Georgian Vacations

Georgian Vacations At Georgian Vacations we tailor your fabulous holidays and events in Georgia and the Caucasus region

Our story started back in 2014 when Georgian art and history enthusiast,Nick Mazanishvili who had been working in private tourism field as a local guide and travel advisor for many years decided to create a small boutique travel agency and offer a wide range of high quality tours,events and expeditions focusing on art, architecture, music, history, wines, gastronomy as well as walking, bird-watc

hing and trekking. Our motto has not changed since we excelled at conducting our first trip - show the world the best of Georgia through locals' eyes, a place of amazing historical roots, full of legends, mysteries, spectacular nature and man-made marvels. Our goal is to offer you high quality private holiday packages and to share with you our passion for the land of wines ,castles and mountains, help you discover and explore a region like no other, where the time slows down in the enjoyable atmosphere of history and peaceful natural scenery

26/07/2026

Wild Tusheti: Ancient Towers, Remote Trails, and Mountain Life
​Tusheti is unlike anywhere else in the Caucasus. Tucked high behind the main mountain ridge and accessible only a few months a year via the rough 4x4 track of the Abano Pass, it is a completely different world.
​Here is what our tours in Tusheti usually cover:
​Omalo & Dartlo: Visiting the main hub of Omalo, checking out the fortress, and heading down to Dartlo to see the stone-paved paths, wooden balconies, and iconic defensive towers.
​The Eastern Valleys: Heading out to remote spots like Shenako (with its unique church and traditional houses) and Diklo near the border.
​Hiking & Riding: Day treks up to alpine viewpoints like the Diklo fortress ruins, or arranging horses to ride between villages the old-school way.
​Local Life: Staying in family-run guesthouses, eating local food, and seeing how people live up in the high mountains during the summer.
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Step Back in Time: The Timeless Elegance of Old Tbilisi 🌸​Tbilisi has always been a city with a flair for fashion. Throu...
19/06/2026

Step Back in Time: The Timeless Elegance of Old Tbilisi 🌸
​Tbilisi has always been a city with a flair for fashion. Throughout history, Tbiliseli—the people of Tbilisi—followed a distinct sense of style, characterized by a unique blend of cultures, traditions, and the ever-evolving spirit of the city.
​In the late 19th century, Tbilisi was a true melting pot. While national garments remained cherished, the city embraced European fashion with open arms. Imagine strolling through the streets of Old Tbilisi in the 1880s: shop windows were filled with the latest trends imported directly from Paris, and local newspapers were packed with advertisements for high-end fashion houses. 👗✨
​Did you know?
​The Trendsetters: Talented tailors like Pavle Gamkrelidze, who opened his atelier in 1875, were the "celebrity designers" of their time.
​Global Style: The fabric in a woman’s dress might have come from the silk looms of Persia, while a gentleman’s coat was crafted from fine Dagestani wool or European silks.
​A Tapestry of Culture: From the bustling workshops of the Meidan area to the refined boutiques, the city’s wardrobe was a reflection of the vibrant trade routes that intersected right here in Tbilisi.
​Looking at these vintage photos, one can see more than just clothing; one can see a city that was always ahead of its time, cosmopolitan, and endlessly stylish. 📸🕰️
​Join us as we explore the stories behind the beauty of Old Tbilisi. Which era of Tbilisi’s history fascinates you the most? Let us know in the comments! 👇
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🎄At its best, travel is not about destinations alone — it is about the stories that quietly shape them.Georgia’s New Yea...
31/12/2025

🎄At its best, travel is not about destinations alone — it is about the stories that quietly shape them.
Georgia’s New Year traditions reflect this philosophy: layered, human, and deeply connected to moments of cultural encounter.
🎄 One such story belongs to Tbilisi, on the final night of 1918.
On December 31 of that year, the city welcomed the New Year 15 minutes later than planned. The delay was not political, nor accidental. A respected military figure, Eugene Abkhazava, asked the city clockmaster for a brief postponement. He had given his word to welcome the New Year alongside his beloved, yet duty kept him away longer than expected.
🎄 The Christmas tree itself entered Georgian festive culture gradually.
From the second half of the 19th century, European customs began to influence local celebrations. Until then, Georgia’s more organic symbol was the Chichilaki — reserved for Christmas and rooted mainly in western regions.
⚜️ A rare photograph preserved in the British Library offers visual confirmation of this cultural transition.
Taken in Sokhumi in 1900, it shows a decorated Christmas tree in the home of the German settler Küpper family — the earliest documented image of its kind in Georgia.
🎄 The tree was adorned with flags from different countries, a gesture of openness and respect toward international guests — a quiet reflection of Georgia’s long-standing tradition of hospitality.
🎄 Photo: Sokhumi, 1900

🔹The Balconies of Tbilisi — An Architectural Phenomenon Turned City Identity 🔹The story of Tbilisi’s balconies began in ...
25/10/2025

🔹The Balconies of Tbilisi — An Architectural Phenomenon Turned City Identity
🔹The story of Tbilisi’s balconies began in the early 19th century, when the city stood at the crossroads of Georgian, Eastern, and European traditions.
🔹️ From this fusion of worlds emerged something ineffably beautiful — homes of European composition adorned with the lyrical grace of Georgian wooden balconies.

🔹️These finely carved verandas, suspended like lace across old façades, gave Tbilisi its poetic epithet — “the lace city.”
🔹️European architects working here were mesmerized by the local ornamentation — the delicate geometry, the sunlit filigree — and wove these motifs seamlessly into the city’s evolving skyline.

