Georgia & Armenia Explorer

Meals

10 breakfasts and 2 dinners are included

Transport

Private vehicle, Public bus, Taxi, Train

Accomodation

Hotel (8 nights), Guest House (1 night), Lake Cottage (1 night)

Included Activities

• Kutaisi - Leader-led city walking tour
• Kutaisi - Aerial Tramway
• Tskhaltubo - Soviet sanatoriums visit
• Kutaisi - Winery visit & tasting
• Borjomi - Leader-led walking tour
• Akhalstikhe - Rabati Castle
• Vardzia - Cave Town Visit
• Yerevan - Leader-led Orientation Walk
• Gyumri - Inclusive bakery visit
• Yerevan - City Tour with Local Guide
• Yerevan - Dolma cooking demonstration & dinner
• Yerevan - Khor Virap Monastery
• Dilijan - Wine tasting in local wine bar
• Fioletovo - Molokan Village Visit & home-cooked lunch
• Dilijan - Leader-led orientation walk
• Dilijan - National Park Hike
• Dilijan - Matosavank & Jukhtakvank Monasteries
• Lake Sevan - Sevanavank Monastery

• Support local communities – visit the first café in Armenia to provide employment opportunities to people living with disabilities, stay by Lake Sevan at a local NGO committed to inclusivity and attend a cooking workshop where the local women work to preserve Armenian culture.
• Veer off the tourist track to see the lesser-known side of Georgia – see the Soviet ghost town of Tskhaltubo to wander the abandoned sanatoriums, explore Vardzia’s Cave Town to learn about 12th-century history and walk to Borjomi’s natural mineral springs.
• Follow a peaceful forest trail to two secluded medieval monasteries in Dilijan National Park – Armenia’s tranquil escape in the heart of the mountains.
• Learn about the region’s proud wine traditions with a visit to a local family winery in Georgia, then stop for a wine tasting in Armenia.
• Take in the stunning views of Khor Virap Monastery and Sevanavank Monastery – the ancient buildings set against the natural backdrops of mountains and blue lakes are just as impressive as the layered histories!