Weekend in Tbilisi

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Weekend in Tbilisi

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Weekend в Тбилиси

7 days / 6 nights

TOUR PROGRAM:
1 day (Thursday). Tbilisi
Arrival in Tbilisi. Meeting at the airport, transfer and hotel accommodation in the selected category. Free time.
On request, in the evening, a walking tour of Old Tbilisi – for an additional fee.

2 day (Friday). Tbilisi
Breakfast in the hotel.
Bus – pedestrian sightseeing tour of Tbilisi with a Russian-speaking guide (duration 5-6 hours).
At the beginning of the tour we will drive along the main and most famous streets and avenues of the city. On the way, we will stop at the Sukhoi Most, where we will visit the market of handmade paintings and souvenirs. After we will go to the Holy Trinity Cathedral, which is by far the main and largest in the whole Caucasus, the cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Then we will approach the Metekhi church (the Assumption Church of the 12th century), where the first Georgian martyr, Queen Ranskaya Shushanika, rests. Next, we will climb the cable car over Kura to the statue of Mother Georgia and to the Narikala fortress (4th century), from where a bewitching view of the city opens. From the fortress we will go down to the complex of sulfur baths in the Abanotubani district, which is located in the very heart of Tbilisi, we will examine one of the baths (those who wish can book a bath for themselves at an additional cost in order to take a steam bath in their free time). A little later we will walk along the streets of the old city and on the way we will visit Sioni Cathedral (Assumption of Our Lady of the VI century), Anchiskhati Basilica (Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary of the VI century), which is the oldest surviving churches in Tbilisi, a caravanserai and others attractions.
After a walk we will go to a restaurant for lunch (included in the price), where you will be offered to taste the most famous national dishes of Georgia (khinkali, khachapuri, kharcho, barbecue) and drink Georgian wine.
After lunch, our tour continues with a trip to Mount Mtatsminda, which translates as “Holy Mountain”, where we will visit the temple of St. David and the grave of A.S. Griboedova. From the observation deck of Mount Mtatsminda, we can once again admire Tbilisi from above. At the end of our tour, we will visit the Khareba liquor store, where you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with Georgian wines and taste several varieties.
Return to the hotel. Free time.

3 day (Saturday). Mtskheta – Jvari – Gori – Uplistsikhe
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure on a bus tour “Mtskheta – Gori – Uplistsikhe” accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide (duration 6-7 hours).
Our tour starts with a visit to the 6th-century Holy Cross Church of the Jvari Monastery, which stands on a high mountain and was immortalized by Mikhail Lermontov in the poem “Mtsyri”. A beautiful panorama opens up from here on the confluence of two majestic rivers – Aragva and Kura and on the ancient capital of Georgia – Mtskheta. After we go down to Mtskheta, take a walk along the streets of the city and visit the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Life-Giving Pillar of the 11th century), in which the greatest relic of all Christians is located – Christ’s tunic.
Free time for lunch (extra charge) and souvenir shopping.
After Mtskheta we will go to the ancient cave city – Uplistsikhe, which means “Fortress of God” in Georgian. Uplistsikhe is one of the first cities on the territory of Georgia (end of II – beginning of I millennium BC)
Then we will go to the city of Gori, in which Joseph Stalin was born in 1879. Accompanied by a local guide, we will visit the Stalin House-Museum and see the house and room where he was born and spent his childhood.
Return to hotel Tbilisi. Free time.

4 day (Sunday). Tbilisi
Breakfast in the hotel. Free time for shopping for souvenirs. Airport transfer. Departure home.

If the flight from Tbilisi at night, then on that day for extra. fee there is the opportunity to join the excursion to Kakheti “Bodbe – Sighnaghi – Tsinandali” – from 50 dollars / person.
Attention! The tour is booked and paid on site. The cost is given for a group of 8 people and may vary depending on the number of tourists.

At 08:00 – departure by bus to the wine region of Georgia – Kakheti, accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide (duration 7-8 hours).
This excursion day we will begin with a visit to the current Bodbe Convent, a monastery where the enlightener of Georgia, St. Nina (IX century), rests.
Then we will go to the city of Sighnaghi – the city of love, music and art, visit the museum, which exhibited the works of the most famous Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani. The city is built in the style of South Italian classicism with Georgian elements and surrounded by a double wall with 28 towers. We will climb one of the towers … We will see a beautiful view – Alazani Valley on the background of snow-capped mountain peaks.
Then – free time for lunch (extra charge), after which we will go to the residence of the Georgian princes of the 19th century – the city of Tsinandali and visit the house-museum of Alexander Chavchavadze, who was the first in Georgia to establish wine production in the European style, look at his residence and take a walk around to the park.
Here we will be offered to taste 4 types of Georgian wine and chachi (tasting is included in the price).
Return to Tbilisi

We recommend continuing this program with a vacation on the Georgian coast.

TOUR COST IN USD FOR 1 PERSON IN THE ROOM

Отель 1/2 DBL SNGL Ex.bed CHLD 
At Metro 3* 276 367 253 253
Urban 3* 367 553 276 276
Margo Palace 3* 390 526 276 276
Vere Palace 4* 367 503 276 276
Betsy’s Hotel 4* 503 753 299 299
Vinotel 4* 549 890 299 299
Tiflis Palace 4*  571 890

 

Included in cost:
Transfer airport-hotel-airport;
Accommodation at the hotel of the selected category based on breakfast;
Lunch during a sightseeing tour with 1 glass of wine (or lemonade);
Guided tours accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide;
Entrance tickets to excursion objects;
Additionally paid:
Flight Moscow – Tbilisi – Moscow (from 16,000 rubles / person);
Add. excursions at will (payment on site);
Tips for guide and driver.

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