Georgia and Armenia Tour (1 to 5 persons )

Georgia and Armenia Tour (1 to 5 persons )

This Group tour is tailor-made to showcase Georgia’s and Armenia’s most impressive historic, scenic, and cultural sights in just 5 days. Join us as we visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Haghpat Monastery and Etchmiadzin’s cathedral and churches. Tour Old Tbilisi, the 2,800-year old city of Yerevan, and Georgia’s ‘City of Love’, Sighnaghi. Enjoy Georgia’s rich cuisine and the products of its ancient winemaking tradition in Kakheti. Adventure into the Caucasus Mountains around Kazbegi and enjoy breathtaking views.

Itinerary

Day 1: Tbilisi

Stop At: The Bridge of Peace, Tbilisi Georgia
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: 45 minutes

Stop At: Rike Park, The left bank of the Mtkvari River, Tbilisi Georgia
The Rike park is quite easy to find, as its main entrance is right from the beautiful pedestrian ‘Bridge of Peace’. The park is a host to a numerous entertainment facilities like singing and dancing fountains, artificial climbing wall, children’s maze, mega-chess board, as well as footpaths and quiet corners. The start point of a newly opened cable car that takes visitors up to Narikala fortress is located in the Rike park, as well as a number of fancy bars and restaurants.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Aerial Tramway in Tbilisi, Rike Park, Tbilisi Georgia
Cable Car. Tbilisi's most exhilarating ride – along with the Mtatsminda funicular – is the cable car, new in 2012, which swings from the south end of Rike Park high over the Mtkvari River and Old Town up to Narikala Fortress. To ride it, you need a Metromoney card, available at the ticket offices if you don't have one.

Stop At: Narikala Fortress, Tbilisi Georgia
From outside the fortress entrance, you can follow a path west in front of the walls along the statue of Kartlis Deda (Mother Georgia). As attractive as a 20m aluminium woman can be, this symbol of the city holds a sword in one hand, and a cup of wine in the other. The explanation is really exciting : it shows perfectly the character of Georgian Women, as well as men, warmly welcoming guests and passionately fighting off enemies.

Another important sighting here is the Botanical Garden, which is located at the foothills of the Narikala fortress. It occupies the area of the 161 hectares and possesses a collection of over 4,500 taxonomic groups.

The little chucrch/monastery up in the hills is another interesting sight in Narikala. It's called St. Nicholas Church, and the internal part of the church is decorated with the frescos showing scenes both from the Bible and history of Georgia.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Tsminda Sameba Cathedral, Elia Hill, Tbilisi Georgia
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi commonly known as Sameba is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Old Town (Altstadt) Tbilisi, Tbilisi Georgia
Georgian cousins, Home made wine, Georgian culture , old city architecture
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mtatsminda Amusement Park, Tbilisi Georgia
include a flume ride, numerous children’s rides and a water play/splash area, a Sartori Roto Techno, mini Mine Train coaster, a bee-themed jet ride, a spinning coaster, Fabbri drop tower, reverse bungee, slide and dark ride.
Duration: 45 minutes

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

Day 2: Tbilisi – Jvari – Ananuri – Kazbegi – Tbilisi

Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia
Jvari Monastery is a sixth century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Along with other historic structures of Mtskheta, it is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Duration: 45 minutes

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

Day 3: Tbilisi – Telavi – Tsinandali – Sighnaghi – Bodbe – Tbilisi

Stop At: Sighnaghi Wall, Sighnaghi, Georgia
Continue on foot through town, following the reconstructed old city walls and climbing up the lookout towers for views of the low-lying town of Tsnori.
Duration: 45 minutes

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

Day 4: Tbilisi – Armenian border – Haghpat – Lake Sevan – Sevanavank – Yerevan

Stop At: Sevan Lake And Monestry.., Sevan, Armenia
We’ll stop at Sevanavank to visit the remnants of the monastery, including two churches—Surb Arakelots and Surb Astvatsatsin—that stand among numerous khachkars (carved cross-stones). The buildings were constructed from black tuff, which probably gave the monastery its name: Sevanavank (the “Black Monastery”). From here, we’ll have a magnificent view: mountains surround the lake on all sides and snowy peaks can be seen along almost the entire perimeter, before disappearing below the horizon.
Duration: 8 hours

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

Day 5: Yerevan – Tbilisi

Stop At: Yerevan Mall, Arshakunyats ave 34/3, Yerevan 0026 Armenia
we’ll start our tour of Yerevan. One of the world’s oldest cities, Yerevan is also nicknamed the “Pink City” and impresses visitors with its grand Soviet architecture. We’ll first visit the Cascade Monument, a 500-metre high, 50-metre wide, limestone staircase. The monument has 2,780 steps, which commemorate Yerevan’s 2,780th anniversary. From the top of the monument you’ll have a breathtaking city view that encompasses the Opera House, Mount Ararat, Swan Lake, Republic Square, and Abovyan Avenue (which we’ll also walk down during the tour). Next, we’ll visit the Armenian Genocide memorial complex on Tsitsernakaberd Hill. Then, we’ll continue to the Holy See of Armenia, Etchmiadzin, where we’ll visit Etchmiadzin Cathedral (the residence of the Catholicos, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church).
Duration: 8 hours

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