The South Caucasus is three small countries wedged between the Black Sea and the Caspian, with some of the highest mountains in Europe, the oldest wine-making tradition on earth and hospitality so generous it should come with a health warning. Georgia will feed you until you beg for mercy and then pour you another glass. Armenia will show you monasteries perched on cliffs with Mount Ararat floating on the horizon. Azerbaijan will dazzle you with flame-shaped skyscrapers, a medieval walled city and a hillside that has been on fire for decades.
The question is how many to see. This guide compares every tour we offer in the region, from a week of Georgian food and wine to a month that starts in Istanbul, with who each suits and its honest drawback.
The quick answer
- One country (Georgia): for food, wine and mountains in a week, pick A Taste of Georgia or the Georgia Real Food Adventure.
- Two countries: Highlights of Azerbaijan & Georgia (10 days) or Luxury Treasures of Georgia & Armenia (12 days).
- All three: The Best of Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia (19 days), or the luxury version in 16.
- Everything arranged, with flights and almost every meal: Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan with Flights.
Every Caucasus tour compared
| Tour | Days | Price from | Physical rating | Group size | Flights included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia only | ||||||
| A Taste of Georgia: Tbilisi to the Caucasus – 8 Days | 8 | £1,345 pp | Low | Max 16 | No | Food, wine and mountains |
| Georgia Real Food Adventure – 8 Days | 8 | £1,495 pp | Medium | Max 12 | No | Serious foodies |
| Georgia: Tbilisi, Svaneti & the Black Sea – 9 Days | 9 | £1,345 pp | Not stated | Max 12 | No | Mountains and the Black Sea |
| Hiking in the Georgian Caucasus: Svaneti & Ushguli – 9 Days | 9 | £1,275 pp | Medium | Max 16 | No | Hiking in Svaneti |
| Cycling in Georgia: Cave Towns & Wine Country – 9 Days | 9 | £1,645 pp | Medium | Max 16 | No | Cycling |
| Two countries | ||||||
| Highlights of Azerbaijan & Georgia – 10 Days | 10 | £1,750 pp | Medium | Max 12 | No | Azerbaijan and Georgia in 10 days |
| Azerbaijan & Georgia: Baku, Sheki, Kazbegi, Svaneti & Batumi – 18 Days | 18 | £3,000 pp | Not stated | Max 12 | No | Azerbaijan and Georgia in depth |
| Luxury Treasures of Georgia & Armenia – 12 Days | 12 | £2,975 pp | Low | Max 16 | No | Georgia and Armenia in comfort |
| All three | ||||||
| The Best of Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia – 19 Days | 19 | £3,515 pp | Medium | Max 18 | No | The full journey, small group |
| Luxury Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia – 16 Days | 16 | £4,235 pp | Medium | Max 12 | No | In comfort |
| Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan with Flights – 23 Days | 23 | £5,990 pp incl. flights | Medium | Max 28 | Yes | With flights and almost every meal |
| Turkey & the Caucasus: Istanbul, Baku, Tbilisi & Yerevan – 30 Days | 30 | £10,630 pp | Medium | Max 12 | No | From Istanbul, a month |
Prices are per person, twin share, live from our tour pages (updated October 2026). The lowest price can apply to a later departure, so check the dates you want on each tour page.
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One, two or three: the honest trade-offs
Georgia alone is the easiest choice: a week is enough for Tbilisi, the Kakheti wine country and the high Caucasus at Kazbegi. Adding Azerbaijan brings the Caspian, Baku’s old city and Silk Road towns like Sheki. Adding Armenia brings ancient monasteries, Yerevan and the views of Mount Ararat.
One thing to know: the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is closed, so three-country tours run Azerbaijan, then Georgia, then Armenia (or the reverse), with Georgia in the middle. That’s no hardship, since Georgia is the bit everyone wants more of anyway, but it does mean longer drives.
Georgia on its own
A Taste of Georgia: Tbilisi to the Caucasus
A Taste of Georgia: Tbilisi to the Caucasus – 8 Days
- 8 days
- From £1,345 per person
- Max 16 people
- Starts and ends in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Physical rating: low
- Flights not included
- Departures in May, June, September
Eight days with a tour leader and ten to 16 travellers, in comfortable hotels, with five lunches, many cooked with local families. Tbilisi’s old town and the cable car to Narikala Fortress, a lobiani tasting, hilltop Sighnaghi and the Gremi fortress in Kakheti, a barbecue lunch with a family, a qvevri maker (Georgians have made wine in these clay vessels for 8,000 years), the Telavi market, lunch with a Kist family in the Pankisi Valley, Mtskheta, the cave town of Uplistsikhe and a walk to Gergeti Trinity Church.
Suits: first-timers who want the best of Georgia in a week. The honest drawback: it moves on often, and you won’t have much free time.
Georgia Real Food Adventure
Georgia Real Food Adventure – 8 Days
- 8 days
- From £1,495 per person
- Max 12 people
- Starts and ends in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Physical rating: medium
- Flights not included
- Departures in April, May, June, August, September, October
Eight days for food lovers, with a local leader, up to 12 and most meals included: Tbilisi’s Dezerter Bazaar, a qvevri wine master and churchkhela-making in Sighnaghi, a cheesemaker in Telavi, a Chechen cooking class in a community guesthouse in the Pankisi Valley, and two nights in the mountains with a hike to Gergeti Trinity Church.
