WikiVoyage Georgia March 2016 Contents 1 Georgia (country) 1 1.1 Regions ................................................ 1 1.2 Cities ................................................. 1 1.3 Other destinations ........................................... 1 1.4 Understand .............................................. 2 1.4.1 People ............................................. 3 1.5 Get in ................................................. 3 1.5.1 Visas ............................................. 3 1.5.2 By plane ............................................ 4 1.5.3 By bus ............................................. 4 1.5.4 By minibus .......................................... 4 1.5.5 By car ............................................. 4 1.5.6 By train ............................................ 5 1.5.7 By boat ............................................ 5 1.6 Get around ............................................... 5 1.6.1 Taxi .............................................. 5 1.6.2 Minibus ............................................ 5 1.6.3 By train ............................................ 5 1.6.4 By bike ............................................ 5 1.6.5 City Bus ............................................ 5 1.6.6 Mountain Travel ....................................... 6 1.7 Talk .................................................. 6 1.8 See ................................................... 6 1.9 Do ................................................... 7 1.10 Buy .................................................. 7 1.10.1 Shopping ........................................... 7 1.10.2 Costs ............................................. 7 1.10.3 Tipping ............................................ 7 1.11 Eat ................................................... 7 1.11.1 Types of places to eat .................................... 7 1.11.2 Popular dishes ........................................ 8 1.11.3 Vegetarian dishes ....................................... 8 i ii CONTENTS 1.11.4 Home food .......................................... 8 1.12 Drink ................................................. 8 1.12.1 Chacha ............................................ 8 1.12.2 Wine ............................................. 8 1.12.3 Beer .............................................. 9 1.12.4 Mineral Waters ........................................ 9 1.12.5 Lagidze Waters (Soft Drink) ................................. 9 1.13 Sleep .................................................. 9 1.14 Learn ................................................. 9 1.15 Work ................................................. 10 1.16 Stay safe ................................................ 10 1.16.1 Tbilisi ............................................. 10 1.16.2 Kutaisi ............................................ 11 1.16.3 Adjara ............................................. 11 1.16.4 The Mountains ........................................ 11 1.16.5 Separatist Regions ...................................... 11 1.17 Stay healthy .............................................. 11 1.18 Respect ................................................ 12 1.18.1 Sensitive Issues ........................................ 12 1.19 Connect ................................................ 12 1.19.1 Mail ............................................. 12 1.19.2 By phone ........................................... 12 1.19.3 Internet ............................................ 12 1.19.4 By net ............................................. 12 2 Kakheti 13 2.1 Cities ................................................. 13 2.2 Other destinations ........................................... 13 2.3 Understand .............................................. 13 2.4 Talk .................................................. 13 2.5 Get in ................................................. 14 2.6 Get around ............................................... 14 2.7 See ................................................... 14 2.8 Do ................................................... 14 2.9 Eat ................................................... 14 2.10 Drink ................................................. 14 2.11 Sleep .................................................. 14 2.12 Go next ................................................ 14 3 David Gareja Monastery Complex 15 3.1 Understand .............................................. 15 3.2 Get in ................................................. 15 CONTENTS iii 3.2.1 By car ............................................. 15 3.2.2 By taxi ............................................ 15 3.2.3 By travel agency ........................................ 15 3.3 Get around ............................................... 15 3.4 See ................................................... 15 3.5 Do ................................................... 16 3.6 Buy .................................................. 16 3.7 Eat ................................................... 16 3.8 Drink ................................................. 16 3.9 Sleep .................................................. 16 3.10 Connect ................................................ 16 3.11 Go next ................................................ 16 4 Sighnaghi 17 4.1 Understand .............................................. 17 4.2 Get in ................................................. 17 4.3 Get around ............................................... 17 4.4 See ................................................... 17 4.4.1 Further afield ......................................... 18 4.5 Do ................................................... 18 4.6 Buy .................................................. 19 4.7 Eat ................................................... 19 4.8 Drink ................................................. 19 4.9 Sleep .................................................. 19 4.10 Connect ................................................ 20 4.11 Go next ................................................ 20 5 Telavi 21 5.1 Get in ................................................. 21 5.2 Get around ............................................... 21 5.3 See ................................................... 21 5.3.1 Alaverdi ............................................ 21 5.3.2 Tsinandali village ....................................... 21 5.4 Do ................................................... 22 5.5 Buy .................................................. 22 5.6 Eat ................................................... 22 5.7 Drink ................................................. 22 5.8 Sleep .................................................. 22 5.9 Connect ................................................ 22 5.10 Go next ................................................ 22 6 Kartli 23 iv CONTENTS 6.1 Cities ................................................. 23 6.2 Other destinations ........................................... 23 6.3 Understand .............................................. 23 6.4 Talk .................................................. 23 6.5 Get in ................................................. 24 6.6 Get around ............................................... 24 6.7 See ................................................... 24 6.7.1 Itineraries ........................................... 24 6.8 Do ................................................... 24 6.9 Eat ................................................... 24 6.10 Drink ................................................. 24 6.11 Stay safe ................................................ 24 6.12 Go next ................................................ 24 7 Gori 25 7.1 Understand .............................................. 25 7.2 Get in ................................................. 25 7.3 Get around ............................................... 25 7.4 See ................................................... 26 7.4.1 The Stalin Cult ........................................ 26 7.4.2 Uplistsikhe .......................................... 27 7.4.3 Goris Tsikhe (Gori Castle) .................................. 27 7.4.4 Gori Jvari (Gori Cross) .................................... 28 7.5 Do ................................................... 28 7.6 Buy .................................................. 28 7.7 Eat ................................................... 29 7.8 Drink ................................................. 29 7.9 Sleep .................................................. 29 7.10 Connect ................................................ 30 7.11 Respect ................................................ 30 7.12 Go next ................................................ 30 8 Gudauri 31 8.1 Understand .............................................. 31 8.2 Get in ................................................. 31 8.3 Get around ............................................... 31 8.4 See ................................................... 31 8.5 Do ................................................... 31 8.6 Buy .................................................. 31 8.7 Eat ................................................... 31 8.8 Drink ................................................. 31 8.9 Sleep .................................................. 31 CONTENTS v 8.10 Connect ................................................ 31 8.11 Go next ................................................ 31 9 Mtskheta 32 9.1 Get in ................................................. 32 9.1.1 By train ...........................................