WW23-24 Brochure updated for Yumpu

EUROPE • AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIA
Across the
Southern Caucasus
Duration • 14 days & 13 nights
Category • Superior
Small-group tour • From £2,495 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £3,495 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
No single supplement on
selected departure dates
(limited availability)
Small group size – average 16
people (max 18)
4-star accommodation
Flexible – extensions, room & flight
upgrades available
International flights
Transfers in air-conditioned
vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
13 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 4 dinners
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
Welcome drink & farewell dinner
Weather
Baku
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 7 6 10 17 22 27 30 30 26 19 14 9
B 1 1 3 8 13 18 22 21 18 12 8 3
C 23 23 25 26 13 9 2 7 17 31 31 26
Yerevan
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A -1 1 9 16 21 26 30 30 26 18 10 3
B -10 -8 -2 4 8 12 16 15 11 4 -1 -6
C 15 21 29 45 65 52 31 23 19 32 22 15
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
Take an exciting journey across all three
states of the southern Caucasus. Beginning
in the oil-rich Muslim nation of Azerbaijan
on the shores of the Caspian Sea, you will
travel through Georgia, famous for its
ancient monasteries and viticulture, and
finish in the small, proud nation of Armenia,
one of the oldest Christian countries in
the world.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Visit beautiful Khan Palace in Azerbaijan
Taste Georgian wine and brandy
Attend a performance of Armenian
spiritual music
Join a masterclass in making arishta,
traditional Armenian pasta
Day 1: Fly to Baku, Azerbaijan
Fly from London (regional connections
available) to Baku, via Istanbul, with Turkish
Airlines. Transfer to Midtown Hotel (or similar)
for 2 nights. (N)
Day 2: Gobustan • Baku • Absheron
Admire Gobustan’s 20,000-year-old rock
carvings. Return to Baku for a sightseeing tour,
before an excursion to Absheron to see
the Ateshgah Fire Temple and Yanar Dagh
fire. (B)
Day 3: Shemahka • Kish • Shaki
Visit the Yeddi Gumbez mausoleum in
Shemahka. Continue to Shaki, stopping en
route at a sixth-century Albanian church.
Overnight at Sheki Saray (or similar). (B, L, D)
Khan Palace, Sheki, Azerbaijan
Day 4: Shaki • Kvareli • Telavi, Georgia
Tour Shaki, scenically set in the Caucasus
foothills, including its 18th-century palace.
Cross the border into Georgia for a vineyard
lunch and wine tasting. Continue to Telavi via
the Gremi monastery. Overnight at Chateau
Mere (or similar). (B, L, D)
Day 5: Telavi • Sighnaghi • Tbilisi
Morning visit to Telavi market. Meet a qvevri
master, who will demonstrate how these large
earthenware wine-keeping jars are made.
Sample local wine and ‘fire-water’ brandy
before lunch at Tsinandali wine estate. This
afternoon, tour the hilltop town of Sighnaghi.
Drive to Tbilisi and stay at the Shota@Rustaveli
Boutique Hotel (or similar) for 2 nights. (B, L)
Day 6: Tbilisi
Tour the Georgian capital, including the Old
Town, with its beautiful Orthodox churches,
mosque, synagogue and sulphur baths. Your
afternoon is at leisure. (B)
Day 7: Gori • Uplistsikhe • Kazbegi
Visit the sixth-century Jvari Monastery, then
continue to Gori, birthplace of Josef Stalin. See
the museum, his private train, and the house
where he was born. Travel to Kazbegi via the
cave city of Uplistsikhe, set on the path of the
Silk Road. Overnight at Hotel Porta Caucasia
(or similar). (B, D)
Day 8: Gergeti • Tbilisi
Exursion on foot to the picturesque, 14thcentury
church of Gergeti Trinity. Return to
Tbilisi for time at leisure. (B)
Day 9: Yerevan, Armenia
Cross the Armenian border and continue to
the UNESCO-listed Haghpat monastery, a
masterpiece of Armenian architecture. Stay
4 nights at Tufenkian Historic Hotel, just off
Yerevan’s Republic Square. (B)
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