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Georgia from Vladikavkaz: from Kazbegi to Uplistsikhe.

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Let's go get to know Georgia from Vladikavkaz! The six days of our journey will pass in an instant and will be remembered forever, giving rise to the dream of returning here

more than once.

So many enthusiastic words have been said about Georgia that it's hard to find words not to repeat themselves. I would suggest an association with a dessert that combines the taste of almonds and walnuts, notes of sweet and sour orange and persimmon in a soft butter cream with grape seed and echoes of coriander and cinnamon

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Is this possible?? Yes!

This is Georgia, where Eastern and European are mixed in one glass, where antiquity and modernity are on the same square meter, where the smell of coffee and wine is dizzy, and all this to the accompaniment of Georgian songs and dances in squares, streets and numerous cafes.

I want to show you those places that leave no one indifferent and that you will dream about for a long time after you get to know them.

  • Georgian Military Highway;
  • Darial Gorge;
  • Gergeti Monastery for Men. 14th Century Church, Holy Trinity in Gergeti;
  • Travertine;
  • Friendship Arch;
  • Cross Pass;
  • Stepantsminda;
  • Zhinvali Reservoir
  • Ananuri Fortress;
  • Tbilisi city tour;
  • Narikala Fortress;
  • Peace Bridge;
  • Resurrection of the Patriarchate of Georgia;
  • Sulfur Baths District;
  • Mantashev cotton row;
  • Anchiskhati Temple, 6th century;
  • Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater;
  • Kaleidoscope panorama;
  • Kakheti;
  • St. George's Monastery Complex in Bodbe;
  • City of love - Sighnaghi;
  • The residence of Irakli Ii, King of Georgia, 18th century;
  • Mtskheta is the ancient capital of Georgia. Svetitskhaveli Temple;
  • Holy Cross Monastery - Jvari;
  • The confluence of the Kura and Aragva rivers;
  • Svetitskhoveli Temple;
  • The cave city of Uplistsikhe;
  • Burn;

The cost of the trip is per person when sharing a double room with another tour member/participant. For accommodation, we combine single participants and participants (single men only with men, women with women). If there is only one single participant on the tour, you must pay extra for single accommodation

.

For single accommodation, 14,000 rubles will be added to the tour price.

The site pays 15% of the tour price, the rest and the additional service for single accommodation are paid upon arrival.


Organized by: guide Zaza
From Zara Д's team
Meet our guide, our pride is Zaza! No tour participant has yet remained indifferent to Zaza's excursions! The whole day goes by in one breath. His unique presentation of history, humor and friendliness to each participant captivates everyone!
Organizer: Travel-Expert Zara Д
4.9 (296 reviews) 298 Verified — since January 2021

Program

Day 1. From Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi: Landscapes and Tastes

05:30 Departure from the Planet Lux or Boomerang hotels in the city. Vladikavkaz

Accommodation before departure is arranged independently (if necessary, I can help with booking). The group will be collected and departed from the Planet Lux and Boomerang hotels

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If it is more convenient for you to fly to the city. Tbilisi, our guide will pick you up and join the group.

The price of the tour upon arrival and departure from Tbilisi will be reduced by 6000 rubles.

Starting from the Georgian Military Road, landscapes and sights will be fascinating. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque roads in the world.

Mount Kazbek will open at a glance.

We will see the Narzan spring with ferrous water and the travertines that have formed on this site.

We will cross the Cross Pass from Stepantsminda.

We'll get to the Friendship Arch and take a walk, looking into each arch with a camera, which offers completely different views, seemingly from the same venue. We will see a breathtaking lake at the foot of the mountains

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We will pass Gudauri ski resort.

The charming Ananuri Castle is waiting for us, which overlooks the Zhinvali Reservoir.

We'll learn his story, take a lot of unrealistic photos and move on.

Roadside cafes invite you to the table for lunch.

And, of course, we will be ready for a meal, because the mountain air makes you hungry, and Georgian national cuisine leaves no one indifferent (optional for an additional fee).

15:00-16:00 Arrival in Tbilisi (depending on the situation at the border).

Check in to a hotel in the center of the old city of Tbilisi.

We exchange rubles or other currencies. We will offer exchangers with a favorable lari rate

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Free time.

20:00 Welcome dinner at a national restaurant with Georgian dances and songs.

