1 day arrival in Baku (Azerbaijan)
Arrival in Baku. Transfer to hotel. Check in. Free time.

2 giorno Baku – Gobustan – Baku (Azerbaijan)

Breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of Baku. Walk along the Martyrs' Avenue, known as "Shehidler Khiyabany" among the locals, with a beautiful view of the Baku coast. Transfer to Icheri Sheher, the old part of the city. Visit the Shirvanshah's Palace, the Caravanserai, the Maiden's Tower and the main market square, which is home to numerous art studios and souvenir stalls. Followed by a visit to Via Nizami and Piazza della Fontana. After lunch, excursion to Gobustan to visit the Petroglyph Museum, dating back to 10,000 BC. Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Weather permitting, on board a 4x4 vehicle we will visit the mud volcanoes (Gobustan is home to almost half of the world's mud volcanoes). Return to Baku. Welcome dinner in a traditional Azerbaijani restaurant. Overnight stay in hotel.

3 giorno Baku – Ateshgah – Baku (Azerbaijan)

Breakfast. Departure for the Absheron Peninsula to visit Ateshgah, located in the village of Surakhany. Zoroastrians from India traveled thousands of km to Ateshgah to worship the fire coming out of the earth. Return to Baku to visit the iconic Heydar Alyev Cultural Center, which is located in a bizarre building designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight stay in hotel.

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4 days Baku – Shamakhi – Lahich – Sheki (Azerbaijan)

Breakfast. Departure from Baku towards Sheki. Along the way stop at the Diri Baba Mausoleum in the village of Maraza. Continue to Shamakhi to visit the historic Juma Mosque, restored in 2013. Weather permitting, follow a scenic drive through the Girdimanchay River Canyon to the 5th century village of Lahich. Lahich is rich in historical and cultural value, with charming cobbled streets. It is famous for its medieval water supply and sewerage systems and for its many traditional workshops where jewellery, copperware, carpets, ceramics, daggers and iron tools are made. Continue to Sheki, a medieval town located in a lush mountainous area, particularly famous for its dessert, baklava. Arrival in Sheki and overnight in the hotel.

Lunch during the excursions.

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5 day Sheki – Georgian border – Kvareli – Akhasheni (Azerbaijan-Georgia)

After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, visit the colorful Sheki Bazaar. Here you can find practically everything you could want to eat: local fruits and berries, spices, freshly baked bread, honey, cheeses and Sheki sweets. Continue to Sheki Khan Palace, surrounded by the walls of the medieval fortress. Visit to the artisan workshops and the famous caravanserai. Departure from Sheki towards the Georgian border (115 km, ~2 hours). Cross the border and visit the eastern part of Georgia, famous for its viticulture and winemaking traditions. The first stop will be Khareba winery, near the town of Kvareli. Khareba's unique winery is located in a tunnel carved into the rock. Originally built for military purposes, today the tunnel is used to store Kakheti's finest wines. Visit to the cellar with tasting. Transfer to Akhasheni Wine Resort for the night. This resort is surrounded by beautiful vineyards and offers breathtaking views of the Caucasus Mountains – the perfect place to take a break before continuing our trip to Georgia.

Lunch during the excursions.

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6 day Relax at the Wine Resort (Georgia)

Breakfast. Relaxing day at the Wine Resort to enjoy nature, vineyards and the outdoor swimming pool. The Resort also offers master classes in cooking traditional Georgian dishes and a wine tasting room. 

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7 day Kakheti - Tsinandali – lunch with local family – Sighnaghi – Bodbe – Tbilisi (Georgia)

Breakfast. Continuation of visits to the Kakheti region.

Visit to the Tsinandali estate, the residence of the Dukes of Georgia, with its beautiful English garden, a museum and a cellar that belonged to Prince Chavchavadze, a 19th century public figure and poet. Lunch will be held lunch with a local family, to enjoy a traditional feast and listen to the best Georgian toasts, a real ritual.

Continuation of the tour with a visit to Sighnaghi, the royal city, known as the "City of Love". This city, surrounded by defensive walls with 23 towers, was an important trading center on the Silk Road. Continue to Bodbe Convent: according to legend, this is the burial place of St. Nino, who converted Georgia to Christianity in the 4th century. Since 1889, following a decree of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, the Bodbe Convent has functioned as a female convent. In the afternoon I arrive in Tbilisi. Overnight stay in hotel.

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8 day Tbilisi (Georgia)

Breakfast. Tbilisi sightseeing tour. We start from the Metekhi Church and the monument to Vakhtang Gorgasali, the legendary founder of Tbilisi. Visit Narikala Fortress with a breathtaking panoramic view of the city. External passage in front of the only mosque in Tbilisi, towards the sulfur baths district. Walk in the Sharden area, full of narrow streets with cozy cafés, wine bars and souvenir shops, where you can breathe the history of old Tbilisi. Visit Sioni Cathedral, Anchiskhati Basilica and the famous clock tower of the Rezo Gabriadze Theatre, before crossing the Peace Bridge to Rike Park. Free time. In the evening welcome dinner in Georgia. Overnight stay in hotel.

 

9 day Tbilisi – Jvari – Mtskheta – Kazbegi – Gudauri (Georgia)

After breakfast, departure for northern Georgia. The first stop will be at Jvari Monastery, built on a hill, a true architectural masterpiece of the early medieval period. From here you can enjoy the view of the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Continue to Mtskheta, one of the oldest cities in Georgia, the cultural and religious center of the country. Mtskheta was the capital of the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli from the 3rd century BC. Visit Svetitskhoveli, the main cathedral of Mtskheta, a sacred place where the robe of Christ is kept. Next, we will cross the Jvari Pass, with a short stop at the 'Friendship Between Peoples' viewpoint, dating back to the Soviet era, which overlooks a deep gorge in the Caucasus mountain range. In Kazbegi you switch to a four-wheel drive vehicle to reach Gergeti Holy Trinity Church (located at an altitude of 2,170m), with stunning views of Mount Kazbegi. Arrival in Gudauri in the evening. Overnight at Hotel.

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10 day Gudauri – Ananuri – Uplistsikhe – Gori – Tbilisi (Georgia)

Breakfast. Transfer to the Ananuri architectural complex, a former residence of the Argveti dukes, which features churches and towers dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries and beautifully overlooks the Jinvali basin. Visit the cave city of Uplistsikhe, which dates back to the Hellenistic period and is notable for its unique combination of various styles of rock-cut architecture, both pagan and Christian. Continue to Stalin's hometown, Gori. Visit the Stalin Museum, which includes more than 60,000 artifacts, the tiny house where Stalin was born, and the impressive bulletproof train used by Stalin to travel to Yalta and Potsdam. Arrival in Tbilisi in the evening. Overnight stay in hotel.