What budget for activities and outings Georgia?

Long live culture! We celebrate it by making it accessible: in fact, entrance fees to museums and other tourist sites are very moderate, in a range from 5 to 15 GEL.

Sportsmen or epicureans, Georgia is for you! Skiers, riders and trekking enthusiasts, this country will be your hunting ground. Head for the Great Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus or the national parks. Georgia is rich, very rich in terms of sporting opportunities in very different environments. Imagine a country the size of Switzerland with landscapes as diverse as high mountains, steppes or the Black Sea coast stretching into a subtropical landscape. Here you can go hiking or horseback riding for one to several weeks. For trekking, you can take the famous Transcaucasian Trail, a 3,000 km long hiking trail that connects the Black Sea with the Caspian Sea via Armenia and Azerbaijan. Cyclists (paying attention to the traffic) and rafting enthusiasts will also find their happiness here. Epicureans will be able to curl up in Tbilisi's baths, hotel spas or follow the wine route to try this beverage which, as the Georgians claim, was made here a few millennia ago.

In souvenir shops in Tbilisi, the price level is quite high compared to the local standard of living. You will be able to pay for your purchases by credit card. When travelling, locals sometimes set up small roadside stalls to sell their produce. They offer food, bread, local specialties, and handicrafts such as ceramics at unbeatable prices. Always bring small change to pay for your purchases.

The nightlife in Tbilisi is hectic, ultradynamic, bubbling, vibrant! It caters to all kinds of audiences with a very wide range of bars, wine bars, concerts, operas and nightclubs at unbeatable prices. Tbilisi is constantly reinventing itself, and some of its clubs attract the best DJs in the world. Night owls, you'll have plenty to choose from without breaking the bank. Music festivals, especially in the summer, attract crowds. Batumi, on the Black Sea coast, in terms of nightlife, competes with Tbilisi in terms of its summer festivals, which are well worth their success. It rightly attracts a very cosmopolitan crowd. The easiest way to pay is in lari, cash in clubs and bars.

Tipping in restaurants is not customary in Georgia, so it is not mandatory. It is at the discretion of the customer. You can add 5-10% of the total amount of the bill in cafes and restaurants. The service tax displayed in some restaurants amounting to 20% of the total amount of the bill does not always go to the waiter's pocket..

What budget to eat Georgia?

All categories of restaurants, which are plentiful, offer excellent gastronomy. This ranges from simple kiosks where you can enjoy the famous katchapuri, the cheesy bread that stays with you for a while, to high-end fusion restaurants.

As a minimum, you can enjoy a katchapuri for 12 GEL, or about 4 €. On average, the price of a main course in a mid-range restaurant is 20 GEL (just over €6). Katchapuri and khinkali are the most popular and cheapest dishes.

In terms of tipping in restaurants, it is not mandatory, it is not a custom in Georgia: it is given at the discretion of the customer with a sum equivalent to 10-15% of the amount of the bill. The rates are relatively moderate. In small cafes and restaurants it is better to pay in local currency, in larger establishments it is possible to pay by credit card. If you want to take a break in a doukhani, a local restaurant often open 24 hours a day, count about 15 GEL (about 4.50 €), from 15 to 20 GEL for a cheap restaurant, 50 to 100 GEL for a good restaurant (between 15 and 30 €) and from 30 € for a very high end restaurant. Count between 5 and 10 GEL for a drink in a café.

What is the budget for accommodation Georgia?

Be careful in high tourist season, the prices of hotels of all categories double or even triple, depending on the law of supply and demand. Some of the prices charged are then very overpriced and hotel services are very uncertain.

The hotel park of Georgia is equipped with a wide range of establishments, of all categories, from the simple family pension sometimes very basic, where you will share your daily life with the families (shared bathroom, kitchen and dining room), to hostels, guest houses, small hotels, boutique-hotels, more luxurious establishments of higher category, up to the big international chains established in Tbilisi, Batoumi and other tourist cities. In the low season, these chains can offer extremely attractive rates.

Generally speaking, Georgia is a cheap destination if you opt for accommodation in a family guesthouse. Georgia's economy being what it is, many Georgian families open a guest house. The hotel offer is therefore exponential, and the increasingly stiff competition is pushing the level of service, which is sometimes still uncertain, upwards. Beware, in Georgia, thanks to flexible legislation in this sector, it is as easy to open a family pension or guest house as it is to close it. Always check whether it is still in operation when planning your trip.

It should be taken into account that accommodation in Tbilisi is more expensive than in the rest of the country

The hotel park has a very wide range of establishments of all categories, including guest houses in Tbilisi.

The boarding houses are located in a private house. In a private home, it is the best way to meet and see Georgians in their daily life! The rooms are generally without bathroom. Sometimes a private room or a dormitory bed is offered.

Budget between 30 GEL for a dormitory bed or single room and 60 GEL for a double. Breakfast is included or not. If it is not, you must add from 5 to 15 GEL in addition. The comfort is basic but very correct, the rooms are clean, you will really feel like sharing a slice of Georgian life! You will be able, in some houses, to share meals with the family and taste the local home-made cuisine.

Similar to guesthouses, hostels have dormitories, sometimes private rooms, with shared bathrooms and kitchen. Count 30 GELs per person. You will mainly meet other backpackers, these establishments also offer excursions, transport to other cities..

The guest houses (they can also be pensions using the same term). They correspond more to the classic establishments of this category, with very moderate prices, which can be found around the world. They have a less "intimate" side than guesthouses, with one area for the family and another for the clientele.

Small hotels offer rooms with private bathroom at starting rates between 100 and 150 GEL with breakfast included. Small hotels, guesthouses, guest houses and boutique hotels abound in Tbilisi

Boutique-hotels are middle-class establishments with a focus on warm decor, comfort and good quality of service. They can take care of organising excursions, booking a car with driver, etc. Breakfast is included. Double rooms with bathroom and breakfast from 250 GEL (prices are indicative, depending on the number of guests and the season).

Hotels of superior category and international standard are clustered mainly in Tbilisi and Batumi. In view of Georgia's tourism boom, the Georgian hotel base is growing rapidly.

Travel budget Georgia and cost of living

Travel on a mini budget, a lunch on the go or in a doukani, a cheap restaurant very popular in the country.