries and cows.
When is the best time for two weeks in Georgia?
June and September suit this full route best: the mountain valleys are open, Tbilisi is not too hot and the sea is warm. From December to March, swap the hikes for skiing in Gudauri, Bakuriani and Svaneti.
Can I visit Georgia and Armenia in 14 days?
Yes. Spend nine days in Georgia covering Tbilisi, Kakheti, Kazbegi, Uplistsikhe, Borjomi and Vardzia, then five in Armenia, crossing at Sadakhlo for Haghpat, Dilijan, Sevan, Garni, Geghard, Yerevan and Noravank. Svaneti and the Black Sea are what you give up.
Which airport should I use for 14 days in Georgia?
Use Tbilisi for arrival and Batumi or Kutaisi for the flight out, so the route runs one way. If only a return ticket to Tbilisi works, take the train back from Batumi on Day 14, about 4 hours, and fly the next day.
