About Nia Travel
The founder behind your private Georgia
We are founder-led and based in Tbilisi, planning private trips across Georgia one at a time. This is where we tell you who we are, how we work, and — just as plainly — what we choose not to do.
Designing private journeys in Georgia since 2019
Our founder
“I love people who love to see the world. I love showing people beauty of my country.”
Nia has been guiding travellers in Georgia since 2016, and she founded Nia Travel in 2019 to do it her own way — a boutique, founder-led business built on mountain retreats, wine tours and cultural days shaped by someone who grew up here.
She works closely with local families across the country, and she designs every trip herself: no templates, no set departures, no coach with forty strangers on it. When you write to us it is usually Nia who answers, and it is Nia who plans your days.
We are based in Tbilisi and travel the length of the country — old towns and monasteries, the Qvevri cellars of Kakheti, the high road to Kazbegi and the stone towers of Svaneti. What we plan for you is private and custom, at your own pace, around the people you are travelling with.
How we work
How we work, and what we won’t
We work one way, on purpose. Every trip we plan is private and custom — yours alone, shaped around who is travelling and how you like your days. Ours is a boutique practice, and deliberately so: only a few trips at a time, so that Nia still has a hand in every itinerary. That is the point — it keeps us honest about what we take on.
It also means we say no to a few things by choice. We do not run fixed departures, and we do not sell the same set route to everyone. We do not choose a hotel for our own benefit — we suggest a place because we would send our own family there. And you are never handed to a stranger: someone who knows your trip is reachable from the day you land to the day you fly home.
What we do
- Custom trips, planned one at a time
- Partners Nia has met and vetted in person
- Someone on call for the whole of your trip
What we don’t do
- No fixed groups — you travel with your own people
- No ready-made routes — nothing we design is sold twice
- No hotel chosen for our benefit — every stay is chosen for yours
Good questions
Questions people ask before they book
A few of the things travellers ask us most. If yours is not here, ask us directly and you will have an answer within 24 hours.
- Is Georgia safe, and is it safe for women and families?
- Georgia is one of the safer countries we know, and it is a large part of why families and couples trust us with a first trip abroad. Tbilisi and the towns we use are calm in the evening, and serious crime is rare. We still plan as though our own family were travelling: your driver and guides are people we have worked with for years, someone from our team is reachable at any hour, and we keep a doctor's contact in every place you stay. If anything feels off on the road, one message reaches us.
- How much does a private trip to Georgia cost?
- It depends on how you like to travel — the stays you choose, how long you are away, and how much of it is private. As a rough guide, most of our trips fall between US$3,000 and US$10,000 per person, and we give you a clear 'from' figure before you commit, with what it does and does not include. Tell us your budget in the form and we will be honest about what it buys; if a plan will not do a place justice at that level, we will say so rather than quietly cut corners.
- How far ahead should we book?
- Sooner is easier, but we are used to quick turnarounds. A few weeks is enough for most trips. For the summer months, and for weddings, the stays and guides worth having go early, so six to eight weeks gives us more to work with. If your dates are close, message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you straight away whether we can do it justice in the time we have.
- Do we need a visa for Georgia?
- Many nationalities can enter Georgia visa-free for short visits, which is one reason it is such an easy trip to arrange. Entry rules depend on your passport and do change, so please check the current requirements for your own nationality before you book. We are glad to point you to the official source, and if anything is unclear, tell us and we will look into it with you.
- How do we get to Georgia?
- Most guests fly into Tbilisi with one stop — often through a hub such as Istanbul, Dubai, Doha or a European city — and how long it takes depends on where you start. Direct flights from some cities come and go by season, so it is worth checking both. Once your dates are set we are happy to suggest routings that land at a civil hour, and your driver meets you at arrivals.
- Can you arrange vegetarian, halal or other special diets?
- Yes, and it is one of the easier parts of Georgia. Georgian cooking has a deep vegetarian side — aubergine with walnut, beans, fresh herbs, salads and cheese breads — so vegetarians eat well without anything special arranged. For halal we use places we trust and can point you to halal kitchens in Tbilisi, and for stricter needs, including Jain meals or any allergy, we brief the kitchens ourselves on what to leave out. Tell us what you keep and we plan around it, table by table.
- Will language be a problem? Does anyone speak English?
- Less than you might fear. Georgian is the local language, and English is common in Tbilisi and among younger Georgians. It matters little day to day, because your guide and driver speak English and are with you throughout, and we are on WhatsApp whenever something needs translating. Most guests find that a few Georgian words — 'gaumarjos' as the glasses go up — are warmly received.
Start planning
If this sounds like your kind of trip, tell us about it.
Message us on WhatsApp or send the short form. Either way, it is usually Nia who replies, within 24 hours.