Georgia – Super Saver – Travel Castle

Tour overview

Included

03 nights stay at 3* hotel in Tbilisi
Daily Breakfast
Return Airport transfers
Tbilisi and Mtskheta Tour
Bodbe, Sighnaghi and Kakheti Tour
Ananuri, Gudauri and Kazbegi Tour
All tours & transfers on SIC basis

Not Included

Airfare
GST
Meals other than specified
Travel Insurance
Tips and other personal expenses
Visa

Note:
Cost based on Min 2 adults traveling together
Rates are subject to change without prior notice
Certain Peak Season dates may attract extra surcharge
The Hotel check-in time 14:00 PM and check-out time is 12:00 PM
Rates valid till 30 September, 2020

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Day 1 - Welcome to Tbilisi - City Tour

As you arrive at Tbilisi airport, our local representative will greet you at the airport and you will be transferred to your hotel. Check in to your hotel & take some time to freshen up. Later start your tour with a visit to Jvari Monastery (6th - 7th cc), the most important religious center and an architectural masterpiece of medieval Georgia. Enjoy breathtaking view from the church that stands proud over the city of Mtskheta overseeing the merging of two of the biggest rivers in Georgia, Mtkvari (Kura) and Aragvi. Passing through the famous souvenir market continue tour to the old Capital town of Georgia - towards Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Tour continues to Tbilisi with Metekhi church and the monument to King Vakhtang Gorgasali, the legendary founder of Tbilisi. Walk down to the Rike Park and Cross the Peace Bridge. Take cable car from Rike Park to Narikala Fortress to enjoy breathtaking panoramic view of the city and statue of Mother Georgia standing above the old Tbilisi. Walk down to the district of Sulphur baths passing by the only mosque in Tbilisi. Stroll through the Meidan Square area full of narrow streets with cozy cafés, wine tasting bars, souvenir shops and breathe in the living past. After that you will head back to your hotel. Overnight stay in Tbilisi Hotel.

Day 2 - Bodbe, Sighnaghi and Kakheti Tour

After having breakfast in your hotel, you will meet the Driver and Guide in your hotel lobby, and depart towards the Kakheti region of Georgia, the cradle of Georgian winemaking. Our first stop will be in Bodbe monastery complex functioning as a nunnery since 1889, which according to the legend is a burial place of St. Nino, who converted Georgia to Christianity in the 4th century. Continue to Sighnaghi, the city of love and the Royal Town, one of the crossroads of the Great Silk Road surrounded by defensive walls with 23 towers. After that, you will head to Kvareli - Khareba winery. Located in Alazani Valley, this is the center of the Kakhetian wine producing region and is home to the unique “Winery Khareba” wine cellar, used for ageing wine. Special facilities were created around the wine tunnel, a big recreational park, which includes the river and old Qvevries, as well as a Georgian water mill, traditional Georgian bakery “Tone”, a Chacha (grappa) distilling facility, a traditional Georgian Marani (wine cellar) with the Satsnakheli (Georgian traditional wooden grape press) and other cultural sites. Here you can take part in any kind of activities and also taste more than 30 varieties of the best wine produced locally, before departing back to your hotel in Tbilisi. Overnight stay in Tbilisi Hotel.

Day 3 - Ananuri, Gudauri and Kazbegi Tour

After having breakfast in your hotel, you will meet the Driver and Guide in your hotel lobby, the route will take over the Georgian Military Highway up North, towards the border with Russia. Your first stop will be Jhinvali Water reservoir created during the soviet era, promptly continuing to Ananuri complex, a former residence of Argveti Dukes. The complex features churches and towers dating back to the 16-17th centuries, beautifully overlooking the Jhinvali reservoir. Continue your drive to see the conjunction of two small mountain rivers famous for the fact that being different in color they still keep their own colors even after merge. Continuing on the way you will have a chance to taste the mineral mountain springs in Mleta after which you will drive over the Cross Pass to Gudauri Ski Resort, where you can enjoy the Winter Sports during winter or be more adventurous and experience Paragliding in every season with local professionals. Afterwards, we will then drive over the Cross Pass and make a short stop at the Soviet-era “People’s Friendship” mountain view point overlooking a deep gorge of Caucasus mountain range and on the way to Town of Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) we will pass by the beautiful Travertine in Kazbegi National Park. After arriving to Kazbegi, we will change our vehicle to a four-wheel drive car to reach Gergeti Holy Trinity Church located on altitude of 2170 meters, and enjoy breathtaking views of Mt Kazbegi before heading back to your hotel in Tbilisi. Overnight stay in Tbilisi Hotel.