Auto desk in Georgia. Where did the journey start

If you like big mountains, the sea and the beauty of the original nature, then Georgia is mandatory to visit. It is impossible not to fall in love with this country on the first day.
First, there are very picturesque mountains, the cleanest air and the most delicious water. Secondly, the most hospitable and friendly people. Thirdly, inexpensive delicious food and excellent wine. Fourth, security in the country at a very high level. Fifth, you do not need a visa, insurance, and the Russian language understands 80% of the population over 40 years old. Young people are better oriented in English. Sixth, Georgia (Heeria) is the first gathering of the Virgin. Orthodox faith and baptism took more than 600 years earlier than Rus, the country carefully keeps the history, millennial temples and monasteries.
In Georgia there is everything: mountains, sea, waterfalls, caves, canyons, steppe, desert, grape valleys, mineral waters, therapeutic sands. Any Georgians will tell you a beautiful legend about how God distributed the land between nations when everything was already distributed Georgians. To the question why they were late, Georgians answered that they admired the beauty, which God created, arranged the feast and uttered toasts in his honor. God liked these merry welcoming people, he gave them a little paradise, which left for himself. We called this land Georgia.

I hope you have already started planning a journey into this wonderful country. Today I will show you the photos of our journey and tell you about all the main organizational moments of traveling to Georgia. In the next part of the report, I will show the main attractions (with addresses and coordinates), which we saw (I hope with time I will write about them in detail, believe me, they are worth it).
So, the first part of the report you is waiting for the following information about Georgia:

Travel planning

This trip was a birthday gift. I think, many agree with me that the traveler is the best gift - to visit the city or country, which you have long been dreaming. I always try to choose a place with an atmosphere of happiness, the place that is memorable for many years.
This time the offer came from her husband, and even before leaving for a large summer trip to Belarus, Lithuania and Poland. Just said: "Do you want to go to Tbilisi on your birthday?" "Well, of course I want !!!". Immediately open a bucking, booking an apartment for 3 days in the center of Tbilisi and leaving traveling to Europe.
There was no preparation for a long time, because initially they were going to go only to intelligence, look a little capital and sit in a good restaurant, marking a holiday. But appetite comes while eating. The more I theoretically studied Georgia, the more I wanted to see her.
Literally 10 days before the trip, it was finally determined with the deadlines, a place of residence and route:

• three days of Tbilisi;
• three days in Batumi;
• one day Stepantsminda (Kazbegi).

Preparation, documents, navigation

Preparation, as such was not. All decisions were taken spontaneously, almost on the go. So we have complicated your life, and the rest turned into a solid road because of the desire to see all the beauty of the country at a time. Despite this, I still remember every stop on our route.

Route map.
The car should be prepared carefully. Yet it is a country of mountain roads and serpentines, so oil, tires, candles, the battery must be checked.

No documents, except for passport, you do not need. And, of course, the documents for the car.
With navigation difficult. We have downloaded and updated IGO cards, but not all roads are marked there. A good helper was the program on the Maps.me smartphone - offline card.

The best time to travel to Georgia

Georgia is good at any time of the year. In winter, ski rest is actively developing, there are far beings such resorts such as Gudauri, Bakuriani, Svanetia. In the spring of its own charm in the awakening of nature.
In the spring and early summer, when snow starts to melt on tops, they can go from the mountains. The road connecting Georgia with Russia is closed for several days until it is cleared. You have to go to a detour - through Azerbaijan and Makhachkala, and this is an extra 1,000 km. Through Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the entry is prohibited.
Summer time of mass tourism and a large stream of cars on the border.
Autumn is comfortable in every sense. For myself, I concluded that the best time in Georgia from August to October. The abundance of fruits and vegetables, the warm sea, what is there to speak, I will better show you the September photos of our journey, you will see everything.

The border

In Georgia, you can enter the car only on the side of the Cross Pass. The path to the border crossing passes through the Republic of North Ossetia, the city of Vladikavkaz to the PPC "Upper Lars".
North Ossetia I drove for the first time. I read a lot of feedback about DPS ambushes on the roads, but we observed the traffic police, the ambushes did not notice, the roads are good. In Georgia went to dawn, returned home during the day. DPS stopped us once, asked how many people ride in the car, looked at the right and wished a happy path.
From Vladikavkaz begins the mountain road to the border, there are traffic jams in front of the checkpoint.

Conflicts and cuters trying to drive around the queue, before the border did not see, everything was calm, patrols are observed in order.
During our journey, the checkpoint worked in the daytime from 04.00 to 19.00. Such a mode of operation is often practiced, it is associated with safety on mountain roads in the dark. Drove up to the end of the queue at 02.00. The husband talked with ahead of the drivers who told that it was not worth noting, sleeping should not sleep, because Machines will move all the time and pass around.

The border is often open before the set time. At 03.50, we have already moved the Russian part of the border. Standard procedures: Check documents, stamp in the passport, checking the cabin and trunk.
To the Georgian checkpoint "Daryaali" you need to drive about three kilometers across the Darialya gorge between the mountains, through 2 tunnels and noisy Terek.
The photos of the boundaries are not in chronological order (I will show it immediately back there), somehow I did not think about what I would write a post with the technical moments of the journey.

Time in Georgia for an hour ahead in comparison with Moscow. Oh, as we lacked all the time of this hour. At 5.00 am, we already went to get acquainted with the country.

Currency

In Georgia, all calculations are made in local currency - LARI. Exchange points are a lot. There is no big difference in the course. In exchanges, the course is more pleasant than in banks. I slightly more profitable to change the dollar and the euro. The most profitable ruble exchange rate was in the exchangers of Stepanminda and Batumi, in Tbilisi cheaper.
According to the Military Georgian Road in Tbilisi (the road from the border to Tbilisi) near the attractions sell souvenirs. Many sellers are offered to buy for rubles, dollar, euro, but I don't think the conversion will be beneficial for you, they are rounded in their direction.
We changed 200 lari on the border, the course was good, not overstated.

Expensive

Immediately after crossing the boundary of 1.5 kilometers, the road was not in general - the primer, in this place it comes from the village and make strengthening.

To protect in particularly dangerous locations, avalanche-protective tunnels were built.

Roads in Georgia are most good. Coating without holes, there are roads. Almost everywhere two-brand, except for the main new route (partially made) from Tbilisi in Batumi, there is a concrete of excellent quality.

To some attractions it is better to get a taxi, as a sedan, a parquetor, without consequences may not drive. Yes, and a jeep, I would regret sharp stones and pits on the way to mountain waterfalls, tops and canyons are often found, and to drive around with the oncoming machine on such roads "special pleasure." Local taxi drivers are specially duty near such places on the minivans of Delica and Niva.

Conveniently ... Bring you, wait for you while you arrive, tell the story of the place, facts, legends, show points with the most beautiful angles, if you wish, take pictures and deliver to your car.
The cost for the car is fixed, does not depend on the number of people, you can bargain. Twice we used their services. The remaining distances on the route were overcame on your car. Everything went well, but one bump small on the wheel was still acquired by negligence.
Along the route, driving settlements, dismissed natural markets. The peculiarity is that in every place traded the product of one orientation. Somewhere only hammocks, somewhere clay products or only cheeses, farther tasty sweet pellets "Nazuki".

Georgian sweetness - Churchhel is sold in all tourist sites.

Separate theme - animals on the road. There are many of them, often everywhere. And on any roads, no exceptions: autobahn, mountain roads, towns, forestarks. They are absolutely not afraid of cars, no signals help, only patience in anticipation when they leave the roadway.

Driving features in Georgia. Police. Safety

Police in Georgia is strict and not corrupt. Patrols are a lot. If you have broken and caught you, do not try to "negotiate" with the help of money, otherwise it will inevitably be a serious punishment and accusation in the country of bribes. The police are favorable to the tourists to foreigners, without a serious violation you will not stop you. If there was a problem or got lost, feel free to contact the police, they will definitely help and maybe even bydu.

