La Kverghelidze (Tbilisi) - Gaumarjos! Meet your local connection in Tbilisi, Mamuka Burduli and Ia Kverghelidze of Adventure Club Jomardi. We are excited to provide you with any information about Tbilisi and are happy to assist you on your travels! We understand the benefits of sustainable tourism and are proud to help encourage responsible travelling at our destination, especially as tourism develops.
Niko Kululashvili (Tbilisi) - Incoming tour operator in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan - All Travel services in Caucasus Region: excursions, sightseeing, tours, skiing and outdoor adventure vacations. Travellers to Caucasus Countries will enjoy cultural, historical, adventure, pilgrim, wine tours, hiking, jeep tours, mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding, skiing, hunting, fishing, bird watching, rest & health treatment facilities - all kinds of travel services.
Wine Tour to Kakheti Region (Tbilisi) - The tour begins in Tbilisi and takes you to the districts of Kakheti that are especially interesting in terms of different wine technology and preserved old cellars. The first stop is Sighnaghi - the smallest Georgian city with colourful houses and narrow cobbled streets.
Tbilisi Ethnographical Museum (Tbilisi) - The Tbilisi Ethnographical Museum allows visitors to see the traditional Georgian style of living. In this open-air museum, all the regions of Georgia stand together.
CAPITAL CITY OF Georgia: Tbilisi LANGUAGE OF Georgia: Georgian CURRENCY OF Georgia: Lari (GEL) COMMENTS ABOUT Georgia: Georgia is a country in the Caucasus. Cities : Tbilisi (capital), Akhaltsikhe, Batumi, Borjomi, Gori, Kutaisi, Mtskheta, Sukhumi, Telavi Best Places : David Gareja, Mount Kazbeg, Upper Svaneti, Vardzia, Uplistsikhe Calling Code : +995 Electricity : 220V/50Hz (European plug) Time Zone : UTC +4
The region of present-day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries AD and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th to the 13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR until the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Despite myriad problems, some progress on market reforms and democratization has been made since then. An attempt by the government to manipulate legislative elections in November 2003 touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. New elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his National Movement Party. CLIMATE OF Georgia: warm and pleasant; Mediterranean-like on Black Sea coast RELIGION OF Georgia: Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6% POPULATION OF Georgia: 4,693,892 (July 2004 est.)> ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Georgia: Georgia's main economic activities include the cultivation of agricultural products such as citrus fruits, tea, hazelnuts, and grapes; mining of manganese and copper; and output of a small industrial sector producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals. The country imports the bulk of its energy needs, including natural gas and oil products. Its only sizable internal energy resource is hydropower. Despite the severe damage the economy has suffered due to civil strife, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 1995, achieving positive GDP growth and curtailing inflation. However, the Georgian Government suffers from limited resources due to a chronic failure to collect tax revenues. Georgia also suffers from energy shortages; it privatized the T'bilisi distribution network in 1998, but collection rates are low, making the venture unprofitable. The country is pinning its hopes for long-term growth on its role as a transit state for pipelines and trade. The start of construction on the Baku-T'bilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Baku-T'bilisi-Erzerum gas pipeline will bring much-needed investment and job opportunities.
Meet your local connection in Tbilisi, Mamuka Burduli and Ia Kverghelidze of Adventure Club Jomardi. When in Tbilisi, we introduce tourists to all our favourite local attractions and only deal with local shops, restaurants and accommodation. We are happy to provide all the best local advice and information for travellers - so you can truly maximise your stay while in Tbilisi!