Christian Caucasus - 12 Days Tour
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TOUR PROAGRAM
This travel to the Christian Caucasus provides a good opportunity to get down to the roots of Christian religion by visiting the first Christian countries of the world... Armenia and Georgia - the oldest Christian nations - are becoming more and more called for and attractive destination in pilgrimage tourism routes and our agency is prepared to meet any wish and/or request in connection with the above. In Armenia and Georgia, Christian religion has played the greatest role both in the cultural life as well as arts and the traditions which still determine the nations' present-day mode of life.
1 day - Departure to Yerevan
2 day - Yerevan city tour – Echmiadzin * – Yerevan - Holy Mass and meeting with Catholic Community
3 day - Yerevan city tour – Garni Temple – Geghard Monastery * – Yerevan
4 day - Yerevan – Khor Virap Monastery – Noravank Complex - Yerevan
5 day - Yerevan – Sevan Lake – Sevan Monastery – Haghpat Monastery *– Bagratashen – Tbilisi
6 day - Tbilisi city tour – National Museum – Holly Mass and meteeng with Catholic Bishop in Georgia
7 day - Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Jvari Monastery * – Svetitskhoveli Cathedral * – Samtarvo Monastery – Kutaisi **
8 day - Kutaisi – Bagrati Cathedral * – Gelati Monastery * – Ceramic market – Akhatlsikhe
9 day - Akhaltsikhe – Varzia cave monastery – Rabat Fortress – Meeting with Benedictine Sisters
10 day - Akhaltsikhe – Uplistsikhe cave city – Ananuri Fortress – Gudauri
11 day - Gudauri – Jvari Pass – Kazbegi – Gergeti Trinity Church – Tbilisi
12 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.