2026-09-10
The cost of an Arabic-speaking driver in Georgia with Hawa Georgia is priced per day for the whole car, not per person: a sedan with an Arabic-speaking driver is USD 85 a day, a minivan USD 100, a van USD 140 and a Sprinter USD 240, with 5% off the car from seven days and 10% off from fourteen. The sedan and minivan drivers speak Arabic; the van and Sprinter come with a Georgian driver who speaks basic English, with Arabic support from our office. No prepayment, pay on arrival in Georgia. This page explains what sits inside that number and what does not, how a hotel is added as an option at a published rate, how the choice compares with renting a car and driving yourself, and how to build your full budget before you travel.
How much a driver in Georgia costs by car type
The arithmetic is direct: pick the car that fits your family, then multiply its daily rate by the number of days. The figure does not change by city or by how many kilometres you cover in a day: a day in the capital on one of the Tbilisi tour packages costs the same as the road day to Batumi, there is no different price for a Kazbegi day versus an Mtskheta day; the price is for the whole car with all its costs included, and it changes with the season.
| Car type | Capacity | Daily rate for the whole car |
|---|---|---|
| Sedan | Up to 3 passengers and 3 large bags | USD 85 |
| Minivan | 6 passengers and 8 bags | USD 100 |
| Van | 8 passengers and 10 bags | USD 140 |
| Sprinter | 20 passengers and 20 bags | USD 240 |
The figure covers the whole car and everyone in it: a family of six in a minivan pays USD 100 a day, not 100 multiplied by six. The driver's cost per person therefore falls as the family grows, the opposite of what happens with offers priced per person.
Cost table by trip length, after the discount
The length discount applies to the car only, never to the hotel: 5% once the programme reaches seven days, and 10% once it reaches fourteen. The figures below are the car-with-driver total for the whole trip after the discount, in US dollars.
| Car type | 4 days | 7 days (5% off) | 10 days (5% off) | 14 days (10% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | 340 | 565 | 808 | 1,071 |
| Minivan | 400 | 665 | 950 | 1,260 |
| Van | 560 | 931 | 1,330 | 1,764 |
| Sprinter | 960 | 1,596 | 2,280 | 3,024 |
A worked example: a sedan for seven days is 7 x 85 = USD 595, less 5% = USD 565. A minivan for fourteen days is 14 x 100 = USD 1,400, less 10% = USD 1,260. Because the rate is published, you can extend the trip by a day or two knowing the cost in advance, and that is the basis of Custom Georgia Tour from 1 to 20 Days, which builds a programme from one day to twenty on the same rule.
The hotel is optional: a clear whole-stay total in 4-star or 5-star
You can take the driver alone and stay wherever you like, or we add the hotel from our approved hotels and you see the whole-stay total with breakfast: six nights in a double room from USD 594 at a 4-star hotel and USD 1,194 at a 5-star hotel in low season; the hotel is chosen at confirmation by availability and its name is sent with the booking confirmation. A third guest in a room takes an extra bed, four people and more take two rooms, a child aged 5 or over counts as a guest, and children under five stay free. Child seats and pushchairs are free on request in the car, and the same rules apply across all our Georgia family tour packages.
First example: a couple in a sedan for seven days with six nights in a 4-star hotel = USD 565 for the car + USD 594 for the hotel = USD 1,159 for the whole trip apart from flights, food and tickets. Second example: a family of four adults and two children (aged 7 and 3) in a minivan for seven days with two 4-star rooms for six nights = 665 + 1,188 + 180 for the older child's extra bed over the six nights = USD 2,033. The fuller family budget is set out in How Much Does a Family Trip to Georgia Cost? 2026 Prices, and the Build your package tool on every package page works out the same figure for your own family instantly, in USD, SAR, AED, KWD or ILS.
What the car price actually includes
- A clean, air-conditioned private car with a driver (Arabic-speaking with the sedan and minivan) for 8 to 10 hours a day, every day of the programme, not by the hour or by the trip.
