Local Tasties Of Georgia
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOUR:
This group tour is an amazing opportunity for first-timers and for those who are eager to find out about Tbilisi and Georgia. The tour includes unique and popular sightseeing of Tbilisi, Mtskheta, and the Kakheti region.
Price Includes:
Transfer from/to the airport.
Accommodation 3 * hotel (in a double/twin room).
Comfortable transport.
Qualified Guide service.
The cost of these excursions on the tour.
Entrance tickets.
Price Doesn’t Include:
Wine-tasting in Sighnaghi (€ 10)
Georgian workshop (€ 25)
Dinner at a Georgian restaurant with folklore Shaw (€ 25)
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Tour Plan
DAY 1: TBILISI
Arrival in Tbilisi. Transfer from the airport. Accommodation at the hotel. Evening walk in Tbilisi. Taking a cable car to Narikala Fortress to enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view of the city. Visit Sulphur bath district and Legvtahevi. Meydan – central area, which before was the shopping area of the city and at the present time is surrounded by cafes – bars. The Sharden area is full of narrow streets with cozy cafés, wine-tasting bars, and souvenir shops. After the walking tour has dinner at a Georgian restaurant with different kinds of Georgian dishes and a folklore show.
The repertoire of the show program: Adjarian dance, “Mtiuluri”, “Rachuli” and Wedding Dance. Also, the program includes live music, Georgian pop songs, and songs in the voices. This is really a very exciting show!
The cost of €25 per person. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 2: Tbilisi – Mtskheta-Kutaisi
Departure towards to small town of Mtskheta. Monuments of Mtskheta are included in the UNESCO World Heritage. Visiting an ancient Monastery Jvari (VI century.) on the top of a hill. Visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
(1010-1029 gg.). Have lunch at the local restaurant and try several tasteful dishes. Return to Tbilisi. Visit The Clock Tower of the famous Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theatre and Dry Bridge – the most famous flea market in Georgia located at the bridge, which is more than 160 years old. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 3: Ananuri-Kazbegi
Departure to castle Ananuri – Zhinvali Lake. Ananuri Fortress is located on the Georgian Military Highway, 70 km from Tbilisi. Visit Stephantsminda. Departure to Gergetis Sameba (XIV century)Trinity Church Gergeti located at an altitude of 2170 at the foot of Mount Kazbek along the Georg
ian Military Road in the Georgian village Gergeti, directly above the village Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). Master-class of making Khinkali– a Georgian dumpling, which originated in the Georgian mountain regions. Varieties of khinkali spread from there across different parts of the Caucasus. The original recipe consists of minced meat and spices. Overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 4: Gombori pass-Telavi-Tsinandali-Kvareli-Sighnagi
Departure to Kakheti – the wine region – through Gombori pass. Visit Telavi – the heart of the Kakheti region – located in the Alazani valley. Visit the agro market in Telavi with great walnuts, tasty Georgian Churchkhelas, and a wide variety of Georgian spices. Continue the tour to the Tsinandali museum with a decorative park.
In 1835 there one of the first wine cellars was built in Georgia, where a unique collection of wine from many countries (16 500 bottles) is kept. Visit the unique winery Khareba in Kvareli.
Winery and cellar are located in a tunnel of 7700 meters long carved in the rock of the Caucasus Mountain Range. The tunnel consists of two main parallel tunnels and 13 smaller perpendicular ones. Degustation of wine and master class on baking Georgian bread and making Churchkhela – a traditional Georgian candle-shaped candy. The main ingredients are grape must, walnuts and flour. Overnight in Sighnaghi.
Day 5: Bodbe – Sighnaghi
City tour in Sighnaghi – a small town in the Alazani Valley. Master class of Georgian barbeque – Mtsvadi.
(not included in the price, €15 per person).
Return to Tbilisi.
Transfer to the airport.
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