They produced an extremely favorable impression on me - all tightened, neat, beautiful, constantly in work, observation. They are not sitting in ambushes, but they follow the security and stop violations. On the road they can be seen from afar, they always go with flashing beacons. There are chambers on the roads, but before them is necessarily a warning sign.

The crime rate is very low. People are not afraid to leave open cars leaving for the store. Do not be afraid to walk at night in the city. Police on all calls reacts very quickly. No corruption.
Driving in Georgia does not obey any rules. If the police beacons do not smell and there is an opportunity for safe overtaking, then be sure that this maneuver will make and spit it, there is a solid or not, and what a sign is worth it. But the most interesting thing is that the accident accidents are rare. And the traffic jams are also not so big as in Russia. Although there are a lot of cars in the country, used the car is cheap there.
Do not look at mountain beauty along the way, look in the mirrors and on the road. The most awesome drivers are minuses, they will overtake you everywhere, even where it is impossible. If you suddenly, the car leaves you, just take a little closer to the sideline, they are so accepted. By the end of the first day, we were already accustomed to such driving and considered it the norm.
In pedestrian crossings in Georgia, the unlable priority for drivers. Therefore, if you decide to skip a pedestrian on Zebra, make sure that there are no cars from behind, since no one is waiting for such a gentleman deed from you.

Parking. Taxi

In Tbilisi and Batumi, parking is paid for rent, in any machine to replenish an account to the phone or in a bank, when paying, indicate the number of your car. For a week, parking will cost less than 2 dollars. Control goes around the city, punches the number of the car on the tablet, if there is no payment for parking, then the fine is discharged and leave under the janitor.
I would still like to focus on one moment. There are parkers in the parking lots near places near landmarks. Their work lies in the fact that they help parking the car in terms of call-to leave, someone help someone, someone himself copes perfectly, but at the exit of all the money takes 1-2 lari. Pay them or not for the rendered or no service provided to you. Tourists think that they pay the parking lot, and it turns out that thus enterprising citizens in reflective vests simply earn money.

Taxi in Tbilisi is a lot, they are cheap, it is possible and you need to bargain, call your price if the driver does not agree, it is already worth the line from other machines. On the city more expensive than the amount in 5 Lari we did not go.

Refuel

Many locations in the settlements, LUKOIL meets. We refuel at Gulf gas stations, good fuel. It serves a fully refilled, it is not necessary to leave the car. Driving up to the column, say how much and what fuel fuel. After the operation is completed, pay with it, it will print you a check. During the refueling you have time to wash the windshield and headlights for free. On the tracks there are modern refueling complexes, which are among the top ten world gas stations.

Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses

Tbilisi

AT 12 Baratashvili Street Apartments is a large comfortable apartment with fireplace and piano in a historic house in the center of Tbilisi with a closed parking lot, a beautiful view of the Kura River and the Presidential Palace. The owners of apartments are intelligent and welcoming people. They met us as expensive guests, gave a phone with a local sim card, travel cards in public transport and funicular. This is the option when the photos do not pass the comfort and quality of the apartment. When there was a question about housing armor in the upcoming trip, no doubt arose - only these apartments in the heart of Tbilisi!

Batumi

Here we lived in two places.
1. Hotel "Cahabury Street". This is a private small 4-storey hotel, two rooms for the floor, with private free parking. Located guest house not in the center, but it has undeniable advantages in which we have seen. At a very attractive price in the room there is everything you need, silence, calm.

The owner is competent, brought up, an interesting person, attentive without excessive obsessions, loving his country and a lot of sights about the sights. It is even just interesting to communicate with him. And what breakfasts and dinners prepares his mother - it's just fantastic! Well, no wonder we are planning to go to this hospitable hotel this year.

When we left, the hostess brought a package of fragrant tangerines assembled in the garden, despite the boring look, they were sweet.

2. Piazza Boutique Hotel is a 4-hithering hotel on one of the most beautiful areas of the old city in Batumi. Which in itself is a landmark. Tower with clock and beautiful view of the city. Room clean, aesthetic.

The room on the 12th floor with two balconies in the opposite sides is a stunning view of the night city after a walk along the embankment with a cup of coffee ... that you can wish more in the journey.

European breakfasts, tasty.

Of the minuses - a problem with parking. We parked on the street for the hotel, by paying in advance the daily parking in the city.

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

Lia & Ramaz Guest House, if more precisely, guest is in Herghi, although I do not see any difference, because Gratets is located across the road from the Stavnondi. This is the first settlement, which is located after crossing the border with Georgia. It was convenient for us to spend the night here in order to go to the border early in the morning when returning home.
In Guesthouses, I never lived, it was the first experience. Of course not our format, but you can stop for one night. Moreover, we shot a room with a private bathroom and a balcony. The owners are benevolent, responsive people.

With the owner Ramaz met on the first day. We knew that I was returning from the journey, we would stop here for the night before the passage of the border, and would come in late. I wanted to see, driving by, where the house is located, then not to look for at night. Moreover, there are chaotically scattered on the village and the streets are not particularly traced.
The most beautiful attraction of the Military Georgian Road is highly in Highland, the Troitskaya Church overlooks Kazbek.

Lifting up the mountain to the church, I do not advise you on your car, there are no roads, pits, stones. Having arrived at the desired house, we saw the owner, met him, he earns excursions around the surrounding area. The weather is wonderful, early sunny morning, Ramaz offered to bring us to the Trinity Church on her car, with a discount and without time limit. Agreed immediately, because it is not known what the weather would be waiting for us on the way back. From what he had started delight, who did not leave us all the days of traveling in Georgia. This is an indescribable feeling when the clouds are below the mountains.

We returned to spend the night in this guest we just before leaving home at 22 o'clock, and early in the morning there were a long time near the yard, admiring the snow cabsbek.

All the way home I was sad ... I did not let go of mining beauty.

Food

A small review of several cafes in different regions of Georgia.

Salobie

Located in Mtskhete on the Tbilisi Departing Road. Coordinates: N 41 ° 49 "41" E 44 ° 43 "31".
Mtskheta - the ancient capital of Georgia is located in the suburb of Tbilisi. "Salobie" is a cult institution, it works since the 60s of the last century. We advised him by Georgians, strongly recommended to try Lobio, Hinki and pies with meat.

The restaurant is large, many seats, more like a dining room or a Soviet cafe. Service is not "ah." The Russian language is not all understood, the menu is in Russian. Surprised the feed of Lobio in a bit of a pot, well, too authentic.

Tourist groups are often lunch, but also local residents of regular visitors to this institution. Even Georgia's president awarded a restaurant with a special diploma and called Salobie the most popular restaurant. All we ordered, we liked it, the prices are cheap.
In travels in Georgia - we will not erupt past.

"Sanadimo"

Signals, Tamar MEPE STR. 3.
Signals little romantic city in Kakheti, tourist place. When meeting streets and sights, drew attention to the cafe, where the tables stand on the terrace with a breathtaking view of the Alazan Valley. Could not pass by this magic species.

The food is not particularly remembered, everything is edible, but no more. But the view is the main trick of the institution. As a place to relax in the shade of a vineyard with a beautiful overview and a light snack, I recommend unambiguously.

Restaurant "Barbarestan"

Tbilisi D. AghmasheneBeli Ave. 132.
I chose this restaurant in Tbilisi purposefully, for dinner for birthday. The table was booked in advance.
This is a family restaurant of ancient Georgian cuisine in the European style. I would have put 10 points out of 10 for unique meals, a high level of service, the atmosphere, but the husband did not have enough Georgian spirit and national food (but it already quit it, it is necessary to lead him next time for dinner with Lezginka).

Very interesting cozy place with its history and beautiful interior. The owner of the restaurant personally meets the guests, tells about the history of creating an exclusive menu, gives to see an old, stored in a single copy of the recipes for the Georgian Princess Barbara, according to which they bring their dishes to perfection, showed the original winecard and recommended excellent wine made by the monasters of Alaverdi monastery .

A great place where you feel the desired and long-awaited guest, hospitality at the highest level, professional staff. All is environmentally friendly, natural, exclusive.

