Georgian Tour Group

13/01/2023

New York Times introduces Kakheti as 2023 top destination 😊https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/travel/52-places-travel-2023.html?fbclid=IwAR2Mzixdyng61dA-zDhG18vC1XzTpCJ_NsqSForbq_-DfPM9rojtJSqjNhc

Travel’s rebound has revealed the depth of our drive to explore the world. Why do we travel? For food, culture, adventure, natural beauty? This year’s list has all those elements, and more.

11/01/2023

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Entire rental unit in Gudauri, Georgia. Enjoy a stylish experience at this centrally-located loft design apartment near ski rout

01/01/2023

QHost team wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy 2023!
Check out what is it like to celebrate Christmas in Georgia.

Even though Georgia is officially a secular state and we don’t have national religion, the orthodox Christianity is the most dominant religion. More than 80% of the population is orthodox Christian. Because of the calendar differences (Julian and Gregorian calendars) The catholic world celebrates Christmas according to Gregorian calendar (after pope Gregory XIII) at 25th of December and new year at 1st of January and the orthodox Christian world celebrates it according to old Julian calendar at 7th of January and new year at 14th of January. Because of the fact that catholic New year is earlier than orthodox, no one can wait until 14th of Jan. and everyone starts to celebrate new year at 1st of Jan. The 2nd of January is so called destiny day (it is believed that everything you do on this day, will be the same in upcoming year) after that 7th of Jan Christmas and finally 14th of Jan. we celebrate so called old (because it’s a new year according to old calendar) New year. This period is the most celebrated time in Georgia, people meet the new years with fireworks, different events at clubs, restaurants, concerts, etc. What is also very important is the traditional food, which is something you can try in every Georgian family. During this time we visit our relatives, friends, close people and we feast in every family we visit. We also have a candy tradition, which is about throwing sweets at every house we visit and wishing them symbolic sweet life. I already told you about the Georgian feasting tradition so you can imagine what it is like to have 2 weeks of feasting and drinking. During this time most of the Georgians are on constant hangover.
Few words about the Georgian traditional dishes too. The Christmas feast is dominated with walnut dishes. We use walnut s***e which is rich with traditional herbs and spices, where we put turkey inside. There are two kinds of different walnut dishes like this one is called “Satsivi” (საცივი) that comes with turkey and the other is called “bazhe” (ბაჟე) that comes with chicken. The pork meat in different shapes is also very popular and eggplant with walnut is another walnut dish on the table. Regarding to sweets we also have walnut sweet that is called “Gozinaki” (გოზინაყი) and it is a combination of honey and roasted walnut.
Speaking of the nut this is something we also use as a traditional New Year tree. So instead of pine, Georgians use nut tree called Chichilaki (ჩიჩილაკი). This doesn’t mean that the pine tree is not popular, but the traditional Georgian new year tree is made from nut.

16/12/2022

Caucasus mountain rage is a complex of mountains divided into two directions: The greater Caucasus and lesser Caucasus, both connecting the space between Black and Caspian seas. In between is located Georgia which is why the country has unique climate and fascinating national parks creating hospitable environment for wine making.
The origins of the name Caucasus goes back to Greek mythology and myth of titan Prometheus who stole the fire from gods and gifted it to mankind. As punishment he was chained at Caucasus mountains (based one of the local sources it was peak Kazbeg or Stephantsminda) and Zeus sent a giant eagle called Caucasian eagle that used to eat the regenerating liver of Prometheus. In Georgian mythology Amirani is the local name of Prometheus sharing similar faith. One of the versions says that name Caucasus has Scythian roots χrohu-käsi ("ice-shining, white with snow") that was later adopted by Greek language and all other versions of the name including Georgian are based on the same etymology.
The fact that this region is part of more than one famous Greek myths (Prometheus and the myth of Medea and golden fleece) already highlights its importance to western world. Due to its geographic location the mountain range connects West to East and acts as a bridge or gate between two civilizations. This is why its cultural values have always been open to different people and diversity is a concept that has been adopted here even before it was cool in West. There are many reflections of this concept in our architecture, composition of old cities and culture. “The guest comes from god” is one of such sayings that reflects the welcoming nature of this culture and guest-host custom is quite strong even today. This is one of the reasons why we chose to be your host, to continue the centuries long tradition that flows in our veins.

15/12/2022

The way to Gudauri is called Georgian military road. Here you can check some of the viewpoints and stops for sightseeing

11/12/2022