Kazbegi & Gudauri: Private Day Tour with Ananuri, Gergeti & Honey Tasting

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Duration8h–12h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · RU

PickupAt your hotel

Georgia’s winding roads to Kazbegi, fortress towers and mountain air with honey on your tongue

You’ll feel Georgia’s wildness on this Kazbegi & Gudauri day trip from Tbilisi: fortress stones under your hand at Ananuri, honey on your tongue by mountain roadsides, wind-whipped views at Gergeti Trinity Church, and warm food with new friends before heading home.

8h–12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Tbilisi to Kazbegi and Gudauri tour

Pick up from Tbilisi hotel at 9:00am
Drive Georgian Military Highway north
Visit Ananuri fortress overlooking Jinvali reservoir
See the confluence of two mountain rivers
Drive over Cross pass to Gudauri
Stop at People’s Friendship monument viewpoint
Arrive in Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
Visit Gergeti Holy Trinity Church at 2170m
Optional 1 km hike to Gveleti waterfall (summer only)
Lunch at Rooms hotel restaurant in Kazbegi
Return drive back to Tbilisi hotel

The Experience

We started rolling out of Tbilisi just after breakfast — still yawning, coffee in hand, watching the city fade into those endless green hills. Karlo was already chatting about the Military Highway’s old stories before we’d even left the city limits. I kept glancing at the windows; every few minutes the light changed, bouncing off Jinvali reservoir so blue it almost looked fake. We pulled over for photos (of course), but honestly I just stood there for a minute trying to take in that cold morning smell — pine and something sweet I couldn’t place yet.

Ananuri fortress was next. The stones felt rough under my palm, colder than I expected. Karlo pointed out carvings I never would’ve noticed — he told us about dukes and battles while some local kids tried to sell us churchkhela (I caved and bought one; sticky walnuts everywhere). The drive up to Gudauri got twisty fast, hairpins hugging cliffs with sheep wandering across like they owned the place. At the Friendship Monument, wind whipped so hard my hat nearly flew off — but what a view down into that deep gorge. You could hear nothing but wind and distant cowbells.

Somewhere after that we stopped for honey tasting at a roadside stall — I still think about that taste, floral and sharp at once. Li laughed when I tried to say “madloba” (thank you) in Georgian; probably butchered it. By the time we reached Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), clouds were curling around Mount Kazbek like it was hiding something. Switching to a 4x4 for Gergeti Trinity Church felt like an adventure itself — bouncing up muddy tracks until suddenly you’re above everything, church spires poking into thin air at 2200 meters. It’s quiet up there in a way cities never are.

If you’re hungry after all that (we were), Rooms Hotel’s veranda is warm and smells faintly of woodsmoke and khinkali broth drifting from somewhere inside. We skipped the waterfall hike this time — too early for summer — but lingered over lunch until Karlo gently herded us back toward Tbilisi as dusk crept in behind us.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from Tbilisi, private transportation by comfortable minivan or sedan depending on your group size, entrance fees for churches along the way, English-speaking local guide with stories and insights throughout Georgia’s mountains, honey tasting by roadside stalls, fuel surcharge covered by your hosts, plus a 4x4 ride up to Gergeti Trinity Church if road conditions allow—all wrapped into one long adventure before returning you safely home in the evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Karlo-Georgia