2 Day private Tbilisi city and Mtskheta city tour from Tbilisi

2 Day private Tbilisi city and Mtskheta city tour from Tbilisi

Visit the modern and ancient capitals of Georgia in a two-day tour to Tbilisi and Mtskheta with an eventful itinerary. Both cities are rich in landmarks and historic sites. Feel the charm of cozy in European manner, lively and romantic Tbilisi. On the second day cast mind back into the medieval scenery of Mtskheta, the most popular tourist city of Georgia. Mtskheta is Georgia’s most sacred pilgrimage city and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Itinerary

Day 1: Tbilisi city tour

Stop At: Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
We start Tbilisi full day sightseeing from the main cathedral nearby the presidential residence of Georgia. Holy Trinity (Sameba) Cathedral is the highest among the Christian Orthodox churches (103m below the dome). Beautiful yard with unique flowers and fountains makes the entrance of the cathedral very pleasant.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Metekhi Cathedral, Metekhi St, Tbilisi Georgia
Next stop is Metekhi Cathedral, located on the rocky cliff

above the River Mtkvari.The district was one of the earliest inhabited areas on the city’s territory. According to traditional accounts, King Vakhtang I Gorgasali erected here a church and a fort which served also as a king’s residence; hence comes the name Metekhi which dates back to the 12th century and literally means “the area around the palace”.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Old Town (Altstadt) Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia
Visit Tbilisi mosque, Legvtakhevi waterfall and Sulfur bathhouses. There are outdoor cafes and bars, souvenir shops and art galleries located near the Maidan square.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Narikala Fortress, Tbilisi Georgia
Continue to Narikala Fortress 4th c. The fortress used to defend the city.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Shardeni Street, Tbilisi Georgia
Spend leisure time on Shardeni street and it’s neighborhood. Meidan square is full of outdoor cafes and souvenir shops.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Bridge of Peace, Tbilisi Georgia
Relatively newly constructed the Bridge of Peace is definitely the attraction one wouldn’t want to miss in Tbilisi. It is a pedestrian glass and steel bridge in a bow-shaped design that sits over the Mtkvari (Kura) river in Georgian capital. It was officially opened in May 2010. The bridge was brought to Georgia from Italy in 200 unassembled components. The bridge is 156 meters long and has more than 10 000 LED bulbs built-in, that are switched on daily 90 minutes before the sunset.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater, Shavteli St., 26, Tbilisi 0105 Georgia
CLOCK TOWER One of old Tbilisi's most emblematic structures is one of its newest – the higgledy-piggledy clock tower, like something out of a fairy tale, outside the Gabriadze puppet theatre. Built by puppet master Rezo Gabriadze during a renovation of his theatre a few years ago, it evokes the spirit not only of the theatre beside it but also, somehow, of the whole Old Town. On the hour, an angel pops out of a door near the top and strikes the bell outside with a hammer.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rustaveli Avenue, Freedom Square to Kostava Street, Tbilisi Georgia
Tour ends at Rustaveli avenue. It is the central street of the city, featuring many important buildings along the way. Continue down towards Freedom Square – along the way, look for Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theater, Rustaveli Theater, the Parliament building, National Gallery and several museums.
Duration: 15 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Mtskheta city tour

Stop At: Mtskheta Church of the Holy Cross, Mtskheta Georgia
JVARI MONASTERY situated on a cliff above the point at which the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers meet and providing a magnificent vantage from which you can see the city of Mtskheta and the cathedral of Svetitskhoveli, Jvari Monastery is the culmination of a number of artistic architectural aspirations in early Christian Georgian architecture. Distinguished by it's harmonious proportions, clean lines, and superior masonry, Jvari seems to grow organically out of the landscape, providing a marvelous silhouette against the sky.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 383400 Georgia
Not far from Dzhvari there is another cult monument of Christian Georgia – one of the major Orthodox Georgian temples – Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Svetitskhoveli is a grandiose cathedral of cross-dome design. The side-altars decorated with arch reliefs symmetrically depart from the high cross-shaped facade from two sides. Behind the facade as if the second tier rises the basic building of the cathedral. It is of rectangular shape and in the middle of it towers the faceted drum topped with a peaked dome with 16 windows. The temple facades are decorated with stone carving characteristic for Georgian architecture of the late 10 th - early 11 th centuries. The arches frame the windows, carved reliefs and niches. One can see the figures of flying angels; they are the fragments of the previous temple built in the 4 th century.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Samtavro Church, Davit Aghmashenebelis qucha, Mtskheta 383400 Georgia
In Mtskheta there is an active Samtavro convent Samtavro (the 11 th century) in which the ruler Mirian and his wife Nana, the first to accept Christianity from St. Nino in 337, are buried. The convent was constructed in 1820 instead of a small ancient wooden church of the 4 th century erected by the king Mirian. Its dome and some of the parts were reconstructed after the earthquake in the 13 th – 14 th centuries with addition of the sanctuary screen. The three-storied bell tower was built in the 15 th – 16 th centuries. The fresco's there are dated the 16 th – the 17 th centuries. In the 17 th century the convent was renovated for the last time. In the church yard there is the grave of St. Gabriel; one of the most esteemed Georgian saints. This place is always full of pilgrims and worshipers of the saint. In 1906 the monument to the king Mirian and queen Nana was built in the convent.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.