Suits: anyone who travels for the table. The honest drawback: fussy eaters will struggle, and you’ll come home a size larger.
For more of the mountains, Hiking in the Georgian Caucasus (9 days) walks Svaneti’s waterfalls, the Koruldi lakes and the Shkhara Glacier from Ushguli, one of Europe’s highest villages. Cycling in Georgia (9 days) rides from Uplistsikhe to the cave monastery of Vardzia and the Kakheti vineyards, with a support vehicle. Georgia: Tbilisi, Svaneti & the Black Sea (9 days) loops via Kutaisi and Mestia to Batumi.
Two countries
Highlights of Azerbaijan & Georgia
Highlights of Azerbaijan & Georgia – 10 Days
- 10 days
- From £1,750 per person
- Max 12 people
- Baku, Azerbaijan to Tbilisi, Georgia
- Physical rating: medium
- Flights not included
- Departures in April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Ten days with a local leader and up to 12: Baku’s walled Old City and a night walk on the Caspian promenade, the rock art and mud volcanoes of Gobustan, the Juma Mosque in Shamakhi, a night in the coppersmiths’ village of Lahij, the Udi people of Nij, the painted Palace of the Sheki Khans and its stained-glass makers, then Georgia’s Kakheti wine country with a family winery lunch, and a hike to Gergeti Trinity Church.
Suits: curious travellers who want two very different countries in 10 days. The honest drawback: long drives on mountain roads, and only a few meals beyond breakfast.
For more time, Azerbaijan & Georgia (18 days) adds Svaneti, Ushguli and the Black Sea at Batumi, with some nights in family guesthouses.
Luxury Treasures of Georgia & Armenia
Luxury Treasures of Georgia & Armenia – 12 Days
- 12 days
- From £2,975 per person
- Max 16 people
- Tbilisi, Georgia to Yerevan, Armenia
- Physical rating: low
- Flights not included
- Departures in March, May, June, August, September, October
Twelve days in premium hotels with a tour leader and up to 16, and lots of hands-on food: a family lunch in the wine country and a tasting at a historic estate, khinkali-making in Stepantsminda, Borjomi, Vardzia, then Armenia: Gyumri, Yerevan’s Cascade and the Genocide Museum, the pagan temple of Garni, Geghard Monastery, Khor Virap beneath Ararat, Echmiadzin, a gata pastry class, a duduk maker and a brandy tasting.
Suits: couples and food lovers who value comfort. The honest drawback: no Azerbaijan, and few dinners are included.
All three
The Best of Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
The Best of Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia – 19 Days
- 19 days
- From £3,515 per person
- Max 18 people
- Baku, Azerbaijan to Yerevan, Armenia
- Physical rating: medium
- Flights not included
- Departures in April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Nineteen days from the Caspian to the foot of Ararat, with a tour leader and up to 18: Baku and the burning hillside of Yanar Dag, Sheki’s palace and silk headscarves, a farmer’s lunch in Kakheti, Tbilisi, a mountain walk to Gergeti, Gori, Vardzia, Borjomi and Gelati, then Armenia’s Haghpat monastery, Lake Sevan, a winery, Yerevan, Echmiadzin, Garni and Geghard.
Suits: travellers who want all three in depth, at good value. The honest drawback: it’s long, with long drives, and hotels are locally run rather than luxurious.
Luxury Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia (16 days) does the three in premium hotels, including a historic stay in central Tbilisi, with up to 12. Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan with Flights (23 days) is a grand circuit by coach with a tour director, return flights from the UK and almost every meal included, plus Svaneti by 4×4. And Turkey & the Caucasus (30 days) begins with two weeks in Turkey before flying to Baku.
How to choose
By time. A week: Georgia only. Ten to 12 days: two countries. Two to three weeks: all three. A month: Turkey and the Caucasus.
By interest. Food and wine: Georgia, especially the food trip. Monasteries and ancient history: Armenia. Architecture and the Silk Road: Azerbaijan. Mountains: Svaneti and Kazbegi in Georgia.
By budget. The Georgia trips are the best value. The luxury trips, the flights-included circuit and Turkey & the Caucasus cost the most. Live prices are in the table above.
By fitness. Most trips include walking on uneven ground and long mountain drives. The hiking and cycling trips are rated medium.
When to go
May to October is the main season, with spring flowers in May and June and the grape harvest in September and October, when Georgia is at its most delicious. High mountain areas such as Svaneti are best from June to September. The months for each tour are in its fact panel above.
UK visitors need a visa for Azerbaijan, usually an e-visa, which isn’t included on these tours. Check the FCDO travel advice for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Can I visit Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on one tour?
Yes: The Best of Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia (19 days), the luxury version (16 days) and the flights-included circuit (23 days).
Why do tours go through Georgia between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
The border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is closed, so tours travel via Georgia.
Which country should I visit if I only have a week?
Georgia. A Taste of Georgia covers Tbilisi, the wine country and the mountains in eight days.
Is the Caucasus good for food and wine?
Very. Georgia has one of the world’s oldest wine-making traditions, and the Georgia Real Food Adventure is built around it.
Do I need a visa?
UK visitors need a visa for Azerbaijan, usually an e-visa. Check the FCDO travel advice for all three countries.
Are flights included?
Only on Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan with Flights. The other tours are land-only, and we can arrange flights.
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Prices are live from our tour pages (updated October 2026). Tour details and dates can change; your specialist will confirm everything before you book.
