Destination: Georgia

This summer I traveled a lot to different parts of Georgia, have been to mountains, at the sea side and to some distant regions as well. Everywhere throughout Georgia you can find a traveler with a backpack and a camera.

Tourism in Georgia is growing intensively. According to Georgian Tourism and Resorts Department total number of tourists, visited Georgia during 9 months of the year, made up 1.5 million, 77% out of which were from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.

Apart from Georgian hospitality itself, a big attention to tourism protection is paid by local authorities. For example, when we had a youth exchange project in Tkibuli region, in one of the remote villages, local police department were informed about foreign participants, and you could see police car patrolling the area. During another project in Tskaltubo, near to Kutaisi city, police also knew about foreign guests, and warned one of our Georgian friends, who was assisting his group mates in implementing project activities in the city, to be attentive and take care of them, offering their assistance and any kind of help needed. Earlier at the sea side, a Russian speaking friend of mine (who is Georgian, but has been raised in Russia) had a noisy, tensed conversation with a group of his Georgian friends at 4am, in the dark place somewhere near the club, the criminal police appeared from nowhere to prevent the upcoming fight dispersing the group of aggressors. In general, in comparison to the last year, the crime in Georgia has decreased by 9% according to MIA statistics.

Overall, the environment in Georgia is pretty friendly and safe. However every individual is responsible for his or her behavior, no matter where he or she is coming from and should respect local traditions and general social behavior which is nothing much complicated and the stay in Georgia will be full unforgettable memories and positive emotions.