Sightseeing tour

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.

• Breakfastat the hotel
• 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 burried  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.
• Walking throuhgh the streets of mtskheta. Its the best chance to see or buy numerous georgian souvenirs,  etc.
• Departure to mineral water park of Borjomi which occupies a narrow, wooded valley and is a lovely place to walk.. This is the place  where the original mineral spring was discovered. The park itself dates from 1850. There are two springs of mineral water- the cold spring and the warm one.
• Lunch
• Visiting Rabati Castle – 13th century complex influenced by different cultures. Extended on 7 hectares it combines  several constructions such as a church, a mosque, a minaret and a sinagogue etc. Rabati fortress was damaged during centuriesbut it was completely restored in 21th century.
• Departure to Akhaltsikhe accomodation in a hotel
• Free time

The fourth day

 Breakfast at the hotel

• Departure to khertvisi –one of the most important and well maintained  fortress in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. The present fortress dates from the fourteenth century.  A fortification was first built on the site in the 2nd century BC but was reputedly destroyed by Alexander the Great. Khertvisi is built on the rocky mountain and overlooks the confluence of Mtkvari and Paravani rivers.
• Seeing Vardzia – 12th century cave complex  in southern Georgia. The complex consists of thirteen layers and up to 600 caved appartments such as churches, King Tamar’s throne room, dwelling places for monks, wine cellars,  etc. The only way to get to this underground city was via well hidden tunnels which started at the nearby Mtkvari river.
• Journey 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

children:
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.

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