Family Georgia in Seven Easy Days
Tbilisi Mtskheta Borjomi Kutaisi and Batumi at a child-friendly pace.
- days
- 7 / 6 nights
- Total distance
- 820 km
- Total driving
- 15:00
- Car needed
- Crossover / SUV
- Season
- April–October
- Difficulty
- Easy
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A family route of short transfers parks caves a mountain train and the coast.
Day-by-day plan
Day 1: Tbilisi. Day 2: Mtskheta. Day 3: Borjomi. Day 4: Kukushka. Day 5: Kutaisi caves. Day 6: Batumi. Day 7: Botanical Garden.
Stops on this route
Tbilisi Botanical Garden
A garden in the ravine behind Narikala, ending at a waterfall — complete silence ten minutes from the centre.
2 h
Mtatsminda Park and Funicular
A hilltop amusement park above the city, reached by a 1905 funicular, with the widest panorama of Tbilisi.
3 h
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
The 11th-century cathedral of Mtskheta, said to hold the robe of Christ — the mother church of Georgian Orthodoxy.
2 h
Borjomi Central Park and Mineral Springs
The historic spa park where you drink warm Borjomi water free, straight from the source.
3 h
The Kukushka narrow-gauge railway and the Tsagveri bridge
A 37-kilometre narrow-gauge line opened in 1902 that takes two and a half hours to climb from Borjomi to Bakuriani.
4 h
Prometheus Cave
A karst cave near Tskaltubo with lit halls, stone waterfalls and an underground boat ride.
2 h
Sataplia Nature Reserve
Dinosaur footprints, a karst cave and a glass viewing platform, nine kilometres from Kutaisi.
2 h
6 May Park and Batumi Dolphinarium
Batumi's oldest park, with a small lake, a zoo corner and a dolphinarium that has run since Soviet times.
2 h
Batumi Botanical Garden
Over a hundred hectares on a cape above the sea, with nine floristic zones of the world laid out side by side.
3 hTips
- Keep a midday break.
- Request child seats in advance.
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Guides
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Pickup locations
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Booking and enquiries
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