# Tbilisi Incentive

> Five days in Georgia for the team that hit the number. Mountains, wine country, a gala dinner and a facilitated half-day, so it survives contact with the finance director.

Package L-03 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Regional & International](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/international-incentive-trips/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/tbilisi-incentive/

- **Duration:** 5 days, 4 nights
- **Ideal start time:** Wednesday departure — two working days lost, a weekend absorbed
- **Departure window:** Wednesday or Thursday
- **Group size:** 20 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Georgia — Tbilisi, Kazbegi and the Kakheti wine region
- **Season:** Year-round. Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct are best; Dec–Feb is a snow trip and a different product
- **Booking lead time:** 60 days — group airfare, room block and the deposit schedule

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person |
| --- | ---: |
| 20–29 people | AED 6,600 |
| 30–49 people | AED 6,200 |
| 50+ people | AED 5,800 |

Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: a group of 29 is billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 47–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

A retail Georgia package from Dubai is **AED 1,750 for four nights** at the sharp end and **AED 3,600–4,000** for a good one. Those are real prices and they buy flights, a hotel, breakfast and a shared city tour.

They do not buy a **private coach for thirty-five people for five days**, every meal together, a winemaker who stops the tasting to explain qvevri fermentation to a room that asked, a gala the client's own logo is on, or a facilitated morning that lets the CFO book this as an offsite rather than a holiday.

**That last point is the commercial heart of this package.** A five-day incentive trip with no working content is a very hard budget line to defend. With a facilitated half-day and a written output, it becomes a leadership offsite that happens to be in Georgia — and it clears sign-off. Never drop the working morning to save cost; it is what makes the other four days purchasable.

And the reason it is Georgia rather than Europe: **four hours' flying, no visa for most UAE residents, and a per-person cost a quarter of an alpine equivalent** — for scenery that photographs just as well.

## Timeline

- **Day 1 — arrival** — Morning flight, hotel check-in, orientation walk through the old town, welcome dinner with live music
- **Day 2 — the mountains** — Full day to Kazbegi. Ananuri fortress, the Georgian Military Highway, Gergeti Trinity church at 2,170 m. Lunch in Gudauri. Dinner back in Tbilisi
- **Day 3 — the working morning** — Facilitated half-day session, 09:00–13:00, hotel meeting room. Afternoon free — sulphur baths, the cable car, the flea market. Dinner in small groups by choice
- **Day 4 — wine country** — Kakheti. Two estates, a tasting led by a winemaker, a long lunch in a vineyard. Gala dinner with folk performance on return
- **Day 5 — departure** — Late checkout, final morning free, afternoon flight, evening arrival Dubai

## Included

- Return group airfare DXB–TBS, quoted at procurement cost with a named management fee
- Travel insurance
- 4★ central Tbilisi hotel, four nights, twin share, bed and breakfast
- All ground transport in Georgia — private coach for five days
- Licensed English-speaking guide throughout
- All meals — four dinners including the gala, three lunches, all breakfasts
- Kazbegi excursion day with entries
- Kakheti wine day — two estates, winemaker-led tasting, vineyard lunch
- Gala dinner with folk performance
- Facilitated half-day session with a local practitioner, agenda set by the client
- Full custom branding — welcome pack, room drop, gala setting
- Our own tour leader travelling with the group for all five days
- Hybrid photo/video operator across the trip
- Edited 90-second highlight reel within 5 working days
- 24-hour ground support

## Not included

- Single-occupancy supplement (see add-ons)
- Alcohol outside the tasting and the gala
- Personal spending
- Visa where required — checked by us at booking, obtained by the traveller
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** The Gudauri pass closes on snow, usually with a day's warning and occasionally with none. The Kazbegi day is the exposed one.
- **Fallback:** Contracted alternative full day to Mtskheta, Jvari and Uplistsikhe — lower altitude, no pass, same cost, switchable the night before. The wine day and the gala are weather-independent.
- **You are told by:** By the tour leader to the sponsor travelling with the group, the evening before, with the alternative already confirmed rather than proposed.

## Customisation options

- Single-occupancy supplement: AED 640/person
- Upgrade to a 5★ property: AED 380/person/night
- Extra night: AED 890/person
- Full-day facilitation instead of the half-day: AED 4,200/event
- Awards ceremony format at the gala — staging, AV, MC, trophies: AED 14,000/event
- Paragliding at Gudauri, per participant: AED 480
- Business-class upgrade: Priced on request
- Winter format — Gudauri ski days replacing Kakheti: Priced on request
- Full 8-minute video edit of the trip: AED 3,200

## Questions about Tbilisi Incentive

### How much does Tbilisi Incentive cost per person?

AED 6,600 per person for 20–29 people; AED 6,200 per person for 30–49 people; AED 5,800 per person for 50+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: a group of 29 is billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 47–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

### How long does Tbilisi Incentive take, and when does it start?

5 days, 4 nights. Ideal start: Wednesday departure — two working days lost, a weekend absorbed. Departure window: Wednesday or Thursday.

### What is not included in Tbilisi Incentive?

Single-occupancy supplement (see add-ons); Alcohol outside the tasting and the gala; Personal spending; Visa where required — checked by us at booking, obtained by the traveller; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Tbilisi Incentive if the weather turns?

Trigger: The Gudauri pass closes on snow, usually with a day's warning and occasionally with none. The Kazbegi day is the exposed one. Fallback: Contracted alternative full day to Mtskheta, Jvari and Uplistsikhe — lower altitude, no pass, same cost, switchable the night before. The wine day and the gala are weather-independent. You are told: By the tour leader to the sponsor travelling with the group, the evening before, with the alternative already confirmed rather than proposed.

### How far in advance do we need to book Tbilisi Incentive?

The booking lead time is 60 days — group airfare, room block and the deposit schedule. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Best time for a Europe trip from the UAE, by month](https://offsyte.ae/blog/best-time-europe-trip-from-uae/): When to take a team or a reward trip to Europe from the UAE, month by month: weather, prices, Schengen queues, Ramadan, Eid and the school calendar.
- [Corporate retreat locations in Europe for a UAE team](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-retreat-locations-europe/): Eight places in and around Europe that work for a UAE company retreat, with flying time from Dubai, the visa picture for a mixed group, best months and prices.
- [Employee reward trip ideas: team trip or trip for two](https://offsyte.ae/blog/employee-reward-trip-ideas/): Reward trip ideas for UAE staff, from a two-night Muscat group trip at AED 3,100 to a guided week in Europe, and when to pick a team trip or a trip for two.
- [How much a Europe trip from Dubai costs per person](https://offsyte.ae/blog/europe-trip-cost-from-dubai/): What a Europe trip from Dubai costs per person in 2026: guided tours from AED 4,389, visas, insurance and flights, and company group trips from AED 5,000.

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