Restaurant "Funicular"

Tbilisi. MTACINDE
Having in love with the night Tbilisi from the height of the observation deck on Mount Mtatsminda, came to drink the lemonade "Water Lagidze", try praised donuts with cream and khachapuri.

Cafe "Vardzia"

Vardzia is the cave monastery complex - the fortress of the XII century in the south of Georgia. The cafe is located on the banks of the Kura River. There, in the shade of trees, tired and hungry, we found a table and a delicious dinner for themselves. Whether the mountain air and the mass of impressions per day, whether the food really was delicious, but we did everything.

Acquaintance from Georgian cuisine

I will share with you reasoning about dishes that we tried.

1. Khachapuri. Many varieties. Adjara in the form of a boat with Suluguni cheese and on top poured egg with butter. In Georgia, they are all large sizes, one does not master. We were alone together, while not ordering anything no longer. Imereti round, pizza size. Cheese was not everywhere there was a normal salinity, then fresh, no, then saved. The dough is delicious, make on Marty. In Megrelski - top sprinkled with grated cheese. I like it hot. Rachin or Lobiani - a filling of bacon and beans. I really liked the usual foreheads without bacon with the Svan Salt, sold in the stall of hot baking.
2. Lobio. Lobio, too, be prepared everywhere in different ways. This is a traditional dish, which is eating here every day. Somewhere it is prepared as a bean soup with spices and cilantro, somewhere like sauce with rubbish beans, nuts, garlic and cilantro, and somewhere a snack from the whole bean with a fried onion, puree from tomato with spices. My husband liked the version of the sauce in addition took a pellet.
3. Mschi. Pellet from corn flour. Nothing special, you can use instead of bread.
4. Hinki. In Georgia for Hincali, most often make beef filling. The dough is thin, elastic, inside the broth. It's cheap, sold by the pieces, very satisfying. Offered in fried and in boiled. Sauces or sour cream with them Georgians do not use.
5. Chakhokhbili. A stew from chicken with tomatoes, adzhika, garlic, add a little acute pepper and greens. Aromatic, satisfying, juicy. If the meat is melting in the mouth, then you went to the right cafe.
6. Phali. Vegetarian dish - balls of stews of vegetables, spinach, beet leaves with nuts, garlic, spices. Edible, Furora did not produce.
7. Chihirt. Soup of stewed chicken with bow and egg yolks. She herself did not eat, the husband said edible.
8. Harcho. The presentation does not need. Ate this soup in Vardus - liked.
9. Satziva. Pieces of chicken in a nut sauce with spices and spicy herbs (saffron, kinza). In Georgia, this festive dish is preparing for a long time. If you cook with soul and effort, and most importantly correctly, then very tasty.
10. Adjapsandali. Vegetarian stewed vegetable dish. For me, this is the usual dish. I love more from vegetables baked on the grill.
11. Chanahi. Roast lamb with vegetables in pots. Tasty.
12. Cudeby. Meat pie. We liked Cudeby Svansky from lamb.
13. Pita. I liked hot in the form of a boat.
14. Chuckupuli. Stewed meat, more often lamb, with tchemal sauce and the addition of Tarkhun. Meat with sourness due to tkemali sauce.
15. Churchhel. Dessert of nuts on a thread in grape juice with the addition of flour. Fresh classic churchhela delicious. The price is about from about 100 to 200 rubles.
16. Lemonade. All dinners ended with lemonade. Delicious he is in Georgia.
17. Barbecue. We have not seen a kebab from lambs there, everywhere was in the pork menu, and we also concluded that the kebab was not the strongest side of Georgian cuisine, unfortunately. If she really wants a kebab, then it is tasty everything in Kakheti.
18. Dolma (toll). Grape leaves stuffed with minced meat. He took one on the sample, no more desire arose. As, however, and stuffed pepper - at home I do more tastier.
19. Mushrooms in Ketz. Champignons Started by Suluguni and baked in Ketz (clay rods). I liked it that I even bought Cape home, I prepare, but in Georgia were tastier.
20. Tapac chicken. We really liked the Georgian chicken.
21. Fried eggplants in nut sauce. Popular snack, taste everywhere different.
22. Trout in pomegranate sauce. I liked Trout and without a sauce, and the husband farewell to the sauce.
23. Grilled cheese Suluguni. Melted hot cheese in crisp bread.
24. Taste or stew beef in Georgian. I really liked it, just I asked not to piercely.
25. Pelamushi. It looks like a frozen cheerleh of grape juice. Particularly not impressed.
26. Gozinka. Our usual goals. Prepare from honey and nuts.
27. Shamalama with almonds. Cookies with nutty taste. In Georgia it is served to coffee.

Here is such a gastronomic experience in our Georgia. I also acquired two extra kilograms of weight.
Noticed that the most ordinary cafes have a restaurant status. The quality and taste of food absolutely does not depend on the appearance of the institution, the divine taste of Khinkali can be eaten by the road behind the plastic table and do not enjoy food in an expensive institution with an exquisite interior. Most Georgians in small towns do not bother in investing in the outer shell of the restaurant, dear dishes, beautiful furniture. For them, the result is important - a lot, utter, tasty. Hospitality there is directly connected with high-quality, delicious food and excellent wine.

Wine

Wine was a discovery for me. I used to be an amateur of Georgian wine, and indeed this drink is indifferent. Now, if wine, then only Georgian from Queri. Preference will give the blame produced in Kinzmarauli Corporation, Winzaws "Shumi", "Hareb".
"Kinsmrauli Corporation" is the largest winery in Kakheti. We arrived there in the factory shop, we had a free tour of the plant. They told about the production of wines, brandy, conducted a tasting.
I liked the "Kinzmarauli", "Mukuzani", "Chase", a very tasty white semi-sweet "KISI", Rare Georgian sweet wine "16x16".
Separately, bought the wines of the region of Racha Leahumi: "Tweys", "Hwwankar". Sorry, did not pay attention to the brand brand "Saradzhishvili". He is very praised. Here is just advice: if you want to feel the real taste of drinks, buy them exclusively in Georgia. Acquired Georgian wine in Russia disappointed, to taste the sky and earth.

Top 15 beautiful and unusual places of Georgia, which I advise everyone to see.

Rest We started planning from spring, but initially a car trip to Georgia was not assumed. We had Schengen, who ended in mid-June, and we expected to go to Europe, the choice fell into Spain, because We were already in the countries closer. After catching that for the search for a more or less warm sea at the end of May-beginning of June, you need to reach Portugal, I would have done, because the road is very long, a lot of paid Tras, and the cost of the solarium is incommensurably higher than from us. In general, by counting the cost of one way alone and having consisted with his wife, it was decided to postpone such a long-distance trip to the best times and a more warm time of the year.

After that, we were able to spit on Schengen, which tightly tied us to the very beginning of the season in all warm countries and postponed leave for July. But the question arose, where now go to relax on the car without a visa? It turned out that there are no different options, namely:

1. Crimea - Honestly, did not even consider this direction, because I was there six times in the old days, and do the impressive hook through Kerch did not smile at all, besides, what did we see there?
2. The resorts of the Krasnodar Territory would be of course it is interesting to look at the updated Sochi. I was not at all in this region, and my wife attended a hot key in a deep child. But somehow did not pull there, because It is the opinion that price-quality does not correspond to each other.
3. Abkhazia is a more interesting option, because This is already any, and the abroad and the mentality in people are different. But having shifting the Internet for reviews about this country, I realized that there was awesome nature, but the service was stuck in the 90s, and the criminogenic situation was frankly frightened.
4. Georgia is the last and the furthest corner that could shelter us during the summer holiday. I immediately noted that Georgia is one of the safest countries of the world and takes the honorable six-line in this list. This I found numerous confirmations of tourists who have already been there and simply with admiration responded about the local police. Nature and attractions were conquered me - there were a sea for his wife, and the mountains for me, while the list of interesting places was simply shrouded. The mentality of the local population was drastically different from ours, and the Georgian hospitality did not mention that the lazy. Looking at the pictures and reading a bunch of reviews, I found a place that 100% complied with our vacation needs.

True, parents were not delighted with our decision, especially mine, which is not talking, and propaganda makes his job. But the decision is made and the start is scheduled for mid-July.

