87 Tsinamdzgvrishvili str. 0107 Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: +99532 184539; Fax: +99532 956963; Cellular: +99593 529685
Tel: +99532 184539; Fax: +99532 956963; Cellular: +99593 529685
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87 Tsinamdzgvrishvili str. 0107 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel: +99532 184539; Fax: +99532 956963; Cellular: +99593 529685 |
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Georgia - Armenia This combined short tour will give you an opportunity to travel in two ancient Christian Caucasus countries. You can compare legendary Georgian hospitality and wine to Armenian feasting traditions and famous brandy, visiting two capitals and different regions. Best Time
Day by day itinerary Day 1 Arrival. Transfer from the airport Dinner and overnight in Tbilisi Day 2: Tbilisi - Telavi Drive to Signagi - small but beautiful city, surrounded by fortress wall from18th c. Drive to Telavi - cultural and administrative center of Kakheti - main wine region of Georgia. Lunch at the wine factory with wine tasting. Visit Gremi church and fortress of 16th c. Dinner and overnight in Telavi. Day 3: Telavi - Tbilisi After breakfast visit Telavi Ethnographical museum; noble Al. Chavchavadze house-museum with beautiful garden and 19th c. wine cellar. Lunch in local family with wine tasting. Drive to Tbilisi. Tbilisi sightseeing tour: Metekhi Church 13th c., Narikala fortress 4th c., sulfur baths, Sioni cathedral 6-13th c., Anchiskhati basilica 6th c. Dinner and overnight in Tbilisi Day 4: Tbilisi - Gori - Tbilisi Then we will drive to Mtskheta, capital and religion center of East Georgian kingdom from 4th c. B.C. to 5th c. A.D., visit Jvari monastery 6th c. and Svetitskhoveli cathedral 11th c., included in UNESCO. After breakfast, we'll drive to Gori, little city, where Stalin was born; visit Stalin Museum. Then we will visit temple town Uplistsikhe - from 11th c. BC. Dinner and overnight in Tbilisi Day 5: Tbilisi -Georgian-Armenian border See Golden Treasury at State History museum. Transfer to Georgia-Armenia border in Sadakhlo. Pass Lake Sevan. Visit monastery of 8th c. Overnight in Yerevan Day 6: Yerevan - Echmiatsin Holly See - Zvartnots temple - Yerevan After breakfast, we will have city tour, which includes Monument Mother of Armenia, panoramic view of the city, the Republic square. We will visit Matenadaran museum - a unique depository and research institute of ancient manuscripts. Then we will visit Persian Blue Mosque from 1766; after lunch we will visit Etchmiatsin, the center of Armenian Apostolic Church, St. Etchmiatsin Cathedral founded in 301. Continue to Hripsime Church and Zvartnots Temple, both of the 7th century. Dinner and overnight in Yerevan Day 7: Khor Virap - Noravank After breakfast we will have tour to the south-east part of Armenia, not long before Yerevan is the 11th century fortified monastery of Khor Virap set against the majestic backdrop of Mt Ararat. Inside is the supposed prison of St Gregory the Illuminator, the 3rd century evangelizer of the Armenians. Near the wine making centre of Areni we make another diversion to the 12th century monastery of Noravank. Picnic lunch Visit Areni winery, where you can taste different type of wines. Back to Yerevan Overnight in Yerevan Day 8: Yerevan - Garni- Geghard - Yerevan After breakfast excursion to the partly rock-cut Geghard Monastery (middle centuries) up a delightful ravine to the east of Yerevan. Near the end of the ravine is the small but superbly intact Hellenistic temple at Garni 1st c. Transfer to the airport. Departure from Yerevan Special highlights: Georgia David Gareji monastery complex and caves from 6th Tbilisi Old Tbilisi: Metekhi Church 13th c., Narikhala fortress 4th c., sulfur baths, Sioni cathedral from 6 to13th c., Anchiskhati basilica 7th c. Funicular, Georgian history museum. Mtskheta: Jvari monastery 6th c. Svetitskhoveli cathedral 11th c., included in UNESCO. Gudauri Skiing resort, Stepantsminda, Gergethi Trinity Church 14th c; Dariali Canyon, Ananuri fortress of 16th -17th cc. Gori: Stalin's house-museum. cave- town Uplistsikhe Kutaisi: Bagrati Cathedral of 11th c and archaeological site, Gelati monastery complex 12th. Rikoti pass. Borjomi spa- mineral waters and park Bakuriani skiing resort. Vardzia cave city 12th c. Khertvisi fortress from 10th c. Armenia Gyumri: Gyumri city tour, Amberd fortress from 10c., Saghmosavank Monastery 12c. Yerevan: city tour, the Republic square, Matenadaran - depository and research institute of ancient manuscripts, Persian Blue Mosque from 1766; Echmiadzin Cathedral from, Hripsime Church and Zvartnots Temple, both of the 7th century. Lake Sevan, peninsula monastery of 10th century Deligan, Alaverdi city, Haghpat Monastery 10th -13th c, UNESCO heritage. Price
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