OVERVIEW
TBILISI & BAKU 07 Nights / 08 Days
ITINERARY
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DAY 01: TBILISI
Transfer from Tbilisi Airport to Hotel. Day at Leisure to relax or stroll on your own.
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DAY 02: TBILISI
Full day excursion to visit Stalin House Museum to see the memorial house where Stalin was born and the exposition tower. Personal items of Stalin are stored at the museum, the cabinet of Kremlin, manuscripts, gifts from various countries, mask of Stalin paintings and Uplistsikhe to see the wonderful streets and squares engraved in the rock, pagan temples, palaces, ritual caves, decorated rocky halls, bakeries, secret tunnels, and also ancient three-nave basilica fragments, the Prince Church built on place of the pagan temple.
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DAY 03: TBILISI
Half day excursion to Mtskheta, the first capital of Georgia which is on the list of UNESCO cultural heritage monuments to visit Dzhvari Monastery, standing on the edge of high rock, below two rivers flow by. Late afternoon explore the city by covering Metekhi Church built in 5th century, Cable car will take you to the top of mountain to the old ruins of Narikala Fortress, Chardin Street is one of the oldest streets of Tbilisi.
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DAY 04: TBILISI
Full day excursion to Sighnaghi ?City of Love? by Georgians, because of its cozy streets, romantic environment and views from the town over Alazani Valley and magnificent Caucasus Mountains. Later visit Bodbe Monastery ? where the Holly figure for Georgians St. Nina is Buried. Locals believe that the place and the Spring near the Monument has curable effects, therefore Bodbe is visited by numerous of locals and tourists on daily bases. Transfer to Tbilisi Railway station and departure to Baku.
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DAY 05: BAKU
Transfer from Baku Railway Station to Hotel. Full day city sightseeing covering Upland Park, a spectacular place where you can enjoy an unsurpassed view of the city, Photo shooting on the background of the modern Baku symbol ? truly iconic Flame Towers with interactive panels, Baku Eye ? Ferris Wheel, Carpet Museum in the form of folded carpet. Evening visit Nizami Street, which is full of glowing windows of shops, restaurants and buildings of the 19th century. Then, Fountain Square where nightlife begins in the bright light of lanterns.
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DAY 06: BAKU
Today explore the outskirts and sights of Absheron Peninsula. Transfer to the Temple of fire worshipers ? Atashgah constructed in the 17th century by the Baku-based Hindu community related to Sikhs. Later visit exotic Yanardag ?Burning Hill?. Evening Shopping at Ganjlik Mall ? a center of trends, fashion, beauty and style with its grand central atrium and equally impressive external facades.
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DAY 07: BAKU
Half day excursion to Gobustan, known for outstanding collection of rock engravings. Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve (UNESCO?s World Heritage) is a unique archaeological area (open-air museum) that has preserved more than 6000 petroglyphs (rock carvings), gravestones, plenty of caves and other sites dated back to different historical periods. Later visit Bibi-Heybat Mosque, the best place to see the oil fields of those times and modern oil platforms. Transfer to Baku Railway station and departure to Tbilisi.
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DAY 08: DEPARTURE
Transfer from Tbilisi Railway Station to Airport for departure.