Preparation for travel

I have been preparing in Georgia than ITALY: followed the profile branches on the forums, read the latest tourist reports and slowly made a travel plan, which constantly introduced various edits and notes on attractions, places of possible overnight stay, restaurants and other nuances. As a result, when I printed my memoirs before the trip and gave them to my wife, she was slightly stunned, 15 sheets that you are not gihamon-hahanki.

With the car, I did not produce any special manipulations: rewritten the fire extinguisher, reversed the first-aid kit, a little aforementioned the front pads changed (in the mountains I'm going anyhow), I checked the liquid and checked the freon to the air conditioner. Plus, he took a few spare light bulbs so that there was an opportunity to change them immediately and not to attract the attention of the suffering to remove the MZD from me with a striped stick.

For your own calm, issued and paid through the Internet medical insurance in Georgia - it is worth a penny and is not asking for.

From paper maps it was decided to refuse to favor the navigator. I installed the latest versions of Navitel to my phone and wives, I got the most pressing, Russia and Azerbaijan (if the border can come down, they will have to return through it), and flooded fresh speedcams. In addition, just in case, on both phones, a program of alerts on stationary chambers and traffic ambushesMapcamdroid. But the main indicator of stationary radars and shooting from behind the corner of traffic cops was the radar detector Escort Passport 9500ix Intl with a relevant base of cameras. By the way, radar detectors are allowed to use in Russia and Georgia. Running forward will say that I have never taken me to exceed the speed, although it took place.

Finding low-cost housing in Georgia

A video recorder was also located in the car. I, in principle, consider this gadget for all car enthusiasts, and for a trip to the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia, where the corrupted traffic police expires saliva, accomplishing the car on the numbers of another region - this thing is simply indispensable, because Can reduce the number of your stops and presentation of lime accusations.

Well, and otherwise as usual: they scored a little bit, warm socks and sweaters (and suddenly bears in the mountains and roam the bears?), Captured several souvenirs in the form of chocolates "Alenka" and national vodka. They took a tent, spinning with brillons, two sleeping bags and blankets in case of a wild stop in the mountains or camping.

To increase the time of staying behind the wheel, several red Bull and Burn cans were purchased, but I did not notice any positive effect on the fight against sleep. But the caffene pills, as a hand shot a dream and were given some of the 2.5 hours of very vigorous flourings, and then during half an hour there was a gradual attenuation of consciousness with permanent yawn, so feeling that drowsiness begins to return, we immediately started looking for a place Overnight. I also had a special tidycle, which I previously ordered in the Middle Kingdom for 3 kopecks and called it "Antison" - it looks like a hearing aid and hangs on the ear, and when the head leans into any of the parties - he begins to squeeze.

Mounted boutiques on the road, took a chicken in a foil, a thermos with coffee, mineral water and juice, eggs decided not to take. As a result, I had to do 3 at the same time to make all the clothes and immerse in the car.

Beginning of the trip

In Georgia, from the capital of Belarus Minsk, we left at 8 am Saturdays July 18 - this first day Our journey. If it was possible to start on a weekday, then we would have done it, but when the last working day Friday, then you don't want to lose 2 days and you have to go as it turns out. And it turns out to go along with all summer houses, vacationers and tourists who occupy all country tracks, create congestion on the roads and queues on the border - you can enjoy all this and on weekdays, but to a much lesser extent. The departure time is also not correct, it was necessary for a few hours earlier, simply on the old Russian tradition, we began to gather and look for passports on the last evening and went to bed only at 3 am, putting an alarm clock on 6. Waking up for another 2 hours gathered, said goodbye to cats and Finally designed.

There are several ways to get from Minsk to the border with Georgia - the most popular of them through Moscow, but I shared it, because To go there while all Moscow is trying to go for the Moscow Ring Road. I did not want to catch all the paid plots before Voronezh. I chose the road to Voronezh, but if almost everyone go through Elets, I went through Kursk. I can justify that the traffic in my case was at times less, there was no traffic jam before Voronezh, and the road surface was above all sorts of praise. Thus, my route looked like this: Minsk-Gomel-Bryansk-Orel-Kursk-Voronezh-Rostov-on-Don-Vladikavkaz-Upper Lars (border of Russia and Georgia).

And so we are going, the Minsk-Gomel plot accepted quickly, there they have just expanded the road and put a completely new asphalt, we buy a green card on the border with Russia and come to Bryansk. By the bypass I will pass it and go to the eagle, on the way there are big traffic of heavy trucks, which, apparently, rod with and on the M4 DON track. But in the end, we go to Kursk and cars becomes quite a little, the wagons occur once an hour, the road with a needle, a lot of pockets for overtaking, which are actively used by rare lowers and do not interferefully go on a cruise 140. The sun is already sits down, and I give in numerous Protectors of his wife finally stop at dinner. After a dense snack, we continue the way, everything is the same than a great road, Voronezh. We pass the transit in the darkness of his broken roads and get shock when we leave the Don Rouss. We are accustomed to riding almost alone, and here Mom's machines do not burn.

I'm starting to chop, as in no way, I slept 3 hours, so I get to the roadside and drink the bank of the energy sector, knead my legs, on the clock at midnight, but we stubbornly put forward on.

Near Voronezh Speed \u200b\u200bCamera hang on every bridge with an alternated restriction of 40 and 60 km, my radar detector did not cease and the wife wanted to throw us out of the cabin. But very soon we got tightly in a plug for a whole hour, in which I would safely fell asleep if I did not accept the caffeine pill. It turned out, it's just a narrowing of the road that is not designed for thousands of cars ... It is good that we drove this place at night ... Then there was still a long section with repair, so the stream was driving 40-60 km / h and after that I began to cover . But find a place for overnight chairs, as not just - all refueling with a bit of sleeping machines, they stand in the cuvettes, stupidly on the road under the masts of lighting, but you draw pictures for the sphany. With grief in half, dozens of kilometers, they found one single place in the parking lot near the roadside hotel in the village of Radchenskoye. The BC showed a mileage of 1350 km, and hours of 3 nights, did not have time to get completely climb into the sleeping bag, I lit up peacefully.

Charm of the M4 Dong Trails

Waking up at 7 am second dayI am surprised to find that the whole terrible bunch of cars that surrounded us at night "Rapitz Znikl" and, apparently, already in full swing rushes to take my place in line at the Russian-Georgian border. Having cleaned my teeth, in the rules of a strong floor, was sent to intelligence in the local roadside closet. Everyone left, there is no queue, I stand alone at the entrance and think: "Why didn't I capture the respirator and diving glasses?" Judging by the notes of suspicious origin on all surfaces to which my eyes got out, I concluded that the bandwidth of this WC significantly exceeds the bandwidth of the Minsk Moscow Ring Road and, that attending this institution not only about Homo Sapiens, but also some other forms of life . I decided not to take risks and looked into the neighboring cabin, in which the gag to enter only the ladies ... The ladies did not go there for a long time ... In addition to the internal induction, there was no door in the toilet and opened a magnificent view of the high-speed track 5 meters from the threshold. While twisting the head on the sides, I quickly descended in small moats nearby, where the situation was an order of magnitude cultural. The wife sent to the male closet, in which there is a door, and he himself, at this time, patrolled the surroundings, distingcing those who want to go to visit her.

Stopped on the nearest refueling to drink coffee and refuel, and, at the beginning of the ninth, started on. By the way, I used only the services of refueling known brands, trying to still choose those that sold the euro-5 fuel. On the road there is a lot of fake, like "Lukayl", which is decorated in the same colors as the original, and many other bellows - read carefully the names and do not reach the last droplet of diesel, and then get to such a bodian ...

Gradually the route M4 "Don" disappoints, I was hoping to calmly go on a cruise, and here permanent repairs, many radars, a permitted speed of 90 km / h and a hill from the truck, who, so as not to go through the "washing board" in the right strip, ride Left that pipets as strains and slows down. Although I understand that this is not their fault that the builders made such a road that quickly went by waves.

