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Winter tour in Armenia and Georgia

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Key points
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
No group size limit.
Book now - pay on the spot.
Only private tours.
Free cancellation up to 7 days.
3* accommodation included.
Only in winter time.
Long drive tour.
Overview

If you are a travel lover and want to combine it with new emotions, this tour is for you. We offer to travel around Armenia and Georgia, visit the main tourist places, try delicious cuisine and combine it with a winter holiday.
Since Armenia and Georgia are surrounded by mountains, it is especially beautiful in winter and there are excellent conditions for active winter recreation. The program is designed in such a way that both professional athletes, beginners and even children can take part in it. So you can travel with friends and family.

Itinerary
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Until 14:00 Meeting at Tbilisi airport and transfer to the hotel. Time for registration and a little rest. Going on a tour, currency exchange. 14:30 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. 17:00 The city of Mtskheta, the very first capital of Georgia, where the main monument of Orthodox Georgia is located - the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, built in the 9th century. 20:00 Welcome dinner with folk songs and dances at the Mravaljamieri restaurant. Return to the hotel.
  • Departure from Tbilisi
  • Return to Tbilisi
  • Travel time: 8 hours / 80 km
  • Meals: dinner
Visit to the Ananuri palace complex on the banks of the Aragva River. Visit to the resort town of Gudauri, located on the southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Range. We spend the whole day in the ski resort of Gudauri - in the evening we return to Tbilisi
  • Departure from Tbilisi
  • Return to Tbilisi
  • Travel time: 12 hours / 240 km
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Departure for a tour to Kakheti - the center of Georgian winemaking. 11:00 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. 15:30 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. 17:30 Return to Sighnaghi. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
  • Departure from Tbilisi
  • Arrival in Sighnaghi
  • Travel time: 8 hours / 120 km
  • Meal: three times a day
After breakfast, departure from Sighnaghi to Kvareli. This is a small town in the east of the country which is famous for its vineyards and ancient wineries. Departure for a tour to the royal castle and Gremi fortress. The city of Gremi was the capital of the Kingdom of Kakheti from the 16th to the 17th centuries. The capital, which was founded by Levan of Kakheti, served as a royal residence and the most important trading point on the Great Silk Road. Lunch in Telavi. Visit to the palace-museum of the Georgian king Heraclius II. Visit to the ancient monastery and academy of Ikalto, where, according to legend, the great Georgian poet of the 12th century, Shota Rustaveli, studied. Visit to the cathedral and monastery complex of Alaverdi, founded in the 11th century. 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. Arriving in Tbilisi and checking into a hotel.
  • Departure from Sighnaghi
  • Arrival in Tbilisi
  • Travel time: 9 hours / 210 km
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
Visit to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Sameba) - the main cathedral of the Greek Orthodox Church. Tour to an open-air ethnographic museum, a unique Georgian village, in which every house and every building conveys different eras of Georgian history. Shopping of Georgian products by pre-order: souvenirs, wines, chacha, churchkhella, etc. Crossing the Armenian-Georgian border through the Bagratashen border checkpoint. Visit to the 10th century Akhtala monastery and fortress, where Armenian, Georgian and Byzantine architecture are harmoniously combined. Visit to the early medieval monastery complex of Haghpat and Sanait, which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Tour to the resort town of Dilijan, which symbolizes Armenian-Georgian friendship. Visit to the ancient Dilijan complex. Visit to the Hakhartsin Monastery (10th century), surrounded by dense forest. Hotel accommodation.
  • Departure from Tbilisi
  • Arrival in Dilijan
  • Travel time: 9 hours / 230 km
  • Meal: three times a day
