GE · Tbilisi · 41.72°N 44.79°E

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Balconied lanes, sulphur baths and dumplings beside the Mtkvari River.

Best time
May–June and September–October are comfortable for the steep streets. July–August can be very hot; winter is quieter, with cold evenings and the odd snowfall.
How long
3–4 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop, usually via Istanbul, Dubai or Doha, about 13–16 hours all in. The airport is about 30 minutes from the centre. Georgia is 4 hours behind KL, and Malaysians can stay up to a year without a visa.
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Dear group chat,Balconied lanes, sulphur baths and dumplings beside the Mtkvari River.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingTbilisiGE, Tbilisi
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≈ 7,080 km from KL, as the crow flies
View of Tbilisi from Tabori Church

Photo: Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Tbilisi is a hilly city of carved wooden balconies, brick bathhouse domes and courtyards behind ordinary doors. The old town is made for slow walks, broken up with cheese bread and coffee.

Makan

  1. KhinkaliBig soup dumplings, eaten by the twisted top. The classic city filling mixes pork and beef, so ask for beef, mushroom or potato.Map ↗
  2. KhachapuriBread baked around molten cheese, a different shape in every region.Map ↗
  3. Badrijani nigvzitFried aubergine rolled around a walnut and garlic paste.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Old TbilisiLeaning houses with carved wooden balconies on the slopes above the Mtkvari.Map ↗
  2. AbanotubaniThe sulphur-bath district under low brick domes, right below the fortress.Map ↗
  3. Narikala ridgeA cable car from Rike Park, or a steep walk, up to the old fortress walls and the Mother of Georgia statue, with the best view of the city.Map ↗
  4. Dry Bridge marketA flea market of paintings, old cameras, records and Soviet badges.Map ↗

Good to know

  • For halal, head to the Turkish and Pakistani restaurants along Aghmashenebeli Avenue. Tbilisi's mosque is in Abanotubani.
  • The baths rent private rooms by the hour, so a family or group can bathe together.
  • The cobbled lanes are steep and polished smooth, so wear shoes with grip.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.