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Day trip Gori Uplistsikhe with Mtskheta

Days:
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
Departure: 09:00
Duration: appr. 10 h.

Trip via the Jvari Monastery to the ancient cave-city Uplistsikhe. Bizarre ruins testify the great significance of this trade emporium at the Silk Road from the ancient times to the High Middle Ages. The route goes back via Mtskheta, the old capital of Georgia. Enroute we taste some Georgian wine at a local winery's. After sightseeing Svetitskhoveli, the most significant Cathedral in Georgia, the hourney leads back to Tbilisi.

Highlights

  • A branch of the ancient Silk Road

  • The Jvari Monastery 7th century
  • Gori (Stalin’s birthplace)

  • Cave-city Uplistsikhe 1st millennium BC

  • The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 11th century, the old capital of Georgia

Program - Day trip Gori Uplistsikhe with Mtskheta

09:00 h Departure
09:40 h Jvari Monastery
10:20 h Departure to Gori
11:00 h Short break in Gori at Stalin's birthhouse
11:20 h Departure to Uplistsikhe
12:00 h Sightseeing Uplistsikhe
15:00 h Wine degustation
15:30 h Departure to Mtskheta
16:30 h Visiting Svetitskhoveli Cathedral; Mtskheta
18:30 h Departure to Tbilisi
19:00 h Arrival in Tbilisi

 

Services

  • Transfer: a comfortable & air-conditioned vehicle (minibus or off-road vehicle)
  • Guide: GEORGIA INSIGHT guide
  • Board: a bottle of water
  • Lunch break: lunch is not included in the tour organisation. The tour schedule foresees free time (14:00h-15:00h) to get something at the baker's or have a break in a small café in Uplistsikhe
  • Entrances: according to the programme

Info

Stalin Museum

On the way to Uplistsikhe a short stop at Stalin's birthhouse in Gori. The museum visit is not included in the
programme.

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