 | Kingdom of wines & towers
14 days mixed Tour in Georgia
Best time: July - September
Day to day itinerary
This tour gives opportunity to the person who takes part that during 12 days, he will be introduced with Geogian beautiful district such as Kakheti, Qartli, Svaneti, Racha, Mtiuleti and Khevsureti. During the tour he can try the Georgian wines which make great impression on every type wine amateur and at the same time visit the castle-towers which are built by that people who could at the same time have war and make wine too.
Day 1
Meeting at the Tbilisi International Airport. Accommodation - 4* Hotel.
On the first day you will to visit old Tbilsi – Meidian, Shardeni str. Abanotubani and Erekle II str..
Tbilisi - - is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mtkvari (Kura) River.
It is Founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang Gorgasali, the King of Georgia, and made into a capital in the VI century, Tbilisi is a significant industrial, social, and cultural center of Georgia.
Spending the night – 4 stars hotel
Meal – LD
Transport – shuttle
Day 2
On the second day we will visit Kakheti District
Kakheti is a province in Eastern Georgia. It is bordered by the small mountainous province of Tusheti and mountain-range of Greater Caucasus to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and the south, and the Georgian province of Kartli to the west. Kakheti is geographically divided into the Inner Kakheti to the east of Tsiv-Gombori mountain-range and the Outer Kakheti to the west of it. The major river of the eastern part is Alazani, of the western part - Iori. Kakhetians speak a local dialect of Georgian.). There we will visit King Erekle the second’s Palace. He was a Georgian monarch of the Bagrationi Dynasty, reigning as the king of Kakheti from 1744 to 1762, and of Kartli and Kakheti from 1762 until 1798. He placed his kingdom under the formal Russian protection in 1783, but the move did not prevent Georgia from being devastated by the Persian invasion in 1795. Gremi is the 16th-century architectural monument – the royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels – in Kakheti, Georgia. The complex is what has survived from the once flourishing town of Gremi and is located east of the present-day village of the same name in the Kvareli district, 175 km east of Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Tsinandali is fermented at cool temperatures and matured for two to three years to bring out the complexity. Tsinandali can be aged for a further five, adopting some nutty bottle-aged characters in the process. It has a pale golden color and a light body. The flavor is light, with a moderate finish.
Spending the night – in village Gremi, family type hotel
Meal – BLD
Supper - Traditional Kakhetian "Supra” and Kakhetian wines (Tsinadali white wine comes from the country of Georgia. It is made from Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane grapes and comes from the Telavi and Kvareli area of Kakheti). Test the Kakhetian Wines Saperavi, Cicqa, Manavi Green, Tsinandali.
Transport – shuttle
Day 3
Kakheti provance – We will visit Teliani Valley and Tsinandali wine factories and we will try their wines.
Spending the night – in Guest House
Supper - Traditional Kakhetian "Supra” and taste Georgian peasants made wine
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 4
We will arrive in Kartli - (a region (Mkhare) in Georgia. It consists of the following districts: Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Java, Khashuri.) The northern part of the region, namely Java, and northern territories of Kareli and Gori, (total area of 1,393 km²) is controlled by the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia since 1992. There we will visit Uplicikhe (Uplistsikhe - literally, "the lord's fortress") is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia. The Ateni Sioni Church is an early 7-th-century Georgian Orthodox church . Near the church there are the ruins of a medieval fortified town (modern-day villages of Didi Ateni and Patara Ateni).
Spending the night – in guest house
Supper – traditional Kartlian "Supra” and Kartlian Wines (Atenian White, Colikauri, Adesa taste)
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 5
Arriving in Zemo Svaneti - Upper Svanetia. We will visit Latali and Lanjeri 2 stored Church). Themes and Mestia (Mestia)is a highland townlet in northwest Georgia, at an elevation of 1.500 meters in the Caucasus Mountains.)
Spending the night – family type hotel
Supper – traditional Savnetian "supra” and Svanuri Raxi taste
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 6
On this day we will visit upper Svanetia.