🔹️But in Tbilisi, a balcony has never been merely an architectural flourish.
It is a living space between worlds — where the murmur of the street meets the quiet of the home, where laughter drifts through lamplight, and linen flutters like memory in the evening air.
It is not a boundary, but a bridge — between architecture and atmosphere, between people and the pulse of the city itself.

🔹️Few recall that in the early 1800s, Russian administrators sought to erase these “Oriental elements,” demanding that balconies be removed.
Yet Tbilisi, as always, followed its own rhythm — free-spirited, unconventional, instinctively elegant.

🔹️Today, the wooden balconies of Old Tbilisi are more than heritage.
They are symbols — of openness, of conversation, of a city that breathes through its people.
They remind us that Tbilisi was never just built — it was lived into being.

📍 Tbilisi by Evening“As the sun sets behind Tbilisi’s balconies, the city slows its rhythm and glows with timeless charm...
05/09/2025

📍 Tbilisi by Evening

“As the sun sets behind Tbilisi’s balconies, the city slows its rhythm and glows with timeless charm. Wooden balconies light up like lanterns, streets breathe with centuries of memory, and every corner invites you to pause and feel the magic of Georgia’s capital.” ✨

🌍 Want to experience this view not just in photos, but in real life?
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31/07/2025

🎶 Where East meets soul… in the heart of Old Tbilisi.

A man. A traditional instrument.
Ancient melodies echo through winding alleys,
telling untold stories of this land —
of longing, love, resilience, and the poetry of time.

Come closer.
Feel Georgia not only with your eyes,
but with your soul.
Let the music guide you beyond the postcard.

✨ Georgian Vacations — we don’t just show you places.
We bring you to the soul of a country.

Not abandoned — just listening.Some homes don’t shout. They wait.This is an Oda — a traditional wooden house from Wester...
27/07/2025

Not abandoned — just listening.
Some homes don’t shout. They wait.

This is an Oda — a traditional wooden house from Western Georgia.
Raised gently above the ground, shaped by time and quiet endurance, each one carries the muted echo of a specific family — a lineage held in timber and silence.

Their faded tones are not decay, but dignity.
Each step, worn and cracked, holds thousands of unspoken joys and inherited griefs.
Behind every shutter, the ghost of a lullaby; beneath every roof, generations who built, left, and sometimes returned.

These houses are not empty.
They are filled with presence — with the breath of ancestors and the stillness of memory.

You won’t find luxury here.
You’ll find rhythm. Stillness. Time.

🕊️ You don’t pass through places like this — they pass through you.
Each Oda we visit holds a story too shy to speak aloud — but if you stay long enough, it will tell you everything.

✨ Curated with reverence by Georgian Vacations — we inspire great memories.

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🌿 Where Spring Arrives Late 🌿Spring does not rush into southern Georgia.It waits — like a guest of honor — until the mou...
31/05/2025

🌿 Where Spring Arrives Late 🌿

Spring does not rush into southern Georgia.
It waits — like a guest of honor — until the mountains whisper their thaw,
until the rivers, still dreaming in frost, dare to open their veins.

Before the earth awakens, the sky stirs:
long-winged storks draw quiet promises across the azure,
and far below, at the edges of sleeping lakes,
hazel blossoms lift their pale faces to the sunlight —
a sunlight born from the icebound silence of the Caucasus peaks.

In Madatapa’s meadows, the hush is almost sacred.
Partridges murmur in their nests,
the wind carries no sound but memory,
and every stone, every reed, remembers what it means to begin again.

Spring is not young here —
it is wise.
It does not bloom, it returns.

This is southern Georgia —
a land where even the seasons arrive with reverence.

🇬🇪Happy Independence Day,Georgia🇬🇪Every year on May 26, Georgians celebrate Independence Day, marking the moment in 1918...
26/05/2025

🇬🇪Happy Independence Day,Georgia🇬🇪
Every year on May 26, Georgians celebrate Independence Day, marking the moment in 1918 when Georgia declared its freedom from the Russian Empire. On this occasion, let’s take a look at Georgia’s past and its journey to freedom.

The years of the Russian Empire
It all began with the annexation of Georgia to the Russian Empire in the 19th century. For more than a decade, the Russian Empire ruled Georgia until the Russian Revolution of 1917. The revolution began during the World War I to abolish the monarchy and adopt a socialist system of government.

The first years of independence
After the revolution, in 1918, the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Transcaucasian SSR or SFSR) was formed, with Tbilisi as its capital. It was a union of most of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as parts of Russia and Turkey. This state lasted only a month, as Georgia declared its independence on 26 May of that year. This freedom as well was short-lived, as a few years later, in 1921, Georgia was annexed by the Soviet Union.

Independence in the hearts of the people
Georgia was under Soviet control for almost 70 years. During this time, Georgian identity was degraded, but the spirit of independence always lived in the hearts of the people. In the late 1980s, as the Soviet Union began to weaken, nationalist movements in Georgia gained strength. On 9 April 1991, Georgia once again declared its independence, which became official when the Soviet Union collapsed later that year. However, May 26th remained the Independence Day, while April 9th was declared National Unity, Political Agreement and Remembrance Day. Both holidays are national holidays and are celebrated every year.

How do Georgians celebrate Independence Day?
This is a day of celebration for all of Georgia and for Georgians in every corner of the world. The celebrations are very impressive and include parades, concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions, traditional Supra (a Georgian feast) and of course lots of fireworks! At 05:10 PM, the national anthem is played everywhere, as this is the historic hour when the country’s freedom was declared.

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