Georgia Tourism Raiders: Is Georgia Tourism Safe?

Speaking of Georgia, you may still be a stranger. This place is also in Asia. It has many very good scenic spots and is also a relatively safe country. However, when you go there, you should pay attention to safety and continue to watch.

About Georgia

Georgia is located on the border of Eurasia and along the Black Sea. It borders Russia to the north and Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan to the south. Independence after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Together with Armenia and Azerbaijan, it is called Transcaucasia. There is a four-hour time difference with China.

For many people, Georgia is indeed a strange country. When I say I want to go to Georgia, my friends' first reaction will be "Where to?" "Libya, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia", their reaction will become "Are you going to Africa?" Due to the recharge of Georgia Tourism Bureau in the past two years, this unpopular eastern European country has gradually become popular.

Georgia is very suitable for me who has been to Southeast Asia several times and is eager for western countries. But he is also a rogue who spends too much on air tickets and visas. In a word, Georgia is a country where air tickets are not expensive, consumption is not high, and visas are issued after payment. There are sea, snow-capped mountains, European and American faces and exotic buildings.

safe

Because Georgia is politically inclined to the EU. Let American oil pipelines pass through their own countries. Russia, the old club, became unhappy and turned into a dung-stirring stick, desperately stirring around in Georgia. In the picture above, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Azar regions provoked wars and became independent from Georgia. Later, the Azar region returned to the embrace of the Georgian motherland because of the referendum. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are relatively independent. The latest war in Georgia took place during the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008. Looks like Georgia is a mess. Let's take a look at various indexes released by major authorities.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's global global peace index (ranked first as excellent), Georgian ranking 102 (China ranking 1 12). According to the global crime rate and murder rate released by numbeo, Georgia ranks fifth (China ranks 75th). Georgia has no refugee problem. As long as Russia stops attacking, there is no need to worry about Georgia's security. During the tour, it was a joint military exercise between the United States and Georgia, and people's lives remained the same without any influence.

plane

Urumqi transit: China Southern Airlines flies to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, via Urumqi, 7 times a week. It was promoted about 2 100 years ago, about 2300 in March, about 2600 in June, and about 2700 last time, and the price showed an upward trend. But it is still recommended.

Transfer in Moscow: the domestic air ticket price to Moscow is usually higher, and there are more air tickets from Hong Kong to Moscow around 2500. There are Russian Airlines and Siberian Airlines flying from Moscow to Tbilisi. The annual fare is about 600, and the price is relatively stable.

Transit in Almaty: Astana Airlines is more suitable for friends in Beijing and Hong Kong, and can enter in case of promotion.

Middle East transit: Qatar Airways transit Doha transit, Emirates transit Dubai transit. Usually the prices are relatively high, and there is often no promotion in Georgia. But you can take an open flight.

In mid-March, China Southern Airlines bought a round-trip ticket from Chongqing to Tbilisi via Urumqi at 23:00. If you have enough time, you can also consider flying to Azerbaijan-Baku and Turkey-Istanbul around Georgia to visit 2-3 countries at one time.

visa

E-visa is commonly known as e-sign, portal (the upper right corner can be changed to Chinese. Similar to ENTRI in Malaysia, you only need to scan the passport information page and bareheaded photos on a white or blue background. The photo requires 472x6 10 pixels with a resolution of 300DPI. Unqualified photos are the biggest factor in refusing visas. The validity of the visa is 120 days, and the validity time is optional. You can enter and leave Georgia many times in 30 days. The fee is $20 plus a handling fee of $0.50, which can only be paid by VISA and MasterCard. Five working sunrise signs. 180 Grandpa Mao's Taobao agent. Just print a copy, fold it and clip it in your passport.

In addition, holders of valid multiple visas from 50 countries, including the United States, additional visas, Japanese visas and Schengen, can be exempted from entry and exit for 90 days.

Best tourist season

There is more rain in April-May, and the city is hotter in July-August, but it is often accompanied by thunderstorms. 165438+ 10 to April of the following year, the weather became colder and it began to snow at high altitude. If you want to see the snow-capped mountains, you can go in spring and autumn if you are afraid of the heat, and you can go in winter if you want to ski. People like me who are afraid of cold and heat will go in summer. The tourist season in Georgia is from June to September every year, and the off-season is from June to April.

Main attraction

Georgia's scenic spots are scattered, and most tourists will choose to transit in Tbilisi, the capital, many times, instead of taking the big ring road as in China. Fortunately, Georgia itself is a small country. Even if land transportation is chosen, the time consumption is within the acceptable range. There are three world cultural heritages in Georgia, namely, the old capital Mtshita, the hometown of martial arts, Wushguli and a monastery near the western city of Kutay. Most importantly, they don't need tickets! ! ! No tickets! ! ! Tickets! ! ! Tickets! ! !

