Georgia Travel Advice

General travel information for Georgia

Continent: Asia

Geographical location: Borderline between Europe and Asia, east of the Black Sea

Highest elevation: Shchara (5200 m above sea level)

Longest river: Kura (1364 km)

Form of government: Republic System of

Government: semi-presidential system

Languages: Georgian (official language), regional Official language: Abkhaz

Neighboring countries: Turkey, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Capital: Tbilisi

Area: Approx. 70,000 km²

Residents: Approx. 3,730,000 people (2018)

Population density: 53 residents per km²

Religions: Approx. 84% Georgian Orthodox Apostle Church, 10% Muslims, 4% Christians

Currency: Georgian Lari (GEL); 1 euro is about 3.5 GEL. Travel

Climate: from subtropical and humid in the west to dry and temperate climate in the east

Time zone: UTC + 4

Area code: +995

Country code: GE, GEO, 268

Electricity: In Georgia sockets of type C and F are used. The mains voltage is 220 V with a 50 Hz change interval.

Check a2zdirectory for old history of Georgia and agooddir for modern history of Georgia.

Travel climate in Georgia

Georgia is protected from cold air waves from the north by the Caucasus and, on the other hand, warmed by the influence of the Black Sea.

The climatic zones range from a subtropical, humid climate in the west to a dry and temperate continental climate in the east. The average air temperature fluctuates between 15 ° C in the west and 11 ° C to 13 ° C in the east. The average rainfall in the west is 3000 mm, in the east 400 mm. Spring in Georgia is short with abrupt climatic fluctuations, and summer is often scorching hot. Autumn is warm and sunny, winter with little snow.

Culture and sights in Georgia

Golden goblets and ornate swords were made in what is now Georgia in ancient times. The country was rich in metallic mineral resources and had been processing them since the 6th century BC. And traded with it. Greek and Roman travelers described paved roads, tiled houses, large cities, and fortresses.

The Georgian culture of the Middle Ages was influenced by Byzantine. The early one- and three-aisled basilicas (Nekresi, Dsweli Shuamta) from the 4th century stand on the foundations of ancient temples, are small and have an almost square floor plan. Large cross-domed churches were built in the 10th and 11th centuries

The UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Georgia include the Historic Churches of Mzeheta, the Sveti Tskhoveli Cathedral, the Jvari Monastery, the Bagrati Cathedral and the Gelati Monastery in Kutaisi, as well as the mountain villages of Svaneti. The other cultural sights of Georgia include in particular the old town of Tbilisi or the fortresses of Narikala / Narikala or Ananuri as well as the cave cities of Vardsi and Uplistsikhe.

One of the natural features of Georgia, in addition to the national parks, is above all the

Voronya limestone cave in Abkhazia in the western Caucasus, which reaches down to a depth of over 2000 m that has been explored up to now.

Holidays in Georgia

date	holiday
Jan. 1	New Years Day
Jan. 2	New Year (2nd day)
7th Jan	Orthodox Christmas
Jan. 19	Orthodox Epiphany
3 March	Mother’s Day
8th of March	International Women’s Day
Apr 9	National holiday
In April	Good Friday
In April	Holy Saturday
In April	Easter Sunday
In April	Easter Monday
May 9	day of the victory
12th of May	St. Andrew’s Day
May 26	Independence day
August 28	Assumption Day

Oct 14	Mzchetoba
23 Oct	St. George’s Day

Medical information for Georgia

For legal reasons, we as a tour operator are not allowed to communicate any binding medical information for Georgia and therefore refer to the information provided by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Robert Koch Institute and the German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health.

Travel advice for Georgia

You can obtain current travel and safety information, information on entering and leaving the country, as well as special criminal information and recommendations for your stay in Georgia from the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.