Georgia and Armenia
Central Asia, Caucasus & Mongolia - Self-drive
Itinerary idea: Tbilisi, Kazbegi, Svaneti, Kakheti, Yerevan
Strengths: The cheapest, short flight, hospitality, culture and mountains
Weaknesses: Aggressive driving, heat in the lowlands
Children and safety: Cheap and welcoming, hot lowlands
Weather: Hot lowlands 30-35 °C, mild mountains
Book ahead: 3-4 months
Key facts
- Best time to go: May and June, September and October
- Flight from Milan: about 4 hours
- Rain days in August: 4
- Daylight hours in August: 14
- Driving: on the right
- Malaria: none
- Visa (EU citizens): No
- International licence: Recommended
- Currency: Lari (GEL), dram (AMD)
- Language: Georgian/Armenian and Russian, English among young people
- Roads: Mountain roads, aggressive driving
- Vaccinations: Hepatitis A
Ratings (1 to 5)
- Ease of getting around: 3
- Child friendly: 4
- Scenery and wildlife: 4
- August weather: 4
- Logistics ease: 4