Breakfast at the Hotel. Departure from Dilijan. Tour to Lake Sevan - the largest of the lakes in the Caucasus, which is especially beautiful in winter. On the northwestern coast of Sevan we will visit the Sevnavank monastery. Arrival at the Tsaghkadzor ski resort, hotel accommodation. Rest in Tsakhkadzor. There you can rent a snowboard, skis and even use the services of an instructor.
  • Departure from Dilijan
  • Arrival in Tsakhkadzor
  • Travel time: 5 hours / 95 km
  • Meal: three times a day
Departure from Tsakhkadzor for a tour. Photo stop at the Charents Arch, which offers a picturesque view of Mount Ararat. Tour to the 12th century Geghard rock monastery - a fantastic example of medieval Armenian architecture, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Participation in baking Armenian lavash bread. Tour to the pagan temple of Garni - the only surviving temple from the Hellenistic era in the region. Arriving in Yerevan. Check-in at the hotel. Time for registration and a little rest. 17:00 Sightseeing tour of Yerevan with stops at the David Sasuntsi Monument, in Victory Park - at the Mother Armenia monument, from where a beautiful view of the entire city opens. Architectural complex Cascade, Museum of Art Cafesjian, Opera House. 19:00 Farewell dinner with a folklore program (folk song and dance ensemble - Yerevan) in one of the most favorite restaurants in the capital - “Tavern Yerevan”. Cafesjian, Opera House. 19:00 Farewell dinner with a folklore program (folk song and dance ensemble - Yerevan) in one of the most favorite restaurants in the capital - “Tavern Yerevan”.
  • Departure from Tsakhkadzor
  • Arrival in Yerevan
  • Travel time: 12 hours / 120 km
  • Meal: three times a day
Breakfast in the hotel. 9:00 Check-out from the hotel. The first stop is the Khor Virap Monastery, which offers one of the most wonderful views of the biblical Mount Ararat. Tour to Holy Etchmiadzin: The spiritual center of Armenia and the residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians - the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The city is located just 20 km from Yerevan. Here we will visit the Cathedral built in the 4th century, the museum-treasury of Etchmiadzin, where many holy relics are kept, including the Spear of Longinus. 14:00 Lunch at the Agape national cuisine restaurant, which is located on the territory of Holy Echmiadzin in a 17th century building and is one of the ancient restaurants in this region. 15:00 Visit to the ruins of Zvartnots - the greatest temple of early medieval Armenian architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 16:00 Transfer to the airport.
  • Departure from Tsakhkadzor
  • Travel time: 8 hours / 110 km
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
Price and Availability
Private tours upon request
2-3 pax
885 €
4-6 pax
827 €
7-12 pax
804 €
There are special discounts for private groups of 13 or more persons.
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What's included
  • Individual transfers airport-hotel-airport;
  • Accommodation in 3* hotels: 3 nights in Tbilisi, 1 night in Sighnaghi, 1 night in Dilijan, 1 night in Tsakhkadzor, 1 night in Yerevan, all with breakfast;
  • Transport service for the tour in comfortable transport;
  • Service of Russian-speaking accompanying guides (8 excursion days);
  • 7 lunches and 3 dinners in the best restaurants with Armenian and Georgian cuisine, in guest and rural houses with national flavor;
  • Welcome and farewell dinner in Yerevan and Tbilisi, including folklore program and wine;
  • Entrance tickets;
  • Wine and cognac tasting;
  • Tour itinerary and tourist maps of Armenia and Georgia;
  • 24-hour telephone support for tourists;
  • Unlimited spring water in service vehicles;
  • Taxes.
  1. Flights;
  2. Alcoholic drinks;
  3. Travel insurance;
  4. Tip.
Additional info
  • The price of the tour package is indicated for 1 person in a double room.
  • Check out the section “Frequently asked questions about group tours”;
  • EU citizens and UK and USA passport holders can stay in Armenia without a visa for 180 days per year.
  • We recommend arriving in Armenia by noon on the day the tour starts.
  • If you check in early, you must reserve an extra night.
  • For an additional fee, you can choose higher class hotels along the tour route.
  • For children under 5 years old, the tour is free when staying in the same room with two adults.
  • For children from 6 to 10 years old there is a 50% discount when placing an extra bed. beds in one room with two adults.
  • This publication is the intellectual property of the tour operator “Barev Armenia”. Full or partial copying of the material entails a violation of copyright.

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