- Airport meet and greet on arrival and the transfer back on departure day, at Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi airports.
- All transfers between cities and the tours within them, according to the programme agreed in writing.
- Fuel, road tolls, parking and the driver's lodging on nights away from Tbilisi.
- One SIM card with open internet for a week per booking.
- Child seats and pushchairs on request.
- A direct WhatsApp line to our office in Tbilisi throughout the trip, and the driver's help booking restaurants and activities.
When hotels are added, the rooms come with breakfast and are confirmed in writing before you arrive.
What stays outside the amount
- Flights, insurance and visa costs if applicable.
- Meals other than the hotel breakfast.
- Entrance tickets to sites, cable cars and water parks, paid on the spot.
- Optional activities: skiing and equipment, horse riding, boats, and the 4x4 vehicles that climb to Gergeti church above Stepantsminda.
- Personal purchases and shopping.
These items are what separates one budget from another, so it is worth estimating them yourself before travelling.
Arabic driver, or a car you drive yourself?
A fair comparison is not between two numbers alone, but between what you pay and what you carry. Renting a car means the daily rate, fuel, insurance and the deposit held on your card; it also means paid parking in central Tbilisi, speed cameras, and driving the Military Highway in winter where chains or convoy travel may be imposed. And if the car breaks down, the problem is yours. Add that many imported cars in Georgia are right-hand drive while traffic drives on the right, which unsettles anyone not used to it.
| Item | With an Arabic driver | Self-drive rental |
|---|---|---|
| Driving and mountain roads | The driver's job | Yours |
| Fuel, parking and tolls | Inside the car price | Yours, and it varies daily |
| Fines and speed cameras | Not your concern | Your liability, and can arrive after you leave |
| Language in restaurants and shops | The driver translates | Mostly Georgian or Russian |
| Hotel | Optional, at a published rate, confirmed before arrival | Booked and paid separately |
| Payment | On arrival, no prepayment | A deposit blocked on your card before pickup |
| If the car breaks down | A replacement from the company | You call the rental firm and wait |
The conclusion is that an Arabic-speaking driver is not an extra line on top of the budget; he is what merges the car, the fuel, the parking and the airport pickup into one figure known in advance, with the hotel added at a published rate if you want it. To understand the role itself before looking at price, start from Arabic-Speaking Driver in Georgia: Price per Car, No Deposit, and for the full comparison in numbers see Renting a Car in Georgia or Hiring a Driver? An Honest Comparison.
How to build the full trip budget
Take a seven-day Georgia tour package for a couple as the example. The base is USD 565 for a sedan with the driver after the discount, plus USD 594 for six nights in a 4-star hotel if you take the hotel from us, giving USD 1,159 paid on arrival. Three columns remain for you to estimate: flights from your city, food for seven days, and entrance tickets and activities. Lay them out on one sheet before booking and you will know your final number with reasonable accuracy. A practical note: winter activities such as skiing push the activities column higher than most people expect, while food in Georgia stays a moderate line compared with other European destinations.
If you are comparing different lengths, the clearest point is that a longer programme lowers the car's daily cost through the discount and spreads the airfare over more days. The most requested programme is Georgia 7 Day Tour - Tbilisi, Kazbegi and Batumi at seven days; for a couple in a sedan with a 4-star hotel it comes to USD 1,159.
Why some offers look cheaper and others dearer
When two offers differ by hundreds of dollars, the difference is usually in the detail rather than in generosity. Check these six points before judging any offer:
- Is the price per car or per person? An offer priced per person looks small, then multiplies by the number of passengers. With us the figure is for the whole car, whoever is in it within its capacity.
- Is the car private or shared? Some offers put you in a bus with other travellers on a fixed schedule that will not shift for you.
- Is it a full day or a half day? A low price for four hours a day is not really a low price. Our day is 8 to 10 hours.
