Tour in Georgia - Georgian City Life 8 days

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1DAY 1.ARRIVAL IN TBILISI / TBILISI NIGHT⌄

   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.

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

   Overnight: Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

2. 2FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF TBILISI / NIGHT IN TBILISI⌄

   Metekhi is the oldest settlement of Tbilisi.

   We walk to the brick domes of sulfur baths

   Narikala is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi.

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

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

   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.

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

   Meals: Dinner: Dinner in the local restaurant, tasting Georgian dishes. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

3. 3TBILISI – ANANURI – STEFANTSMINDA - TBILISI⌄

   Visit Ananuri – a 17th century architectural complex.

   An exciting drive from Gudauri along the Terek River

   Visit Gergeti Trinity Church

   Meals: Dinner: Dinner in the local restaurant, tasting Georgian dishes and wine. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

4. 4TBILISI - SIGHNAGHI - BODBE - TBILISI⌄

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

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

   You can visit great Georgian Painter - Niko Firosmani Museum.

   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.

   Meals: Dinner: Dinner in the restaurant. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Astoria Tbilisi Hotel

5. 5TBILISI - KUTAISI, THROUGH MTSKHETA AND GORI⌄

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

   Visit complex Uflistsihe (1 – rd century BC).

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

   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.

   Meals: Dinner: Dinner in the local restaurant · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Tskaltubo Plaza Hotel

6. 6KUTAISI - BATUMI⌄

   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.

   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.

   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.

   Evening – arrival in Batumi.

   Meals: Dinner: Taste local food and wine. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Old Town Batumi

7. 7SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF BATUMI⌄

   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).

   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.

   Meals: Dinner: Taste Adjarian cuisine. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Old Town Batumi

8. 8BATUMI TO TBILISI⌄

   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).

   Meals: Breakfast