Kazbegi tour goes through several cultural places, such as: Jvari Monastery, Ananuri fortress and Gergeti trinity church. Its mostly driven through the mountains (3500-5000m ASL) of The High Caucasus. During the tour You
ll get a chance for several nature stops, such as: Zhinvali Reservoir, view point at Jvari pass and Gudauri ski resort (in the winter time). By a chance we can even add some other places of interest, such as: Gveleti waterfall, or Juta Chaukhi mountains area, without changing a rate. dear Gluiests, remember, You`ll be full time flexible during the tour...
Day trip around cultural and natural monuments along the great Georgian military highway.
Pickup included
The first stop at Jvari church will allow us a visit to the cultural heritage of the world (6th century) and amazing views on the mountains and an old capital city of Mtskheta. Youll be told a historic background of the church and the old capital city as well as ancient history of Georgia. Later we
ll move to the Great Georgian military highway and reach over 400 Y.O., well preserved fortress of Ananuri, with the beautiful background of the Pre-Caucausus mountains and Zhinvali lake. Youll see all the bauty of the historical heritage and hear some interesting stories about the history and description of the carvings around the central church of the place. After this we can start thinking about our lunch and make a stop at Pasanauri village, place known as a the best spot for Georgian dumplings, or just have quick snack at Gudauri ski resort "Smart" cafee shop. After Lunch we
ll continue driving to Jvari pass (about 2400m ASL) and make a stop at the view veranda. After veranda well get a chance to taste a natural mineral spring and walk around balks of the minerals, built by the springs throughout the millenniums. Later, we
ll continue moving to Kazbegi town (new name Stepantsminda) and see that Natural environment is drastically changed. In kazbegi town we`ll drive to the Gergeti trinity church (2200m ASL) with an amazing backgropund of Kazbegi mountain glaciers (5047m ASL). Walk around the Gergeti mountains for a while and later start driving back to Tbilisi.
Notice: In case you feel like visiting Dariali gorge or Gveleti waterfall, we can little bit extend duration of our tour, with no problems.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Travel master picks up travelers at any location within Republic of Georgia. Transfer cost for Batumi and Kutaisi airports (to Tbilisi) will be charged.
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time