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11 days combined tour to 2 countries –Georgia and Armenia – with guaranteed departure dates. Start your journey from Georgia and finish the tour in Armenia. Get acquainted with cultures and traditions and visit most remarkable sights of these countries. Experienced guides will introduce you to historical and architectural monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Sights, delicious food and finest Georgian wines. The group is “Guaranteed to Run“ after 2 people book the tour.
Georgia:
Tbilisi: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Rustaveli Avenue , Narikala Fortress, 19th c. mosque, Leghvtakhevi waterfall, Mother of Georgia, Sulfur baths, Sharden and Erekle II streets, Sioni Cathedral, Anchiskhati Basilica 6thc.
Khevi: Ananuri Architectural Complex, Gudauri ski-resort , Stephantsminda town, Gergeti Holy Trinity Church
Mtskheta: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Jvari Monastery
Kartli: Gori city, Stalin’s house-museum, Uplistsikhe
Samtskhe: Borjomi spa-resort, Borjomi-Kharagauli national park, Akhaltsikhe town, Rabat Castle, Vardzi
Armenia:
Gyumri: Gyumri city tour.
Vagharshapat: St. Gayane and St. Hripsime churches, Zvartnots Cathedral.
Yerevan & surroundings: Yerevan city, Yerevan History Museum, Matenadaran manuscript museum, the Temple of Garni, Geghard Monastery, Lake Sevan.
Ararat Province: Khor Virap monastery.
Vayots Dzor Province: Areni village, Noravank monastery.
Tavush and Lori provinces: Dilijan, Sharambeyan street in Old Dilijan, Sanahin Monastery, Haghpat Monastery.
NOTE: Etchmiadzin Cathedral is closed in 2019 for restoration works
Gyumri: Gyumri city tour.
Vagharshapat: St. Gayane and St. Hripsime churches, Zvartnots Cathedral.
Yerevan & surroundings: Yerevan city, Yerevan History Museum, Matenadaran manuscript museum, the Temple of Garni, Geghard Monastery, Lake Sevan.
Ararat Province: Khor Virap monastery.
Vayots Dzor Province: Areni village, Noravank monastery.
Tavush and Lori provinces: Dilijan, Sharambeyan street in Old Dilijan, Sanahin Monastery, Haghpat Monastery.
Day 1 : TBILISI- CITY TOUR
After breakfast have full day tour of Tbilisi city. Visit Holy Trinity Cathedral (Sameba) – a sacred place for every Georgian and a seat of the Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia. Take a walk to Sharden street and Sioni cathedral, formerly main cathedral of Georgia. Continue to Erekle II street, next cross the glass bridge commonly referred to as the “Bridge of Peace” and arrive in Rikhe park. By a cable car continue to Narikala fortress of 4th c. (formerly known as an “Invidious fortress”) The presents name was given to it by Mongols meaning “little fortress”. Walk down and visit Tbilisi mosque from 18th c., Legvtakhevi waterfall and Sulfur bathhouses. There are lots of cafes and bars, souvenir shops and art galleries located near the bathhouse district on Maidan square. Finish the tour there and drive back to your hotel. Overnight in Tbilisi hotel
Day 2 :Tbilisi-MTSKHETA-ANANURI-GUDAURI
After breakfast at the hotel depart to North Georgia,Firs stop is Mtskheta ancient capital of Eastern Georgia.
Here you will visit UNESCO sites Jvari Monastery 6 th and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 11 th.Next drive to Ananuri fortress dating from 16-17 th cc.The fortress was once a seat of Aragvi Erestavis (Dukes of Aragvi) Continue route and arrive to Gudauri ski-resert Overnight in Gudauri
Day 3 :GUDAURI-KAZBEGI-TBILISI
Breakfast at he hotel.Today you will explore night Caucasus mountains.You will dive to Stepantsminda via cross pass (2395 m above sea level ) where we can make several stops and taste mineral waters,En-route observe the swowy peaks of sucrouding mountains and waterfalls.Arrive is Stepantsminda town-administrative center of Khevi province.Change transport to 4×4 vehiclesand haveshort of road advanture to the top of Gergeti mountain.Here a small church Gergeti Trinity-stands.If we will lucky with weather we can spot the peak og Kazbegi glacier (5033m above sea level ) drive back to Stepantsminda and change transport again.Drive back to Tbilisi.Overnight in Hotel Tbilisi.
Day 4:TBILISI-GORI-UPLISTSIKHE-BORJOM-AKHALTSIKHE
After breakfast drive to fertile Kartli region and enjoy sightseeing in the town of Gori.The house and museum of Joseph Stalin is located here.The museum includes house where stalin was born and spent his early childhood and his personal train coach.Continue to Uplistsikhe roc-rewn town.located near Gori.HEre Archological excavations have uncovered layers from early Iron Age to Late Middle Ages.Artifacts found in Uplistsike are now part of Georgian National Museum exbition.Continue to Samtskhe region and stop in Borjomi spa resort.Here you can take a walk in Borjomi-Kharagauli national park.This is one of the largest protected areas in Europe and covers 5300 spm.You will taste Borjomi mineral sparking water ronowed for its curative powers.Next drive to Akhaltsikhe town.Overnight in Akhaltsikhe hotet
Day 5:AKALTSIKHE-RABATI CASTALE-VARDZIA-AKALTSIKHE
After breakfast we start our excursion a Rabati Castle of Akhaltsikhe Estabilished in the 9 th century and Later rebuilit during the Ottoman Empire,Rabati is a fortress that has a small ,,City”-church,mosque,park,varius,shops and hotels-insede it is walks from Rabati we drive to Vardzia a functioning rock-hewn cave monastery founded in the 12-13 th c.c. Awell fortified Monastery,Vardzia became an imortans political,cultural and education center of Georgia in middle ages.From Vardzia we return back to Akhaltsikhe.Overnight in Akhaltsikhe.
Day 6 :AKHALTSIKHE-BAVRA-GYUMRI
