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Study tour for travel agents-partners from Kutaisi
Kutaisi – Gori – Uplistsikhe – Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Ananuri fortress – Gudauri – Kazbegi – Bodbe – Sighnaghi – Manavi – Vardzia – Akhaltsikhe – Borjomi – Kutaisi – Batumi – Kutaisi (8 days, 7 nights)
Day 1: Kutaisi
Arrival to Kutaisi. Meeting with the representatives of the agency. Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Overnight.
     Day 2: Kutaisi – Gori – Uplistsikhe – Tbilisi
Breakfast. Departure to Tbilisi. On the way visit the Stalin museum in Gori. Museum consists of three blocks - museum, house and railway carriage.
Excursion in Uplistsikhe (I centuries BC), ancient cave town, that was finishing the building for centuries, and included more than 700 caves and buildings, including wineries, bakeries, antique theater, hall of receptions of Queen Tamara, preserved to this day. Arrival to Tbilisi. Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Overnight.
     Day 3: Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Tbilisi
Breakfast. Excursion in the city. The capital of Georgia is unique. It is located on the several mountain hills, on which "creep" the old blocks. Tbilisi - is a beautiful river Kura with its picturesque rocky shores, that flows across the whole city.
Tbilisi is one of the rare places in the world, where can peacefully exist in the Old Town orthodox church, catholic cathedra, synagogue and mosque. " Old Town" - is the historic center of Tbilisi, that is located at the root of Mtatsminda (Holy Mount) mountain. Almost all of the buildings of the Old Town are historical and cultural sites, this part of the city is round - the - clock full of life, here walk alone or in groups tourists, meet lovers near the Clock Tower. This amuzing Tower appeared here recently, built by the Puppet Theatre director Rezo Gabriadze. Here artists exhibit their paintings, artisans offer numerous souvenirs.
During excursion visit of Metekhi Church (V c.), Narikala fortress (IV c.), Sioni Cathedral (VI-VII c.), Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary, the oldest surviving church, Synaxis of Saint Truinity of the temple complex of Tsminda Sameba - the main Cathedral of Georgian Orthodox Church.
Walk at the Shota Rustaveli avenue. Lunch.
Next, excursion to the ancient capital of Georgia Mtskheta - the town-museum, included to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. Visit of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (1010-1029), at the bottom of which is buried one of the major Christian relics Lords chiton, as well as the burial place of many of the Georgian kings. Here is also the part of life-giving pillar. Visit of Samtavro monastery, where year round grow, flower and fruit blackberry bush, near of which in the IV century lived and preached St. Nino - enlightener, the first preacher of Christianity in Georgia. Woderworking icon of Iberian Mother of God, woderworking icon of St. Nino, grave of St. Tsar Merian and Tsarina Nani, hallows of St. Abibos Nekresky, St. Shio Mhvimskoho are placed inside. Visit of the ancient temple - monastery Jvari (VI c.). Return to Tbilisi. Overnight.
     Day 4: Tbilisi – Ananuri fortress – Gudauri – Kazbegi – Tbilisi
Breakfast. In the morning, departure from Tbilisi in the direction of Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). On the way to it, we overlook the picturesque Ananuri fortress (XVI c.), located above Aragvi river, and also the amazing beauty of Zhinvali reservoir.
