Seems the web site is gone. If you are still around, maybe you could post up the info for our future reference?

Thanks,

You can find the content at the Internet Archive (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Direct link to the Georgia page below.

https://web.archive.org/web/20141022...t.com/georgia/

Edit: It seems to have archived the index pages, not the articles - damn!

Russia to Georgia 2017
 

I am a Canadian travelling to Mongolia this summer from Holland. We would like to travel back via Georgia and Turkey. Looking on the government Travel advisory postings they do not recommend travelling through the area south of Volgograd towards the Georgian border because of unrest, terrorist attacks, etc.
Can anybody shed some light on what the situation is in that area.

Thank you!

From a Canadian biker living in Tbilisi, a few comments:

1. Risky area is Dagestan, Chechnya etc. - although lots of bikers were riding through without trouble last year.
2. If you turn south at Mineralnye Vodi and head through Vladikavkas, you will meet lots of bikes. Means staying north of the "high risk" area and heading further west before dropping south, but the most popular routing right now for bikers.
3. Do not attempt to enter into South Ossetia - enter to Georgia via Kazbegi / Goudauri. Roads are fine / area is known for rock slides during heavy rains so check before turning south. If that road is closed, you really have no other alternative but to miss Georgia and head south via Ukraine.

Hope that helps!

Thank you, very helpfull. We will see how that goes.

Cheers,

Dave

From what you wrote, coming from Kazakhstan and driving around the Caspian sea to Georgia doesn't seem to be a good idea. :oops2:

infact its gone ,by the previous comments it was also a good article/info.possibility u pass the main points on here (generally copy/paste on this site is better than a blog that will expire..):oops2:
thanks!:rolleyes2:

I wish I could but like I said, I was mistaken - the index pages are there but the content pages are not. Sorry!

To the question re riding around the Caspian and into Georgia.

Really three basic options:
1. Ride around the Caspian, into Azerbaijan and then Georgia - met bikers who did it last year but some worrisome areas in southern Russia - just above the AZ border.
2. Ride through southern Russia - Dagestan, Chechnya etc. - again a high risk area but some have made it through fine.
3. North as I mentioned earlier - the route that I have done several times. Yes, it is longer, but less risky in my opinion.

Depends on if you are riding solo, your language skills and your appetite for risk.

Georgia entry
 

Hey guys!

I have been searching a lot but so far with no luck. Can you give me some information on the documents that one will need in order to enter Georgia on their own vehicle? We will enter from Russia and after Georgia will move onto Turkey. Thank you in advance! P.S.: we have Singaporean registered bike

I'm going to be riding down from Astrakhan to Vladikavkaz in a few weeks time. I'm hoping to follow the coast, maybe stay in Grozny - I'll try and post up how I get on and whether it's possible.

Note that when I applied for my Russian visa, I was told that they had to know in advance that I was going to be in this region. Although the visa in my passport doesn't mention it, I assume I am on their system somehow.

I guess coming from Kazakstan thats the route that should be 'safer' (?)
https://goo.gl/maps/fvzumSgABEs

Although from other reports this area all together doesnt seem so welcoming.Yes language barriers (zero russian) and solo ....mmmh...making me feel to avoid the Georgia route
:confused2: :huh:

From KZ direction my thoughts are to head for Astrakhan, Volgograd and Voronezh, if you are heading towards Europe this then takes you towards the north of Ukraine avoiding the conflict zones of Donetsk and Luhansk.

It's a shame because Georgia is supposed to be really beautiful but there is too much extremist action in Chechnya and the Caucasus to be comfortable to risk kidnapping etc.

yes can be beautiful but not worth to risk from my point of view.
same is for Ukraine ,I think u cant cross from Russia anyway..because that would be a good 'shortcut 'for me going to northern Italy/Alps.
M wondering about Belarus now? of will have to go all the way to Latvia?

yes let us know how it went .cheers
bier