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Great Caucasus PREMIUM 11D8N GREAT CAUCASUS TOUR CODE: MCGYDA The spectacular mountain scenery, wonderful walks and picturesque old villages with ancient towers are all part of a trip to the Great Caucasus. SEVANAVANK MONASTERY,ARMENIA 6 Exotic | EU Holidays HIGHLIGHTS RUSSIA Flight path Traverse by coach AZERBAIJAN • Shirvanshkh’s Palace Stepantsminda Featured destinations • Maiden Tower Overnight stays 1 3 • Shemakha Gate Mtskheta • Gobustan GEORGIA • Juma Mosque 3 Tbilisi • Sheki Khan’s Palace • Caravanserai Sadakhlo Sighnaghi 1 Haghpat GEORGIA Sheki ARMENIA Baku • Kakheti Wine Tasting Sevan Yerevan Shamakha 1 • Sighnaghi 3 Geghard • Stepantsminda Town Garni Gobustan • Ananuri Fortress Etchmiadzin • Gergeti Mountain Khor Virap • Gergeti Trinity Church AZERBAIJAN • Tbilisi sightseeing tour TURKEY • Mtskheta • Jvari Monstery • Svetitskhoveli Cathedral • Narikala Fortress cable car ride Day 1 country with wine, and a fitting place • St. Nino Monastery IRAN HOME – BAKU (AZERBAIJAN) to begin our introduction to the world- ARMENIA Meal on board renowned Georgian hospitality and • Haghpat Monastery Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for delicious food. Visit winery to have unique • Lake Sevan your flight to Baku – the capital and largest Georgian red and white varieties of wines • Sevanavank Monastery city of Azerbaijan. tasting which are produced according • Yeravan sightseeing tour Georgian clay vessel “Qvevri” technology. • Garni Monastic Complex DAY 2 Enjoy lunch with local family with • Geghard Monastery BAKU → GOBUSTAN → BAKU homemade dishes and wine. Thereafter, • Local food market Dinner toward east to visit one of the most unique • Khor Virap Monastery Upon arrival, proceed to Gobustan National cities of Georgia Sighnaghi, known as • Etchmiadzin Cathedral Park to visit Gobustan museum and rock art. town of love. This city is surrounded by • Zvartnots Temple The ‘Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape’ amazing defensive wall on the foreground • Brandy Factory is listed in 2007 as UNESCO Heritage Site. of breathtaking views of Alazani Valley. Return to Baku and visit main historical side Continue to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia of Baku which was included into the heritage for dinner and the night. DELICACIES list of UNESCOs. You will visit the Maiden Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs and DAY 5 market square of the Old Town, all which will Meal Plan TBILISI → STEPANTSMINDA → 8 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 8 Dinners impress you very much. TBILISI Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Specialities DAY 3 Today you’ll start journey to Caucasus • Georgian dish with cheese BAKU → SHEMAKHA → SHEKI Mountains. Drive up the famous Georgian • Traditional meal with folk music Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Military Highway (leading to the Georgian- Morning depart Baku and drive to Shemakha. Russian Border), your first stop is Ananuri Visit the historical Friday Mosque (Juma) architectural complex, the two churches 4 HOTELS before proceed to Sheki, one of Azerbaijan’s and the fortress overlooking Zhinvali highlights towns. Visit to Sheki Khan’s Water Reservior. Continue the drive to AZERBAIJAN : Baku Central Park Palace, sweets’ confectionary and local Stepantsminda (also know as Khabezi), the AZERBAIJAN : Sheki Saray market. A quick photo stop at Caravanserai administrative center of Khevi province. GEORGIA : Tbilisi Best Western before head to dinner. Here we’ll change to 4WD vehicle and ARMENIA : Yeravan Opera Suite drive up the beautiful forest to the top of *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. Should DAY 4 Gergeti Mountain, where a lone church - there be changes, customers will be offered similar SHEKI LAGODEKHI BORDER Gergeti Trinity Church stands in front of accommodations as stated in this list. → → SIGHNAGHI (GEORGIA) → TBILISI one of the highest mountains of the Great Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Caucasus – Mt. Kazbegi (5047m). Return Today, after breakfast, you will be transfer to Stepantsminda and drive back to Tbilisi. to Azerbaijian-Georgian Border. After Tonight, enjoy delicious Georgian cuisine immigration