Caucasus · Destination guide
A short flight, a world away.
Wedged between the Caucasus mountains and the Black Sea, Georgia packs cave monasteries, alpine passes, art-nouveau boulevards and eight thousand years of winemaking into a country smaller than Ireland — three hours from the Gulf with no visa for UAE residents.
Where to go
Balconied old town, sulphur baths and a wine bar on every corner.
Gergeti Trinity Church beneath a 5,000m peak.
Wine country — qvevri cellars and supra feasts.
Big-mountain skiing at small-resort prices.
Seasons
The golden windows: warm valleys, clear mountain views and harvest festivals in wine country. October in Kakheti is the rtveli grape harvest — the best week of the year to visit.
Ideal for the high Caucasus — Kazbegi and Svaneti trails are open and green — though Tbilisi runs hot.
Gudauri’s ski season: genuinely good snow, tiny prices, and sulphur baths waiting back in Tbilisi.
Things to experience
Georgia’s legendary toasting dinner.
8,000 years of winemaking in buried clay.
Tbilisi’s domed bathhouses, the proper way.
Ananuri fortress to the Kazbegi viewpoints.
Know before you go
Georgia’s legendary feast, led by a tamada (toastmaster) through wine-fuelled toasts to peace, ancestors and guests. Refusing a toast is bad form — pacing yourself is wisdom.
Georgians have made wine in buried qvevri clay vessels for 8,000 years — a UNESCO-listed tradition. Amber wines are the signature; every family in Kakheti seems to make their own.
Where to stay
Balconied houses above Tbilisi’s lanes.
Kazbegi stays facing the big peaks.
Sleep at the cellar door in Kakheti.
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