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Mountains and Sea
Kutaisi - Zugdidi - Mestia - Ushguli - Batumi - Kutaisi (14 days, 13 nights)
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Day 1: Kutaisi
Arrival to Kutaisi. Meeting with the representatives of the agency. Excursion if possible (depending on the time of arrival). Hotel accommodation.
Excursion to the karst cave Sataplia - plateau of dinosaurs with many clear traces of prehistoric reptiles. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel in Kutaisi.
Day 2: Kutaisi
Breakfast. Excursion in the ancient city of 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. Overlook of the Bagrati Cathedral and "monastery of accomplishment of desires" Metsameta. Excursion to the Prometheus castor cave, where, according to the legend, Prometheus gave the fire to people, and because of that he was enchained to the rock. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel in Kutaisi.
Day 3: Kutaisi - Zugdidi - Mestia
Drive to Zugdidi. The treasure of Zugdidi is graceful patrimonial palace of Dadiani princes, with great park. At the present time, it is a museum with uncommon historical collection, icluding the death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte. The oldest aristocratic family of Dadiani princes is known for its relations with Napoleon Bonaparte. In Vlakherna church, in Zugdidi, is kept one of the most precious Christian relics - Cincture of the Virgin Mary - christian relic, that belonged to Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. On the way to Mestia, we can enjoy the fantastic views of four waterfalls and three mountain peaks of the Caucasus - Ushba, Mazera, Shkhelda. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel in Mestia.
Day 4: Mestia - Ushguli - Mestia
Breakfast. Drive to Ushguli. Excursion in Ushguli - Svanetian village located at an altitude of 2200m above sea level, the most high-mountain permanent settlement in Europe, included to the World Heritage sites List of UNESCO. Visit of Lamaria church (2300 m above sea level), Ushguli museum of icons, Towers of Queen Tamara, Ushguli Ethnographic Museum. Drive to Mestia. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel in Mestia.
Day 5: Mestia - Kutaisi
Breakfast. Excursion in Mestia, that is included to the in the number of World Heritage sites by UNESCO.Visit of the historic- ethnographical museum, medieval church and fortification districts of Mestia. Drive to Kutaisi. Overnight in the hotel in Kutaisi.
Day 6: Kutaisi - Batumi
Breakfast. Drive to Batumi. Excursion in the city. Batumi is a "Georgian Singapore", the most famous seaside resort of Georgia with a population of 120,000 people. Visiting card of Batumi, a popular place for residents and guests of the city, - is Batumi Piazza, built in 2009. In 2010, the decoration of the city has become the new, 7 meters high, moving sculpture of Love. The statue is a figure of a woman and a man. They aspire to each other for 8-10 minutes is very original and beautiful move towards each other and eventually merge as one. Walk along the boulevard. Excursion in the city: animated fountains (laser show), worldknown dolphinarium, Argonauts square with Medea statue.
For extra charge, visit Gonio Apsar fortress - the oldest fortress in Georgia, on the board with Turkey. The fortress was built in I-II century AD, and served as citadel of Roman at first, and then of the Byzantine Empire. Total length of fortress is 900 m, walls height - 5 m, the height of each of the eighteen towers is 7 m. Optional, excursion in the Botanic Garden, that has more than 5 thousand exotic plants, icluding roses garden, with 1200 sorts of roses. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel in Batumi.
Day 7-12: a week vacation in Batumi
Breakfast. Leisure at sea. Dinner. Overnight in Batumi.
Optional excursions:
- Optional: Drive to Trabzone (Turkey)
- Optional: Botanic Garden
- Optional: Dolphinarium
Day 13: Batumi - Kutaisi
Breakfast. Rest at the sea. Late drive to Kutaisi. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 14: Kutaisi
Breakfast. Flight home.
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