8-Day Georgia Sightseeing Tour through Tbilisi, Mtskheta and Kakheti

Arrive in Tbilisi and get transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Visit some of the city's iconic landmarks with your Tbilisi tour guide.

• See the 4th-century Narikala Fortress, also called the Mother Fortress of Tbilisi, an ancient symbol of the city's defence.

• Visit the famous sulfur bath neighbourhood of Abanotubani.

• Explore Freedom Square, the site of the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery and various mass demonstrations.

• See Anchiskhati Basilica of St. Mary, the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi, Georgia.

• Visit Metekhi Church, a Georgian Orthodox Christian church located on the left bank of the Kura River.

• Walk across the Peace Bridge, a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge made of steel and glass and illuminated with numerous LEDs over the Kura River.

• Spend time at Rike Park, one of the newest artistically appointed parks in the heart of the city.

Visit Soviet Leader Stalin's house-museum to learn more about his childhood spent in Georgia.

Drive to one of the cave towns of the country, Uplistsikhe. The name of this rock-hewn town translates into English as Lord's Fortress. The area played a significant role in Georgia's history and features architectural marvels from different periods, including pre-Christian, Anatolian, and Iranian.

Stop at the ski resort of Bakuriani, which is famous for its coniferous forests. Located in Borjomi at an elevation of 1,700 meters above sea level, Bakuriani is characterised by a transitional climate moving from humid maritime to relatively humid continental.

Visit Borjomi Park to try the mineral water in its original form before it gets bottled.

Continue to Zhinvali Dam, one of the most picturesque reservoirs in Georgia, with its emerald green waters.

Stop by Ananuri Castle, the seat of the Dukes of Aragvi, a feudal family that ruled the area in the 13th century.

See the confluence of the white and black Aragvi rivers.

Arrive at one of the country's ski resorts, Gudauri, for an overnight stay.

Drive to Stepantsminda and stop at the Friendship Monument, dedicated to Russian-Georgian friendship, to view the picturesque valley.

Visit Jvari Point before arriving in Stepantsminda. From here, take a Delica car to visit Gergeti Trinity Church, which is set within one of the most beautiful landscapes in the area. The church offers stunning views of the surrounding Caucasus Range.

End your day tour with a visit to the villages of Sno and Juta before returning to Gudauri.

Continue to Tbilisi from Gudauri.

Stop on the way in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Here, you will visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, one of the most important religious buildings in the country.

Proceed to Jvari Monastery, which sits atop the hill overlooking Mtskheta and the junction of the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers. Jvari Monastery is one of the oldest religious buildings in Georgia. It is believed that St. Nino, the evangelist who brought Christianity to the country, placed her wooden cross here.

Arrive in Tbilisi and take a short walking tour.

Drive to the Kakheti region to visit its famous cave town, David Gareji, along with beautiful Sighnaghi and Bodbe Monastery. David Gareji is a rock-hewn monastery complex built by one of the Assyrian monks, David, who came here to spread Christianity in the 6th century. The complex features churches, chapels, hundreds of cells, and beautiful fresco paintings that are still intact.

Explore Sighnaghi, a beautiful town with red rooftops, colourful houses, and narrow cobblestone streets overlooking the picturesque Alazani Valley. Bodbe Monastery, the final resting place of St. Nino, is located quite close to Sighnaghi.

Visit Tsinandali, the palace residence of Alexander Chavchavadze, a 19th-century aristocratic poet who also had an enormous wine cellar where he produced his own wine according to European methods.

Proceed to Telavi, the central city of the region, which was once a royal seat of the Kakhetian Kings.

Visit Batonis Tsikhe and the museum inside the castle, which exhibits memorabilia of King Erekle II.