Highlights of Georgia - 3 Nights at Tbilisi

Experience the Charm of Tbilisi: A Journey Through History and Modernity

Highlights of Georgia
4 Days / 3 Nights at Tbilisi  
Per Person in DBL 1015AED  ( September- October )
Per Person in DBL 945AED  ( November-December,20 )

PRICE INCLUDES:
●    Accommodation at a 4-star hotel in the city center  (Epigraph, Astoria, Brim Hotel, or similar)
●    Daily Breakfast at the hotel
●    Transfer: The airport – Hotel – the Airport
●    All transfers & daily tours with an English-speaking Driver 
●    1 bottle of water per person, per day
●    4x4 vehicle Kazbegi tour

Rates are valid till 20-Dec-2024

Trip Itinerary:

DAY 1: Tbilisi

• Arrival in Tbilisi, meeting at the airport.
• Transfer to the Hotel, Check in, and rest. Overnight in Tbilisi

DAY 2: Tbilisi

• Breakfast at the Hotel.
• Explore the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, and wander the city's old districts with its narrow streets, patterned balconies, and colorful houses.
•  Abanotubani –(Literally “bath district”) and the well-known Sulfuric Baths. Abanotubani is an important historic part of the city: it is where according to a legend the King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell, leading to the discovery of the hot springs and, subsequently, to the founding of a new capital.
• Legvtakhevi is a beautiful pedestrian street with a little waterfall.
• «Peace Bridge»: Within the bridge walkway, the low-power linear LED arrays embedded in the glass railings are triggered by 240 motion sensors as the pedestrians pass, giving an impression that the bridge lights come on for each person setting foot on the bridge. Additionally, a message in Morse code that renders the periodic table of elements goes across two parapets every hour. The lights designer Martinaud considers this communication a celebration of "life and peace between people".
• Walking through the street «Bambis rigi»
• Rezo Gabriadze Famous puppet theatre with a clock tower.  Overnight in Tbilisi

DAY 3: Tbilisi-Mtskheta-Gori-Uplistsikhe

• Breakfast at the Hotel.
• Today, our way goes to the Shida Kartli region. We’ll explore the unique, mysterious city of Uplistsikhe, one of the oldest settlements in the territory of Georgia. Its history dates back to the II-I millennium BC.
• In the era of Late Antiquity, it was a thriving and influential religious, political, and cultural center. We will walk along the streets carved into the rock, and pass magnificent cave temples, halls, dwellings, and utility rooms.
• People finally abandoned this settlement only in the 19th century AD. Ages ago this amazing city consisted of more than 700 underground premises, but only 150 have reached our days.
• Transfer to Mtskheta.
• Mtskheta is an ancient city, it can be also called the open-air museum, and many centuries ago it was the former capital of Eastern Georgia. It is the spiritual heart of the entire country.
• Explore the ancient and unique Jvari Monastery. It is considered to be the first monastery in Georgia. According to historians it was built in the V-VI century. The monastery stands on the top of the hill. The slope of this hill goes down, straight to the place where two rivers, Kura and Aragvi, meet, to prolong their way together. The place is famous not only for its cultural and historical roots but also for the spectacular, unforgettable view of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
• Visit the monastery Svetitskhoveli, where the central cathedral of Georgia is situated.

• We will explore the lovely and cozy pedestrian streets of Mtskheta. The center of the city was renovated and restored not so long ago and now looks charming and attractive. Here we can find lots of small cafes, and cute and unique stores. On the main street, there is a small street market where one can see or even try different local products, such as churchkhela, honey, or house wine.
• Transfer back to Tbilisi. Free time.
• Dinner at the Georgian traditional restaurant with a show program of national Georgian dances. ( Additional payment)
• Overnight in Tbilisi

Distance: Tbilisi-Uplistsikhe 110 km;

DAY 4: Tbilisi

• Breakfast at the Hotel and check out

Departure to the airport