«The charm of Tbilisi»

(5 days / 4 nights)

Itinerary :

 The first day .  Arrival in Tbilisi. Transfer and accommodation at the hotel. Free day

 The second day:

• Breakfastat the hotel. Tour in a historical part of Tbilisi:
• Visiting Abanotubani which is an important historic part of the city — the place, where according to a legend, the falconof Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Iberia (Old Georgian Kingdom) fell into a hot sulphur spring and  subsequently, foundation  of a new capital.
• Visiting Metekhi Church (XII century) –cross cupola church, part of the Royal residential complex. Queen Shushaniki (Vc. ) martyred by her Husband for her devotion to Christianityis buried here.
• Cable car ride to Mtatsminda Mountain and overlooking the city of Tbilisi.
• Visiting Monument “Mother of Georgia”.
• Visiting Narikala castle– The castle exists here since the middle of the 4^th It was occupied by Iranian, North Caucasian and Byzantine, Arab conquerors in various periods of time. Royal palace was also resided here. in 13^th century Church of St. Nickoloz was built within the castle but it was ruined during centuries and It was rebuilt in the latter half of 20^th century.
• Visiting Sioni cathedral– Sioni was initially built in 6 ^th-7^th Since then, it has been destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed by Georgians several times. The current church is based on a 13^th century version with some changes from the 17^th to the 19^th centuries.
• Visiting Anchiskhati church, built in 5^th-6^thcenturies, is situated in Old Tbilisi. It is triple-nave basilica.
• Walking through the glass bridge called “The bridge of peace”.
• Walking through to the “Park of Europe” with dancing fountains.
• Visiting Sameba cathedral– Holy Trinity Cathedral, called as “Millennium Building”. Sameba is the greatest Orthodox Cathedral in Georgia and Caucasus. It represents the synthesis of cross–domed and central-domed churches. It is 100 meters in heigt.
• Visiting the Museum of Fine Arts of Georgia
• In the evening dinner at the restaurant with Georgian folk program is optional (35 Usd – per person).

 The third day.

Breakfast at the hotel

Departure to Kakheti. Visiting Bodbe monastery, which is the burial place of Saint Nino, enlighter of Georgia.

Walking through the streetas of fortified town Signangi

Departure to wine cellar “Khareba”, in kvareli. Here you can taste Georgian wines and have lunch with Georgian traditional  cuisine. (about $ 30 per person) .

Returning to Tbilisi

 The four day .

Breakfast. Excursion in Mtskheta  and Gori (Stalin museum )

• Visiting Jvari monastery (Church of the Holy Cross VI century). The monastery stands on a high mountain, a panoramic view on the merging of the two majestic rivers – Aragvi and Kura.

• Visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Living Pillar XI century)
• Visit Samtavro Monastery 11th century monastery complex. The first Christian king Miriani and his wife Nana are buried  in the church.Samtavro is also the burial place of contemporary Saint – Monk Gabriel who died in 1995 . With many miracles ascribed to him, Gabriel’s grave at Mtskheta has attracted an increasing number of pilgrims. 
• Lunch
• Trip to Gori and visiting house museum of Josep Stalin,  the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953.
• Visiting Museum of ethnography in Gori.
• Visiting Uplistsikhe Cave Town-Fortress,  situated on a rocky massif in 15 km eastwards to town Gori. The fortress is mentioned in chronicles from earliest times. Its history begins in the I-II millennium B.C. Uplistsikhe was an important religious, political and cultural centre in the Hellenistic and the late Antique periods (IV c. B.C. – IV c. A.D.). 
• Returning back to Tbilisi.

 the fifth day:

 Transfer to the airport

 Comission to the agency 10%

 The package price per person in USD

 Package includes:
hotel accomodation
meal (BB)
museum entrance fees
English-speaking guide
air-conditioned bus
medical insurance
airport –hotel-airport transfer
comission to the agency 10 %

Package excludes:

airtickets 

excursions for the request (for the group min. 6 per. : 

1. Night panoramic excursion – city Lights – 50 USD
2. Sulfur baths – 50 USD

childrens:
01 – 05 free
06 –  12 – % 60 of the value of tour (accom. With 2 Adults in room)

(This  prices are not valid for the period of celebrating the New Year, Christmas, Easter, international forums, as well as periods of international congresses and exhibitions. Prices for the above periods please specify with the manager).

If you canceled tour 6 days prior to departure: 100% of total tour cost.