ARMENIA AND GEORGIA
Yerevan, Garni, Lake Sevan, Dilijan, Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Kazbegi
PROGRAM
Day 1
Flight Sofia-Warsaw-Yerevan with LOT airline.
Day 2
Arrive early morning, transfer to hotel and check in for rest. After lunch -
Tourist tour of Yerevan - the memorial and museum dedicated to the Armenian Genocide,
the fruit market, the open market Vernissage. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 3
Visit Etchmiadzin Cathedral - the center of the Armenian church and one of the oldest Christian churches built in the late third century. Visit the ruins of the Zvarnots Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit a cognac factory and tasting. Dinner and overnight in Yerevan.
Day 4
Departure for the Garni temple - a pagan temple, which after the conversion to Christianity was
served as a summer residence of the rulers. Next, travel along the gorge of the Azat River and visit the Geghard Monastery, built of rock and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Return to Yerevan and visit the Matenadaran Library, which houses ancient documents from across Europe and Asia as well as the first Armenian Bible. Dinner and overnight in Yerevan.
Day 5
Check out of the hotel and drive from Yerevan to Lake Sevan located at 1900 meters above sea level. On the way pass through the famous mountain resort of Dilijan, the medieval architectural complex of Khakhpat. Cross the border and travel through Georgia. Dinner in a traditional Georgian restaurant and overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 6
Tourist tour of Tbilisi - old town, Metekhi church, Synagogue, Sioni Cathedral, Narikala fortress and sulfur baths. Afternoon walk along Rustaveli Avenue. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 7
Visit the ancient capital and religious center of Georgia - Mtskheta and the local
Sightseeing - Jvari Monastery and Cathedral Drive to the town of Gori and visit the stone town of Uplistsikhe, where the Silk Road used to pass. Visit Stalin's birth house and museum in Gori. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 8
Travel along the Georgian Military Highway through the Caucasus Mountains. On the way visit the architectural complex of Ananuri, where the two churches and the fortress offer views of the Zhinvali Dam. In the afternoon arrive in Kazbegi and visit the Gergeti Church located at 2170 meters above sea level. On the way back travel through the picturesque Darzhali Gorge. Dinner and overnight in Tbilisi.
Day 9
Departure to Kakheti wine region. Visit the winery of Kinjmarauil and
Tasting. Lunch at a local farmhouse. Visit to the fortified town of Sinjani. The town has preserved its typical architecture and offers excellent views of the surrounding Caucasus Mountains. Visit the Bodbe Monastery, dating back to the fourth century, where the tomb of Saint Nino, the Cappadocian virgin who spread Christianity in Georgia in the 4th century, is located. Departure and overnight in Tbilisi.
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Day 10
Early morning transfer to the airport and flight Tbilisi-Warsaw-Sofia with LOT airline.
* Air ticket Sofia - Warsaw - Yerevan, Tbilisi - Yerevan - Sofia;
* 4 nights with breakfast in a double room in the selected hotel in Yerevan.
* 5 nights with breakfast in a double room in the selected hotel in Tbilisi
* Airport-hotel-airport/station transfers in Tbilisi and Yerevan.
* Two-day sightseeing program in Beijing according to the program including lunch;
* 7 dinners and one lunch described in the program
* All excursions and entrance fees for the sites mentioned in the program:
- Tourist tour of Yerevan
- a visit to Etchmiadzin Cathedral
- tasting in an Armenian cognac factory
- visit to Garni temple and Geghard monastery, Matenadaran library
- drive along Lake Sevan and pass through Dilijan
- Tourist tour of Tbilisi
- Visit Gori and Mtxkheta
- tourist program in Kazbegi
- visit to Sinyani, Bodbe Monastery
- tasting at a local winery
* Accompanying interpreter for the group from Bulgaria.
*health insurance;
