Classic Tour in Georgia – 2024

Until 14:00 Meeting at Tbilisi airport and transfer to a 3* hotel, time for registration and a short rest. Going on a tour, currency exchange. 14:30 Lunch in Tbilisi at the Khinkali House restaurant. Sightseeing walking tour of Old Tbilisi: Avenue named after. Sh. Rustaveli, Zion Cathedral, Metekhi Monastery built on the rocky bank of the Kura River in the 12th century. The monastery offers a wonderful view of Old Tbilisi. Bridge of Peace, we take the cable car up to the Narikala fortress. Old Tbilisi and sulfur baths, which, according to legend, were found by the king of Iberia Vakhtang Gorgasali during a hunt. 20:00 Welcome dinner with folklore program at the Mravaljamieri restaurant. Return to the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Departure for a tour to Kakheti - the center of Georgian winemaking. 11:00 Just three kilometers from Sighnaghi, in a grove of cypress trees, is the Bodbe Convent of Ninotsminda, where Saint Nino, the baptist of Georgia, is buried. 12:00 Walk through the ancient streets of the beautiful city of Sighnaghi, which is known as the City of Love. 12:30 Visit to the Georgian National Museum, where original works by the famous Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani are also exhibited. 14:00 Lunch at Burji restaurant. 16:45 Tour to Tsinandali, the house-museum of Alexander Chavchavadze with a beautiful court garden and its own winery, where we will have the opportunity to taste the wines. 18:20 Tour and tasting in one of the most famous wineries in Georgia - Khareba, tasting will take place in the long Gvirabi wine tunnel, which was hollowed out during the Soviet times for military purposes. 21:30 Return to Tbilisi.

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Departure for the tour. 10:45 Arrival at the cave city of Uplistsikhe, which was founded back in 1000 BC. e and was a sacred and temple place during the pre-Christian period. 12:00 Tour to the city of Gori, which is known primarily as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin. Here we will visit a museum dedicated to the Soviet leader. 14:00 Lunch in the city of Gori at the Chinebuli restaurant. 18:00 4-5 km northeast of Kutaisi, visit to the picturesque Gelati Monastery - the ancient center of the historical province of Western Georgia Imereti, which was founded by King David IV the Builder in 1106 and which later became his tomb. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 19:00 Check-in at the hotel in Kutaisi and departure for dinner

Breakfast in the hotel. 8:00 Check-out from the hotel. Tour of the city of Kutaisi - the capital of Western Georgia, which historically is the second capital of the country. We will have the opportunity to take a short sightseeing tour of the city. Let's walk along the White Bridge, a symbol of the revival of Kutaisi, erected over the Rioni River, which the city divides in half. 09:00 Visit to the main treasure of the city - the Bagrati Temple, erected in 1003 during the reign of Bagrat III as the main cathedral of his united Georgian kingdom. In 2017, after the temple, destroyed during history, was completely recreated by the initiative of Mikheil Saakashvili, the temple, previously included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, was removed from the list. 11:00 Visit to the beautiful kilometer-long Martvili Canyon with a waterfall. We will have the opportunity to sail a boat along the Abasha River and admire the beauty of the upper part of the canyon. 13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant. 15:00 A visit to the natural monument of Prometheus Cave, unique not only by the standards of this region, is the highlight of our entire program for this region. Here we will have a kilometer-long hike through the underground fairy kingdom and at the end we will ride a boat on an underground cave lake half a kilometer long. 20:30 Return to Tbilisi and check-in at the hotel. Free evening.

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Departure for the tour. Today we will travel along almost the entire Georgian Military Road from Tbilisi to the southern borders of Georgia with Russia. This most important transport artery has been connecting Russia and the countries of Transcaucasia for several centuries. 10:30 The first planned stop is at the majestic Ananuri fortress, dating back to the 13th century, one of the best-preserved castles on the banks of the Zhinvali reservoir. The architectural complex consisting of a church and towers previously served as the residence of the Aragvin princes. We still have two stops planned before our final destination. 12:30 The first one is near the village of Pasanauri - at the confluence of two mountain rivers. 13:30 The second is at the famous monument of Soviet times, the Arch of Friendship of Peoples, which is a panoramic observation deck that offers a picturesque view of the deep gorge of the Caucasus Range. 14:30 Lunch at a traditional Georgian restaurant Tsenereti before reaching Stepantsminda. 15:30 Next, in off-road vehicles from the city center, we will climb to the top of one of the mountains near the village, on which is located the famous monastery of the Gergeti Trinity Church, built in the 14th century at the foot of Mount Kazbek. In good weather, here you can enjoy the mesmerizing view of the famous second highest mountain in Georgia (5047 m.).

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Departure for the tour. 09:45 Point No. 1 Jvari Temple, it is marked by the fact that according to legend, after the baptism of Georgia, St. Nina installed the first cross in this place - Jvari in Georgian. From the cliff on which the temple is located, a beautiful landscape opens onto the ancient city of Mtskheta, the gorge of the Kur River and the valley of the Aragvi River. 12:00 The city of Mtskheta, the very first capital of Georgia, where the main monument of Orthodox Georgia is located - Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, built in the 9th century. 14:00 Lunch at the Salobie restaurant. 16:00 Return to Tbilisi and time for shopping for Georgian products: souvenirs, wine, chacha, churchkhela, etc. Free evening.

Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Check-out from the hotel. 11:00 Transfer to the airport.