Autotour in the Eastern part of Georgia

Kutaisi is the second largest and the most important city in western Georgia. Kutaisi Airport is one of Georgia's three international airports. Most low-cost airlines operate from Kutaisi airport.

Car pick-up at the airport.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 30min, 35km.

Visit the city and its UNESCO sites: Gelati monastery, which is the illustration of the Georgian culture from the 10th century to the 18th, the masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, the center of science and education during that period. After we visit recently renovated Bagrati cathedral – the symbol of the city, dated back to the 10th century.

Departure to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Tbilisi is an economic, social and political center of the country.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 4h, 245km.

Discover the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi, visit the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, explore its old quarter with its cobbled streets and traditional houses with wooden balconies, on the banks of the Mtkvari River. We visit the city's points of interest: the Metekhi church and its plateau offering a superb view of the old town; the Narikala fortress which is the ancient symbol of the city; the baths district (Abanotubani) known for its sulfurous hot springs

In the afternoon, visit the National Museum and its collections of "golden treasures" from the ancient period.

Optional: Instead of visiting the museum, we suggest to go up to Mtatsminda to discover the splendid panorama over the city or visit the recently renovated Marjanishvili district with its Art Nouveau buildings.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 1h.

Visit Tsinandali, a historic palace and winery once owned by Alexander Chavchavadze, a 19th-century aristocratic poet. The palace building represents Georgian architecture with Italian inspiration.

Arrive in the capital and historical city of Kakheti – Telavi.

The next stop is Alaverdi Cathedral, dating from the 11th century.

Explore the Ikalto monastery and the ruins of its academy, where the eminent 12th-century poet Shota Rustaveli, author of Georgian literature's great masterpiece "The Knight in the Panther's Skin", studied.

Return to the capital city.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 3h45, 200km.

Departure for Mtskheta - former capital of the Kingdom of Iberia, visit to the Jvari ("Cross") Monastery perched on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Visit to the 11th-century Svetitskhoveli ("Life-giving column") cathedral. Opportunity to buy handmade Georgian souvenirs.

On the way to Kazbegi, visit the Ananuri fortress, offering a picturesque view of the Jinvali reservoir. Cross the legendary Georgian military road, one of the most beautiful in the world, through valleys, ravines and finally the Cross Pass at 2300m altitude. Arrival at Stepantsminda, Kazbegi.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 3h, 160km.

Overnight in Kazbegi.

Early in the morning, visit the 14th-century Trinity Church of Gergeti, 300m above the village of Stepantsminda. Option: it is possible to organize hiking up to Gergeti Church (6 km, 2h).

Departure for Gori - a Soviet city and central part of Georgia, birthplace of Joseph Stalin - where we can visit Joseph Stalin's house museum and his armoured vehicle.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 3h30, 200km.

Continuation to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, the southern part of the country. Stop at Borjomi, remarkable for its natural mineral springs, visit to the Borjomi public park and taste Borjomi's special mineral water.

Visit to the Rabati fortress in Akhaltsikhe - a renovated medieval fortress built in the 9th century, particularly beautiful when illuminated at night.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 2h40, 155km.

Continuation to the west of the country - Kutaisi.

Transfer: Private vehicle, around 5h15, 290km.

Drive to Kutaisi International Airport, drop off your car at the airport and depart.