Imereti sits in the middle of western Georgia, and geology defines its landscape: the rock is karst, which is why there are so many caves and canyons around Kutaisi. The monasteries, meanwhile, date from when Kutaisi was the capital.
Kutaisi airport is the main gateway to western Georgia and where most low-cost flights land. Tbilisi is three to four hours by road, Batumi two to two and a half.
May to October. Caves and monasteries are open all year; canyon paths sometimes close after heavy rain.
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.
Khachapuri in Batumi and in Kutaisi are two different dishes with one name. Khinkali are eaten by hand in a set order, or the broth ends up on the table. And a "dry white" in Kakheti is not the drink you were expecting. What to order, how to eat it, and where it will be the real thing.
Turquoise water in a limestone cut, a boat under an overhanging cliff, a bridged path along the wall. The place photographs so well that half the visitors leave disappointed: they expected half a day of hiking and got an hour’s walk. Here is how not to be one of them.
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