- Are transfer days counted? The road day between Tbilisi and Batumi, about 370 km and six hours, is a full working day for the car and driver, however few sites it contains.
- Are fuel, parking and the driver's lodging on the traveller? A small line on paper, a noticeable one after seven days of moving between cities. With us they are all inside the price.
- Are you asked to transfer money in advance, and is there a registered company behind the offer? Hawa Georgia is officially registered in Georgia and asks for no payment before you arrive, and that is itself part of what you are paying for.
So the number worth comparing is not the headline figure but the cost of a full day for the whole car including fuel, parking and the airport pickup, and then the whole-stay hotel total separately. Once the comparison is put on that footing, the gaps narrow considerably.
Payment and cancellation: no prepayment
We ask for no deposit and no transfer before you travel. The booking is confirmed on WhatsApp with your name, arrival date and flight number, and you pay on arrival in Georgia. Driver-only bookings are paid daily, at the start of each day's tour; bookings with hotels are paid in full on arrival. Payment is cash in US dollars or Georgian lari inside Georgia; card payment is only possible as a bank transfer to the company's official account. Cancellation is free with 48 hours' notice before departure for driver-only bookings and 72 hours when hotels are booked. The full terms are at /en/terms.
Common mistakes in costing a trip
- Comparing a price quoted per person with one quoted per car. Always ask: is the figure for the whole car?
- Costing the driver by the hour. Here a day means a full day, not three hours.
- Forgetting the arrival and departure days. An arrival after midnight still counts as a programme day, because the car, the pickup and the hotel are all working that day.
- Assuming the price includes cable car and site tickets. It does not.
- Forgetting the length discount when comparing seven days with six: seven days costs less than simple multiplication suggests.
- Transferring the whole amount in advance to someone whose company you cannot identify. We ask for nothing before arrival.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a driver in Georgia cost per day?
A sedan with an Arabic-speaking driver is USD 85 a day, a minivan USD 100, a van USD 140 and a Sprinter USD 240; the van and the Sprinter come with a Georgian driver with basic English, with Arabic support from our office. The car price is for the whole car and everyone in it, with all its costs included; it is the same in every city of Georgia and changes with the season.
Is the price per person or per car?
Per car. A couple in a sedan pays USD 85 a day, and a family of six in a minivan pays USD 100 a day, nothing more.
How much is an Arabic-speaking driver for seven days?
A sedan is USD 565 and a minivan USD 665 after the 5% discount; a van is USD 931 and a Sprinter USD 1,596, with a Georgian driver with basic English and Arabic support from our office. For fourteen days the discount rises to 10%, so the sedan is USD 1,071 and the minivan USD 1,260.
Does the price include fuel, parking and the driver's lodging?
Yes. Fuel, parking, road tolls, the transfers between cities and the driver's lodging away from Tbilisi are all inside the figure and are never asked of you en route.
Can I take the driver without the hotel?
Yes, the hotel is optional. Take the driver alone and pay him daily at the start of each day, or we add a 4-star or 5-star hotel from our approved hotels with breakfast, shown as a whole-stay total: six nights in a double room from USD 594 at 4-star and USD 1,194 at 5-star in low season, with the hotel chosen at confirmation by availability.
How much is added for children?
Nothing in the car as long as the number fits its capacity, and child seats are free. In the hotel a child aged 5 or over counts as a guest: a third guest in a room takes an extra bed (USD 180 in total over six nights), four people and more take two rooms, and children under five stay free.
When do I pay, and do prices change by season?
No prepayment, pay on arrival in cash in dollars or lari. The price is for the whole car with all its costs included, and it changes with the season; the hotel stay total is higher in high season, and the figure is confirmed to you in writing on WhatsApp before you travel.
Ask for your written costing
Send the number of days, the number of travellers, the children's ages and your travel dates, and you will receive a written day-by-day programme with the final amount calculated on the car and hotel rates before you pay anything. No prepayment, pay on arrival. WhatsApp: https://wa.me/995550000663