Ski resort Gudauri (2200 m), inspection 3* / 4* / 5* hotels and ski slopes. Next, the stunning trip along Tergi river, through Cross Pass (2400 m), will bring us to Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). Lunch in a private house with real mountaineers. Master class on khinkali preparation. Excursion in Kazbegi: Gergeti Trinity church (2170 m above the sea level). When the weather is fair, the stunning view on the mountain Kazbek (5147 m), one of the highest tops of Georgia, opens. Return to Tbilisi. Overnight.      Day 5 (29.03): Tbilisi – Bodbe – Sighnaghi – Manavi – Tbilisi
Breakfast. Departure to Sighnaghi. On the way visit in the Bodbe village of the monastery complex of St. George and the grave of St. Nino, that brought Christianity to Georgia. Excursion in the "town of everlasting love" Sighnaghi, that is placed at the top of the ridge, overlooking Alazani valley. Kvareli. Then, passing through, acquaintance with the history of the Manavi Fortress (XI century) and the Manavi Temple (XVIII century). The church was built in 1794 by the abbot of the monastery of John the Baptist from the monastery David Gareji - Ephraim. In the 17th century here was located the royal vineyards and the estate of Heraclius II. Stop in the pearl of Kakheti - a private estate "Chateau Fort de Manavi". In the program of the visit: an excursion to the Art Gallery, organized directly on the territory, where amazing works of local masters are presented; tasting of wines and chacha, produced according to traditional old Georgian technology directly in the marani "Chateau Fort de Manavi" from grapes grown in the estate's own vineyards. The highlight of the tasting will be "Manavi Green" - a wine made from a special grape variety that grows only in the area of the village of Manavi in Georgia. Master-class on cooking the traditional georgian dishes. Dinner in traditional Georgian style. The menu includes only Georgian cuisine from ECO products grown on the "Chateau Fort de Manavi" farm. Inspection 3*/4* hotels. Return to Tbilisi. Overnight.
     Day 6: Tbilisi – Vardzia – Akhaltsikhe
Breakfast. In the morning, departure towards Akhaltsikhe. On the way visit of Vardzia cave monastery complex (XII- XIII c.) - 19 stepped rock town. For 900 m along the left bank of Kura river, in the plumb wall of the mountain, around 600 buildings are cut out - churches, chapels, parrocks, pantries, baths, libraries. There preserved secret passages, remains of plumbing, and irrigation system. Vardzia - is the site of the era of Golden Age. More than thousands of monks lived there, and when being attacked, to 20 thousand of people could shelter there. Lunch in a trout farm - trout on a spit.
Arrival to recently reconstructed Akhaltsikhe fortress, the motherland of Charles Aznavur, the ancient center of Catholicism in Georgia. In the complex, together with Orthodox Church of St. Marina, are placed mosque, catholic church and monastery of Benedictine Sisters, synagogue and Armenian church. Accommodation in Akhaltsikhe hotel. Overnight.      Day 7: Akhaltsikhe – Borjomi – Kutaisi – Batumi
Breakfast. Arrival to Borjomi. Tasting of the worldknown mineral water Borjomi from the spring. Departure to Kutaisi. Excursion in the ancient city Kutaisi, that is more than 3 thousand years old. Visit of Gelati monastery and academy, established by the great Georgian tsar David IV the Builder, that is included to UNESCO World Heritage Site List. Visit the magnificent Sataplia cave. Lunch. Inspection of 3*/4* hotels and sanatorium in Tskhaltubo. Departure to Batumi. Accommodation in Batumi hotel. Overnight.
     Day 8: Batumi – Kutaisi
Breakfast. Excursion in the city. Batumi – is a "Georgian Singapore", the most famous Black Sea resort of Georgia, with the population of 120 000 people. A visiting card of Batumi is a popular place of residents and visitors of the city, - it is Batumi Piazza, built in 2009. In 2010, a new, 7 meters high, moving sculpture of Love became the adornment of the city. The statue is a figure of a woman and a man. They seek to each other, in 8-10 minutes they move in a original and beautiful way towards each other and eventually merge as one. Excursion in Batumi: animated fountains (laser show), worldknown dolphinarium, Argonauts square with Medea statue. Inspection of 3*/4*/5* hotels. Departure to Kutaisi. Farewell dinner. Transfer to the airport and return home.
Important! The tour will take place with a group of 12 people! For smaller quantities, the price may change!
IMPORTANT! If within a year the agency that participated in promo tour, will send to us 30 tourists or more, the cost of the promotional tour will be returned at the end of the year!
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