Driving routes, distances and day-trip ideas nearby.
A ready week, day by day: highly rated places, lunches, tours and trips out of town. Ratings and opening hours come from Tripadvisor, distances are real driving distances.
An unhurried first day: the centre on foot, one landmark and a quiet dinner near where you're staying. Don't plan anything far — after travelling, getting your bearings matters more.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Hotel check-in is usually from 2pm — if you arrive earlier, most places will store your luggage.
The fullest day: two or three key places back to back. Start early — queues build by midday at the popular ones, and the light is better for photographs after lunch.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Carry some cash for markets and small cafés — cards are not taken everywhere.
A day for what needs time and attention: museums, historic quarters, and lunch somewhere locals actually go.
Afternoon
Paragliding Tandem Flights in Gudauri
5.0· 40from €134
Paragliding Tandem Flights in Gudauri — rated 5 from 40 reviews.
Many museums close on a Monday or Tuesday — check the opening hours before you set out.
Get beyond the city: the nearby towns and countryside are usually what stays with you. A rental car is the practical way — public transport on these routes is slow and infrequent.
All day
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda is 32 km from Gudauri, about 46m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in GudauriA free day. Go back to wherever you wanted to linger, and add one or two places from the list you haven't reached.
Afternoon
VIP Private Kazbegi Tour by Luxury Mercedes S and V Class
5.0· 12from €286
VIP Private Kazbegi Tour by Luxury Mercedes S and V Class — rated 5 from 12 reviews.
Carry some cash for markets and small cafés — cards are not taken everywhere.
A good day for a guided tour: a guide tells you what the signs don't, and takes the driving off your hands.
All day
Mtskheta
Mtskheta is 99 km from Gudauri, about 1h 54m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in GudauriA calm finish: a favourite spot once more, some shopping, a late lunch. Leave yourself room before the airport.
Afternoon
Cloudbase Paragliding in Gudauri, Georgia
5.0· 6from €125
Cloudbase Paragliding in Gudauri, Georgia — rated 5 from 6 reviews.
Allow twice what the map says for the airport run — it is never the quiet hour when you need it.
Within a ~2.5h drive of Gudauri.
Where you can drive from Gudauri.
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Top attractions
Restaurants and cafés
Paragliding Tandem Flights in Gudauri
€134
VIP Private Kazbegi Tour by Luxury Mercedes S and V Class
€286
Cloudbase Paragliding in Gudauri, Georgia
€125
From kazbegi & Gudauri: Tbilisi Transfer Service
€13
Hotel Monte Gudauri
from €100 / night
Gudauri Inn
from €58 / night
Alpina Hotel Gudauri
from €75 / night
Gudauri Lodge
from €116 / night
Source — Tripadvisor
An incredible adventure with best in class pilots
'Best thing Ive done in my life so far' - Cameron age 11. We went into this a little worried having never done paragliding before and being in a country quite foreign, despite travelling a lot. We came out knowing how incredibly experienced the pilots are, how much fun it was and how grounded and incredibly nice…
Day spent at Carpe Diem Hotel
Lovely ambience, friendly and polite staff, food was also decent.