All colors of Georgia (8 days)

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Sightseeing tours to Georgia

Tour program (8 days)

Day 1

• Arrival at the Tbilisi international airport
• A company representative will meet you with a plate “Mouzenidis Travel”
• Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Tbilisi
• Check-in to the hotel (early check-in upon availability)
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Tbilisi

Day 2:  Tbilisi

• Breakfast at the hotel
• City tour of Tbilisi: Walking in the downtown - visiting the oldest urban area of ​​Abanotubani (the place of natural sulfur baths), Tbilisi Cathedral synagogue (19^th century), Tbilisi mosque (19^th century), the city fortress Narikala (4^th century), the Armenian church SurbGevork (14^th century); passing the residence of the Patriarch of Georgia; visiting the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Sameba), the oldest Anchiskhati Church (5^th century), the Rezo Gabriadze Theatre and the “Tower Clock”, the “Peace Bridge”, the Metekhi Church (9^th century), the Zion Cathedral (8^th century), “Leghvtakhevi” waterfall, the bohemian district of “Marjanishvili”.
• Visiting the Holy Mountain of “Mtatsminda” (also known as Mamadaviti, after St. David Garedjeli of 5^th century. In 19^th century on a hill of the mountain was built a temple with a Pantheon. The pantheon has become a burial place for many prominent Georgians, including statesman Ilia Chavchavadze, first president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian historian and archaeologist Ekvtime Takaishvili, famous poet Vaja-Phavela, etc.
• Visiting souvenir bazaar at “Dry Bridge”.
• Return and overnight stay at the hotel in Tbilisi.

Day 3:  Mtskheta

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visiting Mtskheta: Mtskheta has been Georgia’s religious and cultural center since the Christianity has become the state religion in 4^th century. It was the Capital of Georgia until the 5^th century AD, before King Vakhtang Gorgasali moved the Capital to Tbilisi. The “Svetitskhoveli” Cathedral (4^th century) in Mtskheta has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. “Svetitskhoveli” is the place for enthronization of Georgian patriarchs.
• Visiting the “Jvari” Monastery (Monastery of the Cross) of 6^th century on the hill right on top of the “Svetitskhoveli” with fascinating views. Visitors may enjoy the extraordinary panorama at the junction of Mtkvari and Aragvi Rivers.
• Return and overnight stay at the hotel in Tbilisi.

Day 4  Uplistsikhe- Borjomi-Rabat

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visiting Uplistsikhe: “Fortress of the Lord”, the ancient cave city on the bank of the Mtkvari River, represented a significant political, military, religious, and cultural center between the 6^th century BC and 11^th century AD. The building is a place of unique archaeological discoveries of the late Bronze Age.
• Visiting the largest nature reserve in Europe - Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
• Visiting the city of Borjomi - a wellness-resort famous for its mineral waters and thermal baths.
• Visiting the Borjomi Park mineral springs, which the visitors may taste at the spot.
• Transfer to Akhaltsikhe.
• Visiting the medieval 16^th century fortress “Rabat”, fully renovated in 2011.
• Return and overnight stay at the hotel in Tbilisi.

Day 5:  Kakheti-Signagi- Tsinandali

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Trip to the city of Telavi, famous for its wines and beautiful architecture. The city was the capital of the Kakhetian kingdom of 11^th century.
• Visiting Tsinandali, former property of the famous Georgian poet Prince Alexander Chavchavadze, the General of the Russian Empire. The museum is built in a magnificent park. There is a wine cellar in the property with 16 thousand bottles of wine dated 19^th-20^th centuries. You will be offered a glass of Georgian wine while walking in the park.
• Enjoying beautiful views of the “Alazani” Valley.
• Lunch in a restaurant with stunning views of the “Alazani” Valley.
• Visiting Sighnaghi, the “city of love” and the ancient Royal town surrounded by fortress of 18^th century with 23 towers.
• Return and overnight stay at the hotel in Tbilisi. 

Day 6: Tbilisi

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Transfer to the airport and departure.

Note (!)

The price of the tour includes:

• Transfers throughout the program by a comfortable bus of the “Mouzenidis Travel”
• 5 nights accommodation in the 3*/4*/5* hotels of your choice (BB-Bed and Breakfast)
• Entry tickets to Chavchavadze Museum
• Master-class and wine-tasting according to the program
• 1 lunch in Sighnaghi
• 4 excursion days accompanied by an English-speaking guide of the “Mouzenidis Travel”:

1. A sightseeing tour of the city of Tbilisi (5-6 hours)
2. Excursion to Kakheti "Bodbe - Sighnaghi - Telavi" (7-8 hours)
3. Excursion "Mtskheta " (4-5 hours)
4. Excursion "Gori – Uplistsikhe- Borjomi - Akhaltsikhe - Rabat" (8-9 hours)

The price of the tour does not include:

• Entry tickets to museums and archaeological sightseeing (Cableway Tbilisi -2$; Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park -2$; Stalin Museum - 7$; Uplistsikhe Museum  - 7$; Rabat 7$;)
• Extra Lunch –12$ per person
• Extra dinner - 15$ per person

Note: Duration of excursions are approximate. Check-in/check-out is carried out according to the policy of the hotel (check-in time 13:00, check-out - 11: 00- 11:30). Mouzenidis Travel reserves the right to change the sequence of excursions.