Gudauri runs in two modes. In winter it is the country’s main ski resort; in summer a paragliding base and an obligatory stop on the way to Kazbegi.
What to see
The Friendship of Peoples arch — a 1983 viewing platform with a mosaic over the drop at the Jvari pass.
The Jvari pass — 2,379 metres, the highest point of the Military Road.
The ski slopes — runs of all levels plus off-piste.
Paragliding — launches straight from the slopes above the village.
When to go
December to April for snow, June to September for green slopes and flying. May and November are the in-between months: the lifts are still and the trails are either not yet or no longer clear.
No ready-made tour yet, but we will put one together
Tell us when you are going and who with, and we will come back with a route and a price. A real person who knows these roads does the working out, not a calculator. No prepayment.
A ready week with one base and four day trips. You unpack once, everything worth seeing is within three hours, and the seventh day is deliberately left empty. Here is why, and how to reshape it if you fly into Kutaisi.