Day 2. Exquisite corners of Tbilisi: From baths to the fortress

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10:00-13:30 Walking tour of Tbilisi Let's start a tour

of the historic city center, which is located near Mount Mtatsminda It is built up with original two to three-story houses with carved balconies and verandas The houses seem to hang over rock and are delightful! Let's walk along the picturesque embankment of the Mtkvari (Kura) River

Let's take a walk along Abanotubani, a quarter in the center of Tbilisi famous for its complex of baths located on natural sulfur springs. Without a doubt, this is one of the most picturesque districts of the old city and therefore is most often found on

postcards of Tbilisi The famous Tbilisi baths once fascinated Pushkin and Dumas and still delight everyone. A S Pushkin wrote: I have never met anything more luxurious than the Tiflis baths in Russia or Turkey. Let's see the Narikala IV century fortress, let's approach Metekhi, the ancient citadel and residence of Georgian kings

with a panorama of old town We'll arrange a photo shoot here

Let's take a walk along the narrow and steep streets of Betlemi and Gomi

Here are typical old town houses with openwork balconies Let's take a walk along the picturesque Chardeni Street, named after a French Catholic missionary Let's walk across the Mira over the Kura pedestrian bridge, built in 2010

Openwork glass and metal is a symbol of Peace that connects old and new Georgia. And then, you can take the cable car to the Narikala Fortress (optional for an additional fee of 5 lari) , which has a long and very interesting history: the fortress existed back in the fourth century AD It is called the soul of Tbilisi In the 7th and 11th centuries, the fortress was expanded

and controlled the trade routes along the banks of the Kura River

You can't pass by the funny clock tower built by the director of the puppet theater Rezo Gabriadze Here, at exactly 12 o'clock, puppet production begins every day The cycle of life There is an atmosphere of celebration and carelessness everywhere


Free time

Day 3. The wine dales of Kakheti: From fertile land to history

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Transfer for an excursion to Kakheti, the wine capital of Georgia with many historical monuments. This is one of the most beautiful and delicious excursions. Let's try wines, chacha, homemade cheeses, shoti

bread.

11:30 First stop: Kakheti traditional winemaking factory in the village of Velistsikhe. Tasting of 4 types of wine. The factory has its own store where you can buy wine, chacha, cognac at an affordable price

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12:30 Stop in Badiauri village to watch how they bake bread in a tandoor, you can also try homemade cheese and churchkhela.

14:30 On the way, we visit the monastery complex of St. George in Bodbe. The main building of the monastery is the cathedral, where the remains of Nino-Kabadocia, the harbinger of the Christian era, the great baptist of Georgia, rest here

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We visit Sighnaghi, the city of Love. Restored in 2007, ancient Sighnaghi, located on one of the mountain peaks of the Alazani Valley, surrounded by a fortress wall with towers (18th century) and colorful buildings has given rise to a new vibrant life, as you can get married here at any time of the day, which gives romance and attracts all lovers in the world. Niko Pirosmani, a famous Georgian artist, was born and lived in Sighnaghi. His love story for French actress Margarita de Sevres is described in a popular song performed by Alla Pugacheva, A Million Red Roses (1982). Our walk through the medieval city of Sighnaghi, which offers panoramic views of the Alazani Valley and the Great Caucasus Mountain Range with snow-capped peaks, will not leave anyone indifferent! The town is located in eastern Georgia on a mountainside, in the historical region of Kakheti

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Lunch at a cafe overlooking the Alazani Valley (for an additional fee)

Drive back to Tbilisi.

Free time.

Day 4. Historical treasures of Mtskheta and Uplistsikhe: Caves

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 We are heading to Jvari.

We

will go up to the Holy Cross Monastery of Jvari and from here we will see how the Aragvi and Kura rivers merge. This monastery is also famous for the fact that the immortal poem by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov Mtsyri takes place here

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11:00-11:30 We visit the city of Gori and see the house where Stalin was born.

12:00 The oldest cave city, Uplistsikhe, which is located 90 km from Tbilisi, is waiting for us. It was founded in the 8th century BC and developed from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD. Uplistsikhe was finally

deserted only in the 19th century!

Most of its homes and streets are located right in the thick of volcanic rocks. It is surprising that back in those days, the city had its own bakery, sewers, a prison, wineries, a winery, a pharmacy, a hall of columns where sacrifices took place, and much more that ensured the life of an

entire cave city.

13:30 Lunch with the family of Stalber, an amazing man who wrote a book about Uplistsikhe and was awarded the Order of Honor of Georgia (for a group of 10 or more people, the cost is 40 lari per person).

14:30 We are heading to Mtskheta.

15:30 In Mtskheta, you will hear the story of how Saint Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles, brought Christianity to Georgia.

This is where Christianity began to spread across the country.

17:00 Drive back to Tbilisi.

Free time.

