Treasures of Georgia (7 days)

DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY (PAGE 1)
Arrival to Tbilisi, meeting with your driver at the arrival hall of the airport. Meeting sign: “Capital Georgia
Travel”. Transfer to the hotel of your choice and accommodation.
DAY 1
Optional activities for today:
Dinner in a local restaurant with entertainment program – Georgian folk-show. It will be your first
acquaintance with the infamous Georgian cuisine. Round-trip transfer included.
Traditional Georgian Sulfur Bath. We will make reservation for you and arrange transfers.
After breakfast, you will meet your guide at the hotel lobby and start your personal discovery of Georgia with
the city tour of its capital. First stop will be at glorious Sameba – the main cathedral and the tallest religious
building of the country. Another “must see place” for today is Metekhi Church located in the neighborhood of
the same name, gracefully situated on a cliff above Mtkvari river. Your guide will take you to the new Rike
Park to make a photo-stop on The Bridge of Peace which is a modern structure designed by Italian
architects and recently became one of the new symbols of the city.
One of the highlights for today is a visit to Narikala – ancient fortress, where the stunning views over the city
will be opened for you. You will go up on the comfortable cable car and get down by foot through the narrow
and authentic streets of the Old Town, among them the newly renovated Shardeni kucha – the street which
never sleeps, an entertainment cluster of Tbilisi.
DAY 2
After the city tour, you will have time for lunch break. Your guide will be happy to recommend a local
restaurant so you could try more Georgian dishes (lunch may be booked in advance - USD 15 PP).
Today we prepared for you another splendid place to visit - the historical suburb of Tbilisi. You will see
Mtskheta – the old legendary capital of Georgia. Here is located the most important cathedral –
Svetitskhoveli, which inspired many Georgian poets and artists. Then you proceed to Jvari Monastery,
previously a pagan temple turned into Christian church. This place gives you an opportunity to enjoy the
exceptional scenery and make photos of the amazingly beautiful nature. In the evening return to the hotel and
spend the rest of the day on your own. Arrival back to Tbilisi. Free time. Overnight.
Optional tours/activities for today:
Choreography Class. Master-class of Georgian dances. During 1.5 hours session you will have an
opportunity to learn the moves from the professional dancers (no special skills required).
Visit to the peasant family near Mtskheta. The tour includes degustation of the locally produced wine
(aimed for the export). Additionally we may include the dinner with the family during this tour and
master classes of cooking Georgian cuisine.
Tour to the National Museum of Georgia. See the treasury of ancient Georgian Kingdoms, Soviet
Occupation exposition and other significant historical artefacts.
Tour to the Ethnographical Museum. Open-air museum where you can see the authentic Georgian
houses.
Dinner with traditional Georgian dishes, wine and national show program (Georgian dances and
songs). Round-trip transfer included.
DAY 3
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to Uplistsikhe – the impressive cave-city in the Eastern Georgia, which
used to be a significant cultural center before the Christian era. The name Uplistsikhe literally means “The
God’s Castle”.
Afterwards we will drive to Borjomi. Borjomi is an incredibly beautiful place, comfortably located in a beautiful
valley of the Mtkvari River. Here you will visit the famous park Borjomi. Moreover we will have the possibility
to taste real Borjomi water right from the spring.
Arrival back to Tbilisi. Free time. Overnight.
Optional tours for today:
Tour to Gori. Visit the city where Joseph Stalin was born.
Tour to Bakuriani, beautiful village in the valley, surrounded by mountainous landscape.