Immediately after Rostov, under Batay, they fell into a hard cork for 3.5 hours - 26 km drove. Behind the bake window, some cars boil, constantly have to work in pedals because of the movement forward to the maximum of 1 housing, the gearbox begins to obey badly when I stuck the first 500 times. Due to the constant voltage, the right leg begins to reduce the cramps and I, from a big mind, decide to give her to relax, and click on the brake with my left foot ... never tried? Independent voids, well though on the brake pressed, and not on gas.

After this hell, we decide to stay for lunch and relax, but as I mentioned above, it is extremely difficult to find a place on this road, where a regular traveler can safely stop, snack and stretch your legs. For us, at first it was wild to see how people stupidly move into a cuvette and stop there for rest and snack. Well, how is it possible on the new highway of the federal significance, what kind of stupid people it was designed? In the end, I do not stand it and I fierce from the road to a small oaragment.

The car is right there in Tenka, I'm lying, because my legs are not accustomed to trample the pedals in such protracted traffic jams, but a little bit of my body you can see another tourists who have chosen this picturesque cuvette for dryness. But on the left there was a field of sunflowers, according to which my beloved was happy while I translated the Spirit.

Soon, the "Don" track ends and begins the "Caucasus" - at the very beginning she was cut asphalt, and we were slowly dragging, labby between yams and cords, but I was still happy because M4 completely disappointed me. I am sure that it was done better than what was there before, but they did it really "on from @ ours" - the dick that the bowl side.

Route "Caucasus" and meeting with traffic police

When we drove along the "Caucasus" highway in the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territory, we very often came across the crews of the traffic police, which were standing at the side of the road, removed on the camera installed on the tripod. We first slowed down, thinking that these were radars, but no - these were ordinary camcorders, which, as it turned out, was placed in the tallest places where cars could leave for solid. Radarov on this segment of the path is very small.

In the mineral waters, they already entered the darkness, really liked the local asphalt and the roads who were wriggled as a snake, and prepared us to mountain serpents)

In Kabardino-Balkaria immediately began to pay more attention to the observance of traffic rules, because Heard about the local traffic police. When the navigator spoke the phrase "ahead of the stationary post of traffic police" - the heart began to be pounded, the pulse was rapidly, pulled the palm and began to twitch his eyes.

When you pass these stationary posts, you still feel like every cell of your body, how many hungry eyes of the lords of the striped rod are watching from the darkness. In fact, it is necessary to behave calmly near these places, it is not necessary to look at them in their direction - the excess provocation we have nothing to do with it, and if they want to stop you, then peripheral vision without problems passages the fatal minister of law, seeking you in advance. Climbing to such a post carefully follow the signs of speed limit signs that will gradually make it reduce it to 5 km / h, and at the post itself, on Earth, will stand the "STOP" sign - the stop is strictly mandatory. Stay every time - stood 4-5 seconds and moved further. Sometimes such a sign can be found simply on the direct portion of the road, and a traffic cop will sit in the ambush and wait for you to ignore it - you pay special attention to the ground stop signs. In general, it will not be at all unnecessary to install current traffic rules of the Russian Federation for the phone, so you can understand what you are trying to immediately apply or what to make up, because They, for some reason, have the habit of calling you the maximum penalty or punishment, which is given only when repeatedly repeated violation.

The main things you should know:

1. The speed exceeding up to 20 km / h is not punished.
2. Check-in for solid punishes a large fine of several thousand rubles, and repeated violation can deprive you of rights.

Therefore, traffic cops are no longer sitting in the bushes with radar, the maximum that you can meet is a tripod in a ravine at the road, covering the camouflage mesh with the addition of twigs for conspiracy. Now a new profitable chip is catching for solid.

With caution enter into North Ossetia and hope that we will carry us, because nothing left to the border with Georgia. Refueling at the road to Vladikavkaz, because There is no desire to wheel in this region at night in search of another good refueling.

To the top of Lars remains a couple of tens of kilometers, but I'm gently and carefully, because The darkness chandeliers of the traffic police cars, which overtake their prey, are very often visible in the darkness.

For a greater understanding of what happened next, I will describe the local road. In these regions, it has, mostly 3 bands, and the middle band alternately goes to one direction, then another. Whatever the driver would understand that for him the strip will soon end - the arrows are drawn on it, which mean that it is time to return to the right lane, all of these arrows 3 pieces and after the latter there is a narrowing.

So, I'm going so joyful on a very winding road - we broke all and slipped these dangerous places without loss! The car goes before me, and in front of it a slow motorcyclist, time is the beginning of the first night. The car goes to our middle strip and begins to advance Mozik, but he lacks the koblock - it's very slowly and it does it. My turn comes and I start to coat, but I see that the shooter went and I hardly have time, but ahead, by no longer my strip, the Narserch rides Bolsharegruz. I want to return to my strip on the right, but there a motorcycle, behind, straight a bumper in the bumper suddenly drowned me with another car and nothing remains for me how to rush forward for overtaking a motorcycle, I don't have time to return to my strip on time, and where- then on the housing enter the towing. Immediately, at this unfortunate moment, the car that the subners of me from behind and did not allow to reset the speed to return, includes a ceiling. Yes, it was the Ossetian traffic police.

Conversation with Ossetian traffic cops

I fierce on the side of the road and remain in the car, do not even dismiss, because I read about cases when people were charged as a violation, allegedly the inspector came up - the driver is not fastened, it means catching a fine. In the mirror I see that a traffic cop comes from the passenger side, and the car gun will climb and both go to me from different sides. I rushed slightly, but more from the surprise, but Zhenyka was quite horrified.

The inspector asked the documents, I handed over to him without any questions and immediately agreed that he had broken. He leafed long and eventually asks where the "green card". I pointed out, he twisted her, spit and then asks again, so where is the green card? I say you keep it in your hands, for stupid it even has a characteristic green color. He did not get up and began to ask them long ago, they had been introduced, etc., from which I concluded that this guardian of the law does not even have the concept of how standard insurance for citizens of other states has been acting. Without giving me the documents, I was invited to take a walk in the patrol car for a conversation with the eldest who was sitting at the driver's seat. My faithful was completely frightened, and I thought it was good that there was a leather seat under it, or then you never know what. I got into patrol to the main thing, and the car gun with a sergeant was left outside.

It began to frighten me with a deprivation, but on my comment that he was given only for a re-violation, he cared and praised for familiar with their traffic rules. Began questions from the series "Well, what will we do with you?" I was silent and looked at the current situation, because the fine was shining at 5,000. Without waiting for an intelligible answer or hint from me, he asked the sergeant to bring a tablet with empty blanks of protocols that for some reason were in the trunk. Apparently they are so rarely used that they decided to remove from the eye. His awkward pause ... I am a law-abiding person, and our guards of the law are much less often sinning with such things, so my experience of such negotiations is extremely zaddy and small. I did not come anything else in the head, except for showing him in silence half amen of the salon a broken five, but to say myself hundreds. But he is an experienced person - a lot who she who who did, so he was not confused, snapped and looked sadly: "This is good." Well, what am I? I say "not-no-no, I thought about a friend" - His smile ran somewhere. The game began "who will show more fingers," not played, not? But here it is worth mentioning one important factor - we refrain the full tank, so we have left rubles 800 and I needed blood out of the nose to meet this limit. As a result, I could not stand and revealed my cards, voicing the value of the existing bank. But he did not give up and everything continued to repeat it as a header "well, at least a tile" - even though you take it and praise. In the end, I give up rights, and I go to my car to scrape all the smallers in Soussekam, the 700-800 rubles were made - they were not even considered, they simply started the night.

That was so inflounted for me 25 km to the Russian-Georgian border. By the way, I think that the crews that remove everything on the camcorders with the Obolin - more civilized and by law you have 5 thousand with the accompanying protocol.

We moved further, discussing the way of our stop and leaning towards the version that this box was played specifically. But having arrived at the PPC "Upper Lars" and becoming in the tail of the queue, the same ill-fated motorcyclist stopped for us, who sincerely sympathized with us, but did not give money. It turns out that they specifically pressed to me from behind, so that I did not have another choice, except to violate the rules. It is not necessary to think that at night in the rear view mirror you can understand that the car behind has a police coloring - it is not.

