This guide provides the most up to date and detailed source of hard facts for independent travelers and hikers on getting to and around this little explored but very welcoming ex-Soviet state. Thorough coverage is provided on the increasingly cosmopolitan capital, Tbilisi, together with plenty of suggestions for itineraries further afield, highlighting Georgia"s picturesque and unspoiled countryside. Features include: *The Black Sea coast, Caucasus mountains, and Svaneti *A traveler"s guide to Georgian hospitality, customs, and transport *The flora and fauna of the region