Friendly.ge · Tbilisi, pickup with the private option
An 11-hour tour from Tbilisi to Ananuri, Gudauri and Stepantsminda, with your own car, driver and guide when you pick the private option. Choose it for the freedom: more photo stops, the Gudauri cable car in good weather, and lunch with a view of Kazbek.
The day starts early in Tbilisi. Book the private option and the car comes to your hotel; the listing is clear that pickup and drop-off come only with that option. You head north on the Georgian Military Road with a professional guide and a driver who knows the bends, and the pace is yours: guests write about small groups and plenty of time for photos.
The first stop is Ananuri, the fortress with carved stone facades and towers on the Aragvi, above the Zhinvali reservoir. Next is Gudauri, the ski resort at about 2,200 m, with wide views over the valleys. In good weather you can ride the Gudauri-Kobi cable car for 45 GEL per person. Then the road runs over the Jvari Pass to Stepantsminda, at the foot of Mount Kazbek (5,054 m, Georgia Travel), where you get free time.
Here you choose. Take a local 4WD up to Gergeti Trinity Church, about 90 GEL per group, or sit down to lunch with the mountain in front of you. Included: the guide, transport, fuel and all taxes and fees. Lunch is not included, nor are the 4WD, the cable car or tips. Plan on about 11 hours. A friendly tip: for a group of five or more, the 90 GEL 4WD works out below the 20 GEL a head that shared tours quote.
Hotel pickup on the private option, then north on the Georgian Military Road.
The fortress on the Aragvi, with its towers and carved stone over the reservoir.
Alpine viewpoints at about 2,200 m, and the cable car to Kobi in good weather.
Free time in the town at the foot of Mount Kazbek.
A local 4WD up to Gergeti Trinity Church, or lunch with a view of Kazbek.
The drive back, with drop-off at your hotel on the private option.
★★★★★We had a wonderful day. Oksana is an excellent guide and the scenery in the high mountains is overwhelming.
★★★★★We had an excellent travel experience. We felt that we were properly looked after during the whole duration, learned a lot of things about Georgia including its history and people. I will definitely come back! We fell in love with Georgia!
★★★★★Everything was amazing and Aleski was absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable. So worth it.
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On the private option, yes: you get your own car and guide, plus hotel pickup and drop-off in Tbilisi. The listing says pickup comes only with that option.
About 90 GEL per group, paid locally. It is not in the price. You can also skip it and have lunch in Stepantsminda instead.
An optional ride from Gudauri at 45 GEL per person. The listing says it runs in good weather, so your guide decides on the day.
About 11 hours from Tbilisi and back. Every booking has free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Your own car and guide for the day, with stops where you like and Kazbek views.
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