But let's leave the bad behind, our journey led us to the border with Georgia. You go out of the car and a deafening roar of a mountain river falls on you, which is spread throughout the narrow gorge, and in the sky shine so bright stars that we will not meet even in winter in the village in the most bodied frost.

I tried to consider where the beginning of the queue hides, but in the dark it is very difficult to do, although I still considered the lights of the checkpoint. We laid down sleeping bags, set alarm clock at 4.30 - to the opening of the border and quickly slept in the kingdom of Morpheus - on the clock in the morning. The distance traveled from the house is leveling 2.400 km, $ 85 is spent on diesel and coffee, well, they also do not forget about the penalty.

On this, the first part of my report on the trip to Georgia ends with a car, but links to continue:

So, the distance from Elbrus to the Georgian border is 250 km. We passed the hour for 4. Apparently, due to the approach of the May holidays, the queues began at the border. A total spent 5 hours on waiting and passing. The good, I pumped up films in the tablet in advance)) Special documents for check-in in Georgia are not required: passport, technical support, law. If the machine is not registered in your name, then the gene is a power of attorney from the notary. I am writing this, as one day we drove on two cars in Transcarpathia and one car eventually had to leave on the border due to the lack of a power of attorney)))

In Georgia, we have already been in 2013 and the last trip looked 85% of all major attractions. So we configured in advance for a gastronomic journey, because both adore Georgian cuisine: Khachapuri, Hinkyi, Sulguani, Lobio and so on (I will not tease strongly)))).

One of the most beautiful places is immediately over the crossing of the border - the village of Stepandsminda. Very beautiful place in the mountains with its famous church against the background of Mount Kazbek. Having settled into the guest house with the famous Vasily, we immediately went to celebrate our journey first Khachapuri.

Prices in Georgia: During our extreme visit in 2013, local currency prices have grown not much. But the course has grown up: earlier than 1 LARI cost 20 rubles, and now 32. Housing in simple guest houses costs from 15 to 25 lari per person (you can get a little bit, especially if you spend a little more than one night). You can also ask the hostess in any guest house to include breakfast. On average for two, we spent 15-20 lari. Gasoline in Georgia is more expensive than percent on 35, so in Vladikavkaz it is better to refuel under the urban. Entrance to the places of interest: Monuments, zoos, cave city worth a penny. It seems to be at prices :)

Well, the most important attraction in Stepansmond is of course the church of Gerghet on Mount. You can go there on a taxi, but it is not sports) We left the car in the lower village and went on foot, passing by the epic places of our parking lots on the motorcycles 3 years ago.

Sightseeing themselves watch the second time is not so interesting and we enjoyed the views around. For the May holidays, Georgia visits a lot of guests from Russia, we even met a big company from Ufa)) Georgians themselves are very surprised by such an invasion of our compatriots, apparently affects the closure of Egypt with Turkey, and Georgia itself is increasing every year more and more popular, sarafined radio. Only a lazy traveler here was not yet)))

Another super cool place is Jvari Waterfall. To get to it, it is necessary to go backwards in the direction of Russia 7 kilometers and a pointer to the left will soon appear. Further walking about one and a half kilometers. The waterfall in the spring is simply gorgeous and powerful. I do not know how there in the summer, but I think it should also be beautiful)).

Stopped already in the usual Hostel "Irina Hostel". Address: Ninochvili 19B Street. We even made a small discount, as the innovative guests :) Unfortunately, our favorite room was busy and the first two nights we spent the night in Dorma - something like a barracks for travelers. The room has 6-7 bunk beds. Dorm is an ideal place for single travelers: in addition to the budget, here you can find various interesting characters and travelers and chat.
Somehow, I spent the night in Dorma in Malaysia and met excellent guys from Belgium. As a result, we went together to one of the coolest jungle jungle.

Next, some photos of the capital:

Fighting a widow in the capital and tasted Khachapurka on Ajarsky and Hinki in every second cafe, we began to think where to go to the free couple of days. We decided to go to the places where we were not yet to gain new emotions. The choice fell on Borjomi - the well-known All-Union Georgian resort - the hospital. From Tbilisi to Borjomi not more than 170 kilometers. Most of the road goes on an ideal highway. Now it is actively completing it, I think she should stretch to the Black Sea coast - Batumi (400km). On the way I drove in Gori, where Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was born and held his youth. Museum Contrary to my expectations was very popular, many people show interest in this person, especially many groups from other countries.
The museum workers themselves admitted that the administration actively inserts sticks into the wheels and the museum lives on the verge of existence. I am convinced that by giving up my past, society refuses hope for a fair future, it is not necessary to walk far for example, but we will not say how to show your finger. The museum itself was very interesting, with a lot of details and facts from the life of this great person. Irrenestly recommend to everyone who will be in these parts !!

Borjomi is located in a very beautiful valley in the mountains. Gorodishko himself is not big, but very clean well-kept and cozy. Now there is a massive reconstruction of the old road and buildings, but in general the place is very pleasant.

In the city park there is a cable car to the top, from where you can spend the sunset sun.
There, actually there are sources of widely known mineral water Borjomi. I am ashamed to confess, but in a couple of days there I tried a couple of sips. Well, we, not connoisseurs of soda))) we have half liters worth 85 rubles, and there is free))

The discovery for us was that if you go along the road after the end of the track in the park another kilometers 5, then you will leave for open hot sulfur sources. This place was open and defined as therapeutic even in the royal times. Three swimming pools with warm sulfur water are equipped right in the open air. I, as a big connoisseur of thermal sources, of course, floundered there as frogs))

In addition to the resort itself, the Trekking lovers will be interested in Borjomi-Haragaululi National Park. The park is very big, but it seems to be lost. There are routes from one-day 15 kilometers to three-day large routes. We chose the shortest for a walk, 15 kilometers (on the map of black). But at the expense of rises and descents, he did not seem very easy to us)) In addition, right in the middle of the route it was covered with a shower, and then hail. But still really liked the walk. Take the stock of water and snacks. Spring rain also to help)))

Updated 04/18/2018

We have returned! Journey to Georgia I appreciate on 5+ And already understand what we will definitely go there again! Of course, I would like to stay in Georgia a little longer, to call in all those places that planned, but ... .. Two weeks of vacation not rubber 🙂

I decided not to break the report into several articles and describe the transition of the boundary and separately refueling. Everything will be here in one place. The only exception is the description of the sights, I will definitely carry them into separate articles.

I really hope that this post will be leadership to action and try to describe all the nuances for readers planning to visit Georgia on your car. What will I tell about? The route to Georgia from Nizhny Novgorod, a description of the trip by day (Korolechnko about the main thing), the transition of Russia - Georgia, where to stay on the night after crossing the border with Georgia, gas stations, manner ride, currency exchange, housing, russian attitude, trip cost. And yes! Georgian food is worth a separate post.

Route Trips Nizhny Novgorod - Georgia

From Nizhny Novgorod to the border gearbox in Upper Lars, you can get through Volgograd or choose a longer way - Voronezh Rostov. We chose a longer way for two reasons. First, it was planned to call in Belorechensk (my homeland) and secondly, the quality of the road on the M4 and M7 highway is much better than Volgograd uhabs. In any case, make the final decision between "short, but the cracked road" and "longer, but excellent quality" needed immediately before the trip. M7 is often repaired, due to this, decent plugs accumulate.

We can say that we were lucky. Repair work on the M7 were in the area of \u200b\u200bLakinsk, but we practically did not stood in traffic. A108 - Ordinary Tosnilovka, a bunch of popuers and trucks. M4 - excellent track. There are several paid sections, where the permitted speed is 130 km / h. Beauty!

Theoretically, one day can be reached from the border to the sea, if you do not travel to Tbilisi. By the way, in the case of Georgia, it is not necessary to carefully plan the route. There are no problems with housing, with the Internet too. Initially, we booked at sea (in Kobuleti) 3 nights, and eventually extended twice 🙂

Travel plan by day

Departure from the city N at 7.00. As soon as sat down in the car immediately found that the cigarette lighter does not work. We charge phones, detector and navigator through it. Sadness. We decided that we would come in this way, and the auto electrician will be sought in Belorechensk.

