Hi all, after having done 2 huge trips through Asia (northern and southern route) we missed Georgia / Armenia and Azerbaidjan.
Now that we are fixed to school holidays, we want to squeeze this in a long summer holiday.
So we are with a family of 4 and I think we will be up to 5 weeks in the area itself, all in all, not that long.

Our current 4x4 van has been everywhere can do everything accept cover large distances in silent and cool comfort
At some point we will buy something newer, and in Europe we don't offroad that much. When we do this upgrade, I still take the option for this Georgia / Armenia trip into account.

So I am thinking to buy something like a rear wheel drive Sprinter with a wheel baze not too big and just fit some decent all terrain tyres, and possible lifting it a tiny bit.
I think I can get far enough with RWD knowing its limitations. And most offroading is not about crossing a desert but more about dealing with unpaved roads in mountanious area.

So the question is, what will we be missing if don't have full on 4x4? Is it just about not being able to do a few nice offroad trails, or are some areas impossible?
It will be middle of summer, so the mountains should be free of snow (in theory).

Other options are buying/renting a normal 4x4 and just use guesthouses/hotels. But that doesnt really allow bushcamping which we like. And unfortunately we don't like to use a rooftent with a family.

Next to all this I could also buy a vehicle and sell it locally. Of course it would have to be useful to them and be at a reasonable price given the import taxes.

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2011 Overland from Amsterdam to Nepal and back
2018 Overland from Amsterdam to Tokyo via Central Asia and Mongolia