DAY-BY-DAY EXPERIENCES
Day 1 – Arrive to Tbilisi
Arrival and Meeting in Tbilisi airport.
Transfer to the hotel. Check in.
Overnight in the hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 2 – Tbilisi city tour
Breakfast in the hotel. City tour in Tbilisi
Walking through narrows old Tbilisi streets, visit the fortress Narikala complex IV century in Old Tbilisi, the Metekhi temple with panoramic views of the old city; The Sioni Cathedral is the main temple of Tbilisi; The Anchiskhati church is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi; will visit Meidan square, Shardeni Street, Freedom Square, Shota Rustaveli Avenue and much more.
Self-return to hotel after walking with guide
Overnight in the hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 3 – Wine trip to Kakheti
Breakfast in the hotel.
Departure to the city of Love Signakhi.
The town of Signakhi stands on the mountain terraces, along which the medieval streets are climbing and descending. A huge number of historical temples and monasteries surround a small town. And at the foot of Signakhi the Alazani Valley merges with the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains.
The first stop in Telavi – the city where Mimino lives. Before Telavi we will get through the inimitable beauty of the Gombori Pass. Tsinandali Manor is a museum of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze. We will try the nominal wine and get acquainted with the methods of Kakhetian winemaking.
Let’s take a walk on the very Signakhi – a little Italy in the heart of Georgia, which will leave in your heart the most pleasant impressions. And we will visit the Bodbe nunnery – the burial place of the Illuminator of Georgia by the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino, thanks to which Georgia has become a Christian country since 319.
Overnight in the hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 4 – Trip to Shio Mgvime Monastery
Breakfast in the hotel. Visiting Shio Mgvime Monastery and Mtskheta the first capital of Georgia.
Today you will visit an ancient monastery, which is located 30 km far from Tbilisi. The history of the monastery dates back to the 6th century. Saint Shio settled in a cave on the slope of the mountain, when the Assyrian fathers dispersed from the Zedazeni Mountain across eastern Georgia.
One of the first followers of the monk Shio was Evagrius, who owned the fortress of Tsikhedidi to the south behind Kura. Once he went to the mountains to hunt and saw Shio there. He decided to stay with him, sold all his possessions, distributed to the poor and became a monk. The very first building is the Church of John the Baptist, around 560-580.
The cruciform church is simple and strict in its design. In addition, the caves dug by monks and now visible around the monastery and along the road leading to the monastery complex are also included. In the caves you can see the church dome, the upper church of the Mother of God, the basilica, the refectory, the chapel decorated with medieval frescoes, the well in which was buried Saint Shio and many other sights.
Every year the monastery attracts more and more pilgrims and tourists, and St. Shio, is called the father of Georgian monasticism.
In Mtskheta acquaintance with the main Orthodox Georgian churches:
- Cathedral Svetitskhoveli built on site where the first Christian church of Twelve Apostle was founded in XI century
- Samtavro Church of Transfiguration complex and St. Nino nunnery
- Stop on the top of mountain, at confluence of Aragvi and Mtkvari, where is one of magnificent Georgian architecture monument – Jvari Monastery (translated as a cross)
- Wine tasting in Mtskheta
Overnight in the hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 5 – Departure from Tbilisi
Breakfast in the hotel.
Check out. Transfer to the airport.
Happy flight and soft landing!
We will be glad to see you again in Georgia!
