CROSSING THE CAUCASUS Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia ACCOMPANIED BY DR. LAURENCE MICHALAK SEPTEMBER 8 - 23, 2019
Located at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, are the countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, Tour Highlights each bursting with exquisite beauty, refined art and heart- BAKU - Fairmont Baku Hotel - 3 nights warming hospitality. Begin in Baku which sits next to the lapis Old Town walking tour •Historical Museum •Martyr’s Lane •Absheron blue Caspian Sea with its elegant medieval core and its Peninsula •Ateshgah Fire Temple •Qala turreted stone buildings that contrast starkly with its modern •Cruise on Caspian Sea •Heydar Aliyev Center architectural wonders. Drive to the village of Sheki where SHEKI - Sheki Saray Hotel - 2 nights wooden and stone houses are strung on either side of a steep Diri Baba •Khan’s Palace •Kish mountain river, protecting a richly decorated khan’s palace. SIGHNAGHI - Kabadoni Hotel - 2 nights Cross the border into Georgia and the Kakheti region, home Sighnaghi Old Town •Monastery of St. Nino to the country’s greatest wines. Drive to Tbilisi where at Bodbe •Kakheti •Cathedral of Alaverdi countless armies battled to control this strategically located •Gremi •Winery tour •Tsinandali Estate city since the 5th century. Visit Tbilisi’s museum housing a TBILISI - Radisson Iveria Hotel - 3 nights collection of superb gold jewelry from the age of Jason and Ninotsminda Nunnery •Gori/Stalin’s the Argonauts. Drive to Armenia, the first nation to adopt Museum •Sioni Cathedral •Metekhi Church •Narikala Fort •Museum of Georgia •Jvari Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD. In Yerevan stop at •Mtskheta •Georgian Military Highway the Matenadaran, one of the world’s largest repositories of • Ananuri ancient manuscripts and explore the Khor Virap monastery YEREVAN - Armenia Marriott Hotel- 4 nights with its stunning views of Mt. Ararat in Turkey. Haghpat Monastery •Alaverdi •Erebuni
Cal lecturer’s participation cannot be guaranteed and is contingent Fortress •Armenia History Museum on a minimum number of paying travelers. •Matenadaran •Garni •Choir performance at Geghard Monastery •Genocide Museum •Parajanov Museum reception • Khor Virap CROSSING THE CAUCASUS $6,895 per person based on double occupancy* Single room supplement $1,585
The Tour Cost includes: •Accommodations in hotels as listed •Meals as listed with bottled water •All sightseeing, transportation in a deluxe private motor coach, excursions, entrance fees and special events as listed •Services of a Distant Horizons escort throughout •Daily bottled water on the bus •Gratuities to all staff
Not Included are: •International airfare to Baku and from Yerevan •Passport and visa fees •Transfers for those not arriving and departing on the designated group flights •Personal insurance for health, baggage, and trip cancellation •Items of a purely personal nature
*Pricing based on a minimum number of travelers For more information or to register, please contact: Cal Discoveries Travel Tel: 510.900.8222 or 888.225.2586 Web: alumni.berkeley.edu/caldiscoveries Distant Horizons is a California Seller of Travel (CST #2046776-40) and a participant in the California Travel Restitution Fund.
Crossing the Caucasus • September 8 - 23, 2019 RESERVATION FORM
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