Journey around the churches of Georgia

Airport transfer; hotel check-in

Dinner in Tbilisi and overnight in hotel .

Breakfast at the hotel
You’ll visit the Narikhala fortress, created in the 4th century and considerably enlarged since then by the Umayyads, King David the Builder, and then destroyed by the Mongols. It overlooks Tbilisi and the Mtkvari river, offering panoramic views of Tbilisi. Lunch in the historic center of Tbilisi. You’ll stroll through the maze of the old town, a veritable jewel of architecture and layout, with its carved wooden balconies, winding cobbled streets… old Tbilisi is both an Oriental city and a medieval European town. Lunch in the old town. Stroll along Rustaveli Avenue and visit the Georgian National Museum
Dinner in the historic center and overnight in a 3* hotel.
6h

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Tbilisi. Visit Djvari, a 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery overlooking 3 arms of the rivers that meet. Then discover the ancient capital of Mtskheta. The spiritual heart of Georgia, a Unesco World Heritage site. Lunch in a vineyard and vineyard tour.
How to get to Kutaissi
Dinner in Kutaissi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
5h 2h30

Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the Ghelati monastery, long a cultural and intellectual center founded in 1106 by King David IV. You’ll see manuscripts and wall paintings dating from the 11th to 17th centuries, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site; then visit the Motsameta monastery, smaller than Ghelati, this monastery is situated on a magnificent cliff-top promontory with a breathtaking view of the river and countryside.
Transfer to Satchkhere. Visit a winemaking plant for the endemic Maradiuli grape variety for a tasting. Return to Kutaissi and stop at Tchiatoura, stop at the Katchkhi peak, then free time in Kutaissi;
Dinner and overnight in Gori in a 3* hotel.
4h15 2h30

Breakfast at the hotel
Depart from Kutaissi to take the “Georgian military road”, which remains the only natural route linking the Caucasus from south to north.
Arrival at the troglodyte site of Ouplitsikhe, home to the first populations of the Caucasus before becoming a strategic stop on the Silk Road.
Stop at the fortified ecclesiastical complex of Ananouri, with its churches and defensive tower enclosed in a fortress overlooking Lake Jinvali. Stop off at the Russo-Georgian Friendship Monument, where you can take in the breathtaking scenery. Transfer to Stepantsminda
Dinner in Stepantsminda and overnight in a 3* hotel.
5h30 1h30

Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for Gergeti church. This church, with Mount Kazbek (5200m) in the background, is one of Georgia’s most famous viewpoints. You’ll take some great photos and enjoy this memorable vantage point.
Lunch on the banks of the Aragvi River, then transfer to the Alaverdi monastery.
Visit the Ikalto Academy, founded in the 6th century.
Dinner in Telavi and overnight in 3* hotel.
4h20 2h30

Breakfast at the hotel
Visit the house of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze, founder of Georgian Romanticism. He turned the estate in the village of Tsinandali, which he inherited from his father, into the country’s cultural and intellectual center, which it remains to this day. Then on to the fortified church of Grémi, an iconographic symbol of Georgia perched on a citadel at the foot of the Daguestan mountains. After this enriching visit, you’ll head off to a typical Georgian vineyard. Tasting of Quevri and cask wines.
Lunch in the vineyard
Transfer to Sighnaghi, visit Bodbé monastery, with views over the Alazani valley. Then visit Sighnaghi, perched on a 750-metre-high hill, with its immense wall, churches and balconied lanes.
Transfer to Tbilisi
Dinner in Tbilisi and overnight in a 3* hotel.
3h50 2h30

Breakfast at the hotel.
Airport transfer