Route:Tbilisi city-tour, Vardzia- Rafting on the Kura river, Rafting on the Tmogvi canyon, Akhaltsikhe-Rabat-Borjomi(Rafting on the Kura river ), Gelati-Motsameta-Bagrat temple, Martvili-Kinchkha-Okace, Kutaisi-Mtskheta-Jvari.
Duration: 8 nights/9 days
Day |
Destination |
Day 1 |
Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Night in Tbilisi |
Day 2 |
Tbilisi city-tour. Night in Aspindza |
Day 3 |
Vardzia- Rafting on the Kura river. Night in Aspindza |
Day 4 |
Rafting on the Tmogvi canyon. Night in Aspindza |
Day 5 |
Akhaltsikhe-Rabat-Borjomi( Rafting on the Kura river ). Night in Borjomi |
Day 6 |
Gelati-Motsameta-Bagrat temple. Night in Kutaisi |
Day 7 |
Martvili-Kinchkha-Okace. Night in Kutaisi |
Day 8 |
Kutaisi-Mtskheta-Jvari. Night in Tbilisi |
Day 9 |
Transfer to the airport Tbilisi |
1 Day: Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.
Meeting at the airportt.
Transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
Night in Tbilisi
2 Day: Tbilisi city-tour
Breakfast
Exit to the sightseeing tour of Tbilisi, during which we will get acquainted with both the history and architecture of the old part of Tbilisi. The Georgian capital is a hospitable city full of joy. Everyone who comes to the streets of Tbilisi will certainly feel the spirit of ancient history. During our walk, we will visit the bridge of Peace, walk along the street of Chardin, visit the area of natural sulfur baths-Abanotubani. We will also take the cable car up to the defensive fortress of Narikala, which locals call the heart and soul of Tbilisi. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but there is evidence that it already existed in the IV century, which means that it was built even before the city itself was formed. For all the time of its existence, no one managed to take the fortress by storm.
Transfer service in Aspindza
Night in Aspindza
3 Day: Vardzia- Rafting on the Kura river
Breakfast
Vardzia is located 18 km from Akhalkalaki, in close proximity to the border with Turkey. The city was created in the XII-XIII centuries during the reign of George III and his daughter Queen Tamara to protect the southern borders of Georgia. Vardzia is not just a randomly dug cave in a steep rock. This is a real multi-storey (!) complex with streets, tunnels and stairs leading past monasteries, temples, fortresses, baths, libraries, residential buildings, etc. In total, more than 600 rooms connected by passages that stretched along the mountain in length for 800 meters , in the depth of the mountain up to 50 meters and in height for eight floors.
Rafting on the Kura river
Night in Aspindza
4 Day: Rafting on the Tmogvi canyon
Breakfast
Today we will go through the most dynamic and incredibly beautiful area for rafting on the Kura river from the cave city of Vardzia to the fortress of Khertvisi. This section will have many interesting and challenging rapids, including the Tmogvi canyon, which also contains another fortress city that is no longer visited by tourists.
Night in Aspindza
5 Day: Rabat-Borjomi- rafting on the Kura river
Breakfast
Rabat is an old stone fortress that was built in the XIII century. The fortress was repeatedly destroyed, often under siege, and eventually absorbed traces of various cultures and religions. In 2012, a large-scale reconstruction took place here, after which the Rabat fortress in Akhaltsikhe appeared as a city within a city. At the same time, it has become not only a historical monument, but also a real cultural center of the city.
Borjomi-the famous mineral water “Borjomi” has been a business card and one of the main symbols of Georgia in the international arena for many decades. Healing natural springs are located in a unique natural area – the national Park of the same name in the South-Eastern part of the country, which covers an area of about 80 thousand hectares
Rafting: Borjomi gorge on the Kura river
The starting place is the village of Chitakhevi
Night in Borjomi
6 Day: Gelati-Motsameta-Bagrat temple
Breakfast
Gelati monastery is a masterpiece of the Golden age of medieval Georgia, characterized by facades of smoothly hewn large blocks, balanced proportions and blind arches for exterior decoration. Gelat monastery, one of the largest medieval Orthodox monasteries, was also a center of science and education, and the Academy where it was located was one of the most important cultural centers of ancient Georgia.
Motsameta monastery is located 6 kilometers from Kutaisi. The modern Church dates back to the 11th century, but historical records show that the Church was built on this site as early as the 8th century. Motsameta attracts crowds of tourists with an ancient superstition: if you crawl under the ark three times and make a wish by touching the shrines, the wish will come true.
Bagrat temple-the greatest monument of culture and architecture of Georgia, was built in the 10-11 centuries during the time of Bagrat III, the Georgian ruler (975-1014), the progenitor of the Bagration princes. In 1994, the Bagrat temple revival Fund was established in Kutaisi . Today, the temple is included in the list of world-famous historical and cultural monuments of UNESCO.
Night in Kutaisi
7 Day: Martvili-Kinchxa-Okace
Breakfast
Martville canyon is a beautiful and unusual creation of nature, located in the West of Georgia. It is pierced by the river Abasha in limestone rock and consists of 2 parts: the upper-go boating, the lower-watch the waterfalls. In 2016, a large-scale restoration was carried out here, after which it became possible to visit it. According to official data, there are traces of habitation of primitive man and prehistoric animals that lived on earth 73 million years ago, as well as preserved traces of dinosaurs and their fossilized skeletons.
Okatse canyon is one of the most interesting sights of Imereti. it is located 50 km North-West of Kutaisi and 30 km North of Tskaltubo. The peculiarity of the canyon is that human intervention did not spoil the natural attractiveness of the place, but improved it – a 780-meter cantilever bridge runs along one of the walls of the canyon at an altitude of 140 meters.
The Kinchkha waterfall is a natural attraction in Western Georgia. It is located in the canyon of the river Okatse. This place is quite wild and uncivilized, but this is even more attractive and mysterious.
Night in Kutaisi
8 Day: Kutaisi-Mtskheta-Jvari
Breakfast
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is one of the main Orthodox Georgian churches. It was built in the XI century on the site of the first Christian Church of the Twelve Apostles in Georgia, built in the IV century. According to legend, it was here that king Mirian received Holy Baptism, who believed the preaching of the Holy equal-to-the-apostles Nina.
Jvari monastery temple is the oldest religious monument built at the dawn of Georgian Christianity in VI. The temple got its name Jvari (translated from the Georgian “cross”) for a reason. This explains the ancient legend that Nino of Cappadocia placed the Holy cross in this place, which marked the adoption of Christianity by Georgia
Night in Tbilisi
9 Day: Transfer to the airport
Transfer to the airport Tbilisi
*The program of the author’s tour can be changed depending on the wishes of the tourist. Price per request