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EAST GEORGIA SHATILI

EAST GEORGIA, SEPANTSMINDA I SHATILI

Tbilisi, Stepantsminda, Shatili, Kakheti

7-8 Days

Kutaisi

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  • Adventure
  • Bespoke
  • Off-road

Program

Day 1: Kutaisi Airport – Tbilisi

  • Arrival in Kutaisi
  • Lunch break after flight near Kutaisi
  • Transfer to Tbilisi and hotel accommodation
  • Welcome dinner in the old town
  • Night tour of the old town for those willing
  • Overnight stay at a hotels

Day 2: Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Tbilisi city tour

  • Arrival at the Tbilisi international airport, hotel accommodation, time to rest. 
  • After breakfast, visit the monastery of Jvari and Mtskheta – the capital of Georgia until the 5th century and temple of Svetitskhoveli there – the place of coronation and burial of Georgian kings 
  • Lunch and return to Tbilisi
  • Tbilisi city tour – explore the old town, Sioni Cathedral and Anchiskhati Basilica, cable car to the Narikala fortress with a wonderful panoramic view of the city, walk to the waterfall located in the city center, in the district of sulfur baths. You will see and feel how past and present are co-living in this amazing city 
  • Dinner in a famous restaurant, combined with a show of traditional Georgian dances
  • Return to the hotel

Day 3: Tbilisi – David Gareja – Bodbe – Sighnaghi

  • After breakfast, departure to Kakheti – a land known for its wine production and unique medieval heritage. Drive to the steppes in the south of the country and visit the complex of David Gareja rock monasteries from the 6th century
  • Lunch break in Udabno serving Svan specialties   
  • Transfer to Sighnaghi – a town with a 2.5-kilometer defensive wall, known for the oldest wine festival in Georgia, and on the way visiting the Bodbe Monastery – the burial place of St. Nino, who converted Georgia to Christianity
  • Accommodation and dinner Sighnaghi

Day 4: Sighnaghi – Ananuri – Stepantsminda

  • After breakfast, drive to Stepantsminda of Georgian Military Road, connecting Tbilisi to Vladikavkaz 
  • On the way visiting the Ananuri fortress from the 17th century, located by the Zhinvali water reservior
  • Lunch break 
  • Photo stop at the Jvari Pass (2379 m) 
  • Accommodation in Stepantsminda (formerly Kazbegi), free time, walking around the city.  Dinner and overnight

Day 5: Stepantsminda – Truso Valley – Gergeti Holy Trinity – Stepantsminda

  • After breakfast, departure by off-road vehicles to the Truso Valley, known for its mineral springs, lakes, medieval defense towers, the Abano monastery and the Zakagori fortress 
  • A walk in the valley, tasting the mineral waters, a picnic by the river
  • In the afternoon, drive to one of the most beautifully situated monasteries in Georgia – Tsminda Sameba, which lies at an altitude of 2200 m above sea level. at the foot of Mount Kazbek (5033 m)
  • Return to Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), evening walk, dinner and overnight

Day 6: Stepantsminda – Shatili 

  • After breakfast, depart from Stepantsminda to Shatili ii on the border with Chechnya. 
  • Drive through the Datvis Jvari pass(2689 m), stops for picturesque viewpoints and a picnic in the bosom of nature
  • Arrival in Shatili, accommodation and visiting the medieval complex of defensive towers and stone houses, dating back to the 7th century
  • Free time, dinner and overnight in Shatili

Day 7: Shatili – Mutso – Anatori – Tbilisi

  • After breakfast, depart by off-road vehicles to Mutso, where there is a fortress with stone defensive towers, from where you can admire the beautiful panorama of Khevsureti. 
  • On the way back to Shatili visiting the crypts of Anatori – an abandoned village where houses have turned into a graveyard centuries ago
  • Lunch break 
  • Return to Tbilisi through the Datvis Jvari Pass by Zhinvali water reservoir 
  • Free time in Tbilisi
  • Dinner and return to the hotel

Day 8: Tbilisi – Uplistsikhe – Kutaisi 

  • After breakfast, departure to Uplistsikhe, the oldest rock city in Georgia, where the settlement dates back to the second millennium BC
  • Lunch on the way
  • Transfer to Kutaisi
  • Supra in agritourism with Georgian cuisine workshops and live music
  • free time, walk around the old capital of Colchis
  • overnight stay at a hotel

Day 9: Transfer to the airport

  • Transfer to the airport 

Information

We can adapt the given offer to the requirements of each client, we can propose an appropriate standard of hotels, we can enrich the program with additional attractions, start from any airport in Georgia and extend it by any number of days.

If you have any questions, please contact us, we will be happy to help you organise your dream trip!

In Short

  • Tbilisi – the old town, Narikala fortress, dating back to the 4th century, in the district of sulfur baths.
  • Mtskheta – the first capital of Georgia and the place of the adoption of Christianity(4th) and Jvari Monastery
  • Kakheti – a region known for its wine-making traditions, visiting the vineyards in the Alazani Valley and wine tasting (Kindzmarauli – a world-famous wine factory, Khareba – a tunnel converted into a wine store, museum in Numisi)
  • Sighnaghi“city of love” with a 2.5-kilometer defensive wall,located on the hilltop overlooking Alazani Valley
  • Georgian Military Roada road passes through narrow gorges squeezed between colossal Caucasus Mountains. Ananuri Fortress.
  • Stepantsminda (formerly Kazbegi)a town among the Greater Caucasus with the Gergeti Holy Trinity church situated at a height 2 200 m and looking at – Kazbek (Mkinvartsveri) – the second highest peak in Georgia ( 5040 m)
  • All-day off-road to Truso Valley and an outdoor picnic with local shepherds and baking skewers
  • Shatili – a medieval complex of defensive towers and stone houses, dating back to the 7th century
  • Mutso – extraordinary fortified settlement that has been the most powerful outpost in North Georgia for centuries, controlling roads and protecting state borders from northern invasions 
  • Anatori – a crypt with human remains preserved to this day
  • Rafting on the mountain river Aragvi
  • Kutaisi – the capital of Imereti and the medieval Bagrati Monastery located in the city center

Price includes

  • Travel by air-conditioned vehicle, transfer from and to the airport
  • A guarantee of substitution of a replacement transport in the case of a breakdown
  • Accommodation in hotels / guesthouses
  • Off-road cars
  • Food: two meals a day (breakfast, dinner)
  • Care of a English-speaking guide

Price does not include

  • Air ticket
  • Own expenses
  • Entrance tickets, wine tasting
  • Additional meals during the day (lunch)