| Harvest Time in Kakheti! Guaranteed Departure to Wine Region of Georgia |
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Guaranteed Departure to Kakheti - wine region of Georgia Departure Date: September 24-25, 2005 Departure Time: 9:00am Deadline for booking and payment: September 14, 2005 For booking information please call Inga at 99532 987400 or e-mail at tours1@caucasustravel.com For more information and booking this tour click here This 2 days tour leads us to Kakheti - the main wine region of Georgia. We aim not only to give you sampling of Georgian wines, we would also like to show you the traditions, the history and the attitude of Georgians to wine as well as an appreciation of the wines we produce. The tour includes participation in vine gathering. Day 1: Tbilisi - David Gareja - Telavi (210 km, 3 - 4 hours) Tour Schedule: Our trip will start in the morning (09:00-10:00). We will drive to David Gareja desert via town of Rustavi, which is one of the major industrial towns of Georgia. Outdoor picnic lunch nearby the monastery complex. We will be in Telavi around 17:00 - 18:00. Dinner & overnight at the guesthouse. Sights of excursion: John The Baptist Monastery complex (6th - 9th cc, fragments of frescos); Lavra Monastery (6th c AD); Udabno Monastery complex (9th-17th cc frescos); 2-3 hours walking round trip Day 2: Telavi - sightseeing tour (around 50 - 60 km round trip) Breakfast. 09:00 start sightseeing tour including: Tsinandali - museum of Kakhetian prince of the 18th c Chavchavadze, beautiful English park, one of the oldest wine cellars (19th c) founded by Chavchvadze family. Shuamta - monastery complex, typical example of the early Christian architecture of Georgia. Vineyard in one of Kakhetian villages; Gremi fortress (16th - 17th cc); Alaverdi Cathedral (11th c) - symbol of blossoming of the Georgian culture; Lunch en route. Return to Tbilisi around 18:00. Prices: 1 person: USD 350 per person 2 persons: USD 220 per person 3-4 persons: USD 190 per person 5-6 persons: USD 140 per person Single room supplement: USD 20 per person. |
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