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Small & Traditional

12 Days From £3,135pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Remote mountain scenery in a country which has only
recently opened its doors to tourists
■ Ushguli, the highest permanently inhabited village
in Europe
■ Gergeti and Mtskheta churches
■ Uplistsikhe and Vardzia Cave “Towns”
■ Historic Tbilisi
■ Stalin Museum and railway carriage
■ Prometheus Grotto
■ Many meals from locally sourced organic produce
Kutaisi © Alan Heywood SELECTED HOTELS

Zeg Hotel
Tbilisi
Kazbegi Rooms Hotel
Borjomi Likani Hotel
Day 6 - Rabath Castle & Vardzia village. En route and weather permitting, we will Kutaisi Grand Opera Hotel
A day of wonderful mountain and forest scenery see Georgia’s highest mountain, Shkhara (16,471ft). Mestia Hotel Ushba
including a visit to the Rabath hilltop castle, a photo Lunch with village family and time to stroll around Batumi Graphic Hotel
stop at the Khertvisi Fortress and the amazing cave the village before returning to Mestia for dinner and Please note - hotels can be subject to change
dwellings at Vardzia. Lunch at a guest house near overnight stay.
Vardzia with good views of the Mtskvari River. Return PRICE INCLUDES
to Borjomi for overnight stay. Day 10 - The Black Sea Coast ■ Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
Drive down to the coast at the port resort of Batumi.
Day 7 - Kutaisi Short orientation walk in the city centre followed by ■ Rail travel as specified
Drive to Khashuri to catch the train to Kutaisi where free time to relax. ■ Other travel by private coach (4WD vehicle where
appropriate)
we will arrive in the early afternoon. From here we
have a short drive to the Prometheus Grotto, a large Day 11- Train to Tbilisi ■ Accommodation in hotel or good quality guest houses
according to location
limestone cave system where we have a walk with a Morning main line train from Batumi to Tbilisi, arriving ■ All breakfasts, 7 lunches and 4 evening meals
local guide. Returning to Kutaisi, we conclude the day at lunchtime. Afternoon at leisure. ■ Entrance fees to churches and museums where appli
with a short, guided walk in the central area of this Day 12 - Tbilisi to London cable and to the cave dwellings
pleasant riverside city. Early morning flight from Tbilisi via Athens to ■ Airport and other transfers
Heathrow, arriving late morning. Breakfast is served ■ Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
Day 8 - The Mountain Province of Upper Svaneti the tour plus local professional Georgian guide
Visit nearby Gelati Monastery then drive to Zugdidi on both legs of this Aegean Airlines flight which
for lunch and visit the Dadiani Palace, once the home compensates in part for the early start.
of the local royal family. This is followed by a drive Price per person:
through the mountains to Mestia for a 2-night stay. Tbilisi, the two cave dwellings and Prometheus Grotto Escorted holiday £3,135
need to be explored on foot (including climbing and Single room supplement £520
Day 9 - 4WD to Ushguli descending steps) and, whilst they don’t form an Deposit for this holiday £300
We travel by 4WD vehicles over 44km of rough essential part of this itinerary, their omission would
mountain road to Ushguli, which, at 7,910ft above obviously remove some of the value and enjoyment.
sea level, is Europe’s highest permanently inhabited A blog of the research trip for this holiday is included on
our web site at www.ffestiniogtravel.com

Ushguli Georgia, the highest village in Europe © Ramona Cazacu Gelati Church, Georgia © Ramona Cazacu

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