TBILISI CITY TOUR + MTSKHETA 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.
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.
BORJOMI– VARDZIA- KUTAISI DEPART THE UNDERGROUND HALLS OF THE “MOUNTAIN QUEEN,” DUG OUT OF THE SOLID ROCK, VARDZIA LOOKS LIKE IT WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE PAGES OF LORD OF THE RINGS. IN REALITY IT IS A CAVE-PALACE-MONASTERY BUILT NOT BY DWARFS, BUT BY GEORGIANS IN THE CAUCASUS FOR THEIR FABLED QUEEN TAMAR. IN DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES PEOPLE ARE OFTEN DRIVEN TO PERFORM FEATS OF MYTHICAL PROPORTIONS. IN THE LATE 1100S THE MEDIEVAL KINGDOM OF GEORGIA WAS RESISTING THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE MONGOL HORDES, THE MOST DEVASTATING FORCE EUROPE HAD EVER SEEN. QUEEN TAMAR ORDERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS UNDERGROUND SANCTUARY IN 1185, AND THE DIGGING BEGAN, CARVING INTO THE SIDE OF THE ERUSHELI MOUNTAIN, LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY NEAR THE TOWN OF ASPINDZA.
KUTAISI CITY TOUR BAGRATI CATHEDRAL IS LOCATED IN KUTAISI, IMERETI REGION, ON UKIMERIONI HILL. IT WAS BUILT IN 1003, DURING THE REIGN OF BAGRAT III. BAGRATI TEMPLE IS AN IMPORTANT MONUMENT OF GEORGIAN CULTURE, BOTH IN TERMS OF ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION AND SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE. IT IS A SYMBOL OF THE UNITY AND STRENGTH OF OUR COUNTRY. PROMETEUS CAVE PROMETHEUS CAVE MAY REGARD AS THE VISIT CARD OF GEORGIA. THE MAGIC CAVE IS FULL WITH STUNNING CURTAINS OF STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES. WHILE VISITING, ONCE AGAIN IT WILL CONVINCE YOU ABOUT EXISTENCE OF THE FAIRY WORLD. PROMETHEUS CAVE IS LOCATED IN TSKALTUBO MUNICIPALITY, VILLAGE KUMISTAVI. RIVER. THERE ARE 22 HALLS FOUND, WHERE JUST 6 HALLS ARE OPEN FOR TOURISTS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO WALK THROUGH THE LENGTH OF 1420 METERS IN THE CAVE'S TERRITORY VISIT THE HALLS AND ENJOY BOAT TOUR BY WALKING THE RIVER. FREE EVENING IN KUTAISI
VISITING ONE OF THE UNIQUE SITE OF GEORGIA - MARTVILI CANYONS. OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS, THE WATER HAS CREATED BREATHTAKING GORGE LIMESTONE ROCKS, REACHING A DEPTH OF 40 METERS, AT THE BOTTOM OF WHICH ACTUALLY THE RIVER FLOWS. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE CANYON IS ONE KILOMETER AVAILABLE TO REACH. IN THE UPPER PART OF THE CANYON, YOU CAN TAKE A BOAT TRIP AND REACH THE VERY BEGINNING WITH 7 METER HIGH POWERFUL WATERFALL. MARTVILI LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A PARADISE NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL NATURE AND AMAZING SITES BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF ITS INHABITANTS, WHO WELCOME GUESTS IN A TRADITION OF WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY. MARTVILI DISTRICT IS TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST PLACES IN GEORGIA COMBINING UNIQUE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS. OKATSE CANYON OKATSE CANYON NATURAL MONUMENT IS A 2 KILOMETERS SEGMENT OF A 14 KILOMETERS LONG OKATSE RIVER. EROSION OF RIVER VALLEY CREATED A 3–6 METERS WIDE CANYON, IN SOME PLACES 15–20 METERS WIDE. THE CANYON DEPTH VARIES FROM 20 TO 100 METERS. CANYON HAS SEVERAL WATERFALLS INCLUDING KINCHKHA WATERFALL NATURAL MONUMENT AND SEVERAL TINY LAKES, ONE OF THEM, OSKAPO IS 60 METERS LONG.
