Research of Ancient Colchis (5 days/4 nights)
Discover Western Georgia: the ancient temples of Kutaisi, the canyons of Martvili, the marine flavor of Batumi and the wine atmosphere of Mountainous Adjara. 5-day tour with accommodation, guided tours, wine tasting and relaxation on the coast
Маршрут и детали
Meeting at the Airport (nameplate GEOMANDARIN), transfer to the hotel. Population.
Have you heard the name Colchis and want to know this story? You will see unique monastery complexes included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: Bagrat Temple - one of the oldest Georgian churches in Kutaisi, Gelati Monastery - the spiritual center of all Georgia with the Gelati Academy - the center of advanced science of the Middle Ages and Motsametu - the most beautiful monastery in Georgia!
Overnight in Kutaisi.
Breakfast. Today you will visit one of the wonders of Georgian nature - Martville Canyon, which over the past couple of years has become very popular among tourists. Interesting in this area is a fascinating kilometer canyon with a waterfall and recent finds of paleontologists. According to official figures, here found traces of the primitive man and prehistoric animals that lived on the earth 73 million years ago, as well as surviving traces of dinosaurs and their petrified skeletons.
Transfer to Batumi. Check in hotel.
In the evening you will meet Batumi - the sea capital of Georgia and the Porto-Franco zone in the past. During the tour you will learn how the development of the city began, why the city has such an architecture, take a walk along the streets of the old city, visit Piazza. At the end of our tour, you will go to the "Singing Fountains" where you can enjoy a laser show.
Overnight in Batumi
Breakfast.
Today you will go to meet the myths and legends of ancient Greece. We will make our first stop at the Gonio Fortress. In the town of Gonio in Adzharia, 15 km from the city of Batumi, on the territory of 4.5 hectares, there is the oldest fortress in Georgia - the Gonio fortress (or the Gonio-Apsaros fortress). The history of the fortress dates back several millennia. The oldest archaeological strata found by archaeologists in the fortress belong to the XV-XVII centuries BC. There is a legend that the name Apsaros comes from the ancient Greek myth of the Argonauts. According to legend, it was at this place that the son of King Aet, Apsirt, who was killed by Jason, was buried.
Then we will go to the local winemaker to get acquainted with the local varieties of wine and the peculiarities of winemaking in the mountains.
And the last stop for today will be the Makhuntseti waterfall and the arched bridge of Queen Tamara.
Overnight in Batumi.
Breakfast. Airport transfer. Departure
Проживание
- Hotel 2*+ 270 $
- Hotel 3* 290 $
- Hotel 4* 360 $
- Hotel 2*+ 345 $
- Hotel 3* 370 $
- Hotel 4* 500 $
Что входит в стоимость
- Accommodation in hotels with breakfast
- Wine tasting in Adjara
- Comfortable transport
- Services of English-speaking guide
- All entrance fees
- Air flight
- Early check-in/late check-out to/from the hotel
- Organization of additional food
- Additional excursion program
- Sim cards of local mobile operators (issued on request upon arrival at Tbilisi airport)