Backpacking Georgia: 10 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Georgia, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.

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  1. Tbilisi, Georgia1

    Tbilisi

    Tbilisi

    Old town, baths, wine bars.

  2. Kazbegi, Georgia2

    Kazbegi

    Mtskheta-Mtianeti

    Church beneath a giant peak.

  3. Svaneti, Georgia3

    Svaneti

    Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

    Stone towers and glaciers.

  4. Kakheti, Georgia4

    Kakheti

    Kakheti

    Cradle of wine.

  5. Batumi, Georgia5

    Batumi

    Adjara

    Black Sea resort city.

  6. Mtskheta, Georgia6

    Mtskheta

    Mtskheta-Mtianeti

    Ancient sacred capital.

  7. Vardzia, Georgia7

    Vardzia

    Samtskhe-Javakheti

    Cave-monastery city.

  8. Mestia, Georgia8

    Mestia

    Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

    Trekking hub of Svaneti.

  9. Sighnaghi, Georgia9

    Sighnaghi

    Kakheti

    Walled 'city of love'.

  10. Borjomi, Georgia10

    Borjomi

    Samtskhe-Javakheti

    Forested mineral-water spa.

Backpacking routes through Georgia

Real trips through Georgia, drawn on maps by the people who took them.

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