clearance, enter Georgia in and national folk dance and musical shows the region of Kakheti, synonymous in the at local restaurant. EU Holidays | Exotic 7 11D8N GREAT CAUCASUS TBILISI OLD TOWN, GEORGIA DAY 6 Sevanavank monastery which is situated It is a great place for embracing the most TBILISI → MTSKHETA → TBILISI on Sevan Peninsula. Continue to Armenia’s picturesque views of the mountain. Tour Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner capital - Yeravan for dinner and overnight. continue to the Western part of Armenia, Commence the morning by driving to Echmiadzin. Lunch will be in local Art Mtskheta, one of the oldest towns and the DAY 8 school before visit to Echmiadzin Cathedral cultural and religious centre of Georgia. YEREVAN → GARNI → (UNESCO World Heritage) is one of the Discover UNESCO–listed attractions GEGHARD → YEREVAN oldest standing churches in Christedom. including 6th-century Jvari Monastery Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Return to Yerevan with the stop at the ruins and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Return to Start sightseeing of Yeravan city including of Zvartnots Temple (UNESCO World Tbilisi and enjoy sightseeing tour of Tbilisi visit Republic Square, Opera House, Heritage) - the ruins of this 7th century to Metekhi church, Synagogue and Sioni Freedom Square and Cascade. Depart to church were said to be the most beautiful in Cathedral. Visit Tbilisi State Museum Garni Temple. The citadel and pagan temple the world. Visit to Brandy factory for a tour (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays). of Garni, a picturesque monument of the around the factory and sampling some of After that, ride up to Narikala Fortress by Hellenistic period and an impressive piece of the finest examples of celebrated Armenian aerial cable car (if weather permit) to enjoy ancient Armenian architecture. Afterwards brandy. End the day program with a farewell breathtaking panoramic view over the Tbilisi visit a local house where we get the chance dinner in a local restaurant with folk music. city. Walk downwards to the sulfur bath to see and participate in the preparation of which made an unforgettable impression Armenian national bread “lavash” which is DAY 10 on Pushkin, Lermontov, Dumas. Enjoy the usually cooked in the ground oven called YEREVAN → HOME superb panoramic views of the Old city. “tonir”. Continue to Northeast of Garni, Breakfast, Meal on board higher up the gorge of the Azat river, there After breakfast, drive towards Georgia and DAY 7 is a magnificent monument of medieval transfer to the airport for your flight home TBILISI → SADAKHLO BORDER → Armenian architecture - Geghard monastery HAGHPAT (ARMENIA) → inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list. DAY 11 LAKE SEVAN → YERAVAN Geghard is another incredible ancient HOME SWEET HOME Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Armenian monastery, partly carved out of a We hope you enjoyed your vacation with EU After breakfast bid farewall to Georgia mountain. Return to Yeravan and visit food Holidays and we look forward to seeing you and rive to Sadakhlo border. After border market “Gum”. again for your next trip. formalities, meet your Armenia tour guide and transportation, start your acquaintance DAY 9 Tipping Guideline: ((based on 11D8N) with Armenia visit to Haghpat Monastery YEREVAN → KHOR VIRAP → • USD 88 per person which is among the outstanding works ETCHMIADZIN → ZVARTNOTS → Note: of medieval Armenian architecture and is YEREVAN • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage list. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner for a confirmed departure. Drive to Lake Sevan, one of the largest lake Today drive to Khor Virap through villages • Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sequence which stands out with astonishingly blue and vineyards and enjoy the Biblical Mt. of the itinerary may be subject to change without water. Here you can enjoy the breathtaking Ararat on the way. Visit monastery Khor prior notice. Visa is required to travel to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. scenery around the lake. Next visit Virap (829m) near the border with Turkey. 8 Exotic | EU Holidays.
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