My travel route: I stopped the old capital, Mzhheta, the hometown of wine, Segnaji Signaji, Stalin's hometown, Gorgo, and three other scenic spots (Shi Gan (Jianxing) (Buqu (Gori)). I specially chose two small planes (Tbilisi to Mestia, Mestia to Kutais). First, there is no need to go back and forth, saving time, and second, saving time and avoiding car sickness on mountain roads. The circuit diagram actually feels like a cycle. However, because the flight from Mestia to Kutaisi was cancelled, we had to transfer by land to Zugdidi to Kutaisi.

Local call

Buses going to mountainous areas usually have too much luggage on the roof, and backpacks are usually stuffed in the trunk. The big suitcase is best left in the big city. Otherwise it will rain and you will cry.

Train tickets to official website can be booked 40 days in advance. But the actual ticket release speed is not that fast. Generally, it is enough to book 2-3 days in advance. If you can't use official website's distinguished friends, you can also make a reservation on a third-party website. Official website and third parties will charge a handling fee of around 1-2G. Give you two third-party entrances, number one and number two. Attached is a map of Georgia railway network. It should be noted that some cities may have two railway stations, such as Batumi and Kutaisi. Don't make the wrong stop.

Small flat portal. Vanillasky operates small aircraft from Tbilisi to Mestia, from Kutaisi to Mestia and from Tbilisi to Batumi. It can save a lot of time on the road. Avoid the torture of mountain roads for several hours. Tickets are usually sold two months in advance. Due to the approval of the government, tickets are sometimes sold one or two days in advance. Small plane consignment+carry-on baggage 15KG, overweight consignment is not supported. Due to bad weather conditions in mountainous areas, flights to Mestia are often cancelled. The flight from Tbilisi to Mestia is the most popular, but as long as the time for grabbing tickets is well grasped, it is nothing to China people who have been snapping up tickets all the year round.

This moment is limited to September 3 1, after which the off-season flights will be reduced appropriately, and the dates are not much different.

Tbilisi subway runs from 6:00 a.m. to12: 00 a.m. (Saburtalo line seems to be closed at 10 a.m., and the train interval varies from 2.5 minutes during peak hours to 10 minutes during off-peak hours. All announcements and direction signs are in Georgian and English. You need a subway card to take the subway, and there are buses and cable cars in Tbilisi. The production cost is 2G, and the subway charges 0.5G each time. One card can be used by many people. Enjoy the subway card 1 hour unlimited transfer.

See if there is a service charge. You can also get a debit card with no handling fee and withdraw cash at an ATM in Georgia. Domestic bank service fee reference: portal. Remote Mestia and Kazbek have ATMs and bank currency exchange points, and some ATMs also support Chinese. Mobile phone SIM card

There are three operators: Purple Geocell, Red magticom and Beeline. Although there is a bee counter at the airport, you can't get a card. Buying a package card, the price of G family is similar to that of M family. There are more packages to choose from in the city. M family needs a card opening fee, but G family and B family don't. The traffic prices of the three companies are about 1gb = 5 Larry, 2GB=7 Larry, and 4gb = 10 Larry. Relatively speaking, family B is the cheapest. It is also suggested that you get a G or B mobile card without calling. Buying a package card at the airport can save half the money. I have to buy a card at the airport because of my trip. Shop around and choose the geocell in the corner. 3.2G traffic, 30 minutes of international calls, unlimited local calls and short messages, limited time 15 days, and the price is 25G.

eat

There are 20 kinds of Georgian food here. The service in Georgia is very slow. If it takes too long, you will be reminded when ordering. There is no need to worry, just wait patiently.

Besides, Tbilisi also has takeout to order. The types of meals you can choose are also quite rich. Portal website. The most important thing is to have a picture, which is also a good menu for reference. From now on, I will bid farewell to Buddhism.

app; application

Wikiloc professional hiking software can query the route, hiking distance, time-consuming, difficulty, altitude, photos and other information uploaded by hikers along the way. In addition, you can also use offline maps, and you can also use them in areas without networks. It is very suitable for walking in Mestia, Katzbeiji and Katzbeck. The picture shows the hiking route from Kazbek Town to Kazbek Camp.

Y. take a taxi (Yadextaxi software, similar to Didi. Tbilisi and Batumi are available. You can pay by cash or credit card. Domestic mobile phone numbers can be registered. The picture shows the cost from Tbilisi airport to downtown.

other

Georgia uses European (German) sockets; There are many thunderstorms in August, so remember to bring an umbrella or raincoat. Houses in mountainous areas such as Mestia are mostly wooden structures with poor sound insulation, so you can bring a pair of earplugs; Carrefour sells domestic products such as hot pot bottom materials and Laoganma, but the price is about three times that of domestic products.