INCREDIBLE GEORGIA
DAY 1: WELCOME TO GEORGIA! ARRIVAL TO TBILISI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MEETING AND TRANSFER TO TBILISI HOTEL. FREE TIME FOR REST.
OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI.
DAY 2: TBILISI CITY TOUR +MTSKHETA BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT ANCIENT TOWN OF EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTANCE TO THE GEORGIAN NATION – MTSKHETA. STANDING ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAINTOP AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MTKVARI AND ARAGVI RIVERS, OVERLOOKING THE TOWN OF MTSKHETA, FORMERLY THE CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF IBERIA. *SVETITSKHOVELI CATHEDRAL IS ONE OF THE MOST SACRED PLACES IN GEORGIA AND, ALONG WITH JVARI MONASTERY, THE CLEAR HIGHLIGHT OF A TRIP TO MTSKHETA. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1010, BUILT ON THE SITE OF GEORGIA'S FIRST CHURCH, AND CONTAINS THE GRAVES OF THE ANCIENT GEORGIAN KINGS, INCLUDING SIDONIA, WHO WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BURIED HOLDING CHRIST'S ROBE. DUE TO ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND NUMEROUS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, THE "HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF MTSKHETA" BECAME A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN 1994. TBILISI CITY TOUR. SIGHTSEEING TOUR AROUND THE CAPITAL: OLD & NEW TBILISI STREETS, NARIKALA FORTRESS AND METEKHI CHURCH WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS ON OLD TBILISI, ANCIENT CHURCHES OF ANCHISKHATI AND SIONI, SULPHUR BATHS DISTRICT “ABANOTUBANI”, FAMOUS CHARDIN STREET NAME AFTER A FRENCH MISSIONER, PIECE BRIDGE, HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL, FREEDOM SQUARE, AND MANY OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST. GALA DINNER WITH FOLK SHOW
OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI
DAY 3: TBILISI- BORJOMI – RABATI - BORJOMI BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. DRIVE TO BORJOMI. ENJOY VISITING BORJOMI. BORJOMI IS A SMALL TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO VISIT THERE, BUT THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE TOWN BECAUSE OF MINERAL WATER BORJOMI WITH UNIQUE HEALING QUALITIES AND TASTE. IT’S BEEN KNOWN FOR CENTURIES, THAT THIS WATER WAS UNIQUE, BUT IT REALLY BECOMES FAMOUS DURING RUSSIAN REIGN IN GEORGIA. THEN, CONTINUING TO AKHALTSIKHE, AN OLD TOWN, APPRECIATE THE IMPRESSIVE MEDIEVAL RABATI FORTRESS. THAT’S WHY THE FORTRESS RABAT HAS BEEN BUILT HERE IN IX CENTURY, SO IT’S BEEN CALLED THE FORTRESS INSIDE THE FORTRESS. IT WAS GUARDING GEORGIA FOR CENTURIES, BUT THERE WERE PERIODS WHEN ENEMIES TOOK OVER. THE FORTRESS KEEPS TRACES OF BOTH TIMES, GIVING US AN UNFORGETTABLE IMPRESSION. THE FORTRESS HAS BEEN RENOVATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE GEORGIAN CHURCH, MOSQUE AND MADRASA – ISLAMIC SCHOOL, CITADEL, AND UNIQUE MUSEUM. THE RABATI FORTRESS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS REGION..
OVERNIGHT IN BORJOMI.
DAY 4: BORJOMI– GORI – UPLISTSIKHE- TBILISI AFTER BREAKFAST DEPART TOWARDS GORI- UPLISTSIKHE. FIRST LOCATION TO VISIT IS UPLISTSIKHE. UPLISTSIKHE IS THE ANCIENT TOWN LOCATED IN KARTLI REGION OF GEORGIA. UPLISTSIKHE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RIVER MTKVARI. UPLISTSIKHE CONTAINS STRUCTURES FROM IRON AGE AND MIDDLE AGES. UPLISTSIKHE IS ONE OF OLDEST SETTLEMENTS OF GEORGIA, IT IS FULL OF ROCK CUT STRUCTURES, CAVES AND TUNNELS. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FROM 10TH CENTURY STANDS ON THE TOP OF SUMMIT. AFTER CHRISTIANISATION OF GEORGIA THE TOWN HAS LOST ITS IMPORTANCE. OUR NEXT DESTINATION IS GORI. IN GORI WE WILL VISIT GORI CASTLE AND SEVERAL MUSEUMS. GORI CASTLE IS 13TH CENTURY FORTIFIED CASTLE COMPLEX. IT STANDS ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN, WATCHES OVER THE CITY AND KARTLI. BACK TO TBILISI.
OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI.
DAY 5: TBILISI BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL FREE DAY. TRANSFER FOR SHOPPING (OPTIONAL) EXCURSION TO KAZBEGI/EXCURSION TO KAKHETI (OPTIONAL)
OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI
DAY 6: DEPARTURE DAY BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT.
PP IN USD
SINGLE ROOM 2 PAX $924
PP IN DOUBLE ROOM $809
PP IN TRIPLE ROOM $787
SINGLE ROOM 5 PAX $721
PP IN DOUBLE ROOM $606
PP IN TRIPLE ROOM $584
SINGLE ROOM 8 PAX $659
PP IN DOUBLE ROOM $544
PP IN TRIPLE ROOM $522
SINGLE ROOM 10 PAX $637
PP IN DOUBLE ROOM $522
PP IN TRIPLE ROOM $500
SINGLE ROOM 15 PAX $598
PP IN DOUBLE ROOM $483
PP IN TRIPLE ROOM $462
RATES INCLUDE: 4 NIGHTS AT BRIM HOTEL 4* OR SIMILAR BB 1 NIGHT AT BORJOMI PALACE HOTEL 4* OR SIMILAR BB ALL TRANSPORTATION DURING THE TOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE SERVICE ALL ENTRANCE FEES WHEN NECESSARY
1 BOTTLE OF WATER PER PERSON PER DAY GALA DINNER WITH FOLK SHOW
PRICE DO NOT INCLUDE:
ALL LUNCHES AND DINNERS: $20 USD LUNCH / $24 USD DINNER “OPTIONAL” WHICH IS MENTIONED IN PROGRAM DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INSURANCE PERSONAL EXPENSES ALCOHOL BEVERAGES ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES
