Wonders of Georgia Tour5 Days | Tbilisi, Telavi, Tsinandali, Sighnaghi, Mtskheta, Ananuri, Gudauri, Kazbegi, Gori, Uplistsikhe

Arrival in Tbilisi. You will be met by our driver and transferred to the hotel. Check-in at 2 p.m. You will start your journey in Georgia with a Tbilisi city tour at Metekhi church and the monument to Vakhtang Gorgasali, the legendary founder of Tbilisi. Take a cable car to Narikala Fortress to enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the city. Walk down to the district of Sulphur bath houses passing by the only mosque in Tbilisi. Stroll through the Sharden area full of narrow streets with cozy cafés, wine-tasting bars, and souvenir shops, and breathe in the living past. Visit Sioni Cathedral, Anchiskhati Basilica, and the clock tower of the famous Rezo Gabriadze Theatre. Cross the Bridge of Peace to Rike Park. An excellent round-up to the city tour will be a visit to the National Museum of Georgia. The museum holds a golden collection of valuable findings that belong to different periods and epochs presented in the consequence from the Bronze Age (3500-1200 B.C.) up to the 20th century. In the evening, visit a local restaurant to taste dishes of traditional Georgian cuisine. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast depart towards Kakheti region of Georgia, the cradle of Georgian wine. A beautiful road lies through Gombori pass. Our first stop will be in Telavi, the administrative and historic center of the region. Have a short walk through the charming streets of old Telavi and have a photo stop at the monument to Erekli II. Drive to Tsinandali, the residence of the dukes of Georgia with a beautiful English garden, museum, and wine cellar, which belonged to Prince Chavchavadze, a 19th-century public figure and poet. Stop at Bodbe convent. As the legend says, it is the burial place of St. Nino, who converted Georgia to Christianity in the 4th century. Since 1889 Bodbe complex functions as a nunnery as per the decree of Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Continue driving to Sighnaghi, the city of love, and the Royal Town. Historically, one of the crossroads of the Great Silk Road is surrounded by defensive walls with 23 towers. In the evening return to Tbilisi. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, drive to Mtskheta, one of the oldest towns and the cultural and religious center of Georgia. Mtskheta was the capital of the Eastern Georgian Kingdom of Iberia from the third century BC. Visit Jvari Monastery, a true architectural masterpiece of the early Medieval Period overlooking the confluence of Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers from the top of the hill, and Svetitskhoveli, the main cathedral of Mtskheta and a sacred place where the robe of Christ is being kept. Continue to Ananuri architectural complex, a former residence of Argveti Dukes. A complex featuring churches and towers dating back to the 16-17th centuries is beautifully overlooking Jinvali reservoir. Continue driving on Georgian Military Highway passing through the highest point of it at 2394 m above sea level. Arrive at Kazbegi, a small town with views of Mount Kazbek (or Mkinvari) 5033 m, the seventh highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. Drive to Gergeti Holy Trinity Church located at an altitude of 2170 m to enjoy breathtaking views to the Mount Kazbegi. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Gori and visit Stalin Museum. The museum includes more than 60,000 artifacts, the tiny house where Stalin was born, and the impressive bulletproof train Stalin used to travel to Yalta and Potsdam. Explore cave town Uplistsikhe dating back to the Hellenistic Period and is notable for its unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures and the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture. Drive back to Tbilisi for an overnight at the hotel.

Check-out from the hotel at noon. Free time until transfer to Tbilisi International Airport. Departure. End of the Wonders of Georgia tour.

Economy:
Sunshine Kazbegi / Horizon Kazbegi / Best View / NOA Kazbegi / Alpenhaus Kazbegi
Comfort:
Intourist Kazbegi / Memoir / Mountain House / Northgate / Capra
Luxe:
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