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🇬🇪 Georgia

Georgia is no. 46 in our list of the 50 most visited destinations, with 5.1 million international arrivals in 2024. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

Rank 46 of 50 by international arrivals (5.1 million, 2024) · Source: UN Tourism

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Explore Georgia: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

Things to do

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Georgia, plus a few reported in public visitor reviews (labelled), in our own words.

  1. Stranger takes you to a restaurant or club

    How it works: Strangers lead visitors to restaurants or nightclubs where food or drinks may be drugged.

    How to avoid it: Decline, buy your own drinks and keep them in sight.

  2. Prices in dollars or euros

    How it works: Prices may be quoted in USD or EUR, but you must pay in lari.

    How to avoid it: Confirm the lari price before agreeing.

  3. Street taxis

    How it works: Flagged taxis are less safe and may lack seatbelts.

    How to avoid it: Pre-book through an app and check seatbelts work.

  4. Pickpocketing

    How it works: Pickpockets work crowded places.

    How to avoid it: Keep valuables close.

  5. Bar invitations that end in a huge bill

    How it works: Visitors are invited into a bar or club, often by women they've just met. Drinks are ordered on their behalf, then a hugely inflated bill arrives, sometimes backed by intimidation. Georgian police have arrested organised groups running this scheme.

    How to avoid it: Turn down invitations from strangers, check prices before you order, and don't let anyone else order for you.

    From visitor reviews, not official Tbilisi Old Town bars, including around Shardeni Street. Sources: reddit.com · reddit.com · mia.police.ge. Researched 23 Oct 2026; there is no official page to re-check, so this date is not updated automatically.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • South Ossetia and Abkhazia (all travel)
  • Areas next to the administrative boundary lines with South Ossetia and Abkhazia (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all travel to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Emergency numbers in Georgia

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Georgia.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page. We couldn't confirm Georgia's cash limits on an official page yet, so we don't show a number. Check the current rules on rs.ge →

Official source: rs.ge · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Georgia visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free93 passports
eVisa103 passports
Embassy visa1 passport
Entry suspended1 passport

Verified rules for Georgia: 99 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 99; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 103 rules for Georgia are not from an official Georgia government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Plan your trip to Georgia

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.