I really love the moment of departure in the autocession and it is radically different from return. If, returning home, you stupidly click on the sneaker, then at the start you almost jump from excitement in anticipation of new impressions. Each turnover of the wheel slightly brings you to the target target. I have a lot of photographing road in the direction "There" and lays taking pictures in the direction "back".

About 20.30 we arrived at the Hotel "Slavyanka" on M4 (598 km), where they stayed last year when. Number took the most ordinary. Troy cost 1350 rubles. At the hotel there is a cafe where you can have a good dinner and have breakfast.

In family roads, we never go until you stop and do not overnight in the car. At night you need to sleep on normal beds, to feel the next morning to feel rested, and not broken.

By clicking on the link you can choose for yourself several options for hotels on the M4 highway depending on the amount of CM - http://trassa-tour.ru/avtodoroga/m4-don

And again check out at 7 am. Who gets up early ......, he comes earlier and has time for a festive table 🙂

The farther south, it is getting hotter. How nice to throw off the jackets and pull the shorts with Mikey! In general, the whole trip to Georgia can be characterized as "And let's steal a piece of summer from autumn?" And it was quite successful for us.

For lunch was stopped in a new dining room at the hotel's homeland (1076 km). Very decent and tasty. Price average. Recommend.

Not far from the village Koshchevskaya passed the Memorial "Field of Cossack Glory". They did not go, they rushed to go faster. Does anyone know what's there?

Spent all day in Belorechensk. Rested from the road and were looking for an autoelectrician. It turned out that the breakdown was flew, the fuse was blown.

Departure to 7.15. Today, according to plan, the transition of the border and settlement in the first hotel in Georgia. From Belorechensk to the border checkpoint - 556 km. Exactly at 16.00 we were on the border. On the way, several republics passed. Roads, almost everywhere, good. Caucasian ride manner begins far from Georgia. All the power of temperament, we felt on the way 🙂

After Vladikavkaz, and at the entrance to him, the mountain is already visible. As they say, the best mountains can be only mountains.

There were no problems with the passage of the boundary. 22 minutes - almost a record.

From the border to the village Stepantsminda only 15 minutes drive. Hotel We booked on Bucking in advance - Red Stone Guest House. I want to note that in the border town, housing prices are quite high. Our triple room with a shared shower and toilet cost 90 Lari per night. Translated to Russian rubles it is 2,500 rubles.

All this is not just like that. Casebek rises over the villages, which loves to hide in the clouds and it is here that tourist tracks and pedestrian routes begin. Kazbek not everyone is shown. We managed to capture both options on the camera, and with Cazbeck and without. On the way back, the mountain with an ice top of us was hidden. I still thought then - that's what an ambush, people are specially come to look at him and climb the mountain to the Church of Gergeneti, and he, Central Asian, whispering.

This day was the most saturated impressive and incredibly long. In the morning we climbed closer to Kazbek and, and in the evening were already in Tbilisi. We can say that we spent the whole day on military Georgian Road. Attractions that were inspected along the way require a separate post -

Pay attention - very sunny, and we are in jackets. At 8 am, the smartphone showed 6 degrees of heat into Stepantsminda. More photos from the Military Georgian road in this article will not show). Very nice! Let there be a small intrigue))

Apartment in Tbilisi, we also booked in advance, while still in Russia. Chose Sofia Guest House for the large area and proximity to the subway. We somehow once decided that in Tbilisi would not move on the car. The cost of housing is 160 Lari in two nights (approximately 4,500 rubles). Read more about the apartment.

This day we were fully dedicated. For me, so we looked very little, almost "ran down the tops." The capital of Georgia remained incomprehensible. It is impossible to hurry here and better spend in Tbilisi at least 3-4 days.

Behind my back is visible the top platform of the cable car. Unfortunately, she did not work, and we lazy to climb the mountain to the fortress. That day in Tbilisi was very hot, I wanted in the Tsanka and plunge into the fountain.

We leave Tbilisi and moving towards the sea. On the eve of the evening, after a long thought, apartments in Kobuleti were booked at 3 Nights (160 Lari). Then we extended them twice, because they could not break away from the healing sea :). About the apartments have a separate post. To read

On the way back we drove in. I really liked the city. You know, he has a sort of secular gloss. Real resort with a beautiful embankment and a bounted beach. I love this photo!

On September 28, we again fisted in the sea 🙂 nothing to tell. But the 29th decided to take a walk by, since it is close to Kobuleti. Such wonderful views are open from the observation deck. Greens are actually such a juicy, photoshop zero.

We left Kobuleti and headed towards the house. But we went to the gardens)), I wanted to look at and walk by. Both really liked it.

October 1, 201we spent on the road. Three days to drive hard. All the same, the perfect option is two days driving, hereinafter - one day of rest. In the fall he darkens earlier, so we got up for the night at the latest at 20.00.

On the way back the Military Georgian road flew much faster. We have done only one stop - near the arch of the friendship of peoples. I did not like the reverse transition of the border, but read about it below.

In Russia, we have come across twice in roadside hotels. I will recommend one of them, and the other is not. The first hotel is "Elite" near Armavir. Roadside motel is plenty, even though we have allocated a two-room number for 2 100 rubles. All some old and hot water problems. I had to leave the cold shower and go straight into the towel to see the reception.

The second night was in the Lipetsk region, the hotel "Flight" (2,000 rubles per triple room). It is easy to learn at the present aircraft in front of the hotel facade. I can recommend this hotel.

The journey to Georgia was very harmonious. All puzzles got into place: the weather was lucky, the sea was unmatched, people are very benevolent, the nature is higher than any epithets, and the visa regime is facilitated as much as possible for Russians. I know for sure, we will return to Georgia more than once.

Border Transition Russia - Georgia

The border transition procedure is very simple. From the documents you will need: passport, certificate of registration of the vehicle (technical transport) and driver's license. We traveled with Russian driver's license. No insurance (medical and on the car) on the border did not ask. However, be careful! From January 1, 2016, the Georgian side promised to demand Greencart on a car. The country enters the "Green Alliance". I still bought for a family, you never know what.

If suddenly, the owner of the car refused to go with you to Georgia, then on the border it will be necessary to present a notarized power of attorney in English. Visa Russians in Georgia is not needed(if your stay does not exceed 90 days). The stamp split into the passport directly on the checkpoint.

From Russia to Georgia on a car, it is possible to get only through one single gearbox near Vladikavkaz - "Daryaali".

Do not try to enter Georgia through Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Between countries relationships, to put it mildly, stretched. By the way, if you have a stamp on the entrance to Abkhazia or South Ossetia in the passport, then you need to postpone from traveling to Georgia.

The procedure for the CAT is the following:

• drive up to the Russian border and omit all the glass on the car. Before the barrier, you will simply ask how many people are going to cross the border;
• drive further, choose a queue for passenger cars and wait for your starry hour;
• drive up to the booth, take the documents and give the borderner. The first fits the driver of the car, and only then passengers;
• you can ask a few questions: the purpose of crossing the border, where we are going, etc.;
• at the request of customs officers, open all the doors of the car and the trunk (may not check);
• loading in auto and traveling at neutral territory to the Georgian border;
• at the Georgian gearbox, passengers should get out of the car and go through the border separately (on the right there is a special room);
• the driver needs to go to the booth, give the documents and politely respond to the questions of border guards;
• next, you need to open the trunk again to show the customs officer of the car and not forget to pick up your passengers.

From personal experience: the border of Russia - Georgia, we went through oil - 20 minutes about everything about everything, but on the way back it was embedded in a huge plug, in which 3 hours were stuck. Georgian border guards missed us very quickly, but the Russian side clearly did not hurry. Cars launched the batches + was a huge queue from the truck. Our car did not inspect. Eh, it was necessary to take more wine! We did not risk and bought exactly how much how much permitted according to the rules: 3 liters per person.