Day 5. Free day in Tbilisi: Gather your impressions, study

Breakfast at a hotel in Tbilisi.

Free day.

If you

wish, you can independently go to the Tsereteli Chronicle of Georgia monument, to the Tbilisi Sea, which is located nearby, go up to Mtatsminda Park, and the Pantheon is nearby, where Griboyedov, his wife Nino, writers, public figures and artists are buried.

You can also go to Lilo, the largest and most popular market in the Caucasus, on your own, where you can buy everything from a pen to an airplane.

Although after moving and lots of information, you'll want to take a walk around the city on your own, go to souvenir shops or the flea market, sit in cafes, buy wine, ride a boat along the Kura River or ride a balloon, and enjoy the unique atmosphere of the amazingly attractive city of Tbilisi.

In the evening we'll get together and share our impressions. Let's raise a glass for world peace, for travel, for beauty!

Day 6. Goodbye Tbilisi: Back to Vladikavkaz

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Vladikavkaz by agreement with the driver.

Drop off at the Planet Lux Hotel.

Exertion Level
Medium
Activities within the same location or change of several locations during the route, infrastructure-developed locations, periodic outings to nature.
A comment from the tour leader
On our trip, we will travel by minivan if the group is 5-8 people, or by Mercedes Sprinter if the group is larger than 8 people. The cars are comfortable and with reliable drivers. We will walk around Tbilisi a lot, so we definitely need comfortable shoes, sunglasses and a hat, as it can be windy and the sun is hot in summer. In Kakheti, Uplistsikhe and Borjomi, there will be short walks at the locations themselves. Take an umbrella in spring and autumn. I always recommend bringing your first aid kit if it is indicated for health reasons. Our hotels have a hair dryer. Disability is not an obstacle to participating in the tour. Children over 7 years old can also come on the tour and get a discount (10% for children under 10 years old). You can come lightly, but they usually take with them churchkhela, wine (3 liters per person), spices, sauces, cheeses, dried fruits, so it's better to buy luggage for the return flight. People often ask how much money to take. I think at the rate of about 2,000 rubles a day at least. We will exchange rubles for lari. The difference with another currency is insignificant. If there are any lari left, we will buy them from you. A Georgian SIM card costs 10-15 GEL.

Conditions

Included
  • Transfer Vladikavkaz-Tbilisi-Vladikavkaz;
  • Accommodation in a double room in a hotel in Tbilisi; meals: 5 breakfasts, 1 welcome dinner; Transfer according to the program in a comfortable minivan or Mercedes Sprinter;
  • Tour program with a local guide; Wine tasting at the Ktv factory transport insurance Transport insurance.
Not included
  • Air travel;
  • Meals other than the specified one (the average cost of lunch is 30-45 lari, at the current exchange rate it is about 1100-1600 rubles).
  • The price for lunch/dinner depends on your choice of dishes and the level of the cafe or restaurant;
  • Single accommodation;
  • Souvenirs;
  • Wine tasting at private wineries 10-15 GEL; Medical insurance on request.

Allocation

Nicolas, Vita Plaza, Tiflis, Corner, Hotels 4*
Comfort
Upscale
Consists of establishments that provide high levels of service and amenities.

Accommodation

Double
Single

Important information

Tour preparation

Attention! Due to weather conditions and mountainous terrain, for the safety of tourists, the tour operator has the right to change the route. On holidays, the number of tourists in a group can be 18 people.

Cancellation terms
  • Cancellation within 24 hours of booking confirmation – full refund of prepayment
  • Cancellation after 24 hours – full refund minus 15% of the tour cost
Guest requirements

(We recommend arriving a day earlier and taking return tickets a day later due to the unpredictability of the situation at the border)

The cost of the trip is per person when staying in a double room with another participant/tour participant. For accommodation, we combine single participants and participants (single men only with men, women with women). If there is only one single participant on the tour, you must pay extra for single accommodation

.

The cost of the tour for single accommodation will be 75,000 rubles/2610 GEL.

