Tour in Georgia - Georgian City Life 8 days

Day 1 · DAY 1.ARRIVAL IN TBILISI / TBILISI NIGHT

1. 1

   Funicular

   2 hours

   Arrive in Tbilisi after your flight, you need to reach the hotel, you can check in any time after 14:00 Tbilisi time. Meeting in the lobby of the hotel at 19:00 Tbilisi time (UTC 04:00) and drive to Restaurant Funicular, where you will have welcome dinner.

Dinner at Funicular Restaurant, enjoy delicious Georgian cuisine and beautiful views of night Tbilisi

Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

Day 2 · FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF TBILISI / NIGHT IN TBILISI

1. 1

   Metekhi Cathedral

   one hour

   Metekhi is the oldest settlement of Tbilisi.

2. 2

   Sulfur Bath No 5

   Passing by

   We walk to the brick domes of sulfur baths

3. 3

   Narikala Fortress

   one hour

   Narikala is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi.

4. 4

   Sioni Cathedral Church

   20 min

   The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi.

5. 5

   Anchiskhati Basilica

   20 min

   The Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi, Georgia

6. 6

   Stop 6

   one hour Admission included

   After we visit the treasury of the National Museum of Georgia (Georgian Archaeology from 8th millennium B.C.), walking along Rustaveli Avenue – the main street in Tbilisi.

7. 7

   Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral

   30 min

   . Visit the holy trinity cathedral, the third biggest church in the world.

Dinner in the local restaurant, tasting Georgian dishes.

Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

Day 3 · TBILISI – ANANURI – STEFANTSMINDA - TBILISI

1. 1

   Stop 1

   30 min

   Visit Ananuri – a 17th century architectural complex.

2. 2

   Gudauri

   20 min

   An exciting drive from Gudauri along the Terek River

3. 3

   Gergeti Trinity Church

   1 h 30 min

   Visit Gergeti Trinity Church

Dinner in the local restaurant, tasting Georgian dishes and wine.

Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

Day 4 · TBILISI - SIGHNAGHI - BODBE - TBILISI

1. 1

   Sighnaghi

   1 h 30 min

   In the morning you go to the beautiful city of Sighnaghi – city fortress, with amazing views of the Caucasus Mountains.

2. 2

   Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino

   1 h 30 min

   Visit the monastery complex Bodbe founded in the 4th century.

3. 3

   House-Museum of Niko Pirosmani

   30 min Admission included

   You can visit great Georgian Painter - Niko Firosmani Museum.

4. 4

   Tsinandali Palace

   2 hours Admission included

   After we will explore Tsinandali Palace - Aleksandre Chavchavadze’s Museum, where you can taste Tsinandali wine at Museum's cellar. Chavchavadze built a decorative garden in 1835. Chavchavadze built Georgia’s oldest and largest winery where he combined European and centuries-long Georgian winemaking traditions.

Dinner in the restaurant.

Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

Day 5 · TBILISI - KUTAISI, THROUGH MTSKHETA AND GORI

1. 1

   Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

   50 min

   Visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (11th century),where it is said, Christ’s shroud is buried. Svetitskhoveli is UNESCO World Heritage sites.

2. 2

   Uplistsiche Cave Town

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   Visit complex Uflistsihe (1 – rd century BC).

3. 3

   Jvari Monastery

   30 min

   Jvari monastery (6th century) is UNESCO World Heritage site.

4. 4

   Stalin Museum

   30 min Admission included

   The Joseph Stalin Museum is a museum in Gori, Georgia dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, who was born in Gori.

Dinner in the local restaurant

Overnight at Tskaltubo Plaza Hotel

Day 6 · KUTAISI - BATUMI

1. 1

   Bagrati Cathedral

   2 hours

   Visit Bagrat Cathedral - this majestic cathedral is towering over Kutaisi and visible from any point of the city.This greatest culture and architecture monument of Georgia, was constructed in the 10 th – 11 th centuries.

2. 2

   Sataplia Cave and Nature Reserve

   2 hours Admission included

   The Sataplia Nature Reserve is a place where you can see very interesting natural sights, walk in nature and enjoy with magnificent views. Also the guests can find footprints of ancient animals – Dinosaurs. This is the place where the footprints of Herbivorous and Raptor dinosaurs of different epochs are found. Sataplia dinosaurs are called “Satapliazaurus” and are different from European dinosaurs.

3. 3

   Gelati Monastery

   one hour

   Gelati Monastery - is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a period of political strength and economic growth between the 11th and 13th centuries.

4. 4

   Batumi

   2 hours

   Evening – arrival in Batumi.

Taste local food and wine.

Overnight at Old Town Batumi

Day 7 · SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF BATUMI

1. 1

   Gonio

   one hour

   Visit Gonio Fortress (3rd century BC) is the oldest fortress in Georgia. The name derives from one of the characters of the myth of the Argonauts (Apsaros = brother of Medea). The earliest archeological layers date back to the 8th and 7th century BC. A cemetery of the 5th century BC, south of the castle, was established by the Colchic kingdom (one of the Georgian kingdoms).

2. 2

   Batumi Botanical Gardens

   3 hours Admission included

   You will also visit Batumi Botanical Garden which is located 9 km north from the city of Batumi in Mtsvane Kontskhi (“Green Cape”) and occupies a 111 hectare area of land. Batumi Botanical Garden which is unique as it contains flora from nine phyto-geographic areas: East Asia, North America, New Zealand, South America, the Himalayas, Mexico, Australia, the Mediterranean, and the Caucasian humid subtropics. You can enjoy the magnificent views of the Botanical Garden which overlooks the Black Sea.

Taste Adjarian cuisine.

Overnight at Old Town Batumi

Day 8 · BATUMI TO TBILISI

1. 1

   Freedom Monument

   6 hours Admission included

   After breakfast at the hotel you move forward to Tbilisi, this beautiful tour will be finished at 14:00 Tbilisi time (UTC 04:00) in Tbilisi (International Airport for departure or Freedom Square).