NORTH OF IRAN 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS

Greeting in the airport. Transfer to the hotel (Tbilisi).

09-00 breakfast with fresh fruit and vegetables.
11-00 big excursion in Tbilisi.
The start of our tour is in Tbilisi. It`s a wonderful ancient city full of sights. The old cultural centre of Tbilisi is Tiflis situated next to the river Kura. It`s very nice with its narrow streets, houses with charming balconies and patios. Every house in Tbilisi has own legend – and you`ll like walking in the streets and discovering interesting things everywhere.
Our guide is a professional historic and he`ll help you to visit all the most important sights of Tbilisi and to learn much about the city.
14-00 dinner
Free time
21-00 traditional dinner with live music sand national dances

09-00 breakfast.
11-00 transfer to Tsinandali.
Tsinandali is a Georgian village`s name and of a sort of wine. Tsinandali is one of the oldest centers of wine-making. The producing and the cellars were founded by Georgian price Alexandre Chavchadze in 1886. There you can also find the patrimony of princes Chachadze surrounded by a beautiful park with an ancient chapel. The famous Russian diplomat and poet Griboedov and Nina Chavchadze were married there.
Dinner
16-00 transfer to Telavi
Hotel
17-00 excursion to Telavi
The action of the well-known film “Mimino” starts in Telavi.we will visit the sights of the town and – of course – the local wine-cellar.
21-00 traditional dinner

09-00 breakfast.
11-00 transfer to Kvareli.
We will visit the palace Gremy – the ex-capital of Kakhetia and the cloister of Nenkresi. You will appreciate the splendid view from the cloister. The next stop is the lake Iliya where you will admire the wonderful nature of Caucasus.
Traditional dinner
We go to a little settlement Kindzmarauli situated in the Alazanskaya valley, just in the place where the river Durudgi meets the Alazani. We will visit the winery named Khareba . Its cellar is unusual, it`s in a tunnel 770 m long. There we will taste one of the rarest wine sorts Kindzmarauli. The real Kindzmarauli is produced only there.
In the evening we are invited to a family winery and we may compare the wine made there and the wine from the big wineries. You may also learn to cook traditional meals – shoti (bread), shashlyk, khachapuri and so on. During the dinner taste the local vodka “chacha”.
We will spend the night there in comfortable rooms.

09-00 breakfast.
11-00 trasnfer to Signakhi.
A little nice settlement Signakhi is situated on a hillside. To get it you cross a picturesque valley. There is a convent of Saint Nino there. Saint Nino was one of the first to adopt Christianity in Georgia. Next to the grave of Saint Nino there is a source which is considered to be healing. The fonts for the pilgrims are there, too.
Dinner. Hotel
Excursion to Signakhi.
Signakhi is a town situated on terraces connected with narrow streets. For this romantic feature it`s called “Town of love”. All the town is built in the style of Italian classicism so the mix of this splendid architecture and wonderful nature makes the town especially charming. The fortress is situated there too.
The winery Pheasant`s Tears – one of the most famous – is located there. We will learn about the wine-making in special clay jars and taste the wine in the ancient – 250 years old – tasting hall. We recommend you the sorts of Saperavi and Rkatsiteli.
Traditional dinner.
Hotel in Signakhi.

10-00 breakfast.
11-00 transfer to Borjomi.
The healing sources of Borjomi will help you much after all your wine-tasting.
There you will admire the picturesque Borjomi gorge and the park you will observe the Borjomi plateau from the cable-way and of course you will taste the healing water from the famous sources.
On the way we will visit Stalin`s hometown Gory. His house is open for the visitors as a museum.
Dinner with fresh trout with vegetables and cheese and other local meals.
Transfer to Kutaisi.
21-00 dinner.
Hotel.

09-00 breakfast.
Transfer to Racha.
Racha is a reserved mountain region of Georgia where the vineyards of Khvanchkara are situated. The sorts of vine Alexandrouli and Mudjuretuli are only there. It`s impossible to grow them in other regions. That`s why the real Khvanchkera is made only in Racha.
14-00 family dinner with local wine and meals
Transfer to the church Nicortsminda named “Beautiful Bride”. This church has a such name because of its decoration – subtle stone carving and wonderful frescos inside.
Transfer to Kutaisi.
21-00 dinner
Hotel

Transfer to Kutaisi or Tbilisi airport.