BATUMI CITY TOUR+BOTANICAL GARDEN BATUMI’S GARDEN IS OF THE OLDEST, BIGGEST AND MORE IMPORTANT PLANT RESEARCH FACILITIES IN THE REGION. THERE ARE CLOSE TO 2,000 DIFFERENT SPECIES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE REPRESENTED IN 9 DIFFERENT ZONES, ALL CONNECTED BY A DOZEN DIFFERENT WALKING PATHS AND OFF-ROAD HIKING TRAILS. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN BATUMI TO CATCH A VIEW OF THE BLACK SEA AND THE CITY SKYLINE. BATUMI IS THE CITY WHICH EASILY MAKES VISITORS FALL IN LOVE WITH IT, AS IT POSSESSES A REAL CERTAIN UNIQUE CHARM AND EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY. THE HISTORY OF BATUMI IS VERY CLOSELY CONNECTED NOT ONLY WITH THE HISTORY OF ADJARA, BUT WITH THE HISTORY OF THE WHOLE CAUCASUS. IT IS THE MOST POPULAR SEA RESORT OF THE COUNTRY. BATUMI HAS BECOME THE COUNTRY'S SUMMER HOLIDAY CAPITAL, AND HAD SEEN MUCH DEVELOPMENT OVER RECENT YEARS. MAIN BATUMI HIGHLIGHTS: SEASIDE PARK (BOULEVARD), SQUARE OF EUROPE, 6 MAY PARK & NURIEGEL LAKE, AQUARIUM & DOLPHINARIUM, MODERN BATUMI: NEW BUILDINGS, ARDAGANI LAKE, AQUA PARK, HOLY MOTHER VIRGIN’S NATIVITY CATHEDRAL, BATUMI SEA PORT, ROPE WAY, MIRACLE PARK: ALPHABETIC TOWER; SCULPTURE OF LOVE “ALI & NINO”; ALCOHOL-FOUNTAIN TOWER, STREETS OF OLD BATUMI, THE MOSQUE, PIAZZA SQUARE OTHER INTERESTING SITES OF THE CITY... BOAT TRIP OVERNIGHT IN BATUMI
EXPLORE KAKHETI, THE WINE REGION OF GEORGIA, LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. KAKHETI WINE REGION IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO VISIT BEAUTIFUL SIGHTSEEINGS, TRY DELICIOUS LOCAL FOOD, LISTEN TO TRADITIONAL FOLK SONGS, STUDY HOW GEORGIAN WINE IS MADE, AND HAVE WINE DEGUSTATION. THE COMPLEX IN TSINANDALI EMBRACES THE MEMORIAL HOUSE, A LANDSCAPE GARDEN, A HISTORICAL WINERY, WINE CELLAR, HOTEL AND A CAFÉ. THE VINEYARDS HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND WINE PRODUCTION HAS RESUMED. THEU OFFER YOU A PLEASURABLE AND INFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE: YOU WILL LOOK INTO THE BACKGROUND OF THE NOBLE CHAVCHAVADZE FAMILY, WHO PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE NATIONAL HISTORY; ENJOY THE VIEWS OF THE GARDEN, HAVE A LOOK AT THE WINERY AND SAMPLE THE “TSINANDALI” (FIRST PRODUCED BY THE CHAVCHAVADZES) ETC. GEORGIAN WINES AND ROUND OFF THE VISIT AT THE HISTORICAL HOTEL. WINE TASTING AND MUSEUM TOUR AT TSINANDALI ESTATE ALAVERDI IS A GEORGIAN EASTERN ORTHODOX MONASTERY LOCATED 25 KM (16 MI) FROM AKHMETA, IN THE KAKHETI REGION OF EASTERN GEORGIA. WHILE PARTS OF THE MONASTERY DATE BACK TO 6TH CENTURY, THE PRESENT DAY CATHEDRAL WAS BUILT IN THE 11TH CENTURY BY KVIRIKE III OF KAKHETI, REPLACING AN OLDER CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE. IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FOUR GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX WORLD SHUCHMAN WINERY: WINE TOUR, WINE TASTING, RED WINE BATH, RELAXING MASSAGE OVERNIGHT IN SHUCHMAN WINERY
