Tbilisi Trip Overview
Private tour package includes visiting all the main attractions of Tbilisi and visiting the best part of Caucasus Mountains. Duration 7 Nights.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgia
Private tour package includes visiting all the main attractions of Tbilisi and visiting the best part of Caucasus Mountains. Duration 7 Nights.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Tbilisi Airport
Stop At: Tbilisi, Tbilisi
Tbilisi in some countries also still known by its pre-1936 international designation, Tiflis[8] (/ˈtɪflɪs/ TIF-lis),[7] is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tbilisi was the seat of the Imperial Viceroy, governing both Southern and Northern Caucasus.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 2: Tbilisi City Tour
Stop At: Tsminda Sameba Cathedral, Elia Hill, Tbilisi Georgia
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi (Georgian: თბილისის წმინდა სამების საკათედრო ტაძარი Tbilisis cminda samebis sakatedro tadzari), commonly known as Sameba (Georgian: სამების ლავრა for Trinity), is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Constructed between 1995 and 2004, it is the third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world and one of the largest religious buildings in the world by total area. Sameba is a synthesis of traditional styles dominating the Georgian church architecture at various stages in history and has some Byzantine undertones.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Old Town (Altstadt) Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia
Old Tbilisi (Georgian: ძველი თბილისი, dzveli t’bilisi) was an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, from 2007 to 2013. Although the term “Old Tbilisi” has long been used to denote a historical part of the city, it was only in 2007 that it became a distinct administrative entity to incorporate several historical neighbourhoods formerly included in the districts of Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi, Isani-Samgori, and Didube-Chughureti. The district was abolished in 2013, with its territories allotted to several other divisions of the capital.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 3: Mtskheta-Ananuri-Kazbegi
Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia
Jvari Monastery (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Along with other historic structures of Mtskheta, it is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Jvari is a rare case of the Early Medieval Georgian church that survived to the present day almost unchanged. The church became the founder of its type, the Jvari type of church architecture, prevalent in Georgia and Armenia. Built atop of Jvari Mount (656 m a.s.l.), the monastery is an example of harmonious connection with the natural environment, characteristic to Georgian architecture.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gergeti Trinity Church, Near the Village of Gergeti, Stepantsminda Georgia
Gergeti Trinity Church (Georgian: წმინდა სამება – Tsminda Sameba) is a popular name for Holy Trinity Church near the village of Gergeti in Georgia. The church is situated on the right bank of the river Chkheri (the left tributary of the river Terek), at an elevation of 2170 meters (7120 feet), under Mount Kazbek.
Duration: 40 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 4: Sighnaghi-Wine Degustation-East Point
Stop At: Signagi, Signagi, Kakheti Region
Signagi or Sighnaghi (Georgian: სიღნაღი) is a town in Georgia’s easternmost region of Kakheti and the administrative center of the Signagi Municipality. Although it is one of Georgia’s smallest towns,[4] Signagi serves as a popular tourist destination due to its location at the heart of Georgia’s wine-growing regions, as well as its picturesque landscapes, pastel houses and narrow, cobblestone streets. Located on a steep hill, Signagi overlooks the vast Alazani Valley, with the Caucasus Mountains visible at a distance.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino, Signagi Georgia
The Monastery of St. Nino at Bodbe (Georgian: ბოდბის წმინდა ნინოს მონასტერი, bodbis ts’minda Ninos monasteri) is a Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and the seat of the Bishops of Bodbe located 2 km from the town of Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia. Originally built in the 9th century, it has been significantly remodeled, especially in the 17th century. The monastery now functions as a nunnery and is one of the major pilgrimage sites in Georgia, due to its association with St. Nino, the 4th-century female evangelist of Georgians, whose relics are shrined there.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 5: Gombori-Alaverdi-Telavi
Stop At: Alaverdi Monastery, Alaverdi, Kutaisi Georgia
Alaverdi Monastery (Georgian: ალავერდის მონასტერი) is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery located 25 km (16 mi) from Akhmeta, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. While parts of the monastery date back to 6th century, the present day cathedral was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George.[1]
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Telavi, Telavi, Kakheti Region
Telavi (Georgian: თელავი [tʰɛlɑvi]) is the main city and administrative center of Georgia’s eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 19,629 inhabitants (as of the year 2014).[1] The city is located on the foothills of the Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500–800 m (1,600–2,600 ft) above sea level.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 6: Gori-Uplistsikhe
Stop At: Stalin Museum, 32 Stalin Avenue Stalin Park, Gori 1400 Georgia
The Joseph Stalin Museum is a museum in Gori, Georgia dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, who was born in Gori. The Museum retains its Soviet-era characteristics.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Uplistsikhe, Gori, Georgia
Uplistsikhe (Georgian: უფლისციხე [upʰlistsʰixɛ]; literally, “the lord’s fortress”) is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, some 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli.
Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages, and is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 7: East Point-Turtle Lake
Stop At: Turtle Lake, Vake District, Tbilisi Georgia
Turtle Lake is a direct English translation of Kus Tba (Georgian: კუს ტბა), a small lake at the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, so named due to the perceived abundance of turtles living in these places.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Private room with bathroom in a 3-star budget hotel Lions in the city center
Day 8: Transfer to Tbilisi Airport from Hotel
Stop At: Tbilisi, Tbilisi
Transfer to Tbilisi Airport
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
