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Svaneti + Batumi

Svaneti + Batumi

Day 1
Arrive in Kutaisi, meet in the airport and transfer to a hotel. Visit the pretty town of Kutaisi, the second largest in the country (antique town more than 3000 years old) and its historical places: Gelati Cathedral (12th century) which is the UNESCO World heritage site– one of the earliest academies in Europe, and the splendid Bagrati Cathedral (11th century). Free time. Overnight in Kutaisi.
Day 2
Travel to Svaneti that is an experience for life. Hardly anything has changed there for the last few centuries. Upper Svanetiis famous for its mediaeval watch-towers, snow-capped peaks, icy waterfalls, beautiful nature and the most abiding ancient traditions. Arrive in Mestia. Overnight in Mesta for 2 nights.
Day 3 
In the morning a three-hour drive will take us to the highest permanent village in Europe – Ushguli (2200m). Ushguli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The village is most famous for its abundance of watchtowers and this is where you get the view of the highest mountain in Georgia – Mt. Shkhara (5068m). We can take a leisure walk along the village narrow alleys and visit Lamaria Church (12th century). Drive back to Mestia.
Day 4 
Before leaving Upper Svaneti we visit marvelous Ethnography Museum of Mestia housing gilded icons and crosses, old manuscripts, unearthed items etc. Then we drive all the way down to the seaside and the town of Batumi. Upon arrival we have time at leisure to relax the beach and enjoy the boulevard. Overnight in Batumi for 2 nights.

Day 5 
In the morning visit Piazza Square, one of the most beautiful squares in whole Georgia, distinguished by its painting, as well as by its exquisite mosaics and stained glass windows. Piazza Square has already become the venue of numerous entertaining and cultural events. Afterwards we reach the Europa square with the beautiful statue of Medea. Visiting Botanical Garden of Batumi will be another experience of the trip. Found in 1912, this garden contains more than 5000 kind of plants from all over the world. Gonio Fortress (1st century AD) was once a large Roman-Byzantine military settlement and an important strategic point along the Black Sea coast. It was occupied intermittently by Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans. More importantly it is connected with the myth of the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece.
Day 6
In the morning you drive to Kutaisi and enjoy free time in old town or direct transfer to airport

    270,00$Price
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