At the entrance to the border (and there and back), you will most likely see a whole vintage truck. No need to become a queue. Boldly turn them out, even if you have to go on the opposite.

PPC does not work at night Due to the threat of sealer's deposits. Information is relevant for September 2015. Be sure to specify the situation immediately before the trip. Most likely because of this, huge queues from the truck accumulate. The threat of the village streams is quite real. On the Georgian side, immediately for the checkpoint, there is a terrible section of the road. It was just shoved. You need to go very carefully.

Retirements in Georgia

The cost of fuel in Georgia is higher than in Russia, so do not forget to refuel the full tank before the checkpoint. As a rule, gasoline brand number is not specified in Georgian gas stations, only the designation: regular, premium or super. Everything is simple: regular - 92, premium - 95, super - 98.

Almost all gas stations take bank cards. Cash can be given straightforwards. They themselves go to the cashier and bring you a check and surrender.

Fuel cost in Georgia: №92 - 1.88 LARI (52 rubles), №95 - 1.99 LARI (55 rubles). More expensive than in Russia, but cheaper than European prices.

You can track the current cost of fuel on the website autotraveler.ru. This is a very useful resource for car enthusiasts, so I recommend it in every way. There you can also get acquainted with the main traffic rules of Georgia.

Master driving hot Georgian men

This is a full trash, especially with unaccustomed 🙂

Rebuild without turn signals This is quite normal. If the car is rebuilt to the left, then you can hope that the driver will turn on the turn signal. But if the car goes to the roadside or turns to the right - do not wait!

Movement is chaotic, everyone is somewhere late and very much will sign each other. At first, it was terribly silent, and then we realized that signals in Georgia are a means of communication. If you give you a short time twice, then they simply warn about your maneuvers, the N / R will overtake you. Well, yes, of course, the turn signals came up at all for this. If the beep is sharp and stretching, then in the literal sense it means: "Where to rest, freak." Imagine what kind of cacophony stands on the roadway in a major city?

In Tbilisi, we left the car at home and moved on the subway. Nafig us such adventures. If the maneuvers on the road somehow can be used to get used and even adjusted under the overall stream, then with pedestrians in Georgia, trouble. To blame both sides. Pedestrian crossings in Georgia are available, but people turn the road where they do. I can still understand unreasonable pets that calmly walk on the highway, peacefully engage in dusty grass, but people ... .. drivers are not better. No one misses anyone at the pedestrian crossing. The road to go really scary.

I started talking about animals, perhaps, finish the thought. As in Abkhazia, in Georgia cow - sacred animals. They can peacefully rest on the high-speed highway in the shine, sharply move the road and, of course, not to notice cars. In addition to cows, the sacred animals are goats, sheep, pigs and chickens. All this zoo goes to the road in small towns and overlaps movement.

Yes, and still - you will be overtaken through solid and under the prohibition sign. This is normal, and you get used to it quickly. The main thing is to quickly rebuild your thinking in Russia).

Currency exchange

You can go to Georgia with rubles. With the exchange of the Russian currency there are no problems. For 1000 rubles, they give from 30 to 35 lari. The most profitable exchange was in Tbilisi - 34 Lari for 1000 rubles (without a commission), and the most greedy changes work in Stepanminte - 30 Lari for 1000 rubles.

According to my observations, the bank exchange rubles is slightly less profitable than in ordinary exchanges. In stores and on gas stations, we paid a card.

Current course: 1 lari \u003d 27.61 rubles. To understand the high cost of one or another acquisition, we have multiplied the cost of purchase by 30. Be sure to check the fresh rate of Lari before traveling.

Accommodation in Georgia

I have already touched the topic of housing above, so simply summon. I do not know how in season, but in September we calmly booked apartments on. On Airbnb you can also choose apartments and rooms. I will say more, upon arrival you will also calmly find yourself accommodation. After all, not all landlords have the opportunity to register on Bucking.

Apartments on Troic accounted for us from 45 to 90 Lari per day, depending on the city. We were looking for a certain level of comfort. Of course, you can find accommodation and cheaper.

Near the sea, I saw a pair of equipped campgrounds. The cost of 15 lari has imprinted in memory. But I don't know, it's either a car. If you love tents and romance, then Velika in Georgia. One of the campgrounds exactly functions on the territory of the Botanical Garden, and the other is for Kobuleti.

Attitude to Russian

I did not notice any particular attitude towards myself. Everything is very friendly, there is no linguistic barrier at all. If you have any difficulty, we have always come to the rescue.

In one of the roadside cafes there was no menu in English, only Georgian. Woman (for some reason it seems to me that it was a hostess) we all retold and advised meals.

I'll tell about one episode. In Tbilisi, we took a taxi and the taxi driver himself talked. We did not force him. Honestly. He told that on the streets all the people are sad, and before they always smiled and were cheerful. No works, local leave to Russia or Europe. I sincerely regretted that Georgia had spoiled relations with Russia. It was the most ordinary truth from the most ordinary resident of Tbilisi.

The cost of travel

Usually I conduct a trips to calculate that then you can analyze the cost of pleasure.

Danar: 3 people, cars Kia Soul, 5,500 km, 15 days of travel.

Per person per person turns out 24 198 rubles. Probably not very correctly compare two trips, but for example, I can bring the New Year's trip. For 8 days of travel, we spent 80 297 rubles.

In general, the cost of products in Georgia is at about the level of Russia. In stores it is easy to find familiar Russian goods. In cafes-restaurants left about 50-80 lari on three, wine in the store costs from 10 Lari, passing in transport 0.5 lari.

Here we have a journey. Georgian question is not closed! I have something to tell you :-). Here, for example, the post about what can be brought as a souvenir.

About, read in a separate article!

I dreamed in Georgia for a long time ago, Lesha was skeptical. Caucasian peoples, at least those representatives that come to Russia, did not cause the slightest sympathy. Nevertheless, I did not retreat and gradually surrendered.

Facialists did not have to look for a long time. First, Vitya agreed and called his girlfriend from Peter with us. That, in turn, pulled a girlfriend from Moscow (which we had to pick up in Vladikavkaz). Shortly before the trip Masha (who from Peter) got sick and had to urgently look for a replacement. As a result, Anya joined us, too, Vitina Girlfriend.

Thus, 5 people gathered, little knew each other. I and Lesha knew Vitu, Vitya knew Any, and Marina did not know any of us, since her girlfriend Masha fell ill and at the last moment it was forced to refuse.

The accommodation was booked in advance only in Stepanminte (1 night) and in Tbilisi (3 nights). All accommodation booked on www.airbnb.ru.

Overnights in other cities decided to look in place.

Rent agreed on April 28 at 19:00. Ani just ended occupations with kids who are teaching dancing. Lesha by that time was on vacation and answered the preparation of things. I worked tightly before the trip, so there was no time for the preparation and fees. On the day of departure, I decided to work until lunch, as a result, at 18:00 I was only released. She flew home, led himself in order, left things in the bags (there was natural hope on Lesha) and run per anja.

Hooray, closer to 21:00 left the city.

The road was empty and calm. Fears of tricks on the roads in Stavropol and North Ossetia Fortunately for us were not confirmed. We have not broken anywhere, we drove as expected and road divorces, we have been able to avoid.

But chaos on the border (only from the Russian side), which is repeatedly written everything, who happened to pass, felt fully. We arrived at 15-16 hours on the border and were sending 15. If it were not for the terrible behavior of cars with 15 and 25 regions, then we would have passed the border to the maximum per hour, but no. 5 o'clock we watched the rudeness and arrogance of the Ossetians, which were cut and wedged into the queue, at the same time, the border guards closed their eyes, pretending to do nothing. Moreover, a man was openly walked and offered for 5,000 rubles to quickly drive around the border.

When the degree of human indignation began to rise, the law enforcement service arrived (which caused someone), there was not much sense from them. Looking like, looking at what is happening, after a while they moved away the onset and began to chat among themselves at ease, and then left them at all.

It is worth noting that there was no such thing from the Georgian side. Quickly checked the passport, wished a pleasant journey and let go. Everything took 5 minutes, no more.