Wine Tour - 8 Days Tour
TOUR PROAGRAM
The Upper Svaneti fortifications and the castle town of Shatili in Khevsureti are among the finest examples of medieval Georgian castles. Ancient churches, fortified mountain villages, unclimbed peaks, beautiful wild flowers and hospitable people – unforgettable experiences await you in this journey.
1 day - Departure to Tbilisi
2 day - Tbilisi city tour – National Museum
3 day - Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Jvari Monastery * – Svetitskhoveli Cathedral * – Ananuri Fortress – Gudauri
4 day - Gudauri – Kazbegi – Gergeti Trinity Church – Gveleti Waterfall – Gudauri
5 day - Gudauri – Shatili Village
6 day - Shatili – Mutso Village – Telavi
7 day - Telavi – Alaverdi Cathedral – Omalo
8 day - Omalo – Dartlo & Shenako Villages – Omalo
9 day - Omalo – Gremi Complex – Sighnaghi
10 day - Signagi – Davit Gareji Monastery – Tbilisi
11 day - Departure from Tbilisi
* (UNESCO)
NOTE
The agency reserves the right to make some necessary amendments to the program, depending on the organizational issues (this, of course, subject to a preliminary agreement with the group leader).
TOUR LOGISTICS
Accommodation
Upon request can be offered 3, 4 and 5* luxury and international brand hotels in Tbilisi, as well as many comfortable boutique, small hotels and guesthouses in regions.
Transport
Transportation –according to the program - by six-seat air-conditioned mini vans, 10-12-seat mini buses, or big and comfortable tourist buses, depending on the number of tourists in a group.
Guides
Throughout the travel tourists will enjoy services of professional Italian- French-, English-, German-, and Polish-speaking guides with the proper knowledge of history and culture.
Boarding
The tour price generally includes full board, although, on request, half board or a single-meal (hotel-served breakfast) package can be offered. Breakfast is included both in Tbilisi-based hotel's prices, as well as in the price-lists of small hotels and guesthouses located in provinces, where a dinner is also served. The lunch also includes mineral water, tea and/or coffee. Dinners are generally served at traditional Tbilisi-based restaurants offering a diversity of local cuisine or at a hotel/guesthouse restaurant.
Note
On the 7th day of the program, one-hour walking-tour to Gergeti Trinity Church (at 2170 m above sea level) is envisaged; on-site taxi service is offered at extra cost.