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Rating 4.9
35 reviews
Georgia in May played with bright colors. The tour was very easy to understand: there was enough free time to get lost on the streets of Tbilisi, comfortable transport, excellent guides and drivers. 6 days passed unnoticed.
The visit period is March 15-20, 2026, not a tourist season, as I like. So I was alone, but in spite of this, everything was organized. Guide Zaz is well aware of the history of Georgia and speaks Russian well. It gives practical advice on what to see, where and what to eat. The hotel is good, in the old town. It turned out to be an informative and intensive trip.
Thank you for organizing the tour. For positive emotions. A rich excursion program that allows you to immerse yourself in the history and culture of Georgia. I recommend this tour to everyone. We're lucky. We had a mini group of 4 people. Everyone was friendly and positive. Special thanks to guide Zaza, who gives you love for his country. Tatiana for solving all issues during the tour and for always wanting to help. And also to driver Magomed for his excellent driving and pleasant atmosphere during long trips.
From 04.08 to 09.08.2024, we toured Georgia from Vladikavkaz. Tbilisi is beautiful! The hotel (with great breakfasts) was located in the very center of old Tbilisi! The excursion program was very intense; in 4 days we managed to see the Georgian Military Road, Mtskheta, Uplistsikhe, Gori, and drank wine 😁 in Kakheti! The guides were very knowledgeable and had excellent Russian! We were in constant contact with the tour organizer; all our problems were resolved very quickly (thanks a lot to Zara!). When buying a tour now, you should take into account that you can stand for up to 10 hours when crossing the border, which is very difficult. But this, of course, does not depend on the tour operator. Overall, I really enjoyed the tour. We recommend it to anyone who wants to visit Georgia!
A wonderful busy tour, everything is well organized and planned.
It was very interesting, tasty and heartwarming.
Georgia is definitely worth visiting, experiencing the rich color and culture of the people.
Thank you very much to everyone involved in this tour, they had a 100% rest.
The organizer Zara was always in touch and solved any of our issues.
Guide Zaza is a master of his craft, a professional, a “good teacher”; he brought us information in an accessible way, joked and kept the group under review.
The driver-guide Magomed is just an “ace”; we crossed the borders with him easily and quickly, and the road was easy and interesting.
Enjoyed the tour a lot. It was interesting! Lots of history and great views, great food and wine!!! I brought a lot of impressions and photos)) Special thanks to Tatyana, Magomed and Timur for their attention, care, responsiveness and patience throughout the tour!! Zaze for interesting stories about Georgia and a great mood!!!
This is a well-designed and organized tour that is fully consistent with the program. A real team of professionals works here. You will be met and accompanied by a helpful driver, Magomed, and a caring Tatyana. The hotel where you will stay is small, very cozy and clean, and most importantly located in the very center of the historical part of Tbilisi. Guide Zaza deserves special thanks. He conducts tours in a very interesting way, knows how to interest the listener, and presents the material in a very accessible way with his usual subtle humor. And, of course, you will not be left without Georgian toasts. When planning a trip and booking a tour, you should not rush; read the program carefully, perhaps closer to the date you are interested in and the price will drop. Good luck and have a good mood.
Good afternoon! Georgia is a country that you should definitely visit. I was very lucky with the weather and my pleasant, adequate travel companions. I especially liked the beautiful Alazani Valley, the small but cozy Sighnaghi, and the praying and majestic temples. Tbilisi... that's ambiguous. A beautiful and vibrant city is a huge plus; you may not have been very lucky enough to find yourself during the rallies, collected all possible traffic jams, and failed to fully experience the local flavor. It just happened... Thanks to Tatyana and Magomed for their patience with us, for the locations of all kinds of goodies along the way! Respect to Zaza for his endless stories about his native land, for his true heartfelt love for Georgia! Sulfur baths in Tbilisi are a must-see!
Georgia is beautiful, I would have come to Tbilisi again, but I was clearly unlucky in the moment - the anti-Russian attitude of many young people, the inability to get to the center due to unrest and rallies, the “off” schedule, standing in traffic jams at the entrances to the city due to the closed center, the queues at the border at passport control - we spent half a day there in the heat, in a room full of tired and angry people without organization, even elementary things queue...
Unfortunately, all this blurred the overall impression of the trip, despite the fact that we were generally lucky with the weather, the rain started only at the end of the trip and was even pleasant - we found him only on the last day. There was an excellent guide Zaz who showed us Georgia, interspersing stories about history with various jokes and jokes, wonderful nature, and a nice little hotel in the historic center. In any case, Georgia is a country worth visiting at least once; it is unlike anything else.
My first trip to Georgia was great. I liked the country and wanted to come back again, especially to take a walk around Tbilisi. The last day off was very useful, but it wasn't enough. The tour was not without adventures (we collected all the traffic jams and saw protests in the city), but we overcame everything on a positive note. The program has been successfully completed. Thanks to Tatyana and the driver Magomed for their work and care. It seems they were ready to accompany us 24x7. I was very lucky to have a professional guide, Zaza - a great storyteller, I think he knows everything and everyone in Georgia)) She took away a lot of impressions and photos, as well as edible gifts (bring a large suitcase with something to fill).