Georgia Tbilisi Batumi Tour 2 Nights 3 Days

TBILISI BATUMI TOUR DATES

25-27 AUGUST 2023

15-17 SEPTEMBER 2023

13-15 OCTOBER 2023

BATUM – TBILISI – MTSKHETA – GORI – KUTAİSİ

Sameba Cathedral – Sulfur Baths – Friday Mosque – Rustaveli – Peace Bridge – Nari Castle – Vernissage Market – Mtskheta – Jvari Monastery – Svestitskhoveli Monastery – Freedom Square – National Museum – Metro – Mtatsminda Hill - GORI - KUTAİSİ - BATUM

DAY 1: RIZE - BATUM - TBILISI

Dear guests, we welcome you in front of the Rize Square PTT building at 06.00, accompanied by our friendly staff, and start our Georgia Batumi Tbilisi tour with 2 Nights Accommodation. Following the Black Sea coastal road, we pass through Çayeli, Pazar, Fındıklı, Arhavi and Hopa to the Sarp Border Gate, which forms our Turkey-Georgia border. We go to Georgia-Batumi with only our (chip) IDs. We start our tour by traveling along the Black Sea coast, observing the nature of Batumi accompanied by beautiful sea views, and getting to know the rich Georgian culture. First, we will see the Orta Mosque, where the Muslim people in the region actively worship, the Saint Andrew Statue, which is believed to bring luck to married couples, the Çoruh River, the Gonio Bridge, and the Gonio Apsaros Castle from the Roman period. We see the Inverted Building, Justice Building, Batumi Port, Clock Tower, Alphabet Tower, Ali Nino Statue, which draw attention with their different architectures, and then move on to the city center. We take photos by seeing magnificent works in the center such as the Theater Building, Poseidon Statue, Piazza Tower, Government Building, Public Buildings, and the Medea Statue in Europe Square. After an extra lunch break and free time, we depart for Tbilisi following the Khobuleti- Kutaisi [1] Khasuri- Gori route. As you travel across Georgia, you will have the opportunity to see the differences between geographical transitions closely. Our journey through Georgia, which hosts 29 of the 31 climate types in the world, will continue with different landscapes. After a journey that will take approximately 7 hours, we arrive in Tbilisi. Checking into our hotel and staying overnight

Lunch: At the Designated Restaurant (Extra)

Dinner: At the Designated Restaurant (Extra)

Accommodation: Tbilisi Hotels (3*-4*)

DAY 2: SAMEBA - OLD TBILISI - FRIDAY MOSQUE - RUSTAVELLI - PEACE BRIDGE - NARIKALA - VERNISAJ MARKET

After breakfast at the hotel, we start our Tbilisi city tour. Our first tour route is Sameba Cathedral, the Holy Trinity Cathedral, which has become popular with the name Tsminda Sameba, which is a symbol of Georgia and accepted as the most important and magnificent cathedral of the country by the local people. Tbilisi, built on both banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) River, has maintained its importance throughout its history due to its location on the Silk Road. In our city tour, we will first take the cable car to Narikala Castle and watch the magnificent view of Tbilisi city from a bird's eye view. Afterwards, we see the Baths Street, where the famous sulfur baths of Tbilisi are located, the Friday Mosque and go to Rustaveli Boulevard. Rustaveli Boulevard starts from Freedom Square, where the statue of St. George, the symbol of Georgia, once stood, where Lenin's statue was located, and is 1.5 kilometers long. During our panoramic walking tour, we see the Georgian Parliament, Kashveti Church, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Rustaveli State Academic Theatre, Rustaveli Museum and Georgian Science Academy located on the boulevard and take photos. After the lunch break, we transfer to Versinaj Bazaar (Antique Dealers) located in Tbilisi city center and have free time for shopping. Then, towards the end of our busy day, we settle into our hotel and rest for a while. Our dinner will be held as an extra with our guests who wish; We enjoy it in a reliable and decent restaurant accompanied by live music and Georgian folk dance shows. (extra)

Breakfast: At the accommodation hotel

Lunch: At the Designated Restaurant (Extra)

Dinner: At the Designated Restaurant (Extra)

Accommodation: Tbilisi Hotels (3*-4*)

DAY 3: MTSKHETA - JVARI MONASTERY - FREEDOM SQUARE - NATIONAL MUSEUM - METRO - MTATSMİNDA

After breakfast at the hotel, we reach Mishketa, one of the ancient capitals of Georgia, which is 20 minutes away from Tbilisi center and protected by UNESCO. We go to the Jvari Monastery, where we will have a close-up view of Mtskheta, located at the junction of the Mtkvari and Aragvi Rivers. A bird's eye view of Svetitskhoveli and Samtavro Church, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, from the 6th century. After visiting the Jvari Monastery with our guide, we stop by the city of Gori on our way. What makes Gori, a small industrial city with a population of 60,000 located in the Shida Kartli Region and founded by the Georgian King David (1089-1125), so important is its leadership of Soviet Russia and its General Secretary, which means Leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Josep Dzhugashvili (Josep Stalin) was born here. His nickname "Stalin" means steel in Russian. During our panoramic tour, we will also have the chance to visit the Stalin Museum. We will have a short rest break in Kutaisi city. We leave Kutaisi by seeing the Mythology Square, the National Park and the Old Parliament buildings in a panoramic manner. After our customs procedures at the Sarp border gate, we complete our tour in Rize around 23.30 and say goodbye to our guests.

Breakfast: At the accommodation hotel

Lunch: At the Designated Restaurant (Extra)

See you at the next Ezgi Turizm Georgia Tour.....