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The Caucasus Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia THE CAUCASUS AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA & ARMENIA OCTOBER 11-26, 2020 TOUR LEADER: DR MATTHEW DAL SANTO Armenia’s iconic Khor Virap monastery, towards snow-capped Mt Ararat THE CAUCASUS Overview AZERBAIJAN , GEORGIA, & ARMENIA Join Academy Travel’s inaugural tour of the Caucasus and discover three ancient nations (two Christian, one Islamic) against a backdrop of Tour dates: October 11-26, 2020 outstanding natural landscapes. From craggy snow-capped mountains to rolling vineyards and arid semi-deserts, explore the crossroads of Europe, Tour leader: Dr Matthew Sal Santo Asia, and the Middle East, where the Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, Russian and Soviet empires have all left their mark. Tour Price: $11,875 per person, twin share The tour begins with three nights in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, where a Single Supplement: $1,820 for sole use of decades-long oil boom has seen a cosmopolitan city of bold skyscrapers double room and cutting-edge modern architecture (including works by Zaha Hadid and Jean Nouvel) rise alongside medieval palaces, mosques and madrassahs. Booking deposit: $500 per person Historically, Azerbaijan sat astride the far western leg of the famous Silk Road. Recommended airline: Qatar and Emirates Following in the footsteps of these traders, we set out across the plains west of Baku for the old caravan town of Sheki, and, beyond it, Georgia. Maximum places: 20 After two nights in the vineyards of the Kakheti region, where the local Itinerary: Baku (3 nights), Sheki (1 nights), wine industry is at least 7,000 years old, we follow the Georgian Military Tsinandali (2 nights), Kazbegi (1 night), Tbilisi Highway – one of the world’s most scenic drives – into the towering peaks of the Greater Caucasus. From here we descend to Tbilisi, the beating (4 nights), Yerevan (4 nights) heart of modern Georgia. With a quarter of the country’s population, Tbilisi Date published: January 29, 2020 is a potent mix of twisting alleys, handsome balconied houses and leafy squares, on the one hand, and crumbling, Soviet-era apartment blocks, snarling traffic and dusty construction sites, on the other. With four nights here, we explore both the best of Old Tbilisi and the city’s dynamic modern arts scene, all the while enjoying the fabulous cuisine for which Georgia is rightly renowned. From Tbilisi we journey across the ridges of the Lower Caucasus range and into Armenia. The first country in the world to adopt Christianity, Armenia is dotted with weathered, rock-hewn churches and monasteries, often in stunning natural locations. From mountain-top Haghpat to lakeside Sevanavank and Khor Virap, with its vista of the plains stretching away to cone-shaped Mt Ararat, we visit the absolute best of these. We finish our journey in the modern Armenian capital of Yerevan, where we discover a fun-loving city with a café culture second to none but with a complex history worthy of exploration. Your tour leader Dr Matthew Dal Santo is a historian and contemporary affairs writer with a longstanding interest in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the nexus between religion and politics. Enquiries and bookings With a BA from the University of Sydney and PhD from Cambridge, he has been a Fellow of Trinity College, For further information and to Cambridge; the University of Copenhagen, Denmark; secure a place on this tour the Kennan Institute for Russian and Eastern European Affairs, please contact Jamal Washington, DC; and the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Fairbrother at Academy He is currently working on a history of nationalism from medieval to Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 modern times. He first visited this fascinating region from the Russian side 639 699 (outside Sydney) or of the mountains while researching his forthcoming book, The Romanovs email and the Redemption of Putin’s Russia. [email protected] Tour Highlights MODERN BAKU Uncover one of Eurasia’s most rapidly changing cities where Islamic traditions mix with award-winning modern architecture on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Here palaces, mosques and madrassahs reflecting Azerbaijan’s centuries of life as an intermediary zone between the Ottoman and Persian empires provide the backdrop for the region’s most extensive ensemble of modern architecture, including Zaha Hadid's Cultural Centre. THE VINEYARDS OF TSINANDALI Sample the flavours of Georgia’s 7000 year-old viticultural tradition in the rolling green hills of the country’s premier wine-making region, Kakheti. We stay in a brand-new and sensitively designed five-star hotel located in the landscaped grounds of the eighteenth-century Tsinandali manor estate that is the country’s leading wine label, where the vines (almost) reach right up to the infinity pool. DRIVING THROUGH SCENIC GEORGIA Enjoy the outstanding views of one of the world’s most scenic drives as we climb 1700m in elevation along the Georgian Military Highway. First laid by Russian military engineers