Description
Day 1
Transfer from Batumi International airport to the hotel. Checking-in to the hotel. Batumi sightseeing tour: Seaside Boulevard, Piazza Square, Sculpture of Love “Ali and Nino”, 145 m high Alphabet Tower, dancing Fountains. Free time. Overnight in Batumi.
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time on the beach in the morning. After lunch departure to Gonio located 15 km south of Batumi. GonioFortress (or Gonio-Apsaros Fortress), the oldest fortress of Georgia. Free time. Overnight in Batumi.
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time on the beach in the morning. After lunch excursion to Batumi Botanical Garden, established in 1912. Located 9 km north of Batumi at Green Cape it contains flora from 9 photo-geographic areas.Free time. Overnight in Batumi.
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time on the beach in the morning.In the afternoon wine tasting at the Adjarian Wine House, located close to Batumi. Free time.Overnight in Batumi.
Day 5
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Zugdidi, the main town of Samegrelo region. А graceful palace of Dadiani princes, who were an ancient aristocratic family known for their relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte. Some personal things and pieces of furniture of the Emperor and one of his death masks (two others are in France and England) are kept in the palace. There is here even a more significant relic – the Blessed Virgin shroud. Overnight in Zugdidi.
Day 6
Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to toSvaneti, an amazing mountainous region of Georgia. En route you will see Enguri Water Reservoir, the biggest reservoir in Georgia. Arrival in Mestia, the main town of Svaneti. Checking-in to the hotel. Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography and the house-museum of the Margiani family located in the Svan tower. Free time. Overnight in Mestia.
Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel Departure to Ushguli, the highest inhabited village in Europe. It is situated at an elevation of 2,200 metres above sea level. En route you will see the Tower of Love. Lamaria Church, built in IX-X cc. You can enjoy horse riding there. Overnight in Mestia.
Day 8
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Martvili. A boat trip along the spectacular Martvili canyon. Prometheus Cave, discovered in 1984, one of Georgia’s natural wonders. Overnight in Tskhaltubo.
Day 9
Breakfast at the hotel. A brief walk around Tskhaltubo, a spa resort famous for its mineral springs.Departure to Kutaisi. Bagrati Cathedral (XI c), named after Bagrat III, the first king of the united Georgia (XI). Gelati Monastery, a monastic complex founded in XII c by King David IV the Builder. Bagrati and Gelati are recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Motsameta Monastery (VIII c) is located on a cliff. The name of Motsameta derives from Georgian name ”martyrdom ” and is connected to two brothers David and Konstantine. Overnight in Kutaisi.
Day 10
Breakfast at the hotel. A brief walk around the historical center of Kutaisi. Transfer to Kutaisi International airport.
