Is the Caucasus Safe to Travel to in 2025?
With all the different events going on in the world today, an obvious thing to consider before you travel is the safety of the country you will be in. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia all made international news headlines in 2024, for reasons that may have rightly made travelers ask:
Is it safe for me to travel there?
Read on to hear our view on whether or not it’s safe to travel to the Caucasus in 2025.
Ten Fun Facts about Mt. Bazarduzu, Azerbaijan’s Highest Peak
When it comes to recognizable mountain ranges in the world, most people have heard of the iconic Alps in Europe, the towering Himalayas in Asia, and the wide-ranging Rockies in the US & Canada. But the Caucasus Mountains? This is a tougher sell to your average Joe.
But the more you get to know this mountain range, the more you come to love it. We have been helping adventurers around the world summit beautiful Caucasus peaks since 2018: Mt. Elbrus in Russia (one of the 7 Summits & Europe’s highest peak at 5,642 meters), Mt. Kazbek in Georgia (5,054 meters), and Mt. Bazarduzu in Azerbaijan (4,466 meters).
Top 10 Things to do in Tbilisi with kids
Have you ever read a “Top 10 things to do with kids” list, and wondered if the author had ever done anything with kids before?! I feel this way sometimes, especially when it comes to traveling with young children. “Kid-friendly” lists that include museums, churches or monasteries, old streets that are impossible to push a stroller down, expensive restaurants with food kids will only take one bite of, and generally anything where quiet, decorum, and the need to slow down and read historical things are required, are typically a far cry from what parents are actually looking for on an outing with their kids!
Bazarduzu – What to expect when Climbing Azerbaijan’s Highest Peak
So maybe you’re not quite ready for a large undertaking of mountaineering like Mt Kazbek (5054m / 16,581ft), but you love trekking and being in beautiful mountain regions. Then climbing Mount Bazarduzu in Azerbaijan just might be your next mountain endeavor!