in the 19th century along a mule track in use since antiquity, the road follows one of the only passes across the Greater Caucasus Mountains past plunging valleys, alpine meadows, medieval fortresses, and breath-taking mountain-top churches. TBILISI’S RESTAURANTS Explore the plentiful restaurants of Tbilisi’s Old Town and savour the distinctive flavours and textures for which Georgian cuisine is rightly renowned, including the remarkably imaginative use of nuts, pomegranates, and flavourful herbs. Georgia’s sunny climate, fertile soils, and plentiful winter rains ensure an abundant supply of fresh vegetables supplemented with traditional dishes based on pork, lamb, veal and cheese. ARMENIA’S MONASTERIES Discover the alluringly exotic but surprisingly little-known monastic complexes of the world’s oldest Christian country. From the thousand-year old churches of Haghpat to Sevanavank’s handsome views over Lake Sevan, Gerghard’s rock-hewn monastic cells and cave churches, and diminutive Khor Virap’s truly awe-inspiring vista of biblical Mt Ararat, Armenia’s monasteries will leave behind an indelible bank of impressions. Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D. Tour start & finish time The tour begins at 2.30pm on Sunday October 11, at the Shah Palace Hotel, Baku – Azerbaijan. The tour ends after breakfast on Monday October 26, at the Turfenkian Historic Yerevan Hotel, Yerevan – Armenia. Sunday October 11 ARRIVE BAKU Your tour leader, Matthew Dal Santo, will meet the group in the lobby of our first hotel at 2.30pm, followed by a short orientation walk in the afternoon towards Fountain Square, a public square in Baku city centre containing many boutiques, restaurants, Above: Baku Boulevard, a promenade established in 1909, with the shops and, of course, of dozens of fountains. Continuing on new modern Flame Towers rising behind the original oil baron mansions along the Caspian shore foot, we make our way to the Boulevard, a tree-lined promenade on the shores of the Caspian Sea offering great views of Baku’s Below: carpet weaving art in Baku’s National Museum of Azerbaijani Carpets (photo credit, Jake Smith); and it is estimated that 300 of the modern skyscrapers and a popular place for locals to run, cycle planet's estimated 700 mud volcanoes sit in the UNESCO-listed and roller skate. After time to freshen up in the evening, we archaeological site of Gobustan enjoy a light welcome dinner together. Overnight Baku (D) Monday October 12 TRADITIONAL BAKU The morning begins in Baku’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, whose winding streets, alleyways, mosques, madrassahs, and carpet merchants recall life in medieval Shervan (as Azerbaijan was known in the middle ages). We visit the heavily-restored, 14th- century Shervan Shah’s Palace as well as Baku’s oldest and most mysterious structure, the 30m-high medieval Maiden Tower (whose builders remain a mystery). Exiting the Old Town through the medieval Double Gates, we enjoy a coffee at one of the many cafes in relaxed Fountain Square, followed by lunch in a nearby restaurant. In the afternoon, we discover Azerbaijan’s national art of carpet-weaving at the National Museum of Azerbaijani Carpets. Housed in a modern building designed to resemble a rolled-up carpet, the Museum displays an extraordinary collection of bold Azeri carpets, while local weavers demonstrate traditional weaving techniques. We enjoy dinner at the renowned Mugham Club, which pairs traditional Azeri dishes with the national folk music, mugham. Overnight Baku (B, L, D) Tuesday October 13 FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN This morning we travel by coach to Gobustan, a UNESCO-listed archaeological site 40km south of Baku whose mud volcanoes, eerie landscapes, petroglyphs and accompanying interpretative centre offer a unique glimpse of human life on the shores of the prehistoric Caspian Sea (c. 10,000 BC). After lunch, we return to Baku and plunge into White City, Baku’s “high-octane” modern quarter with its skyscrapers, and shopping and business centres serving Azerbaijan’s oil industry. Here we visit the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, a conference and exhibition hall whose iconic flowing white curves are the work of the acclaimed Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, and MIM, as Baku’s avant-garde Museum of Modern Art, designed by equally acclaimed French architect Jean Nouvel, is known. To finish the day, we visit the nearby Villa Petrolea Nobel Brothers Museum. Built in 1884 in early art moderne style, the mansion and its lovely garden belonged to Robert and Ludvig Nobel who had important holdings in Baku’s first commercial oil wells. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight Baku (B, L) Wednesday October 14 THE OLD SILK ROAD Today we travel by coach along a stretch of the Old Silk Road connecting the Caspian to the Black Seas. Crossing the plains west of Baku, we ascend through the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains to the town of Shemakhi, capital of medieval Shervan, where we stop for lunch and to visit the giant Djuma (“Friday”) mosque.
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