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KAKHETI TOUR + TREKKING (14 DAYS)
Day 1
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Arrival to Tbilisi Airport, where you will be met by the representatives of Concord Travel Company: Tour Manager and Guide. Transfer to the hotel in Telavi, Kakheti region.
Overnight in Telavi.
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Day 2
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Today you visit ethnographical museum and Palace of the King Erekle, Shuamta church, Ikalto monastery complex.
Overnight in Telavi guesthouse.
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Day 3
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Leave for Alaverdi Church (XIc.); Gremi (XVI_XVII); Nekresi Monastery Complex (VI-XVII). Though Nekresi monastery ensemble includes are built in different time period. Depature to Kvareli, Kakheti region.
Overnight in guesthouse.
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Day 4
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In Kvareli you will see famous Georgians Kote Marjanishvili and Ilya Chavchavadze’s Museums. Visit wine cellar as well to taste Georgian wine. Stopover Gurjaani which is a town in Georgia, located in the region of Kakheti, in the Alazani Valley, 415 m above sea level and serves as a center of the Gurjaani district. Arrive in Tsinandali and visit Palace of Al. Chavchavadze-famous Georgian poet. Try Georgian wine here as well.
Overnight in Kvareli.
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Day 5
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Today visit Signagi and Bodbe Monasteries.
Sighnaghi one of the smallest towns with a population of 2,146. Sighnaghi's economy is dominated by production of wine and traditional carpets. The town is also known for its landscapes and historical monuments and has recently turned into an important centre of Georgia's tourist industry.
Bodbe. On June 1, Orthodox Church of Georgia marks the day of St. Nino’s entrance from Cappadocia. Her tomb is still shown at the Bodbe Monastery in Kakheti region, eastern Georgia. St. Nino has become one of the most venerated saints of the Georgian Orthodox Church and her attribute, a Grapevine cross, is a symbol of Georgian Christianity.
Overnight in Tbilisi
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Day 6
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Leave for Davit Gareji. A grandiose complex of cave monasteries, founded in 1st half of the VI century by Asurian Father - David. Davit Gareji was a strong hearth of culture and education, which was famous with a huge fund of Manuscripts. Located in South East, 60-70 km from Tbilisi.
Arrive in Tbilisi.
Overnight in Tbilisi.
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Day 7-13
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Tbilisi Kazbegi. Departure to one of the Georgia’s mountainous region-Kazbegi. We will let you to stay here for 7 days. Enjoy your free time.
We recommend you some options to see and visit. following sights and villages: Village Sioni (district of Stephantsminda) - A tower of 10th – 11th cent. and a basilica built at the turn of the X to XI century.
Village Achkhoti - Native village of Ilia the II, the patriarch of Georgia,. There is a newly built church in the yard of the patriarch’s house.
Museum of Alexander Kazbegi (a famous Georgian writer) and a church attached to it (1809) (Stephantsminda)
Gorge of Dariali (Northern gate of Georgia) - The first fortress was erected here in the first half of the II century B.C. It was repaired in the 5th century A.D. and again in the 12th century. A grand ecclesiastical complex is being built here nowadays.
The Holy Trinity Church of Gergeti of 14 th century - It is built on the slope of Mt. Mkinvartsveri (top of glacier), on the left bank of the river Tergi. It is the monument built on the highest spot in Europe. Gergeti is a domed church with a bell-tower.
7 days later you will be transferred to Tbilisi by ”Concord Travel” representative.
En rout to Tbilisi you will see Sioni Cathedral (11th c.); Jvari Pass (2379 m above the sea level); Ananuri Complex (17th c.); Visit the capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia-Mtskheta . Have a look at Jvari Monastery(6th c.) which is outstanding example of medieval religious architecture in the Caucasus and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th c.) -known as the "the Living Pillar Cathedral."
6 Nights in Kazbegi.
Overnight in Tbilisi hotel.
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Day 14
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Tbilisi city tour. Tbilisi-the capital city of Georgia was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang Gorgasali, the Georgian King of Kartli (Iberia). It was made into a capital in the 6th century. Nowadays Tbilisi is a significant industrial, social, and cultural center of Georgia. Explore Tbilisi and visit sights in Tbilisi city Narikala fortress (4th century AD); Metekhi church (13th c.); Sioni Cathedral (13th-century version with some changes from the 17th to the 19th centuries). Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary (6th c.); Sulphur Baths located in old Tbilisi.
Transfer to the Airport of Tbilisi for departure.
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1 person
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2 person
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3-5 person
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6-9 person
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10-13 person
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14-25 person
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26-45 person
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Other details available upon request
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Note: Duration of the tour must be fit to your arrival and departure flights. Price- per person.
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Prices include:
Transfer from and to Tbilisi Airport
Inland transportation
Tour Guide
Hotel Accommodation (In the cities) Double room
Guest House Accommodation (in the villages)
FB Meal
1 bottle of mineral water per person per day
Museums Entrance fees
Georgian Souvenir Gift
DVD per person (Operator will shoot a wonderful movie about your group while trip)
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Prices exclude:
Flights
Single room supplement
Meals except described
Alcoholic beverages
Travel insurance
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