BODBE CONVENT. ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND, IT IS BUILT ON THE BURIAL PLACE OF SAINT NINO. A SAINT FOR GEORGIANS WHO CONVERTED THEIR RELIGION INTO CHRISTIANITY. THE SITE IS VERY SPIRITUAL AND HAS IMPRESSIVE VIEWS FOR TAKING BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. THEN GO TO SIGHNAGHI, KNOWN AS "THE CITY OF LOVE." YOU WILL HAVE A WALKING TOUR IN SIGHNAGHIN AND DISCOVER " THE GREAT WALL OF GEORGIA." AFTER THE WALKING TOUR, YOU CAN JOIN LUNCH WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF ALAZANI VALLEY, AND TRY TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN FOOD. VISIT KHAREBA WINERY, THE LARGEST OF GEORGIA'S WINE CELLARS. KHAREBA IS A UNIQUE PLACE WITH PERFECT STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR WINE, 7.7 KILOMETERS OF TUNNELS, AND GALLERIES THAT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TEMPERATURE OF 12-14 DEGREES 0C. HAVE A WALKING TOUR IN THE TUNNEL, EXPLORE THE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM, GET INFORMATION ON HOW GEORGIANS MAKE WINE, AND FINISH IT WITH WINE DEGUSTATION. 4 TYPE OF WINE +CHACHA TASTING +BREAD MAKING +DIPPING CHURCHKHELA+LUNCH BACK TO TBILISI OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI
TBILISI - ANANURI - JINVALI - KAZBEGI – TBILISI BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL THE ROUTE TO KAZBEGI LEADS TO MTSKHETA-MTIANETI REGION AND LIES THROUGH GEORGIAN MILITARY WAY, WHICH CONNECTED THE COUNTRY WITH THE NORTHERN CAUCASUS. ON THE WAY TO KAZBEGI, WE ARE GOING TO VISIT: ANANURI ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX AND JINVALI WATER RESERVOIR IS EASY VIA GEORGIAN MILITARY HIGHWAY. CONTINUING THE ROUTE TO KAZBEGI THROUGH POPULAR GEORGIAN WINTER RESORT GUDAURI. ARRIVAL TO KAZBEGI, STEPANTSMINDA. THE SIGHTSEEING TOUR INCLUDES THE VISITS TO: GERGETI TRINITY CHURCH IS LOCATED NEAR SETTLEMENT STAPANTSMINDA, ON THE GERGETI MOUNTAIN (2200M A.S.L.), ONE OF THE HIGHEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL PEAKS OF CAUCASUS AND IS THE ONLY CROSS-CUPOLA CHURCH IN KHEVI PROVINCE. YOU CAN ENJOY THE BREATHTAKING VIEWS TO THE MOUNT KAZBEBI. MOUNT KAZBEGI IS THE THIRD HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN GEORGIA AND THE SEVENTH HIGHEST PEAK IN THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS. THE SUMMIT LIES DIRECTLY TO THE WEST OF THE TOWN OF STEPANTSMINDA AND IS THE MOST PROMINENT GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE OF THE AREA. MT. KAZBEK IS THE HIGHEST PEAK OF EASTERN GEORGIA. DINNER AND KHINKALI MASTER CLASS BACK TO THE HOTEL. OVERNIGHT IN TBILISI
WE CAN MAKE MADE TO MEASURE PROGRAMS TO FIT INDIVIDUALS, YOUR GROUP SIZE & BUDGET (HOTEL OR VILLA OR APARTMENT ACCOMODATION
