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🇬🇪 Itinerary · Georgia · 14 days

2-week Georgia itinerary 2026: from the Caucasus to the Black Sea

14 days: Tbilisi, Kazbegi, Svaneti and its medieval towers, Kutaisi, Borjomi and the Kakheti vineyards. Day-by-day itinerary, budget and transport.

🔄 Updated June 1, 2026

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In brief

Duration

14 days

Stops

7 places

Average budget

€1,500-2,600

Total distance

~1,400 km

Profile

Versatile

Season

Jun-Oct

Tbilisi 3d · Kazbegi 2d · Kutaisi 2d · Mestia 3d · Ushguli 1d · Borjomi 1d · Sighnaghi-Kakheti 2d

Itinerary map

The route at a glance

2-week Georgia itinerary map: Tbilisi, Kazbegi, Kutaisi, Mestia, Ushguli, Borjomi, Sighnaghi

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Detailed program

7 days, day by day

1

~€50/day

Tbilisi · D1 to D3 · The capital

  • D1 Old town, sulfur baths, cable car to Narikala, orange wine in the evening.
  • D2 Rustaveli Avenue, Bridge of Peace, the hip Fabrika quarter.
  • D3 Day trip to Mtskheta (UNESCO), the old spiritual capital.
🛌 🛌 Old town · e.g. Stamba Hotel (3 nights)·🚶 On foot + Bolt·Tbilisi guide →
2

~€70/day

Tbilisi → Kazbegi · D4 to D5 · The Greater Caucasus

  • D4 Georgian Military Road, Ananuri fortress, Jvari Pass, Gergeti church.
  • D5 Hike toward the Truso valley or Gveleti waterfall, facing Mount Kazbek.
🛌 🛌 Stepantsminda · e.g. Rooms Hotel Kazbegi (2 nights)·🚐 Marshrutka or car
3

~€55/day

Kazbegi → Kutaisi · D6 to D7 · The west and its caves

  • D6 Drive to Kutaisi (5h), the old capital. Gelati Cathedral (UNESCO).
  • D7 Martvili canyon by boat, Prometheus cave, Motsameta monastery.
🛌 🛌 Kutaisi (2 nights)·🚗 Car or marshrutka
4

~€65/day

Kutaisi → Mestia · D8 to D10 · Svaneti

  • D8 Drive to Mestia via Zugdidi and the Enguri reservoir (6h), into the High Caucasus.
  • D9 Svan medieval towers, history museum, climb to Koruldi Lakes (360° view).
  • D10 Hatsvali cable car or a hike to the Chalaadi glaciers.
🛌 🛌 Mestia · e.g. Hotel Posta (3 nights)·🚐 Marshrutka or 4×4
5

~€70

Mestia → Ushguli · D11 · Europe's highest village

  • Morning 4×4 track to Ushguli (3h, dirt road), Europe's highest inhabited village (2,100 m, UNESCO).
  • Day Stone towers, Lamaria church facing Mount Shkhara (5,193 m).
  • Evening Back to Mestia or a night on site in a rustic guesthouse.
🛌 🛌 Ushguli or Mestia (1 night)·🚙 4×4 essential
6

~€60

Svaneti → Borjomi · D12 · Waters and forests

  • Morning Long drive back toward the centre, down from the Caucasus.
  • Afternoon Borjomi, spa town, mineral-water park and the Borjomi-Kharagauli forest.
  • Evening Drive to Tbilisi or a night in Borjomi.
🛌 🛌 Borjomi (1 night)·🚗 Car
7

~€55/day

Kakheti · D13 to D14 · Wine to finish

  • D13 Drive to Sighnaghi, a walled town. Bodbe Monastery, saperavi tasting.
  • D14 Kvareli qvevri cellars, a final supra, back to Tbilisi for the flight.
🛌 🛌 Sighnaghi · e.g. Hotel Brigitte (1 night) + flight·🚗 + ✈️ return flight

How much

Itinerary budget (per person, flight included)

