My heart beats hard and gleefully when he hears the word " adventure! "It is the only word I can describe my first trip, without relying on any tour guide or driver.
Georgia is a beautiful country and a beautiful people. As usual, I start planning my own journey from A to Z myself without the help of any travel agency or booking office, just by using my research and consulting skills with those who have already gone there.
I used to get in touch with a special driver or tour guide just before my arrival and I agreed with him on my trip plan and price, but this time I liked to make my own adventure, so I got an international driving license and a car was rented, and then we started our beautiful adventure with a friend who loved nature .
"Our Adventure " started on 29/9/2018 and ended on 11/10/2018, through flydubai lines from Al-Ahsa International Airport, stopping at Dubai airport for two hours during the journey and returning, and staying in four different cities (Tbilisi- Godory- - Batumi), and each city has its own character and beauty.
Glory be to the Creator! - Batumi coastal city - Argo telephone
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Notes:
- You are in a non-Islamic country, which means the problem of purity and Halal eating. As for purity there are many hotels in Tbilisi and Batumi containing Shattaf. You can find out from the Arab reviews and the hotel pictures on the Booking website. Borgoumi and Ghoudauri Aleik are taking the Sattaf traveler from Sacco and fitting it with the bathroom shower. In Tbilisi, there are some Iranian and Turkish restaurants. In Tbilisi, there is an Iranian restaurant called "The Thousand and One Nights." In Batumi, a Mecca restaurant is run by a Palestinian woman with her Turkish husband.
Georgia is a relatively cheap country, but you have to pay the price, especially with the taxis, and agree with them on the price before you ride.
It is best to rent a car through specialized sites they are much cheaper, and you have to pay attention to be working on gasoline and not gas. The steering wheel is also left and not right. Note that within the cities taxis are cheaper than renting a car. So we just rented the car for interstate travel.
Most of the Georgian people do not speak English. They speak only Georgian and a little Russian, but most hotel staff and large shops with police speak fluent English.
There are still many beautiful places that I have not visited, such as the Tbilisi Sea, Turtle Lake, Lobota Lake, Coutiasi Caves, Mascheta, Gori, Martvili Valleys and Batumi Creek. For many reasons, either for lack of time, fatigue or even high cost. But in general I would like to leave some places for future visits, God willing.
First stop: Tbilisi
When you arrive at Tbilisi Airport you will see the words "Tbilisi loves you" everywhere, and there are free Wi-Fi networks spread throughout the city called (Tbilisi loves you)
Our arrival was very late, at 11:30 pm. But the River Side Hotel was already agreed to receive us at the airport. We were greeted with a modern Mercedes and were taken to the beautiful hotel on the banks of the River Cora, which cuts the heart of the capital in half.
River Cora and the nature of capital buildings
The currency of Georgia is the lari, where 1 lari = 1.58 Saudi riyals (note that the exchange rate changes daily). Exchange shops are ubiquitous throughout Georgia, but only the US dollar and euro are accepted with the Russian ruble, and the Turkish lira in Batumi, so you have to spend the dollar before you go to Georgia.
Some of the paper classes of the Georgian currency
In-town cabs are very cheap, with most cruisers costing no more than 5 lari, or 20 lari for very remote places.
On the first day we visited the botanical reserve with the giant statue of Queen Tamara, also the market of the popular bridge of antiquities and ancient artifacts with souvenirs, and finally the Liberty Square in the center of the capital.
The Statue of Queen Tamara (left) appears to be guarding the city from the top of the hill with its sword