Summary
Head off the beaten track on a 20-day adventure through the Caucuses region, where historical Old Towns and monasteries sit alongside towering skyscrapers. With a local leader by your side, you’ll journey from the Black Sea to huge, shimmering lakes, stopping at wineries, small villages, jazzy capitals and the serene countryside. Enjoy a hearty home-cooked lunch with a local Kakheti family and hike to the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church. Seek bezoars with an expert ranger and stay overnight in a lake cottage supporting inclusiveness. This trip shows you all the local bits (and all the highlights) of this gorgeous mountainous area.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Baku
- Day 2
- Qobustan/ Baku
- Day 3
- Caucasus Mountains / Lahij
- Day 4
- Sheki
- Day 5
- Sheki
- Day 6
- Telavi
- Day 7
- Gudauri
- Day 8
- Gudauri / Stepantsminda
- Day 9
- Tbilisi
- Day 10
- Tbilisi
- Day 11
- Kutaisi
- Day 12
- Tskhaltubo/ Kutaisi
- Day 13
- Borjomi/ Akhaltsikhe
- Day 14
- Vardzia/ Gyumri
- Day 15
- Yerevan
- Day 16
- Yerevan
- Day 17
- Areni
- Day 18
- Lake Sevan
- Day 19
- Yerevan
- Day 20
- Yerevan
Countries (3): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Travel Cities (10): Areni, Baku, Gobustan National Park, Gyumri, Kutaisi, Mount Ararat, Mount Kasbek, Stepantsminda, Tbilisi, Yerevan