Backpacker

€1,500

per person

  • ✈️ Return flight: €350
  • 🏨 Guesthouses: €20/night
  • 🍜 Canteens: €14/day
  • 🚐 Marshrutka + Svaneti 4×4: €200
  • 🍷 Tastings + entries: €150
Recommended

Comfort

€2,000

per person

  • ✈️ Return flight: €450
  • 🏨 3-4★ hotel: €55/night
  • 🍽️ Mixed restos: €24/day
  • 🚗 Car or transfers: €350
  • 🍷 Cellars + guided treks: €250

Premium

€3,600

per person

  • ✈️ Upper-cabin flight: €1,100
  • 🏨 4-5★ and wine houses: €150/night
  • 🍽️ Fine dining: €45/day
  • 🚖 Private driver-guide
  • 🍷 Private estates + guides: €450

Shorter, longer

Other possible durations

1 week

1 week

Tbilisi, Kazbegi and the Kakheti vineyards. The essential format.

You're here

2 weeks

2 weeks

The whole country, from the Svaneti Caucasus to the Black Sea.

1 month

1 month

Georgia in depth: treks, wine and remote villages.

How to get around

Itinerary logistics

Two weeks blend marshrutkas, a car and a 4×4 for Svaneti. The track to Ushguli needs a 4×4; the rest is done by regular car or shared minibus. Bolt covers Tbilisi.

🚐

Marshrutka

€1-15 by distance · shared minibuses · dense network

🚗

Rental car

€30-45/day · handy for the west and Kakheti

🚙

4×4 for Ushguli

essential · mountain track · organised transfer from Mestia

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Svaneti treks

Mestia-Ushguli over 4 days possible · village guesthouses

Adapt by season

Svaneti only opens in the warm season

This full tour includes Svaneti, reachable mostly from June to October: the Zugdidi-to-Mestia road and the trek to Ushguli need clear passes. From November to May, snow often isolates the region. The Rtveli harvest from late September to mid-October is the best time for Kakheti. The ideal window to combine mountains and wine is therefore September to early October.

Author tips

What I would redo (and change)

✅ Would redo

  • • In September 2024 I pushed on to Ushguli along the track: arriving in that village of stone towers, the highest inhabited in Europe, facing snowy Shkhara, felt like a journey back in time. No photo prepared me for that silence.
  • • Keeping three nights in Mestia: Svaneti deserves more than just passing through.
  • • Ending with Kakheti and the wine: after the mountains, the Sighnaghi supras are a perfect reward.

⚠️ Would change

  • • Skip Borjomi if time is tight and spend more time in Svaneti.
  • • Do the Mestia-Ushguli trek over several days rather than by 4×4 if you like to walk.
  • • Out of season (Nov-May), replace Svaneti with Batumi and the Black Sea, more accessible.

FAQ

Itinerary FAQ

Is two weeks too much for Georgia? +
No, it's the ideal format to link east and west: capital, Greater Caucasus, Svaneti and its heritage, and Kakheti wine. The country is small but varied; two weeks avoid long back-to-back driving days.
Is Svaneti hard to reach? +
The Zugdidi-Mestia road is now paved (4-5h). For Ushguli, though, the mountain track needs a 4×4 or an organised transfer. The region truly opens only from June to October, snow aside.
Do you need a car, or are marshrutkas enough? +
Marshrutkas link every major town for a few euros. A car helps for the west and scattered Kakheti, but deep Svaneti (Ushguli) goes by organised 4×4 in any case.
What budget for 14 days? +
Count around €1,500 backpacking, €2,000 in comfort and €3,600 premium, flight from Paris included, per person. Georgia stays very affordable, even over two weeks.
Can you do this tour without hiking? +
Yes. The mountains (Kazbegi, Svaneti) offer sights reachable by car or cable car. Hiking enriches the trip but is never required; choose by your taste and the weather.
What's the best period? +
June to October, the only window when Svaneti is open. September to early October is ideal: mountains still passable and the Kakheti harvest. Avoid winter for this full tour, as Svaneti is often cut off.

Marie Laurent ✓

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Southeast Asia specialist · itinerary personally tested.

Last updated: June 1, 2026.

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