Mulakhi (lakhiri), Ipari, Kala and Ushguli are a community of villages located at the head of the Enguri gorge in Upper Svaneti, Georgia. The Ushguli villages contain buildings that are part of the UNESCO Heritage site of Upper Svaneti. Altitude claims for Ushguli villages vary from 2086 to 2200 metre and it is sometimes referred to as the highest village in Europe. It is located at the feet of Shakhara one of the higher Caucasian summits. About 70 families (about 200 people) live in the area and there is a small school. For 6 months of the year snow covers the whole area and often the road to Mestia is closed. Typical Svanetian protective towers are found throughout the village. The Ushguli Chapel located on a hilltop near the village dates back to the 12th century.
Spending the night – In Ushguli, family type hotel
Supper – traditional Svanetian "Supra”
meal – BLD
Transport - Nivas (offroad car)
Day 7
Day for traveling and rest
Ushguli – Oni. Oni is a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, it is part of Racha, a historic highland province in western Georgia. The town also serves as an administrative center of the Oni district (raioani). Oni is situated in a deep gorge on the left bank of Rioni River, some 830 m above sea level and 210 km northwest of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.)
Spending the night – family type hotel
Supper – "supra” and the dearest Rachian tast wines
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 8
Travelling in Racha. There we will visit Khvanchkara and Qindzmarauli wine factories
Spending the night – family type hotel
Supper – "Supra” and the dearest Rachian Wines taste
Meal – BLD
Transport - Nivas (offroad car)
Transport – shuttle
Day 9
Day for resting and hangover
Spending the night – family type hotel
Supper – "Supra” and the dearest Rachian Wines taste (Qindzmarauli, Khvanchkara)
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 10
On this day we will visit Khada gorge, where at every step you can see astonishing castle-towers
spending the night – in sky resort Gudauri (Gudauri is a ski resort located on the southern slopes of The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia. The resort is situated in the Stepantsminda District, along the Georgian Military Highway near the Cross Pass, at an elevation of 2,196 meters (7,200ft.) above sea level. Gudauri lies 120km (75 miles) to the north of the capital Tbilisi. The trip from Tbilisi to Gudauri usually takes two hours by car. The resort offers high quality skiing opportunities. The slopes of Gudauri are completely above the tree line and are best for free-riders and are generally considered to be avalanche-safe. The ski season lasts from December to April. Heli Skiing is also available throughout the season.
Spending the night – family type hotel
Meal – BLD
Supper – mtiuletian Khinkali and fruit Vodka
Transport – shuttle
Day 11
Day of castle-villages
Through Pshavi (Pshavi is a small historic-geographic area in Georgia, included in today’s Mtskheta-Mtianeti region and laying chiefly on the southern foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains along Aragvi River. The popular Georgian poet Luka Razikashvili (1861-1915), best known by his pen name Vazha-Pshavela was born in this province, in the picturesque village of Chargali. By Aragvi river gorge and Bear Cross Pass we will go to Shatili. On this day we will also visit Kistini castle-towers and Lebaiskari Tower. Shatili is a historic highland village in Georgia, near the border with Chechnya. It is located on the northern slope of the Central Caucasian Mountains.
Spending the night – Guest House in Shatili
Supper – Khevsuretian cuisine, balalaika and Jipitauri
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 12
Day of castle-villages
This day we will Visit Anatorian crypt, Mutso and Ardoti.
In the evening we will come back to Tbilsi
Spending the night – 4 stars hotel
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 13
Day of Capital
Excursion in Mtskheta. Mtskheta was a capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia during the 3rd century BC - 5th century AD. Here Georgians accepted Christianity in 317 and Mtskheta still remains the headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church.
Fin party in restaurant. Every tourist will be given memorable presents
Spending the night – 4 stars hotel
Meal – BLD
Transport – shuttle
Day 14
The last day - Departure day
meal – B, Transfer to the Tbilisi International Airport. Departure.
price:
1045 euro per/person (10-12 persons in 1 group)
1128 euro per/person (8-9 persons – in 1 group)
1275 euro per/person (4-7 persons – in 1 group)
price includes:
Accomodation: 4 star hotel (in Tbilisi);
guest houses and village houses - in other places.
transfer (Airport-Hotel-Aiarport); Transportation – Minibus "Mercedes Sprinter”;
transport in mountains with off-road cars;
Guide knowing foreign language (English, German, Russian);
meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner);
cooker while having tour;
memorable presents for every member; Entrance Tickets; Georgian Traditional Dishis (SOUPRA) every evening
not include:
air transfer
travel insurance
extra services
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